I have no clue. 171K subscribers in the slaythespire community. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. This relic is a reference to the Millennium Puzzle from Yu-Gi-Oh. 15. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Effects like that are even notorious for being bad. Definitely not balanced. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. r/slaythespire. A Thousand Cuts is weak even in a deck optimized for it. 30+ block, often more, for one. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. [ [Ball lightning]] does 18 damage technically but only if you evoke the lightning orb spawned from it. Just RNG being RNG. Effect: Apply 6 Poison. MrWorthy. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. I. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. So did I play my cards wrong or have the wrong cards?Is this a replacement/a new enemy on the third floor? what does it do if you don't just kill the knife minion over and over? it was a minor shock to seeSo I recently climbed to A17 on silent and the difficult spike it causes is, in my opinion, by far the most difficult thus far. 179K Members. Slay-by-Comment Season 3 Day 50: Welcome to SnekCon! We’ve got eyes! We’ve got plants! We’ve got all manner of. Depending on the strength of one's deck, fighting elites may not always be a good idea, but the relics they grant can be very powerful. While the two games share many mechanics, they feel very different to play and require different approaches. That feels very weird. Nemesis gets a special mention too because it’s hard to block his intangible attacks since wallop becomes. Members Online. if you only have poison it’s really hard to frontload damage and stuff like tri slavers or reptomancer will just end you. Rarity:Boss. Members Online. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (480/696): Reach Heaven. Sometimes you have something that can outpace the boss(es) but not transient and Reptomancer, or at least not both, like a potion combo (ancient + speed, say) or some disarms or burst-malaise and an energy potion. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. An upgraded bowling bash with two enemies hits for 20x2 in wrath, that's really good in hallway fights. Members Online. She became an elite in weekly patch 46, where she replaced the double Orb Walkers. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Slavers and Reptomancer require lots of front-loaded damage (high damahe cards you can play on turn one and two to eliminate minions quickly) to avoid being overwhelmed. 2 mana is still playable for an apparition. Do you only consider it a win if you beat the heart?. Top 1% Rank by size. Like most classes, Ironclad is fairly limited when it comes to AoE options, so you'll take what you can get. Members Online. Middle turns: start pinking with Anger while continuing to block and boost STR. I mean, it is basically a "slimed" status card, except it takes away 3 draws and 6 costs. On A17+ the reptomancer now summons 2 daggers at a time instead of 1 . Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. 52. So, Reptomancer can deal you 93 dmg in the second turn, how can you counter that. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. so a few things you can try. 1: If you don't have extra energy, you're committing your entire turn to it, so no blocking. I generally don't want more than 1 in a deck though. Darkling: Gains 2 strength when blocking (lost upon revival)So, Reptomancer can deal you 93 dmg in the second turn, how can you counter that. Subscribe. On top of that, there is custom games, dailies and mods which can make the game significantly easier, and dumb fun for people that enjoy this, so really, the game already has a bit of everything for everyone willing to go. Anyway, quantity of relics has a quality all of its own. On an elite like Reptomancer or the Gremlin Leader, Watcher does sometimes have the ability to simply focus and burst down the main elite before the minions do much damage. Fantasy. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (464/696): Preserved Insect. From new enemy to Act 3 nightmare, and then finally to Act 3 elite, the Reptomancer takes the concept of disposable minions to an extreme with 25-or-less hp daggers that sacrifice themselves to deck you. Repto on other hand has super high base damage and summons additional damage. The whole ascension system attacks the overall output of your deck, my general expectation is to play around decks that don't naturally cheese or go infinite. It's just insane in fights with more than. Snecko Eye is AWESOME. Draw enough statuses to kill the leader. Members Online. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Posted by. It is just a free, tiny Backstab. Giant head: 2, blocks first big hit (this is for asc +18, i dont remember when he first hits on lower levels) Heart: NEVER 2 or 5. Information for upgraded cards is shown in parentheses. 169 views 2 years ago. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. It's substantially worse than the other two variants of this card ( [ [Double Tap]] and [ [Burst]]) because you will naturally exhaust your powers out of your deck, but be left with this card dead drawing all day. Slay the Spire > General Discussions > Topic Details. Or wins against Time Eater, but die to Reptomancer. It hits heavily and consistently, but is found asleep for the first three turns of combat, unless encountered in the Dead Adventurer Event. Necronomicurse is received when you get the Necronomicon from the Cursed Tome event. Definitely not balanced. Monsters are the ”basic enemies” of Slay the Spire, and landing on their icon on the map will incur a battle with one or more, depending on the floor. Of course, with the exception of curse, status cards as well as strikes and defends, because these cards are supposed to make your deck suffer. