3.6 Synthesis Arc/Freezing Pulse Totems, easy Shaperkills with less than 1-2 Ex investment!

Hi, I am using the following gear which i believe is quite good. Havent attempted shaper or the guardians yet since i feel kinda squishy. Can someone please take a look and suggest whht can i do to keep the deeps but make the char slightly more tanky.

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myndsnare wrote:

Hi, I am using the following gear which i believe is quite good. Havent attempted shaper or the guardians yet since i feel kinda squishy. Can someone please take a look and suggest whht can i do to keep the deeps but make the char slightly more tanky.

since you don't really need any more dmg you should focus on getting at least 80 hp on the belt! and you need to get used to totem playstyle. you should not have any issues with being "squishy" cause you should never get hit by any ability from bosses or smth like that. that's the totemplaystyle. you place totems and dodge spells.

i have 2 questions - for what reason u taking minion nodes and what to do whis phys damage?)

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NightRomantic wrote:

i have 2 questions - for what reason u taking minion nodes and what to do whis phys damage?)

rofl thats some tasty bait.. u win sir.. i am off to another thread as this one has already given me 3 strokes and some sort of burning rash.. ;)

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Bourgee wrote:

since you don't really need any more dmg you should focus on getting at least 80 hp on the belt! and you need to get used to totem playstyle. you should not have any issues with being "squishy" cause you should never get hit by any ability from bosses or smth like that. that's the totemplaystyle. you place totems and dodge spells.

Hi..thanks for the reply. My belt has 98 hp though.
Guess I just need to get used to the playstyle.

If you want tanky version of arc totems check my profile (char KingBasara). Trolltimber Spire is best item for totems in my opinion. You don't have to equip 2 wands, damage is high enough to do all content in game, but survi with this shield is great. Also mana flask in my build is far better than life or hybrid flask. No mana=no totems=no leech=death.

Hey, asking for not budget build. What u yhink about combo Void battery + shimmeron?
Makimg 7 power charges, profit from shimmeron? Or its not worth to spend 4ex?

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ilyily wrote:

Hey, asking for not budget build. What u yhink about combo Void battery + shimmeron?
Makimg 7 power charges, profit from shimmeron? Or its not worth to spend 4ex?

GL using Shimmerons now, the degen applies to the player now regardless of totems / traps sadly.

TY GGG For the nerf.

GG chest?

I'm using this build and I just killed Shaper for the first time ever, relatively easily to be honest.

I use Trolltimber Spire as someone said above, and Shimmeron for my main wand. The regen from Ritual of Awakening is enough to offset the Shimmeron degen, with 5 power charges. The leech from Trolltimber is more than enough to also supplement the Shimmeron drain. You'll gain life pretty quickly without a flask, even through Shimmeron degen. If regen/leech is what you're looking for, drop Shimmeron for a rare wand or a Void Battery if you can afford one, but I HIGHLY recommend Trolltimber Spire for this build.

I wouldn't describe this as a tanky build, even with a 79% Loreweave and a very good implicit roll on my shield, as well as a Rumi's flask. I've balanced for a wise oak but haven't tried it yet. If I can get a good rare wand to replace Shimmeron, I may be able to lose the health flask completely and run the Wise Oak.

I recommend running Lavianga's Spirit mana flask to be able to place totems after taking large hits, since we are Mind over Matter. Without totems down, bosses will be more inclined to attack you repetitively after draining your mana. A decoy totem for panic situations may be useful, haven't tried it.

The part that is lacking tankiness is the physical reduction rather than elemental. Minotaur and Chimera were quite difficult due to the lacking phys reduction.

Anyone have any good ideas on how to boost physical damage mitigation in this build? Can we do anything better with our Ring, Amulet, Glove or Boots slot to assist?