Yeah I dunno? Perhaps the hydras are better for higher rifts when you play with a group as the other players can group them up and you as the main DPS just sits there and attacks. With the hydras going at it as well, since your in one spot/area for a longer period of time compared to running solo.
I too tried running Hydras solo, but I'm never in one spot for long, making them useless other than to just up the element stacks. That's why I prefer running the non-hydra build solo.
If you do get your wife (or another player) to play support/zDPS monk it'll help out alot - your current lack of defense would be taken care of through the monk. That's his main job to keep the party alive.
Just keep at it, once you start gaining more Paragon levels and hitting the break points for the build, you'll be cruising through GR's!
Oh man... I thought it was 30. But the Diablo wiki says - Slow Time creates a 20-yard radius sphere (commonly known as 'bubble') anywhere within 60 yards from the Wizard, at the cursor's location, but within line of sight (ignoring enemies and most obstacles).
The blast is not a Lightning ability, so you won't proc Manald Heal. And as you have noted, you want to be at a range to take advantage of the Zei's legendary gem.
I do however use the Slow Time bubble, while in Archon. It's not necessarily for more damage, but you can use that bubble as a reference to enemies farther than 30 yards to take advantage of the Power Hunger Passive Skill.
If you're not using Manald Heal, RoRG and Obsidian Ring - you're just going to have a hard time even if you have perfectly rolled gear everywhere else.
Obsidian is a must to get the cooldowns to get back into Archon asap. Outside of Archon you're just going to die - you're too squishy to survive for long periods of time.
RoRG - a must to get 6 Tal Rasha and 4 Vyr. It's that combo that makes this build.
Manald Heal - namesake of the build. While you can run it without it - you just can't push high GR without it.
Even if you get the worst possible roll - just use them for the time being. I know, I know, the RNG's suck. But seriously, once you find one, equip it even if it sucks. It's not so much the rolls, but the abilities it gives the build that you need right away. Once you get them, worry about getting the right rolls later. On a side note - I like to equip RoRG and Obisidian and cube the Manald Heal ring - so you automatically get the full damage range (trying to reroll them so you can euip it is a pain in the butt and the other two rings you don't need to reroll to get those stats).
What I've noticed that makes or breaks this build to play right - Make sure you have 3 Tal Rasha stacks before you hit Archon (which should trigger the 4th element). Try to kill as much mob enemies as you can - This in turn will add to the archon stacks. Make sure you have a high Cool Down Reduction - with Gogok of Swiftness stacks, Obsidian Ring (I even had In-Geom in my cube - but once you get the better item for the cube, switch to that). So with all that, you should pop back into archon asap. You'll have double stacks. In this window, with all the stacks, the 8 seconds of Tal Rasha and the Manald Heal ring proccing - that's when you get the insane amount of damage.
Between all of this is surviving. Learn to manipulate the enemies so you can easily run away from them - I like to use the Blizzard (element 1) ability to freeze enemies then attack with the Arcane Torrent (element 2) to reduce the cooldown of Archon then pop Teleport (element 3) once archon is ready and go into Archon (element 4).
Bare in mind - MH Wizard is very squishy. Getting the right roles is very difficult because you need a lot of attributes on all of the items. Early on, I actually put all my Paragon into Vitality (not Intelligence). You might think you want Intelligence, but with the MH ring and all the other buffs, Damage isn't a problem, surviving is. Obviously, once you get the hang of it, and know how to survive, you can switch it back to Intelligence or split it up.
If you can get your wife to play Support role, that would be huge! zDPS monk would help with the healing.
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Awesome work!
Yeah I dunno? Perhaps the hydras are better for higher rifts when you play with a group as the other players can group them up and you as the main DPS just sits there and attacks. With the hydras going at it as well, since your in one spot/area for a longer period of time compared to running solo.
I too tried running Hydras solo, but I'm never in one spot for long, making them useless other than to just up the element stacks. That's why I prefer running the non-hydra build solo.
If you do get your wife (or another player) to play support/zDPS monk it'll help out alot - your current lack of defense would be taken care of through the monk. That's his main job to keep the party alive.
Just keep at it, once you start gaining more Paragon levels and hitting the break points for the build, you'll be cruising through GR's!
Oh man... I thought it was 30. But the Diablo wiki says - Slow Time creates a 20-yard radius sphere (commonly known as 'bubble') anywhere within 60 yards from the Wizard, at the cursor's location, but within line of sight (ignoring enemies and most obstacles).
The blast is not a Lightning ability, so you won't proc Manald Heal. And as you have noted, you want to be at a range to take advantage of the Zei's legendary gem.
I do however use the Slow Time bubble, while in Archon. It's not necessarily for more damage, but you can use that bubble as a reference to enemies farther than 30 yards to take advantage of the Power Hunger Passive Skill.
Sweet that's awesome! Good Luck.
I made a video of some runs I did currently on my season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5G2Y25Evls
If you're not using Manald Heal, RoRG and Obsidian Ring - you're just going to have a hard time even if you have perfectly rolled gear everywhere else.
Obsidian is a must to get the cooldowns to get back into Archon asap. Outside of Archon you're just going to die - you're too squishy to survive for long periods of time.
RoRG - a must to get 6 Tal Rasha and 4 Vyr. It's that combo that makes this build.
Manald Heal - namesake of the build. While you can run it without it - you just can't push high GR without it.
Even if you get the worst possible roll - just use them for the time being. I know, I know, the RNG's suck. But seriously, once you find one, equip it even if it sucks. It's not so much the rolls, but the abilities it gives the build that you need right away. Once you get them, worry about getting the right rolls later. On a side note - I like to equip RoRG and Obisidian and cube the Manald Heal ring - so you automatically get the full damage range (trying to reroll them so you can euip it is a pain in the butt and the other two rings you don't need to reroll to get those stats).
Try this non-Hyrda build - http://www.diablofans.com/builds/86297-thi3ns-vyr4-tal6-lightning-archon-build
It's a little bit easier to run.
What I've noticed that makes or breaks this build to play right - Make sure you have 3 Tal Rasha stacks before you hit Archon (which should trigger the 4th element). Try to kill as much mob enemies as you can - This in turn will add to the archon stacks. Make sure you have a high Cool Down Reduction - with Gogok of Swiftness stacks, Obsidian Ring (I even had In-Geom in my cube - but once you get the better item for the cube, switch to that). So with all that, you should pop back into archon asap. You'll have double stacks. In this window, with all the stacks, the 8 seconds of Tal Rasha and the Manald Heal ring proccing - that's when you get the insane amount of damage.
Between all of this is surviving. Learn to manipulate the enemies so you can easily run away from them - I like to use the Blizzard (element 1) ability to freeze enemies then attack with the Arcane Torrent (element 2) to reduce the cooldown of Archon then pop Teleport (element 3) once archon is ready and go into Archon (element 4).
Bare in mind - MH Wizard is very squishy. Getting the right roles is very difficult because you need a lot of attributes on all of the items. Early on, I actually put all my Paragon into Vitality (not Intelligence). You might think you want Intelligence, but with the MH ring and all the other buffs, Damage isn't a problem, surviving is. Obviously, once you get the hang of it, and know how to survive, you can switch it back to Intelligence or split it up.
If you can get your wife to play Support role, that would be huge! zDPS monk would help with the healing.