[3.16 - RETIRING BUILD] VD Brands: S-Tier Bosser, A-Tier Map! -- MURDERED BY GGG_INTERN SOMEWHERE--

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arda820 wrote:

Does anyone have a spare awakened Spell Cascade :p i can't believe how much it increased in price. I guess I'll never able to afford it.

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Giboork wrote:

how are you keeping your spectres alive?
why doesnt spell damage on staff increase damage, while fire damage does?

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Giboork wrote:

how are you keeping your spectres alive?
why doesnt spell damage on staff increase damage, while fire damage does?

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arda820 wrote:

Why are we using explody chest again? Can someone relate to that?

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primaeva wrote:

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arda820 wrote:

Why are we using explody chest again? Can someone relate to that?

Aside from the fact that they cost 5-15c for massive ES gains (with the craft), it does speed up clear considerably because we have good AoE investment from Enigmatic Reach and have lots of generic crit chance + crit mult + generic (minion) damage.

Inpulsas requires Skitterbots to be near the targets you want to blow up - it is actually strictly inferior even if the pops appear bigger, it's not as consistent in open maps as the bots may go somewhere you aren't.

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arda820 wrote:

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primaeva wrote:

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arda820 wrote:

Why are we using explody chest again? Can someone relate to that?

Aside from the fact that they cost 5-15c for massive ES gains (with the craft), it does speed up clear considerably because we have good AoE investment from Enigmatic Reach and have lots of generic crit chance + crit mult + generic (minion) damage.

Inpulsas requires Skitterbots to be near the targets you want to blow up - it is actually strictly inferior even if the pops appear bigger, it's not as consistent in open maps as the bots may go somewhere you aren't.

Have you tried clearing w/o inpulsa nor explody chest?
Just brand calling and leaping? Is it that bad?

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SoulGambit wrote:

Re: Rotgot. I would probably instilling mine because I hate paying attention to flasks. While full as the trigger.

I could very well see someone running two of them with +Effect, though.

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Thinking through Cluster Jewels. If you have the ideal staff (tm) of Fire Damage, Cast Speed, and situational Crit Multi, and you are going for one Cluster Jewel branch, an avenue to go is the Staff Damage Cluster Jewel. Take Weight Advantage (4% Chance for double damage) and Overlord (Fortify). It doesnt offer anything else, but those are important.

I would recommend that as a budget option, specifically. Hook it up to a Curse Medium Jewel (Unnerve and Culling Strike) and Brand Cluster Jewel (Holy Conquest and Seeker Runes).

For the two Cluster Jewel option, my first instinct says something like:

Large Cluster Jewel
12% Fire Damage (Corrosive Elements, Doryani's Lesson, Prismatic Heart)
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10% Spell Damage (Conjired Wall, Mage Hunter, Essence Rush)

Get up tp 71% Spell Block or so. You can easily make up the rest with an Abyss Jewel.

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12% Fire Damage (Widespread Destruction, Prismatic Heart, Doryani's Lesson)
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12% Fire Damage (Widespread Destruction, Prismatic Heart, Corrosive Elements)

For raw +Damage.

Medium Clusters
Curse (Unnerve and Culling Strike)
Critical (Pressure Points and Eye of the Storm)
Brand (Holy Conquest and Brand Loyalty)
Brand (Seeker Runes and Brand Loyalty)

This one is pretty set. Brand Loyalty offers the most +Damage against bosses.

Small
Armour (Enduring Composure)

Else, just use Jewels or Fettle Jewels. Probably regular jewels for more skill points and resists.