1) I have found two Pride's Helms so far. The one I'm currently using has:
+706 Dex
+5.5% CC
Cluster Arrow +11% damage
Socket (via enchant)
The second one will supposedly give me better stats overall (+0.7% damage, +33.6% Toughness, +5.6% Healing), but doesn't have a socket yet:
+703 Dex
+725 Vit
+95 Resist All
+6.0% CC
Consequently, I'm wondering if I should get rid of the Vitality or the Resist All to try & get a socket (i.e., is 725 Vit > +95 RA, or the other way around)? Or just continue to use my first Pride's Helm? (I don't want to enchant to Cluster Arrow damage cause I occasionally play Lightning Build with only Ball Lightning & Meticulous Bolts quiver...)
2) I have two Marauder's Spines that I've been rotating between:
+493 Dex (via enchant)
+453 Vit
Reduced Resource Cost 6%
Companion Damage 15%
And
+497 Dex
+94 Resist All
Reduced Cooldown 7% (via enchant)
Reduced Resource Cost 8%
I just obtained my first pair of Ancient Marauder's Spines, but I have not enchanted it yet:
+648 Dex
+118 Resist All
+14% Life
Reduced Resource Cost 6%
Am looking for advice on whether I should enchant & get rid of the 14% Life to try to get Reduced Cooldown (or Area % Damage? or % Sentry damage?)? Or leave the +14% Life alone & try to enchant the Reduced Resource Cost to the maximum 8% instead?
3) I rotate between various bracers depending on whether I need the bonus damage to Cold, Fire, or Lightning. I finally obtained my first pair of Ancient Legendary Bracers, a pair of Steady Strikers with the following stats:
+650 Dex (perfect roll!)
+124 Resist All
+6% Attack Speed
+6% CC (via enchant)
On paper, these bracers are again an all-around upgrade for Damage, Toughness, & Healing; however, am unsure if the loss of elemental damage is worth switching over to these Ancient bracers full-time. Any suggestions?
4) Bows
It seems like I can only find regular legendary bows for all the "good" stuff (Calamity, Kridershot, Windforce, Uskang) with DPS in the 2K range, and I can only get Ancient Legendary bows with DPS in the 3K-plus range for the relatively "non-used" weapons (Cluckeye, Wojahnni Assaulter, Izzuccob, K'mar Tenclip). It seems like on these forums everyone is saying that it's better to use the blacksmith to craft an Arcane Barb & try to get an Ancient weapon with over 3K DPS, as opposed to sticking with a "good" bow that's still in the 2K DPS range; correct?
That is, I'm just wondering if I should just play w/ one of the Ancient Legendary bows I already have in my stash until I find a "good" bow w/ over 3K DPS...?
Thanks in advance. Apologies am unable to provide screen shots at the moment.
1) Cluster arrow on helm easily beats everything else, it's the most important stat, socket with cdr is helpful but priorities are CA>cc>dex.
2) I would enchant the ancient ones, life% -> sentry damage. Sentry dmaage stat increases both their normal arrows and cluster arrows, it's very good and much better than 2% more rcr you can roll.
3) Elemental damage is extremely good and multiplicative with all other damage buff sources, never skip it. Also - you want another bracers, most preferably Reapers Wraps. It may not sound as much but resource regen from health globes is extremely good and easily beats anything you can get from other bracers.
4) I did a scripted simulation once, Cluster Arrow is like 90% of your total damage. An ancient 2h crossbow is much better than most even ancient bows you can get. Try crafting a few times to get one with huge dmg, dex, 10% dmg and rcr.
Thank you for the reply, Liquirius. Quick follow-up regarding #1: Would you stick w/ my original Pride's Helm, or enchant the second one to Cluster Arrow? If the latter, would you enchant the Vit or Resist All? I'm usually under the impression that RA > Vit in terms of EHP, but just want to confirm.
Thanks!
