[3.13]🏹 Poison Barrage-VF / Scourge Arrow / TR PF | Bottled Fortify | The Tankiest Ranger + High DPS

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Garulf161 wrote:

So I tried this build in Flashback as a "tryout" because I wanted to use this build as a league starter, but...

God damn my character sucks.

Like, I did this build in regular Heist as a second character. Reached lvl 90, had some good gear ready, and I was clearing T16 at lvl 75 (although boss damage sucked hard, but nvm that)

But as a league starter... I already amassed 60 /deaths midway through act 6 (already half of what I have with my heist necro with 15 days /played).

Bosses one shot me and damage is severely lacking, takes so long to kill them. Is that normal? What are you guys' experience as a league starter?

I did this for heist league starter and it was the worst build I’ve ever started with. The gear is unattainable within the first week of fast push and the boss damage is doodoo. For the same amount of investment into another build you can eaily outperform and save your finger as this build will give you arthritis.

I switched over to BV pathfinder cold pathfinder with the proceeds of selling off my gear and it turned the game to a satisfying joke. I don’t doubt this build at all but I find it delusional to achieve a end game setup within two weeks without an astronomical non-sensical investment.

I played two days of flashback event and not only did I finish act 10 within 4.5 hours, you can reach solo red maps as a joke with TR while having more fun and zooming.

My two cents, this build is doodoo for league starter until you max invest to CDOT multiplier to actually get going but better alternatives exist.

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cheelos wrote:

I don’t doubt this build at all but I find it delusional to achieve a end game setup within two weeks without an astronomical non-sensical investment.

If I remember correctly, you have already left quite a few comments in our thread previously about how bad our build was. I can understand your frustration, but at the same time, I've been upfront about the fact that this build is not feasible for short events or if you want to go ham for the first 1 or 2 weeks from league start. Setting out to complete this build just during the first 2 weeks, when the league is still developing, will likely leave a bad taste in your mouth. If you are looking forward to completing an interesting yet long project to clear all contents, including the hardest, this build may help you achieve what you come here for.

This build is non-meta and not an easy build. Although we are trying to make it more and more player-friendly, the sheer amount of interacting mechanics involved in this build does take time for one to digest. On the other hand, there are multiple builds that will get you what you need. There would be other builds that suit you better than ours. Please adjust your expectation by perusing our build description carefully.

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Loa877 wrote:

Hi, Wolfie!
Just wanted to say thank you for the amount of effort you put in this thread!
Had a lot of fun playing the build up to mid-league.
It's very fast, great at clearing, can take big hits, and it's very flexible in terms of flask setup, gem composition and gear. Awesome as a long-term project since I was not playing hardcore :)
One of the few drawbacks is life sustain, so you biggest enemies are degens and not being on full life (maybe i was playing soul tether builds for too long). Recover % life on kill might help, I just did not try it.
Looking forwad to finding out what you will come up with next!
Happy holidays everyone!

Hi Loa877,

Thanks a lot for your kind words. Happy New Year!

Hey Wolfie,

Absolutely loved this build in Heist, I think it's amazing and it worked incredibly for me as a league starter.

Have you any intentions to update this build for the next league? I'd love to play it again and push it further than I got this league.

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Kayeo wrote:

Hey Wolfie,

Absolutely loved this build in Heist, I think it's amazing and it worked incredibly for me as a league starter.

Have you any intentions to update this build for the next league? I'd love to play it again and push it further than I got this league.

Hi there,

I'm glad that you enjoy the build.

I'll be making a major upgrade to the build in the coming week. Stay tuned.
Some teasers:

https://youtu.be/zThzeDiLbws

Amazing!

Can't wait to see and play this incredible build again. Thanks so much for all the work you and the community have put into it!

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WolfieNa wrote:

I'll be making a major upgrade to the build in the coming week. Stay tuned.
Some teasers:

https://youtu.be/zThzeDiLbws

Jade, MS, Withering Step and Enchant perhaps. Did i saw that somewhere i wonder?

Works good.

I suppose melee nerf and bow buffs from GGG are expected in 3.13, because that's the way the melee crumbles, league after league.

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TorsteinTheFallen wrote:

Jade, MS, Withering Step and Enchant perhaps. Did i saw that somewhere i wonder?

Works good.

The closest one would be Aurican's CI-based armour-stacking Scourge Arrow PF. The build I am making can also go Transcendence (higher DPS but with less armour/defense than his).

Edit: the enchant is Barrage +1 arrow. I mostly use Frost Wall/Flame dash in deep delve instead of Withering step.

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I suppose melee nerf and bow buffs from GGG are expected in 3.13, because that's the way the melee crumbles, league after league.

Rest assured that this build (and the one in the making) is no match for your claw poison build in terms of cost-efficiency.

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WolfieNa wrote:

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TorsteinTheFallen wrote:

Jade, MS, Withering Step and Enchant perhaps. Did i saw that somewhere i wonder?

Works good.

The closest one would be Aurican's CI-based armour-stacking Scourge Arrow PF. The build I am making can also go Transcendence (higher DPS but with less armour/defense than his).

Edit: the enchant is Barrage +1 arrow. I mostly use Frost Wall/Flame dash in deep delve instead of Withering step.

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I suppose melee nerf and bow buffs from GGG are expected in 3.13, because that's the way the melee crumbles, league after league.

Rest assured that this build (and the one in the making) is no match for your claw poison build in terms of cost-efficiency.

Had to poke you a little. I hope you don't mind. xD

Looks amazing! I guess ill have to go into inspector Clouseau mode when you release PoB to see all the mechanics that make this happen.

GJ as always!

ps

I'm glad you stepped up with different flask setups. People in general don't like that (it's confusing for most) but swapping flasks takes few seconds and makes wonders for different content.

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TorsteinTheFallen wrote:

Had to poke you a little. I hope you don't mind. xD

Looks amazing! I guess ill have to go into inspector Clouseau mode when you release PoB to see all the mechanics that make this happen.

GJ as always!

ps

I'm glad you stepped up with different flask setups. People in general don't like that (it's confusing for most) but swapping flasks takes few seconds and makes wonders for different content.

You are welcome, as always! ;)