[Newbie] Crit BM Shadow Ranger
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My archer is still in the stage of being created.
This build is my attempt to gain feedback and clarify any misconceptions I may have before my Shadow Ranger's conception. -------------------------------------------------------------- Idea Behind the Build To build a Blood Magic (BM) Shadow Ranger around Critical Strike & Critical Multiplication, using any of the four setups; Burning Arrow (BA), Ice Shot (IS), Lightning Arrow (LA) or Poison Arrow (PA). However, primarily concerned on moving toward Elemental Hit (EH), after getting a feel for the other four choices. Support Gems
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Critical Increased Critical Strikes (ICS) Increased Critical Damage (ICD) More Projectiles Lesser Multiple Projectiles (LMP) Greater Multiple Projectiles (GMP) Multi Skill Affects Fork Chain Increased Area of Effect (IAoE) Elemental Proliferation (EP) Speed Faster Projectiles (FP) Faster Attacks (FA) Penetration Fire Penetration (FP) Lightning Penetration (LP) Accuracy Additional Accuracy Life Sustain Life Leech (LL) Life Gain on Hit (LGoH) I went a little overboard with the gems, but I intend to use this as a reference for when I play around with my build and quite a few of these compliment different aspects/setups of different arrow setups. Gem Socket Setups BA/IA/PA/LA/EH > LMP/GMP > ICS > CSD > Chain > LL Auras Anger, Wrath/Frenzy & Grace. I can't decide on whether to go with Frenzy, which is where the two builds come in. Builds
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7 points left over, I can go three ways; Invest in Marauder tree / 30 strength, 15% elemental resist, 38% armor, 2% movement speed. Invest toward middle of tree / 80 dexterity, 30% critical strike chance. Drop a point & invest in Shadow tree / 20 dexterity, 25% physical damage with bows, %15 increased arrow speed, %5 attack speed with bows, King of the Hill (KotH - Knock back enemies if you get a critical strike with a bow). Concerns My accuracy will be dependent on gear because I avoid the passive choices, I'm worried I won't have enough late game. Last edited by Vixan19#0557 on Feb 6, 2013, 3:56:09 AM
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Questions
Q1 / Is GMP natural progression from LMP? Q2 / Does PA benefit from Critical Strike/Multiplication, and if so, is it just the on-hit or does the AoE left on the floor benefit as well? My build is an adaption of MartinCreek's build, using his BM setup of the tree and weaving my own path as I go. I'd appreciate any feedback toward helping to tweak my build. Last edited by Vixan19#0557 on Feb 6, 2013, 4:02:01 AM
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