Help on Dreeg Evil Eye and Witchunter build

[peetski]

Still in normal on this one level 25. I haven't spent any devotion yet and have a few mastery points left.
I saw some post that had dreeg eye maxed and I wanted to be poison caster not attacker but maybe Witchunter is not right class? I started doing Phantom strike on boss types but for normal mobs I shoot a blob, they either melt, or I run around until I need to shoot again. I can already tell this is going to be very risky with this cool down and constant kiting. Other builds I've seen since use dual blades but I don't have any cunning and my OA is bad even at low level I miss a lot.

http://www.grimtools.com/calc/Q2zYWaNA

I don't dislike the kiting playstyle just not sure what to do while waiting for Eye cooldown and for future close quarters fights with a lot of adds that will interfere with me hitting boss. Is terrifying gaze woth it to maybe confuse them? Will Eye even scale very well later?

[KG]

A lot of your frustrations are probably coming from lack of specialization. At low levels you don't want to spread out the skill points that much - it is better to pump most of it into one or two skills. Nor is it good to spend points on Cunning as almost any build unless you have to - so don't. Keep spending it on physique.

Your devotion points appear to be unspent - that doesn't help at all. Put 1 point in the red/chaos crossroads and then complete Rat and Scorpion. Assign Scorpion's devotion to Shadow Strike.

Use your unspent skill points on Blood Burst so you have a decent aoe. I would go to the Spirit Guide and remove the points on Veil of Shadow and Familiar to invest them in Blood of Dreeg since you say you're having problems with missing a lot and keep your eyes open for all the items that drop offering +OA. They're pretty common and having a few will make a difference. I almost forgot! Put 1 point in Blade Barrier immediately whatever else you do. Use it when the situation is dire and you can't escape/potion/etc.

You might also consider going back to the Burrwich Outskirts and kill Snake Clan grobles until a witch doctor (I think) or hero coughs up a Groble Toxic Effigy (a rare/green base item) - an improved version of your current offhand. http://www.grimtools.com/db/items/2208

You should also start looking to complete a Mark of Dreeg. They're a fairly common component... for a rare component. It offers another attack for your cooldown rotation with decent AoE and damage. For bosses it is best used right after you Shadow Strike them. Groups of mobs - get in the middle but make sure there is a little open space around you so you don't waste projectiles hitting the same monster three or four times - something good vs bosses but overkill vs random junk.

For now you might try adding a Mutagenic Ichor to your weapon or offhand to give you something more to do between DEE and SS.

When you level, focus on maxing out Dreeg's Evil Eye and Blood Burst after which you can start putting more points in Occultist, CoF (I like 4-6 total at low levels but don't waste points maxing it just for a larger AoE), Vulnerability, and Blood of Dreeg.

http://www.grimdawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49047 is the go-to standard for DEE builds. I agree they feel a bit slow, fragile, and kitey-ish at lower levels when you don't have as many abilities to use with it. DEE scales well with continued investment but the power of a DEE Witchunter is from using multiple different skills/devotions/item abilities to stack poison damage up while not having to stand around and tank.

Terrifying Gaze won't help much vs bosses. Aspect of the Guardian and Possession make you tankier from the Occultist side and you'll eventually want 12/12 Shadow Dance and 10/10 Veil from Nightblade. Plus Blade Barrier... oh poop, I forgot Blade Barrier! Editing the above...

[peetski]

Thanks for your reply. I found a more updated build that should keep me on track and I updated my devotions. Was not really having any issues so far but the usual melee getting in my face when me def is low and those with high hp pools not going down too fast. But kiting is ok for me. Level 32 and we'll see how it goes against the Den of Bugs.

[Matthew]

Personally, I wouldn't level DEE with the transmuter. Just spam DEE like leveling a PRM build. Later on, it is easier to tweak playstyle when the build is more fleshed out. Put a Vitriolic Gallstone on your weapons to significantly boost poison damage early on.