Using Primal Instinct (changed out from Bys Dom) and original devotions. Almost hitting 4 million DPS. And because it is mixed damage, not focused on one type, it doesn’t matter what I fight, they get hurt.
Ravager in 1:45, not the cleanest run. Will probably try and get a clean one on video, think I can shave a nice chunk of time off. I moved a few points around, using the Bys Dom in this version instead of Primal Instinct… no real reason, they both work well. Pulled points out of the bird, using it more as simply an aura for the skeletons and other pets (15 points in the line in total investment, 12 of those in the aura… heh). Needs a little more overcap, but all in all this version is pretty balanced and can still get close to 4 million DPS against the dummies in spurts. If only I could have a conjurer’s / ritualist’s phys resist… oh, to dream.
Made four Crucible runs, all were under 5 minutes, this was the quickest by a few seconds. I use a stonewall and vanguard totem to keep the pets safe and doing all the damage they can. Don’t feel I need that much area of coverage on the map with two more of those, so I use two stormcaller totems as well. Sounds good on paper to me, anyway. I’ve been playing around in the calc with a v2.0 of this toon using a few different pieces of gear, so this will be a decent measurement in some ways. Finished this run in ~4:40.
Playing with my buddy @FlamingX21 and one of his support toons (I’ll let him post it if he’d like) that gives me Field Command, Inq Seals and chaos -% rr… was hitting almost 8 million DPS in SR together, his support toon really let the skellies loose. Here we are vs. Ravager, ~47 seconds to kill it:
There were several times it went to the 6-7.8 million DPS, but I missed those screen captures. But, did get this nice bunch of damage here.
Beat SR100, was always the goal… I didn’t try too often because this build is glassy as they come, but felt like giving it a go. First try, got some good rolls in chunk 4 (Zantarin, Valdaran x2, Theo)
Valdaran didn’t know what hit him.
Theo’s aether was tough on the pets, but after a few deaths, bad jumps into the aether fire, I got him. Box checked, beat SR100 with this build.
A Steam buddy that used to play GD had a nifty bleedy build that could finish SR75 with 15+ minutes on the clock… was a pretty cool site to see, watching him melt the hordes. I’m chasing that. I’m a little glassy to take on the hordes that large, that fast… but, I can do it, and I’m getting the hang of it. Nothing special here, just a pretty good run with 13:20+ on the clock at the end… getting there. And as I said in the OP, even though this toon can beat as high as SR100, it is glassy enough that SR75 is still an adventure.
I would have a quick skeleton question (never tried them out myself so far):
Since you can have up to 13 or so of them:
Wouldn´t it be highly effective to bind a low CD devotion to them? Like Flame Torrent or Aetherfire?
Cause I´ve never seen such an approach so far. Is there a downside?
This isn’t a “busy” build per se, but it isn’t lazy either. If you like offense, this is a good build for you. It isn’t perfectly balanced, but it manages to hit hard enough that it covers up for some of its deficiencies.
Did Desonier ever post his ‘bleedy monster build’? My curiosity is piqued what with bleeds seeming to be outside of the norm for pets, and, in fact, my googling only brings real old builds. Desonier seems to have remained coy about posting it whether on Reddit or here per my stalking.
There was some back and forth between him and Maya who also wanted details on the pet bleed build. He did mention reaching some pretty deep solo SR with it on Reddit.
Welp, doesn’t matter, I’ve made a dozen characters by now and never stick to them to the end