2┃build-planning

[woven otter]

does leech only work with phys damage?

[dawn spire]

no, it only works with hits. Hover over leech and hold alt for more info

[delicate fern]

No but non phys damage sources are scarcer, tbh I don't know of any apart from bloodmage 10% spell leech one

[pearl sluice]

Are there any clear winners other than boring ass SRS, cuz merc isn't it

[woven otter]

like if my attack converts 80% of phys into cold, is the leech on all the damage?

[hardy willow]

I do not understand when people say this. Gear is extremely important, and if you've gotten bad drops, that's not really on the class.

[delicate fern]

Depends on leech affix, if it says attack damage leeched as life yes it works for all damage

If it says physical attack damage

[pearl sluice]

Well yeah but there is no loot to begin with so

[woven otter]

okay

tks fellas

[delicate fern]

Then only 20% of it will work

[deft mirage]

didnt even know you could get spirit on items

[dawn spire]

depends on where you're getting leech from. what node/skill/item is granting you leech?

[hardy willow]

Is this a "I cleared the map once and didn't get any loot" or have you ground out a map 6 or 7 times to get what you're looking for?

[pearl sluice]

Lol you think I've hit maps, cute

[hardy willow]

Not maps as in the literal end-game content maps.

[pearl sluice]

I'm stuck in viper

[hardy willow]

But the instances in acts

[pearl sluice]

I've had to backtrack old bosses to "farm" "gear" for my "mercenary"

[strong apex]

can warrior becomes tank class if playing duo with friend? friend is mercenary. a tank and dps...XD

[woven otter]

i am looking for mana leech, which so far ive found in a rune and in a support i think

[hardy willow]

spec into bow and become tank/dps too lmao

[dawn spire]

yeah, Idk what those grant off the top of my head. but leech is based on the final damage dealt. so if it says phys damage leeched as mana and you convery 80% of phys to cold, you're only leeching off the 20% remaining phys damage you deal

[hardy willow]

Oh I might've misinterpreted your comment now that I reread it.

Warrior is definitely given tank options.

[woven otter]

ok perfect thanks!

[hardy willow]

Lots of Armor, lots of shield block chance.

[strong apex]

can it aggro boss so that my dps can hit freely?

or it still not discoverable since the game is <2days

[open tinsel]

How do I scale SRS damage? Should I be looking for +minion damage on my weapon?

[misty kraken]

is there a way to get more support gem slots for main hand attack? i have found lesser jeweler orbs but those dont do it and cant find any info online

[hardy willow]

Uh. . . do bosses even aggro like that?

They have arena wide attacks and its on you to dodge them.

Doesn't feel like any of the bosses so far have been traditional MMO bosses with in-depth mechs under the hood

[strong apex]

there are certain bosses that aggroing single player... arena wide is mech can be dodged

[topaz talon]

Monk Ice Strike, does it scale with elemental? It reads "80% physical as cold dmg"

[hardy willow]

Well yeah, i say arena wide, but its more like "find the safe spots in the arena where it doesn't hit"

[strong apex]

for example balbala and draven that locks on u

[hardy willow]

I haven't partied with anyone though so I can't say how the boss aggro mechanics work. I doubt you can do traditional DPS/Healer/Tank though

[molten cipher]

Hiya, you seem to get quite a few skill gems. I am playing as a monk and I want to go for an ice build. Is it better to level up the skills you want to use throughout your playthrough or try to get as many skills as you can and focus on leveling build specific skills later on?

[serene lotus]

Can someone explain the passive skill points to me? When I select a passive it says I can set it for bar 1 or 2...or both??

[hardy willow]

More like V-Rising where its on each player to do their own thing while dodging the mechanics as needed

[strong apex]

so need t oexperiment it first then...

[hardy willow]

Yeah, you and your friend will need to do some on the ground investigation and find out. Don't think it's a "Known Quantity" so to speak as of yet

[mint surge]

Is there anywhere i can download the loot filters and stuff from ?

[strong apex]

ok mr puri puri prisoner bro

[hardy willow]

You don't get enough loot to need them. In fact you WANT to be picking up grays so you can sell them for gold

[autumn willow]

Is thorn premitigation damage reflect, or post mitigation reflect? do blocked attacks still reflect damage through thorns?

[hardy willow]

I think thorns only procs on things that deal damage to you.

[rugged chasm]

where do i see the monster level of an area?

[hardy willow]

I'd need to double check though.

[indigo stag]

Has anyone experimented on SRS enough to be able to tell is it better to run em as single target nukers or infernal legion AOE shits?

[mint surge]

Okay thank you

[timid aurora]

Anyone figure out what build top 2 Invokers are using? skills wise

ladder leaders

[fiery briar]

is the respec system broken?

[tawdry parcel]

Is this normal that my normal attack damage is higher than other skills?

[fiery briar]

yeah

[tawdry parcel]

[timid aurora]

yeah but combos make it so its not ncesarily better

[stable lodge]

Any idea on which ascendency is better for chaos witch

[sturdy cove]

Did anyone try Consuming Questions (Mana Leech also recovers ES note from Chayula Monk)? I just respecced into it and I dont get any ES. Mana recovery works fine.

[wraith storm]

How is raging spirit damage calculated? There is no damage stat or anything.

