[3.12] Caustic Arrow - Budget/Beginner Friendly!
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Intro
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Hello all! Caustic Arrow is a great skill to use as a league start, or for doing the most difficult of content! In patch 3.9 Caustic Arrow received this buff Now deals 8.8 base Chaos Damage per second at gem level 1 (from 7), up to 1927.1 at gem level 20 (from 1714.8). Now gains additional radius as the gem levels, up to +6 at gem level 20 (from +3). For more information on different ways that you can change the build, and for my reasons on why I did not do them, watch the video I made! Changelog
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3.12 No Changes 3.11 No Changes 3.10 Cluster Jewels are good, so take a look at these to fit in the build: Large Cluster Jewel: Adds 8 Passive Skills 12% increased Chaos Damage 1 Unwaveringly Evil (Prefix) 1 Wicked Pall (Prefix) 1 Unholy Grace/Unspeakable Gifts (Suffix) 2 Added Passive Skill is a Jewel Socket (Suffix) Medium Cluster Jewel: Adds 4-5 Passive Skills +5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier 1 Eldritch Inspiration/Exposure Therapy/Brush with Death 1 Eldritch Inspiration/Exposure Therapy/Brush with Death 1 Added Passive Skill is a Jewel Socket Adds 4-5 Passive Skills +4% to Damage over Time Multiplier 1 Brush with Death 1 Exposure Therapy 1 Added Passive Skill is a Jewel Socket 3.9 No Changes Video POB
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Old: https://pastebin.com/fJk3awDC Updated: https://pastebin.com/w6SNMhVV Gems
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Toxic Rain - Swift Affliction - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Mirage Archer - Empower You will want all of your Caustic Arrow gems as well as your Toxic Rain gems at level 21 and 20 Quality if you can. Caustic Arrow gets a large damage boost for each level, which is why our bow has +# levels of socketed gems, as well as an Empower Gear
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My Gear
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Jewels
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Main things to look for: Increased Life Increased Chaos Damage Increased Damage Over Time Increased Area Damage Increased Projectile Damage Explanation
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Bow Main stats: + level of socketed gems. Secondary stats: chaos damage over time multiplier. Lastly get attack speed and increased damage over time. Get attack speed until you feel it is comfortable to cast. I found that attack speed of 2+ to feel the best. Quiver Main stats: Pierce Implicit, life, damage over time multiplier. Secondary stats: Resistance, attack speed Body Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex Boots Main stats: Movement speed, life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex Helm Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex Gloves Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex Amulet Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex, chaos damage Rings Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Evasion, dex If you are not using a Witchfire brew or want to copy me completely get one ring with curse with level # despair on hit. Makes it so you don't need to rely on casting a flask (even though your a pathfinder lol). I found that it procs only for enemies that are immediately hot when you attack, not the ones that walk over the caustic puddle. Belt Main stats: Life, resistance Secondary stats: Chaos damage, evasion, dex Flasks Use Witchfire Brew if you do not have a ring with Despair on it! Other than that use what you want! Bandits
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Kill All! Leveling
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Here is a quick breakdown of leveling I used. (I removed the part where I used Toxic Rain totems for a while then got rid of them, feel free to try it. It is in the POB) I will show the links I would use if you have them available. If you cannot link all of the ones I show then leave out the most right side and insert it somewhere so it can level up. Act 1
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Caustic Arrow - Pierce - Void Manipulation - (Onslaught) Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation Blink Arrow Act 2
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Caustic Arrow - Pierce - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles Summon Skitterbots Blink Arrow - Faster Attacks Act 3
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Caustic Arrow - Pierce (Concentrated Effect) - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction Summon Skitterbots Blink Arrow - Faster Attacks Totem Support - Wither - Faster Casting Malevolence Increased Duration - Replace Pierce Support with Concentrated Effect when you get Piercing Shots on the Passive Tree - Turn off Skitterbots for Malevolence until you can get around with both of them on Act 4
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Caustic Arrow - Pierce (Concentrated Effect) - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction Summon SKitterbots Blink Arrow - Faster Attacks Malevolence Summon Stone Golem - Cast when Damage Taken - Increased Duration Totem Support - Wither - Faster Casting - Multiple Totems Support Act 6 (Final)
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Caustic Arrow - Pierce (Concentrated Effect) - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction - Empower Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Affliction - Empower Summon SKitterbots Blink Arrow - Faster Attacks Malevolence Summon Stone Golem - Cast when Damage Taken - Immortal Call - Increased Duration Totem Support - Wither - Faster Casting - Multiple Totems Support Ascendancy
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Pathfinder 1. Nature's Reprisal 2. Nature's Adrenaline 3. Nature's Boon 4. Master Toxicist If you are to do this build and want maximum DPS choose Trickster. If you want to do maps super fast choose Deadeye. Pathfinder is a solid midpoint between being fast and doing increased damage. Nature's Reprisal is one of the best points, which is why I rush it. It allows for bonus damage and larger AOE. Nature's Adrenaline and Nature's Boon are both great for consistency of flasks. They work super well together and make for a smooth playstyle. Master Toxicist gives us a small amount of DPS and is the weakest of the 4 points. You can opt for Master Surgeon for more life recovery from flasks but I went with the DPS instead. Pros/Cons
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+ Easy/Fast Leveling + Not Unique Dependant + Cheap can go into red maps + DOT damage allows us to focus on evading - Evasion/Squishy - DOT damage, not immediate kills Last edited by ShamefulPenguin on Sep 18, 2020, 3:05:26 PM Last bumped on Feb 26, 2021, 9:43:12 AM
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Great Build <3
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Love the build using an edited version, what can I use for my 6l body if I dislike the toxic rain and mirage archer combo
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Hi thanks for the build. Do you by any chance have an updated 3.11 PoB?
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Just reached a, to me, quite insane 326k chaos dps with caustic arrow (only buffed with malevolence) using this build (albeit very slightly modified) at level 85.
Breezing through everything I've faced so far, best league starter I've played! Find myself not using toxic rain at all though, any ideas what chest armours to use instead, or replacement skills that could be useful? Thanks! Also have a question regarding mana upkeep. I cannot keep that much mana reserved, so I don't use skitterbots, and I have to use a mana pot. Any way to get around that? Last edited by HeexX on Jun 25, 2020, 7:09:38 PM
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Is alt spamming the best way to make this bow?
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what ascendancy would u get for trickster?
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Nice build. Mana is an issue im having without a flask. Where are we generating enough mana to use the recommended flasks?
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What would you consider be the best Patheon & Why?
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I recently started using the build, and i noticed the Updated PoB link isn't actually updated to 3.11, so could you please update it, there's a little issue with the piercing shots Node that needs fixing
Thx for the build, It really looks great so far with me using it. |
