Favorite XMax build?

[FrankieWuzHere]

Looking to see what everyone's favorite builds are. I'm playing the x10 XMax and doing great as a trap Rogue/warfare character. Being able to throw traps into boss rooms without them even coming out and widdling them down in Hades is just hilarious. So does anyone have any build that they use on Xmax? I've been thinking on making another character and wanted some ideas.

[AH-1 Cobra]

I'm currently running a Champion (warfare + nature) that functions as a pet build. But you need ridiculously good gear to make it work. You need 80% cooldown reduction gear. Combined with refresh, this allows you to get permanent ancestral warriors, and you can also lay down battle standards frequently. And then you got warhorn that has a 3.6s cooldown you can use to stun massive packs of enemies and do a little damage to as well. And also plague.

[FrankieWuzHere]

Originally posted by crimsonedge11:

I'm currently running a Champion that functions as a pet build. But you need ridiculously good gear to make it work. You need 80% cooldown reduction gear. Combined with refresh, this allows you to get permanent ancestral warriors, and you can also lay down battle standards frequently. And then you got warhorn that has a 3.6s cooldown you can use you can use to stun massive packs of enemies and do a little damage to as well. And also plague.

If you need a conquerers mark tell me. I crafted one but then realized as a trap build... I prefer the damage one anyways heh.

[AH-1 Cobra]

Originally posted by Orendil:

If you need a conquerers mark tell me. I crafted one but then realized as a trap build... I prefer the damage one anyways heh.

I use Talisman of the Jade Emperor for -25% to recharge. The build doesn't work without it.

I use these for the -80% recharge cap:

-25% Talisman of Jade Emperor
-10% Plouton's Cornocopia
-46% Archmage's Clasp

I use 2 Wraithlord's rings with physical damage, and a Black pearl amulet for the pet damage.

The same gear would work for your Assassin trapper as well. You'd be able to lay down more battle standards and also use war horn every 3.6s to stun massive packs of mobs, regularly.

[GodfatherPlunger]

I am playing an elementalist because of the aoe spells. The problem is just that it is nearly worhtless after epic because the dmg doesn't scale enough and with the cdr cap erruption/fire orb and lightning are even bad against trash mobs :/ I really hope that they increase late game earth/storm dmg and nerf early or something like that...

[FrankieWuzHere]

Originally posted by GodfatherPlunger:

I am playing an elementalist because of the aoe spells. The problem is just that it is nearly worhtless after epic because the dmg doesn't scale enough and with the cdr cap erruption/fire orb and lightning are even bad against trash mobs :/ I really hope that they increase late game earth/storm dmg and nerf early or something like that...

Previously in IT (Before AE) you would get -100% recharge to spam spells. With 80% being the max now they should really increase spell damage. Until then just gotta stack a ton of int :l

[FrankieWuzHere]

Originally posted by crimsonedge11:

Originally posted by Orendil:

If you need a conquerers mark tell me. I crafted one but then realized as a trap build... I prefer the damage one anyways heh.

I use Talisman of the Jade Emperor for -25% to recharge. The build doesn't work without it.

I use these for the -80% recharge cap:

-25% Talisman of Jade Emperor
-10% Plouton's Cornocopia
-46% Archmage's Clasp

I use 2 Wraithlord's rings with physical damage, and a Black pearl amulet for the pet damage.

The same gear would work for your Assassin trapper as well. You'd be able to lay down more battle standards and also use war horn every 3.6s to stun massive packs of mobs, regularly.

Hm I gotta look into it. I have like all 130ish stats unused on my character still heh.

[Crowcreek]

Originally posted by GodfatherPlunger:

I am playing an elementalist because of the aoe spells. The problem is just that it is nearly worhtless after epic because the dmg doesn't scale enough and with the cdr cap erruption/fire orb and lightning are even bad against trash mobs :/ I really hope that they increase late game earth/storm dmg and nerf early or something like that...

Thats what i'm playing with now, really scales that bad ?

[GodfatherPlunger]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Originally posted by GodfatherPlunger:

I am playing an elementalist because of the aoe spells. The problem is just that it is nearly worhtless after epic because the dmg doesn't scale enough and with the cdr cap erruption/fire orb and lightning are even bad against trash mobs :/ I really hope that they increase late game earth/storm dmg and nerf early or something like that...

Thats what i'm playing with now, really scales that bad ?

When I am unable to kill trash mobs efficietly with about 1k int and +elemental dmg bonus on every item and 300% cast speed and about 70-80% cdr I would say it is pretty bad, yes :/ I don't have the best gear in the world, but it is pretty good and I would say that I should deal a lot more dmg, because I sacrificed so much defense for more dmg and I am barely dealing any dmg on legendary diff. I tried to be a glass cannon and all I am is glass... ^^

[Crowcreek]

Kool, I just deleted him before I go any further. Gonna do a pet class, from what I'm reading they scale really well in epic and legend .

[FrankieWuzHere]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Kool, I just deleted him before I go any further. Gonna do a pet class, from what I'm reading they scale really well in epic and legend .

Something to add. Halfway through act3 pets will be slaughtered. Once you get to epic it'll happen again. You'll need to farm to get some nice gear for your pets or else they will get slaughtered in epic again. Once you get to legendary they are gods of war that cannot be killed. (For the most part) With the right gear xD

[Crowcreek]

Originally posted by Orendil:

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Kool, I just deleted him before I go any further. Gonna do a pet class, from what I'm reading they scale really well in epic and legend .

Something to add. Halfway through act3 pets will be slaughtered. Once you get to epic it'll happen again. You'll need to farm to get some nice gear for your pets or else they will get slaughtered in epic again. Once you get to legendary they are gods of war that cannot be killed. (For the most part) With the right gear xD

Thanks for the heads up, I actually spend a lot of time redoing zones I cleared for xp , gear .

[AH-1 Cobra]

Originally posted by Crowcreek:

Kool, I just deleted him before I go any further. Gonna do a pet class, from what I'm reading they scale really well in epic and legend .

You could have just rerolled him with TQ defiler and just picked up where you left off. Starting over in TQ isn't that fun IMO. Because so many more gameplay options open up to you in the later levels. The early levels are really monotonous in comparison. To each their own I guess.