Xbow Necromancer

oski89 wrote:So this build still OP? On patch 1.1.0 ?

No. Still good for bosses but for farming not sure. Hwanin proc got nerfed hard

A lot of palyers used Buri and not Hwanin...

melonenpflanze wrote:A lot of palyers used Buri and not Hwanin...

I'm aware, and farming with Buriza/Advent/Craft will still be pretty much as good as before (because at that point, you have enough damage to overcome the leech nerfs)

However, Hwanin was the #1 farm weapon. Now it's around equal to the other options, which is fine. It's still usable, it's just not the king.

Pinball wrote:
oski89 wrote:So this build still OP? On patch 1.1.0 ?

No. Still good for bosses but for farming not sure. Hwanin proc got nerfed hard

Not true. Xbow necro will still be a great farmer.

Thanks for your insight, Moasseman. Highly appreciated.

Okay, so I started following this guide last night.
Knowing it's somewhat out of date.
I'm level 90 something right now, with act 2 shapeshifter merc.
I'm currently maxing Famine, Dragonfire Oil, and Embalming.

Early in leveling I found Frag Shot to be underwhelming, I generally used it to create corpses for Death Shards, which worked for me.
It provided far more damage than just using Frag shot.
I'm now using All of the TU's suggested at tier 4, and some random rings/amulet.
I've transitioned over to Widowmaker and it's working out really well.
I've gemmed all my resistances to 80% in nightmare and am in act 4.

I've realized that there is no Void Archon, or whatever it was called, so yeah obviously I don't have that or put points into it like the guide suggested.
What Ultimate Skill should I take?
What skills should I be maxing?
I plan to complete NM and the last difficulty and start farming Nihilithak, or doing some other stuff that I can farm up with.
I've done the Ennead and TA challenge so far, with ease.
Someone mentioned max Talon's Hold.
Also again on my Ultimate Skill, Rathma's Chosen looks good.
Maybe I'm wrong.
Also any other skills I should be picking up from the other trees?

berry117 wrote:
I've realized that there is no Void Archon, or whatever it was called, so yeah obviously I don't have that or put points into it like the guide suggested.
What Ultimate Skill should I take?
What skills should I be maxing?
I plan to complete NM and the last difficulty and start farming Nihilithak, or doing some other stuff that I can farm up with.
I've done the Ennead and TA challenge so far, with ease.
Someone mentioned max Talon's Hold.
Also again on my Ultimate Skill, Rathma's Chosen looks good.
Maybe I'm wrong.
Also any other skills I should be picking up from the other trees?

Rathma's chosen is the way to go unless you're going heavy into elemental damage.

I'm currently still leveling (only just few minutes ago before game died hit 105 and started farming IotSS) but so far I'm maxing Widow, Death ward, Death pact, Embalming & Famine with 1 point in Talon's Hold & Rathma's chosen. NOTE: This'll be subject to change, I will be updating the guide in few days at most but I need some personal experience on the changes before I'm comfortable suggesting them in the guide.

Because of the nerf to leech when it comes to Widowmaker, I'm using Death shards way more than in the past when the area can handle it (open, dense areas = bueno)

Moasseman wrote:
berry117 wrote:
I've realized that there is no Void Archon, or whatever it was called, so yeah obviously I don't have that or put points into it like the guide suggested.
What Ultimate Skill should I take?
What skills should I be maxing?
I plan to complete NM and the last difficulty and start farming Nihilithak, or doing some other stuff that I can farm up with.
I've done the Ennead and TA challenge so far, with ease.
Someone mentioned max Talon's Hold.
Also again on my Ultimate Skill, Rathma's Chosen looks good.
Maybe I'm wrong.
Also any other skills I should be picking up from the other trees?

Rathma's chosen is the way to go unless you're going heavy into elemental damage.

I'm currently still leveling (only just few minutes ago before game died hit 105 and started farming IotSS) but so far I'm maxing Widow, Death ward, Death pact, Embalming & Famine with 1 point in Talon's Hold & Rathma's chosen. NOTE: This'll be subject to change, I will be updating the guide in few days at most but I need some personal experience on the changes before I'm comfortable suggesting them in the guide.

Because of the nerf to leech when it comes to Widowmaker, I'm using Death shards way more than in the past when the area can handle it (open, dense areas = bueno)

Nice, good to know.
Just finished NM baal, think im 104?
Good to know you're still using Death Shards.

Is losing Bloodlust from act 2 shapeshift merc worth it to swap to act 5 merc?
I'm still using a2 merc.
Had 30 something points saved, just maxed Death Ward/Pact.

berry117 wrote:
Nice, good to know.
Just finished NM baal, think im 104?
Good to know you're still using Death Shards.

Is losing Bloodlust from act 2 shapeshift merc worth it to swap to act 5 merc?
I'm still using a2 merc.
Had 30 something points saved, just maxed Death Ward/Pact.

No. Especially after the nerf to A5 merc, you should definitely keep using A2 Shapeshifter (give him Sharkbaiter TU for some tasty bloodlust damage) UNTIL you get Qarak's Will (SU Giant sword)

sir wheres my update? we need an update SIR DOES THE BUILD WORK?!

Moasseman, what are your thoughts on going summoner early on and then transitioning to xbow? It's taking me a while to kill things but I just started. I'm currently finishing up Act 1 normal. I'm completely new to Median so I might be doing something wrong.