Explosive Arrow Marauder (Updated for Release)

Krip said in his stream today something that made a lot of sense. Run elemental equilibrium, and lightning arrow with chain. Cast the lightning arrow right before they blow up. If you have any way to shock, that'll be a bonus too.

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Edzilla wrote:

Krip said in his stream today something that made a lot of sense. Run elemental equilibrium, and lightning arrow with chain. Cast the lightning arrow right before they blow up. If you have any way to shock, that'll be a bonus too.

Everyone knows that here :)

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NemoSushi wrote:

Thanks for the quick replies guys... i'm still new to this build but i'm trying to understand this right..

So i shoot 5 fuses into the enemy, use flammability, then fire some split arrow in there?
Or do i shoot 5 fuses, split arrow, then use flammability?

If it's the 2nd one, how do i fit the split arrow in there before they explode ?
Also, does increase elemental dmg with weapons help up DPS? Like on a quiver or something?

The split arrow is just there to help you regain some health. Just hit the mob pack with 5 fuses and cast Flammability

You ought to get the Quill Rain unique weapon for this build, I think a low socket one is pretty cheap

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Edzilla wrote:

Krip said in his stream today something that made a lot of sense. Run elemental equilibrium, and lightning arrow with chain. Cast the lightning arrow right before they blow up. If you have any way to shock, that'll be a bonus too.

I used to run LA. You'll basically never shock with LA with this build--you just won't be able to do enough lightning damage. Also, I was who Kripp asked when he was first thinking about EA builds, if that matters to you. :P

I switched to split arrow because it require one less support.

That is, LA needs: LA+GMP+Chain+LoH

Split Arrow needs: Split Arrow+Chain+LoH+_______

This means that you get one extra support slot for a gem of your choice.

Personally, I prefer Blind right now for the added survivability it gives. I understand that you don't hit quite as many mobs with the split arrow setup as you do with the LA setup, but I've never noticed any issues with it.

Also, the Split Arrow is there to proc EE as well as help regain health.

The order doesn't matter (flammability vs split arrow) so long as you use both before the fuses explode. Sometimes I even cast flammability before stacking a target. You learn with experience.

Something cool from kripp's stream. You can do ranged attack totem and then weapon swap and the arrows will still explode.

So there is potential for a +3 to bow gem + dual totem + crit + GMP build. You could even have a searing touch in weapon swap for the burn damage bonus. The biggest limit is that you have to recast totems every time.

For the people in this thread, you can probably use a GMP explosive arrow weapon swap to kill nasty reflect packs. Probably not needed since you can just throw in arrows 1 at a time.

Hey past do you have a link to the shok mechanics ie damage done vs duration did u try LA with a levelled wrath? Imagine you could often clip shocks during the explosion (ATM I havnt talented static blows) 1-2 arrow like every mob so seems kinda unnecessary ay

And never had issues with my level 1 LA proving ee hey

Also why not ele prolif with ur split arrow then?

Not to mention LA chain loh is really a tankin skill literally can lead the charge in dangerous 74 maps in full party's staying close to stable rotating LA

Hey guys, So my main character which was a Spork witch just got hacked last night :(. Lost EVERYTHING... So i guess i'm gonna have to main this explosive arrow character. Question : If my partner is a LA ranger, will that affect anything at all?

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NemoSushi wrote:

Hey guys, So my main character which was a Spork witch just got hacked last night :(. Lost EVERYTHING... So i guess i'm gonna have to main this explosive arrow character. Question : If my partner is a LA ranger, will that affect anything at all?

You just need to avoid lightning damage on gear and you will be able to buff his damage with elemental equilibrium. LA rangers should play quite well with explosive arrow.

Only downside is that you will have to run elemental weakness instead of flamability.

Thanks, also besides Explosive Arrow , what's the next best gem to get 20% quality on?