Good builds for Cursed Captain and Demon Hunter?

[Wesk Alber]

Been out of the game for awhile, don't know what's good anymore, what makes good synergy, and am even up for a current catch-all build for speeding to 170 for the achievements.

[Wesk Alber]

nvm on demon hunter, got a Doom Build going and it's stronger than any Laser build I've ever done lol

[Sharkinbear]

Shameless plug:
Cursed Captain
https://youtu.be/lp_srz4VmY8?si=ok99CqfV76F6nELe

Demon hunter (just in case)
https://youtu.be/kIDH7PRO3C0?si=z3WOyyJwZktc8e4e

[Wesk Alber]

I have to watch an entire video just to make my own list?

[Sharkinbear]

Originally posted by Wesk Alber:

I have to watch an entire video just to make my own list?

You don't have to watch a whole video. I tell you what abilities that I take at the start of the video and recap runes and suggestions at the end. And if there is anything specifically you are looking for that I missed, you can ask : ).

[Pheonix Fontaine]

The catch-all build for any character I'd recommend is literally just skeletons mages/archers. Get those 2 and they'll passively take out things while all you do is survive. I always grab Chromatic Bolt in the generalist route since you unlock all those status effects on every attack.

Cursed Captain near as I can tell seems best tuned for crit-based builds. Aptitude, Form, Dazed, Disoriented and Devastating are the keywords you're looking for. Exposed helps with Devastating. My instinct was to just go for the shark and coral abilities for aesthetic as a cursed sea captain ala Davy Jones when using Jaws of the Abyss (second weapon).

That said, longer term, his 4th weapon has the best base stats that I can see (+30% crit damage and +10% movespeed). Rapid building I would say:
Abilties : Cursed Shot, Ghostly Burst, Eldritch Grasp, Shiver of Sharks, Suction Bomb, On Guard
Runes : Reroll Mastery, Weapon Expert, Skill Mastery: Thrust (Shiver of Sharks), Curse of the Depths, Critical Mastery, Vulnerable Target, Fateful Strike

If you're feeling spicy, swap Weapon Expert for Skill Mastery: Bomb (Explosive Arrows and Portable Nuke) for the extra Devastating abilities, swap them with Cursed Shot and Ghostly Burst. Take Chromatic Bolt at some point earlier so you can get those status on-hit and on-crit abilities, then swap out to suggested abilities. Storm of Arrows is always just a cover-all staple when you get those status abilities, so easy enough to replace Suction bomb with it.

(Quick testing this build kinda sucks early, but scales stronger in longer runs, honestly I'm always going to default to a catch-all build usually anyways, but this does work. It won't look like it works, but then you'll randomly deal a few million damage to a boss suddenly.)

[Ulyaoth]

Hello there,

a general Build that works very well on every char, suitable for farming Prestige:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047035
Runes:
- Reroll Mastery --- Kill 500 Lords
- Skill Inclination (Nature) --- Beastmaster Prestige 60
- Skill Mastery (Nature) --- Beastmaster, one match finished under 12:00 minutes
--- Acid Rain (kill 1000 Elites)
--- Poison Cloud (avaible by default)
--- Contagion (Deathknight prestige 20)

- Dash Mastery (1) --- Frozen Wasteland Curse II
- Amplified Power (3) --- Houndmaster Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Devastating Blow (4) --- Cursed Captain Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Death Touch (2) --- Necromancer Skilltree, 2nd Rune (Prestige 61)

Curse Setup:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047056

Priority:
Rotting (Epic)
> Physical Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Legendary)
> Area Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Epic)
> Nature Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Rare)
> Death and Decay (Rare)
> Infected Wounds (Rare)
> Corrosive (Uncommon, Common)
> Venomous (Uncommon, Common)

Lethality (until 100% Crit Chance) > Relenteless > Resilient > Behemoth

Banish:
Debilitating Plague, Skill Buffs (Damage, Area, Multicast) for the 3 Skills you use
(This will ensure less Skill Pool Bloat, which increases odds for more usefull Rolls for Passives, like Synergies and Poison Buffs)

Feel free to ask for more details if needed,
Cheers!

