Highest DPS?

[Mr_F0NG]

So I'm playing through on Defense/Spirit and I've made it up to typhon on legendary. 0 deaths and going for the HC achievement. I have to stop there and farm/change gear because he almost ripped me :D I accidentally hit his spikes with -100% bleed resistance. I ran back down the stairs praying the whole way, and teleported out!

But the main point is, I've spent a lot of time going slow and building defense to get this achievement. Now I want a character who is 100% the opposite with all dps and no defense!

That said, I'm wondering what the highest DPS is for any two masteries, and the optimal weapon to use for it. Any recommendations?

[kennyomg]

It depends whether you want to farm bosses or trash mobs (ie MI hunt). For bosses probably Brigand will rule all, insane and reliable single target DPS with decent defenses. Somewhat boring to play though.

For trash mobs I like both my Haruspex, which can dispose caster/archer heavy groups more efficiently than any other I've seen, and my Harbringer that excells in getting rid of mobs rushing it. Funny thing with the latter though is if you let go of some HP (5k toal or so, fairly unfomfortable) and use 2x Mark of Ares' then you'll hit for 80-90k every few seconds (single hit with the ring bonus applied). Both are a joy to grind through mobs with. :)

I guess another option would be a Ternion monster (Spirit with anything that synergizes with elemental attacks), however I haven't played any in AE yet.

A boss-killer brigand is fairly easy to make, so is a decent Diviner or something similar; on the other hand Haru/Harbi require quite the gear to top up at what they can do. I've been farming for 10+ yrs for these two and can still improve _all_ their equipment with better drops.

[Mr_F0NG]

Are rares+relics the way to go then or do you prefer legendaries

[sarcastic_godot]

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I guess another option would be a Ternion monster (Spirit with anything that synergizes with elemental attacks), however I haven't played any in AE yet.
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I'd take Dream, not elemental...

...lowered resistances (Wrath Trance) are really nice, you don't need any other base attack apart from Ternion, and the Distort Reality AoE there just perfectly aligns with Deathchill. Distortion Wave can be nice against pesky archers, too. Best Debuffer in the game, probably. Going gets tough? Meh - switch to another Trance, and carry on.

The listed DPS in the char sheet is somewhat meh, but a) this doesn't consider the lowered resistances on the mobs, and b) when you Tern on melee range, the AoEs from each blast's Arcane Lore boost melt together. Brute packs just melt with one or two flicks of your staff. And for bosses have a "Harrowing" staff in one of your switches.

Also, your Lich and your Nightmare do away with the one or other baddie, too. Even as one-pick-wonders. Sure, the Core Dweller is not to be laughed at, too. But the Storm Wisp is meh...

[kennyomg]

Mostly MIs for Haru/Harbi, except when a legendary makes sense. Getting MIs with good affixes, not to mention dual affixes that are good is a major pain in the bottom.

Brigand will work regardless of what you throw on it, Ternion guy ditto, though needs a bit more thought.