♥ D3 – Boosting Our Firebirds Damage w/ The Cube – Season 13 (Diablo 3 Gameplay)
May 7, 2018 1 min read
I’m going to be doing a few more of these small updates but also releasing full build guides soonTM as well. I’ve been playing a lot of this character and trying out a lot of different builds….
37 thoughts on “♥ D3 – Boosting Our Firebirds Damage w/ The Cube – Season 13 (Diablo 3 Gameplay)”
dump the nemesis, use Ashnagar's bracers, use Deflection on your rune weapon and switch out frost nova for familiar – sparkflint. You will have enough defense to go into the 100's. 😀 My question is: How do you increase damage on 95+ ?
Greater 47? My Friend Has Pretty Much The Same set But He can Survive greater 63
I got to GR 65 with this set. I recently switched to Tal Rasha instead and I’m way more Tanky and it’s easier to keep all of the buffs up. I think firebird has more potential to push farther, but it requires a lot more skill. Firebird literally requires you to face enemies that are very strong just so you can actually Benefit from the buffs
I would highly reccomend Frozen Orb build. Firebird set IMO is pretty unnecessary unless you’re pushing like 90+. I just recently swapped my Firebird set for a Tal Rasha Frozen Orb one and let me tell you this thing is just one shotting everything to T12.
Good grief,the damage.
Just a few tips from a fellow diablo 3 player Change your topaz to diamonds you have enough damage! The multiplier on your set bonus is ridiculous you need the resistances… Try to get a halo of arlyse and get frost armor back in the mix You want to also get the endless walk set.. Thatll be a huge spike to your damage and defenses. Fyi trying to optimise your gear is extremely important… Even if it isnt an ancient atleast get your items to have the needed specs… Like the extra hydra damage on your shoulders can be changed for life% etc… Once you have the 6set bonus you should be able to clear 75+ Good luck m8! Hope this helps!
Come play Pokémon in path of exile
You got the ring for the electro build it is the one with the red gem in the bottom right of your inventory
Hey Pally, don't forget that once you start getting a few drops of the set you want, if you get duplicates you can reroll them into another item of the set through the cube. It can dramatically speed up completing a new set early in the season.
If you're looking for a face tanking wizard, go look up the DMO / Orb builds.
This build doesn't need any more dmg that what it's given by the set. As passives I'd recommend Blur (you already have it), unstable anomaly (3rd life just in case), dominance (2% extra hp per mob killed) and for T13 galvanizing ward. In GR you can swap this last one for illusionist, unwavering will, audacity if you want to combo with the nova… But overall focus on survibability. The set already gives 4000% dmg when you ignite a elite and that's enough to blow everything up and since you dont have to cast the meteor itself the mana cost is very low.
clan is full, rip :/
Before switching to that other build I highly recommend this build https://www.diablofans.com/builds/95115-gr100-group-channeling-meteor-firebirds with Deathwish for the weapon and Etched Sigil for the offhand. You look like you have most of the stuff for it but there are a few things different in this build that will really help your survivability.
I play very casually but if you swap some Topaz for Amethyst you might survive better and you are killing so fast you wouldn't be losing anything by slightly nerfing your damage, shrug
instead of taeguk i like esoteric gem wich helps alot aswell when ur not standing as taeguk does not.
if u want more toughness u can get ancient partan defenders that procs from if u get halo of aryse ring in your cube instead of what ur using, nemesis bracers u can use for more speed when u get alittle higher 🙂 im playing the same build and i feel that helps alot. you should also get some life on hit on your bracers or your weapon instead of 1 vit roll
Yes, you will die a lot with this build, which is why you need a Unity ring for both yourself and your follower. Nems help speeding up the rift, but either APDs or Ashnagar's are the better choice in bracers for survivability the higher you go. Occulus ring on your follower is a wise choice as it makes your damage skyrocket while standing in the ring. I also start my meteor shower as I approach a pack as they tend to run into the damage as opposed to waiting till on right into them. If you play in a group scrap the Unity for a CoE ring.
See how it feels once your topaz's are maxed out, as INT will give you some defences naturally.
hey pally i made a demon hunter first time playing with the Impale Set.I already am almost completed a lvl 70 GR to stay trying to farm up some primal gear and i made a monk so i can use Sunwuko set i love that set and almost 400 paragon lvl
I love watching a monk main have to actually play the game instead of be an unkillable faceroll god 😛
You boostin?
like i said in the last video, this set and build playstyle is based on high tier pushing, it is not designed in any way to be used for lower tier gameplay, also you are missing a couple of very key pieces of gear for the initial set to be 'complete' namely hergbrash's binding so you never run out of resource, and as you identified, double unity is mandatory for this setup, furthermore as mentioned in other comments you do not need a diamond in helm you want amethyst for the life% buff and as a final note here, you actually lost way more defense using the shoulders due to the god awful stats on RORG than the power effect on the shoulders gives you, so drop it and use something else, for something you can use in the meantime is swap out nilfur's boast in the cube and use an aquila cuirass (only once you have acquired the belt) as this will increase your survivability immensely until the point where you no longer need it and can swap back to nilfur's boast.
