Demon Hunter - Builds/Discussion - Page 94

On June 21 2012 22:11 Assault_1 wrote:
why dont people just use frost arrow? I tried it last night and it seems just as good as nether. It goes fast so it never misses, and also slows
I'm not so sure about devouring/hungering arrow though, seems the frost aoe arrow does just as much damage to single target.. any alternative?

On June 22 2012 00:49 S_SienZ wrote:

-Struggles against invulnerable minions
-Sucks against bosses
-Occupies a passive talent for full potential (Cull the Weak)
-Frost does not do as much single damage as DA

But yeah, I could see a FA build with Cull the Weak and Caltrops working tbh if you don't mind putting in more effort against invulnerables and bosses.Tried it in Act 1 Inferno and was fine til the an invulnerable pack and the Butcher which both took some effort.

On June 22 2012 01:07 Assault_1 wrote:

so whats the preference now then?
Im also using caltrops/preparation/vault/smoke screen //// archery/sharpshooter/steady aim

On June 22 2012 00:49 S_SienZ wrote:

-Struggles against invulnerable minions
-Sucks against bosses
-Occupies a passive talent for full potential (Cull the Weak)
-Frost does not do as much single damage as DA

But yeah, I could see a FA build with Cull the Weak and Caltrops working tbh if you don't mind putting in more effort against invulnerables and bosses.Tried it in Act 1 Inferno and was fine til the an invulnerable pack and the Butcher which both took some effort.

On June 22 2012 02:01 andrewlt wrote:


I actually found frost arrow to be good against invulnerable minions. As long as the unique is behind the mob you are shooting at, it will spread and hit them. Bosses are a problem, so you have to use devouring as single target or have something else like spike traps.

On June 21 2012 18:12 Kreb wrote:

O.o

I dont know where it says 56k with sharp, but it takes about 5sec of watching that video to realize its very far from the truth. Upon watching again he even shows it being 78k without andariels on (why doesnt he wear a helm at start?), which should put it up to like what, 85-90k something with? And given the numbers hes doing, I'm very much inclined to believe its 85-90 without sharp, comparing to my own 70 without sharp.

With that damage gear he could use about any out of a good 10 different abilities to stream through content. Hell, all the hassles with traps seems to be completely unnecessary when he could probably just pick up frost arrow, dual chakrams or something similar standard and hold right click and watch stuff die without having to run around that much. The downtimes between his burst windows are very notable (but of course not what you'll remeber after having watched it). Granted, if you prefer tricky playstyles this might be something for you, but I can in no way believe this to be effective. Eye pleasening with stuff blowing up in 2sec maybe, but not effective. And if you want tricky playstyles with granades and bombs there plenty of funky builds out there to use.

On June 22 2012 06:02 ktang wrote:
After the patch I notices that a lot more people are using hunger arrow with spray of teeth rune. What's the reason that people are using spray of teeth over devouring? Is it more effective combining that with frost arrow?

On June 22 2012 04:52 ilbh wrote:

how is it not effective if he is doing azmodan runs in 15 minutes?

On June 22 2012 07:13 Medrea wrote:
Trying that new build. Its as good or better than Nether tentacles when nether tentacles was amazing.

Caltrops (Immobilize)
Smokescreen (Duration increase)
Spike Traps (Scatter 3)
Bat Companion
Evasive Fire (3 way shot)
Cluster Arrow (Loaded for Bear, increased initial AoE)

Sharpshooter Archery and Greater damage at a distance.

I have high quality gear but this lets me two shot entire champion packs.

Basically use caltrops with immobilize to group up enemies and hold them in place. Then spike trap with double cluster arrow all in 1 second. This salvo does about 1.3 million for me. A couple evasive shots polishes it off for me. The rare in a rare pack takes a little more work but yeah. This shit is bonkers. The only thing is that unlike Nether Tentacles spam, this takes skill, and flexibility. But once mastered I actually think its better than nether tentacles.

Reflects Damage: Joke mod now. Smokescreen before you start landing hits and you will be fine, or you will one shot yourself.

Invulnerable minions: Caltrops help you gather enemies up so the rare should be there. Now that the rare itself has less life you can two shot it with enough gear.

Any Other Mod on enemies: Usually dont have time to read. They die too fast.