[indigo stag]

it just kills

😄

[storm peak]

Anyone get fire mage working? Not SRS fire mage but fire spells

[indigo stag]

i tried it, need much more mana regen to make it viable out of my current setup. Cast on ignite is STRONK

But in bigger packs was able to burn about 1500% of my mana every 0.5secs

[hardy willow]

Remember, single target dps and group dps are distinctly different.

Sure, your mainhand may have 205 dps, but that's one or two enemies, whereas say earthquake can hit 15 enemies at once

[storm peak]

Is it worth respeccing into that or something else on Witch?

[indigo stag]

At least for now and my current minion focused setup, fire + fire minions works better

[topaz talon]

Phys dmg, ele dmg or cold pen? which one is best for dmg

[hardy willow]

How does one gain spirit. Or manage it or whatever.

[timid aurora]

Starting to think this just isn't my style of ARPG. I'm lvl 14 on my monk. It takes half mana bar to kill 1 enemey with frost strike

[wraith storm]

Scepters give spirit

[timid aurora]

and normal enemey can 2 shot me

maybe a dark souls mix of arpg?

[hardy willow]

So not useful for my warrior. Heard chef

[autumn willow]

Are you able to get 100% block, are you able to get over 100% block? For example this doubles block, so can you get 200% block? does it do anything?

[wraith storm]

I don't know what else gives spirit right now 😄

[timid aurora]

i picked wrong support gems, should i reroll?

or how do i get mroe

[hardy willow]

Killing enemies

[timid aurora]

i can't kill enemies atm 😄

[stable lodge]

Can you send a ss of your weapon?

[hardy willow]

Go to lower level areas.

[still canopy]

Why is minion armour break working so whack on bosses? Most of the time it doesnt show the number, but shows the icon. Very rarely it shows the number of armour broken, but for a few seconds at most, and usually after that it doesnt show number again ever. And sometimes it doesnt show the icon at all. Oh and if it doesnt show the number under the icon its also not working, which is obvious from dps difference.

[wraith storm]

kill on earlier areas

[hardy willow]

I really must have gotten lucky with drops

[left glade]

is it good jewel ?

[hardy willow]

I can count more rares than blue in my equipment slots

[timid aurora]

Should i reroll ranged?

im not having fun

[hardy willow]

I mean, if you're not having fun on one class, try another one.

[stable lodge]

If you want to I’m sure there’s some way to salvage your character though

[timid aurora]

i understand Invoker has ranged builds, but they are secret

no one is posting

[hardy willow]

You get a few character slots and there's like 6 classes or something.

[timid aurora]

top 2 ladder players use that

[frosty tusk]

Got question, I might have made a mistake of taking chayula monk, only to learn after finishing a second trial that mana leech almost doesn't exist for non-physical skills. My question is, do you have any recomendations what to build towards with it? Will flicker be a good option for physical monk, or something like that?

[timid aurora]

i wonder if i will have same issue as ranger/merc.

full mana bar to kill 1 white enemy

get killed in 2 hits by same white enemy

[hardy willow]

I'm doing fine on warrior.

Half my mana bar to kill like 15 enemies

[stable lodge]

I’ve heard mixed things on merc

[hardy willow]

give or take

[timid aurora]

hmm

[stable lodge]

It’s very weapon dependent because the gems kinda suck

[timid aurora]

Maybe this isn' tmy style of video game

thats all

[compact tulip]

Does this mean current-life or max-life?

[timid aurora]

its fine not everyone will like every genre

arpg-souls

spent $60 tho

so oof on that

[hardy willow]

this is a very solid combo for mobbing on warrior Cruw

reroll onto warrior and try him out

You'll suffer in the boss dps department

[timid aurora]

i dont like melee

[hardy willow]

but you can spec into bow

[hardy willow]

You don't like Monk's melee*

Because you're squishy

Don't conflate issues

[stable lodge]

I know getting to the end of act two on mercenary took me like 15 hours and I did it on witch in like 5

[flat kernel]

Anyone know if generic damage scales Corrupting Cry's damage?

[timid aurora]

i rather just do ranged tho

[woven otter]

why can some of my blue items have 4 mods and some only 2??

[verbal totem]

Play Merc, get big xbow with double storm rune, run galvanic shards and gas grenades+detonator, profit

[timid aurora]

i wouldn't mind making my monk into ranged, but that is a secret build no one is sharing

[hardy willow]

natural blues have 1-4 slots, upgraded blues can only have two

[verbal totem]

Act 2 basically every basic pack dies in one full salvo of galbanic

[hardy willow]

same with gold items, natural golds have like 4-8

[woven otter]

got it htanks

[warped bone]

Hey Monks! Is it just nodes for Mana Regen? Loving the damage on the charge building but damn do I drink the blue!

[timid aurora]

is the weapon I linked bad?

[hardy willow]

while upgrading can only get you to 6

[timid aurora]

i dunno why my dps is so low

[verbal totem]

Rares get gas+detonator and then a stun grenade or two

[stable lodge]

Seems alright for your level

Can you show your passive tree

[hardy willow]

not super far off mine

It should be just fine for level 10-15 content

[tawdry mantle]

Are there significant bleed dmg nodes on the passive tree these days?

[hardy willow]

So it's probably other gear affecting survivability and skill tree choices

[tawdry mantle]

Got this and there is a 100% crit chance 2hander

[timid aurora]

can't imagine messing up this bad at lvl 14 im assumign i just dont like this new genre

[tawdry mantle]

Wondering if I should make a big bleed warrior

[timid aurora]

gotta maybe try hard too much for this game

[stable lodge]

Id have to log in to see what those do

[timid aurora]

survibility

the issue is likely my skills and supports

i have no clue what im doing

i'm using ice strike with ice support

[stable lodge]

You went straight for survivability?

