The Character is a lvl 70 Ranger with very high survivability and high mixed fire+physical dmg, while capable of tanking with ease in Beyond league. It uses 2H Swords.
BASICS
The build uses Molten Strike for both single and multitarget damage complimented with Vaal Spectral Throw for close range and Spectral throw for mid-range damage.
The basic rotation in most cases should be just jumping into the mobpacks, cursing them, then Molten Striking them down, even if a beyond pack spawns. The basic concept of the character is the high sustainability and tanking through everything by having high attack speed and lmp and creating lots of molten balls that damage and heal a ridiculous amount at the same time. As long as the Molten Strike is active and the balls are hitting targets there is over 700 HPS heal which is instant since it comes form Life on Hit gem and additional heals from Life Leech node on the tree as well as additional life leech from Warlord's Mark curse.
The character tanks through the beyond packs on Merciless as well with very few exceptions, namely if two damage auras are combined(phys or haste) and there is curse immunity involved or if a ranged beyond rare mob has multitrap with freeze trap and powerful crits. The character can stand in the storm calls and fire traps as long as the balls from Molten Strike are keep hitting the targets. I mostly used shift+molten strike since it still clears the mobs and there is no additional time for incoming damage while the character would run to a specific monster.
The Vaal Spectral throw setup rips through beyond packs and instantly deals with the lockboxes if used before opening. Reflect is not an issue for the ranger.
STATS
The Ranger has 3800 HP with all Elemental Resistances capped.With running Grace and Iron Reflexes, the character has 64% base Physical Damage Reduction and 5% Chance to evade. However since the build is based on tanking, there is an additional 16% reduction from endurance charges, making the total Physical damage reduction 80%.
The endurance charges are kept up currently either by casting enduring cry, but more likely,due to the high clear speed, they are kept up by proccing charges from Warlord's Mark.
The char is completely self sustaining, it leeches back both life and mana it loses due to the Mana on Kill nodes, Mana leech and Warlord's Mark. Mana can be an issue if traveling longer distances with Leap Slam or not hitting anything with Molten Strike for couple of seconds, so there is a mana flask in case of emergency. Since the toon has insane lifegain, one instant Life flask is enough to compensate the occasional burst so there is room for an Amethyst(Since the character is life based, this is almost always a necessity) and a Granite/Jade Flask(Even though Jade Flask is less effective in terms of number of use in general, on this character it can proc the physical reduction up to 90%).
The Molten Strike damage with only Herald of Ash is 6,5K, but since the main damage is provided by the molten balls, the DPS currently around 12-15K. The Vaal Spectral Throw setup using several charges can clear the whole screen around the ranger as well.
The build has very high mobility with the high attack speed+Leap Slam combo as well as the gear and skilltree provide 27% movement speed which can easily be further improved by choosing the right nodes.
AURAS
Currently the above mentioned Grace is used together with Herald of Ash for its physical damage increase. The two auras provide a good balance of defensive and offensive bonuses, but there is Hatred gem leveled in case someone prefers lower physical defenses but higher DPS.
STASH
The Stash contains few flasks and gems I used while I was leveling the char and few Chaos worth of currencies.
BUILD
The Build is not too gear dependent since it scales mostly with the skill tree. It requires a high physical dmg 2H Sword with decent attack speed to keep up with the incoming damage. The build relies on attack speed quite heavily, since the number of balls determine not only the damage, but the incoming life gain too.Other than the sword, it scales well with physical damage from accessories, but it is not a necessity, so armorwise it can focus fully on defenses.
The passive tree has multiple damage and life nodes along the path I have chosen, so the character can go for more tank-ability or damage as well.
The character is well geared, there is a 5-linked chest and three other 4-linked armors to further strengthen the already strong build. The current sword has high dps, perfect weapon for mapping.
The current links are Molten Strike+Multistrike+Faster Attack+Life on Hit+Lesser Multiple Projectiles for the main attack, Vaal Spectral Throw+Lesser Multiple Projectiles+Life Gain on Hit+Added Fire Damage for the screen and beyond pack clear, Spectral Throw+Lifeleech+Lesser Multiple Projectiles for mid-ranged damage. Reduced Mana+Herald of Ash+Grace for auras.
MASTERS
All masters are decently leveled,all favor gained while leveling is in tact, nothing has been spent on the hideout yet, so you can customize your own lair to your liking. The crafting stations are all built already.
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