(hardcore) ktbanh's Fiery Blood Witch + Video (pvp,tanky,mobile,quill,range,explosive,dots,survival)

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ktbanh wrote:

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casval776 wrote:

Quick question concerning the passives:

1) Static Blows - You're using this purely for the added lightning damage you might roll on rings/ammy/gloves? Or are you linking Added Lightning Damage to something?

Yes, just lighting damage for the static effect until I get lucky with something of a replacement. Either way having wrath doesn't yield any penalty.

I have to do a bit more research on how the stacking occurs and how long they last etc.

But due to the fast attack what you have initially is lighting damage + whatever else element.

You technically just need lighting damage to be delt. Since using quillrain, the attack speed is amazingly fast 3x, a stack effect is likely to occur every 1/5 hits.

So in theory, this will create a damage increase when your arrows explode resulting in 30-120% more damage to the frontal targets. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

At the moment, it is very difficult to tell if the lighting is triggering shock or not.

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casval776 wrote:

Huh, that's actually a really good point. I'm assuming you only did this on a witch to have a female toon? I figure you'd have a lot more tanky options on a Marauder or Templar.

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ktbanh wrote:

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casval776 wrote:

Huh, that's actually a really good point. I'm assuming you only did this on a witch to have a female toon? I figure you'd have a lot more tanky options on a Marauder or Templar.

Yes, initially. :p

Maru is the best fit if you are all about max/min.

I wrote a bit of the reason in the FAQ and differences.

Also for gem convenience since you do get EA, clarity, etc, essential starter gems. (I did not want to play barter)

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ktbanh wrote:

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casval776 wrote:

Quick question concerning the passives:

1) Static Blows - You're using this purely for the added lightning damage you might roll on rings/ammy/gloves? Or are you linking Added Lightning Damage to something?

Yes, just lighting damage for the static effect until I get lucky with something of a replacement. Either way having wrath doesn't yield any penalty.

I have to do a bit more research on how the stacking occurs and how long they last etc.

But due to the fast attack what you have initially is lighting damage + whatever else element.

You technically just need lighting damage to be delt. Since using quillrain, the attack speed is amazingly fast 3x, a stack effect is likely to occur every 1/5 hits.

So in theory, this will create a damage increase when your arrows explode resulting in 30-120% more damage to the frontal targets. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

At the moment, it is very difficult to tell if the lighting is triggering shock or not.

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Lightdemon wrote:

I could be wrong, but I believe shock ONLY occurs if you deal a critical strike with lightning damage (either with weapon or spell). But since your build requires Resolute Technique, you will never be able to shock any enemies since you can't land any criticals.

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ibugsy wrote:

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Lightdemon wrote:

I could be wrong, but I believe shock ONLY occurs if you deal a critical strike with lightning damage (either with weapon or spell). But since your build requires Resolute Technique, you will never be able to shock any enemies since you can't land any criticals.

The Static Blows passive adds a chance for lighting damage to cause shock, it's a 10%. the Chance to Shock passive adds another 10% and the Shock passive adds 5%. Conductivity curse also adds another 10% chance to shock.

So critical hits are not required for the shock status ailment.

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Darksunne wrote:

Is there anything stopping me from using Ethereal Knives with this build? I figure I could attach a Life Leech and ignore the the fire elemental stuff when I transition from Poison Arrow.