2.4 Strafe Speed Farm

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by Quidam67 last updated Jan 29, 2016 ( Patch 2.4 )

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Skills

Fan of Knives Knives Expert
- Fan of Knives
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Throw knives out in a spiral around you, dealing 620% weapon damage to all enemies within 20 yards. Your knives will also Slow the movement of enemies by 60]% for 1 second.
Knives Expert

Remove the cooldown but add a 30 Hatred cost.

Fan of Knives' damage turns into Fire.
Strafe Rocket Storm
- Strafe
Cost: 12 Hatred

Shoot at random nearby enemies for 675% weapon damage while moving at 75% of normal movement speed.
Rocket Storm

In addition to regular shots, shoot off homing rockets for 130% weapon damage as Fire.
Preparation Punishment
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Punishment

Restore 75 Hatred.

Preparation has a 20 second cooldown.
Vengeance Seethe
- Vengeance
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Turn into the physical embodiment of Vengeance for 20 seconds.

Side Guns: Gain 4 additional piercing shots for 60% weapon damage each on every attack.
Homing Rockets: Shoot 2 rockets at nearby enemies for 80% weapon damage each on every attack.
Vengeance: Gain 40% increased damage.
Seethe

Gain 10 Hatred per second.
Companion Ferret Companion
- Companion
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Active: Your raven deals an additional 500% damage on its next attack.

Passive: Summons a raven companion that pecks at enemies for 100% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Ferret Companion

Active: Instantly pick up all health globes and gold within 60 yards.

Passive: Summons a pair of ferret companions that each attack for 2% of your weapon damage as Physical.

The ferrets collect gold for you, increase gold found on monsters by 10%, and increase your movement speed by 10%.
Vault Trail of Cinders
- Vault
Cost: 8 Discipline

Tumble acrobatically 35 yards.
Trail of Cinders

Leave a trail of fire in your wake that deals 300% weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.

Ambush
- Ambush
You deal 40% additional damage to enemies above 75% health.
Archery
- Archery
Gain a bonus based on your weapon type:
Bow: 8% increased damage
Crossbow: 50% Critical Hit Damage
Hand Crossbow: 5% Critical Hit Chance
2nd Hand Crossbow: 1 Hatred per Second
Ballistics
- Ballistics
Increase damage of rockets by 100%.

In addition, you have a 20% chance to fire a homing rocket for 150% weapon damage when you attack.
Hot Pursuit
- Hot Pursuit
Increase movement speed by 20% for 4 seconds when you hit an enemy.

Items

Visage of Gunes

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Vengeance gains the effect of the Dark Heart rune.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Mantle of Channeling

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

Secondary Stats

While channeling Siphon Blood, Whirlwind, Rapid Fire, Strafe, Tempest Rush, Firebats, Arcane Torrent, Disintegrate, or Ray of Frost, you deal 20 - 25% increased damage and take 25% reduced damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet
Cindercoat

Legendary Chest Armor

Primary Stats

Fire skills deal 5–10% more damage.
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the resource cost of Fire skills by 23–30%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

221 - 261 Armor

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%
+10 - 12% Movement Speed

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Magefist

Legendary Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Secondary Stats

Fire skills deal 15 - 20% increased damage.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26.0–50.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan

Legendary Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Your resource generation and damage is increased by 25% while moving and decreased by 20 - 25% while standing still.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Fire Walkers

Legendary Boots

280 - 308 Armor

Primary Stats

+10 - 12% Movement Speed
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Burn the ground you walk on, dealing 300 - 400% weapon damage each second.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Litany of the Undaunted

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set:

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Wailing Host

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set:

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
K'mar Tenclip

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+128–163 Dexterity
Increases Strafe Damage by 75–100% (Demon Hunter Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Strafe gains the effect of the Drifting Shadow rune.
Empty Socket
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(28–34)–(34–43) Arcane Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Poison Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Lightning Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Holy Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Cold Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Fire Damage

+(28–34)–(34–43) Damage
Valla's Bequest

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+(28–34)–(34–43) Damage
+128–163 Dexterity
Increases Strafe Damage by 75–100% (Demon Hunter Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+5–6 Maximum Discipline (Demon Hunter Only)
Strafe projectiles pierce.

