Hulk Cosmic/Unique Dependent dps hulk pve
Guide by Crem Last update at Sep 26th 2014, 20:02

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Worldbreaker 1
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The original point (major difference/strength) of this build was to find level 60 gear that provided skill points in a specific skill so points can be reallocated to max out primary skills. This was relevant before unique gear became common/available. Then, it was possibly a good idea to find or create Comics, even though Uniques provided better stats, because a unique usually did not provide a high skill level for any skills. When gear provides high skill points or max level in one or more skills, non primary skills can be allocated more points. Non primary melee skills like Headbutt and/or Mighty Smash can be leveled for higher single target attacks while area skills can be added like Terrible Roar for higher AoE/area DPS. The ideal scenario would be to find the cosmic that provides 20 points in Hulk Fast (or some other skill) then reallocate points to Get Angry (or another skill) after ensuring 19 point skills are maxed.

Update 1/1/14
The original build that included Hulk Free & Demolishing Charge has been modified since the AoE leaping build does not need a charge skill and Unbridled Rampage severely limits crowd control effects. Headbutt & Terrible Roar have become 1 point wonders primarily used to increase single target DPS against bosses. They should be added to the end of the listed rotation. One skill point in Demolishing Charge is automatically provided in the build and was overlooked during build modification.

Max skills: Furious Punch (Brutal or Savage Swing), Hulk Tough, Fast, & Mad, Unbridled Rampage, Get Angry, Earthquake & Avalanche Leap. Place 1 point in Hulk Mad to max an additional AoE skill (Mighty Smash, Thunderous Clap, or Crushing Leap). Several of the Hulk unique items improve AoE skills so it may be advantageous to insure all maxed skills are AoE, that include EL, AL, Rubble Toss, Terrible Roar, & Thunderous Clap. 1 unique improves the rank of skills in the Violence Tree. Thunderous Clap is an AoE skill that falls in the Violence tree.

Rotation:
1. Set Avalanche Leap as right click skill.
2. Pop Get Angry, then Avalanche Leap to a target (should fill anger bar).
3. Pop Unbridled Rampage & Earthquake Leap when within AoE range of 3 or more enemies that lived after AL.
4. Pop Headbutt & Terrible Roar against a powerful single target (boss) for DPS increase.
5. Pound with basic punch until spirit is available.
6. Rinse & repeat.

Artifacts Options: for size increase
1. Crimson Crystal of Cyttorak (27): damage, health, invulnerable chance, size increase
2. Wicked Wand of Watoomb (39): damage, invulnerable chance
3. Pym Growth Serum (44): damage, health, size increase
4, Crimson Crystal of Cyttorak (55): damage, health, invulnerable chance, size increase
(The size increase artifacts provide a handsome damage increase, which makes it a very viable build compared to the DPS increase provided from a different stack of artifacts)

Artifacts Options: for DPS
1. Power Prism Shard (39): AoE radius, AoE crit, AoE spirit reduction
or Edge of Infinity (30): damage on crit, crit, damage, brutal
or Metasensory Array (37): attack speed, damage, +1 to all
2. Advanced Metasensory Array (53): attack speed, damage, +1 to all
3. Advanced Crystal of Kadavus (54): attack speed, spirit regen
4. Hand of Doom (55) damage, crit, electrocution proc, brutal rating
(The best DPS enhancement from artifacts, in my opinion, are AoE related since Hulk's main DPS skills are area skills when using the listed rotation. Unfortunately, the Power Prism Shard is the only artifact that affects/enhances area skills)

- Zerogen Crystal (45): attack & move speed, damage, damage on brutal, brutal
- Advanced Atlantean Jewel (53): attacked damage, defense, -spirit, +spirit

Medallion:
1. Doctor Octopus: provides enhanced AoE radius (like Power Prism Shard)
2. Electra: movement skill enhancements (preferred in a Charge heavy play style)
3. Grim Reaper: for spirit starved builds needing more heath

Relic:
1. Relic of Lemeria : health, health on damage
2. Relic of Subterranea: health, defense

Infinite spirit (mark of odinborn) > more crit damage.