I've messed around with Serpent's Sparker and Woh on PTR 2.1 with Firebird set and it seems to be quite good. I haven't tried going back to my traditional MM>Conflag build yet, but it's on my list of things to try in the next few days. PTR has been a bit unstable and everytime it crashes while you're in a GR you end up losing your key and have to start over.
Looks nice, finally wizard has good dps. But blizz should be fair and rename the Firebird for some universal name and change the dmg over time to element you have currently higher (as Vyr's set) to avoid copy-paste fire wizards. Im not complain, just throwing an ideas.
To post author : can you link some equipment screenshot?
Magic Missle_Conflag build works ridiculously well with this set. All three MM from mirrorball proc the effect. "Two shots and move on" method will kill greater rift monsters within seconds up to GR 30-40. Also the Firebirds DOT procs Furnace. I'm not home to post shots of my gear but its not the best, about 39% MM dmg and 37% Fire dmg, the previous stated methods work great.
Nice that it actualy seems to work out a bit better now, but as Nexuu said, they shoudl generalize it to the element mostly placed on your gear.
Do the hydras procc the bonus now?
Hydra does NOT appear to count toward the 3000% 6pc Firebird bonus.
here is the gear I was using for the tier 31 video. I rerolled my unity about an hour ago to add a socket to it, but it was 48% CD in the video I posted in original post
i think with the new legendary gems, this will be the best. because there are 2 very good tank gems, the one that is staggering 50% dmg over 8 secs (on max lvl) and the one that increases our dmg and armor by 1%, with a total of 60 stacks on max lvl. and we can also add a socket to wow, and reroll the current socket into cdr, if ur wow didnt roll a socket. mine didnt, so im on the winner side
I really want to test the leveling of the legendary gems, but it seems they reset when you exit to menu or quit D3. There are gems that really support all builds, so woh isn't a necessity.
I want ray of frost to feel useful,I want Arcane Orb to feel useful,I want energy twister to feel useful,I want ANY signature spell than MM to be useful,I want Diamond Skin to be useful :<
If this is the only build that will be good after 2.1 then this will be a sad day for us wizards. Fortunately i feel this PTR will be a long one, and we will se many balance changes later
The only other build I've had success with on PTR is using a Serpent Sparker with Mammoth Hydra, MM>Conflag and Mirror Images. I was able to clear Tier 32 with this setup. For this build I believe you can get by without using 6pc Firebird (Hydra does not seem to count toward set bonus).
I'm going to mess around with some arcane builds today, I will post results if I can find something good. Going to try an Arcane Torrent/Archon build and maybe a Lightning build (Though I don't expect it to go very far). I have a decent rimeheart and frostburns, perhaps I can make a Ray of Frost build to mess around with and post results.
Main issue right now is the game keeps killing my progress by freezing in my GR's and eating my key.... I've probably wasted 3 hours of progression because of it.
The unfortunate reality here is that he's kind of right. Efficiency is indeed the way to go. But as for us inventor type, It's more about knowing that there's this single set that the game explicitly places out for your class to interact such as the Jade set for WD's, or Marauders for DHs. But then the fun part comes from how bonuses can interact and create symbiotic relations with each other.
Firebirds is awesome. Wizards needs their sets to actually enable them to compete with other classes in the higher torments in terms of raw damage output.
I want ray of frost to feel useful,I want Arcane Orb to feel useful,I want energy twister to feel useful,I want ANY signature spell than MM to be useful,I want Diamond Skin to be useful :<
If this is the only build that will be good after 2.1 then this will be a sad day for us wizards. Fortunately i feel this PTR will be a long one, and we will se many balance changes later
I hope the PTR takes 3+ months if you are right, because as 2.1 stands it will suck for non-fire wizards :\
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Main issue right now is the game keeps killing my progress by freezing in my GR's and eating my key.... I've probably wasted 3 hours of progression because of it.
TRUTH my firebirds set saved me...mid save idk what happened but i died...then sat as a grave marker...and then died agian and could not res any where xD had to leave game lol
I play blizzard games because they NOT promote difference and innovation. I want the cookie-cutter build being explained as soon as possible on forums and it only can happen when everybody use the same skills/gear.