Guys watch the entire video you'll find the answer you looking for.
I think a big part of the build's survivability is provided by a cubed Halo of Arlyse in the ring slot. This unique lets you slot the defensive Ice Armor, instead of the purely offensive Storm Armor, increases the natural defensive properties of Ice Armor (12%->50% reduced damage from melee attacks), give access to the Crystallize rune on Ice Armor (60% increased armor, as long as you take 3 melee attacks within 30 seconds, pretty much 100% uptime), and auto-casts your Frost Nova whenever anything so much as tickles you (10% of your life in damage), providing auto-CC, and increased vulnerability to enemies if you slot the Bone Chill rune, as you have been doing.
Additionally, I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but the current ring you have cubed effect only activates if the enemy you shock is more that 15 yards away – which works against taking Audacity, where you want all the enemies as close as you can get them.
A final thought – I didn't see you struggling with Arcane Power costs, and I don't think they're a huge problem once you acquire The Grand Vizier (for Meteor's cost), and the Hergbrash's Binding belt (Reducing the cost of Arcane Torrent by 50-65%), so you might consider slotting the Unwavering Will passive, increasing your Armor, Resistances, and Damage after standing still for 1.5s, which you're doing often to channel Arcane Torrent.
Despite this, I love your content, and you should play what you find fun, if the Firebird's set isn't working out, feel free to try something new!
So, the reason Incinerate doesn't apply ignite is because it deals Arcane damage.
I enjoy seeing different builds. Any chance we'll get to see your support wizard build?
do you stream this game and if so what time?
Hey pally im pretty sure you need more paragon levels to become less squishy…
Is that Frostmourne?
I don't think u need a diamond in your helmet maybe a amethyst instead
i think i need to give my old D3 love the wizard another spin…
Can you perhaps make a Diablo 2 LOD playthrough one last time maybe make a build you always wanted to try but never did?
Hey pally, do you stream D3? I find myself looking forward to D3 more than your HotS vids, which is weird. Still, enjoyig the content. Thanks 🙂
Edit: Just watched until the end. Now I feel silly commenting. -_- still, can't wait for those D3 streama.
Pally do some battlefield videos !!!! For the sake of old days
dump the nemesis, use Ashnagar's bracers, use Deflection on your rune weapon and switch out frost nova for familiar – sparkflint. You will have enough defense to go into the 100's. 😀
My question is: How do you increase damage on 95+ ?
Greater 47? My Friend Has Pretty Much The Same set But He can Survive greater 63
I got to GR 65 with this set. I recently switched to Tal Rasha instead and I’m way more Tanky and it’s easier to keep all of the buffs up. I think firebird has more potential to push farther, but it requires a lot more skill. Firebird literally requires you to face enemies that are very strong just so you can actually Benefit from the buffs
I would highly reccomend Frozen Orb build.
Firebird set IMO is pretty unnecessary unless you’re pushing like 90+. I just recently swapped my Firebird set for a Tal Rasha Frozen Orb one and let me tell you this thing is just one shotting everything to T12.
Good grief,the damage.
Just a few tips from a fellow diablo 3 player
Change your topaz to diamonds you have enough damage! The multiplier on your set bonus is ridiculous you need the resistances…
Try to get a halo of arlyse and get frost armor back in the mix
You want to also get the endless walk set.. Thatll be a huge spike to your damage and defenses.
Fyi trying to optimise your gear is extremely important… Even if it isnt an ancient atleast get your items to have the needed specs… Like the extra hydra damage on your shoulders can be changed for life% etc…
Once you have the 6set bonus you should be able to clear 75+
Good luck m8! Hope this helps!
Come play Pokémon in path of exile
You got the ring for the electro build it is the one with the red gem in the bottom right of your inventory
Hey Pally, don't forget that once you start getting a few drops of the set you want, if you get duplicates you can reroll them into another item of the set through the cube. It can dramatically speed up completing a new set early in the season.
If you're looking for a face tanking wizard, go look up the DMO / Orb builds.
This build doesn't need any more dmg that what it's given by the set. As passives I'd recommend Blur (you already have it), unstable anomaly (3rd life just in case), dominance (2% extra hp per mob killed) and for T13 galvanizing ward. In GR you can swap this last one for illusionist, unwavering will, audacity if you want to combo with the nova… But overall focus on survibability. The set already gives 4000% dmg when you ignite a elite and that's enough to blow everything up and since you dont have to cast the meteor itself the mana cost is very low.
clan is full, rip :/
Before switching to that other build I highly recommend this build https://www.diablofans.com/builds/95115-gr100-group-channeling-meteor-firebirds with Deathwish for the weapon and Etched Sigil for the offhand. You look like you have most of the stuff for it but there are a few things different in this build that will really help your survivability.
