[No longer updated] Pizza Sticks: Flameblast Totem Hierophant

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LowBudget780 wrote:

Did you look into the ignite phase?

If you want to tell something just say it and dont make question, you are not helping.

Hi, I can not make ice spear or any damage speech since it is put on the skill point .. Ancestral Bond, what is the trick

What bandit reward would be good for the Beta with this build?

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Ckwiesr wrote:

What bandit reward would be good for the Beta with this build?

I chose Alira. Without spoiling anything for the non-beta folks, Oak is literally useless for this build and Kratyn has questionable rewards.

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pakojones wrote:

Hi, I can not make ice spear or any damage speech since it is put on the skill point .. Ancestral Bond, what is the trick

lol might want to read what Ancestral Bond does again. All damage that you directly make is ignored. Only way to damage enemies with your attacks/spells is by totems or minions.

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Ckwiesr wrote:

What bandit reward would be good for the Beta with this build?

Not sure if you even want to go Templar as flameblast totems in 3.0

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Oilure wrote:

Not sure if you even want to go Templar as flameblast totems in 3.0

I haven't been through an expansion passive reset before. Is it just the passive points that are reset, or can you also pick your class over again?

Please note, I'm not talking about just the ascendancy class, I'm talking about the base class (Templar, etc). Is it possible to change that on one of these resets?

The reason I ask is...I HATE leveling new characters and having to run old content multiple times. I've always been the type of gamer that never has alts. Once I find a class I like, I stick with it. I am on my second Templar, however. I started with a Blade Flurry build but ran into problems with T12+ map bosses and decided I wanted more of a "fire and forget" build where I could let totems or minions do the work while I run around and just worry about avoiding boss mechanics. So I started a Templar Flameblast totem build and just finished the main merciless campaign and ready to start mapping.

I really don't want to have to level another character from 1 to 90+ for 3.0 because Templar Flameblast totem build isn't viable in 3.0.

No class change on a tree reset, just the Ascendency.

Anyone tried Pizza Sticks on the beta yet ? Or is it too weak ? Oak seem a bit trivial now for life based. Any thoughts guys ?

Hey all. I've been away from home since the start of beta so haven't had a chance to test yet, but so far this build seems pretty much unchanged, as we largely escape the impact of the DoT nerfs by being focused on initial hit damage. I will be testing as soon as I'm home (next week), but initial on-paper thoughts:

-Dual wielding as CI seems a lot less attractive with ES nerfs. Probably not feasible anymore.

-Pious Path got a big buff, probably the way to go for CI now.

-MoM (and Hierophant) become a lot more appealing, especially with the insane buffs to Cloak of Defiance and the small Hiero buffs.

-As yet unsure about the state of prolif for pack clear. Have to test that.

Anyone have any opinions on the above, or more to add? Anyone been testing on the beta?

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viperesque wrote:

Hey all. I've been away from home since the start of beta so haven't had a chance to test yet, but so far this build seems pretty much unchanged, as we largely escape the impact of the DoT nerfs by being focused on initial hit damage. I will be testing as soon as I'm home (next week), but initial on-paper thoughts:

-Dual wielding as CI seems a lot less attractive with ES nerfs. Probably not feasible anymore.

-Pious Path got a big buff, probably the way to go for CI now.

-MoM (and Hierophant) become a lot more appealing, especially with the insane buffs to Cloak of Defiance and the small Hiero buffs.

-As yet unsure about the state of prolif for pack clear. Have to test that.

Anyone have any opinions on the above, or more to add? Anyone been testing on the beta?

CI really isnt appealing anymore IMO. Additional life affixes on armor+mind over matter+huge es nerfs makes life way more attractive

Carcass Jack got buffed to 40-50% area dmg. Still worse dmg than an infernal mantle but it's a nice compromise between life and dmg now.

Also you should really mention doryani's catalyst somewhere in the OP. Great wep.

I have some issues with defenses and don't really know what to do. Could someone look over my equipment and suggest what I should change first?

I get way too much damage from normal enemys and easily 1 or 2 shot at tier 2 maps bosses.

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Stats: http://imgur.com/a/yu2zl