05-28-2012, 12:38 AM
This is similar to the build that I have evolved into as well for Inferno. Glad you finally saw the light of Hydra! =D
I've been using:
Arcane Orb - Obliterate
Magic Missle - Seeker
Energy Armor - Energy Tap
Diamond Skin - Crystal Shell
Hydra - Arcane Hydra
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon
With Astral Presence, Galvanizing Ward, and Temporal Flux.
At least for Act 1 of Inferno I don't see the need for Force Armor. Any packs that would kill me without it will still kill me with it so I forgo that and just stack on lots more Arcane Power. This allows me to leave out the cheaper Arcane Orbs and go for more damage on that rune. Either way you build it it's still a very economical build as far as Arcane Power goes so you really only need one Passive dedicated to it, which allowed me to drop Prodigy and add Galvanizing Ward. That passive seems fairly underwhelming, but in Inferno where I'm kiting non stop it is a godsend to be able to regen health along the way and has me looking over items a little more closely specifically for that stat.
I've been using:
Arcane Orb - Obliterate
Magic Missle - Seeker
Energy Armor - Energy Tap
Diamond Skin - Crystal Shell
Hydra - Arcane Hydra
Magic Weapon - Force Weapon
With Astral Presence, Galvanizing Ward, and Temporal Flux.
At least for Act 1 of Inferno I don't see the need for Force Armor. Any packs that would kill me without it will still kill me with it so I forgo that and just stack on lots more Arcane Power. This allows me to leave out the cheaper Arcane Orbs and go for more damage on that rune. Either way you build it it's still a very economical build as far as Arcane Power goes so you really only need one Passive dedicated to it, which allowed me to drop Prodigy and add Galvanizing Ward. That passive seems fairly underwhelming, but in Inferno where I'm kiting non stop it is a godsend to be able to regen health along the way and has me looking over items a little more closely specifically for that stat.