More Details

Head
- Visage of Gunes
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC Skill: Strafe
Shoulders
- Mantle of Channeling
- Stat Priority: CDR AD
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD Fire %
Torso
- Cindercoat
- Stat Priority: Socket
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Custerian Wristguards
- Warzechian Armguards
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHC AS
Hands
- Magefist
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHC CHD AS
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: CHD AS
Legs
- Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
- Stat Priority: Socket
Feet
- Fire Walkers
- Stat Priority: Skill: Strafe
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD AS
Weapon
- K'mar Tenclip
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR Dmg % Skill: Strafe
Offhand
- Valla's Bequest
- Stat Priority: Socket CDR Dmg % Skill: Strafe

Legendary Gems
- Boon of the Hoarder
  Boon of the Hoarder
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  +25% chance on killing an enemy to cause an explosion of gold.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20% increase at 50 yards.

Kanai's Cube

Dawn

Legendary Hand Crossbow

Primary Stats

+(533–652)–(639–810) Holy Damage
+330–524 Dexterity
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduce the cooldown of Vengeance by 50–65%.
Dawn
Krelm's Buff Belt

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 25% run speed. This effect is lost for 5 seconds after taking damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Krelm’s Buff Bulwark
Krelm's Buff Belt
Krelm's Buff Bracers
(2) Set: +500 Vitality
Krelm's Buff Belt
Avarice Band

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1.5–2.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+11–12% Extra Gold from Monsters
Each time you pick up gold, increase your Gold and Health Pickup radius by 1 yard for 10 seconds, stacking up to 30 times.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Avarice Band

With the +100% strafe damage on K'mar Tenclip and Valla's Bequest, combined with the damage buff and damage reduction from the Legacy of Nightmare set, Strafe becomes (in my opinion) the best possible speedfarm build for the Demon Hunter.

Dawn and Visage of Gunes + some cooldown on gear and helm gives 100% uptime on Vengeance, with 50% damage reduction and massive hatred regen from Seethe, allowing you to channel strafe pretty much non stop.

Averice Band and Boon of Horder to make globe pickup a breeze.

Krelm's Buff Belt for 25% extra movement speed

Cindercoat for fire cost reduction and +Fire damage

Mantle of Channeling to buff Strafe damage and reduce damage taken

Witching Hour to push home the massive crit damage potential of the build and for AS since we are not getting it on weapons.

Hexing pants for increased damage and resource regen while moving (and you are always moving)

Firewalkers to make use of the fact you are stacking fire damage and because you are always moving.

Lacunis for the extra AS

Magefists for +fire Damage

Hellfire for the 5th passive. Either Tactical Advantage; Steady Aim or Thrill of the Hunt. If Thrill of the Hunt then drop Bane of the Powerful and use Bane of the Trapped.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Maximum Resource
Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration
Armor

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Life on Hit
Gold Find

10% MS from Ferrets, cap to 25.

You want enough cooldown for 100% uptime on Vengeance.

Build Guide

Finally a pure Strafe build that delivers on the promise. Requires very little effort to play and is also super fast and smooth. In my opinion this is better than the Unhallowed Multishot speedfarm build. It certainly feels a lot smoother and frankly almost makes speed farming fun.

Play style:

Pop Vengeance, start moving and channel strafe almost non stop as it costs almost nothing with Vengeance up. Vault occasionally in need, and pop fan of knives when strafing through elite packs. If you do run low on hatred pop Preparation.

Any questions or suggestions for improvement let me know. Overall I've been incredibly disappointed with the LoN ringset but it genuinely came in useful for this particular build.

cheers

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