[2.5]Xoph's Nurture Burn/ Shock, LA/ BR

I want to make a build with the new Unique Bow, Xoph's Nurture.
Since it already converts 50% damage to fire, I thought on building a 100% elemental build.

Basic Ideia
Using the new bow to create an elemental build, that applys burning, further incresing clear speed with Shock effect.
To apply, both shock and burning effects, we need high critical chance.
Shock buff's up burning damage even more.

Skill's (Link's)
To clear white and blue monsters use LA, because it chain's and converts the other 50% physical damage, with it we can apply shock status:
  • LA + GMP + Pierce + WED + Crit chance + ???

To single monster fight (Boss) I' m using Blast Rain (no shock effect):
  • BR + WED + Conc effect + Crit chance + Add Fire + FA

DPS numbers

BR All Buffs, +8 Frenzy, +3 Power

BR All Buffs, no Charges

LA All Buffs, +8 Frenzy, +3 Power

LA All Buffs, no charges


Other skill gem's setups:
Setup to generate power charges and AA to mitigate some physical (and fire) damage
  • AM+CoH+HoT/HoI+AA

To move, to taunt and to have bit more crit
  • Ice Golem + Decoy Totem + Blink Arrow + Mion and Totem Elemental Res

More fire damage and buffs to attack fast without spending mana
  • HoA+ Vaal Haste + Vaal Clarity + Inc Duration


P.S.: Still thinking on the Support Skill Gem of LA.

The Tree:

It's the one that I' m using and always building more. (not complete, but you get the ideia)
After complete, you should grad some more life nodes and the jewel socket's.

Ascendancy Class:
I choose Raider
  • Easier to keep Frenzy Charges up (even in Boss fights, without weak monsters to stack)
  • +1 Frenzy charges
  • Inc Elemental Damage
  • More Chance to Dodge Spell's
  • Buff's on Frenzy Charge's
  • Phasing (to become a Ghost)


Gear:
  • Xoph's Nurture
  • Maligaro's Virtuosity
  • Drillneck
  • Rat's Nest
  • Rare Rings, with Life/Res/WED/Crit and maybe with INT/STR for Conc Effect/ WED and Auras.
  • Rare Amulet, with Life/Res/WED/Crit and maybe with INT/STR for Conc Effect/ WED and Auras.
  • Rare Heavy Belt, with Life/Res/WED, this one has implicit STR wich make easier to get stack it.
  • Rare Evasion based Body Armor with high Evasion, Life, Resistances
  • Boot's:
    If capped on Res, maybe Atziri's Step
    Otherwise Rare boots with Life/Res/Mov. Speed


Bandits:
  • Oak
  • Kratlyn
  • Kratlyn


Flasks:
Flasks

Can alaways get better flask, it's more of a personnal choice.
Could swap for Atziri's promise/Taste of Hate/Vinktar's.

I started this build in Breach League and slowly I' m getting my gear on the track.
Some examples below from my character:
Some of my Stuff




Testing

This is so i don't forget what changes i want to try.
Inc Burning Damage on BR
Poison on BR
Elemental Prof on BR
fire pen on BR

Last edited by Sacrefi on Dec 10, 2016, 1:02:32 AM
Last bumped on Feb 2, 2017, 7:11:56 PM
Haven't done the math but will you get enough crit? Also running a build with Xoph's nurture and I just felt that it would be too big of an investment in both points and currency to get decent crit.
Hey I am currently using this build and Steam rolling T7-t8 maps, but I find my self way less tankier than you. now I am a new player so idk everything, but do you have plans to update your guide any time soon?
how much hp do u have? 3000+?
Now i' m following a different path, dropped Xoph's nurture to a Rare Harbinger.
You can still use this build and eventually try to make it better, but since i don't have the currency to upgrade it I changed the build that I'm using at the moment for a cheaper one.

About the Life, I had like 4K life. I use almost the same life nodes and with the current build I have 4.4K life, still need some gear upgrades but it's a good value to begin with.

To have a decent Crit chance you need the power charges.

Probably I won't upgrade the build because no currency to get into experimenting upgrades :p

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