[3.16][HC][ON BREAK] Caustic Arrow Raider, DoT Focused | Tanky | 6k+ Health | All Content | In-depth

I'm always wondering what is in the first screenshot in this build guide. Why is the character facing both two sides? Is it a glitch?

Hi DankawSL, really like the build, I will probably start with it in SC SSF, see how far I get it that way, then maybe change to trade. Just a quick question about Wither-Stacks. I saw other builds utilize Blast-Rain with Mirage Archer or other AOE-Bow Skills to apply it. I don't know enough about your build and other builds to be able to decide if you have to invest into other passives to make that worthwile, but I liked the idea, because totems can die pretty easily. What do you think about it? Or doesn't it work without investment? Thank you.

me after have done reading patch notes:
*permanent onslaught*
*permanent phasing*
*harvest comeback*
I love my life

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billybob630 님이 작성:

I'm always wondering what is in the first screenshot in this build guide. Why is the character facing both two sides? Is it a glitch?

Originally guide used to have Essence Drain in weapon swap. That was back in the days when CA had 60-70k tooltip dps at best, and ED had roughly 1,5 times the damage and was necessary for bossing. I removed that playstyle somewhere around 3.7-3.8 league where it became totally not worth speccing into. Image from that era remained. I should probably update it but... it stays for now at least.

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Sisko1980 님이 작성:

Hi DankawSL, really like the build, I will probably start with it in SC SSF, see how far I get it that way, then maybe change to trade. Just a quick question about Wither-Stacks. I saw other builds utilize Blast-Rain with Mirage Archer or other AOE-Bow Skills to apply it. I don't know enough about your build and other builds to be able to decide if you have to invest into other passives to make that worthwile, but I liked the idea, because totems can die pretty easily. What do you think about it? Or doesn't it work without investment? Thank you.

I also have similar setup (see Optional Setups) but i totally don't recommend it in almost any case. You'll never reach maximum amount of Wither on enemy unless you stand like a totem yourself and keep using the skill. I'd rather self-cast Wither (preferably Divergent Wither) instead.

Wither Totem dies often, but it will max out stacks in ~1,5 second and with quality it can be placed extremely fast. It's superior to other options. The only time i can see it being inferior is 10 boss fight, i think it's obvious why.

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MrShika13 님이 작성:

me after have done reading patch notes:
*permanent onslaught*
*permanent phasing*
*harvest comeback*
I love my life

CA Raider is that one build that never truly gets nerfed. Winner of every patch.

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DankawSL 님이 작성:

CA Raider is that one build that never truly gets nerfed.

The only build that I am not worried about every balance manifesto.

yo @Dankaw, this is the first time I read this about CA. XD

"Poison Arrow has been renamed to Caustic Arrow as part of the poison changes." (2.1.0)

ah yes, back when it was poison arrow, lol

Why didnt you chose PF ?

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Tetrad 님이 작성:

The only build that I am not worried about every balance manifesto.

yo @Dankaw, this is the first time I read this about CA. XD

"Poison Arrow has been renamed to Caustic Arrow as part of the poison changes." (2.1.0)

I remember that. Talisman league (2.0) was the first one where i picked up CA for real. I played a little back in Tempest (1.3) on my own but i didn't stay for too long afaik. Everyone back in the day probably remembers Serleth's CA guide which was the first build i've had success with. 5 years later i'm still here using the same skill lmao.

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arcadiyan 님이 작성:

Why didnt you chose PF ?

I have a better question - what does PF offer for CA? A little bit of damage, AoE and flask recharge... does it even come close to being multiple times tankier as Raider? Answer is no.

I consider PF the worst CA ascedancy of those that are "viable".

On the crafting section needs to be updated you can no longer get +1 skill gems and +2 Bow gems on bows anymore. the changed this back in Harvest. at least with the classic method. I don't know about fossil.

If I am wrong please someone let me know. CA is my favorite Build!!

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zaroff85 님이 작성:

I don't know about fossil.

You can do it with fossil because fossil blocks physical, elemental and chaos. There's no fossil that blocks attacks.

Since bow gems is an attack mod now, you can use cannot roll attack mods, slam for +1 gem and then craft +2 support from Catarina veiled too.