Context: I started D3 at season 20. For immersion reasons, I play 1 class per season. S20 was my D2 favourite necro, S21 was monk, so I decided S22 to play the wizard (and a zBarb for group play, as Wiz is the most hated class by blizz). I knew Vyr’s is a pretty decent build, but the changed Typhon was announced so I thought I’d give it a try. Keep in mind I’m not the best of players, and only achieve leaderboards during NS, when most people don’t play the updated builds from PTRs.
Season start: I gear up my wiz with Typhon and all, start at GR110 and thinking “I can go super high with this!”. Big lol, I couldn’t go higher than GR119 at 14xx para. I listened to a clanmate who suggested I played Vyr’s “as it’s the best build, probably better than LoD Twister”.
Past week: I’ve geared up my wiz with Vyr’s + Chan, have tried every possible combination of the build: EB, HoK, CoE, Unity, OrotZ, Captain C, Squirt, you name it, I’ve tried it. Currently stuck at GR115 and that was a super lucky one. Tried GR116 today with the EB double element variant, perfect map (woods+woods) with good density and pylons, missed it by around 20". Off-hand, pants and head have augments 110+. At para 19xx and Lgems at 120+. Failed miserably.
How do people on youtube and guides and leaderboards pull off a GR125 with this at para 1400? I literally had the perfect sequence of maps, only 1 jugg (who btw died at the 4th rotation while a blue with health link needed like 6 rotation). As I said, I know I’m bad, but wth am I doing so wrong?
Edit: typos
Edit 2: CHC 45%+, CHD 400%+, CR 60-70% before Lgem kicks in.