I Cast Magic Missile! - Cantrip's guide to Ethereal Knives 2.0

How Many Chroms should I expect to throw on a Reverb Rod to actually Hit GRG link?

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Jansports wrote:

How Many Chroms should I expect to throw on a Reverb Rod to actually Hit GRG link?

With Vorici, shouldn't be TOO bad.

Hmm, the new change to how ES/Mana interaction might prove interesting, indeed. Should certainly allow for an additional aura, at the very least, but I suspect AA will prove far more troublesome to use.

Right. So how is mana/ES changed again?

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Watser wrote:

Right. So how is mana/ES changed again?

ES no longer transforms into mana, for one. It's a seperate pool with it's own mechanics (mostly, just like normal ES). I get the feeling the build is just better off without EB now (in it's current Beta form), but it's worth testing.

We really need to wait and see the final release version before we know what's best.

Aight. I dont really have any interest in playing the beta, I'll just keep an eye on the patch notes when time comes around. I take it you plan on keeping it updated lest it turns irrelevant by the changes?

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Watser wrote:

Aight. I dont really have any interest in playing the beta, I'll just keep an eye on the patch notes when time comes around. I take it you plan on keeping it updated lest it turns irrelevant by the changes?

Obviously. Although with the changes to EB, and Reflect no longer being split between Phys/Elemental, things might get messy. I really hope GGG know what they're doing...

Don't play the Beta either, just try to see trends, but the final Patch Notes are all that really matter.

I have buckled, and will try the build on the Beta.
Current plan is for a Scion, actually, for the Jewel Access:

Update:
EK still works in the beta, using the tree I posted. Mana isn't as much of a problem as I'd expected (at least on a Geofri's, no need for a Mana Flask), but you can forget about AA for now. Defence-wise it's not terrible, but it could be better, missing the AA.
For the Beta, I'm using the new Charges chest + Blood Dance to sustain RF with this build, seems effective so far (and works from level 71 onward).
With the coming nerf to Leech, that same tree might be great for attaining massive amounts of Regen to replace it, or run RF (depending on your preference).

Screw RF, go with Regen. Tried both, for a long time. RF ends up adding a modest sum to DPS in return for losing a VAST amount of Regen better used for not dying.

Compare 22K DPS to 27K DPS, but with 450 Life Regen vs 20. And that's before I can run Haste (next level), so the DPS margin would get smaller.

EDIT: Tabula Rasa +1, 6 Frenzy Charges, level 19 EK, level 2 Empower. About 37K DPS, which is insane.