Switching out armors will definitely be something to look for at high EHP levels, especially after patch 1.0.5 hits. How will it work? Only time will tell right now.
The entire discussion on critical mass builds may be moot if they nerf the storm chaser coefficient in 1.0.5 as many have suggested they are likely to. On the other hand I can attest to Shocking Aspect being viable in current mechanics at only a little higher than my current EHP level to be comfortable (I currently run it but find myself a little too fragile, but can't bring myself to go back to energy armor) which according to the spreadsheet is around 225K EHP.
It is a massive increase in damage output though, especially when facing elites where you have 3 or less targets for the majority of the fight.
You have energy twister listed with the storm chaser rune. But there is no signature spell in the build ?
Am i missing something or is that really a waste of a rune?
Currently the storm chaser rune has a much higher proc coefficient than the rest of energy twister (which is either a bug or the inability in the code to specify different coefficient for different parts of the spell). Either way, in spite of the lack of signature spell to unleash the wind charge tornado storm chaser is the most efficient rune for generating critical mass procs which is what that build is trying to do.
I love the guide, but I feel the evolution of critical mass builds as you attain certain EHP thresholds should be listed as an archon alternative at the third gear level. Changing Energy Armor (Prismatic Armor) for Storm Armor (Shocking Aspect), and to a lesser extent changing the Diamond Skin rune to Diamond Shards or Blur to Glass Cannon as you gear gets up to huge EHP levels makes that build clear much faster (though not as fast as archon).
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It is a massive increase in damage output though, especially when facing elites where you have 3 or less targets for the majority of the fight.
I love the guide, but I feel the evolution of critical mass builds as you attain certain EHP thresholds should be listed as an archon alternative at the third gear level. Changing Energy Armor (Prismatic Armor) for Storm Armor (Shocking Aspect), and to a lesser extent changing the Diamond Skin rune to Diamond Shards or Blur to Glass Cannon as you gear gets up to huge EHP levels makes that build clear much faster (though not as fast as archon).