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Inst kitava's teachings unique cluster good for this build?

Hello guys, is this build decent? Can it do in standard what is shown in videos or clickbait? I allready been clickbaited by another build from this forum I dont wanna waste more currency in lost cause. Thanks. I play in standard, I had an aurastacker the past 4 leagues, but I dont expect it to perfom like aurastacker but who knows

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Spacecom wrote:

Hello guys, is this build decent? Can it do in standard what is shown in videos or clickbait? I allready been clickbaited by another build from this forum I dont wanna waste more currency in lost cause. Thanks. I play in standard, I had an aurastacker the past 4 leagues, but I dont expect it to perfom like aurastacker but who knows

I mean, the PoB for the kills shown in the video is there, how can it be clickbait? Haha. It does even show the math, open invent to show no Bottled Faith, etc.

As for whether it can be done in Standard - yeah, but prices in standard are wildly different, so when I say "60 ex PoB" from previous leagues, I have no idea what that means in Standard. Could be 30ex, could be 200 - I'm guessing higher, since people are offline all the time.

Dont get defensive , I am asking because I am looking for the new super duper build like aurastacker once was. I am not busting your build, I have not tried it, I am just asking opinions from people that have invested heavily on it. I only give opinions for a build after I have , tested it a lot and have spent a lot of currency on it.

Excited to give this build a shot but never played arma brand before. is it just going to be standard to go the ignite arma route until transition? i'm a little out of my comfort zone doing a switch like this but you only learn by doing (and asking!)

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Sygion wrote:

Inst kitava's teachings unique cluster good for this build?

It's decent if you already have a Cluster slot available nearby yes! Otherwise it's 4 points to path, at which point you may as well run 2 nearby Mana Nodes which would solve most of your issues. It IS very good bossing life sustain though, if you want additional insurance.

(Actually, for 3 points, get Mystic Bulwark again. It's 8% spellblock and something like 70 mana regen.)

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Spacecom wrote:

Dont get defensive , I am asking because I am looking for the new super duper build like aurastacker once was. I am not busting your build, I have not tried it, I am just asking opinions from people that have invested heavily on it. I only give opinions for a build after I have , tested it a lot and have spent a lot of currency on it.

You will never see the strength of aurastacker come to life again, and I'm glad you have the mysterious massive unexplained resources to enter an aurastacker build on completely new accounts. :D

It is definitely one of the highest DPS potential builds post 3.15 nerfs but I would't honestly recommend it to you. It's got a lot of buttons to press and requires timing. It also doesn't clear as fast as an aurastacker build used to, and isn't near as tanky. True Aurastackers were a one-off thing - and they weren't clickbait either, just massively expensive to pull off and even worse in Standard of all places.

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Forcepath wrote:

Excited to give this build a shot but never played arma brand before. is it just going to be standard to go the ignite arma route until transition? i'm a little out of my comfort zone doing a switch like this but you only learn by doing (and asking!)

Haha to walk the talk, I actually levelled as Arma brand and DIDN'T Ascend all the way to 70 and maps to show how strong Arma Brand was (5h~ run to maps with meal breaks etc.)

Arma Brand is just in a really good place. Only thing you may dislike is the number of buttons to press to get cremation DPS going for bosses but it's a bit of fun (Desecrate -> Cremate x 3 (or Unleash why not) -> Flame Wall).

Transitioning to this build - please only do it at 85 and buy some L20 Desecrates and L20 Raise Spectre at minimum, also, level 19 Arcanist Brands if possible. xD

85 is recommended so you can reach all cast speed nodes and relevant masteries for it to feel smooth. The same gear is all used (Prio Cast Speed > Fire Damage = Elemental Damage) above all, do NOT prize flat spell or spell fire damage or spell damage. Use two Doryani's Catalysts if necessary.

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ImDarkslayer wrote:

I see, but even when i am not out of mana i am not doing so much damage per vd ball. I will record some gameplay and get back to you.

Ahh yeah mate let me have a look yeah? Staff build hits only a little harder. Keep at it. The damage will come through eventually. I only wish you guys had been around before mana was something we had to juggle, bossing was really so fun.

I wish IcePork was here to drop some new league discoveries, I'm terrible at those.

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primaeva wrote:

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Forcepath wrote:

Excited to give this build a shot but never played arma brand before. is it just going to be standard to go the ignite arma route until transition? i'm a little out of my comfort zone doing a switch like this but you only learn by doing (and asking!)

Haha to walk the talk, I actually levelled as Arma brand and DIDN'T Ascend all the way to 70 and maps to show how strong Arma Brand was (5h~ run to maps with meal breaks etc.)

Arma Brand is just in a really good place. Only thing you may dislike is the number of buttons to press to get cremation DPS going for bosses but it's a bit of fun (Desecrate -> Cremate x 3 (or Unleash why not) -> Flame Wall).

Oh yeah, i've read all about the transition and will adhere to the suggestions! I'm mostly just worried about leveling as arma brand, never played it before so I'm a bit lost on how to optimize playing it until i get to 85 - i've been just kinda eyeballing it from your skill tree you posted but links and desecrate > cremate are things that I'm too nub to know as well as more experienced players. this is my league where i'm trying to learn way more :) I'm super excited to try it though and thanks for all the tips :)