Been working on a play through as an Archer Artificer. Got to about level 17 or 18 and got bored- too over powering. It is God mode for Rogues. Thought I'd try to re-spec as a DW Artificer. But- I didn't want to miss out on Dragon and Boss Killing fun provided by the games most powerful Focus Skill: Hail Of Arrows. I present the following 23 point build I've been having a blast with:
Stealth Tree (5 points):
Stealth
Evasion
Evade
Shadow Strike (+ upgrade)- can be used even if you have a Bow equipped.
DD Tree (7 points):
Flank Attack (+Upgrade)
Twin Fangs
Dance of Death
Sneak Attack
DeathBlow (+ Upgrade)
Archery Tree (3 points)
Death From Above
Leaping Shot (+upgrade)
Sabotage Tree (2 points)
Caltrops
Looked Like it Hurt
Artificer Tree (6 points):
Spike Trap
Set Them Up
Hail of Arrows
Elemental Mines (+Upgrade)
Opportunity Knocks
Gear:
Daggers:
Blade of the Red Birth or Coiled Spring from the BE- Coiled Spring can accommodate a dagger grip- the other can't.
Bow: Perseverance from BE or Spiked Long Bow found in the Hissing Waste. Hakkons Wrath, which can be looted from the Ice Giant in JOH, is also a great weapon if you don't want to farm to get the money to shop at the BE
Superior Prowler Armor- if you can find it- but more likely the Refined Prowler Coat found at the Stone Bear Merchant in JOH.
Superior Skirmisher Hat from the BE.
Ring of Slicing: BE
Belt: Focus or Defense- whichever you prefer here. Won't ultimately make or break the character.
Secondary Ring- whichever you prefer- flanking, attack, Enhanced Shadow Strike, etc.
Superb Stamina Amulet from Sandy Howler corpse in the Hissing Waste.
I run the following active skills when I am equipped with daggers:
Stealth
Flank Attack
Deathblow
Shadow Strike
Mark of the Rift
Elemental Mines
Spike Trap
Twin Fangs
Depending on who I am fighting- I'll usually lead in with Elemental Mines. This will litter the field with Mines and deplete all my stamina. I'll be vulnerable for a few seconds - so I want someone to take the aggro at this point. Once enemies start getting nipped by the mines- my stamina refills very quickly. At this point- I'm looking to Deathblow anyone with 50% or less health or Shadow Strike anyone who is not. If I am drawing a lot of aggro- I'll use Flank Attack to go into Stealth. If you have a Mage that casts Static Cage- Elemental Mines (upgraded) plus a Static Cage will kill any trash mobs without you having to do anything else. It's a fireworks show.
I don't normally like Flank Attack on other Rogue builds- but this build needs some stealth due to the Stamina depletion of the Mines.
For Dragons or Bosses;
Replace Flank Attack with Leaping Shot. Replace Deathblow with Hail of Arrows. Equip a Bow instead of Daggers. Pop the MO- and viola: spam leaping shot until whatever is in front of you is dead. Auto attack- if necessary- until your leaping shot is off cool down.
Fun build- that allows for some versatility. A bit squishy and will require some (not much) strategy. Specifically- the window between when you drop your mines and when your stamina returns will need to be managed.
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