[Goethe's Faust]

Originally posted by Ulyaoth:

Hello there,

a general Build that works very well on every char, suitable for farming Prestige:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047035
Runes:
- Reroll Mastery --- Kill 500 Lords
- Skill Inclination (Nature) --- Beastmaster Prestige 60
- Skill Mastery (Nature) --- Beastmaster, one match finished under 12:00 minutes
--- Acid Rain (kill 1000 Elites)
--- Poison Cloud (avaible by default)
--- Contagion (Deathknight prestige 20)

- Dash Mastery (1) --- Frozen Wasteland Curse II
- Amplified Power (3) --- Houndmaster Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Devastating Blow (4) --- Cursed Captain Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Death Touch (2) --- Necromancer Skilltree, 2nd Rune (Prestige 61)

Curse Setup:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047056

Priority:
Rotting (Epic)
> Physical Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Legendary)
> Area Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Epic)
> Nature Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Rare)
> Death and Decay (Rare)
> Infected Wounds (Rare)
> Corrosive (Uncommon, Common)
> Venomous (Uncommon, Common)

Lethality (until 100% Crit Chance) > Relenteless > Resilient > Behemoth

Banish:
Debilitating Plague, Skill Buffs (Damage, Area, Multicast) for the 3 Skills you use
(This will ensure less Skill Pool Bloat, which increases odds for more usefull Rolls for Passives, like Synergies and Poison Buffs)

Feel free to ask for more details if needed,
Cheers!

This is a very powerful build, thanks for sharing! Did i get this right that you don't need Merciless since Lethality is only needed to apply poison?

[Ulyaoth]

Originally posted by Goethe's Faust:

Basically yes.
Corrosive will increase Poison dmg by 30%/60% for Common/Uncommon.
Merciless is 12%/24%/36% for Common/Uncommon/Rare

If you have a bad roll, you can always pick taht up.
I usually keep 10 Rerolls for bad RNG, but if i get a Common Area, Common Attack Speed and Rare Crit Damage Roll, I will pick the Crit Damage here.

[Sprawl]

Originally posted by Ulyaoth:

Hello there,

a general Build that works very well on every char, suitable for farming Prestige:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047035
Runes:
- Reroll Mastery --- Kill 500 Lords
- Skill Inclination (Nature) --- Beastmaster Prestige 60
- Skill Mastery (Nature) --- Beastmaster, one match finished under 12:00 minutes
--- Acid Rain (kill 1000 Elites)
--- Poison Cloud (avaible by default)
--- Contagion (Deathknight prestige 20)

- Dash Mastery (1) --- Frozen Wasteland Curse II
- Amplified Power (3) --- Houndmaster Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Devastating Blow (4) --- Cursed Captain Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)
- Death Touch (2) --- Necromancer Skilltree, 2nd Rune (Prestige 61)

Curse Setup:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366047056

Priority:
Rotting (Epic)
> Physical Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Legendary)
> Area Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Epic)
> Nature Synergies (Multicast, Area, Damage) (Rare)
> Death and Decay (Rare)
> Infected Wounds (Rare)
> Corrosive (Uncommon, Common)
> Venomous (Uncommon, Common)

Lethality (until 100% Crit Chance) > Relenteless > Resilient > Behemoth

Banish:
Debilitating Plague, Skill Buffs (Damage, Area, Multicast) for the 3 Skills you use
(This will ensure less Skill Pool Bloat, which increases odds for more usefull Rolls for Passives, like Synergies and Poison Buffs)

Feel free to ask for more details if needed,
Cheers!

How do you only have 3 skills?

[Ulyaoth]

Originally posted by Sprawl:

How do you only have 3 skills?

- Devastating Blow (4) --- Cursed Captain Skilltree, 3d Rune (Prestige 81)