[timid aurora]

I usually die b4 i can have combo points for bell

[hardy willow]

Remember, you can choose to level up a skill, or craft a new one with skill gems.

[stable lodge]

Does monk not have a damage choice?

[hardy willow]

Sometimes its better to level up a skill

[timid aurora]

they do

[stable lodge]

Well that’s a chunk of your missing damage

[timid aurora]

okay so i went the trick/wrong path

trap

[autumn willow]

Are you able to get 100% block?
For example this doubles block, so can you get 200% block?
Does more than 100% block do anything?

[timid aurora]

so what now? reroll a nother monk?

[stable lodge]

You could respec

If you have money

[timid aurora]

oof

i have a feeling it wont matter that much or is messing up this badly at 14 a thing in this game

[real kiln]

how fast can we get with movement speed on items?

[timid aurora]

my skills are probably wrong

not tree

[stable lodge]

Well if you took 0 damage nodes then it’s messed up pretty bad

[left glade]

is the crossbow with 2 sockets better ?

[timid aurora]

but its one path

i do have some attack speed and dex nodes

[hardy willow]

up to 20% on boots I believe

[timid aurora]

i dont think 2 damage nodes would turn this into a workable ting

i missed 2 or 3

[real kiln]

i got those, anything else?

[hardy willow]

Not that I'm aware of.

[timid aurora]

its my skills.

anyone got a monk build to link

instead of guessing

[real kiln]

💀

thanks

[hardy willow]

Honestly, game feels like V-Rising in that regard lmao

Movespeed is needed on every build, but its only a marginal gain

[stable lodge]

Miss my quicksilver flask everyday

[hardy willow]

Even diablo 2 had sprinting /s

[verbal totem]

Honestly amazed how much better +10% move speed felt

[stable lodge]

Movement has only really been a bother in the bigger areas for me

[hardy willow]

yeah, 10, 15 and 20% movespeed all feel amazing

[stable lodge]

It feels so slow in them

[real kiln]

i just realized without movement speed on boots i have -3% movement speed

why is it negative lmao

[hardy willow]

lmfao

[verbal totem]

Chest armor has a negative modifier

Which they absolutely need to remove

[pearl sluice]

Anyone know how "% flask charges gained" passive nodes work? Does this just effect the total number of charges on your flask, or does this buff other passive nodes that give charges per second as well?

[timid aurora]

So no one here has a monk build? interesting i guess everyone went ranged

[real kiln]

ok thats crazy

[verbal totem]

Crossbow monk probably slaps lol

[hardy willow]

I think it's more that no one HAS a build

It's day 2, need to let these things bake.

[verbal totem]

Trying to decide between gemling and witch hunter for my crossbow main

[timid aurora]

okay ill wait a few months then

[verbal totem]

Double support sounds juicy

[timid aurora]

hopefully game gets a bit better

[hardy willow]

the skill tree always make me laugh in this game though

spindly little monsters everywhere when people show em off

[real kiln]

are there any useful uniques for sorcs?

[timid aurora]

seems like monk is very very easy to screw up

ranger feels straight forward

[verbal totem]

Tons of crazy staves

[hardy willow]

I'm pretty sure its your gear.

Not just your weapon.

But your helmet, chest, belt, rings, necklaces, boots etc

along with skill choices

(Finding a combo and leveling it up instead of building more skills)

[real kiln]

im using a rare staff rn

[timid aurora]

how do i find better gear?

[hardy willow]

Gear matters A LOT in PoE2

[timid aurora]

it doesn't seem to drop

[hardy willow]

And it takes awhile to amass it

Literally just grinding instances

[pulsar current]

Hello guys! Is this any good for a lightning sorceress?

[timid aurora]

oh wow

that isn't fun tho since i have no good build

[hardy willow]

You can die in an instance to reset it if you like the terrain

[hardy willow]

grind in an area 4 or 5 levels below you

Wherever you can comfortably clear quickly

without dying

[real kiln]

removing the +2 lvl to lightning will probably hurt my dps

[fast veldt]

quick question: if i detonate my frostbolt with cold snap, what skill of those 2 freezes the enemy? i want to use glaciation to make that skill more effective at freezing

[hardy willow]

I was using a level 5 club at level 18

for reference Cruw

Because it was an incredibly good rare

[stable lodge]

Need to find a good focus

[pulsar current]

i dropped this when i was lvl 4 and im still using it al lvl 30 lol

[timid aurora]

this sounds like the most unfun thing ever

[eager lily]

is this actually good or bait? i wanna go blood mage is it worth going with lightning??

[verbal totem]

Oh if you're using a melee weapon definitely focus on getting sockets+2-40 lightning damage is crazy good

[pulsar current]

for a lightning mage like me its good :P, for blood mage not

[real kiln]

ok that looks useful

[hardy willow]

oh yeah, I dropped this earlier on my warrior lmao. Just gave it to my buddy who uses staffs

[real kiln]

is it worth losing +2 level to lightning skills to get that?

[cosmic jackal]

Poison or lightning ranger?

