[0.10.4] HC EK Tank Marauder (The Bloodfather)

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Scilarion wrote:

Will you be updating this for the new patch? The build has been wiped from the link, and it seems there're a few changes in the position of some of the life nodes.

Also, did you help Oak for the increase life, or did you opt to grab the passive skill points instead?

Yes i will update it when i have some free time over, sorry about that. I'll add the bandits information to the first page!

Edit: There we go, updated the first post with a new build!

What is more important on a wand - projectile or cast speed? What should i look for - high spell dmg/high projectile speed or high spell dmg/high cast speed, cause the combination of both is too damn expensive. :)

And another thing - could you possibly put rough tree progression?

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Qte wrote:

What is more important on a wand - projectile or cast speed? What should i look for - high spell dmg/high projectile speed or high spell dmg/high cast speed, cause the combination of both is too damn expensive. :)

And another thing - could you possibly put rough tree progression?

That's a question we discussed for many hours on mumble! Like mentioned before in this thread, that dream wand will have to contain all three, but like you said, it's very expensive still.

I think it all comes down to personal preference at the end of the day. Some people preferred the projectile speed for some more distance and safety. Other will want the faster casting to increase the pace of the game. And there are those who just want a LOT of spell damage.

Personally i went for a high spell damage and faster casting wand. Mainly because in my build i never go for any faster casting nodes in the passive tree. And if i ever got either a 6L or a better wand, i would probably be willing to sacrifice some spell damage to get projectile speed.

I'll try to make a progression section in the first post that could appeal to many. But like I've said before, the spec can be very flexible and you could just go GS all the way to 70 really!

i've alr got the 'dream' wand but not really have high spell damage and a 6S astral plate waiting to be 6L.. just want to know what gems are you going to link on the 6L?

Yep, this is more or less the exact build I am working towards right now (currently level 62).

I will however take the Body and Soul nodes for more armour and because my 5 link is a Armour-ES one, so it can benefit from that.

my build:

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SickOfQQing wrote:

i've alr got the 'dream' wand but not really have high spell damage and a 6S astral plate waiting to be 6L.. just want to know what gems are you going to link on the 6L?

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That's a pretty sweet wand indeed, grats man!

I think the links all depend on your play style really. You have many choices though, so that's a huge benefit compared to other builds.

I'd personally go EK+BM+IW+FC+LL+FP. I like the FP (faster projectiles) because the extra range gives you more mobility and it's a lot safer. You still have the option to go AFD or even Fork or Pierce. I wouldn't go Chain though.


xchokeholdx, that looks good too. Especially if you have a few AR/ES items, like you mentioned. Body and Soul is a really good node, especially when you can access it so easily.

Any reason why you are not using fork? Is it because dmg would be too high and kill you on reflect mobs?

I was thinking about ek+fork+life leech+bm 4L

Any changes to passive skill tree if I am to play sc? (unless no need for them since my dmg will be very high anyway and there is no such thing as too much hp)

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ShadowWalker07 wrote:

Any reason why you are not using fork? Is it because dmg would be too high and kill you on reflect mobs?

I was thinking about ek+fork+life leech+bm 4L

Any changes to passive skill tree if I am to play sc? (unless no need for them since my dmg will be very high anyway and there is no such thing as too much hp)

Yep that's exactly why. I want to be able to control my damage, even if i run into a room with a reflect mob hidden in the back.

If i was playing SC, I'd probably drop a few health nodes and go with a more aggressive build. Or maybe just remove life leech and put in AFD. I never really felt the need for either fork or chain, if i had an extra socket I'd go faster projectiles for the range.

I am lvling with ek from scratch (got some +dex/int leveling gear) and using heavy strike single target on weapon swap.

What would you suggest going for first?

I was thinking marauder start> templar health> middle health > duelist health > IR > then utility nodes and rest of the health nodes.

Also how come you have 5k dps without any spell dmg/crit nodes

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ShadowWalker07 wrote:

I am lvling with ek from scratch (got some +dex/int leveling gear) and using heavy strike single target on weapon swap.

What would you suggest going for first?

I was thinking marauder start> templar health> middle health > duelist health > IR > then utility nodes and rest of the health nodes.

Also how come you have 5k dps without any spell dmg/crit nodes

I'd say go for either Inner Force or IR first, as those two nodes make the biggest difference in both survival and dps.

You get high damage with EK because the spell it self scales very well, especially with Iron Will. But i also had pretty high amounts of spell damage from my Wand+Shield.