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2.6 GR103+ clear MH Lightning Archon Best Survival Build [Video]

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Skills

  • Ice Armor Crystallize
  • Arcane Torrent Static Discharge
  • Archon Combustion
  • Magic Weapon Deflection
  • Blizzard Snowbound
  • Teleport Calamity
  • Paralysis
  • Evocation
  • Power Hungry
  • Unstable Anomaly

Items

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  • Legendary Gems

    • Bane of the Stricken
    • Zei's Stone of Vengeance
    • Gogok of Swiftness

Kanai's Cube

  • Starfire
  • The Swami
  • Ring of Royal Grandeur

For the Cube Armor slot choose ' The Swami ' https://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/the-swami Off-Hand make sure to roll : Critical Hits grant 4 Arcane Power . To turn Archon into Lightning damage roll 20% Lightning skill damage on Bracer /Wrist or close to that % number . CDR on all possible gear Weapon/Hands/Shoulders/Helm via a Diamond gem/Neck,Amulet/Off-Hand/Ring slot #1/Ring Slot #2. This will give you 65.58% CDR if every piece is max CDR . This is a Survival Build I use Ring 'Halo of Arlyse' with Gem Gogok . Much better survival Than Obsidian Ring .From my testing. You can not Progress if you are dead. Try to roll a secondary Resistance and +Armor on as many pieces of gear as you can . And Life per Hit on at least Hands . And last Attack speed to proc 'Passive ' Paralysis ' Get Attack Speed on Chest and Weapon use Pig Sticker for the 5 affix's to roll Attack speed and CDR .


The build will be mixing the powers of two sets, taking 5 pieces from Tal Rasha and 3 pieces of Vyr. Naturally, you will be wearing (or preferably cubing) a Ring of Royal Grandeur Ring of Royal Grandeur to reduce the number of items for set bonus completion by one, thus attaining the full 6-piece Tal Rasha bonus and the 4-piece Vyr bonus. Vyr Vyr's Proud Pauldrons, Vyr Vyr's Swaggering Stance, Tal Rasha Tal Rasha's Allegiance and Tal Rasha Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare are taken as mandatory, since their slots do not conflict between the two sets. The remaining pieces can be distributed according to your best gear, as long as you maintain the required 5 Tal, 3 Vyr split.

The cornerstone item of the build is Manald Heal Manald Heal — a Patch 2.4.3 rework that introduces a chance for a massive damage proc on enemies stunned by the Paralysis Paralysis passive. Due to the significant range of the unique property roll (13,000-14,000%), you should cube a weaker rolled Manald Heal Manald Heal. In terms of game mechanics, it is important to note that Manald Heal Manald Heal is unaffected by proc coefficients and internal cooldowns, and can trigger multiple times during a Paralysis Paralysis proc — making Attack Speed a highly desirable stat alongside the usual CDR in Archon builds. The Manald Heal Manald Heal proc factors in crit stats, but will not trigger area damage, further influencing itemization. Last but not least, even if Paralysis Paralysis procs and does not stun due to the diminishing returns on crowd control, Manald Heal Manald Heal will still produce its damage, making the ring deceptively potent.

Your other staple ring is Ring of Royal Grandeur Ring of Royal Grandeur — a long-standing powerhouse in Reaper of Souls that reduces the required number of worn set items for set bonuses by one. Due to the weaker natural rolls of the item (comes with Attack Speed and Life per Hit baked in), you will ideally be cubing this item over the other rings. Its fixed bonus however will likely force you to wear it until you perfect your gear.

Part of the customization in the build comes from choosing your method of defense, and your equipped jewelry will swing the build one way or the other.

  • The first combination is Halo of Arlyse Halo of Arlyse and Ancient Parthan Defenders Ancient Parthan Defenders, a popular combo that multiplies the effectiveness of Ice Armor Ice Armor mitigation and provides unparalleled crowd control. Halo of Arlyse Halo of Arlyse releases a constant streak of Frost Nova Frost Novas, unhindered by internal cooldowns. In turn, their freezing effect triggers Ancient Parthan Defenders Ancient Parthan Defenders for a massive damage reduction pool in bigger fights. This first defensive variant is a little easier to play with, but requires constant engagement of fresh enemies due to the diminishing returns of successive application of crowd control.
  • Fazula Fazula's Improbable Chain belt is tailored after Archon builds, with a BiS roll giving you 50 automatic Archon Archon stacks when entering Archon Archon form. Aiding you in your most vulnerable moments, this belt gets your damage and toughness off the ground quicker, making it vital for the playstyle.

    You have some wiggle room in your weapon of choice as well. Starfire Starfire was reworked in Patch 2.4.2 to increase your Lightning damage according to your distance from the enemy, forcing a mid-to-far range playstyle that is atypical for other Archon Archon builds. The power of this weapon works with the Manald Heal Manald Heal proc, necessitating its inclusion either as the worn weapon or in the cube. You can choose to cube it for the alternative Pig Sticker Pig Sticker; despite its lack of a unique power, this weapon is classified as a dagger (highest natural attack speed) and is able to roll up to five primary stats, enabling a quadfecta of perfect stats that includes both CDR and Attack Speed. As previously mentioned, Attack Speed is a great boon to Manald Heal Manald Heal builds, since it both procs Paralysis Paralysis more often and triggers more Manald Heal Manald Heal procs during an active Paralysis Paralysis.


  • I love 'The Enchantress" Even if most player use Templar . TIP :Try to use Myriam to 'Enchant' on your followers gear CDR .That way Your Follower can use there Skills faster .
  • Follower Skills for this build

    http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/smoking-thurible

    Charm

    Power Armor

    Erosion

    Focused Mind. This increases your attack speed. You may also use ' Mass Control '

    Amulet http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/the-ess-of-johan

    Ring #1 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/oculus-ring

    Ring # 2 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/unity

    Weapon http://us.battle.net/d3/en/item/thunderfury-blessed-blade-of-the-windseeker


    I hope this Guide helps. If so . Please give me a ( + ) Thumbs up for this build . Thank you !


Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource
Movement Speed

Offense

Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Life
Armor
Resist All
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

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