Okay, so last night, my usual crew wanted to push some higher Greater Rifts. Everyone’s yelling about their new builds, right? And I’m sitting there with my Wizard, thinking, “Screw it, let’s try Archon in a group again.” Last time was… messy. Like, portal back to town every two minutes messy.
Figuring Out Who Does What
First step? Grabbed my usual gear: Chantodo’s set, Fazula’s belt, all that Archon jazz. But here’s the kicker – we actually talked roles this time. No more “everyone just DPS lol.” We had:
- Me: Archon Wizard, zapping elites.
- Barb: Shouting and pulling mobs like a madman.
- Crusader: Tanking hits and buffing us.
- Necro: Spamming debuffs so things melted faster.
I made sure everyone knew the plan: Barb gathers trash, I vaporize it when Archon pops, Crusader keeps us alive, Necro makes things squishy. Simple? Yeah. Easy? Hah.
The Actual Rift Run (aka Chaos Time)
Started smooth. Barb charged ahead, dragging skeletons and goats into a pile. Crusader planted himself like a brick wall. Then I hit Archon… and immediately teleported into a poison puddle. Yeah, died. Embarrassing. Second try, I waited for Barb’s pull. Crusader shouted something about “stand in the shiny circle.” So I did. BAM. Chantodo stacks hit full, everything exploded. Felt amazing… until I ran out of Archon. Back to squishy wizard mode. Ran around like a headless chicken, spamming Frost Nova while screaming “NEED TIME! NEED TIME!” into Discord.
Necro saved my butt, dropping Bone Prison on an elite pack chasing me. Barely got stacks back up. Lesson: Archon downtime sucks. Gotta stick close to support when it drops.
Tweaks We Made Mid-Fight
Got stuck later on a stupid teleporter map with lasers. Archon beams missed half the mobs. We wiped. Barb got salty. So we stopped, argued for five minutes, then changed tactics: Barb stopped pulling everything across the universe. Instead, Crusader corralled mobs near choke points. I’d blast them point-blank with Archon beam. Worked way better. Also, learned to save Archon bursts for elite packs. Trash dies anyway, but melting yellows fast? Crucial.
What Actually Worked In The End
- Barb grouping stuff tight = Archon beams go BRRRR.
- Crusader shielding me during downtime = fewer graveyard trips.
- Necro cursing everything = things died 30% faster. Math? Dunno. Felt faster.
- Me NOT teleporting into death (after practice).
Cleared a GR level we’d been stuck on for weeks. Not record-breaking, but felt damn good to not be the weak link. Still clunky sometimes, but way better than rolling solo.