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Watched raizqt setup a shockwave totem build on stream the other day, it was clearing maps pretty fast without this buff. Shock totem is the new spork.
 

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What did he use with it gear wise and links? I would imagine that sceptre
Doon + Carcass jack

Pillar of the Caged God was a consideration for the +% phys dmg per str node

Links were Shockwave totem - Increased Area - Conc Effect - Empower - Culling Strike (if I recall correctly)

-- Wideswing polearm is notable here for the Increased area built in if you 4 link it
 

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Interesting with Empower, I would assume Doon with the bonus. Didnt think of the AOE on CJ.
not sure on the empower thing. He switched to Doon/CJ really late in the stream.

I'm wondering if avatar of fire + Added Fire + shockwave + ele prolif + conc effect is gonna be a thing.

Could sub in Thousand ribbons instead of ele prolif and do Added Fire - Shockwave - Conc Effect - Fire Pen (early on at least)
 

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not sure on the empower thing. He switched to Doon/CJ really late in the stream.

I'm wondering if avatar of fire + Added Fire + shockwave + ele prolif + conc effect is gonna be a thing.

Could sub in Thousand ribbons instead of ele prolif and do Added Fire - Shockwave - Conc Effect - Fire Pen (early on at least)
ill tell you when im done work and pound out the last 3 levels on my garena templar though prolifing shockwave totems is a waste, profil a 100% fire bear trap instead.
 

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Dual wield red beaks low life shockwave totemer, do it.

Ditching the DW block duelist. Definitely going zombies.

Will transition into a low life summoner with 11 auras (Blood magic passive)

Generosity on damage auras. Maybe on purity of elements (will run purity of light and fire for max resists)
 

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Intradesting....
I wonder if this means it is now exclusively spell damage or if it will scale off of both Physical and Spell damage modifiers. Before it was physical damage but was counted as a cast and so was not affected by spell damage modifiers.
 

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Im at work so I cant read reddit or anywhere where people that theorycraft hang out. Hopefully the guy Vitality is talking about has info up or a post, either way CoE + low life + dual shockwave totems?

I saw they killed Multistrike with Cyclone also FML, really going to have to do something new new for my main build. Im going to level as max block DW duelist to farm Atziri / Dominus first couple of weeks.
 

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I've been swinging between an Elemental Buzzsaw build (nerfed in 1.2) and a high evasion phys acrobatics/ondar bow build just using which ever skill appears to be the most effective. Other notables are the shockwave changes just mentioned but it will probably play to slow. A trapper build of some sort but that relies on to many uniques to really use as a starting build in a new league. Searing Bond build "same problem as shockwave build?" Infernal Blow/Ground Slam build: Could be a solid and effective choice but also standard. Arc build (Nerfed in just about every way imaginable in 1.2)
 

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I wonder if this means it is now exclusively spell damage or if it will scale off of both Physical and Spell damage modifiers. Before it was physical damage but was counted as a cast and so was not affected by spell damage modifiers.
should be both in the same way as glacial cascade and EK.
 

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So whats the verdict for clans? There is one id join called NUKE but they are too formal about being in teamspeak all day. Im already in one with my bros.

Do we want to just form one? I might have my old one with 2 bank tabs. Ideally what we did last league was recycle uniques that weren't expensive in the guild bank and also filled it with maps for people coming up. I am probably going to be playing SC with 3 friends who are brand new and 2 who have some experience.
 

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I've got like $150 in cash shop monies for guild stuff if that's a thing. Full stash tab of HC maps you can rip into SC if you want. Also like 4 tabs of uniques and 5 tabs of skill gems.

Also:

.Raise Zombie: Raised zombies now have 13% more life.
.Spark: Spark does 20% more damage at all levels.
.Summon Skeleton: Summoned Skeletons deal 50% more base damage than they did previously.

Fk yeah boss sniping skeletons. Multi strike - Melee Phys - Added fire gg.

.Mon'tregul's Grasp now grants 2000 life to Zombies, up from 500. Rerolling values using a Divine Orb on this item will update your item.

Oh baby. That feel when your zombies wear Quad-Koams and have Infernal Blow
 

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I've decided on my Rampagebuild. It is a Viper strikebasebuild of 57 points that is easily converted into one of several possible directions. For example one option is to specialize in daggers for crit and go with a high crit build. Several dagger nodes are found close to other nodes in the base build.

Another option is going for 1 hander plus high block chance with shield.
Another option is going CI over Life.
 

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For pro leveling speed remember rush A3 by focusing on blue packs and skipping the rest, catch up in Sarn and push Dominus repeat to merciless.

Sell all gems even commons for 1c on day 1
 

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I'm going to do an EB MoM Aura Summoner, then switch into Hybrid Life/ES at 85+ when I get enough gear to sustain AA at high levels.

Probably Level as Ice Nova/Arc

The league starts in the middle of my workday so I wont be on til 4hours in or so.
 

Korrupt

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Yeah my PST buddies are working from home, thankfully im EST. Super excited to not sleep, I love loot and money.
 

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Pumped! Was going to go aura bitch but lots of those already so sticking with shield tank idea. I have most of you on the friend list already going to put down some cash on this game tonight as well.