The set itself is great, but i don’t see any build except pyroscar warder build that can do cruci 170 in full set in “tower build”. Moreover that is a warder… not a vindicator or elementalist, which the set made.
The build has a lot of item support:
Mythical storm edge.
Mythical rune of elgoloth (15% ele rr)
Mythical tome of names (20% ele rr)
Mythical skybreach bulwark.
Mythical stormreaver
I tried a lot of concept on elementalist and conjurer, but still died. Why, cause i don’t have heal… or i can’t tank properly.
If i pick up brute force line, i have to pick up mythical stormreaver in that case i have to tank and if i run out from dangerous situation i die cause i don’t hit so no leech. If i go for stun jacks i die cause i don’t have heal.
First i came my mind check the forum. Surely i missed something. But there are no full Set “tower build” on forum except piroscar warder build which is sad, since There is conjurer, elemntalist, warder, druid ultos that can do cruci 170 with easy…
I think crate have to rework at least the set bonus, nobody want to use storm shard in cruci 170.
Key to playing LD conjurer/elementalist/warder is knowing when to kite. With 1h+off-hand storm totem conjurer/elementalist you have to kite, in fact, you don’t benefit from staying in one place. Kite, place your totems/wind devils, kite again.
Even with a 2h Storm Reaver variation you have to kite, because it’s still elementalist/conjurer, and you need enough savagery hits to apply electrocute dot and move forward.
Kite? Ok, this is not i want, in my mind if i think a tower build i would like to see like pets build, u have pets to do the job.
Here i put tower wait heal and in a bad kite i die… Or still waitong for the dot. How the fuck i kite a iron miaden hit once, stun and if a reaper or alkamos there i am dead too, if i am not lucky.
If i want to kite i make a WH, or Druid, that’s a kite i put a trozan and dmg is huge not 5 - 10 sec later.
You can’t facetank with every build and every mastery combo in Crucible Gladiator 150-170. But a lot of kiting builds do more damage than facetanking builds. Elementalist and Conjurer are both bit squishy as facetankers.
I know, but the set itself is suggesting that, since u have to put tower and stack savagery to do dmage by towers. I will try with elementalist again today, with ur suggestion, with more kiting.
Here’s a fun lightning ignaffar alternative, can clear glad 170 with the no MI/green setup
For LD if you wanna take you need to be standing on your seal and have a wendigo totem down as there is very little to no healing outside of that. You’re gonna have to kite sometimes whether you like it or not. You’re not an invincible mirror/mark abusing spellbinder and you don’t have awesome weapon damage to leech life off so that’s just how it is
I’d avoid elementalist just because while blast shield/flash bang are awesome using thermite mines is a major annoyance especially since we have to kite sometimes.
I know since one of the best mastery is Inqusitor, but from dot spammers the weakest i think this tower build.
I can dot with fire easy, poison or vit but for this u have to put down tower and wait for it for waiting u have to be tanky as possible and i can bette kite with since i dont have to put dwon towers and wait. The set inted to do this in elementalist too since has bonus for it, but not, so i will change it at least the bonus or the shard itself and replace it some ectroduce dmg or anything else that can help.
If i run/kite the shard an totem do nothing since only hit very few mobs or not frequntly.
I’ve recently posted a cold / lightning proc heavy caster vindicator here: http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78214
This maybe something along the lines your after.
Do note I’ve only gone so far as 100 glad with this toon as crucible is not really my forte’. With some minor tweaks this build may perform better in experienced hands at 170. When time permits, I’ll try pushing to 150.
Sir Spanksalot mentioned the use of the LD set with this toon in the comments which you could potentially adjust to suit, but the build is both lightning & cold damage focused. However, it may provide some build inspiration.
Edit: Having performed a quick edit of my toon over to the LD set, it looks promising: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/M2gvRbvN
The resists & OA will need shuffling about. Also, equipping Elgoloth scepter would yield full storm totem cap, but will lose cold/fire % damage. Edit Again: Updated Grimtools link: https://www.grimtools.com/calc/aZqvJv5N
U misunderstood something, i want it on full LD and with vindicator or elementalist, since mad lee make one on conjurer. I don’t stack with vindicator only. In this case ur last 2 build are proper for my condition, but i don’t know why u use max rune of haggard only the midlle seem’s to be worth it. It’s cold and pierce wich u don’t have much, only the Def reduction is great and with 1 point chillsurge can freeze enemy 33% chance that enough, but i don’t want to judge ur build. It just a tipp.
I haven’t misunderstood you at all. I’m aware your after a LD Vindicator. My posted links are merely alternative suggestions.
You’ve possibly misread my last 2 posted links (especially the last) in which the character is both lightning & cold based using the LD set. The LD set is used to boost Storm Totem & gain access to the 4-piece bonus skill - the Shard, on top of what is already there (with a few skill points redistributed).
In my last posted link (very bottom), if you check the 2nd character sheet, there is nearly 2000% cold damage along with the 2200% lightning damage. This helps boost the damage to the 4 “sky fragment” proc’s on gear which boast lightning & cold damage (of which there damage is reasonable, between 30-50k). Blizzard has cold damage. The off-hand ability “Call the Storm” also has cold damage.
RoH is capped as it deals good AoE damage (near 2000% cold!). Chillsurge has extra points to gain more projectiles as well as increase the chance to freeze. The frostburn I’m not particularly worried about, although there is nearly 1200% of it on sheet 2.
Wind Devils also deal both lightning & cold damage (Raging tempest is cold).
If it’s a pure lightning build your after, then yes, these builds will not satisfy your requirements. But as stated, these are merely alternative suggestions and/or inspiration according to the class & set you specified in your OP.
Full Light’s Defender Vindicator has been my go-to Crucible farming build for a while now, and Storm Shard seems… reasonable? Totems, Savagery with Stormreaver for lifesteal and single-target damage, Censure for RR and DR, Seal to offset DoT and ground effects.
It’s much harder to run it as a kiter with an off-hand and Storm Box, but that’s just a consequence of how Crucible is designed: without lifesteal or CDR-stacked invulnerability, you’re doomed to jog around until two Reapers and an Iron Maiden corner you and deliver a stern lecture on how it’s impolite to turn your back to people.
