Putrescine's hybrid hunter Dryad build

[biblo 0]

- Tactics Lore 100

- Concentration 1

- Capricious Hunter Focus 110

- Nature Weaver Focus 110

- Combat Reflexes 5

- Ranged Weapons 1

- Armor Lore 75

- Constitution 75

- Combat Discipline 75

- Nature Weaver Lore 75

 

If I was to drop Nature Weaver lore and add EP. Would it cripple this build. If you where to add it what spot would you put EP at level 8 or 12.

[locolagarto 15]

Keep Nature lore as it has great benefits to AB buff and the Vines and goldenglade combo. I would drop ranged weapon. pump SP buff to 200runes as fast as possible with the gold mod for hunter focus. and you have all the chance to hit and attack speed you will ever need. the only thing you give up is chance you hight level weapon with out penalty and a small increased chance for secondary effect on most ranged weapons.

 

How hard do you wanna pump that EP to keep at level and have maximum chance to find valuable take it early and get it out of the way. there honestly is only about 1 hours play time between level 8 and 12 on silver difficulty so take your pick.

[Spunky 16]

I would say yes that it will cripple this build as Ancient Bark get's massive boosts to Healing/Resistance from NWL.

 

EDIT: Loco beat me to it, but dropping ranged weapons is not a good idea as that will lower your Execution Speed and not allow you to use higher level weapons without massive penalties.

Edited January 3, 2010 by Spunky

[biblo 0]

so there is no way to put ep in this build? how about combat reflex?

[Spunky 16]

Then you can't pick Armor Lore or Constitution as Combat Reflexes unlocks the second tier skills.

[locolagarto 15]

Spunky is right about the execution speed bonus and item level without penalty. but you have no weapons in inventory your anxiously waiting to use, or do you? and with regen per hit and a super low regen you may never notice the Execution Speed only being 100%.

 

Having said that, EP is nice if you plan to use this build to farm your gear as opposed to bargaining it. Seeing how Spunky and I have access to our own shoppers we can live without the EP. if this is gonna be your main Char I am inclined to recommend you go ahead and take it. with +General skills, +all skills , +EP gear to keep it pumping (which EP will help you find. it will not make miracles but you will get better gold drops and I think the chance to find sets and jewels from grinding regular champs and mobs is better than without it for sure.

 

From this post BlackJAC has an inspiring testimony to the value of EP

BlackJAC

 

 

Why did I choose EP over Bargaining?

 

Simple. Unless you already have a shopper, shopping ain't fun as you bought this game to kill things, not to go spend 30 hours playing a shopping sim. EP rewards you for playing the game in the manner in which most of us enjoy playing it - killing everything in sight or opening shiny chests and crates et al. Shiny is good and EP makes shiny objects even more gooder than gooder itself.

 

I used EP for the first time on my previous character and vowed from then on I was never going back to Bargaining as the amount of gear and weapons to be had from having EP up and running is nothing short of insane.

 

After spending a few hours in the orc cave I had accumulated 3 Ice flashes, 2 Tinwora's, 4 blood of the Dryads and more set pieces than my chest could hold. It really is that powerful. Granted you won't get dozens of +skill rings, but you'll have the gear, the weapons and a not too shabby cache of decent rings and amulets.

 

EP= Bargaining with a lot less effort and time imo.

 

In a nutshell

 

As McFly once sang - It's all about the Buffs, folks. THE BUFFS! Don't leave home without them.

[biblo 0]

Spunky is right about the execution speed bonus and item level without penalty. but you have no weapons in inventory your anxiously waiting to use, or do you? and with regen per hit and a super low regen you may never notice the Execution Speed only being 100%.

 

Having said that, EP is nice if you plan to use this build to farm your gear as opposed to bargaining it. Seeing how Spunky and I have access to our own shoppers we can live without the EP. if this is gonna be your main Char I am inclined to recommend you go ahead and take it. with +General skills, +all skills , +EP gear to keep it pumping (which EP will help you find. it will not make miracles but you will get better gold drops and I think the chance to find sets and jewels from grinding regular champs and mobs is better than without it for sure.

