Archer/Hunter need help improving my build - Poison trapper

I'm looking to improve my poison trapper build.
I have a budget of 7stx

https://wynnbuilder.github.io/builder/#CG0N1sTsfjx8VuLS2ryAFOk014yUeT2fxMuaCm2Wa130YsxxrSyEr0H5
> Wynnbuilder build:
> Alkahest
> Uranium Aegis
> Caterpillar
> Crusade Sa

all items are around 80% with a high focus on poison.
I also have a galleon to use if needed.

Update 1:
https://wynnbuilder.github.io/builder/#CG0N1sTS3Ew8VOdZwkHdwKW02UFqEXqTBS+5O0mgW10HxzzQEUdQWe2
> Wynnbuilder build:
> Alkahest
> Contagion
> Caterpillar
> Cytotoxic Striders
> Iron Will
> Old Keeper's Ring
> Vindicator
> Contrast
> Briars' Embrace [e6e6e6]

Average of 65k dps

Update 2:
The emerald health regen didnt rlly work that well anymore withouth galleon and with the new chestplate. So i changed out the helmet for a better one and went full hpr on my accesoires

https://wynnbuilder.github.io/builder/#CI0yzsTS3Ew8VOdZwkHdwKGmZf5qEXqTBSg5O0mb0JxzzQEUdO8f2
> Wynnbuilder build:
> Nuclear Emesis
> Contagion
> Caterpillar
> Cytotoxic Striders
> Iron Will
> Bloodborne
> Flashfire Gauntlet
> Contrast
> Briars' Embrace [e6e6e6]

I got an average of around 95k dps atm with a max dps of 150k. Wich affects all mobs in close proximity. The hound alone does 50k dps. The build is also pretty tanky. I can easily survive running around in the witness church in lutho.


If you have any changes i can add, i'd love to hear it

 

Hi,
I wasn't sure if you use this build to Lootruning seeing that you have Old Keeper's Ring and Vindicator. I'm not that familiar with trapper poison builds or any poison builds in general.
If you don't use this build for lr:
> Wynnbuilder build:
> Alkahest
> Contagion
> Caterpillar
> Cytotoxic Striders
> Saundersi Signet
> Iron Will
> Flashfire Gauntlet
> Contrast
> Briars' Embrace [e6e6e6]
Iron Will & Flashfire Gauntlet for raw hpr, which hopefully cancels out at least with the other negative raw hpr ids.
If you have enough hpr with Iron Will alone or if you don't care about negative hpr, then you can switch Flashfire Gauntlet out for Dragon's Eye Bracelet.


If you do use it for lr:
> Wynnbuilder build:
> Alkahest
> Discoverer
> Mycelium Plating
> Cytotoxic Striders
> Saundersi Signet
> Old Keeper's Ring
> Vindicator
> Contrast
> Briars' Embrace [e6e6e6]

I'm not sure how important the major ID Plague is for poison trapper, but I think it's a good idea to switch Crabs out for Cytotoxic Striders because you have enough skill points, and it also leaves space for a better chestplate that doesn't add cost to arrow bomb.

Spoiler: idk

If you use your build for lr, I wouldn't use Galleon cause you get questionable ehp and trying to balance that out decent damage and enough skill points is just too much.
I'm also uncertain how effective this build would be in lr since I don't remember getting poison boons, and I don't know how much more powerful other boons can make this build.
But you or someone else can prove me wrong!

Anyways, this is a really cool build. I always wanted to experiment with poison archer but never did. I might steal your build for my own use in the future >:D

 

Ey, thnx dude.

I don't do a lot of lootrunning, i'm just preparing a bit for the fruma update.
This is a build i made roughly 2 years ago when i was rlly in to the game again since 2014.

Wouldn't mind if you steal the build, its already rlly fun to play with in its current state.

 

Thanks, and also hi again,

I was able to use this build and it’s actually pretty enjoyable since it has good defense and decent health sustain! Here are some more optional changes ig.

I would try to incorporate shrapnel bomb into the abilities since poison seems to proc at all nodes that can do damage. But I don’t know how necessary this is because of Plague.

Slimy Shako is technically the better helmet for poison, but it’s expensive (probably because it’s from the outer void), and it’s hard to roll high, unless I was unlucky.

I also experimented with the build with Sulfur Expulser, which has more poison damage, but it probably sacrifices some trap damage and lots of mana sustain, so you might have to go with a more standard trapper tree with mana trap.

I also don’t know how necessary this is because of Plague (again), but you can powder the weapon with thunder powder since chain lightning procs life steal, mana steal, and of course poison. I believe the fire powder special also does this, but the range is not great.

I also tried using melee sulfur expulser in the hopes that it can spread the poison more, but the base damage is just awful, and poison can only tick so fast, so I think staying with trapper might be best for this.

Anyways, thanks for reading my yap if you made it this far lol.

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Oh, I just saw the update. That might be better actually. Also in the notg slime room, the hound was able to reapply poison to the mini boss after it respawns while I went to fill the tower. Kinda of a negligible fact, but cool nonetheless the less.