2.1.2 PTR M6 Cold Build

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by killerducks2 last updated Nov 19, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )

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Skills

Evasive Fire Focus
- Evasive Fire
Generate: 4 Hatred

Shoot a spread of bolts that hits the primary enemy for 200% weapon damage and two additional enemies for 100% weapon damage.

If an enemy is in front of you at close range, you will backflip away 5 yards.
Focus

Instead of backflipping, increase Hatred generated to 7.

Evasive Fire's damage turns into Cold.
Vault Tumble
- Vault
Cost: 8 Discipline

Tumble acrobatically 35 yards.
Tumble

After using Vault, your next Vault within 6 seconds has its Discipline cost reduced by 50%.
Sentry Spitfire Turret
- Sentry
Cost: 20 Hatred

Summon a turret that fires at nearby enemies for 280% weapon damage. Lasts 30 seconds.

You may have 2 turrets active at a time.

You gain a charge every 8 seconds and can have up to 2 charges stored at a time.
Spitfire Turret

The turret will also fire homing rockets at random nearby enemies for 120% weapon damage as Fire.
Cluster Arrow Maelstrom
- Cluster Arrow
Cost: 40 Hatred

Fire a cluster arrow that explodes for 650% weapon damage as Fire into a series of 4 additional grenades that each explode for 250% weapon damage as Fire.
Maelstrom

Instead of releasing grenades, release up to 3 rockets at nearby enemies that each deal 450% weapon damage as Cold. You gain 2% Life per enemy hit.
Companion Bat Companion
- Companion
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your raven deals an additional 500% damage on its next attack.

Passive: Summons a raven companion that pecks at enemies for 100% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Bat Companion

Active: Instantly gain 50 Hatred.

Passive: Summons a bat companion that attacks for 60% of your weapon damage as Physical.

The bat grants you 1 Hatred per second.
Preparation Punishment
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Punishment

Restore 75 Hatred.

Preparation has a 20 second cooldown.

Awareness
- Awareness
When you receive fatal damage, you instead vanish for 2 seconds and regenerate 50% of maximum Life.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Night Stalker
- Night Stalker
Your primary skills generate an additional 4 Hatred.
Custom Engineering
- Custom Engineering
Increase the duration of your Caltrops, Marked for Death, Spike Trap, and Sentry by 100%.

Increase the maximum number and charges of Sentries to 2 and number of Spike Traps to 4.
Ballistics
- Ballistics
Increase damage of rockets by 100%.

In addition, you have a 20% chance to fire a homing rocket for 150% weapon damage when you attack.

Items

Marauder's Visage

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Marauder's Spines

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–8.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Countess Julia's Cameo

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 3.0–4.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Prevent all Arcane damage taken and heal yourself for 20–25% of the amount prevented.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Marauder's Carapace

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Reaper's Wraps

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

+8 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Health globes restore 25–30% of your primary resource.
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26.0–50.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
Marauder's Encasement

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Marauder's Treads

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Dexterity
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Embodiment of the Marauder
Marauder's Visage
Marauder's Spines
Marauder's Carapace
Marauder's Encasement
Marauder's Treads
Marauder's Gloves
(2) Set: Companion calls all companions to your side.
(4) Set: Sentries deal 400% increased damage and cast Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, and Cluster Arrow when you do.
(6) Set: Your primary skills, Elemental Arrow, Chakram, Impale, Multishot, Cluster Arrow, Companions, and Vengeance deal 1200% increased damage for every active Sentry.
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+152 - 224 Life per Hit

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Unity

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 12 - 15%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

All damage taken is split between wearers of this item.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Etrayu

Legendary Bow

Primary Stats

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage
Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
+128–163 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Bombardier's Rucksack

Legendary Quiver

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
Attack Speed Increased by 15.0–20.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
Increases Sentry Damage by 75–100% (Demon Hunter Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

You may have 2 additional Sentries.

More Details

Head
- Marauder's Visage
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC Dex Dmg %
Shoulders
- Marauder's Spines
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Xephirian Amulet
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC AS
Torso
- Marauder's Carapace
- Stat Priority: Socket Dex Vit
Wrists
- Reaper's Wraps
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC AS Dex
Hands
- Tasker and Theo
- Frostburn
- Marauder's Gloves
- Stat Priority: CHD CHC AS Dex
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Hellcat Waistguard
- Stat Priority: Dex AS
Legs
- Marauder's Encasement
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit
Feet
- Marauder's Treads
- Stat Priority: Dex Vit Dmg %
Rings
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Unity
- Stone of Jordan
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD AS Socket
Weapon
- Etrayu
- Stat Priority: Dmg % Max Elemental Dmg Socket Dex
Offhand
- Bombardier's Rucksack
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15.00%.
  Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.

M6 set is required.

Get at least 30% CHC, 10 - 1 ratio of crit damage to crit chance after that.

+Elite damage also helps

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance

Defense

Resist All
Armor
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

MS > Dex > Vit > Resource

CHD > AS > CDR > CHC

AR > Armour > Life% > Life Regen

RCR > AD > LoH > GF

Most of these should be pretty self explanatory

Build Guide

Glass cannon la. M6 isn't dead

Place 2-3 Sentries
Spam CA
Cast hate generators (Companion + Prep)
Spam CA
Spam EF + CA until hate generators come off CD
If moved a reasonable distance away from previous position or dealing with tanky mobs, place another sentry
Repeat setp 2-6 until rift completed

You can shoot CA at ground and it will trigger sentries to attack their current target. You can still hide behind walls to do damage.

Good damag

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