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Video guide to defeating the Act 3 Elite - Reptomancer, with Ironclad at unlock 5. The reason Reptomancer is hard is she was a hallway fight that got promoted to elite after A17+ doubled her. I had what I thought was a terrific Defect turtle deck that made heavy use of echo. Definitely not balanced. ) She slaughtered me. Definitely not balanced. The Champ is one of the three bosses encountered at the end of Act 2. Please nerf that. ago. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. To be fair, Aggregate doesn't exhaust like Double Energy does. Reptomancer is a common culprit. Focus the two first daggers first, you should be able to kill either both knives turn 1 or mostly kill both of them. I had what I thought was a terrific Defect turtle deck that made heavy use of echo. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (306/696): Heavy Blade. 163. ago. A deck that can reliably beat reptomancer needs solid front loaded damage (OR fast AOE) and strong block, because reptomancer hits like a. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. That works really well for certain hallway fights, but it still doesn't give you an answer for fights like Slavers or Reptomancer unless you get extremely lucky with [[Signature Move]]. I have no clue. 1) more frost focus orbs. High output makes things easier and the S teir combos represent the more easy wins, but win rate gets pushed up by getting wins with decks that don't reach high output levels. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game. The late game seems, uh, dense. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Members Online. If frikkin' Darkest Dungeon can get ShindoL mods then Slay the Spire can get Anime girl monsters. That works really well for certain hallway fights, but it still doesn't give you an answer for fights like Slavers or Reptomancer unless you get extremely lucky with [[Signature Move]]. Centennial Puzzle is a Common Relic. Reptomancer - Act 3 elite. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. 50% chance of using Count and 50% chance of. None. I was at almost full hit points when I met the reptomancer, so I figured I'd be fine. So I recently climbed to A17 on silent and the difficult spike it causes is, in my opinion, by far the most difficult thus far. The goal is to kill the knives before their big suicide attack. Members Online. Otherwise all her moves have an equal chance of occurring, except that for her first move she always summons. Necronomicurse counts for Du-Vu Doll. Metallicize has a higher reward ceiling (Dual Wield, Mummified Hand, boss battles), but I think on average Thread and Needle is better. ago. Lantern Common Relic. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Power comes at a price. This relic can be triggered on an X card, so long as it consumes 2 or. Giant head I think is almost strictly a harder beat, but reptomancer is just soooo hard and her knives can hit really hard (along with her), and I just have a gutteral passionate hatred for her. edit: typo. to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Reptomancer and Collector being in wildlife… sure, they’re humanoid but they’ve made it their business to engage and interact primarily with the wildlife, similar to the silent herself (perhaps), so that works too imo. I've got about 350 hours in slay the spire. Not enough block considering I had lots of block cards and. Be thinking about the encounters you’re likely to face/want to face and how good you are at dealing with them. However, because of the Slow debuff it begins combat with, high-damage decks with the ability to play a decent number of cards each turn will have no problem taking it down. In my opinion, after beating A20 heart several times, watcher's "Alpha" card is the worst. Just encountered this situation, 89 damage (reptomancer 30, two daggers dealing 25 and a third one dealing 9). As a result, experienced STS players may find the adjustment difficult. those little f'ers need 3 attacks to be knocked down and if you don't have great aoe, you are screwed. Orrery vs. Cannot drop more than 1 Potion each fight. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Effect: Gain 1 Energy at the start of each turn. On A17+ the reptomancer now summons 2 daggers at a time instead of 1 . Reptomancer can deal you 93 dmg in the second turn, how can you counter that. I just had an Ironclad deck where I crushed that reaper elite and that. So did I play my cards wrong or have the wrong cards?I had what I thought was a terrific Defect turtle deck that made heavy use of echo. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Video guide to defeating the Act 3 Elite - Reptomancer with a nearly max SilentGeneral Principles: Your deck needs to solve your immediate problems-- short-term strength snowballs into long-term strength. I'll pick Corruption over it most times. Effect: Deal 14 damage. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Please nerf that. When it is exhausted, Necronomicon will flash and put another one in your hand. Torii acts before this relic regardless of order of acquisition. Envenom is probably the worst poison card in the game and shouldn't be picked without other poison synergies. Thorns retaliate when hit, so you could skip 2 reptomancer daggers at best. Defect has more block cards in its card pool, so Defect should take Pandora's Box. Do you only consider it a win if you beat the heart?. He can summon minions (see notes), inflict debilitating debuffs onto his enemies and then. Orb Walkers and Reptomancer are a very fast-paced fights, I don't care too much against my second Cycle. Interesting to compare this with Ironclad's Immolate, since Hyperbeam is stronger but has a much harsher downside, with how important orbs usually are to Defect's success. Slay the Spire. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. They're the Selma Hayek of Slay the Spire Monsters. Definitely not balanced. (killing everyone they meet is more Ironclad's gimmick, and even he lets the merchant live. Giant Head is an Act 3 elite encounter. