R.I.P. [2.6] Explosive Arrow - Elementalist Build Guide (multi class + version, in depth theory)

i will be testing on beta

with

EA--FirePen--GMP--Efficay/deadly aliments--Less_duration--(Chance_to_Ignite/empower) lvl4 empower give more Ignite thas no imporate for league start.

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stauch3r wrote:

i will be testing on beta

with

EA--FirePen--GMP--Efficay--Less_duration--(Chance_to_Ignite/empower) lvl4 empower give more Ignite thas no imporate for league start.

I think It's going to be hard to pull it off. Less duration is not really needed. The more important is the tree. With a similar tree from this thread the build is shit. MAYBE a crit version, maybe with with perfect agony. But it will be still hard, if at all possible. I mean sure it can work but...

That being said i wish you the best of luck and hope you prove me wrong. Either way lmk. ;)

In fact I can help you in game as I already have some equip in beta.

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stauch3r wrote:

i will be testing on beta

with

EA--FirePen--GMP--Efficacy/deadly aliments--Less_duration--(Chance_to_Ignite/empower) lvl4 empower give more Ignite thas no imporate for league start.

Efficacy is no good. We don't benefit from spell damage and explosions will take longer to detonate.

I am not using Path of Building. Should I be using it? I will trying out a Perfect Agony EA build, but I think what dead isn't EA but Elementalist EA. A Perfect Agony build means no Elemental Overload which makes starting Witch only useful for the Ascendancies. Starting Witch would probably require a lot of respec points later on the build. I guess a good thing about the Witch is that you can get EE and Blood Magic along the way. I was thinking of a build along the lines of what the other person put, but with Elemental Proliferation instead of Less Duration. Really the only thing I can think of is an Assassin crit build, but even that would not work because of EA's initial hit.

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ExplosiveChaos wrote:

I am not using Path of Building. Should I be using it? I will trying out a Perfect Agony EA build, but I think what dead isn't EA but Elementalist EA. A Perfect Agony build means no Elemental Overload which makes starting Witch only useful for the Ascendancies. Starting Witch would probably require a lot of respec points later on the build. I guess a good thing about the Witch is that you can get EE and Blood Magic along the way. I was thinking of a build along the lines of what the other person put, but with Elemental Proliferation instead of Less Duration. Really the only thing I can think of is an Assassin crit build, but even that would not work because of EA's initial hit.

Absolutely get Path of Building. The perfect agony build will be in fact most likely exactly that. An agony. The build will be expensive to build properly and the results are questionable / unsure. I think the Scion (Elementalist + Assassin) root may be the best choice. I have a feeling that MOM will be the "thing" this time around. You want to use Ignite proliferation instead of the old prolif. gem. Less duration was never an essential support for the build. Just a practical one.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1911278

Of course everything is a speculation. I'll probably test things at some point. But I want to start the challenge league with something less dicey.

I'm really really saddened that 3.0 is going to kill this build.

That aside, I want to thank you for posting this - it's a really creative build and I loved trying something a bit different and more complex (from the tree standpoint) than other characters I've tried in this game.

I absolutely fell in love with this character and unfortunately have dumped a lot of my reserves into getting good gear. To hear this is all going to be kaput soon is pretty hard to take, but I do want to let you know how appreciative I am that I found this build - I had a blast playing this, it fit my style very well and it was just tons of fun all around.

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PCIWumpscut wrote:

I'm really really saddened that 3.0 is going to kill this build.

That aside, I want to thank you for posting this - it's a really creative build and I loved trying something a bit different and more complex (from the tree standpoint) than other characters I've tried in this game.

I absolutely fell in love with this character and unfortunately have dumped a lot of my reserves into getting good gear. To hear this is all going to be kaput soon is pretty hard to take, but I do want to let you know how appreciative I am that I found this build - I had a blast playing this, it fit my style very well and it was just tons of fun all around.

I can't take credit for the build. It's only very slightly different from the others. The only thing I did with it was to research, optimize and write it up.
The thing I liked about this build was it's simplicity and effectiveness. The easy scaling with progress was really great. But things come and go. New builds will arise.

I suggest that you start fresh with the new challenge league. Everyone has a fresh start. And I have to say it feels great to get a new challenge like that. I almost never play standard. Once I got used to it i never looked back.

I think I am set for a golemancer for the next league. Eventially I'll probably do a clasic necromancer again, once they improve the minion AI. There's a lot of things you can try, but starting a fresh league with something cheap may be a good idea.

yeah i definitely will be doing the leagues and starting a new char with 3.0. would like to experience the new content with a new char.

my issue is that i get attached to characters so i'm hoping i can find another build I enjoy as much as this one. I've tried 4-5 other builds and they weren't close to this one as far as my enjoyment.

still, thanks for writing it up and all the testing you've done on it. I got to level 94 in Legacy with this char, and just beat the Minotaur last night. i still feel like I want to progress with this one but doubtful that will come about now.

Maybe i'll try some kind of poison build.

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PCIWumpscut wrote:

yeah i definitely will be doing the leagues and starting a new char with 3.0. would like to experience the new content with a new char.

my issue is that i get attached to characters so i'm hoping i can find another build I enjoy as much as this one. I've tried 4-5 other builds and they weren't close to this one as far as my enjoyment.

still, thanks for writing it up and all the testing you've done on it. I got to level 94 in Legacy with this char, and just beat the Minotaur last night. i still feel like I want to progress with this one but doubtful that will come about now.

Maybe i'll try some kind of poison build.

94 is a very decent level. Grats. There's a lot of things you can try. I hope you find something for you. As for the attachment I know what you mean. You'll get used to it.

This is a link for Path of building for marauder non crit EA: https://pastebin.com/dVD2PbKS

If anyone looks at it I'd be interested to hear thoughts.