I play very casually but if you swap some Topaz for Amethyst you might survive better and you are killing so fast you wouldn't be losing anything by slightly nerfing your damage, shrug
4:50 the moment it all went to hell
instead of taeguk i like esoteric gem wich helps alot aswell when ur not standing as taeguk does not.
if u want more toughness u can get ancient partan defenders that procs from if u get halo of aryse ring in your cube instead of what ur using, nemesis bracers u can use for more speed when u get alittle higher 🙂 im playing the same build and i feel that helps alot. you should also get some life on hit on your bracers or your weapon instead of 1 vit roll
Yes, you will die a lot with this build, which is why you need a Unity ring for both yourself and your follower. Nems help speeding up the rift, but either APDs or Ashnagar's are the better choice in bracers for survivability the higher you go. Occulus ring on your follower is a wise choice as it makes your damage skyrocket while standing in the ring. I also start my meteor shower as I approach a pack as they tend to run into the damage as opposed to waiting till on right into them. If you play in a group scrap the Unity for a CoE ring.
See how it feels once your topaz's are maxed out, as INT will give you some defences naturally.
hey pally i made a demon hunter first time playing with the Impale Set.I already am almost completed a lvl 70 GR to stay trying to farm up some primal gear and i made a monk so i can use Sunwuko set i love that set and almost 400 paragon lvl
I love watching a monk main have to actually play the game instead of be an unkillable faceroll god 😛
You boostin?
like i said in the last video, this set and build playstyle is based on high tier pushing, it is not designed in any way to be used for lower tier gameplay, also you are missing a couple of very key pieces of gear for the initial set to be 'complete' namely hergbrash's binding so you never run out of resource, and as you identified, double unity is mandatory for this setup, furthermore as mentioned in other comments you do not need a diamond in helm you want amethyst for the life% buff and as a final note here, you actually lost way more defense using the shoulders due to the god awful stats on RORG than the power effect on the shoulders gives you, so drop it and use something else, for something you can use in the meantime is swap out nilfur's boast in the cube and use an aquila cuirass (only once you have acquired the belt) as this will increase your survivability immensely until the point where you no longer need it and can swap back to nilfur's boast.
Guys watch the entire video you'll find the answer you looking for.
I think a big part of the build's survivability is provided by a cubed Halo of Arlyse in the ring slot. This unique lets you slot the defensive Ice Armor, instead of the purely offensive Storm Armor, increases the natural defensive properties of Ice Armor (12%->50% reduced damage from melee attacks), give access to the Crystallize rune on Ice Armor (60% increased armor, as long as you take 3 melee attacks within 30 seconds, pretty much 100% uptime), and auto-casts your Frost Nova whenever anything so much as tickles you (10% of your life in damage), providing auto-CC, and increased vulnerability to enemies if you slot the Bone Chill rune, as you have been doing.
Additionally, I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but the current ring you have cubed effect only activates if the enemy you shock is more that 15 yards away – which works against taking Audacity, where you want all the enemies as close as you can get them.
A final thought – I didn't see you struggling with Arcane Power costs, and I don't think they're a huge problem once you acquire The Grand Vizier (for Meteor's cost), and the Hergbrash's Binding belt (Reducing the cost of Arcane Torrent by 50-65%), so you might consider slotting the Unwavering Will passive, increasing your Armor, Resistances, and Damage after standing still for 1.5s, which you're doing often to channel Arcane Torrent.
Despite this, I love your content, and you should play what you find fun, if the Firebird's set isn't working out, feel free to try something new!
So, the reason Incinerate doesn't apply ignite is because it deals Arcane damage.
I enjoy seeing different builds. Any chance we'll get to see your support wizard build?
do you stream this game and if so what time?
Hey pally im pretty sure you need more paragon levels to become less squishy…
Is that Frostmourne?
I don't think u need a diamond in your helmet maybe a amethyst instead
i think i need to give my old D3 love the wizard another spin…
Can you perhaps make a Diablo 2 LOD playthrough one last time maybe make a build you always wanted to try but never did?
Hey pally, do you stream D3? I find myself looking forward to D3 more than your HotS vids, which is weird. Still, enjoyig the content. Thanks 🙂
Edit: Just watched until the end. Now I feel silly commenting. -_- still, can't wait for those D3 streama.
Pally do some battlefield videos !!!! For the sake of old days
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Kewl build, you can do it Pally! <3