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Members Online. Welcome to Monster Train, Slay the Spire (STS) players! Monster Train (MT) is a fantastic game, and I think you'll have a blast. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. ago. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. (Deck also had two self repairs after a transform, so I could eat a decent amount of damage and be fine. everybody else can eat my ass and i just consider a re-run. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Many enemies that I used to never care too much are now huge threats but the one that seems to absolutely shred me is the reptomancer on floor 3. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Slay the Spire. Your deck may be a little wonky afterward, but the speed at which a Pandora's Box deck becomes strong is a lot faster than the speed at which a starter deck becomes strong. Yeah this and Laga are top contenders for the most absurd elite asc18 boosts. robofish126 Dec 8, 2020 @ 8:56am. Slay the Spire is a complex game, and the. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (296/696): Gremlin Nob ich. Letter Opener is a block card. It hits heavily and consistently, but is found asleep for the first three turns of combat, unless encountered in the Dead Adventurer Event. Reply reply. The same elite can appear multiple. I'm no expert but I'd have thought most builds couldn't take that sort of damage so early in a fight, especially considering she isn't even an elite. Reptomancer Voting closed r/slaythespire • Could you make a silent deck that is just thousand cuts and Finesse. (Deck also had two self repairs after a transform, so I could eat a decent amount of damage and be fine. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Insect helps you kill the mionions on turn one so you can prevent from getting whacked in the face later on. Yeah this and Laga are top contenders for the most absurd elite asc18 boosts. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. In most hallway fights and against gremlin nob, slavers, and reptomancer I would rather have a potion to kill the enemy faster instead, but it's good. Please nerf that. Simon Roy is a Canadian comic book writer and artist. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment [deleted] • Additional comment actions. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Slay-by-Comment Season 4 Day 96: All hail -BOB-, our Grand. This curse cannot be removed from your deck by any means (unless Necronomicon is removed, possibly by N'loth). Consider 3 if your deck is good at killing the knives. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. X Energy | Deal 5 (8) damage to ALL enemies X times. On all other turns, has: 15% chance to Defensive Stance 15% chance to Gloat 25% chance to Face Slap 45% chance to Heavy Slash Moves cannot be used twice in a row: If the previous move would be repeated, the move that comes after it in the list. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Orrery vs. However, because of the Slow debuff it begins combat with, high-damage decks with the ability to play a decent number of cards each turn will have no problem taking it down. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Option 1: Leave, gain nothing. Deck size generally matters less than resource quality. Many enemies that I used to never care too much are now huge threats but the one that seems to absolutely shred me is the reptomancer on floor 3. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. ) and other relics (Charon's Ashes, Letter Opener, ect. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (8/696): Akabeko. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Oct 14, 2018 @ 6:18pm The Reptomancer. Burst has a decent chance to double an Adrenaline+, which is really good. On its first and second turn awake, it will use Attack. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Yeah. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. I haven't played Slay the Spire for a while, and I came back to find most encounters become a bit easier than I remember them, except for Nemesis. ) She slaughtered me. Honkai: Star Rail. Its upgrade looks mediocre, but it's actually very valuable when you are fighting more than one enemy. She doesn't fit in well as a normal Beyond enemy. I generally don't want more than 1 in a deck though. Definitely not balanced. Ascension is a game mode that adds new challenge modifiers to runs for added difficulty. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Six cards in a zero cost deck can go a long. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. This allows the player to decide when to start the fight properly, within reason. Bowling Bash is a really underrated card when it comes to those fights as well. This means that you need a plan to deal with the daggers if you choose to go into an elite fight. ) She slaughtered me. Option 2: Upgrade a card, 25% chance of a curse. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (193/696): Double Tap. Simon Roy. Showing 1-15 of 15 comments . Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Slay the Spire. Getting punked for 80+ on turn 2 is too much, especially for a regular hallway fight. "You just have to kill the daggers quickly!" Except there are many previously excellent deck archetypes that simply cannot do this, mostly in Silent and Defect. Many enemies that I used to never care too much are now huge threats but the one that seems to absolutely shred me is the reptomancer on floor 3. I had what I thought was a terrific Defect turtle deck that made heavy use of echo. Otherwise, I'll probably die to reptomancer due to lack of any AOE or giant head due to scaling too slow. Enemies Killed Elites Killed Bosses Slain Champion Perfect Beyond Perfect Overkill C-c-c-combo. The one thing I'll say is that you should always be guaranteed an energy relic from a boss chest. Bananasauru5rex • 4 yr. 0 comments [Top 10] Slay The Spire Best Cards For Damage. Members Online. It used to be +2 enemy strength, and that's just brutal. The Lagavulin is an Elite enemy found only on the first act of the Spire. Pick one relic to eliminate and replace with a relic of your creation. The Reptomancer feels like she should be an event fight, like the Red Mask Bandits. Members Online. It’s just the perfect character for my style, with Alpha, Ragnarok, and the different states, it is so satisfying to build a good run, and I think it feels different and special compared to the rest. