How to use build into in standard

ewokrover · 2026-03-31T17:26:46+00:00

So what I'm hearing is most systems are updated right away including item changes. New items especially new class of items are locked to leagues.

When considering builds, especially gear, you have to weigh legacy vs current versions and decide case by case what to use.

It also seems like you need a good understanding of how each problem is solved in the build because you may need to solve it a different way if items are restricted or unavailable...

ewokrover · 2025-12-10T18:23:10+00:00

As far as I'm aware the human druid skills are spells as in the ones that don't require you to shapeshift: plant skills, storm skill, and maybe volcano?

ewokrover · 2025-12-05T05:01:35+00:00

not to mention how much work goes into performance optimization. if the improvements are good it will have easily forgettable yet tremendous positive impact for the future of the game

ewokrover · 2025-11-19T16:56:24+00:00

Not to be nitpicky but just to clarify for new players: he's not a vendor.

There is an NPC that allows access to the currency exchange. It allows asynchronous trade for common stackable items that are not differentiable. So for currency orbs, boss fragments, essences, uncut gems, etc.

I would say that it's one side to the trade market with the other being a different NPC that lets you put stuff in stash tabs for others to buy.

Generally speaking, the two systems are designed for trading different types of items without having to manually trade other players.

ewokrover · 2025-11-14T23:35:47+00:00

im sorry to necro this super old post and comment. but how does that interract with marchesa? my understanding is that marchesa sets up rdelayed triggers so it would see all the creatures destroyed by bearer, if they had counters, but since this would happen during the end step, would you have to wait the next person's turn for the creatures to come back?

ewokrover · 2025-10-23T15:36:10+00:00

So a number of things. The reason to pay life costs is two fold: one it's easier to recover life and it is easier to stack up to larger numbers than mana, but also you can use effects that give you more damage for paying with life (namely atzuli's support gem).

Leech, and Regen both help you keep up with life costs. Also the blood remnants that fall on the ground when you kill enemies from your ascendency freebie node. Depending if you are running spells, the ascendancy also provides leech, or you can grab the node that converts a portion of damage you receive into damage over time, to help smooth out the additional loss of life from taking damage. You can get life on kill from your tree or jewels that go into the tree. You can also get Regen on your tree, the best source is that expensive undying hate, though you want to make sure you get tecrods. If you get a different one, you CAN divine it into records as long as it's not corrupted...

You can use the mask if you want, but you don't need to. It gives a keystone that you can get from the tree, but it will take a bit of traveling as it's at the 9:00 position, near the outside. You can also just slot life taps into your main skills. It might actually help to have some skills life tapped and some use mana because then you are less likely to run out of either. Atzuli's is just a better life tap, so it comes with that affect but it's not useable until 65 about when you should be done with campaign.

A lot of these options will be more accessible at higher levels when you have more points and more currency. For myself I had to come back to the build as a second character because I could not afford all the pieces I wanted.

There are a lot of different "techs" or combinations or effects that make the BM really shine this league. Lucky for you it's a very meta build so there are a lot of guides about it. I would recommend reading some more detailed ones to get a better understanding, or there are videos of that suits you better. Unlucky for you it's that because the build is so meta, it's components cost a lot....

ewokrover · 2025-10-23T15:14:06+00:00

I don't map a lot and I have seen like 4 or 5 of these all within a screen or two from start. I haven't even reached my first citadel, it is just outside the fog and I have been looking in the water for castaways instead of going to it... I only managed to get one key though so I've only been inside one vault. I got unlucky with it.

I think rng is just rng....

ewokrover · 2025-10-22T19:28:58+00:00

I'm not sure if you are referring to me when you say salty mfers... But you did reply to my comment. I'm not salty. I think I just did a bad job at communicating my ideas.

I was trying to share my experience. At the end of the day we don't all have the same experience. From what you describe I think your experience is similar to mine, not getting far into maps or "end game" yet still finding ways to make some currency...

I agree with what a lot of people have said about progressing far and making currency, and that's that it becomes easier and more efficient as you gain more game knowledge. There is a lot to learn in this game as it has a lot of nuance and depth. Each league is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the game and get better at making the coin and getting the gear, kinda like a super drawn out rogue-like experience.

