[3.1] SRS LL Auramancer in-depth guide

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Tahreyn wrote:

~awesome stuff~

Mine has different numbers for some reason, although the conclusion are relatively the same. I'm using the calculations by gahddo with the new information GGG provided for the 2.6 minion update. So with these stats :

The bow still win even when we put poison stacking into the equation, though the difference is pretty minimal, so you're right about that (around 3-5% difference in total). That's assuming the target is stationary so the full army of SRS'es keeps hitting the same target over and over again and getting the full value of poison stacking (slow/stationary bosses), if that's the case then I do agree that UiD setup can come close to bow. But for targets which doesn't allow for the SRS to keep hitting them constantly, so realistically an SRS can only apply one or two stacks of poison for every 2s of the duration if not less, the DPS difference is quite huge (around 25-31% more damage), and these are putting into account the poison double dipping with UiD.

Thank you for putting the effort to recalculate the numbers, I might try out MS vs Added Fire to see for myself.

PS: Regardless, I'd be switching to UiD setup probably soonish anyway, since it's better for party play.

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ride1226 wrote:

This whole time I have been running Whirling Blades instead of Sheild Charge. Is there a reason to switch to Shield Charge or is it just a matter of user preference?

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ryansider wrote:

I'm fairly sure it's just personal preference, but I'm also sure that Tahreyn has a reason for using shield charge.

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firetoyourface wrote:

Hi guys, got a question. Does the DoT damage from witchfire brew also affect our srs or do we just take it because of the vulnerability? I want to make sure before i invest on a top rolled one. Thank you for the feedback!

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Tahreyn wrote:

It doesn't. Minions only gain dmg from minion dmg (and in our case they gain %increased damage from each aura we stack on them). So for this build it doesn't matter what roll you have on the flask, but you might use it on another char so why not try to pick up one with good rolls if you get it for the same price.

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ryansider wrote:

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Tahreyn wrote:

It doesn't. Minions only gain dmg from minion dmg (and in our case they gain %increased damage from each aura we stack on them). So for this build it doesn't matter what roll you have on the flask, but you might use it on another char so why not try to pick up one with good rolls if you get it for the same price.

Hey Tahreyn, just for my own curiosity - does the Witchfire effect increase the damage of the poison our SRS get from UiD? I imagine it's a small damage source regardless of your answer, but for those of us that like to min/max builds...

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Matematikas wrote:

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Tahreyn wrote:

I've been using my own spread sheet that I've linked in the guide, updated with the latest GGG numbers. For the UiD dps I've used the maximum theoretical dps, so no misses and max poison stacks. In the end we ended up with quite similar numbers, which is all that matters in the end with these kind of calculations.

If you try out MS vs AF if would be nice to know what you think of it.

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Tahreyn wrote:

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Matematikas wrote:

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Oh btw I noticed that you managed to get 40/40 the other day. congrats =)