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. I was at almost full hit points when I met the reptomancer, so I figured I'd be fine. r. Not bad, definitely nutritious, though no way around eating it but the hard way. 38. Best cards and relics for Silent to beat Reptomancer in Slay the Spire. Matryoshka, Stone Calendar, Smiling Mask. This would be the worst Elite in the game if not for the sleep phase that allows you to play most of your powers and likely get rid of Ascender's Bane before it. Champ: Stronger random metallicize and inflame. BoS kills decks that couldve beaten the champ with slow scaling decks, reptomancer is another obvious outlier example. When they are defeated, they will drop coins, a selection of three cards, and sometimes a potion . See moreDaily Discussion/Debate #147: Reptomancer + 2 Daggers. Reply amish24. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Centennial puzzle active. Slay-by-Comment Season 4 Day 109: The 2nd Act is over, and. Useful for throwing enemies off balance. That said, it's terrible against all the act 3 bosses as well as act 4, so you probably want to remove it before the end of act 3. On A17+ the reptomancer now summons 2 daggers at a. I recommend upgrading at least one so you can use it against the Act II boss's big attack (s). Combust in particular will do tons of work against something like Slime Boss, where it will consistently deal damage for the rest. What is good against Reptomancer? Over half a million runs uploaded and analyzed at Spirelogs. Letter Opener is a block card. The late game seems, uh, dense. End turns: you have high STR and a bunch of Angers to draw. At the start of each combat, this card will be in your hand. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Daily Discussion/Debate #76: Necronomicon. Reptomancer (along with every other elite) is basically a check to make sure you deck can do something specific. Necronomicon is a Relic obtained through the Cursed Tome Event. Slay-by-Comment Season 4 Day 92: So it turns out the hardest. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (494/696): Reinforced Body. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4,. Members Online. It's like, he other hits your for half your health or is basically completely invincible. block a lot and do a lot of damage with 3-4ish energy. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Salanmander • Reptomancer has a massive power boost, much bigger than the other act 3 elites. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4,. Slay the Spire A10+, for whatever reason, doesn't make me feel that way. Effect: Innate. nemesis and giant head. Caos Spawn. Love an exhaust type barricade deck as well or some fast defensive scaling with barricade - but. (Deck also had two self repairs after a transform, so I could eat a decent amount of damage and be fine. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (370/696): Mark of the Bloom. Has a 50% chance of using Debuff or attacking. Repeat the above cycle every 3 turns. Reply reply yumcake • It's ok. • 4 yr. JekoJeko9 • It's just a test for frontloaded damage, just as the other two elites test your deck being able to deal with two other kinds of damage tempo. Reaper also works well with Brimstone, as the additional strength allows. This game sucks! it's way too hard. Defect is a worthless character. ) She slaughtered me. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. 172K subscribers in the slaythespire community. (Deck also had two self repairs after a transform, so I could eat a decent amount of damage and be fine. Effect: This turn, your next Power card is played twice. Slay the Spire Indie game Roguelike Gaming Role-playing video game comments sorted by. Members Online. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes · comments. 922 Online. Don’t make a deck with a build, make a deck that has solutions to the various problems you’ll be facing. Dedicated to all discussion on the roguelike deckbuilding game Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Please nerf that. 0: The Watcher White Beast Statue relic rarity changed from Boss -> Uncommon. I've tried reading guides, following recommendations on how to select cards, and can have really killer decks that are letting me survive Act 3 enemies with full health at the end of the fight. Electrodynamics is 2 energy for aoe scaling damage. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Daily Slay the Spire Discussion (496/696): Reptomancer upvotes. Reptomancer and Collector being in wildlife… sure, they’re humanoid but they’ve made it their business to engage and interact primarily with the wildlife, similar to the silent herself (perhaps), so that works too imo. My favorite thing about Act Three is the unique enemies. Markhaim • Can we do something about Reptomancer? I dont know about you but I'm not one of the developers of this game. Largely depends on how fast your deck kills stuff and how well you block; the faster it is the better Thread and Needle looks, whereas slower decks and those that use sustain > block favor Tungsten Rod (Ironclad with Feed & Reaper is an obvious case). Its upgrade looks mediocre, but it's actually very valuable when you are fighting more than one enemy. Currently available on Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS. Reptomancer is a common culprit. Definitely not balanced. The new Reptomancer Enemy from Act 3. Reptomancer is a common culprit. Weekly Patch 9: Ascension Fixed bug. That's plenty of multi-enemy fights to make the AoE damage worthwhile.