05-13-2013, 07:02 PM
shoju Wrote:On the other hand, the Barracks, and the charging Shield guys are murdering me...I didn't even have to time hit my granite flask.
Yea they're brutal. Just be aware you have to hit your granite flask before they charge. If you chug your flask while they're charging, the granite flask does not count for the charged hit. Have to get used to preemptively chugging your granite.
shoju Wrote:1.) Should I continue to use my current strategy? I'm currently using Arc.
I haven't used Arc in late-game, but I do know others that have. Like you said it's a good and quick way to spread shock status on enemies. Not the highest damage but faster casting will help get those shocks in.
shoju Wrote:2.) Am I running the right auras? I'm running
Clarity
Discipline
Wrath
Clarity and Discipline are amazing. Wrath is used for attacks only, meaning bows and melee attacks. Not spells. Go with Purity for help with resistances. If you have decent Dex you may want to consider Grace as Evasion can be amazing.
shoju Wrote:I would love to get to a point where I'm running Vitality as well, but it's a flat 40% reserve. Will that be affected by Reduced Mana as well? I'm not sure what other auras I could run, but It has me wondering.
Yes Reduced Mana is crucial for percent based auras. With a quality reduced mana, talents, and gear you can get up to 7 auras. But for your purposes I'd go for Purity. After that, and if you ever find a quality reduced mana, go for Grace if you have Dex, or Vitality if you have more strength.
shoju Wrote:3.) Does Life Leech work on Spells? (Support Gem) I'm curious if I could add Life Leech to my Arc, and then run down to pick up Ghost Reaver, and leech back my ES. I'm just not sure if the Support Gem works on it.
Yes, LL works on Spells. If you have a high enough ES, it's really good with Ghost Reaver. A lot of people use LL on spells, I do 90% of the time since I play Hardcore.
shoju Wrote:4.) I've noticed something odd with my Granite Flask I'm using.
Not 100% sure on the granite/armor math. I'll let you know if I sort it out.
BTW, did you ever find out why you were summoning extra minions at times?