[3.2]Blink & Mirror Arrow Necromancer * Shaper down * Build of the Week * Deadeye version added*

One thing I have to ask, I dont know if it was asked yet because i didnt read all 24 pages of this Post. What about Increased Duration Gem? I know all those damage gems are nice but the uptime would be better? or can it not go past the 10attacks for 5.7 secodns? Also the Uber lab helm iEnchant for cdrs would be nice to have

If playing elemental build: There are better damage supports than Increased Duration

If playing poison build: Increased Duration will increase your peak dps, but will not be so helpful with clearspeed. For poison I recommend blink/mirror - pierce - GMP (swap with slower proj) - added chaos - minion damage - void manipulation.

Bone helmet is the best helm for the poison variant, because of the double dipping 40% minion damage.

If playing the elemental build, then maybe the cdr is helpful, but imo still not as good as a normal bone helmet.

Do you think the unique helmet The Baron and iron grip support gem could be usefull for this build?

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GunHulk wrote:

Do you think the unique helmet The Baron and iron grip support gem could be usefull for this build?

Iron Grip only applies to the physical damage, but the clones mostly do the elemental damage in this build.

I did some math and Iron Gip isn't good for ignite / poison versions too:

The things may change in 3.0, but now any support gem with "more damage" multiplier is better because of the double dipping. In additional, you need to spend many points to get reasonable amount of strength (1K+), so it is not worth it.

Thanks! Really loved the build and appreciate the guide.

Best enchants?

Mirror arrow CDR or Damage?

Max block vs higher hp build?

any update planned for 3.0 ?

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any update planned for 3.0 ?

It seems just as viable, not much has changed with the 3.0 patch notes.

With the changes to pierce, and projectile weakness providing 100% pierce to cursed enemies, the support gems should probably change.

I imported my level 83 character into PoB, here are some results:
26.3k imported dps
41.6k 5 link optimized GMP
73k 5 link optimized slower proj

63k 6 link GMP
112k 6 link slower

Optimized being GMP/slower, Elemental Damage with Attacks, Minion Damage, Elemental Focus, Added lightning. Tree/gems are not maxed out. Curses are Projectile Weakness and Elemental Weakness. I believe PoB calculations are per minion, so x4 or x5 for real world

Swap GMP with Slower projectiles and it should be able to handle 3.0 boss health, but I haven't played beta at all, so I honestly have no idea.

Swapping Signal Fire quiver for Rearguard lowers your defense, but takes it from 112k to 136k.

I don't know if I lose anything by going Elemental Focus, even with the shock changes, but it might have an impact.

Played the build in the recent 2 week, only issue was socket colors without master bench.

I also haven't looked to see how poison changes affect minions, but the poison version of this build didn't impress me too much.

This build is massively buffed in 3.0.

* THE ATTACK SPEED CAP HAS BEEN REMOVED. Flesh offering now works, as well as the minion attack speed nodes on the tree! This is a huge buff that could easily give us an extra 30-40% more damage.

* Mind over Matter now works with Damage over Time. This will help massively in Lab and even in Shaper fight (vortex / beam are DoT).

* Lioneye's Glare now has Far Shot. Good gameplay means you can have up to 30% more damage!

* Ryslatha's Pantheon buff now grants infinite flask sustain. Considering how good our build's life flasks are, this is a huge boon, especially in long boss fights. Furthermore, Brine King's pantheon buff is also a neat little bonus.

* Pierce support now automatically pierces 4 targets. This is a huge buff to our clearspeed.

Overall, the build should easily feel 50% stronger, clears faster, and feels tankier than ever in 3.0. I will update the guide once I've got a build rolling in Harbinger.

Looking forward to it Dari! Might roll one again, loved this build.

My friends... it finally happened...

SHAPER IS DOWN.



It's my first ever Shaper kill, pardon me for being extra excited.

I will be updating the guide to 3.0 now, and perhaps record another Shaper kill soon.