I'm running something like that for my speed farming. I'm using Haunt Poisoned Spirit and Locust Swarm Searing Locusts instead of Spirit Barrage and Gargantuan.
I'm having a blast with it. I'm able to clear T10 easy. I did GR50 with it and i'm sure I can push even higher with it but there is no reason really.
Locust Swarm - Searing Locusts so Wormwood will apply it ( MORE DMG ! )
So ye t7-t10 no problems with this build, it's a blast
Helltooth standart build bears/cloud with chicken is still the best option. Why you still trying to reinvent the wheel )
No way helltooth with chicken is best for t7 speedfarming. Arachyr gives +800% damage to chicken and to locust swarm. Combine that with a quetzalcoatl, wormwood and spec into pestilence and you can race through t7 only exploding on elite mobs and killing everything else with locust swarm. Helltooth is miles behind, your chicken does no damage so you have to get out of chicken, get the helltooth set damage bonus up by casting wall of death, and then you can start killing mobs with acid cloud, all of that while being static without moving an inch. Completely crap.
Helltooth standart build bears/cloud with chicken is still the best option. Why you still trying to reinvent the wheel )
No way helltooth with chicken is best for t7 speedfarming. Arachyr gives +800% damage to chicken and to locust swarm. Combine that with a quetzalcoatl, wormwood and spec into pestilence and you can race through t7 only exploding on elite mobs and killing everything else with locust swarm. Helltooth is miles behind, your chicken does no damage so you have to get out of chicken, get the helltooth set damage bonus up by casting wall of death, and then you can start killing mobs with acid cloud, all of that while being static without moving an inch. Completely crap.
Acid cloud one-shots half of screen on t7, lol.
While swarm spreads you alredy have all mobs killed. I tryed both builds. And HT is better. That's my opinion. It's okay that you disagree — maybe your helltooth set is not good enough, IDK.
And one more thing - FROG_EATS_MOBS. It's annoying )
Helltooth standart build bears/cloud with chicken is still the best option. Why you still trying to reinvent the wheel )
No way helltooth with chicken is best for t7 speedfarming. Arachyr gives +800% damage to chicken and to locust swarm. Combine that with a quetzalcoatl, wormwood and spec into pestilence and you can race through t7 only exploding on elite mobs and killing everything else with locust swarm. Helltooth is miles behind, your chicken does no damage so you have to get out of chicken, get the helltooth set damage bonus up by casting wall of death, and then you can start killing mobs with acid cloud, all of that while being static without moving an inch. Completely crap.
Acid cloud one-shots half of screen on t7, lol.
While swarm spreads you alredy have all mobs killed. I tryed both builds. And HT is better. That's my opinion. It's okay that you disagree — maybe your helltooth set is not good enough, IDK.
And one more thing - FROG_EATS_MOBS. It's annoying )
Acid cloud is an active ability that you need to stand still for to cast. You also need to get the helltooth bonus damage up by casting wall of death. Thats the whole flaw in the build.
The damage from the arachyr/locust setup is 100% passive. You cruise through levels and kill everything without ever stopping to cast except for popping out of chicken to explode on elites/very high hp targets and instantly go in chicken form again.
The concept is really simple, what do you prefer:
1) Cruise around in chicken, pop out of chicken on elite mobs (killing them by chicken explosion) pop chicken and instantly move along.
2) Cruise around in chicken, pop out of chicken on every single mob with an explosion that deals almost no damage and kills nothing, cast wall of death to get the buff up and cast acid cloud to kill everything around you, pop chicken and move along.
So ye, walking and passively autokilling everything is always gonna beat walking and actively having to stand still to cast. Talking about gear, the first option is far more gear dependent because its harder to reach a threshold where your locust swarm kills all white mobs before you get out of damage range running past mobs then it is for helltooth acid cloud to reach the threshold where it one shots everything. I'm currently 1300paragon level and only played WD this season, so trust me I have the gear.
You're using Focus/Restraint with a build concept that's predicated on running around in chicken form and ONLY stopping to kill elites, with trash melting in ~2 seconds (before you get 2-2.5 screens away and LS stops ticking).
There's a way around this and it's something I'm working on (750 paragon levels later), but it's a pretty steep gear requirement to be 'ultra efficient' in T7 group play. Basically you need about 2-2.5m sheet dps unbuffed.
You're using Focus/Restraint with a build concept that's predicated on running around in chicken form and ONLY stopping to kill elites, with trash melting in ~2 seconds (before you get 2-2.5 screens away and LS stops ticking).
There's a way around this and it's something I'm working on (750 paragon levels later), but it's a pretty steep gear requirement to be 'ultra efficient' in T7 group play. Basically you need about 2-2.5m sheet dps unbuffed.
I agree focus and retraint might not be optimal. I mostly keep them for boss kills but I'm sure there are more optimal alternatives.
