Physical Split Arrow Questions

I want to make a ranger with that build now

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Asidra wrote:

The game checks for Pierce first. It will be hard to even test chain with that node taken - since 35% of the time your arrow will pierce and not chain. It might be ok, just realize when it goes through it would have chained instead. You'll be testing chain with 35% less chaining - and it's still probably better than pierce.

Edit: lol I am watching your stream - you can keep the rest of that circle it's good damage, only needed to drop the 1 pierce node.

Here's my 91 crit split arrow spec.

Build

Next level is a power charge.

Sorry I don't want to hi-jack this thread or anything, but I've got a question about your build since it's similair to mine except for 1 glaring difference. You didn't take any extra frenzy-charge nodes, is there a reason for that? Just wondering, thanks.

Just wondering, what's considered "high end/upper tier" damage for split arrow with chain assuming you have a 6-link?

D-Nasty - My Frenzy got so strong I couldn't safely kill a reflect rare. Even with the Jade up, you still occasionally hit yourself - and I was 1 shotting myself. So I switched to using burning arrow. Less topline DPS, but also more dps vs frenzy as you build your charges, and some of it is non physical. I then used the few nodes I saved on more HP - and my Burning Arrow is comfortable at 40k dps. I see a massive hp drop if I reflect it, but it doesn't kill me. I may respec back into Frenzy at some point but I like the gameplay easy of Burning Arrow right now.

The linked lvl 91 specc, is solid.

If you build around the blood dance boots, frenzy nodes are still nice to have. With these boots, you don't need life leech / life gain on hit gems (unless the map is physical reflect in which case you just switch either into lightning arrow + lmp or life gain on hit instead of added fire dmg).

My lvl 90 evasion split arrow build

oak, oak, alira.

Clearing all maps, with 4,3k hp and 2 x cwdt setups. Life leech on gear.

Split arrow, chain, faster attack, added fire damage, power charge on crit, increased critical damage.

Frenzy, added fire damage, faster attack, physical projectile damage, increased critical strikes (not multiplier cause you will 1 shot yourself with unlucky reflect on crits).

Are blood dance boots good enough to build around for late game?

I'm still pretty new and not up to date on all the end game items and options. So just curiously asking

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Zachywak wrote:

Are blood dance boots good enough to build around for late game?

I'm still pretty new and not up to date on all the end game items and options. So just curiously asking

They are if you have specced into more Frenzy charges nodes. I currently use one.

I got one from a friend early on because he was helping with my build, im specced into 2 extra frenzy nodes in the tree.

They seemed very good already, I just assumed there was an upgrade eventually cause they are so low level (kinda).

but thats good to know

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Zachywak wrote:

I got one from a friend early on because he was helping with my build, im specced into 2 extra frenzy nodes in the tree.

They seemed very good already, I just assumed there was an upgrade eventually cause they are so low level (kinda).

but thats good to know

I use it cos of the regen, it more than combats the degen from using Blood Rage. I'm basically getting all the ups of Blood Rage and none of the downsides.

I'm testing out a SA ranger build too.
The linked tree looks good, but I have a couple questions:

Is master fletcher near the dualist tree not worth it? It seems like there are some strong nodes also in the dualist tree. Also, at the ranger start, are the evasion/life nodes better than the accuracy/projectile nodes? 4% life seemed weak, so I went the other way and took the projectile nodes, but maybe experienced players disagree?