[Nemesis] HP EK Scion - Arctic Armor + EB + MoM - 5+ Auras

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shivix wrote:

Even with MoM you would be surprised on how hard roas with dmg mods chunk. I would go as far to say that ziggyd's build is bad in comparison just for the sole fact that he don't run grace constantly. You WILL die if you run stupidly low armor, even if you think the content is easy. All it takes to get ripped in this game is a dsync or a bad situation. Farming or not make sure you are 100% even with contant you think is "easy" because when you're leaning back in your chair looking at the resurrect button all that will be going through your mind is "damn i wish i had X or Y on"

Quite true. When mapping it's probably always smarter to run Grace. But if you are determined to run an extra DPS aura, taking MoM is probably better than Grace if you have to choose one or the other. People are taking some of this information as if you have to choose one option. The best part about the build is how flexible it is. That's what makes it so powerful in the first place. There is no one choice best fit skill combination, change your damn skills for the situation.

I added a whole section to the OP just now with a bunch of math that shows the strength of MoM. Check it out!

I agree flexibility is key, I run all my aura's + grace and still have ~600 mana left over for MoM with saffels.. If I were to use a shield like say rathpith I would have even more mana to take full advantage of MoM without any sacrifice to survivability.. which is what people should be trying to achieve in the long run if they enjoy min-maxing a build like this.

Absolutely. In parties the Prism Guardian can really shine as well, as you can run a couple auras off of hp (they are around 10% of your hp reserved each give or take) and really buff the crap out of your party members.

I've used prism guardian, I like it but I feel the shield slot is too good to waste on maybe 1 extra aura personally.. it's just so much can happen with the shield slot I still haven't found what works best yet. That's why I enjoy this spec, there is so much that can be shifted to get such different results.

Ya I haven't personally tried it yet, I feel like it's only really going to be a good option in a full party where you can be the aura bitch. Rathpith or Saffell's are probably the 2 best for most situations IMO.

Got my 5L today finally. Hoping to make some good progress tonight!

I've been running this build on standard and it's going pretty well. At Lvl 78, I have a huge 7.2k dps with only a Lvl 17 EK (q12). I've taken Inner Force and am able to run a Lvl 17 Arctic Armour very comfortable because I've stacked mana regen.

Since I'm on standard, I've opted to drop Grace for Haste while farming Piety and the easier maps. Friends carry me through harder maps, right now :P Stats are ~2.7k life, 2.4k mana, 3.6k armour, which would be rather low defensively for Nemesis standards.

Current gear


I'm borrowing the 5L from a friend so my next goal is to find a really nice EV/ES 5L with dual resists. Eventually I'll try to get enough resists to drop Purity and run Grace with Haste permanently.

All in all, great build!

EDIT: EK hit level 18 and now my DPS is 8.5k with haste & 7.5k w/o. I can definitely see 10k+ at Lvl20 w/ haste

Currently level 81 Nemesis don't have many problems other than the usual hard hitting mobs like devourers and such. EK dps is ~5.6k with an okay wand and an 18/20 EK. Current gear:

I can easily solo 69 maps, I have not tried to solo higher, but I have done a few 72 maps with friends and didn't have much of a problem. Since my gear has a bit of rarity I decided to use incinerate + ir + culling just for a chance at better drops. Really happy with this build.

could you post your passives for lvl 81? thanks in advance

Currently level 84 with my build. My specialty seems to be rushing since my movement is at 46% with haste and karui ward.

I do speedruns with a friend where I reach piety in under 2 minutes and they cull. They then vendor rares and sort for any good drops.. by the time they're done I'm already at piety with a portal up.

Gear:


Most of that is self-found since I dislike trading. Some gear slots can really use upgrading. I like karui ward for the movement to clear easy maps and the projectile speed for safety in harder maps.. though I sometimes exchange it with a life/spell ammy.

Passives:
http://tinyurl.com/pgt2d7o

Heavily considering taking MoM soon. I have 3700 mana with almost 700 mana free when running 4 auras. So it's enough of a mana buffer for MoM I guess.