3.23 EXPLOSIVE ARROW BALLISTA ELEMENTALIST - League-Start to End-Game. Easy mode.

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gilberto_san wrote:

In the notes of POB have:
"1) Purifying Flame (replace with Purifying Flame at Level 16)"

is correct? would it be the same skill?

Sorry this should have been Wave of Conviction, have updated. Thanks for pointing this out.

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vp0llas wrote:

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brunowa wrote:

Hey Guys,

I have posted a video on updates/changes to the build with a bit of a guide too. Check it out below. Give me a thumbs up and click that like button too for the algorithm ;):

https://youtu.be/SNjnOrmpkbo

3.21 POB here: https://pastebin.com/mEgiEQmF

Build is 98% the same with a few minor updates.

POB includes levelling trees and gems.

Great build. Played it 3.20 as leaguestart, and was the strongest leaguestart i have played for a long while. One question browsing through the PoB; is it a mistake you have taken reservation mastery: "+1% to all maximum......." as it does not seem we reserve life, we do not gain anything from this. At least not in the PoB.

Thanks, and im following closely for any updates.

Thanks for pointing this out. This was another Mastery updated for 3.21. Change it to Auras give 10% greater effect for further defence and DPS.

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Prof549 wrote:

The bottom Life Mastery also does nothing. You can take "15% increased max life if there is no life mods on the body armor" and use it with a Hyrri's Ire, for budget-ish version(it'd almost completely make up for a loss of +100 life from rare chest).

Thanks for pointing this out.. this is ANOTHER mastery updated when I converted the tree.. haha.

For now, I have simply removed that Mastery Point. I think this one will be very personalised depending on how you want to play the build. None of it is really needed, but you may want to take advantage of one of the nodes in late game depending on your preference.

The easy choice is to choose 15% inc max life if no life on body armour if/when you are running Hyrri's Ire before your end game chest.

New POB based on feedback above:

https://pastebin.com/Pzxq45pJ

OP has been updated too.

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Wilson_Chan wrote:

If you are comfortably hitting 20 fuses you could consider anointing Charisma so you wouldn't need a mana res cluster.

Like this...https://pobb.in/Ivn6dqGWl4Ej

That's an interesting idea... you'll just have to be mindful of how gameplay feels given the longer skill effect duration time to make up for the loss of a totem.

Looking at your setup, assuming it's your 3.20 setup, I would recommend getting Divergent EA and speccing a few more points into Skill Effect Duration (eg the mastery). You could potentially squeeze out another 15-20% more DPS against Uber Bosses.

I'm not quite sure about the reasoning behind Megalomaniac jewel. It gives so little(almost nothing) for 3 points...

I'm so glad this build survived the patch. Thanks for all you're doing to update the guide and PoB.

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Prof549 wrote:

I'm not quite sure about the reasoning behind Megalomaniac jewel. It gives so little(almost nothing) for 3 points...

Use a jewel that tickles your fancy.

The basis of this POB was my Sentinel character which used Divergent EA, so all the stats from that jewel were used to enable me to hit 24 fuses. I had Tempered Arrowheads selected when I played. I turned it off for the POB because I changed EA to normal as 99% of people will use the regular version and the DPS is already at cap.

Simply swap that out for whatever jewel you want, focusing on the usual stuff like attack speed, life, fire DOT etc.

Would it be possible to add in the guide or in the notes something about the passive tree in leveling?
I don't understand why there are respec points from act 4 to act 5.
when and why do these respecs?

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gilberto_san wrote:

Would it be possible to add in the guide or in the notes something about the passive tree in leveling?
I don't understand why there are respec points from act 4 to act 5.
when and why do these respecs?

Looks like a transition from whatever starting skill to EA.