Templar - Storm Call: HP Dual Totem Crit - Forum

Great feedback, Fritz, thanks! :) Did you get a substantial number of defensive (armor, blocking) nodes? Or did you go full out on spell damage/etc nodes? I feel that EB is probably not needed, either.	Posted by Mivo#2486 on Dec 15, 2013, 7:20:53 AM Quote this Post
" Mivo wrote: Freeze Mine and EP feel a bit like an exploit to me and I'm worried that it'll be addressed in the near future, so I hesitate to build a character around the assumption that it'll keep working. Quasi perma-freezing entire rooms and even bosses doesn't strike me as intended. :) (I do have a nice quality Freeze Mine gem, so ... certainly tempting!) Did you do any more testing with your templar? I still contemplate the block route, but it hit me that I wouldn't have any leech, so standing there and taking it isn't really a viable option. Would work for a self-casting build, but not for this. So, I think the choices are either your non-crit build or a slight altered version that goes down and grabs IR. I agree, it will probably be fixed eventually. However this is simply an added bonus that you can do, the build is 100% functional without it. I'm almost level 60 now. I will probably be going with the crit build personally but both are very viable. If you want a tankier version definitely don't get crit. Also if you go down to IR you should probably take Mind Over Matter if you have the mana pool to support it. IGN: Dmillz	Posted by Dmillz#6641 on Dec 15, 2013, 12:58:43 PM Quote this Post
" Mivo wrote: Great feedback, Fritz, thanks! :) Did you get a substantial number of defensive (armor, blocking) nodes? Or did you go full out on spell damage/etc nodes? I feel that EB is probably not needed, either. EB is taken to give you more flexibility in what you want to do. It will give you a TON of mana regen which allows you to run Arctic Armor and/or Mind Over Matter (or Cloak of Defiance). However with certain play styles it definitely not necessary. IGN: Dmillz Last edited by Dmillz#6641 on Dec 15, 2013, 1:02:59 PM	Posted by Dmillz#6641 on Dec 15, 2013, 1:02:39 PM Quote this Post
" Mivo wrote: Great feedback, Fritz, thanks! :) Did you get a substantial number of defensive (armor, blocking) nodes? Or did you go full out on spell damage/etc nodes? I feel that EB is probably not needed, either. I picked up a few defensive nodes, but since it's not Hardcore, damage was the #1 concern. I've written a guide in which you can find a crit-version, which is how I'm building my character. However, since it's a CI char, EB is probably off the table. However, Arctic Armour is a very nice thing to have. I've played around with Freeze Mine. I must say I didn't really like it - you have to lure the mobs into it. With totems, I normally place the totems ahead of me and they kill stuff I barely see... ;-) Last edited by FritzXP#3683 on Dec 15, 2013, 2:39:43 PM	Posted by FritzXP#3683 on Dec 15, 2013, 2:38:28 PM Quote this Post
" FritzXP wrote: I've played around with Freeze Mine. I must say I didn't really like it - you have to lure the mobs into it. With totems, I normally place the totems ahead of me and they kill stuff I barely see... ;-) It's definitely not optimal, but I find it's really effective for those situations where you have trouble getting set up because theres 100000 mobs. Drop a couple mines as you retreat, blow them and set up totems. IGN: Dmillz	Posted by Dmillz#6641 on Dec 16, 2013, 2:36:25 AM Quote this Post
I'm doing a triple totem with arc atm. Tried crit, but now considering going pure spell damage instead. Anyone know how storm call is compared to arc? Hejren / Triceps / Regnbuen / Sarinti / Striglen / Mareridt / Spoegelset / Doktoren / Dobbelganger / Skjoldtrold / Forkynderen	Posted by PaganDK#2373 on Dec 16, 2013, 8:13:23 AM Quote this Post
I've switched Storm Call for a (lvl-ed) Arc, just to try it out. In my opinion, Storm Call is much more effective and works for mob packs AND single targets.	Posted by FritzXP#3683 on Dec 16, 2013, 10:04:39 AM Quote this Post
" FritzXP wrote: I've switched Storm Call for a (lvl-ed) Arc, just to try it out. In my opinion, Storm Call is much more effective and works for mob packs AND single targets. Yeah after trying it out, it does seem to work better even with underleveled storm call. Now to figure out the best supports i guess. Hejren / Triceps / Regnbuen / Sarinti / Striglen / Mareridt / Spoegelset / Doktoren / Dobbelganger / Skjoldtrold / Forkynderen	Posted by PaganDK#2373 on Dec 16, 2013, 5:25:19 PM Quote this Post
" PaganDK wrote: Yeah after trying it out, it does seem to work better even with underleveled storm call. Now to figure out the best supports i guess. I'm experimenting with Faster Cast, Lightning Penetration, Increased area of effect, Concentrated area of effect.	Posted by Mivo#2486 on Dec 17, 2013, 7:42:51 AM Quote this Post
" Mivo wrote: " PaganDK wrote: Yeah after trying it out, it does seem to work better even with underleveled storm call. Now to figure out the best supports i guess. I'm experimenting with Faster Cast, Lightning Penetration, Increased area of effect, Concentrated area of effect. I have a 63 SC; imo if you can stack 5 SC in that 1.5 seconds the increased AOE gem is not a "must have" and can be replaced with life leech for an high survavibility. Also with some AOE nodes and carcass jack the area will be more then fine. When i'll hit level 75 (in Nemesis) i'll post my build	Posted by Mahesys#6567 on Dec 17, 2013, 9:54:12 AM Quote this Post