Kowz Physical Ranger Build

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dreedzik wrote:

Hmm its something wrong..
dps its realy weak and low.. low crit rate.. low mana, without all gems slots - proper items - ur mana drop so fast .... i cant find good point of this build and im kinda pissed off atm - dont even have half of needed gems no drop, no reward - and cant get proper items for it.. all champions (yellow) and bosses (oragnge) need to kite, drop mana very very fast.. franzy didnt help.. Split arrow without Fork is useles -better Rain of Arrow atm- .. dont know when i how it build can work but atm its very very hard to lvling my char and in every point in tree i dont see it is better.

When i see Dualist, Witch Shadow or Maruder in action im pissed off.. need tons of arrow to kill normal mobs when they usuali 1-2 hit tem..

I am level 34 and you get the majority of the support gems prior to act 3 as quest rewards. The only things you may not find right away are mana leech and life on hit but even then you wont find a bow/chest with enough sockets to use all of the gems anyway. Mana is a problem, ive gotten a bit lucky and gotten mana leech on my current bow and a ring. Also I rushed towards the two 8% max mana and 20% max mana/20% mana regen passives. Now my mana isnt so much of an issue. I very very rarely use projectile weakness, for the most part i blow everything that isnt a yellow or orange named enemy away. Rain of Arrows seems decent in Act 1 before you get all the other quest rewards and can socket them together.

Currently I have and am using these skills together. The only one I found is Life on Hit:
Split - Fork - Faster Projectiles
Frenzy - Life on Hit
Projectile Weakness

Where do you get the fork support gem from? I see people talk about using it with split arrow all the time, but I am almost done with act 3 and the only support gems I have found so far are Pierce and faster projectiles.

I'm currently using same build and it's hella fun to play for me. Packs of mobs are dying quickly and i rarely have problems, maybe only with life regen + additional life champs

I was abit lucky and got Death's Harp at lvl 39 (Bow's and quiver's spoiler), and upped it to 20% quality, so i've got decent damage and additional arrow on every attack, it helped alot

Also, i should mention, that i had Pierce in passive talent tree till lvl 40 i believe, it helped me alot too, because projectile weakness was too mana expensive for me to cast on every single pack. After i had decent damage and 2 hybrid flasks (i'm currently running with 2 health, 1 mana and 2 hybrid), i refunded skill points and spent them on frenzies (got frenzy gem about level 41 or so)

Also i recommend to get Mana Flows in passive skill tree, it's kinda nice to have

I'm satisfied with this build overall, the one thing I lack is high crit chanse (now i've got about 12%), but i believe every ranger build got the same problem

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Taintertots wrote:

Where do you get the fork support gem from? I see people talk about using it with split arrow all the time, but I am almost done with act 3 and the only support gems I have found so far are Pierce and faster projectiles.

http://en.pathofexilewiki.com/wiki/Quest_Rewards

The Siren's Last Cadence gives Fork for Rangers, I think thats the quest to kill the boss of the first act.

I am at level 40 now, and I was wondering how fast I should go about getting Unwavering Stance (cannot be stunned) and Iron Reflexes (converts evade to armor). Should I have both of these before level 60?

Edit: this is my build so far: http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgIBAdEFtQguDPIZjhrbLIUs6TWSOrM-z0p9TshRR1b6WhpnoGqTbml08YcZh3aNv5AKm42iQKXLp9Sqf6q4q9Kv67ZBvebEosS4zerTftX43BXdDesU7YPuDvT4-WP8xf7I

Would this build be viable using Blood Magic?

what is your crit chance? what bow do you use atm?

So I am at lvl 53 and this build is getting pretty sick. I haven't died in probably 7 levels and the further I progress the easier to is to play. I can straight up tank all the damage thrown at me no matter how many enemies there are. Only exception would be is the guys in the act 3 sewers that throw poison (chaos) vials at the ground, but I just back up a step and its no problem. Mana is still a valuable, but isnt much of a problem like it was between 10-30. Been skipping all the crit nodes in this passive build for the time being, I dont find that I need them.

I am sitting at 41 ATM, and so far I am enjoying this build.. I just tanked the act 1 boss (Second Difficulty) without an issue.. Didn't even need to kite really. Killed her at time 31:30 if you're interested in seeing what the build is capable of around level 40.

http://www.twitch.tv/ugmrz/b/362460801

My biggest issue currently is mana.. I have 2 of the aruas, but I can not use them both cause it takes up 75% of my mana, and with how much Split Arrow and Frenzy cost to cast, I run out way to fast.

I am heading towards some mana passives atm that I hope will resolve this issue. I also have a couple mana leech gems, but no linked gem slots to support them. I am sure this will resolve itself as I continue on though.

So far this is a very fun build, and a huge thanks to Kowz for posting it!

I got the increased mana regen and max mana talents asap, then afterwards got both of the +30 int talents and it hasnt been so bad. I also have +1% mana leech on a ring which helps alot. Worst case scenario I alter between shooting a skill, then basic attack, then back to a skill again when I am out of mana. Still extremely effective though.