Helltooth standart build bears/cloud with chicken is still the best option. Why you still trying to reinvent the wheel )
No way helltooth with chicken is best for t7 speedfarming. Arachyr gives +800% damage to chicken and to locust swarm. Combine that with a quetzalcoatl, wormwood and spec into pestilence and you can race through t7 only exploding on elite mobs and killing everything else with locust swarm. Helltooth is miles behind, your chicken does no damage so you have to get out of chicken, get the helltooth set damage bonus up by casting wall of death, and then you can start killing mobs with acid cloud, all of that while being static without moving an inch. Completely crap.
Could someone please link to this Arachyr build? I am having trouble finding the specific one. Cheers.
I've tried it out today, started at T7, then T8 and finally T9. The gargantuan seems a bit useless running behind me, not really doing much, so the 5x3% int + 30% armor from soul harvest is a better choice imo.
With this setup, I can still oneshot some elite packs on T9, while others take 2-3 "chicken-splosions":
It feels fast on T9, but a bit of focus is needed to stay alive, so I tried swapping F/R for a unity setup, but I just find I loose way too much dmg.
EDIT: this is for solo play
Right, more issues here though:
Ultimately, it's only ideal for T7 split bounty farming. That's it. There are better/faster builds for multiple classes for everything else. Hell, WW barb beats Angry Chicken doc for farming ANYTHING other than T7 splits, and even there it's close.
As I said I'm working on optimizing for T7 splits as it's absolutely amazing for 4 man splits especially on 'bonus bounty' weekends, but that's really it for now. It simply can't kill trash fast enough before LS stops ticking because you move too far away.
Keeping and eye on this thread, but stay tuned I just need like 3 more gear pieces and then it's party time.
http://www.diablofans.com/builds/60508-see-me-and-you-die-t7-bounty-angry-chicken-locust
hi guys i tried this build and it worked out for me. try it and let us discuss the improvement of this build.
I'm running something like that for my speed farming. I'm using Haunt Poisoned Spirit and Locust Swarm Searing Locusts instead of Spirit Barrage and Gargantuan.
I'm having a blast with it. I'm able to clear T10 easy. I did GR50 with it and i'm sure I can push even higher with it but there is no reason really.
Locust Swarm - Searing Locusts so Wormwood will apply it ( MORE DMG ! )
So ye t7-t10 no problems with this build, it's a blast
Helltooth standart build bears/cloud with chicken is still the best option. Why you still trying to reinvent the wheel )
My poor WD.
Not trying to reinvent anything.
I just find it FUN, and when speed farming comes, some fun in between is good.
It's good to have some options and some other way to play, not only bears/cloud
Acid cloud one-shots half of screen on t7, lol.
While swarm spreads you alredy have all mobs killed. I tryed both builds. And HT is better. That's my opinion. It's okay that you disagree — maybe your helltooth set is not good enough, IDK.
And one more thing - FROG_EATS_MOBS. It's annoying )
My poor WD.
Acid cloud is an active ability that you need to stand still for to cast. You also need to get the helltooth bonus damage up by casting wall of death. Thats the whole flaw in the build.
The damage from the arachyr/locust setup is 100% passive. You cruise through levels and kill everything without ever stopping to cast except for popping out of chicken to explode on elites/very high hp targets and instantly go in chicken form again.
The concept is really simple, what do you prefer:
1) Cruise around in chicken, pop out of chicken on elite mobs (killing them by chicken explosion) pop chicken and instantly move along.
2) Cruise around in chicken, pop out of chicken on every single mob with an explosion that deals almost no damage and kills nothing, cast wall of death to get the buff up and cast acid cloud to kill everything around you, pop chicken and move along.
So ye, walking and passively autokilling everything is always gonna beat walking and actively having to stand still to cast. Talking about gear, the first option is far more gear dependent because its harder to reach a threshold where your locust swarm kills all white mobs before you get out of damage range running past mobs then it is for helltooth acid cloud to reach the threshold where it one shots everything. I'm currently 1300paragon level and only played WD this season, so trust me I have the gear.
@Willemh Have you experienced when getting out of chicken to explode, that it sometimes does not deal enough damage during the explosion?
You're using Focus/Restraint with a build concept that's predicated on running around in chicken form and ONLY stopping to kill elites, with trash melting in ~2 seconds (before you get 2-2.5 screens away and LS stops ticking).
There's a way around this and it's something I'm working on (750 paragon levels later), but it's a pretty steep gear requirement to be 'ultra efficient' in T7 group play. Basically you need about 2-2.5m sheet dps unbuffed.
MeatHeadGaming - YouTube - Twitch - Facebook - Web
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asofPmup2G0
MeatHeadGaming - YouTube - Twitch - Facebook - Web
Ultimately, it's only ideal for T7 split bounty farming. That's it. There are better/faster builds for multiple classes for everything else. Hell, WW barb beats Angry Chicken doc for farming ANYTHING other than T7 splits, and even there it's close.
As I said I'm working on optimizing for T7 splits as it's absolutely amazing for 4 man splits especially on 'bonus bounty' weekends, but that's really it for now. It simply can't kill trash fast enough before LS stops ticking because you move too far away.
Keeping and eye on this thread, but stay tuned I just need like 3 more gear pieces and then it's party time.
MeatHeadGaming - YouTube - Twitch - Facebook - Web