Explosive Arrow (EA) gives you delayed explosions that accord massive damage back they detonate. The damage comes mainly from the access and the Ignite it applies, not from the arrow hit itself. The makeed plan of this body is to put abounding arrows into a ambition bound and again let those arrows backfire for huge damage. This playstyle works able-bodied for allowance maps and for killing administration back you assemblage the mechanics right
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Stack fuses fast and hit the cap every time
EA leaves “fuses” on enemies back arrows stick. Each agglutinate raises the after access damage. The ambition is to ability the best agglutinate calculation on a ambition as fast as you can. You should use assorted sources of arrows at already so the ambition collects fuses quickly. Faster advance amount shortens the time to hit the agglutinate cap, which agency your able damage per additional goes up beyond both bright and single-target fights.
Totems and gem links that make fuses stack
Ballista Totems are the accepted and able way to assemblage fuses. Ballistas blaze abounding arrows independently, so you can bypass the banned of your own advance acceleration by application several totems at once. The accepted gem links are Explosive Arrow Ballista Totem Support Assorted Totems Faster Attacks a DoT multiplier like Burning damage or Deadly Ailments / Basal Focus for single-target. Faster Attacks or added totems equals faster agglutinate buildup, and faster agglutinate accretion equals added access damage.
What to aim for on accessory and stats
Your capital abhorrent carbon is damage Over Time multiplier and added DoT sources. Look for DoT multi on jewels and on the acquiescent tree. You should additionally accession blaze damage with attacks and accepted basal damage area it fits. Aces a bow with high abject advance acceleration and ability or buy mods that addition advance acceleration and basal damage with attacks. For defenses, accumulate ailment amnesty via flasks or passives and advance acceptable activity and resistances so the body stays abiding beneath bang-up pressure.
The adamantine aphorism about bore and the abridgement note
A austere rule: do not use pierce, chain, or angle on your arrows. Those furnishings make arrows canyon through and not stick, which break the agglutinate stacking and stops your explosions from makeing damage. Abstain any bore sources on gear, tree, or supports. Additionally plan your account arcade carefully. Some key items and high-DoT jewels can be pricey. Save and absorb your
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on amount pieces aboriginal (bow with speed, DoT jewels, Dying Sun or agnate bright items if you appetite faster mapping). Smart bill use in the mid bold gets you to late-game ability abundant faster.
Play so your totems and you accumulation fuses on targets fast, again authority the damage window for detonation. Break adaptable abundant to abstain abundant telegraphed mechanics but break abutting abundant that your explosions hit. Swap to single-target tweaks for administration if needed.
