Here I have a Demon Hunter Build centered around the Rapid Fire Skill with a level requirement of 30. I really wanted to create a build that would be attainable relatively early on - Blizzard currently says that you will hit level 60 by the end of hell. While there are certainly stronger skils (impale and potentially cluster arrow), I liked the idea that Rapid Fire was a channeling skill. Plus, with the Alabaster rune it can slow targets by 80% for 1 second by which time, I assume, you can hit them again.
The rest of the skills were selected for their positioning abilities (Evasive Fire, Vault, Smoke Screen, Fan of Knives, and Entangling Shot) Slow, as well as their hatred generation - prioritized in that order.
Evasive Fire provides an attack while repositioning you if you are too close (paired with an Obsidian rune because extra damage with Parting Gift never hurts but also because Covering Fire and Displace is actual LVL30+).
Vault - well it vaults you somewhere else (no rune here because acrobatics is unnecessary considering there is not much discipline usage in this build, and the other runes are all LVL30+).
Smoke Screen will allow you to run away unseen (paired with another Alabaster rune for increased movement speed).
Fan of Knives does damage to a wide number or nearby monsters (paired with a Golden Rune for Crippling Razors, it also provides an additional slow).
Entangling Shot slows and regenerates hatred (which you need lots of for Rapid Fire) and paired with an Indigo Rune will give you lots more slow.
I chose the passives (Tactical Advantage, Steady Aim and Cull the Weak) for their sub-LVL30 requirements as well as their synergy with the rest of the build.
Tactical Advantage gives you more movement speed upon usage of Vault, Smoke Screen, and a backflipping Evasive Fire, of which this build has all three.
Steady Aim gives you more damage if you are relatively clear of enemies, which the positioning skills included are intended for.
Cull the Weak deals extra damage against slowed enemies, which HEY with Rapid Fire + Alabaster , Fan of Knives + Golden Rune, Entangling Shot + Indigo Rune is awesome!!
I created this build with pve in mind, so I don't believe that it is all that effective in pvp.
So...what do you guys think? What follower would you use with this build? (personally leaning towards templar, but hey maybe one of the yet to be seen followers will be better equipped)
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Here I have a Demon Hunter Build centered around the Rapid Fire Skill with a level requirement of 30. I really wanted to create a build that would be attainable relatively early on - Blizzard currently says that you will hit level 60 by the end of hell. While there are certainly stronger skils (impale and potentially cluster arrow), I liked the idea that Rapid Fire was a channeling skill. Plus, with the Alabaster rune it can slow targets by 80% for 1 second by which time, I assume, you can hit them again.
The rest of the skills were selected for their positioning abilities (Evasive Fire, Vault, Smoke Screen, Fan of Knives, and Entangling Shot) Slow, as well as their hatred generation - prioritized in that order.
Evasive Fire provides an attack while repositioning you if you are too close (paired with an Obsidian rune because extra damage with Parting Gift never hurts but also because Covering Fire and Displace is actual LVL30+).
Vault - well it vaults you somewhere else (no rune here because acrobatics is unnecessary considering there is not much discipline usage in this build, and the other runes are all LVL30+).
Smoke Screen will allow you to run away unseen (paired with another Alabaster rune for increased movement speed).
Fan of Knives does damage to a wide number or nearby monsters (paired with a Golden Rune for Crippling Razors, it also provides an additional slow).
Entangling Shot slows and regenerates hatred (which you need lots of for Rapid Fire) and paired with an Indigo Rune will give you lots more slow.
I chose the passives (Tactical Advantage, Steady Aim and Cull the Weak) for their sub-LVL30 requirements as well as their synergy with the rest of the build.
Tactical Advantage gives you more movement speed upon usage of Vault, Smoke Screen, and a backflipping Evasive Fire, of which this build has all three.
Steady Aim gives you more damage if you are relatively clear of enemies, which the positioning skills included are intended for.
Cull the Weak deals extra damage against slowed enemies, which HEY with Rapid Fire + Alabaster , Fan of Knives + Golden Rune, Entangling Shot + Indigo Rune is awesome!!
I created this build with pve in mind, so I don't believe that it is all that effective in pvp.
So...what do you guys think? What follower would you use with this build? (personally leaning towards templar, but hey maybe one of the yet to be seen followers will be better equipped)