[3.10] Raider - HoA 1300 deep delver(sc). 800+ in hc (3.10)

Introduction:
This build revolves around playing around the raider's defenses, utilizing certain defenses that convert phys into an element or reduce incoming damage when we aren't hit frequently, and herald of agony for damage.



Random vids:

[3.8]1400 aul no real mods - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/497528903

Why play this build?
It's absurdly cheap to get started and scales easily for the content you are targeting. It can do uber elder with just it's six link and poison gloves and you are one tanky girl. However, the further you go in the mines, the more you'll need to adjust for each node.

or if you want a change of pace from the current delve meta.

as of 3.10 this build got a decent boost from clusters but costs a bit more to set it up. I was able to get ~1.5 mil shaper with pretty nice defenses. Notably able to do wave 20 but not enough damage to kill kosis. I'm sure you could if you dropped some defenses but thats not what the build is for anyway. (tested in hc).

Why shouldn't you play this build?
If you want to face roll content at 1k+ depth and want a jugg replacement.

You are not a jugg. but confirmed better than jugg hoag as of 3.10 in delve (hc).

If you enjoy problem solving and killing some extremely hard auls with practice, this build is for you. If you want to face roll nodes at 1k without much thought, a jugg is a better fit given the knock back and molten shell is extremely powerful defensively.

Pros
-Not too bad to get started
-Elemental immunity via ascendancy
-Instant leech is great for delve
-Can be as tanky as a jug with the right scaling and tankier in some ways
-Good damage for little to no investment 700k-1mil shaper dps depending on setup
-Can do all map mods
-Can do all content and can push deep delves including almost all auls you come across.

Cons
-Not the best clear and therefore leveling is kind of a pain
-Being able to be stunned is annoying when you are not spinning
-Takes some practice for bossing
-Gear swaps / tree swaps are important for nodes the deeper you go.

How our damage works:



How our defenses work:


Starter gear:


Delve gear/End game:
Note: you swap gear to match the modifiers you'll find at low depths given the damage scaling is just nuts. Specifically for high phys damage nodes and crit multi nodes. I want aspect of the crab for phys nodes and the shield / belt combo for crit multi nodes to negate potential one shots.



Flasks:


Auras:



Cyclone gems:
Note: you can swap infused channeling for life gain on hit if you want more leech and you don't need the mitigation infused channeling provides. I personally swapped at 1200 depth to infused channel.

HoA clear gems:


HoA boss gems:


Claw gems for triggered spells


Pantheons


Crafting the gear


Boss setups
Aul
Note: You are a monster aul killer, but, depending on the mods, you need to adjust both your play, your flasks, and your jewels. The build can carry some extreme area auls with enough practice. Confirmed 650 aul hc (3.10) and it was mostly face tanked.




Delve tips
General Crawler positioning


Medium nodes


Hard nodes




Close to impossible / not worth your time at deeper depths



Starter pob: https://pastebin.com/Bv1f8snM
medium investment + cluster: https://pastebin.com/ydTaqDDy
End game Divine flesh pob: https://pastebin.com/9ak8k89j
If you want to see me play the build / talk about it feel free to pm me in game or visit me on twitch.


ign: Heraldofmothany
Twitch: twitch.tv/mothraelite

Edit 1: Typos, added two more pobs for specific setups including trash starter setup around level 86, and added a brief description of how our damage works.

Edit 2: Added mapping and delving to video area outside of the Aul vids.

Edit 3: Made changes to amulet given grace is no longer needed in 3.8 and changed the gem area for easier reading.

Edit 4: Added flasks

Edit 5: Added new aul vid from 3.8 with starter gear and added pantheons

Edit 6: Added an alternative mapping gem setup assuming you have accuracy which is a lot faster at clearing. Also added another aul video with better gear and harder mods.

Edit 7: Added some specific tips for specific delve nodes.

PS:Might add videos but meh if people care enough they can watch vods.