 

From this post BlackJAC has an inspiring testimony to the value of EP

BlackJAC

 

 

Why did I choose EP over Bargaining?

 

Simple. Unless you already have a shopper, shopping ain't fun as you bought this game to kill things, not to go spend 30 hours playing a shopping sim. EP rewards you for playing the game in the manner in which most of us enjoy playing it - killing everything in sight or opening shiny chests and crates et al. Shiny is good and EP makes shiny objects even more gooder than gooder itself.

 

I used EP for the first time on my previous character and vowed from then on I was never going back to Bargaining as the amount of gear and weapons to be had from having EP up and running is nothing short of insane.

 

After spending a few hours in the orc cave I had accumulated 3 Ice flashes, 2 Tinwora's, 4 blood of the Dryads and more set pieces than my chest could hold. It really is that powerful. Granted you won't get dozens of +skill rings, but you'll have the gear, the weapons and a not too shabby cache of decent rings and amulets.

 

EP= Bargaining with a lot less effort and time imo.

 

In a nutshell

 

As McFly once sang - It's all about the Buffs, folks. THE BUFFS! Don't leave home without them.

 

 

thx I am dropping ranged weapon for EP then. I have shoppers at 2,10,20,34,47,57 but it is a pain to swap to a HE and find dyrad armor in stores.

 

I just found out how awesome Regen per hit is. With a 6 sec DA and 1.3 sec regen per hit from gear. IF DA isn't ready after use. It is ready in 1 more shot^^

Edited January 3, 2010 by biblo

[locolagarto 15]

Spunky is right about the execution speed bonus and item level without penalty. but you have no weapons in inventory your anxiously waiting to use, or do you? and with regen per hit and a super low regen you may never notice the Execution Speed only being 100%.

 

Having said that, EP is nice if you plan to use this build to farm your gear as opposed to bargaining it. Seeing how Spunky and I have access to our own shoppers we can live without the EP. if this is gonna be your main Char I am inclined to recommend you go ahead and take it. with +General skills, +all skills , +EP gear to keep it pumping (which EP will help you find. it will not make miracles but you will get better gold drops and I think the chance to find sets and jewels from grinding regular champs and mobs is better than without it for sure.

 

From this post BlackJAC has an inspiring testimony to the value of EP

BlackJAC

 

 

Why did I choose EP over Bargaining?

 

Simple. Unless you already have a shopper, shopping ain't fun as you bought this game to kill things, not to go spend 30 hours playing a shopping sim. EP rewards you for playing the game in the manner in which most of us enjoy playing it - killing everything in sight or opening shiny chests and crates et al. Shiny is good and EP makes shiny objects even more gooder than gooder itself.

 

I used EP for the first time on my previous character and vowed from then on I was never going back to Bargaining as the amount of gear and weapons to be had from having EP up and running is nothing short of insane.

 

After spending a few hours in the orc cave I had accumulated 3 Ice flashes, 2 Tinwora's, 4 blood of the Dryads and more set pieces than my chest could hold. It really is that powerful. Granted you won't get dozens of +skill rings, but you'll have the gear, the weapons and a not too shabby cache of decent rings and amulets.

 

EP= Bargaining with a lot less effort and time imo.

 

In a nutshell

 

As McFly once sang - It's all about the Buffs, folks. THE BUFFS! Don't leave home without them.

 

 

thx I am dropping ranged weapon for EP then. I have shoppers at 2,10,20,34,47,57 but it is a pain to swap to a HE and find dyrad armor in stores.

 

I just found out how awesome Regen per hit is. With a 6 sec DA and 1.3 sec regen per hit from gear. IF DA isn't ready after use. It is ready in 1 more shot^^

 

 

Sweet. good luck with it and have fun out there!

[biblo 0]

Spunky is right about the execution speed bonus and item level without penalty. but you have no weapons in inventory your anxiously waiting to use, or do you? and with regen per hit and a super low regen you may never notice the Execution Speed only being 100%.

