Path of Exile 1 Gameplay Help and Discussion - Pyrocon's HC Ranger Build - Updated for 9.8 - Forum

" RabidRabbit wrote: For all the buildup at the beginning of your post I was kinda expecting to read about a clever HC melee build :/. Guess the current state of Chaos makes anything short of an hp/regen-stacked melee tank in HC a bad idea. Iron Grip sounds like a good idea, but people who take Blood Magic continue to baffle me. There's no mana problem in this game that can't be solved by two mana flasks, and there are caps on both life leech rate and flask regen rate, so I'm not sure if having two more life flasks is actually an advantage. Why not just throw unupgraded summons in to tank for you? I don't need anything to tank for me. I rarely get hit. There's a lot of synergy in Blood Magic and Blood Rage. I don't have to use any pots at all, as the life leech from Rage generates more than each cast of Frenzy. There's also the fact that itemization is a lot simpler as you don't have to worry about anything with mana, mana leech, or intelligence on it.	Posted by Pyrocon#5860 on Feb 21, 2012, 3:25:58 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
" RabidRabbit wrote: Guess the current state of Chaos makes anything short of an hp/regen-stacked melee tank in HC a bad idea. Seems you missed the part about this build where he talks about being an HC Bow Ranger.	Posted by FaceLicker#6894 on Feb 21, 2012, 5:22:22 AM Quote this Post
Do you mind linking the gear you use? I just don't see how this build translates to a ranger capable of chaos without some amazing gear, as you're forgoing alotta bow passives for life/str. Also whats your main damage skill. MP/frenzy solely?	Posted by Bordam#5016 on Feb 22, 2012, 11:31:10 PM Quote this Post
Here you go, but I'd like to point out that I wasn't wearing any of this stuff (except maybe one of the rings) when I hit Chaos. Even then, most of my gear isn't really anything to write home about. When I started out in Chaos, I was using PA with Piercing and picking stuff off one at a time, but I'm running Frenzy with Multiple Projectiles now. Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Some items in this post are currently unavailable.	Posted by Pyrocon#5860 on Feb 23, 2012, 1:01:06 AM Alpha Member Quote this Post
wouldn't mind seeing a video on your play style	Posted by lopol1#0277 on Feb 23, 2012, 7:13:35 AM Quote this Post
Thanks for posting this build. It's both fun and survivable. I've tried 3 different ranger builds, and so far this one is the strongest. One question, at the higher levels, what is on your left,right, and middle mouse button? I'm using the following, but it just doesn't seem natural. LMB: Poison MMB: Split Arrow (I still use this to soften up very large groups) RMB: Frenzy Q: Temporal chains What works best for you?	Posted by yazzlecat#6066 on Feb 28, 2012, 7:13:24 PM Quote this Post
LMB: Poison Arrow RMB: Frenzy Q: Blood Rage W: Temporal Chains E: Phase Run T: Portal	Posted by Pyrocon#5860 on Mar 2, 2012, 3:54:00 PM Alpha Member Quote this Post
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eh that's fine and dandy.. but i think your missing the point.. the point is to have fun and experiment.	Posted by truekaiser#7722 on Mar 5, 2012, 9:47:13 PM Quote this Post
Been using this build for a while now and loving it. fits my play style very well. Using a Life Gain on Hit gem really helps a lot if you want more life leech. Only had 1 close call with a physical reflect mob. Learned very quickly what that aura looks like! I'm sure once I get better gear this build will get much better. "I remember a better solution in an old issue of Popular Mechanics. A lead coffee cup - kept warm perpetually by a little chunk of plutonium."	Posted by somerlot#0739 on Mar 16, 2012, 11:49:04 AM Quote this Post