[pulsar current]

I havent dropped any better chest, but im sure its way better to get +skills

[real kiln]

not the chest, the weapon he showed

[rugged chasm]

does having a staff and wand diminish the power of the staff?

or staff and focus and wand

[hardy willow]

I have no idea

for reference I'm using mace/shield and bow on warrior

so weapon combos seem pretty free for expirementation

[pulsar current]

always go for +skills

[stable lodge]

Are staves not two handed?

[rugged chasm]

seems to let me equip all 3

[real kiln]

yes

[rugged chasm]

the right side is greyed out

[hardy willow]

for reference, item stats don't apply unless they're actively in your hands

[real kiln]

i cant equip anything else if i have staff equipped

[hardy willow]

so your second weapon set doesn't matter

[rugged chasm]

hm weird, i am able to

[real kiln]

show?

[hardy willow]

My point is that a wand and focus on your second weapon set don't do anything until you swap to them

If you want to build your character out to use wand/staff abilities that have synergy, go for it

[timid aurora]

Anyone have a good monk build for lvl 14?

to link

[hardy willow]

Like Ranger using Bow/Intelligence whatever it is that gives Orb to be an electric spammer

or in my case Sword and Board for mobbing/bow for boss damage

[dry fiber]

Frost or lightning for sorc?

Feel like lightning is kinda trash the higher you get

[hardy willow]

doesn't electrifying enemies buff your damage?

Not sure how that'd be the case then, if so

[hushed umbra]

Does Barrage not work with TOxic growth?
Same amount of pustules with and without it.

[little blade]

Hey Guys.

i was thinking to grab all the nodes with 10% increase in projectile damage. does this damage apply to the chain effect of lightning arrow or just on the "first arrow"? what about on the delayed lightning of "stormcaller arrow" is that a projectile too or does it buff only the initial arrow?

[real kiln]

yours looks different than mine

[severe nexus]

Ball Lightning best links ?

[hardy willow]

Yeah, you can equip all three, but the game uses weapon swapping so the stats on the items in the second set don't apply until you're holding them in your hands

while using abilities will automatically swap to the second weapon set

[silent prawn]

MnK vs Controller I believe

[rugged chasm]

makes sense i'll prob just go with staff

[real kiln]

oh you're using the presets thing

[hardy willow]

You get 10 active abilities, along with Mouse 1, MMB, Mouse 2

So there's a reason to have two different weapons

like this

[rugged chasm]

i just haven't actually been swapping weapons. it lets me cast everything tho

or does casting just auto switch

[hardy willow]

yeah as long as you have the weapon equipped, you can cast its skills

cause casting autoswaps

[rugged chasm]

ah k

[wispy birch]

not worth losing the +3 damage to lightning skill gems you could get other wise

[hardy willow]

Throne and Liberty vs Guild Wars 2

for MMO examples lmao

[eager geode]

Any recs on what support gem to use in unearth for a minion build?

[quartz stump]

does freezing salve chain?

[eager geode]

I was hoping fortress would work as I'm tired of having to cast in a direction to summon minions

[dry fiber]

Those of you playing sorcerer.. are you going Stormweaver or chrono?

[native burrow]

In PoE 1 on hit support gems worked on minions, is it same in PoE 2?

[eager geode]

Not sure

[indigo stag]

we dont have on hit supports now, we have on ignite/shock/freeze/minion death

[eager geode]

Wish it showed compatibility with skills before crafting like the first game

[indigo stag]

and it fucking wrecks your mana pool 😄

[eager geode]

Ugh just gonna go arcane tempo on the bone shards as a safe bet

Support gems are too scarce in this game, can't experiment at all

[timid aurora]

guess ill check on youtube for buidls

Found this one but im too low lvl,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jhRqDltcFg&t=406s

[plucky tree]

hello all very new to path of exile 2 and path in general im currently playing a warrior on hardcore lvl 7 is it better to go for the armor skill tree stuff with stun threshhold or just outright dmg cast speed stun buildup?

[cosmic jackal]

Poison or lightning ranger?

[indigo stag]

Anyone tested "Cast on minion death - Unearth - infernal legion - minion instability"? Are the 12ish scorpies enough to recast it automatically?

[graceful stag]

You probably won't need personal stuff threshold as a high HP warrior

I'd recommend a balance of everything, but your first priority on hardcore is not dying

[torn root]

Quick question, for my understanding. First of all, Spark doesnt cause the shock effect right?

[timid aurora]

lightning by a mile. its the top builds

[plucky tree]

yea im on my fourth character in hardcore now but second time trying warrior just hoping to safely lvl right now

[limber gate]

any good ideas for this? 😄

[pearl sluice]

if a projectile skill has an explosion tied to it, does the explosion damage scale off of +projectile damage? like if gas arrow is exploded, does +proj damage affect the explosion or just the arrow?

[rugged chasm]

im using it on my cold/lightning build. seems good

[clever valve]

Should i upgrade this if im doing shock monk? or is it better being split phys/lightning?

[sand cape]

Hey guys, does anyone have a good build that works towards the ancestral build?

Like I wanna use my totems at their max power eventually

[gritty locust]

I fucked up and sold all of the yellows and blue weapons I got instead of using disenchanter, I’m now lvl 20 monk n I think underpowered bc of that rippp

So remember, disenchant ur shit

[cosmic jackal]

I’ve been selling everything

[fallen violet]

there any sticky guides per class?

[plucky tree]

its good you say that cause i started doing that recently

[clever valve]

time to start gambling with the cash

[tiny oxide]

Question: What is a good secondary weapon for mercenary? I am looking into some melee weapons, because of mobilty. Which one should I go with?

