3.6 Synthesis Arc/Freezing Pulse Totems, easy Shaperkills with less than 1-2 Ex investment!

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Elyndrys が発言:

What nodes are a priority to go for first on skill tree? I have never tried arc or totems

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Dyvz が発言:

With arc totems I ended up with lvl 100 (SSF league), cleared all content including 600 depth in previous league.

SO in 3.5 the biggest change is -1 totem from ascendancy +3% more damage per totem, and +1 as veiled mod on shield. And ofc new support gem

Here are my math included most popular choices including soul mantle(SM), Atziri's reflection (AR), 1h+ shield and DW/2hand. with/witout new support gem

1. SM+AR (or Dualwield/2h + SM)
3.4 500%
3.5 400*1.16=464
7.2% nerf

if you add up new +2 totems, i assume you 21 lvl it for 0.8 modifier
-1 support totem gives another 0.75 (it may vary, depends on what you get rid of, if you have 21 lvl gems or not, your abyssal jewels etc). So...
600*0.8*0.75*1.18 = 424.8
9% less damage compared to 4 totem build

2. SM, 1h +veiled moded shield
500*1.15 = 15% buff
700*0.8*0.75*1.21=508.2 so on paper its a marginal buff 1,64%

3. No SM, dualwield/2h
300*1.09=327 or 18% nerf
500*0.8*0.75*1.15=345 14% nerf
the biggest impact on SSF league starters, since majority of content will be cleared without that veiled mod

4. No Sm, 1h + shield
400*1.12=448 12% buff
600*0.8*0.75*1.18=424 6.2% buff, still 5% less than 4 totem build

Conclusion:
1. mediocre nerf to starter build, especially for SSF. This leads to increase investments in proper shield for trade league. Also, shield with good caster stats much harder to get.
2. That veiled mod (if there will be only 1 for shields) status unknown: you loose 1 suffix or prefix. So for top tier rares it can be a nerf, while for 3-4 mod shield its a buff.
3. New support gem fits for clearing, not boss killing, where your dps matters. (but remember, that smaller portions of damage have less chances to shock enemies = hard to predict what impact will be for speed clearing)
4. SM+AR small nerf, still this is strong for all content clear. (say hello to incursion belt for LL damage)
5. SM without AR still pain in ass for gameplay (imo).

So all in all, we are still on similar level.

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Samodin が発言:

Amazing stuff!

I'm definitely going for this as a starter.

Is it good to keep the same exact tree and drop currency on this character towards very late game?

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Istor が発言:

Do you use Wrath while leveling or clarity?

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Samodin が発言:

Damn you're fast xD you replied before my edit.

Here's a second question:
I find it odd that you pick Lightning Walker so late (Given that most people simply won't pick it since they stop around lvl 90ish). It looks very powerful to me and is only a 2 point investment. Any specifics behind that choice?

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Bourgee が発言:

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Samodin が発言:

Damn you're fast xD you replied before my edit.

Here's a second question:
I find it odd that you pick Lightning Walker so late (Given that most people simply won't pick it since they stop around lvl 90ish). It looks very powerful to me and is only a 2 point investment. Any specifics behind that choice?

Because it will cost you 2 points on your traveling path. But feel free to pick it earlier.