Eldritch Battery

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Sony_Black wrote:

I have a lvl 65 templar using mostly ES+armor hybrid gear (except shield and boots)- i have 2k life and 200ES, if my build would be near EB i would take it (it isn't, but it is stiill an example of a build wich could get better with EB) -> i could put on even more auras (currently i have 3), one could be Determination, resulting in a quite nice armor buff, which would at least partly (if not fully) get me back my lost defense and i think (i haven't done the math) that i would still end with more mana than before (which might not be bad for my char at all - currently i have enough mana, but barely)

EDIT: also IMHO no keystone should be a no brainer for everyone, and also no keystone should bring builds both offensiev and defensive advantages -> EB is clearly one which can take a lot of your defense, but it can bring also a huge DSP boost (also what about for eaxample a build which would prioritise another sort of def and than take EB and e.g. starts using a ES shield as a somewhat bigger mana boost)

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Imbalanxd wrote:

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Sony_Black wrote:

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Imbalanxd wrote:

Considering this games current heavy reliance on energy shield, I think its safe to say that it doesn't fit in with any builds really. No effective ones anyway.

Some of the really aura heavy buids seemed quite effective IMHO (i've seen 8+ auras). You just have to plan carefully to have enough life...

In my limited experience and knowledge, I cannot conceive a common scenario where even through the use of multiple auras, eldritch battery would result in more defense, rather than less.

Considering how important energy shield seems to be at the moment, I think the multiple aura approach would work great, up until the point where you are instantly killed.

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Zakaluka wrote:

you're supposed to use EB with some kind of hybrid defense, and focus mostly on the "other" defense type. So if you're ES/ev, and have EB - then you can be an evasion/life caster and get some summons to fix up your weakened defenses.

EB is by very nature a glass cannon talent - it unlocks the mana you need for all the most insane DPS link combos. But you won't actually be wearing pure ES gear with it, nobody actually needs that much mana.