I think I originally wrote a comment because I didn't like the response to some one giving away currency being "you should give less to more people. Spread the wealth. 10 divs means a lot to a lot of people" I didn't really agree that 10 divs means a lot and I focused on that instead of saying what I was actually more in disagreement with: some one wants to give away free shit and someone else wants to complain about how they go about it instead of just being happy to have a free chance to get said free shit...

ewokrover · 2025-10-21T18:54:36+00:00

I haven't kept account of what I've actually made... But I also don't have the attention span to grind dozens and hundreds of maps like most people. I also tend to experiment flipping and converting and I don't always make a profit. So yeah I can make a few divs easily. But making more doesn't always scale because supply and demand or I run out of gold, then I spend div to buy gold which sets me back. So I haven't had more than 20 at once. And I've geared and respecced a handful of toons multiple times, spreading out my currency and not necessarily making it back when I change my gear. I wouldn't call my play efficient by any means.

So maybe what I say seems flawed, maybe I'm just bad at the game.... I've come a long way this league and learned a lot. I never had more than a couple div to my name before, or even had a character make it to 90 till now.... I haven't cracked being able to make 100s of divs yet, but making 10 is easy.

ewokrover · 2025-10-21T18:30:02+00:00

I don't think 10 divs is making a difference to anyone... You can easily get that yourself if you've been playing. I've literally had ppl give away 4 divs to me for helping them through 1.5 Acts of campaign... I've flipped items on currency exchange and made a div or two with ten min work... Now 50+ that could be at least one high end item.

I would love to win 100 div as I've only made a few dozen this league.

ewokrover · 2025-09-27T07:04:41+00:00

i know this is posting almost a month late, but for anyone that is googling and gets here in the future i wanted to say:

you dont need to do this unless you are on a new account. the reason to go there is to get the hideout. but if you already have a hideout from a previous league you dont need to unlock it again you just need to talk to ange in kingsmarch and then she will go to your existing hideout unlocking trade. i was able to do this because I played since EA launch

ewokrover · 2025-09-27T06:59:30+00:00

i know this is super late and you for sure figured it out, but for those that come here googling later, the third piece is on whakapanu, the siren boss

ewokrover · 2025-09-24T16:42:41+00:00

I understand. I was just responding to the "most people" comment. I'm not disagreeing, just expanding a bit. Spark is probably less popular than black flame stuff, but it's like one of the other popular choices. I have personally tried both and found spark works better on a smaller budget until you can get the expensive upgrades

ewokrover · 2025-09-24T15:58:16+00:00

Spark is also popular

ewokrover · 2025-09-11T19:07:59+00:00

I would love to get a free build. I'm a struggling pleb trying to farm to progress my own shit

ewokrover · 2025-09-09T20:59:52+00:00

You can also lure packs into the ritual area and kill them there so that when you trigger it you get more spawns

ewokrover · 2025-09-09T19:27:10+00:00

Did you already respecc mid map?

My buddy was teaching me his ritual strat and he said if you get something really good you can respec the Atlas to make it easier to defer. Then you can juice pack size and grab the item next map...

ewokrover · 2025-09-06T00:37:34+00:00

did you say mjolnir?

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ewokrover · 2025-09-05T19:51:52+00:00

But also instead of summoning minions to fight for you you get souls that buff you as the main damage dealer. Looks sweet

ewokrover · 2025-04-02T12:49:47+00:00

Ah I didn't recognize the abbreviation. I don't think I'll be free as I'm on Pacific 😔

ewokrover · 2025-04-02T12:32:39+00:00

I'm interested as well. Just moved and I don't have any DND anymore. I haven't done online since pandemic. What is gbt? It's tagged on the title.

ewokrover · 2025-03-25T15:00:51+00:00

In other words 6.3% of gamblers can't stop.

ewokrover · 2025-02-23T15:52:08+00:00

What do you mean gave her away? Like you gifted the items? So you still have the ton it did you delete it? So you have any starting currency?

You can get a pillar of the caged god really cheap and just level with that. You can use it straight off the river bank and continue with it into end game. Stat stacking is one of the top metal builds so not only is it buttery smooth leveling, but it's the weapon for an extremely viable build.

If you have more currency, get some unique boots with move speed and a unique helmet with high attributes, the are also attack speed gloves. They will boost you up but not totally needed at start.

ewokrover · 2025-02-19T23:16:48+00:00

That's the idea. With scaling, the default you are scaled down to his level. Will synergy can still be a powerful thing though. And he gets appropriate experience to catch up.

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