 

Having said that, EP is nice if you plan to use this build to farm your gear as opposed to bargaining it. Seeing how Spunky and I have access to our own shoppers we can live without the EP. if this is gonna be your main Char I am inclined to recommend you go ahead and take it. with +General skills, +all skills , +EP gear to keep it pumping (which EP will help you find. it will not make miracles but you will get better gold drops and I think the chance to find sets and jewels from grinding regular champs and mobs is better than without it for sure.

 

From this post BlackJAC has an inspiring testimony to the value of EP

BlackJAC

 

 

Why did I choose EP over Bargaining?

 

Simple. Unless you already have a shopper, shopping ain't fun as you bought this game to kill things, not to go spend 30 hours playing a shopping sim. EP rewards you for playing the game in the manner in which most of us enjoy playing it - killing everything in sight or opening shiny chests and crates et al. Shiny is good and EP makes shiny objects even more gooder than gooder itself.

 

I used EP for the first time on my previous character and vowed from then on I was never going back to Bargaining as the amount of gear and weapons to be had from having EP up and running is nothing short of insane.

 

After spending a few hours in the orc cave I had accumulated 3 Ice flashes, 2 Tinwora's, 4 blood of the Dryads and more set pieces than my chest could hold. It really is that powerful. Granted you won't get dozens of +skill rings, but you'll have the gear, the weapons and a not too shabby cache of decent rings and amulets.

 

EP= Bargaining with a lot less effort and time imo.

 

In a nutshell

 

As McFly once sang - It's all about the Buffs, folks. THE BUFFS! Don't leave home without them.

 

 

thx I am dropping ranged weapon for EP then. I have shoppers at 2,10,20,34,47,57 but it is a pain to swap to a HE and find dyrad armor in stores.

 

I just found out how awesome Regen per hit is. With a 6 sec DA and 1.3 sec regen per hit from gear. IF DA isn't ready after use. It is ready in 1 more shot^^

 

 

Sweet. good luck with it and have fun out there!

 

 

OK I got it to level 37 and it rocks. Just thinking how hard is it to find set items without EP. All the weapons I have used so far has came from my shoppers.

For armor I'll be using Chestplate of Time. The rest will be Detheya's.

So the +skill rings from a shopper would be nice. Thinking about rerolling here and take Range weapon this time. I have about 75 runes in SP and 40 in AB. Have DA down to a 2.4 regen with .09s RPH in my armor, so she spams DA. Would have more runes in SP and AB, but I haven't been playing long. Used all the runes I had on mules^^

I have faught Wild boar, white griffin and the flying mob in jungle. They can't even scratch me. Don't even need golden touch. Just found out what he meant about throwing stars. 1.1% LL I get over 500 added bonus on bosses lol.

 

This build rocks.

[locolagarto 15]

 

OK I got it to level 37 and it rocks. Just thinking how hard is it to find set items without EP. All the weapons I have used so far has came from my shoppers.

For armor I'll be using Chestplate of Time. The rest will be Detheya's.

So the +skill rings from a shopper would be nice. Thinking about rerolling here and take Range weapon this time. I have about 75 runes in SP and 40 in AB. Have DA down to a 2.4 regen with .09s RPH in my armor, so she spams DA. Would have more runes in SP and AB, but I haven't been playing long. Used all the runes I had on mules^^

I have faught Wild boar, white griffin and the flying mob in jungle. They can't even scratch me. Don't even need golden touch. Just found out what he meant about throwing stars. 1.1% LL I get over 500 added bonus on bosses lol.

 

This build rocks.

 

That Chestplate of time is awesome. especially at lower levels when armor lore is low and the armor bonus from Ancient Bark isn't there yet. But.... don't discount the Deltheya's Chest. adding that last pieces to the set nets you a nice LL% bonus that makes bosses with there huge HP go down like butter.

Edited January 4, 2010 by locolagarto

[Spunky 16]

Yup, Dryads can be the best boss killers of them all because of the nice LL% bonus from Dethaya's, just add in a throwing star or dear I say it... Two Kal'dur's Legacies

Edited January 4, 2010 by Spunky