Some Build Advice Please. Raider 3.1
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Hello, and thank you for your time. A short while ago I began a build with the goofball idea of trying to use each of the Ahn's unique items. I fittingly named it "ForLulz", though that is a little afield of what I am asking for help with.
Being inexperienced with build creation, my results were relatively mediocre(shocking, I know). The build recently hit the 70's and with it, I saw that some change might be a good idea. I never even managed to fit Ahn's Contempt(helm) into the build, and the Ahn's Might(sword) is...okay, but not spectacular. What I certainly do like and would like to keep is Ahn's Heritage, the shield. It has paired fairly well with the Raider Onslaught and Phasing ascendancy nodes. The Skill Tree
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POE Planner: www.poeurl.com/bJua
Path Of Exile Website: www.poeurl.com/bJuc I have noted that readily accessible are the two cold attack clusters that give cold damage, penetration and conversion from physical damage. I believe these might be a good direction to head towards given my intent on changing skills, which brings us to our next section. Skill Gems
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My skill setup as of posting is Cleave-MultiStrike-Elemental Damage with Attacks-Melee Physical-Faster Attacks. Certainly not the most inspired of combinations. My thoughts were that, taking the cold damage clusters would make it a good idea to change skills. Two that jumped out at me were either Frost Blades or Ice Crash, though I am open to suggestions. Frost Blades seems like a decent choice given it has a threshold jewel and pairs well with the builds fast attack speed. The fact that the projectiles are not affected the same way as the melee attack does give me pause, given that is where a significant amount of my build affects. Ice Crash is a solid contender, with its AoE affected everything around you instead of only in one direction like Frost Blades. As I understand it, a recent patch gave it a buff as well. What I note is that Ice Crash does not have a threshold jewel and the current build does not have much in the way of AoE damage or size scaling. I also worry about the fact that Ice Crash is usually something I think of as a slow but powerful skill, not having MultiStrike as a potential support. This make me wonder if the fast hitting but less raw damage ranger side of the tree is suitable for it. As for the Auras and Golems, I currently use Warlords Mark/Blasphemy and Herald of Ash with an Ice Golem. My understanding is this will likely need to be swapped for either Hatred or Herald of Ice, and am open to suggestions regarding a different golem and miscellaneous gem combos. The Gear I am definitely not the best or wealthiest player, and have only seen 3-4 Exalted orbs drop in my couple years of playing. Despite this I have tried to make the best of what I had in gearing the build. I understand that with alterations to both the skill tree and skill gems the gear will likely need to change as well. As stated above the central item I would like to keep is the Ahn's Heritage shield.
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With all this said and out of the way, what would you recommend as a skill setup? Go for a cold melee with passives to support as I suggested, or try a different method? What gear would you recommend changes to? Anything you think would be helpful is welcome. Thank you for reading, I do not have much experience in the forums and hope this post shows up properly. Last edited by Paulwrath#7886 on Jan 9, 2018, 11:37:16 AM Last bumped on Jan 8, 2018, 5:15:33 PM
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