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Four questions regarding equipment on my DH:
1) I have found two Pride's Helms so far. The one I'm currently using has:
+706 Dex
+5.5% CC
Cluster Arrow +11% damage
Socket (via enchant)
The second one will supposedly give me better stats overall (+0.7% damage, +33.6% Toughness, +5.6% Healing), but doesn't have a socket yet:
+703 Dex
+725 Vit
+95 Resist All
+6.0% CC
Consequently, I'm wondering if I should get rid of the Vitality or the Resist All to try & get a socket (i.e., is 725 Vit > +95 RA, or the other way around)? Or just continue to use my first Pride's Helm? (I don't want to enchant to Cluster Arrow damage cause I occasionally play Lightning Build with only Ball Lightning & Meticulous Bolts quiver...)
2) I have two Marauder's Spines that I've been rotating between:
+493 Dex (via enchant)
+453 Vit
Reduced Resource Cost 6%
Companion Damage 15%
And
+497 Dex
+94 Resist All
Reduced Cooldown 7% (via enchant)
Reduced Resource Cost 8%
I just obtained my first pair of Ancient Marauder's Spines, but I have not enchanted it yet:
+648 Dex
+118 Resist All
+14% Life
Reduced Resource Cost 6%
Am looking for advice on whether I should enchant & get rid of the 14% Life to try to get Reduced Cooldown (or Area % Damage? or % Sentry damage?)? Or leave the +14% Life alone & try to enchant the Reduced Resource Cost to the maximum 8% instead?
3) I rotate between various bracers depending on whether I need the bonus damage to Cold, Fire, or Lightning. I finally obtained my first pair of Ancient Legendary Bracers, a pair of Steady Strikers with the following stats:
+650 Dex (perfect roll!)
+124 Resist All
+6% Attack Speed
+6% CC (via enchant)
On paper, these bracers are again an all-around upgrade for Damage, Toughness, & Healing; however, am unsure if the loss of elemental damage is worth switching over to these Ancient bracers full-time. Any suggestions?
4) Bows
It seems like I can only find regular legendary bows for all the "good" stuff (Calamity, Kridershot, Windforce, Uskang) with DPS in the 2K range, and I can only get Ancient Legendary bows with DPS in the 3K-plus range for the relatively "non-used" weapons (Cluckeye, Wojahnni Assaulter, Izzuccob, K'mar Tenclip). It seems like on these forums everyone is saying that it's better to use the blacksmith to craft an Arcane Barb & try to get an Ancient weapon with over 3K DPS, as opposed to sticking with a "good" bow that's still in the 2K DPS range; correct?
That is, I'm just wondering if I should just play w/ one of the Ancient Legendary bows I already have in my stash until I find a "good" bow w/ over 3K DPS...?
Thanks in advance. Apologies am unable to provide screen shots at the moment.
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1) Cluster arrow on helm easily beats everything else, it's the most important stat, socket with cdr is helpful but priorities are CA>cc>dex.
2) I would enchant the ancient ones, life% -> sentry damage. Sentry dmaage stat increases both their normal arrows and cluster arrows, it's very good and much better than 2% more rcr you can roll.
3) Elemental damage is extremely good and multiplicative with all other damage buff sources, never skip it. Also - you want another bracers, most preferably Reapers Wraps. It may not sound as much but resource regen from health globes is extremely good and easily beats anything you can get from other bracers.
4) I did a scripted simulation once, Cluster Arrow is like 90% of your total damage. An ancient 2h crossbow is much better than most even ancient bows you can get. Try crafting a few times to get one with huge dmg, dex, 10% dmg and rcr.
Thank you for the reply, Liquirius. Quick follow-up regarding #1: Would you stick w/ my original Pride's Helm, or enchant the second one to Cluster Arrow? If the latter, would you enchant the Vit or Resist All? I'm usually under the impression that RA > Vit in terms of EHP, but just want to confirm.
Thanks!