DD2 - NM4 - PDT Huntress Build Guide

Guide on how to spec up your Huntress for building PDTs in November 2016.

Introduction and What this guide covers

Hey!

This guide will cover all the equipment, stats, passives, spheres and Hero stats you need to make the best PDT Huntress you can.

Some of the examples here are quite high end NM4 gear - but the principles are the same.
e.g. If I say you need Defense power, you can farm that at NM2 and still get the same result for your difficulty.


A video version of this guide is here also if you preferred that:

Gear required

Here I'll give you all the equipment you need to know about.
Broadly, you need Defense power, with lots of Range and the right bow.
I'll go into the specifics of each below.

Bow: Toxic Shock

The Toxic Shock is an absolute must - without it the build will never be as good.

Currently the Chrome Enemies incursion has this bow as a reward - happy RNGing :)


Stuff you are looking for on this bow:

• Defense power
  
• Viper's Bite - Highest % you can get to 20, and largest Explosion radius.
  
• Envenom - Again highest % you can get (I think 20 is max)

Armor: Squire Gear!

It sounds weird - but Squire gear is a must for this build as you want the range benefits!

This is for Everything - Helmet, Chest, Boots, Gloves and Medallion.

Example Armor you need:

Helmet

• Defense Power
  
• Defense Crit (doesn't actually matter - Power is the only thing that does matter)
  
• Vector Corrector - up to 3% on all Armor pieces!

Hero Spheres and Stats

We'll cover all the Hero "Stats" (those points you can assign) and the necessary Spheres to make this build work.


Stats That Need to be Maxed Out:

• Defense Range
  
• Defense Power
  
• Defense Speed

You should then have 30 points left - might as well chuck that in Health.

Example:





















Spheres:

Spheres are an important part of this as you get quite a good bit of your DPS and range from them.

There is no Uber Sphere that you need (there is no real useful one) but I chose shielding guard because, why not!

List of Spheres you need:

• Small - Poison Dart Range Sphere I
  
• Small - Defense power V
  
• Small - Defense Power I
  
• Medium - Poison Dart Range Sphere I
  
• Medium - Poison Dart Range Sphere I
  
• Large - Poisonous Fangs I

Screenshot of Spheres:

Summary

• The PDT requires a specific Bow (Toxic Shock).
  
• The right passives on this Bow will also help a lot
  
• You want to Max out Defense Power
  
• Range is also very important
  
• Squire Gear helps with Range
  
• You absolutely need some specific Spheres.

Happy Dungeon Defending!

[Hazelnut Pancakes]

Gotta love the fact that spheres will be GONE in the future update.
But still, thanks for the help.

[Kimock]

Is it possible to add you because i got a few questions.. would be nice!

[PhoenixGamerX]

i can only get health on my PDT i dont know why and should i use the relic with the speedy darts

[cell]

This might be a stupid question but i was wondering. If you made another character specifically for the PDTs, would the effect stack since the technically the PDTs are not made by the same character?

[squako]

Blinkz † do Chrome Enemies if you havent figured it out already

[Kamekaze]

@Voidq While yes, pdts are strong, it would be silly to use multiple in the same lane since multiple instances of their effect doesn't stack from the same builder.

[Local Democracy Officer]

NOOOOO!

Its ok Deadringer; I only partially blame you.
I think they saw your guide and were like, "HAHA. Nop.avi *NERF*"

[Deadringers]

dammit!

The next best thing would be huntress gear without the range bonus :(

[Local Democracy Officer]

I over rely on your guides

[Local Democracy Officer]

So what do we get?! HELP DEADRINGER D: