Ive been playing a Nado WW barb, doing really well with him up to this point. 51k DPS, 60ish w/Battle Rage. Ive got a decent amount of gold now, and looking to start a Demon Hunter.
Can some of the more knowledgeable DH's here answer some questions for me?
How much gold do I need to outfit a DH to take on Act 3? And what should I focus on?
Are there any special legend/set items that are "Musts" for DH?
What stats should I look for in a main weapon(1h or 2?) and quiver stats?
What armor and All Resistance stats should I look to achieve?
What attack speed and DPS should I want?
What are the critical skills to have for both active and passive?
1.its depends..you can get very good deals sometimes..but i think about 15-30 mil [i already told you,its depends].
Focus on dex [1900+] crit dmg [300+] and crit chance [35+],and some vit ofcusre.try to get quiver and chest with max discpline [its very very effective] 2.yea,you can buy the natalyas set [2 set items gives you 7 crit chance,3 set items gives you 130 dex i think and 4 set items incrase your discpline rengenration by 2].the dicspline regeneration bonus is really really OP so try to get 4 natalays set items: natalays soul [boots]-try to get boots with high dex on them. natalays gaze [helm]-try to get helm with high dex + crit chance. natalyas mark [ring]-just go for the cheapest one [80+dex,7 ias].natalyas mark with crit dmg/crit chance/dmg bonus is very very expensive. natalyas shadow [chest]-try to get chest with max discpline [its also expensive but its a must!!]
exepct the natalyas set you can also get the next legendarys items : zunimassa's journey [boots] -adds 6% to your dmg,ias 5/6 and also try to get dex on them. innas blessing [belt] -adds 6% to your dmg and try to get dex on them [its might be very expensive] innas glory [pants] - try to get pants with 140 vit + 2 sockets [2 innas set bonus gives you 130 dex ] seven sins [shoulders]-try to get seven sins shoulders with high dex and vit [obv ^^] 3.go for 2 handed weapon [xbow/bow] with 1100dmg+ crit dmg+socket [its also expensive sometimes].
get 10 discpline bonus on quiver,8+ crit chance,100+ dex and skill bonus. 4.dont try to get alot of ress beacuse it wont be usefull.try to get 15k+ hp. 5.well i have 90k dps [without sharpshotter skill] and i can farm act 3 if i have tank with me without any problems. 6.i will give you my build,maybe it will help you : http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/demon-hunter#fPYTXV!Yge!bYZZZc
I;m after the natalya;s set items as well. I'm just wrestlign with the fact tjhat I have to farm to buy these, and can't simply play the game as normal. Nice work there blizzard....ruins the whole intent of the game kinda...
I;m after the natalya;s set items as well. I'm just wrestlign with the fact tjhat I have to farm to buy these, and can't simply play the game as normal. Nice work there blizzard....ruins the whole intent of the game kinda...
Blizzard wrecked the game by making it so you have to farm to get items? I honestly haven't heard this opinion yet, do go on...
Okay I read what these people read and this is just sad.
First off, here are the ideal stats you need to survive:
80k Damage
25k Life
350+ resists
450+ Fire Resist
About 15 Crit Chance w/o Sharpshooter
You can get this around 4-5 mil easy.
Also don't bother wasting millions on attack spead with a 2H Crossbow. Get a 2H Bow and 15 IAS Quiver.
Essentially, you stack up on Crit Damage with your bow, rings, amulet, and gloves. Try to get all resists and Fire Resist on everything else. Max up your sockets and socket everything with Emeralds except your helm (Amethyst). Get enough Dex to have around 1700+.
Shadow Power to avoid be able to tank a little bit, and to use with Nether Tentacles to heal very fast in combat. Stun Grenades to stun enemies to tank up Hatred for Spike Traps, your primary form of attack. You are going to use Caltrops all the time. It's very useful.
I have beaten Inferno with this build. It's a very easy to use build and relatively cheap.
How much gold do I need to outfit a DH to take on Act 3? And what should I focus on?
If you go glascannon you can finish inferno below 1 million with a starter weapon. If you go for some vitality things are more expensive, but still cheap. I'd say below 10 million. If you go for proper defense gear things start to get expensive, 100-200 million at least. A glasscannon that is good enough to farm Act 3 fast would be around 50 million, half of that goes for the weapon.
Are there any special legend/set items that are "Musts" for DH?
No musthave, but Andariel's Visage with high dex is nice, and Strongarm Bracers can go above the normal dexterity cap. Very expensive stuff though. Natalya's sucks, you loose too many stats, I'd say learn to play with normal discipline regen
What stats should I look for in a main weapon(1h or 2?) and quiver stats?
2h xbow for slow, but reliable big shots, 2h bow for fast attacks, but with wide damage range, thus unreliable damage. Take what you like more, but certains skills, like Impale, work better with 2h xbow. Good 1h xbows are insanely expensive, just avoid them. Certain defensive builds work better with 1h xbows, but you will loose damage if you go 1h/dw. Main weapon stats: chd is musthave (socket and/or raw stat), dps, and some dexterity is always nice. You can snipe some high vitality pieces cheap on AH if you need to improve your defense. Quiver: 15% AS, 100dex+socket minimum, 6% chc. Defensive stats as you like. Skill damage boost is nice, but not musthave.
What armor and All Resistance stats should I look to achieve?
