[2.1.0] [HC Talisman League] Lightshards's Essence Drain Build

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Ishtaar wrote:

I was looking at your final tree again and i noticed that you choosed to take projectile damage nodes (Sniper for 2 points). Is it affecting ED initial hit only or also the DoT applied ? If it is only affecting initial hit, wouldn't it be better to take Light of Divinity under ZO for the same 2 points ?

Also thanks for adding leveling tree !

As far as i know, it should work with proj. dmg.

Sure, if it only affect the Initial hit, i dont bother with Projectile Dmg/Nodes/Supports at all, and will find a Sulution.

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Quakespeare wrote:

Since the stream is currently offline, would anyone happen to have a video?

How is anyone able to Post/Link a Video, when 2.1 isnt released yet...

You have to wait till Friday bro, like we all :(

I am also designing build with Essence Drain. Not sure about weapon though. Either +1 5L or wand/shield with spell damage/ casting speed.

Is casting speed useful at all? Seems chaos dmg do stack now...

btw, are there some note saying there will be mod + 1 to chaos gem?

Thanks for the leveling tree, are you actually leveling as this spec from start as in what level do we actually get access to the new gems?

If not what build do u initially use

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hupple wrote:

I am also designing build with Essence Drain. Not sure about weapon though. Either +1 5L or wand/shield with spell damage/ casting speed.

Is casting speed useful at all? Seems chaos dmg do stack now...

btw, are there some note saying there will be mod + 1 to chaos gem?

I will take a Staff, thats for sure, so i can have 2 5-6l.

Casting speed isnt very usefull, because only wither will profit from it.

Yes, in the Patchnotes. They add a new Mod with +1 chaos gem for wands/staff/dagger.

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Teyo wrote:

Thanks for the leveling tree, are you actually leveling as this spec from start as in what level do we actually get access to the new gems?

If not what build do u initially use

I dont know if i get any gem as a scion at all, but i maybe make a witch/shadow and level it to breaking the eggs quest, to get the first few gems, if i dont get them with scion.

If ED isnt so good to level with, i will level with Bond + Flame Totem + Firetrap/Firestorm.
The usual Caster Leveling crap :)

I also updated my Tree again, because i think, just eb/mom/zo isnt enough defense at all.
I will Run this Build now with MoM and Acro/Phase Acro.

Chest choices are:
Cheap = Cloak of Flame
Medium = Daresso
Expensive = Coil

Hey this build looks super interesting and I want to play an iteration of it in 2.1. My only question is that I'm a bit uncertain of what kind of stat priority you'll want to be focusing on? You've mentioned that you will look for a 2h staff w/ +1 chaos etc. Will we just look for the standard life/es combo or?

do you have a link for the updated tree? the links seem to be broken atleast for me they are. im really interested in the acrobatics version

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Jimeb wrote:

Hey this build looks super interesting and I want to play an iteration of it in 2.1. My only question is that I'm a bit uncertain of what kind of stat priority you'll want to be focusing on? You've mentioned that you will look for a 2h staff w/ +1 chaos etc. Will we just look for the standard life/es combo or?

I think, one of the "cool" things is, that you arent forced to have this and this stat on your gear.

Specially on Weapon, you "only" whant/need + chaos + gem level + spell dmg

Nice things also are: +mana +mana reg + castspeed(for wither)

since im switched to the more tankier acro version, i will look for evasion %evasion and life all res.

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hhjobbo wrote:

do you have a link for the updated tree? the links seem to be broken atleast for me they are. im really interested in the acrobatics version

i will link it later in the Topic!