Totally can't be arsed on wasting my time doing theorycrafting and shits: gimme the best solution and let me achieve it directly.
Every class got an element in sinergy with a specific end-game build, wizards got fire. If, let's say, you want to achieve endgame with Cold, reroll WD. So simple.
Your goal on D3 is efficiency, not trying being an inventor, Koreans did already w/e you are trying. If something is useful, it's listed on the web even before you log in game.
Firebird with MM and Serpent sparker till you get a WoW it's the way, all the rest is casual garbage.
I can't say I agree with your outlook, at all. Saying "Your goal on D3 is efficiency" is presumptuous and wrong. Suggesting that every effective build has been documented is also wrong, especially considering the new gems and items that will be available. There will always be a build that does the most damage, but that doesn't mean it suits everyone's playstyle. I've played all the classes and I stick with playing Wizard and DH because those are the two I enjoy playing, not because they are the most efficient.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I'm not calling yours wrong, but don't assume you know what is best because you've watched a video or know how to use a search engine or reddit....
Calling it quits on Lightning testing at the moment. I just couldn't find a build that worked well enough that I would consider playing it everyday. I tried Arcane Orb, Energy Twister, Wave of Force and Meteor for spenders. Honestly, Meteor is the only one with a chance to be useful but it's AP cost is too high and you would lose far too much DPS chasing resource reduction to equalize the cost.
The one thing lightning could have going for it is the Wreath of Lightning legendary gem. If Blizz were to let this scale with elemental percentage, it could be a very fun and useful gem.
Testing Mini-Conduit - Does not scale with Lightning damage but does scale with Elite % which gives me a little hope that they may fix it for Light%
Here is my Woh build video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPwRrXwLlvE
I was doing very well in 2p GR's with the legendary gems, but they disabled them. Once they are working again I will post vids with their effects.
Do the hydras procc the bonus now?
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here is the gear I was using for the tier 31 video. I rerolled my unity about an hour ago to add a socket to it, but it was 48% CD in the video I posted in original post
http://youtu.be/LLKmMYk6m3g
I just crashed at about 75% of tier 33 with the legendary gems re-enabled.
The only other build I've had success with on PTR is using a Serpent Sparker with Mammoth Hydra, MM>Conflag and Mirror Images. I was able to clear Tier 32 with this setup. For this build I believe you can get by without using 6pc Firebird (Hydra does not seem to count toward set bonus).
I'm going to mess around with some arcane builds today, I will post results if I can find something good. Going to try an Arcane Torrent/Archon build and maybe a Lightning build (Though I don't expect it to go very far). I have a decent rimeheart and frostburns, perhaps I can make a Ray of Frost build to mess around with and post results.
Main issue right now is the game keeps killing my progress by freezing in my GR's and eating my key.... I've probably wasted 3 hours of progression because of it.
Firebirds is awesome. Wizards needs their sets to actually enable them to compete with other classes in the higher torments in terms of raw damage output.
Those Who Do Not Know True Pain Cannot Possibly Understand True Peace...
I can't say I agree with your outlook, at all. Saying "Your goal on D3 is efficiency" is presumptuous and wrong. Suggesting that every effective build has been documented is also wrong, especially considering the new gems and items that will be available. There will always be a build that does the most damage, but that doesn't mean it suits everyone's playstyle. I've played all the classes and I stick with playing Wizard and DH because those are the two I enjoy playing, not because they are the most efficient.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I'm not calling yours wrong, but don't assume you know what is best because you've watched a video or know how to use a search engine or reddit....
The one thing lightning could have going for it is the Wreath of Lightning legendary gem. If Blizz were to let this scale with elemental percentage, it could be a very fun and useful gem.
Testing Mini-Conduit - Does not scale with Lightning damage but does scale with Elite % which gives me a little hope that they may fix it for Light%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKvn1NSbp4
Lightning Archon Build w/ Mini-Conduit (DPS wasn't great)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N56WQ0drIrA
Treasure Realm (On DH)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xfet1tRx_hs