[0.9.13] Kripparrian's Bow Templar Build

Is it possible to play this build (I mean with Eldrich Battery) on Harcdcore?
Or it will be better to take CI in case of not being one shooted on Eldrich Battery?!?
Or what about using Blood magic?

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JordOfOz escreveu:

Quick question - why do you pick up the early AOE nodes?

I'm also wondering, given the things we might have learnt since the build was first made, if its more optimal to pick up the early 8% mana node, rather than the AOE nodes. Since lightning arrow's AOE mainly comes from chain anyway?

Kripp's wand templar takes this route too.

Thoughts?

I'm a noob and was wondering in general what kind of stats on gear should you be looking for with this build?

This build would be a good 1st char, due to the nature of using skills while they are powerful in early/mid game. It would make leveling smooth, while keeping your life and resists at a reasonable level.

One problem I see with this build as a 1st char would be the support-gems tho. You can get most of the needed gems with the templar quest rewards and L-arrow can be gotten by running a ranger for 5min. But...fork and chain. Fork is needed to make the spark-totem really efficient and chain is the core of the endgame build.

I can imagine the price of a chain gem being pretty high at the release of the game, and the fork gem is only reachable if you run another char through the entire act 1.

Is there any other alternatives to chain or could you expect to run into a brick wall trying to buy/find one?

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Tapeworm escreveu:

Is there any other alternatives to chain or could you expect to run into a brick wall trying to buy/find one?

Chain is amazing at a cost of its 200% mana multiplier (besides the obvious problem of whether you can get one). So on your way to chain, just either fire lightning arrow a few more times, or use fork if you must. Fork is easy to obtain/trade for.

Of course, we can all hope that chain will be an Act3 quest gem :)

What are the things you are looking for in you Gear? I know +attributes to wear all high stat items, but what else? are you generally going for armour/eva or something else like pure armour?

Hello, everybody.
I decided to try this build and now have some questions. I would be really thankfull if somebosy answer me.
1. What type of armor should I use? Armor, Evasion, ES or some combination of this?
2. What sequence should I use to reach following nodes?
I. Eldritch Battery - Maradeur region. (low survivability but high mana = auras + supports for Lightning shot)
II. Maradeur region - Eldritch Battery. (high survivability but very low mana = no auras, not all supports for Lightning shot, low dps)
III. Resolute Technique - Eldritch Battery - Maradeur life nodes. (like previous option)
3. What's the difference between chain and fork and why shouldn't I use both with this build?
4. What auras are neccessary for low levels? I got Anger, but it is almost useless for now, and Clarity, which has too high reserved mana and too low regen for now.
5. What support gem should I get first for Lightning shot? LMP or WED?
Thank you.

Also, I forgot to ask how many ES (mana) should I have at level 60 for example.

I'd like to know anything you asked, too.

Also, why exactly is it needed to play melee at first? Just because LA is weak at the beginning? I started this char and am bashing things with a big club right now. I never did melee (7 witches so far ^^) and I'm not sure I like it. Sure, the dmg is pretty faceroll but having to constantly use health potions annoys me sorta.

€: argh, I mentioned I'm a non-CI noob :P I finally got the first life regen node, I see where this is going. Together with the Marauder one this could get nasty. So I see how this is viable. Still curious why melee first, though.

I am having a real hard time with mana and dps. I am level 25 and using the bow with fork / elemtnal dmg / and LA. Using dex equip to support gems and hardly have any ES (12). I am working towards getting a 30 dex node and Eldritch battery. Is it to be expected to have dps and mana issues this early on? I just dont see how i can sustain mana runnin wrath anger and dps isnt good. Does it get better?