07-02-2012, 04:55 PM
Okay, update. I am running this build at L55 in A2 Hell right now. I am pretty well undergeared damage wise, but nearly invincible just the same with this spec. Some numbers (with Galvanic Ward up/Energy Armour up) using the build from last post, except I swapped out Temporal Flux for Galvanic Ward because I no longer care about snaring:
Str 152 Dex 368 Int 1173 Vit 940
17% to crit at +72% damage
Base DPS 3618 - this build solves this.
16% to block 544-819 damage
16.7% chance to dodge
60.96% DR
Resists:
Fire/Poison/Arcane 140
Physical 184
Lightning 186
Cold 210
Life 31,871
healing 358.25 per second
Bonus 3562 from globes
4,294 armour
I've stood in the middle of several boss packs while snickering at their inability to do me the slightest harm, where before I was kiting like mad in circles for 5-10 minutes to Blizzard them to death. It's a little intense and takes some getting used to - you're almost constantly trying to Nova, DSkin, Meteor, and/or Magic Missile all at once while occasionally refreshing Hydra, but once you get used to it, even with my subpar 17% crit, DSkin and Nova are often coming off CD before they've even worn off. Belial traditionally gives me a lot of trouble, so I'll see how this fares there.
(Also, I don't expect this build to work in Inferno because the numbers I'm hearing for damage per hit well overwhelm what DSkin would protect me from, but it should be sufficient to farming A3/4 Hell to gear up for Inferno as another spec.)
Str 152 Dex 368 Int 1173 Vit 940
17% to crit at +72% damage
Base DPS 3618 - this build solves this.
16% to block 544-819 damage
16.7% chance to dodge
60.96% DR
Resists:
Fire/Poison/Arcane 140
Physical 184
Lightning 186
Cold 210
Life 31,871
healing 358.25 per second
Bonus 3562 from globes
4,294 armour
I've stood in the middle of several boss packs while snickering at their inability to do me the slightest harm, where before I was kiting like mad in circles for 5-10 minutes to Blizzard them to death. It's a little intense and takes some getting used to - you're almost constantly trying to Nova, DSkin, Meteor, and/or Magic Missile all at once while occasionally refreshing Hydra, but once you get used to it, even with my subpar 17% crit, DSkin and Nova are often coming off CD before they've even worn off. Belial traditionally gives me a lot of trouble, so I'll see how this fares there.
(Also, I don't expect this build to work in Inferno because the numbers I'm hearing for damage per hit well overwhelm what DSkin would protect me from, but it should be sufficient to farming A3/4 Hell to gear up for Inferno as another spec.)