[2.5] Elemental Monstrosity - Decimate all content on a budget

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lcm5506 wrote:

so.. which is better? call of the storm or astramentis?

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ssMETALURGss wrote:

BTW , In terms of amulet options for this build :
It won't make such a big difference if u're gonna use choir instead of astramentis - it won't double your dps or smth like that obviously so if you have 5k dps with conc - don't expect to get 10k by just equipping it.

From my own experience -
Rare amulet is better all-round option if you can get a decent one.It gives you a little bit of everything - WED,crit,crit.multi,int , and %ES(ideally)

Astramentis is going to be good because of all stats obv. - you won't need to waste points on 30 str nodes and it will get you a good chunk of int , but you can get 50-70 int and crit/ multi/wed on rare ammy which is going to be bigger dps gain.

Choir - the lightning bolt on crit thing is barely noticeable ( in terms of damage) , difference in crit chance gained on it VS rare ammy with t1 crit roll is pretty small (like 3-4% at max if u're capped for ele weak on lightning)

and the 50% increased lightning damage on crits - sounds very good on paper but I can't tell you the difference honestly when I unequip it , its barely noticeable also, maybe that's just me.

that's the rare amulet that I've used for comparing and for my taste it outperforms choir , idk.

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Xavathos wrote:

How do you survive at all without stun immunity as CI?

If you whirl into anything or take an arrow to the knee you're stunlocked...

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Robbariz wrote:

how did you get over 800 int .I am currently 66lvl doing this build and having only 270int? and when should trasfer to CI?

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vBlitzO wrote:

Alright...


Got the character up to level 89. Pretty well have everything speced into aside from 3 power charge nodes and around 30 int left on the tree and 15% energy shield increase and my last 2 uber ascendancy points. The build has lived up to my expectations mostly...

Some criticisms I have off the bat.. The 'budget' aspect of this build is a far stretch. This build will work fine up to 10 - 11 tier maps on a budget after this it starts to get VERY sketchy. This build is no better a budget build vs anything else in the game (even something you would make on your own). I would put budget builds on the line of totems etc (which are extremely cheap to set up for very easy mapping and currency farming). The build while have 7.9k ES and a 6-Link chest (gear will be posted below) the build feels mostly alright. Still problems running some late game maps but I think that is more onto my self than the build.

Now onto the good parts of the build. It's extremely fun to play once you get some good gear going and can start to survive maps and get good damage. The damage is pretty good from what I've experienced so far and I can pretty well tank most bosses without even dodging (not recommended). I managed to get lucky and corrupt an increased crit chance gem to 20/21 which helped a decent amount. The build as stated in the guide scales extremely hard once you can put items into it (I still haven't got skyforths yet, I could only imagine the power at that point).

Overall, I think this build is a good build to play but not as a starting build or does it hold up its claim to decimate all content on a budget. I would be hard pressed to see proof of someone actually doing uber-atziri or shaper with actual budget ES gear / links etc.

I will post my equipment below (I know the claws could be better but I don't feel like paying 2ex for only 4% more increased int, and the chest was bought simply due to budget constraints and wanting a 6-Link bad).

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