Runebinder Mage Hunter - Runic Bolts Damage

[RhodosGuard]

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/lNkzM8QZ

I am currently running this build. The idea I originally had, was to use Runic Bolt as my main attack, and build damage on it just by also having Arcanist (Iskandra)

But I feel like I'm missing 2 major things:
around 200 DA and quite a bit of damage. Is there something to be done about this?
since I cant invest into Runic Bolts, I cant boost my main damage and most damage amps are already at max.

I thought about switching to Censure, but I am not sure. I would stay above 3k OA, gain elemental RR and still would get the occassional Bard Buff :/

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

DA is fine, no idea why you feel you need more
what's horrible however is your flat dmg and especially your attack speed
on top of that you are "stacking" skills that not only doesn't benefit you but doesn't jell with an AA+wps approach
obviously you should be taking censure instead of conviction: you have no pierce conversion
Ditch ♥♥♥ ditch the runes, they don't do anything if you don't actually invest in them
get diff gloves, medal, rings, use forgefire augment on jewellery, malmouth soul on xbow, get attack speed on gloves rings/where ever you can push that in, get fabric of reality, and get some better conversion going if need be, like ugdenbog belt, either way the racial is nice
gist of it is: go runes or go runic bolts, either way you invest in 1 of the directions, 1pointing ♥♥♥/Rune line does nothing for you

[Raziel]

With other aura his % physical res would be very low tho.
Missing Viper constellation for RR, can be taken without problems (1 point from Ghoul, 2 from Crossroads or Blind Sage),
Max Maiven's Sphere.

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

i know, but phys res you can get elsewhere, RR and the dmg increase from censure he can't
+censure gives him damage reduct which is also hard to "just" substitute, 15 phys res he can replace on 3 items or less if he adds in devos too

[RhodosGuard]

I slapped a luminari commendation on there, but dont know which rings I should look for.
I got a mythical combustion band, but it's a dps loss, at least on paper. I could try and craft a Mythical TImeflux band, but I dunno if that works either. atm I gain 120% Elemental Damage through the Invoker rings.

At peak I am currently at 94k DPS (on paper)

[RhodosGuard]

Also, just because I've been asking myself that for a long time, if I gain "-x% Elemental Resistance to Inquisitor Seal" does that mean that the damage from the Seal (Rebuke) reduces their resistance, or does it work like the Skill modifier, and just adds that resistance reduction to my attacks?

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

adds RR to Seal's "attack"

[canuck250]

I also do not see the benefit of taking bursting round/chilling rounds/storm spread over 6/6/7. I feel like there is a lot of diminishing returns beyond these, yes you get a bit more damage but you can make that up by skilling up elsewhere.

[RhodosGuard]

Originally posted by canuck250:

I also do not see the benefit of taking bursting round/chilling rounds/storm spread over 6/6/7. I feel like there is a lot of diminishing returns beyond these, yes you get a bit more damage but you can make that up by skilling up elsewhere.

But there is no diminishing returns in getting 6 more over max in Iskandra/censure/Seal/Renewal? There is literally only a limited amount of skills I can put points into.

Apart from this, playing around with calc, it seems the scaling up to max is about uniform
Bursting round: 3/4% Weapon Damage 6 Physical 8 Fire per level.

https://www.grimtools.com/calc/RZRbJWKZ

This is the more "updated" version. I still cant figure out which rings/gloves to use. It seems my only alternatives when it comes to hands would be Inscribed Bracers, with the problem being, that I wont gain AS from that, or Dawnshard Grips, with the problem being, that I dont get any value out of the Skills it buffs.
Apart from that, what else could even work? Cindertouch? Wyrmbone Gauntlets?

When it comes to rings, I could see whether I can acquire a well rolled Living Ring for the +3 to Iskandra. But apart from that? I have a mythical eternal band, but that is also a DPS loss (at least on paper) when exchanging for any of the invoker rings.

[canuck250]

there is a difference from buffs that are on all the time like isk/cen/seal, they still get more + each rank but are also applied to everything all the time (seal when you stand in it which you should basically be). To burst/chill/storm where the dmg is only applied when it gets used, the main diminish you get is on the % chance to be used (the # of projectiles).

Fair that there is limited points, I have not done AA mage hunter so do not have a sense of feel. From my purifier experience never needed more then 6/6/7 for damage and gained more from over capping/spending elsewhere. I am a big fan of Maivens and Arcane Will, might even consider OFF to get enemies off me.

[RhodosGuard]

I exchanged my gauntlets for a mythical dawnshard grip, and shuffled some points away from the WPS to Seal/Renewal (the damage mods) and I am now sitting at ~120k peak damage. I think I am fine with that.