Well, retal builds in general are kinda rare to reach respectable state, to begin with… Though i bet, acid retal DE would be quite decent…
As for Pulsing Shard, it’s obviously a very strong AAR offhand. Sure, i know the “meta” of AAR builds - to use Conduit, stack global ADCTH and feel good, but Pulsing Shard enables another option. And i wouldnt say it’s bad, even in endgame with BiS items. I believe, lightning and fire AAR are best with Pulsing Shard, not Conduit.
Edit: first pass for 1.1.5.0 has been completed. Some items are unclear or otherwise hazy on placement. As always feedback is encouraged so this compilation accurately reflects the state of the game.
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Heard rumbles of a major change for 1.1.8.0, holding off for what will probably be the final stab at the wonderful mess of MIs that this game has accumulated.
I’d take another look at Death Watcher Pendant, if only because it’s farmable from the secret vendor in Blood Grove. After about an hour of resetting their inventory, I found a level 84 Necromancer’s Death-Watcher Pendant of Caged Souls that gives +1 all Necro, and +4 to Summon Skeletons. That’s pretty stonking nice on top of making Call of the Grave last 5 seconds longer (and buffing Mogdrogen’s Pact, if you’re using that).
Sure, it’s not going to be the best of the best, but for something you can farm mindlessly while watching Netflix or something, it ain’t half bad.
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Is there an updated thread on this topic somewhere ? I find such a guide immensely useful.
I’ve been putting it off for a while. If a big patch catches my interest I’ll swing back and overhaul now that the forum seems a little less rambunctious.
thanks for the post, my MI stash is a mess till i turn off MI loot
Milton’s Casque is worth using altogether with Warden’s Frotress on this build, especially after the buffs received on patch 1.1.9.0.
This build has been viable since 1.1.7.1. It can clear all endgame content, including SR 75+ and Crucible 150-170 under 6:40 min.
Some of these helmets drop with cold damage bonuses that maybe can work for a cold Blitz Blademaster build with Alkamos’ Scythe, but I haven’t tried it yet.
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Meme builds can be good too. I mean is this a meme build? [1.1.8.1 - 1.1.9.0] Ravenous KriegMonger - Aether Ravenous Earth Apostate (SR80) it farms SR 75-76 almost blind folded. Or are we just listing items used by sub 4 min crucible builds?
Or, is it just because the guide is like 3 years old and items / standards are different now?
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It’s a mandatory item for retal Drain Essence (DE) builds (usually - physical). As such, you want physical/elemental retal mods on it, they make a huge DPS difference. Physical retal DE builds are very tanky and strong ones in endgame, but are very gear-dependant, particulary - on the shield mods.
Build examples for physical retal DE:
https://forums.crateentertainment.com/t/1-1-9-0-the-z-u-c-c-phys-retal-de-oppressor-almost-everything/49993
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/a2dELnLV
Also it’s a nice DE leveling item.
One of the weapon options for physical retal DE builds too, if the rolls are good (casting speed is what you need the most on it).
Do you want to say AAR builds are niche/lackluster? As far as i know, those are top-tier ones. And +3 to disintegration (AAR modifier) is a very sweet thing for those.
combined your post with vendor sold items, List of MI Locations (v1.1.9.7) - #6 by atlantis
if anyone can clean it up on spreadsheet format would b cleaner for the visual 
prolly should had listed all the other items sold that has no current use, in case it changes in dlc