THE MOST CONSISTENT DPS IN THE GAME | Firestaff Build Guide

[@ryanbyrd4924]

Pillar of Fire never misses with aim lock. Fireball w/ aim lock is 99% miss😂

[@jbp4216]

In your first example comparing the 2 staffs, the first staff (Gorgon's) does 914 damage, the PVP (flintstick) one does 671. I think you may have gotten confused with the numbers.

[@mecr0w]

I did. it does seem like Gorgon’s fs is significant better.

[@Shin_mu.]

Ele band says it doesn’t proc on dmg over time or attunements. I’m guessing this bugged and procs on runeglass & attunement?

[@ThaCousin]

Exactly 😅

[@teeny-tinywyvern]

Have been trying to come up with a build for the Tempest Fury artifact and have been wondering if Winged Leather Shoes would be a good synergy with the weapon, seeing as Tempest gets a pretty okay-ish haste on every attack. The duration extension would be pretty nice, and the empower buff would, one again, come into play constantly during auto attacks and abilities. Not to mention bloodlust passive giving you haste. Etc etc, long story short, lots of haste and damage, and I'm honestly beginning to think that Whirlwind is beginning to shine in this season. Feels like it can put out a lot more DPS than Maelstrom in most situations.

[@mecr0w]

It’s good synergy w that yea. Could make a build for it it’s a super fun weapon!

[@nightmare-mo1uo]

fire staff weapon perk is Distained Infliction better than Penetrating the Empowered?or up to the 2nd weapon use which one

[@nightmare-mo1uo]

and i watched ur vg build video,that vg u use the Distained Infliction not Penetrating the Empowered.those weapon all have more dot dmg,and wonder which one is better and how to choose?

[@l1306]

If you play finisher hopelite bis?

[@Daladin_]

Can you do a build guide for bow/hatchet? Would really appreciate it

[@mecr0w]

Sure

[@matejradek9832]

@Mecrow started playing the game 2 weeks ago, I really love flamethrower as a skill, but seems nobody is using it (playing mostly pve side of the game) is there any viable build for pve content with this skill? Thank you :)

[@mecr0w]

It’s not as good as other builds (like maybe C tier). If you use flamethrower as a catalyst for pillar of fire it can be strong though!

[@5o8ClanPage]

Is the flintstick the best you can have until this 725 gorgon?

[@mecr0w]

Yes

[@5o8ClanPage]

@ even better than 725 fwoosh with attunement?

[@docko23]

@@5o8ClanPage yes, vicious and AP are illegal perks. if you put in 25 dex you basically have a 4 perk firestaff

[@Petternn]

So a raid weapon does 40% more dmg?

[@mecr0w]

I think that was a bug tbh

[@IdrisImi]

Too squishy for me, but I get where you are going with this build. I'm playing fire staff / abyss ga so like to be a bit more tanky. I'm farming frigid wind set for the 2x defensive perks and while there's a dps loss, it's worth it. Went pure slash resistance, because f hatchets.

[@KogetaJ]

Is this like war only in your head because who tf would take meteor storm instead of burnout

[@mecr0w]

It’s one of the best abilities in the game now w disease… you cut fireball before shower now imo

[@kanebear12]

@@mecr0wyea, i got laughed at for pairing fs with pestilence at the start of the expac. Aoe fs is a dps stick, any multi target disease you add turns that damage from pad into pressure.

[@kanebear12]

But yes, burnout is more assassin/ opr weighted. Mobility and burst in a pinch. Combine with deto to go Brrrrrrrr.

[@joey9426]

Meteor is insane now.

[@prodigeeizer]

@@kanebear12 Lol I would question whoever laughs at pestilence/fs - shit was insane pre NWA and is even stronger now with the new perks.

[@Kerek77]

Why not azoth conductor leggings with all the elemental dmg you’re doing

[@kylegraham9824]

Yeah I don’t see a build with them and I don’t get why either

[@FejkTV]

@@kylegraham9824cause these youtubers have no idea what they are doing… I’m legit disappointed

[@angrygamesty]

because you need to be wearing medium armor (which doesn't give a damage bonus), thus losing 15% of the base damage of light armor.

[@JanKowalski-ru9vr]

This is artefact pants?

[@FejkTV]

@@angrygamesty But you get 15% dmg buff from artifact pants and that buff is the same type as equipment loadout buff. You have literally the same damage as long as you play full elemental weapons while having medium armor. The only difference is you get shorter dodge for -5% crit damage, no -10% block stability debuff from light, shorter penalty after being hit and you can wear 2 pieces with Elemental Aversion and Enchanted Ward as well (heavy chest + medium boots that drop from sandwurm which are upgradable to 725), so overall it even can reach higher gearscore while having the same perks, same damage and more armor. The only upside of light armor is dodge roll distance. Being squishy target like in this build that can get 3-4 attacks and die is fun as long as noone attacks you and you have good healer. Imo playing light full elemental builds right now is just trolling

[@michaelcopeland7347]

Do you have a version of this for pve as well?

[@mecr0w]

It’s basically the same tbh just maybe less con 25 foc 25 dex and disdained infection

[@BoredAndBrowsing]

After playing all ranged weapons(BB, VG, IG, LS, ranged Hatchet is not counted), the FS just feels the best to use and doesn't feel clunky as hell in a fight. Bow and Musket, the only 2 other main ranged weapons, do not feel good to use and always seem like they take too much effort to play well. FS hits when I want it to hit, and applies dots automatically, effortlessly, without the need to aim like with bow or musket, allowing you to see your surroundings AND lets you block. They really need to decrease draw time on bow and either decrease the reload on musket or add another bullet, because right now, FS is far better of a choice as the main ranged weapon.

[@nocturne3455]

Can attunement procs crit?

[@r.a.7818]

Nope

[@nikitafedosyeyev4799]

Can we get a link?

[@mecr0w]

Yea I’m home in like 20ish can put one in then

[@JanKowalski-ru9vr]

Artefact inferno is not good?

[@mecr0w]

It’s fine just less dps overall

[@motherpigeon1582]

No link ?

[@mecr0w]

Forgot I can add it in later today…

[@motherpigeon1582]

@@mecr0w

[@kapustovsky4800]

You want fireball perk on fire staff

[@mecr0w]

It’s a net dps loss if you do so

[@kapustovsky4800]

Can you explain how?

[@kapustovsky4800]

@ and how is not having vicious not a dps loss

[@kanebear12]

Firestaff has a very high crit chance, has a nice crit multiplier (opposite to bb). The idea behind fs is your at empower cap without trying, so picking perks that +base damage used to be the play. Fireball used to be the play when it was +55% not + 15%, The Flintstick with the illegal perk combo + an Attunement is what i would be running this fresh start if I hadn’t already spent 2 years play fs dps in wars :) im after something new this time round.

[@odonthc]

@@kanebear12you would run attunement over penetrating the empowered? From what I’ve gathered the new pvp perk is bugged and it give you the damage buff even if there not empowerd

[@SiewcaPozogi]

2:11 LMAO, 914 dmg is less than 671 for you? XDDDDDDDD Dude...

[@randomvodder]

Go hold a candle lil bro

[@mecr0w]

We be point diffing hard now