On April 21 2015 03:13 Sn0_Man wrote:
So i've been theorycrafting on the new EB. Yes yes i'm sorry so has everybody else i know.
specifically, the best combo that I can think of with it is voll's protector. Because the -max mana mod won't apply to your "mana" aka ES and with ghost reaver you can easily leech ES aka mana, you may be able to save a link (assuming you have some amount of leech somewhere). Alternate to ghost reaver you could use zealot's oath. Either way, it allows you to reserve 100% of mana while not being forced into using a blood magic support gem. Of course, you'd likely need either quite high regen + ES (assuming you are a mana intensive build) for ZO or else a very reliable way to sustain hp if u go Ghost Reaver (and maybe some leech speed too, considering the potential leech speed "changes" aka nerfs). Still, buying yourself a free link in a "fakener" or CoC Cyclone Discharge build is very powerful (bypassing the blood magic gem), and something that required far more investment with old EB.
So i've been theorycrafting on the new EB. Yes yes i'm sorry so has everybody else i know.
specifically, the best combo that I can think of with it is voll's protector. Because the -max mana mod won't apply to your "mana" aka ES and with ghost reaver you can easily leech ES aka mana, you may be able to save a link (assuming you have some amount of leech somewhere). Alternate to ghost reaver you could use zealot's oath. Either way, it allows you to reserve 100% of mana while not being forced into using a blood magic support gem. Of course, you'd likely need either quite high regen + ES (assuming you are a mana intensive build) for ZO or else a very reliable way to sustain hp if u go Ghost Reaver (and maybe some leech speed too, considering the potential leech speed "changes" aka nerfs). Still, buying yourself a free link in a "fakener" or CoC Cyclone Discharge build is very powerful (bypassing the blood magic gem), and something that required far more investment with old EB.
That does sound good. CoCers usually don't have a very high mana cost for their main skills, so they could get away with the "ES on hit" mod for jewels, meaning no need for ZO or GR.