[golden loom]

i did something stupid with merc

[cosmic jackal]

Was thinking of grabbing a quarter staff with my ranger to move around with

[gritty locust]

Im hoping i can still catch up to where i should be without too too much grind 😬

[gaunt ether]

Which is better

[clever valve]

if it works it aint stupid

[fallen violet]

mercs reload time in between shots is what pisses me off the most

[tiny oxide]

thats what I was thinking as well

[golden loom]

it works and its stupid lol

[cosmic jackal]

Why does it put you behind

[small slate]

any fellow monks find this yet? it looks amazing

[gritty locust]

I was thinking about that, or respeccing but probably gambling

[plucky tree]

should i be farming items while low lvld or just continue campaign?

[graceful stag]

Depends on how youre scaling your damage. Usually it's best to be all in on one categorey so you can better make use kf synergistic support

[gritty locust]

I should’ve been using the resources gained from disenchanter to be rolling on making better weapons with better stats

[hearty grotto]

which one for infernalist raging spirit

[golden loom]

i think im gonna try and keep going on this monk merc hybrid, it keeps getting dumber

[gritty locust]

I had a few yellows and I could’ve turned a good magic into a rare if I disenchanted instead of selling

[cosmic jackal]

Oh I can’t even craft yet

[midnight bolt]

does anyone know if warbringer break armor nodes applies to totems?

[left glade]

how to do that , and what's that drawings xddd

[clever valve]

looks great lol, just get max amount of charges so it doesnt cap out fast.

[rugged chasm]

is life recoup good?

on sorcerer seems helpful

[small slate]

exactly! and you don't have to fully rely on Shock-> Siphoning Strike especially on bosses

[trail tendon]

What are some really strong builds in the game right now?

[indigo stag]

Minion level is by far the biggest dmg upgrade. 2lvls for minions basically doubles their dmg range

[hearty grotto]

ty

[cosmic jackal]

Should I be trying to get frenzy charges with my lightning or ignore them

[graceful stag]

It can get busted on chronomancer if u find a way to do it right

[hollow dew]

Can anyone explain uncut spirit gems? I googled and it says you gain "spirit" which I have no clue what the buff is,

Like does it add to your character or the weaponl.

[graceful stag]

It usually a passive effect like a curse aura or some fort of buff

[vital hornet]

Is SRS instable minions + Infernal Legion the only viable build with minions right now?

[hollow dew]

Thank you

[modern wren]

should i go for the 40% damage buff with 2 handed with ranger?

[livid vine]

Can you not ge more than 2 support gems on your basic attack?

[distant dome]

Regarding totems, what do they scale with? they're not minions

[autumn willow]

Do these 2 things do the same thing?

[pulsar current]

anyone has a video/build of a lightning sorceress?

[scarlet kettle]

Does anyone know if minion instability works with raging spirits?

[glad granite]

how is the extra proj feeling for people who've taken it with deadeye ascendancy?

debating between that and tailwind

[rugged chasm]

whats a martial weapon? the quality gems dont work on most of my gear

[minor kettle]

it does

[thick lotus]

does attack buff all damage

[clever valve]

quarterstaff

[thick lotus]

like in the passive tree

[rugged chasm]

ah i see

[tribal moth]

is there Desecrate in poe2?

[glad granite]

@rugged chasm it says what martial includes if you press alt then mouse over the word martial, it also includes bows, and all melee basically

[real kiln]

aside from boots and body armor, is there any equipment that increases energy shield recharge rate and also faster start of energy shield recharge?

[boreal hound]

How do I get tier 2 and 3 uncut support gems?

[scarlet kettle]

Do you need to self trigger it or what? Doesn’t seem to happen just by them timing out

[boreal hound]

is it later in game ? I’m only end of act 2

[deft mirage]

how do i unlock hideouts? just tried to trade and i cant tp there as i dont have unlocked due to quest state

[thick lotus]

does attack buff all damage?

[thorn abyss]

where do i get an extra 30 spirit from that isn't a minioin scepter?

i want to give blasphemy and cond a try but im at a loss of where to get the extra 30 from

[modern sand]

Need the answer too pls

[woven otter]

i thought they said eldritch battery wasnt gonna be in the game???

but its there and it works

[timid aurora]

Takes a while to get there but this looks LIT,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixQvFVcDLN8

[formal meadow]

Yeah they don’t get attacked so I’ve noticed mine aren’t detonating either

[modern sand]

Theres literrly no info in the internet 😂 wtf

Ain‘t there anybody who can answer this man ? ❤️

[heady flower]

I upgraded my staff‘s Quality and the skill still has 0 (0-40%) Chance to Shock, is this a Bug?

[modern sand]

How to unlock hideout

[hardy willow]

Looks like you finally found what you're looking for

[timid aurora]

yeah ill for that. but gotta get a higher lvl lots of dying until then I guess 😄

[hardy willow]

at least dying doubles, triples, or quadruples loot on maps

since all enemies are reset, along with their loot pools

[timid aurora]

hah

[hardy willow]

Look

if you have to fail upwards, why not lmao

[timid aurora]

its insane how fast the wudijo grenade merc cleans a screen. i might also try that next

[hardy willow]

I'm not having any problems on warrior thankfully

A little squishy, but that mostly comes down to gear stats

getting there for survivability at least

[autumn willow]

Does anyone know if Thorns reflects pre or post mitigationdamage?

