Ranger vs Count

[RLeeErmey]

I've died 30 times now. I've tried different loadouts, resists I'm now level 20 and I still can't kill him. One shot death by light rays or red spikes. 1 freaking shot. If i dont roll the right way I'm dead each time.

yet I killed him my first time as a merc, and as a witch.

WT Effing F am I doing wrong? Its so random and if you get hit you are dead instantly.

[Aut0mat1c08]

I had the exact opposite experience. Died nonstop as witch, 1 shot kill as ranger. I am lightning build. I have only died maybe 7 times in 3 acts if that whereas I died 7 times a zone as witch. No clue.

[sandytaxman]

Yup, can't beat count or cohort with ranger.

[RLeeErmey]

Soon as he says requiem you are dead you can roll off the rays but you still die. When the big red circle comes you can roll as fast as you can you still ALWAYS take 3/4 damage.

Evasion has ZERO effect on this guy. I have 65% evasion

[RLeeErmey]

I keep going back out into the courtyard and keep killing and leveling up until I'm powerful enough to beat him but no matter.. 3 levels now and it still 1 shot kills me.

Ruined my entire fun for this game. I found a class I like and enjoy but they put a roadblock in my way I've spend 4 days now after work each time quitting in frustration.

I hope you hear me GG. This is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ absurd.

[RLeeErmey]

Another night another inability to kill this mofo.. yet I could with other chars.

EVASION is broken.

[FleshyBB]

Originally posted by WOKE:

Another night another inability to kill this mofo.. yet I could with other chars.

EVASION is broken.

Evasion doesn't protect you from aoe if that's the issue. https://www.poe2wiki.net/wiki/Evasion

[DirtyMick]

Idk, weird. Was very easy with ranger after I got 30% cold res. Same with sorc. I think it's all about cold res.

[Drake]

Originally posted by WOKE:

Soon as he says requiem you are dead you can roll off the rays but you still die. When the big red circle comes you can roll as fast as you can you still ALWAYS take 3/4 damage.

Evasion has ZERO effect on this guy. I have 65% evasion

65% evasion is nothing though. The way evasion works, 65% is not even enough for regular mobs. You want 80-90% at least.

Always evasion and block don't work on big telegraphed hits has they have a fixed 100% hit rate.

[RLeeErmey]

Originally posted by DirtyMick:

Idk, weird. Was very easy with ranger after I got 30% cold res. Same with sorc. I think it's all about cold res.

I have the cold charm, doesn't do much.

You need 90% evasion for the boss at my level?

I'm wondering how I survived with all the other chars compared to this one.

[armymdic]

I easily killed him with a ranger with poison damage. Had passives to increase it. Stayed far away and DoT'd him to death.

[Castile]

Originally posted by WOKE:

Originally posted by DirtyMick:

Idk, weird. Was very easy with ranger after I got 30% cold res. Same with sorc. I think it's all about cold res.

I have the cold charm, doesn't do much.

You need 90% evasion for the boss at my level?

I'm wondering how I survived with all the other chars compared to this one.

Evasion doesn't work on "slam damage" which is what most boss attacks seem to be, so worrying over your evasion stat isn't going to do much. You could maybe respec into some str for the max hp and maybe not get oneshot but this may be a waste of gold. Look around the shops and see if there's any better bow and quiver you can swap to, having better damage will make you clear the phases faster and safer at least.

[J'onn J'onzz]

get more cold resist rings and life mods

[DirtyMick]

Originally posted by WOKE:

Originally posted by DirtyMick:

Idk, weird. Was very easy with ranger after I got 30% cold res. Same with sorc. I think it's all about cold res.

I have the cold charm, doesn't do much.

You need 90% evasion for the boss at my level?

I'm wondering how I survived with all the other chars compared to this one.

No, don't focus on evasion at all. Focus on damage and cold res. A charm alone won't do it. It can proc what, twice during the fight? For like 5 seconds each time? ♥♥♥♥ a charm. Get some cold res. Socket an armor piece if you have to, and put some glacial runes in it. Check vendors for sapphire ring. Use augments and Transmutes on everything you find until you get cold res. It will be better than anything else for that fight. And you will never run out of those low tier currencies.

[RLeeErmey]

Thanks for all your advice I'll take another stab at it!

[Wyrtt]

Originally posted by WOKE:

Another night another inability to kill this mofo.. yet I could with other chars.

EVASION is broken.

hahaha. That was your mistake, Evasion is THE WEAKEST for of defence. It doesnt protect against aot attaks, ONLY against direct melee and projectile hits.

To get ability to even DODGE aoe you have to take ACTOBATICS node but it halves your normal evasion.

Real way to fight bosses is to move around and roll. If you dont get hit you cant die. Or just convert into armor.