2014-07-25, 07:56 AM
I've been trying to figure out how to best set up my Arcane Torrent - Static Discharge build, and I've come to this so far
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wi...VTS!aYaZca
My intention is to go to Torment 6, so I can't use Shocking Aspect for damage when I need all the mitigation from Prismatic Armor. I might not even be able to use Electrify and have to have Deflection instead, especially if I'm solo.
Cold Snap came out on top as a support because it can be cast without breaking channeling. Supermassive is there for utility, despite needing to break my channel. I'm still not 100% sure I need it, because monsters either run into me and I just channel through them, or they run away and I need to Black Hole, and when it's over, they run away again anyways. I'm running Strongarms because they're the only Bracers I have, but I could just craft some Aughild's instead.
I gave Lightning Storm a try, and having to recast Blizzard so often is too detrimental. It's a bit AP expensive, which isn't a problem for me, but the 6s duration is too short to be worth breaking Arcane Dynamo to begin with. If you run Mirror Image though, their Lightning Storms stack on top of yours giving +60% Lightning Damage, but that's even more channel breaking plus moving, and two skill slots.
I'm hoping to start getting gear soon, but I'm not too sure if I want to focus all that hard until the patch actually comes out. I'm still trying to get Helltooth on my Witch Doctor with no luck. Spent like 2000 on Helms and got a Grin Reaper at least. Hopefully, I can get a Myken's Ball of Hate and Velvet Camarel so I can Chain Lightning well, otherwise, I might just switch to Lightning Blast or even Arc Lightning just to do more damage/proc. Arcane Dynamo is just too powerful snapshotting to a channel to give up though.
I'd like to at least get a nice ring to put a Taeguk in. It works really well since it seems to stacks once per 3 ticks, though I was hoping for the obviously overpowered once per tick. With all the armor at Rank 50+, it seems pretty BiS for any channel build, if not any build at all. I'm still wearing a Legacy Stone of Jordan with -5 Arcane Torrent on it, which helps a ton, but if I can get another ring to replace that as well...
Otherwise, I guess I need two piece Vyr's if I ever want to wear something that isn't Magefist. Though I hear Tasker and Theo + Lightning Hydra is pretty good, that seems pretty wasteful. Wish there were lightning gloves.
I also hit the 1,000,000,000 mark for the Monk healing achievement. Only 1b more to go ._.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wi...VTS!aYaZca
My intention is to go to Torment 6, so I can't use Shocking Aspect for damage when I need all the mitigation from Prismatic Armor. I might not even be able to use Electrify and have to have Deflection instead, especially if I'm solo.
Cold Snap came out on top as a support because it can be cast without breaking channeling. Supermassive is there for utility, despite needing to break my channel. I'm still not 100% sure I need it, because monsters either run into me and I just channel through them, or they run away and I need to Black Hole, and when it's over, they run away again anyways. I'm running Strongarms because they're the only Bracers I have, but I could just craft some Aughild's instead.
I gave Lightning Storm a try, and having to recast Blizzard so often is too detrimental. It's a bit AP expensive, which isn't a problem for me, but the 6s duration is too short to be worth breaking Arcane Dynamo to begin with. If you run Mirror Image though, their Lightning Storms stack on top of yours giving +60% Lightning Damage, but that's even more channel breaking plus moving, and two skill slots.
I'm hoping to start getting gear soon, but I'm not too sure if I want to focus all that hard until the patch actually comes out. I'm still trying to get Helltooth on my Witch Doctor with no luck. Spent like 2000 on Helms and got a Grin Reaper at least. Hopefully, I can get a Myken's Ball of Hate and Velvet Camarel so I can Chain Lightning well, otherwise, I might just switch to Lightning Blast or even Arc Lightning just to do more damage/proc. Arcane Dynamo is just too powerful snapshotting to a channel to give up though.
I'd like to at least get a nice ring to put a Taeguk in. It works really well since it seems to stacks once per 3 ticks, though I was hoping for the obviously overpowered once per tick. With all the armor at Rank 50+, it seems pretty BiS for any channel build, if not any build at all. I'm still wearing a Legacy Stone of Jordan with -5 Arcane Torrent on it, which helps a ton, but if I can get another ring to replace that as well...
Otherwise, I guess I need two piece Vyr's if I ever want to wear something that isn't Magefist. Though I hear Tasker and Theo + Lightning Hydra is pretty good, that seems pretty wasteful. Wish there were lightning gloves.
I also hit the 1,000,000,000 mark for the Monk healing achievement. Only 1b more to go ._.