[pure otter]

Chronomanceror infernalist for a party support build?

[crimson oar]

Can siphoning strike "consume" an enemies shock if that shock comes from shocked ground?

[true shell]

Is there any way to see the skill previews in game for later skills you don't have access to yet?

[hazy snow]

Is Arc better than Spark for levelling sorc in the 20s?

[crimson oar]

not that I know of

[true shell]

oi

ggg let me see what skill I might want to build towards man QQ

[serene flint]

anyone have an acolyte build yet?

[hardy willow]

right click on an uncut skill gem

As for opening the menu without an uncut skill gem, you cannot.

[visual wasp]

PLS HELP! ❤️ Q: -how can i improve(reduce) cooldown time of a minions skill/spell? (a minion skill that i have to activate with for example right mouse button) PLS HELP! ❤️

[hardy willow]

Bad system, hopefully it'll be patched in the future.

[cosmic jackal]

This is so weird haha

[frigid hill]

Hey, does anyone know if Spark bounces on Frost Walls?

[true shell]

that only works for the level of the gem as far as I can tell

like you can't click a skill that is above the level of the gem for previews

[hardy willow]

It's the only solution we have.

Which is dumb and stupid.

Seems like an oversight at least.

[true shell]

Yeah, maybe in the future

[cedar river]

Now that some have reached higher ascension levels, how does the Witchhunter fair vs Gemling?

For nades

[thin basin]

Theres a support gen that have cool down recovery rate itll probably works

[pale spade]

left or right?>

[muted shard]

What should i use my first 2 points on deadeye?

[cosmic jackal]

How do you see item level

[weary fog]

Is this good?

[static plinth]

If i link elemental focus to Hellhound, will it stop igniting enemies?

[static plinth]

Seems okay but nothing special

[visual wasp]

ok ty i will have a look for it. But i was thinking more of a mechanic like stats, wich stats or passive perks i could use/or affect this minion skills cooldown. I thought its Minion cast speed but thats not the case for the minion skill that i have to activate myself. As i have a lvl20 char and he has many passive perks that give minions more cast speed but the cool down is same as another lvl 1 char. so i thought its related somehow but i think its not^^

[weary fog]

Is there a way to remove certain skills? Im a merc and like this because it gives insane armor and evasion + the life regen

[dapper knot]

has anyone seem spirit on anything other than septers wanting to do a minion build with a 2h wep or some such

[thorn abyss]

i jsut want to be able to use blasphemy and a curse lmao

[cosmic jackal]

How do I see what my added damage actually does?

[dense oak]

what does it mean when it says strength can satisfy other requirements?

[thin basin]

“Cooldown recovery rate” is indeed a stat, not sure what type of items you could get it on tho

[clever valve]

if you need 30 dex, getting 30 strength works, is how i interpret it

[dense oak]

yeah thats what i also thought, thanks for confirming

[static plinth]

Strength also satisfies DEX and INT requirements

Strength also satisfies DEX and INT requirements

Whyd that double send

[dense oak]

should i just pump strength now do you think?

[crimson oar]

Has anyone come across a unique that creates shocked ground, or causes nearby enemies to be shocked?

[static plinth]

It doesnt work on support gems or armor so unless you were already doing that

[dense oak]

oh ok, rn im dex

[thorny vine]

Guys what ascendancy for mercenary?

[formal meadow]

How are people popping minion instability on SrS?

[thorn abyss]

lmao so dont use Mana tempest as a blood witch unless you can regen a crazy amount

[sterile osprey]

Spoiler: nearly all the key passives for blood witch require regen that doesn’t exist in the game

[pastel forge]

so is it confirmed that all lightning dmg is capable of causing shock or must the ability have a "chance to shock"?

[trim sandal]

are these perks worht having if im using these spells atm?

been having a bit of an issue with mana too

would the infernalist perk to replace mana help with that

[formal meadow]

All mobs have an ailment threshold that procs when hit, or you can proc the ailment with a % chance.

I think 😂

[clever valve]

thats what it says ingame

[muted lynx]

is leap slam affected by skill speed / attack speed?

[vale cave]

is there a way to make minions get hit by your own spell?

[tidal birch]

What are the good support gems for Poisionburst arrow? Im stuck on the first act 2 boss

[hazy veldt]

Is there somewhere I can read the skills on storm-weaver and chronomancer before selecting them? I just beat the ascension and can’t read it.

[tidal birch]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3592012

[lofty fox]

Can someone DM me? I'm really confused on something about my build.

[lofty grotto]

oh, you can easly farm lvl1 support gems

like 10min per gem

[clever valve]

can you fuse them to get higher lvl? have too many now

[lofty grotto]

nope

[hazy veldt]

Ty

[thin basin]

Anyone know if you can trade skill gems

[lofty grotto]

you can

but still higher rank gems require stats and level

so there's no use for them if you don't met the statcheck

[little parcel]

can you reassign a skill gem or are you stuck with whatever you pick?

[crimson oar]

Is there a list of all the uniques that have been discovered yet?

[crimson oar]

wdym, reassign?

[muted lynx]

for a warrior, would u go armour only? armour + shield or armour + evade?

