[2.3] Explosive Arrow Elementalist - Insane Clear Speed with 11 Grand Spectrum
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Although witch has poor starting nodes as Blood magic EA, you get really good ascendancy points. This EA build is a bit different than the other common EA builds out there (mixed with old EA prolif build), it uses burning as main damage with Double Dipping with Ele damange grand spectrum jewel. Elemental damage increases your initial explosion AND the burning damage as well. By having 605% elemental damage from jewels, with free prolif from Elementalist, you will have insane clear speed. You also don't have to worry about proccing burning since we get it free from elemental conflux from ascendancy point as well. Furthermore, having 50% reduced reflected damage with 2.3 buff is HUGE for your survivability.
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Important: You should not have added x-y Fire damage to attacks on your gear, and you will need at least one of cold or lightning damage to attacks to proc your EE. (If you choose to use lightning coil, you get lightning damage) Weapon Quill rain, BiS Body Armour Or Kaom's Heart Personally, I suggest Lightning coil since: - It had better EHP than Kaom's according to the calculator. (better defense) - Extra Gem Sockets are always nice. - Free lightning damage x-y to proc EE - You take 8% reduced converted lightning damage, thanks to the ascendancy point. Helm or Rare helm with priority of: - Life - Resist Gloves - Life - Resist - Attack speed Boots - Life - Movement speed (20%+) - Resist Quilver Or Rare quiver for better survavbility: - Life - Resist - Attack speed Accessory One Free buff: - Haste - Purity of Fire - Grace etc Rest should be prioritized on: - Life - Resist Jewels These are not required, but get them slowly as you play. You can start using them when you have at least 6:
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Weapon or Body Armour: 4L: Explosive Arrow - Greater Multiple Projectiles - Less Duration - Life Leech 5L: Explosive Arrow - Greater Multiple Projectiles - Less Duration - Life Leech - Fire Penetration 6L: Explosive Arrow - Greater Multiple Projectiles - Less Duration - Life Leech - Fire Penetration - Slower Projectiles (Empower if you have it lvl3+) *You can switch out life leech with AoE when you get life leech% on your boot enchant or leech from Atziri belt. 4 Links All of these links are personal preferences: 1) Blink Arrow - Frost Wall - Spell Echo - x (Anything) 2) CWDT - Immortal Call - Increased Duration - x (Anything) 3) Summon Flame Golem - Summon Lightning Golem - Minion Life - Culling Strike You should have these on free spots (body armour): - Blood Rage (linked with Inc duration) - Flammability - Vaal Haste (linked with Inc duration) - Enduring Cry
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If you do not have Grand Spectrum ready: If you have at least 6 Grand Spectrum: Note: While leveling, you should grab spell damage nodes in early levels to "Occultist"s Dominion" and continue from there. I used Firestorm + Flame Totem when I leveled up, and changed to EA around Cruel. Respect the points later when you change to EA.
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Normal: Life Cruel: Attack Speed Merciless: Passive Point or Frenzy Charge (I suggest frenzy charge) Last edited by GeGuRi on Jun 13, 2016, 3:17:58 AM Last bumped on Jul 8, 2016, 11:55:17 PM
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Why so much attack speed? I thought you only needed 5 charges in < 1 second for EA.
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why no rearguard?
kaom is not defensive option, it's offence chest, while lc defensive, at least in this build with not that much %hp secondary and prolif damage isnt reflected and you cant do reflect maps anyway, so no use in paragon at least for sc weird choices, overall. No rest for the wicked
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Also wondering myself, 60 % ele damage from jewels is in my waste of jew. Slots. every other fire node also increases Explosion and burning dmg. also asking myself how to mage enough single target dmg, conflux only Triggers on kill
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" Maybe you want to try this calculator out and see how much ele damage you get per grand spectrum jewel. http://codepen.io/anon/pen/wWBdQg?editors=0010 Last edited by maddoxeu on Jun 10, 2016, 4:44:05 AM
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ah ok, thats how it works ; )
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" Kaom can't be considered as offence chest in my case since 40% fire damage is nothing when I have 700%+ increased damage. Also I don't think 218% life is "not that much %hp," yea it has bit less life compared to other ea builds but I am using life leech with reduced ele reflect which kind of makes up for it. Paragon is my main reason why I went elementalist. Even with paragon, I sometimes lose like 2k+ life against ele reflect rare monsters, imagine without paragon. I feel like it's one of the most OP ascendancy point that you are calling it out as weird choice. | |
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Is it uber viable?
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" Didn't really try, but maybe possible if you do frost wall shotgun. Not uber focused build though, since she can't be ignited | |
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Is the reduction in reflect damage enough to be able to do reflect maps?
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