(warning: wall of text)
alright so i started this as an accomplished hero character.. stat distribution here is tricky.. this is not for people who strictly follow ratio stat distribution.. ratio stat distribution makes things simple but when trying out new builds that requires micro-management, it won't get you anywhere.. you can't be a robot just following orders and being very systematic but not knowing when to adjust.. you have to create your own guideline.
I tried balancing dex and int first but even lvl 40 is not enough to get me enough stat points to wear good gear.. so i pressed undo and decided to just load up on dex to wear a good bow (teucers).. i failed to realize that was a mistake.. by investing heavily on dex (high 300+), i could only get my int to low 200+.. as a result, i couldn't wear a good int based armor so i ended up with store bought yellow chest armor and greaves.. I still continued and it resulted in 4 deaths before i even got to the 3rd portal lolz.. 3 of those were from primrose passage.. this is xmax x3 btw as that is my default mode.. i could've worn santas or the like but decided to just reroll another accomplished hero character.. it's still inferior compared to an int build anyway especially early game.. couldn't even deal a good single target damage even though i was using teucers on normal.
So i started over again with an int build distortion wave caster wielding a staff (Delysid) but not really overcommitting to int.. i wore Thoth's Mark and Eye of Horus so i could get enough int to wear caster gear.. i had to save some stat points reserved for dex so i could equip a bow and respec my skills later on.. by level 42, i was able to equip Meerkwood bow.. that meant replacing my rings with greens so i could go for 3 Eitrs (60% converted to elemental + some flat elemental damage).. just normal but i will replace it with epic version once i get to lvl 45.. i could've went full caster until lvl 51 (golden agris) but that defeats the purpose of a bow elemental build.
also, one thing i didn't see while theorycrafting was i needed a good cast speed too for traps and distort reality.. traps are much better with good cast speed but it's more important for distort reality.. as squishy as this build is, distort reality is an important part of this build especially that this is an int build.. a slight cast delay could result in a death.. so i went with 1 Occult ring of grace, 1 Plato's ring of grace and a divine amulet all socketed with Eitrs.. The 2 rings are both of grace so i could get enough dex for Meerkwood bow.. I might replace my Plato's with Socrate's and then wraithlord's later on.. As for Occult, i think that will stick for a long time maybe even endgame.
I usually don't want to equip purples while still on normal but i see this as an exception.. I had to dig deep on my vault for items (majority of those i can't equip because of lvl requirement).. I didn't have enough Eitrs so I had to farm for many many Eitrs first using one of my other characters (that was a pain).. the fact that the standard completion bonus is slower attack for 5 seconds made it all the more painful.. i couldn't even get 1 with attack speed.. bah if I'm going to replace it by lvl 45, it's not worth farming for more
it's a male character with the name Sommelier.. lelz
(https://titanquestfans.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FGMa1DHO.jpg&hash=e7e066187bfce686a4ffcbb55fa825608c5c6904)
going smoother now and still no deaths so far yaay.. 3 goldtooth and primrose passage were noticeably easier this time
btw, the 4th hit of psionic touch is AoE but the real AoE of this build comes from traps
our internet service provider is shitty right now.. lots of times we don't have internet
when looking at these 2 weapons, it seems like tyrant's of speed should be better.. but in-game, it feels like they're just on par because of the damage spikes when reduced resist triggers
(https://i.imgur.com/SWy1tjt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iWiHCFX.jpg)
and since bramblewood requires 20 less dex, i think i'll go with it
also, a mere flat 55 vit damage means 500 DPS difference?
(https://i.imgur.com/DWHMAWV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Vl8i9Tt.jpg)
i'll go with the last pic as my setup.. tunic of the magi is purifying of the impetus (poison and slow res).. that was epic craftsmanship reward.. the normal craftsmanship reward was scholar's golden agris of reasoning.. i can't wear it because my resists get burned
i've written too many on this thread already, i don't feel like making a showcase thread anymore :-\
but i can say it works, it's just so F***ING DIFFICULT TO GEAR ;D