[little parcel]

if the skilled picked is not great, can you change it to something different, or once the skill gem is used its permanently set to whatever you pick

[lofty grotto]

once you pick one you have to find another uncut

[lofty fox]

Whats up with the boss that puts poison all over the floor wtf am I supposed to do hahaha

[stable lodge]

Look around the room for her

She’s hidden till you get close

[lofty fox]

ahhhh and when I find her will the poison go away

[stable lodge]

Yes

[lofty fox]

roger that capn

[last patio]

good site for looking at all gem skills? don't have a skill gem in inventory atm to check

[lofty grotto]

https://poe2db.tw/us/Skill_Gems

https://poe2db.tw/us/Support_Gems

https://poe2db.tw/us/Spirit_Gems

[midnight summit]

Do i handicap myself if i play non elemental ranger? Just crit and physical

[grim hornet]

How much sheet dps should I have on my main moves at level 20? Things added together im guessing I have in the neighborhood of 800+dps

[lofty grotto]

wdym physical, what skills are you using?

if that's RoA + Frenzy that's fine

[alpine summit]

how do i obtain more spirit? i wanna equip cast on freeze, which costs 60, but i just have 30 and i cant find any item that can give 30 extra

[dire lance]

Is there a way to tell which skill acts as detonator?

[lofty grotto]

30 per act + items have rare roll for +spirit affix

[midnight summit]

I been playing poison and it super boring, so i was think about snipe skill which is more engaging with time shot

[lofty grotto]

it has detonator keyword under it's name

[alpine summit]

im on act 3, but i have 30

[dire lance]

Ah, i didnt see that tag. Thank you.

[grim hornet]

I'm just a frost Monk with some killing palm and electric power charge dump (wish I had a power charge Frost skill at 20)

[sage light]

anyone got a good tree for monk? lvl 27 right now

[dire lance]

Does respec get ridiculously expensive? how is the gold income relative to the levels and respec

[grim hornet]

I respecced a single point, it took half my gold

[hushed beacon]

is there a way to remove an active skill

[dire lance]

What level?

[grim hornet]

20

[rotund seal]

how to add 3 socket in skill gem?

[distant dome]

what do I risk

[lofty grotto]

it's good when you prime it and has built in combo with RoA
It is guaranteed crit so slap mark on target and use Snipe, crit will deal higher damage and generate frenzy stack
Spend frenzy stacks on either barraging your Snipe or frenzy boosting your RoA (rains of arrow)
Anyway it's good, but needs some work

[dire lance]

Really? iam leve l20 right now and its only 287 gold. and I have 6000 gold total.

[sage light]

I believe you unlock 3 support gem slots for skills in act 3

[lofty grotto]

you won't be able to modify this item i.e. bricking

[grim hornet]

I've never respecced and it cost me 3.5 thousand

For a single point

[dire lance]

That doesnt make sense... are you didnt respec the whole tree?

[midnight summit]

Ty, i kinda just want to make sure im not setting up for failer since everyone go poison or lightning.

[rotund seal]

you sure because i drop a lesser jeweller that give skill gem 2 slots

[hushed umbra]

Does plague from Plague Burst deal damage or is it only on kill explosion?

[grim hornet]

Single point, changed a any attribute node from strength to int

[lofty grotto]

also pierce + multiarrow will help you a lot

[sage light]

if youre talking about being able to socket 3 supports into a single gem someone told me that isnt until act 3. Im in act 2 and so far only been able to socket 2 supports in an active skill

[lofty fox]

DAMN balbala is annoying af beat her though 2nd try at least.

she counters my spells with all her movement

[grim hornet]

Most annoying things on bosses are the instant kills you almost can't see

[rotund seal]

so you get 1 from act 3 and then you add lesser jeweller to get 2 more?

[drifting cedar]

do ballista totems get damage increases from sources of crossbow or two handed weapon damage?

[exotic mantle]

Is there a way to respec act 3 bottle choice?

[weary fog]

How do you know what weapons are good or not

Also is there a way to remove specific weapon modifiers?

[queen nest]

anyone speak spanish here ?

[chrome summit]

Anyone got Seismic Cry yet?

[hushed umbra]

Does Bursting Plague deal damage overtime?

[opal zephyr]

Anyone doing a trigger monk build and wana talk about it?

[keen dagger]

Trigger monk isn't really possible yet

There's only 60 spirit in the game

[opal zephyr]

i guess im going crit scepter

[zinc cipher]

is there a way for me to make use of Shockwaves on the ground? Like explode them or something?

[honest hawk]

shouldnt I have 3 points to spend for each set? I try to allocate and nothing happens

[dire hound]

hey peoples i'm playing ranger and for some reason got the idea to add minions as bait or something, want them to be useful, but not like main-damage/tank ... idk want a kind of hybrid, now just the main problem of how do i make them useful?

[keen dagger]

Those aren't 3 extra points, they're points you can optionally have be specific to you weapon swap

You have to refund one of your points and then allocate it to the weapon set

[tidal copper]

Do we have rupture in PoE 2

[zinc cipher]

anyone?

[strange ivy]

how is minion witch so far ? does it only get good after you get hellhound ?

[lofty grotto]

@dawn spire sorry for pinging, what supports you recommend for OoS. I'm low on int so I use it mainly for rods triggering not for the damage.
So +1 and durration?

[lofty fox]

Guys, I'm kinda stuck, and it's probably cuz I'm new but I started going heavily towards cold pen in the skill tree, then went all the way up to some big exposure nodes thinking it'd go well, but I feel like I'm stalling out in act 2. Is lots of resist pen + exposure viable?