Edit 8: added a section as to why you shouldnt play the build. Didn't really cross my mind at the time. Also added a section for claw trigger gems. Turns out poachers mark gives your crawly boy frenzy charges and you get some life gain on hit as a perk.

Edit 9: Added small section for crafting and changed the non GG end game pob where most people should expect to end up. More updates soon.

Edit 10: Added aul setup for how i approach difficult mods.

Edit 11: Added section for crawler positioning under delve tips. I've been getting some questions regarding dps and it's mostly from the crawler not attacking most things, so put up a few pictures to show how you can fix that.

Edit 12: Added some videos to delve section and added uber elder with two setups.

Edit 13: Fixed pobs to reflect mana cost changes. Updated gear section of guide for the starter setup so there is less ambiguity starting out.

Edit 14: Removed starter gear section for now and starter pob as its way out of date given new resources/ tech. Added gear i had in hc from 3.10 and pob to match it. Updated crafting guide area because of fossil nerfs.

Just a quick typo notification. When you list your max resistances you list cold resist twice and not lightning resist. Just something you might wanna quickly edit :)

As for 3.8 we know Raider is getting some numerical buffs so i'm keeping an eye on this build as I want to deep delve in 3.8. The cyclone range nerf shouldn't affect this too much I think?

Yep.

Cyclone range doesn't do anything to the build. For the most part the build doesn't increase AoE or weapon range though I do personally do randomly take some AoE on tree for very specific delve nodes but even then its more QoL then it is a necessity since cyclone isn't the thing doing the damage.

If anything, it's looking like the build is going to get slightly better defensively with the next patch from the 'tweaks' but we'll see with the actual numerical changes listed.

I also suggest if you do try this build out next league as a league starter, transition into it from any bow skill you'd like until about 85 and some starter money to get your 6l coming calamity to get going. Hopeshredder scourge arrow is my go to personally.

Would you say this will be buffed in 3.8 potentially?

GGG linked a picture of the upcoming raider changes in 3.8. Basically, we are getting another 5% more evasion, 15% less accuracy for things around us while we have phasing and a flat 5% evasion from the ascendancy points that the build takes.

The above translates into: we don't need almost anything next league to have near evasion cap/evasion cap and can handle the accuracy nodes in delve/maps far easier.

Link: https://i.imgur.com/VarP3fK.png

was thinking about that dagger with global +3 to minion, but losing hits can't be evaded and some life leech would be too much to trade for +3 most likely. How do you achieve max dodge/spell dodge without phace acro and the other nodes?

looks very interesting. How do you deal with entropy though, when you reach the point that everything OS you ?
and how do you foresee the elreon mana cost craft nerf to channeling skills ?

How to colorize Calam to 5 offcolor?
Jew method?

For coloring the calam, your best bet for the 5 off colors is the vorici method(jew + crafting bench). You can get away with 3r 2g 1b or ideally 2r 3g 1b if you are short on currency.

Regarding the mana cost problem, cyclone shouldn't be an issue unless it's less than 4 per ring with the new update because it only takes -8 i believe to make it free because for whatever reason cyclone's base cost is 2. my primary concern is self cast immortal call being a bit too much now as it was instrumental in some of the harder nodes i did on my push to 1500.

Regarding getting off screened, i didn't really have anything one shot me until ~1200(with absolutely terrible mods) / 1300 with some mods on the extreme physical nodes. I'll post some videos about how I handled those situations. There certainly is a limit to the depth you can go but if you want an option thats not jug and isn't dex stacking, this is certainly a great option. Jugs also got hit hard with the cyclone changes and i predict they wont see anywhere near the depths they pushed during legion league. Additionally, i often swapped to flesh and stone for the reduction in damage outside of my blind radius if it wasnt a particularly hard physical node but I know that isn't possible next league given the nerfs(at least in the way i was using it).

tldr: with most of the gear shown above and having very little knowledge of how to actually play, i can guarantee 1000-1100 depth as its fairly trivial for the build. Further takes some knowledge about nodes/ generally good play and some swaps for certain nodes.