I'm kinda stuck on my build

Dear readers,

I'll keep the story short:
I rolled a Duelist with the idea of making him an archer. I really like the duelist visually, and I reckoned with a good mix of nodes nearby he'd make a good ranged character.

My second love is the skill Rain of Arrows so, naturally, I was looking to combinte this. I came up with a build utilizing Point Blank and Iron Grip to maximize the physical damage aspect of the skill. So far so good, but as of late (act 3 cruel, level 50) I've noticed I suddenly stopped surviving and killing. I die fast, deal what seems like neglectable damage, and thus make little progress.

If any of you could advise me on the build (and please, if it's crap and I should reroll feel free to tell me) that would be much appreciated.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQBmy34ocKOGbT6sepiapPV7cAP0k22QU4qKaW-p25phNllTUd-Jd8b-qQZAdy-ingN0EdYr4cpNug6UjJ-hmCXtFWprLpbr90NOrMs6crTWz20GuLLJT_8xWegh3ZKfVb6dEGkwu4OI_bv8FpIFSCD2_xLznFsFipNPydKyOssrEeKr5ARguSpbmxGcmwyCbXyNZL-j03jplcxnojxC2F5aMEEXz_2SIzPPfxYY-OfJy_vDryffLjxrCkuGj5USfIv

That's my planned tree. So far I have most nodes i around the dualist, and I got the Point Blank, Iron Reflexes and Iron Grip nodes and the lanes to them.

Kind regards,
Aettadir

i think u definitely have too many armor nodes planned - they suffer from dimnishing returns at some point and it depends alot on gear what u get out of it. it only protects u versus weaker physical attacks but leaves u vulnerable vs spells and high damage physical attacks.

ure lacking a little dps nodes and maybe also a little life. id take the 4%life+phys dmg with bows on the right, maybe some more projectile dmg+bow nodes in the ranger area

rain of arrows doesnt have the best damage efficiency, so u need some damage nodes with it - but ur build can work easily with little adjustments. nothing specced too badly

ur problems will most likely be gear-related in cruel act3, its the first act where u really need to try to max out resist and have some reliable damage. maybe u want to post ur gear too

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgQBmy0ZtPqx6mLV7cAP0k1OKimlvqduaYTZZU1HfiXfG_qkGQHcvop4DVivNug6UjJ-W6_dDTqzLOnK0_zFZ6CHdkp9Vvp0QaTC7g4j9u_wWkhKyIqvkBGC5KlubEZybDIJtfI1kv6PTeOmVzGeiPELYXlowQRfP_ZIjM89_Fhj458nL-8OvJ98uPGsKS4aPlRJ8i9uqqvF3sbNmI1-Fx23tnfXlQXZxjKUfwKm4Brb-WMV8DpYBH6HGQX5GwEZ_v7Ip9TcFcSi

try this. :-)

Oh thanks a bunch! That does indeed seem very much superior!

yeah, if it makes you feel any better, a ton of players hit kind of a stumbling block to hurdle in a3 cruel --- just makes you think a little harder about what you're doing and how you can improve.
probably won't be the last of these, either.