Well, for arcane I definitely always switch to my Julia's Cameo; the healing is just insane. But many other dangerous affixes are not mitigated by the String of Ears (Orbiter, Molten, Frozen Pulse) and those usually get me killed, especially Frozen Pulse because it's sometimes hard to notice. But I might edit that part and mention SoE as alternative. However, I really think one should aim for at least 2000 all resist and I just think that TGV gets you there earlier than the SoE which simply doesn't work on many dangerous affixes but helps a lot for stuff that doesn't kill you (a dozen white mobs hitting you). But yeah, SoE is a viable option.
What I was trying to say is that there's no one belt that is, like, a tier above all others. Both TGV and SoE are good ones, but I just felt like you put too much emphasis on highlighting TGV, almost as if it's a must have.
I always forget about Julia's existence though, I literally never had one myself lol. Yeah, if you're doing that switch, that definitely reduces the overall value of SoE.
In my final gear setup I have Aughild's instead of Born's - but still using Mind's Eye, because you can get to 70% CDR without Kekegi's. And honestly, you can never have enough spirit; more EP casts = more heal for the group and more explosions; more CS casts = avoid that a few mobs get away. Even with 300 spirit and 35 spirit regen I run out of spirit from time to time. More is just better and Kekegi's imho is simply no match for a well-rolled Mind's Eye by any stretch of imagination.
I can see socket as second priority but absolutely nothing is more important than CDR, I completely disagree here. If you don't get 2x 10% CDR on weapons you have absolutely no chance of getting to 70% - and imho 70% is crucial. With 70% CDR you've already got an Epiphany downtime of almost 4 seconds and that's already quite dangerous (Frozen/Jailer and GG). But I'll add socket as an alternative and #2 in the final gear, thanks.
I see. I think the reason we have different vision here is because the way I progressed to Karma's build is by slowly gearing towards CDR whilst running a "normal" EP build, with a spirit generator, whilst this guide is about rushing for CDR directly and adapting Karma's playstyle as soon as possible.
Actually didn't know that. Really? Even level 70 recipes roll level 70 stats on a level 1 character? That sounds almost broken. Thanks, I'll add that!
Yeah, I just did that a few days ago on a level 1 Crusader. Just remember to switch the crafting menu filter to "All" instead of "Highest usable" or whatever it's on by default.
Hm... I'll add it, but I'm not too keen on it. Litany has four fixed primaries (allres, life regeneration, main stat, elite reduction); so it cannot have both CDR and RCR, and it can never have lightning resist. It's pretty far off from my perfect ring. Maybe a strength Litany with high health globe bonus is an option, and then re-roll life regen to CDR. Along the same lines, a well-rolled Oculus is probably even better (same stats but IAS instead of life regen). Same problem - will never be really close to anything BiS, but maybe for beginners an option.
Yeah, it's far from a perfect or even a good one, but it seems to drop a lot and if you don't have a SoJ (which seems incredibly hard to get a decent roll of), you could run it. Oculus is a decent option too, used to play with one myself before SoJ; and used a Litany (which I got like, 5 of) early on.
I honestly don't see why you consider TGV to be necessary or even important for this build. The only benefit it has is the extra ~100-150ish resistance - it's really not that big of a deal, you can play without it; obviously I assume that you get a belt with lightning res or all res on it. I also still think String of Ears is way better, because it does work against Arcane and actual melee strikes are still a part of this game and 30% is a big number.
Regarding Kekegi's vs Mind's Eye: if you're at 70% CDR, you don't have any spirit issues anyway via Epiphany, but the reason you can do that and still have enough CDR is because you use Born's. I think the Aughilds + Kekegi's > Born's + Mind's Eye, though, because Aughild's set bonuses are overall stronger. Born's gets you 10% CDR and 15% Life versus Aughild's 15% to elites, -15% from elites, and -7% melee/ranged damage. It's just flat out better, imo, but I guess both variants work. I would put the Aughilds + Kekegi's variant as the primary one, however.
Armor roll is completely irrelevant too. No way you should mention that in front of elite damage reduction (on chest). If you get decent rolls, you'll want to use them regardless of how much armor the item rolled. I wouldn't advice people to pay attention to that at all.
I'd rank sockets on weapons above CDR as well, damage to elites is one of the few things that Exploding Palm does scale with. But it can work without sockets too, I guess.
Along with the "join a crafting community" tip I'd mention that you can craft things on a level 1 character, for those who don't play any of the str classes.
Otherwise this is pretty neat.
Edit: oh I'd also mention Litany as one of the possible rings. That thing drops a lot and it's decent for this build. Elite damage reduction is one of the strongest stats for this imo.
I always forget about Julia's existence though, I literally never had one myself lol. Yeah, if you're doing that switch, that definitely reduces the overall value of SoE.
I see. I think the reason we have different vision here is because the way I progressed to Karma's build is by slowly gearing towards CDR whilst running a "normal" EP build, with a spirit generator, whilst this guide is about rushing for CDR directly and adapting Karma's playstyle as soon as possible.
Yeah, I just did that a few days ago on a level 1 Crusader. Just remember to switch the crafting menu filter to "All" instead of "Highest usable" or whatever it's on by default.
Yeah, it's far from a perfect or even a good one, but it seems to drop a lot and if you don't have a SoJ (which seems incredibly hard to get a decent roll of), you could run it. Oculus is a decent option too, used to play with one myself before SoJ; and used a Litany (which I got like, 5 of) early on.
Regarding Kekegi's vs Mind's Eye: if you're at 70% CDR, you don't have any spirit issues anyway via Epiphany, but the reason you can do that and still have enough CDR is because you use Born's. I think the Aughilds + Kekegi's > Born's + Mind's Eye, though, because Aughild's set bonuses are overall stronger. Born's gets you 10% CDR and 15% Life versus Aughild's 15% to elites, -15% from elites, and -7% melee/ranged damage. It's just flat out better, imo, but I guess both variants work. I would put the Aughilds + Kekegi's variant as the primary one, however.
Armor roll is completely irrelevant too. No way you should mention that in front of elite damage reduction (on chest). If you get decent rolls, you'll want to use them regardless of how much armor the item rolled. I wouldn't advice people to pay attention to that at all.
I'd rank sockets on weapons above CDR as well, damage to elites is one of the few things that Exploding Palm does scale with. But it can work without sockets too, I guess.
Along with the "join a crafting community" tip I'd mention that you can craft things on a level 1 character, for those who don't play any of the str classes.
Otherwise this is pretty neat.
Edit: oh I'd also mention Litany as one of the possible rings. That thing drops a lot and it's decent for this build. Elite damage reduction is one of the strongest stats for this imo.