Don't know, I've never been a tank You have to use your active abilities (Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog, Shadow Power - Gloom) a lot to survive anyways. So learn to avoid damage first, but some 300-400 AR and 3000-3500 armor with 30-40k hp will help a lot to survive in Act 3. You can tank almost everything with Shadow Power if you want, but gear with proper dps AND defense is not worth it imo.
What attack speed and DPS should I want?
DPS depends on your skill, really. Some peeps cleared Inferno with 30k base dps. I cleared it with 40k. Farming Act 3 started to be convenient above 60k. AS obviously depends on your weapon. 2h xbows need additional AS for sure, 1.5 attacks/second are fine. You can ignore chc if you take Sharpshooter and save gold on gear a lot. Bows are fast, you can ignore AS and go for chc with it, and take a defensive passive instead of Sharpshooter. Chd is the most important dps stat whatever weapon you choose. Of course, a balanced build with average chc and AS works fine too if you don't want to specialize on a weapon/build. Use dps calculators when buying gear (and take into consideration that simulating Sharpsooter's dps benefit is not trivial)!
What are the critical skills to have for both active and passive?
Learn to use Smoke Screen - Lingering Fog (it gives both full immunity and invisibility for it's duration. HP bar bugs sometimes, but don't be afraid, you are immune). See how mobs react in different situations, like coop, with follower, with Tyriel, etc, and learn how can get the most out of it. 1.5 seconds seem nothing, but with practice you can solve every problem in the game with it (and ignore defense on gear ). I use Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning as main nuke, it's a very convenient skill, both for aoe and single target. Impale - Grievous Wounds for single target burst, and Hungering Arrow - Puncturing Arrow for hatred regenarition (and very decent single target dps). With high chc and a bow Devouring Arrow rune might be better for Hungering Arrow. Steady Shot, Archery and Sharpshooter passives are kinda musthave, no real choice here if you go use a general ranged dps build. For more exotic builds look up the forums and teh interwebs.
Hf with your Demon Hunter. All of this info is for Act 3/4 inferno. While leveling use Vault with Tactical Advantage passive, to speed up things Bola Shot - Volatile Explosives is nice for leveling too, high dmg aoe, no hatred cost.
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Can some of the more knowledgeable DH's here answer some questions for me?
Focus on dex [1900+] crit dmg [300+] and crit chance [35+],and some vit ofcusre.try to get quiver and chest with max discpline [its very very effective]
2.yea,you can buy the natalyas set [2 set items gives you 7 crit chance,3 set items gives you 130 dex i think and 4 set items incrase your discpline rengenration by 2].the dicspline regeneration bonus is really really OP so try to get 4 natalays set items:
natalays soul [boots]-try to get boots with high dex on them.
natalays gaze [helm]-try to get helm with high dex + crit chance.
natalyas mark [ring]-just go for the cheapest one [80+dex,7 ias].natalyas mark with crit dmg/crit chance/dmg bonus is very very expensive.
natalyas shadow [chest]-try to get chest with max discpline [its also expensive but its a must!!]
exepct the natalyas set you can also get the next legendarys items :
zunimassa's journey [boots] -adds 6% to your dmg,ias 5/6 and also try to get dex on them.
innas blessing [belt] -adds 6% to your dmg and try to get dex on them [its might be very expensive]
innas glory [pants] - try to get pants with 140 vit + 2 sockets [2 innas set bonus gives you 130 dex ]
seven sins [shoulders]-try to get seven sins shoulders with high dex and vit [obv ^^]
3.go for 2 handed weapon [xbow/bow] with 1100dmg+ crit dmg+socket [its also expensive sometimes].
get 10 discpline bonus on quiver,8+ crit chance,100+ dex and skill bonus.
4.dont try to get alot of ress beacuse it wont be usefull.try to get 15k+ hp.
5.well i have 90k dps [without sharpshotter skill] and i can farm act 3 if i have tank with me without any problems.
6.i will give you my build,maybe it will help you :
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/demon-hunter#fPYTXV!Yge!bYZZZc
sry for my english
good luck
Blizzard wrecked the game by making it so you have to farm to get items? I honestly haven't heard this opinion yet, do go on...
First off, here are the ideal stats you need to survive:
80k Damage
25k Life
350+ resists
450+ Fire Resist
About 15 Crit Chance w/o Sharpshooter
You can get this around 4-5 mil easy.
Also don't bother wasting millions on attack spead with a 2H Crossbow. Get a 2H Bow and 15 IAS Quiver.
Essentially, you stack up on Crit Damage with your bow, rings, amulet, and gloves. Try to get all resists and Fire Resist on everything else. Max up your sockets and socket everything with Emeralds except your helm (Amethyst). Get enough Dex to have around 1700+.
For skills, I would have this:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/demon-hunter#URYgVS!ceT!YcZYcc
Shadow Power to avoid be able to tank a little bit, and to use with Nether Tentacles to heal very fast in combat. Stun Grenades to stun enemies to tank up Hatred for Spike Traps, your primary form of attack. You are going to use Caltrops all the time. It's very useful.
I have beaten Inferno with this build. It's a very easy to use build and relatively cheap.
Hf with your Demon Hunter. All of this info is for Act 3/4 inferno. While leveling use Vault with Tactical Advantage passive, to speed up things Bola Shot - Volatile Explosives is nice for leveling too, high dmg aoe, no hatred cost.