Yes what You are saying for monster lure makes sence. I had it on lvl 1 indeed. Thunder Strike and Explode I guess will be testing them more. I had fun with Thunder Strike and the synergy in Act 2 but realising I either use it or all other skills I have for my attack made me feel its kind of pointless despite it works well itself. What You re saying about bosses and Explode makes sence also . I guess I will give it a try for this particular reason (bosses dont move much) when I got more points. I guess moving to higher difficulty levels will change how this char is played more or less so we will have to see.

All right here is a little update how Im doing with this char. Currently I have finishe Act 4. Unfortunately next few weeks I will not have much time to complete the Normal difficulty  but thats that.

Atm Īm running throwing weapon and shield with bow on the off hand. It seems the game really wants me to go in that direction since I have collected  6 types of  epic throwing weapons and a legendary that I will not be able to use soon... In comparison with any other type of gear the difference is huge. Perhaps as new type of the weapon they made the drop much bigger at this point. I even got Touch of Nyx twice. I didnt even know its possible. In case You dont know this is perhaps one of the best Legendary throwing weapons in the game requiring level 60 to use. I made 50 or so Hades runs after act 4 and this got dropped from a demon not 1 but 2 times.

Pretty early I leveled the two masteries high to be able to test the different skills. I tried dual throwing weapons but it certainly isnt my cup of tea. Way too often I end up in mele fight distance and prefer having a shield in stead of the little more dmg. Im still thinking Bow will be option in later stages of the game but the difference of level between bows and throwing weapons is too big to be able to compare. But actually I like having the two options as now I have some choice how to approach certain group of monsters. It seems only Gouge dont work with throwing weapons while Runeword Absorb on the other hand needs a shield.

Im also surprised how strong Guardian Stones are against Bosses esp on Normal dificulty. I throw them at Hades the moment he goes in Ghost form and lvl 1 is enough to kill him while I can only throw Study Prey and avoid his projectiles. Runic mines also work well sofar when I get monsters around me and want to clear them earlier or regain some range. I tried Thunder strike too and it seems fairly good skill. But as it doesnt work together  with Marksman Synergies, Volley and I think Runeword Explode I decided to drop it. Seal of Fate seems very powerful but I had troubles throwing it where its needed most and dropped it too. It takes too much time to take efect plus its AoE is limited  and usually its efect was near to none. Here You can see the skills distribution sofar:
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I have items giving +1 to all skills in Rune Mastery and +3 to Exploit Weakness.

 As mantioned I did a little farming, too. It was the Telkin in 3rd Act and Hades. I intend next characters I make to be accomplished heroes and having some amout of Epic items will help starting new toons and having some quick idea about new builds. Ofc It helps with this current character being better equiped. On the other hand its temporary items so Its pointless to go full farm mode too.

Well thats it sofar. I dont know if smbd will be interested but I felt its fair I give You an update since I had You guys involved already.

Cheers All

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glad you picked a 2nd mastery now.. i was going to suggest ranger but remembered this is like your first character again so the most important is to have fun

the complicated part in Dragin Huner is whether to get transmutation or not because transmutation don't go well with pierce and that is where hunting excels.. me, I'll probably go hybrid with no transmutation but that is another complicated one.. since your thinking of marksmanship, i guess the choice is str/dex.. it's just a matter of choosing between bow or throwing weapon.. i suggest you try both and choose.. that is part of the fun 

ps: when i saw this in guidesAE, i thought this was a new guide.. if it's ok for you Rorarimbo, i suggest this be moved to AE - general discussion maybe.

About Nature I know its good combo but honestly Im not much into the pets  .

 The plan is as you say to use Marksmanship and no Transmutate. The initial idea was to go Archer but atm Im switching between a bow and throwing/shield. The toon is currently 20 lvl so its time to decide and I think the gear I find may also be a factor. But sure the intent is to test bow, throwing/shield and duel throwing. At least at the moment it seems to me that even late in the game reajustment can be done pretty easy skillwise.

What Im wondering is what to do with skills like Thunder Strike, Seal of Fate and Menhir Wall. These seem to be the skills that should keep the enemies away. I should also decide what skill to use as LMB. Study Pray is handy but I guess Thunder Strike should go there perhaps.


PS. Yes let the topic be moved where it belongs. I wasnt quite sure where to post it.

Thanks