Unhallowed Essence Meticulous Bolts (video)

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by Daidelos last updated Mar 20, 2015 ( Patch 2.1.2 )

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Skills

Elemental Arrow Ball Lightning
- Elemental Arrow
Cost: 10 Hatred

Shoot a fire arrow that deals 300% weapon damage as Fire to all enemies it passes through.
Ball Lightning

Shoot a ball of lightning that electrocutes enemies along its path for 300% weapon damage as Lightning.
Multishot Fire at Will
- Multishot
Cost: 25 Hatred

Fire a massive volley of arrows dealing 360% weapon damage to all enemies in the area.
Fire at Will

Reduce the Hatred cost to 18.

Multishot's damage turns into Lightning.
Marked for Death Contagion
- Marked for Death
Cost: 3 Discipline

Mark an enemy. The marked enemy takes 15% additional damage for the next 30 seconds.
Contagion

When the enemy is killed, the mark spreads to the closest 3 enemies within 30 yards. This effect can chain repeatedly.
Vault Tumble
- Vault
Cost: 8 Discipline

Tumble acrobatically 35 yards.
Tumble

After using Vault, your next Vault within 6 seconds has its Discipline cost reduced by 50%.
Smoke Screen Lingering Fog
- Smoke Screen
Cost: 14 Discipline
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Vanish behind a wall of smoke, becoming momentarily invisible for 1 second.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Lingering Fog

Increase the duration to 1.5 seconds.
Preparation Invigoration
- Preparation
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Instantly restore 30 Discipline.
Invigoration

Passive: Permanently increase maximum Discipline by 20.

Awareness
- Awareness
When you receive fatal damage, you instead vanish for 2 seconds and regenerate 50% of maximum Life.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
Perfectionist
- Perfectionist
Reduce the Discipline cost of all skills by 10%. Increase your Armor and resistance to all damage types by 10%.

Discipline is used to fuel many of your tactical and defensive skills.
Cull the Weak
- Cull the Weak
Increase damage against Slowed or Chilled enemies by 20%.
Steady Aim
- Steady Aim
As long as there are no enemies within 10 yards, all damage is increased by 20%.

Items

Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
Lacuni Prowlers

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+316–1160 Thorns Damage
Blackthorne's Notched Belt

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+26–28% Extra Gold from Monsters
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Blackthorne's Battlegear
Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
Blackthorne's Spurs
Blackthorne's Surcoat
Blackthorne's Notched Belt
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
(2) Set: +250 VitalityIncreases damage against elites by 10%
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 10%+25% Extra Gold from Monsters
(4) Set: You are immune to Desecrator, Molten, and Plagued monster ground effects.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Kridershot

Legendary Bow

6.3 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Dexterity

Secondary Stats

Elemental Arrow now generates 3 - 4 Hatred.
One of 8 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+5 - 8% Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Stat Priority: CHC Dex Socket Vit
Shoulders
- Stat Priority: Dex AR Armor + Life
Amulet
- Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross
- Hellfire Amulet
- Countess Julia's Cameo
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Lightning %
Torso
- Stat Priority: Dex Socket AR Armor +
Wrists
- Lacuni Prowlers
- Steady Strikers
- Krelm's Buff Bracers
- Stat Priority: CHC Lightning % Dex AR
Hands
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD Dex AS
Waist
- Blackthorne's Notched Belt
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: Dex AR Armor + Life
Legs
- Stat Priority: Dex Armor + AR Socket
Feet
- Stat Priority: Dex AR LPS Armor +
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC AS
Weapon
- Kridershot
- Stat Priority: Socket
Offhand
- Stat Priority: Dex CHC Vit

Legendary Gems
- Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  Zei's Stone of Vengeance
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Damage you deal is increased by 4.00% for every 10 yards between you and the enemy hit. Maximum 20.00% increase at 50 yards.
  20% chance on hit to Stun the enemy for 1 second. (Requires Rank 25)
- Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Regenerates 10000 Life per Second.
  After not taking damage for 4 seconds, gain an absorb shield for 200% of your total Life per Second. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Gain 10.0% non-Physical damage reduction.
  While below 50% Life, your resistances to Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison, and Arcane are increased by 75%. (Requires Rank 25)

Unhallowed Essence has preoccupied me so much, this my third variation on this amazing new set. It feels like old M6 Meticulous Bolts, but it is different in several ways, mostly important being that you are the only damage dealer in town.

Gear:

Head: Accursed Visage (Try to get Dex, Vita, Crit Chance and Socket, aim for Vitality on this piece because it gives higher amount then boots, chests, bracers and pants)

Shoulders: Unsunctified Shoulders (Dex, Armor, All Res, % Life, Vitality are all viable options)

Amulet: I am using Blackthorne's Duncraig Cross together with the belt, but good rolled Hellfire Amulet would be BIS. Also Countess or Xephirian or any other dmg prevention amulet would do the job, Eye of Etlich is also good. Socket is almost a must, Crit Damage, Crit Chance and preferably % Elemental Damage, but it is really hard to roll this way, so the 4th stat would be Dex in most chases).

Torso: Cage of the Hellborn (3 Sockets, Dex, All Res, if you can get Discipline and % reduced damage from melee or ranged attacks would be amazing)

Wrists: Lacuni Prowlers or Steady Strikers with crit and %Lightning damage would be amazing here, but they are not that easy to get, ancient ones especially.

Hands: Fiendish Grasp (Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Dex, Attack Speed, or Vitality if you must)

Waist: Blackthornes's Notched Belt is my belt of choice this time, but also String of Ears is a great defensive piece, or if you can afford to go offensive here, The Witching Hour is amazing for this build.

Legs: Unholy Plates (Dex, Armor, All Res, 2 Sockets)

Feet: Hell Walkers (Dex, All Res, Armor, Life Regen)

Rings: Bastions of Will set is BIS for this one. It will be up 100% of the time, because we use EA and MS all the time.

Weapon: Kridershot is the only option here. Try to get one with 4 hatred generation, and if you are lucky, ancient one. This is the piece of gear that will have the most influence on your dps.

Offhand: Meticulous Bolts is the only viable option for this build, try to get one with discipline as it boosts our dmg nicely.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Resist All
Life Regeneration
Armor
Life

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Build Guide

When using Elemental Arrow - Ball Lightning try to position yourself so that you don't need to move all the time. Use Smoke Screen when you see someone is coming for you, or Tumble to reposition. Zei's Stone of Vengeance and Steady Aim benefit great from the distance, so try to be as far from the balls when they hit as you can. Dmg for Zei is calculated at the time AE-BL hits the enemy, so you can shoot several of them and then make more distance between you and the target.

Don't forget to use Preparation if you spend too much of your Discipline on tumbling and smoke screening around. Use Marked for Death on the strongest and the weakest enemy (so it will die fast and make everyone else around marked because of Contagion rune).

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