Pohx's Dual Shock Wave Totems Build [ Budget ] [ HC ]

Hello & Welcome Everyone We'll start this off as a beginners guide and it'll slowly grow as I learn more about this build! For starters if you want to learn a little about this build feel Free To Check This Link!


As a HUGE Disclaimer I would Like To State That THIS IS NOT A TANKY BUILD. I'll be working on Creating an IR/MoM Version of This For The Newer Players. Regardless It's an EXTREMELY Cheap Build

IR - MOM VERSION ( FOR NEW PLAYERS )


Youtube Build Guide Overview!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBErYfX29NE&feature=youtu.be

Feel Free To Drop by the stream if you have any other questions!
http://www.twitch.tv/pohx

You can also check out Various Guides On My Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgv2_w0HveLN_JgFGTqwmTw

ATZIRI PRACTICE VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5HahpWY8I4&list=UUgv2_w0HveLN_JgFGTqwmTw

DPS / DEFENSE STATS ( Let's be Real That's all you guys care about Kappa )
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General Information On The Build
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SWT ( ShockWave Totem ) is A Very User Friendly Build, It's Extremely cheap and effective to get going. It's mainly used for soloing since you'll be bouncing mobs left and right however, once you learn the mechanics of it you should be just fine in Party Play.

This Build Has Absolutely no Required Uniques or Items.
I also wouldn't recommend leveling as SWT until you're about mid 40's but that's honestly up to you.


If You Don't Want To Play This Build As A Scion Use This Build For Shadow / Witch / Templar ( It's an OUTLINE Change it to your own liking! )

Bandit
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Oak - Oak - Kill
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Kill - Oak - Kill ( I haven't Done the Math on the Base Life Vs 5% Life Nodes )

Character Gear
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Level 75-

Level 85

Level 87 ( New Character )


Character Skill Tree

Gem Links
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Shock Wave Totem ( In order of Importance )
-Added Fire
-Faster Casting
-AoE Increase
5L /6L Options

-Empower
-Culling Strike
-Iron Will
-Conc Effect
- Whatever else you want

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Bear Trap
-Added Fire
-Culling Strike
-Empower
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Vaal Gems
Vaal Haste
-Inc Duration
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CWDT
-Enduring Cry
-Immortal Call
-Diuration Increase
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Curses
Vulnerability is your main damage source
Temporal Chains is awesome synergy with the Knock back of the totems
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Auras
-Clarity
-Hatred
-Herald of Ash
-Reduced Mana
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Mobilty
-Lightning Warp
-Reduced Duration
-Faster Casting
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Character/Skill Tree Progression

How To Level Up
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I swapped To Dual Totems @ 45, You can LITERALLY use whatever you want to level up, Some commonly used gems are as followed.
Note that this is just the poor mans section, you can do w/e you want to level up, it's not hard at all


Freezing Pulse + LMP
Flame Blast + Added lightning
Fire Trap
Searing Bond + Burn Damage

Useful Uniques
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-Carcass Jack
-Cloak of Defiance
-Moon Sorrow
-Geofri's Crest
-Magnate Studded Belt
-RathPith's Globe

Quality Gems
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These Are The Main Ones You'll Want. Anything else is just Extra

20% Quality
ShockWave Totem - 60% Life ( Highly Recommended )
Faster Casting - 10% Cast Speed ( Major DPS Boost )
Concentrated Effect - 15% Reduced Mana Cost ( Amazing At End Game )
AoE Effect - 10% Increased AoE ( Absolutely Required )

Weapon Choices
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The Main Stats you're looking for are SPELL DAMAGE & CAST SPEED. Everything else is kind of up to you, mana regen is also really nice if you want to run Arctic Armor

#1 Wand ( The Reasoning Behind The Wand Is The Implicit Spell Damage
#2 Sceptre ( Ele Damage is Okay but it doesn't Beat Spell Damage )
#3 Whatever else it is you want to use

Gameplay Video's
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Haven't Gotten To This Part Yet

Will be Adding Much More Stuff In The Near Future, just don't have time to add it in right now, trying to stream and play the game haha xD
If There iS Anything You Want Me to Add, Just feel free to drop it in the comments Section!
Last edited by Pohx on Sep 8, 2014, 3:37:38 PM
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Started this build yesterday. Looks like loads of fun, trying it in rampage though 'cause Beyond looks like it might make me go grey.
Phox just fyi you can also level to 40ish with flameblast, very easy
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Thank you for taking the time to do this.
hey Pohx thx for your guide. 1 question: are the crit and critdmg notes in the skilltree not important for that build?

greetz
the crit damage doesn't affect to totems so they are not necessary
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