[HC] 2.0 MartinCreek's Immortal Ranger Build (8 March patch update)

Starting to work on a new build after patch, most will look the same but pathing through duelist will be completely different.

I have some question.

Right now I have 2500hp on lvl 59 and I want to kill brutus today on merciles. My dmg from LA is 1k (I dont have chain so far and almost no quality gems). I have 75% res on merci (and -20 for chaos..).

Im thinking what more I need to get more currency coz buying/finding gear with +rarity/quanity is ver difficult because we can loss our ress/hp pool. I know some ppl who farm maps/dock with their witch with almost 300 rarity/80 quantity but I think that I will not be albe to do that with my ranger.

Buying a 5L or 6L chest with good res/eva/hp is like 2-3 exalted and this is a loot of farming (weeks with bad luck...).

Im newbie in this game and i have some questions.
Is this build viable endgame?? Im 29lvl in hc and i wonder if i must continue with this build or wait for your update.
The new build will be based on this build??

I'd just like to say thank you to MartinCreek for posting this build.

I'm level 77 now and my character doesn't flinch at the sight of anything.

I have 1100DPS on a 5-linked Lightning Arrow w/ Frenzy stacked 4 times (LA: Chain, Fork, Lesser Multiple Projectilves, Life Gain on Hit, and Weapon Elemental Damage); it just absolutely breaks anything in its path. I haven't even gotten quality gems yet.

I'm looking forward to getting the currency in-game to acquire 20+% Elemental Damage with Weapons rings. It should put this Ranger over the top.

My gear for reference to those thinking of trying this or curious:

Thanks for the great and continued updates and responses to questions.

I am curious why you did not go for iron grip but rather perfect aim?

I often wonder what the difference in damage b/t the two really really is. Any idea?

Thanks again.

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Tigerhuck wrote:

Thanks for the great and continued updates and responses to questions.

I am curious why you did not go for iron grip but rather perfect aim?

I often wonder what the difference in damage b/t the two really really is. Any idea?

Thanks again.

Iron grip gets weaker at the end if you are going elemental. It is perfectly viable if you would obtain a lioneyes, however.

I have a few changes going on now, and will report back with results.

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MartinCreek wrote:

Iron grip gets weaker at the end if you are going elemental. It is perfectly viable if you would obtain a lioneyes, however.

I have a few changes going on now, and will report back with results.

Great build i just started a ranger last night and so far its working really well.

One question i did have is do you have to go up to Iron Grip at lower levels OR can you just keep going up the left hand side instead and save you having to re-spec later ?

Also has the build changed much with the changes in the patch, i am assuming your going to update the main post with the new build post patch.

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MartinCreek wrote:

Build updated for patch 0.10.2.

With the buff to IAS is berserking really not worth it for just the extra 2 points?

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Taxt wrote:

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MartinCreek wrote:

Build updated for patch 0.10.2.

With the buff to IAS is berserking really not worth it for just the extra 2 points?

Still thinking about it, it's 7.5% AS per node, so will be worth it eventually. But not over the 10% wpn ele nodes for now.