[1.1] Davos Seaworth's Elemental Split Arrow Build - Solo every map with ease!

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Brazilski wrote:

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

There's really no chance that would work for endgame. You only have 5 life passives. If you don't mind losing that 140% increased evasion, I'd recommend this method of getting to the shadow tree instead:

It costs less points, you'd get more projectile damage/speed, more life, life regen, 30% chance to avoid being stunned, and closer access to Charisma. I'm not sure why you're going so far up into the tree though. And I can't tell if this is supposed to be an evasion or armor based build. You don't have Iron Reflexes so I assumed evasion since you also had 140% increased evasion passives, but you also took that +50% armor rating. If that was just a means of making it down to the bottom of the tree, i would highly recommend this instead, you need the life:

Uhm,.. both really, but if I have to choose: Evasion.

Thanks for the help. Basically, I don't have a clue what I'm doing. This is my first character and I'm only lvl 15. I skipped out on all the life nodes simply because in other games I played it was a redundant stat (mainly Titan Quest).

The reason I went that far up in the tree to the right was because I wanted the extra fire and ignition bonusses from Blaze, and criticals from Mental Acuity and Spell Power. I found that alternative Heart of Oak route too and agree it's better, but if you tell it's better to ignore the Blaze path alltogether I wouldn't object.

Regarding the route to the left, that also was just a means to making it to Iron Grip and Avatar of Fire. Especially considering the apparent need for increased max life, maybe it's better to abandon that route alltogether and take one more resembling yours:

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQAAnEDxgSzBg4J9g48FE0UcRUgFx0ZLhm0GjglrSftKk0s6TGeMn4yiTWSOlI6szrhPC09Dz8nSshN41cNV-JZ81-qY_1mnm6qcqlz4Xbnd-V82X11ffWNfpBVkc6bLZ7NogCmV6cwp4Sn1Kyqr42vp7Xytz63trvjvqfAD8AaxKLE9sauytPNmNIh0k3Tftlh3BXdDd7G6mLsOO968B_yRfPd9qP3iPqx_Qv-Cv6P_rr-yA==

I wonder though whether that won't result in mana issues. Also, the thing I am still really in dubio about is if I should get Resolute Technique instead of improving my criticals. Resolute Technique is on the AoF and IG side anyway.

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

You have to invest a lot of your gear stats and passives into crit chance, crit multiplier and accuracy to make it worth not using RT. Otherwise you'll have a 70% chance to hit and only a 6 or 7% chance to crit, and your crits won't be dealing that much extra damage. That 30% chance to miss is huge, and projectiles that miss can't leech back life to you. Lioneye's Glare is so popular because it gives the benefit of RT without removing the ability to crit. But Lioneye's Glare is a pure physical bow and thus would be of little use for this build. Most people who don't own a LG use RT.

Life is really important in this game. REALLY important. It's called Path of Life Nodes for a reason :)

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RestyPad wrote:

Hey there, do you think it is worth investing in an Alpha's Howl and how can it be used with the build?

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

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RestyPad wrote:

Hey there, do you think it is worth investing in an Alpha's Howl and how can it be used with the build?

Yeah for sure. It's especially useful if your reduced mana gem isn't lvl 20 yet. If it is lvl 20, you can drop 8% worth of reduced mana reserved passives. Though I'm not sure I would recommend that considering those passives (the ones on the left side of the tree) also give a total of 28% increased aura effect I believe, and most of your damage comes from Wrath and Anger. It also gives a substantial amount of armor via Grace.

Anyway, if you link your auras in an Alpha's Howl and gain +2 gem levels, your dps should go up significantly. Freeze immunity is cool too, and it sports some nice evasion rating. The downside is that it has no life and no resistance other than cold. I get my extra intelligence needed to meet the 151 requirement from my helmet slot, so you'll need to get some extra intelligence on amulet or rings (or go with an EV/ES or AR/ES hybrid boots or gloves - I would not recommend doing that on your chest slot at all).

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xenochaos1 wrote:

could you psot your current offensive and defensive stats?