Coming back to the game after a break and want to do another play-through (probably softcore with a friend). Can you guys recommend any caster type builds that would be okay for leveling with no gear requirements, and then maybe scales well after collecting specific pieces later in end game?
In the past I played a Sorceress, using Aether Ray, Flash Freeze, and Flash Bang. It was okay, but the damage seemed a bit lacking for a channeling skill (though it looks like it got buffed in this latest patch).
I don’t know too much about builds in this game and it looks like most of the guides here have strict end game gear requirements. I’m familiar with ARPGs in general, as well as the general game GD mechanics. Thanks for the help.
Conjurer Vitality caster sounds like a pretty good choice. It’s not very gear dependant and seems fun to play. I’ve been thinking of making one myself.
I’ve found the builds with the lowest gear threshold to be successful are shield/physical witchblade or warder (I prefer witchblade, more dps with CoF) or a poison witch hunter using cooldown poison skills. Neither really needs sets or any specific item to let them shine and as such do quite well.
Vitality conjurers are in a similar boat, but their final damage tends to be lower to the point I’d find killing Nemesis with one frustrating.
The dreeg build is pretty fire without gear and has the best single target of the 3 along with fantastic aoe too, can be quite squishy and require kiting depending on your setup but can also be setup to quite tanky for a low hp caster lategame. Callidor build is best for soloing crucible. Pblades build is nice if you’re a relative beginner as it provides nice aoe from a distance and some nice life steal too