04-03-2020, 04:56 PM
(04-03-2020, 03:44 PM)Frag Wrote: Good to see you still about, Monty, and thanks for doing this - looking forward to updates. :)
Hey Frag!
So great to hear from you, I hope all is well. Perhaps we will all band up for another Diablo play through with D4 (or PoE2!) ? :)
My Toxic Rain Pathfinder is going really well! I'm about to do cruel lab at level 57 and it will be a huge damage boost. Pretty insane how strong that node is. 40% chance to deal 100% more damage with poisons during flask effects [yay Enduring flasks], my Agony Cawler's Virulence lasts 50% longer, and more chaos damage.
However, I am feeling a bit squishy at nearly 3K life for 57. The problem is my evasion is not quite high enough, so I need an extra cushion of HP until I get there with evasion gear. Thankfully the gear I have is quite good for a fresh account self-found. Lots of high HP gear with double or triple res, and enough stats on gear to satisfy my STR/Int requirements. Notable gear upgrades is finding another +1 bow with 1.75 attack speed and 90 life chest with triple 25+ res. Nothing amazing, but it's all stuff that allows my character to not go splat :)
The character is definitely a bit tricky to play in HC and without a Quill Rain it won't be a great clear speed build. Toxic Rain drops chaos damage over time spores on the ground, that once stacked up do tons of poison and chaos DOT. It also slows enemies, which is much needed since this skill has ramp up of damage. Bosses are dropping in 2-3 seconds which is great, but so are normal packs, which is not so great. You get in the habit of firing a few stacks and running past, but then have to double back for loot a lot of the times. However, I did want to play a slower play style build, so I'm getting my wish. It's actually not too bad with the Delirium league since you have to double back for loot most of the time anyway.
I'm hoping to grab enough life nodes to get me into maps and continue pushing through. I'm really enjoying the decisions you have to make with pushing more damage or life, and running that fine line in hardcore.
Here's my update Path of Building for lvl 57: https://pastebin.com/L0TiY5WA