Of note - your on-paper DPS figure seems a bit lower that I would expect it to be with that much crit damage. I am guessing that this is because you are either using a <600 DPS weapon or do not have much int on gear; my suggestion at this point would be to do act 3 runs with a few glass cannon friends so you can hold stuff down while they kill it, and upgrade your gear over time starting with the weakest piece while keeping your defensive stats where they are (a tad more AR and armor would not hurt).
If you are currently using a weak wand with LoH / AP on crit, you may try to upgrade to a stronger weapon with just LoH and possibly a socket and/or native crit damage; I currently have only 9 AP on crit from helm and am able to hold my own perfectly fine.
You hit the nail on the head - my weapon only has 560 DPS.
The notable stats on my current weapon are:
+619 Life on Hit
+7 AP on Crit
Socket (with +60% Crit Damage gem)
I have considered upgrading my weapon to something with more damage, but what stat can I afford to lose?
Dropping the LoH seems out of the question, so that really brings it down to dropping AP on Crit or Crit Damage.
You don't run out of AP with only 9 on Crit? Considering I also run with Astral Presence, this might be the choice for me.
I just wanted to say that after using this build since Inferno Act 2, I beat Diablo today. My gear is far from amazing. My stats are as follows (**with Energy Armor and Enchantress):
-30k health
-1.43 APS
-30.5% Crit chance
-170% Crit damage
-864 Resist All
-8791 Armor
-797 Life on hit
-16 Arcane Power on Crit
-10.7k DPS
As you can see, my stats are not exceptionally great. My damage is really low (although it is actually a good bit higher using this build), and my resistances aren't even that high. In my opinion, that is what makes this build so great - you don't have to have incredible gear to do well with it.
Thanks, Maxyim, for creating this guide!
EDIT: The only thing I changed from the OP build is Evocation -> Astral Presence. For me, this meant more tornadoes = more crits = less downtime on CDs so that it was nearly the same as having Evocation, except I was able to do more DPS.
I am pretty much at the same amount of ASP (1,3), crit chance and event bigger crit dmg (319)... would love to give a try melee wizz after nerf, so I am curious how much resist I need for act 3/4 farm.
Self-buffed, I have 1k resistances, 9k armor, 42k hp. However, in the interest of transparency, I should point out that while I can clear act 3/4 without dieing, I would rather farm act 2 with this build because it is much more efficient because I can bypass normal monsters and focus on just hunting elites. I need to up my DPS to farm act 3 efficiently.
As the OP has pointed out, there is a difference between being able to complete an act and being able to farm it effectively.
With such high crit, I guarantee you'll love critical mass if you use meteor, diamond skin, ice nova, force wave, spectral blade:deep cuts, and energy armor.
Edit: Forgot to mention current act. I have cleared all the way to inferno Diablo with this build. Haven't beat him yet.
Solus, I just started trying the wizard tank build and other than my terrible damage I am really enjoying it thus far.
I was wondering if you could link a SS of your gear? If that is too much trouble, maybe just your stat priority?
Also, if you don't mind, a link to your build would be super helpful! Trying to decide if I like having Venom Hydra or Wave of Force more atm. Thanks!
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You hit the nail on the head - my weapon only has 560 DPS.
The notable stats on my current weapon are:
+619 Life on Hit
+7 AP on Crit
Socket (with +60% Crit Damage gem)
I have considered upgrading my weapon to something with more damage, but what stat can I afford to lose?
Dropping the LoH seems out of the question, so that really brings it down to dropping AP on Crit or Crit Damage.
You don't run out of AP with only 9 on Crit? Considering I also run with Astral Presence, this might be the choice for me.
I just wanted to say that after using this build since Inferno Act 2, I beat Diablo today. My gear is far from amazing. My stats are as follows (**with Energy Armor and Enchantress):
-30k health
-1.43 APS
-30.5% Crit chance
-170% Crit damage
-864 Resist All
-8791 Armor
-797 Life on hit
-16 Arcane Power on Crit
-10.7k DPS
As you can see, my stats are not exceptionally great. My damage is really low (although it is actually a good bit higher using this build), and my resistances aren't even that high. In my opinion, that is what makes this build so great - you don't have to have incredible gear to do well with it.
Thanks, Maxyim, for creating this guide!
EDIT: The only thing I changed from the OP build is Evocation -> Astral Presence. For me, this meant more tornadoes = more crits = less downtime on CDs so that it was nearly the same as having Evocation, except I was able to do more DPS.
Any other suggestions?
I'm trying to sell this shield and having a hard time determining the value it.
Any help would be appreciated
Solus, I just started trying the wizard tank build and other than my terrible damage I am really enjoying it thus far.
I was wondering if you could link a SS of your gear? If that is too much trouble, maybe just your stat priority?
Also, if you don't mind, a link to your build would be super helpful! Trying to decide if I like having Venom Hydra or Wave of Force more atm. Thanks!