Explosive Arrow
" Not sure what your problem is buddy, my EA witch is 70 also and it works fine in harcore merciless and in the early maps, if you think there's only one way to build EA then you're very mistaken. I prefer my single target EA+proliferation+high chance to ignite over LMP/GMP to spread explosions because the effective range is bigger with concentrated effect(at least bigger than LMP, GMP has a pretty large spread) and it creates a lingering area where everything burns so if more mobs run into the area they start burning and die without me having to even shoot them. The LMP version is quite good also but I dislike it because you lose damage per shot, which makes it worse for single target, which means you have to use bear traps which is fine but takes more sockets and links which at the moment I don't really have unless I drop other stuff. As for using a support reduced mana vs spending 2-3passive points, I don't know if it's better when you can add so many supports that will increase the damage by a large amount. It's an option for sure but it's certainly not "the best way" or something of the sort. | |
" Everything you say is just pure garbage. #1: Faster attacks increases overall DPS. You get 5 stacks faster, they blow up sooner, you attack more, etc. It doesn't have a linear increase like it does with other skills, and personally I don't use it, but it doesn't mean it doesn't do it. #2: GMP is 5 Arrows. I am unsure who taught you math, but 5x500 is not 2000. #3: 60 Mana per second is nothing. I am assuming you are using quill rain, and have atleast 10% Increased Attack speed. This means you are attacking at roughly 3.5 per second. Even if your EA costs 60 mana, you are spending 210 mana a second. Given that you are using mana, you likely have aura's as well, meaning your maximum usable mana is likely to low to use Explosive Arrow to its potential. #4: Scrubcore. #5: English Lessons. #6: Scrubcore. Chitus: Emperor of Wraeclast.
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thanks for feedback, i was too confident writing about this. Gonna test ur things with gmp and fa later when i get my lvl first :)
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do you guys run double curse with EA? or is ele weakness enough?
ign = ultrahiangle
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" I actually run double curse now. It's not really necessary but you have enough time to double curse before the charges explode so you might as well. Of course if you need the life or movement speed on boots to survive go with that. Also if you single curse you should use flammability. edit: also it's not worth getting it from the passive tree. Doedres is kind of okay but Windscream is the most ideal for double curse. Last edited by Shinsoo on Feb 21, 2013, 4:05:28 PM
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" Hmmm, ur build really shocked me PyrosEien! Its very good, should have think about it and not going for eldtrich battery and for blood magic! But can u tell me why u go for elemental dmg with weapons? I mean this nodes near templar build. Do u use quin bow? this nodes dont increase dmg of Explosive arrow. Also spell dmg doesnt increase explosive arrow too and traps. But i must say!! Its nice build, it looks nice but do u have enought life leech? to survive? show me ur gear with gems please :)) or just skill what are u using Regards Last edited by Sebash6 on Feb 22, 2013, 9:07:53 AM
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" I use Elemental Equilibrium. It means you can't use +fire dmg on your gear but other than that it's fine, if you have cold or lightning dmg on your gear it procs EE automatically before the explosion on the mobs you hit and you can use a 2L Lightning Arrow with LMP/Fork/Chain depending on what you prefer to debuff everything. Overall I find it less costly in terms of stats than going double curse even using one of the uniques, and it "casts" faster since LA is an attack so it uses quill rain's speed. I do have 2 curses though, I just use them depending on the situation, flammability obviously and enfeeble for when I'm scared of dying. | |
" What about Life leech? Do you use it with explosive arrow? Is it give u enought life back when u spam it? Explain me it :) Btw u use quin arrow right? Last edited by Sebash6 on Feb 22, 2013, 9:09:19 AM
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" Think you're mixing up posts, you probably meant to ask Shinsoo? I made a guide for my build on the witch forums, my EA build uses Eldritch Battery and is mana based, with Elemental Equilibrium. Obviously Quill Rain. I don't use Life Leech, but I could if I bothered to 5L either my Quill Rain or my chest to add it, currently just running 4L with Chance to Ignite, Proliferation and Concentrated Effect. If you use Blood Magic, especially as a support, you'll want to use a Life Gain on hit support and LMP I'd say, it gives a good amount of health back on the initial hit even though it does nearly no dmg, so that pays for the cost of EA right away. Life Leech works ok but the initial volley costs you a lot of health and you only start getting back when it explodes. As I sadi, there's multiple variations of the build for EA and I don't really think one's better than the others, I like my version but I'm sure other people don't and prefer theirs, it's up to you to find what exactly you want to do with EA. One thing is for sure however, all of these are viable(well most of these, I'm sure you can make non viable EA builds too). | |
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As a blood magic user you'll definitely want to use life leech instead of life on hit at around level 60+. The problem with life on hit is you'll only heal up while you're attacking. With life leech and such high damage you'll have +600-700 regen running on you with pretty high uptime. I thought the initial cost and wait period for leech would be too much, but with 1.9% life regen and a sapping potion running the cost is negligible against your high health pool. Another big factor is that life leech has a smaller cost multiplier.
I take weapon elemental damage nodes because I use elemental hit on a switch bow to kill bosses/elites. I already linked my skills and explained why I have a spell damage node on the previous page. |
