Bone Charmer

[Fallenlord]

does anyone have a good bone chamer build using a bow? Hunting being the main mastery and spirit as the back up? Up to lvl 50 please. Also gear to use? and how to spread the points on str/dex/int thanks in advance

[Poinas]

Link (http://www.titancalc.com/TitanCalc.asp?mastery=Bone Charmer&master1=2&master2=7&sa=14&m1=32-6-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-5-1-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-1-0&m2=32-0-0-6-12-12-0-0-1-0-0-8-12-0-8-1-1-0-0-12-6-0)

Add Herbal Remedy if you need poison resistance.

For items, I'd use Bramblewood bow (dropped byAnourans in act 4) with Achille's Valor. +%AS completion bonus.

The rest of the items could be Hunter's set items, Athena's Battle Greaves, Adroit/Hale loops, Chiron's Loops, Khan's Hunting Harness etc. Just keep resistances high, skills and bow make enough damage in epic.

[Fallenlord]

http://www.titancalc.com/TitanCalc.asp?mastery=Bone Charmer&master1=2&master2=7&sa=15&m1=23-6-12-0-0-0-2-10-0-16-3-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0&m2=32-0-0-6-12-8-0-0-1-0-0-1-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-6-0


How;s this?

[linksu]

spirit bane spirit ward are 1 point wondres.

life drain sucks..

with herbal remedy you don't need to worry about poison resists so much.

find cover is good.

[Fallenlord]

isnt life drain good with someone like myself? shoot from far, drain the life, get the life back.

[The Fallen One]

Life Drain is an awesome skill early on, but begins to decline after Sparta. :neutral: It only is useful with maxed Necrosis.

[Fallenlord]

so u say it sucks after sparta? in what difficulty? also i guess its better to use a +% damage converted back to health bow then use this life drain?

[The Fallen One]

Normal Sparta. :neutral:

[Fallenlord]

wow that sucks. so better to get a bow like was said huh? where do i put the points from life leech then?

[The Fallen One]

Not sure. If you want Energy Regen and extra damage, Dark Covenant is pretty good in Epic and Legendary.

[Fallenlord]

hows this look without the dark covenat
http://www.titancalc.com/TitanCalc.asp?mastery=Bone Charmer&master1=2&master2=7&sa=15&m1=32-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-16-0-0-0-0-6-0-4-0-0-0-4-0-0&m2=32-0-0-6-12-12-0-0-7-0-0-1-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-6-0-0

[The Fallen One]

Pretty good, with one minor change: build (http://www.titancalc.com/TitanCalc.asp?mastery=Bone Charmer&master1=2&master2=7&sa=15&m1=32-6-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-16-1-0-0-0-6-0-4-0-1-1-0-0-0-0&m2=32-0-0-6-12-12-0-0-7-0-0-1-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-6-0-0-0)

Arcane Blast for the Liche King is useless, so you will want 1 point in Spirit Ward, Spirit Bane, Death Ward (you never know :D), and Summon Outsider. All of the wonderful 1-point wonders from Spirit. :happy:

[Fallenlord]

looks great. does that outsider help much cuz if not i am going to drop him an put that last point into call of the hunt since it is 7/8. also n e other suggestions from people is cool. this one for sure is the build.

[The Fallen One]

Outsider is one of those 1-point wonders. He is a major bosskiller (the best in the game, tied with Colossus Form and Ancestral Heroes), and only needs 1 point to be effective. :rockon:

Heh, my first spirit char maxed him out. Bosses were no match :D

[Fallenlord]

outstanding. Well then after lvl 50 i can put that last point into CotH. Very awesome build. When should I start working on the spirit side? i am lvl 16 now?

[The Fallen One]

Not sure. I have never played a Bone Charmer myself, perhaps another person could answer.

EDIT: Probably Poinas, he's very experienced with Bone Charmers

[Fallenlord]

well i do thank you for all your help. anyone out there wanna chime in and help some? when do i start working on the spirit side?

[Poinas]

Outsider is one of those 1-point wonders. He is a major bosskiller (the best in the game, tied with Colossus Form and Ancestral Heroes), and only needs 1 point to be effective. :rockon:


IMO, Liche King is the best boss killer in the game :)

[The Fallen One]

Liche King is the best summon you can use, that's for sure. But for those with a timer, Outsider wins.

[Fallenlord]

Poinas,in your opinion hows this build?

[Poinas]

I'd trade skill points from Call of the Hunt to Study Prey, and from Marksmanship to Puncture Shot. Trail Blazing deserves 1 pt too, so does Monster Lure.

[Barnacle_Ed]

download the community patch and pick up ravages of time; when melee enemies close in, it's always nice to have a bit of extra help

visions of death is worth 1 point if you keep getting mobbed by enemies. not particularly necessary, but useful as a crowd-controller if you decide to go into Xmax or something.

at LEAST 1 point in exploit weakness. 58% extra piercing damage is nothing to scoff at, especially for just 10 extra energy onto CotH.

on liche king: you probably won't need him above level 5 unless you have points left over at the end. keep death nova at 1 point and max wraith shell; you'll already do plenty of damage so there's no need for death nova. plus, having your liche use all his energy for wraith shell means you have a great tank for if/when your monster lure dies.

[Fallenlord]

Very nice Barnacle and Poinas. I will take thoes words into advice. Wow this guy is looking hell of cool. I cant wait to get home and start playing him.

Still need to know when is a good time to start in on my Spirit mastery. I am sitting at lvl 16. Should I wait til lvl 20 then work on it? Suggestions?

[Barnacle_Ed]

Theoretically, you could put it off all the way until you have everything you want in Hunting (yes, the mastery is very powerful and stays viable for a long time).

Personally, I would pick it up before Act 2 (or at least fairly early into it) since you fight a HUGE amount of undead, so spirit ward will help you there. You also fight enemies who like to net you, meaning you can't run and will be involved in close-ranged combat; deathchill aura and synergies will help you survive their attacks.

Don't progress TOO far into spirit yet; liche isn't really useful until epic difficulty and you'll want the fun stuff in hunting (such as volley, scatter shot, study prey).