[grim hornet]

Why can't I slot multiple gems of the same type, just in different moves

Like I'd like to slot +25% attack speed in two moves

[lofty grotto]

that's how it works, you can use one support gem in all build

[grim hornet]

Annoying

[lofty grotto]

balanced

[grim hornet]

I guess,pve game

[strange ivy]

unless you play gemling legionaire

then u can have 2

[golden loom]

I can not believe this merc monk build is working much less how much fun it is

[steep cloak]

How do I get more Gem sockets on skills? If you know please @ me.

[thorny inlet]

has ANYONE killed bog witch w a titan

this seems not even remotely plausible

[grim hornet]

I wasn't sure how to build a hybrid weapon class.

So I just been using pure Monk. Not even using a second weapon

[lofty grotto]

javelers orb

starts to drop at act3

[frigid hill]

Does Spark bounce or pierce on Frost Wall?

[eager geode]

This or this, had the yellow equipped

[tranquil hearth]

What stats exactly? Like if I'm wielding a 2h mace and have 2h passive points will that apply to totems as well? Or just general increased melee damage

[eager geode]

Focused on a minion build

[hushed umbra]

Does Bursting Plague deal damage overtime?

[sand cape]

How do I increase my skill sockets? Each one looks to have a total of 6 but only can use 3.

[royal hamlet]

does witch ascedency takes 30 spirit? I can't figure out where it goes....

[gloomy oasis]

anyone else having issues with the "cast on ignite" gem not working even with available spirit?

[calm orchid]

Yall I need help with sorceress im dying to floor mobs a lot let alone bosses

Anyone here playing sorc?

[timid aurora]

is infernalist a Sorc spec?

or is that witch

[patent eagle]

Infernalist is witch

[calm orchid]

I’ve just spent so many hours on this character I don’t wanna make a new one lmao

Really wish I would have picked something else

[royal moth]

If you're dying it's not the class

[royal hamlet]

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3592012

[timid aurora]

Its probably gear. most people having a hard time is low gear but the low rng fucks that up

[calm orchid]

Does my gear level need to match the area I’m in?

[royal moth]

Going back and getting gear and overleveling is a legit strategy

[timid aurora]

i dont see any Sorcs on ladder or doing t8+ maps on youtube . so i cant tell you any good builds for it

[calm orchid]

I’m level 36 in act 2 still just getting decimated I have no clue what to do lmao

[patent eagle]

Game is nice, loot are... Hell i cant tell anything good about the feeling of reward xD

[timid aurora]

what build?

[royal moth]

Make sure you're ID'ing at the hooded bro, selling blues, salvaging quality/socket items, and disenchanting rares

Buying from the RNG vendor is amazing.

Buying items from the vendors with sockets and quality just to salvage them is also a good plan.

[calm orchid]

Are you guys just getting massive gold drops cause I have been broke 99% of the game

[compact vortex]

Do increased projectile counts, affect DPS number ?

[royal moth]

Flat damage is still king, +levels are still great

[calm orchid]

Trying to use frost build and it’s just not working

It’s too slow

[patent eagle]

Lvl?

[calm orchid]

36

[royal moth]

pick up everything, ID at hooded man, vendor

[timid aurora]

good sorc buidls i have seen is spark and firewall

the spark gets set on fire too somehow

and he melted boss

[royal moth]

I have 18k at 32

[timid aurora]

also use WASD

[royal moth]

well, 2 now, but i just respec'd my entire tree almost.

[calm orchid]

Like I don’t have money to keep respec’ing for the 7th time I don’t know if I should just make a new character

Idk where yall are getting that much lmao

[royal moth]

just read what i said already

[calm orchid]

What

[royal moth]

....nothin bro

[calm orchid]

Yeah I’m starting to think maybe this just ain’t my game 💀

[compact vortex]

Does dps here include only one projectile ?

[royal moth]

i just typed like 8 messages for you but yeah if reading is hard it might not be

[calm orchid]

I will magically make items appear for me to sell thank you yes I read that

[narrow kernel]

Is this worth making a build around?

[small ember]

is crossbow considered as a 2h weapon? asking for some passives with dmg for 2h weapons.Thx

[tidal birch]

Game is hard, thats for sure

[novel hemlock]

Is crit damage multiplicative still? Surprised to see so much on the tree

[calm orchid]

Much harder than the souls games

Props to the people who actually do well in this

[sterile sierra]

How is ranger feeling?

[timid aurora]

imo overall easiest/best

[pearl sluice]

Any Shockwave Totem users? Just got Astral Projection, which according to the tags should work - but it is still being cast off the totem, and not at enemy's location

[timid aurora]

ladder has like mostly dead eyes

[tidal birch]

what skill are they playing?

[sterile sierra]

Is there a ladder?

[timid aurora]

probably either all the lightning arrow skills or grenade

[timid aurora]

yeah type /ladder in chat

in game

[calm orchid]

What chat would I go to to find someone help me with the game as a whole

[cold lantern]

could use this for chaos ranger

[dusky mulch]

/ladder

[tidal birch]

depends on the question I guess, probably #2┃new-player-in-campaign-help or #2┃after-acts-help

[spring jackal]

should I use 1-hand with shield or giant's blood but with low level base?

[gloomy oasis]

anyone else having issues with "cast of ignite" gem not working while having the available spirit?

[dawn spire]

chain + overabundance + duration when you get third gem slot

[short swan]

for a flicker strike monk, what are some good passive nodes?

[tidal birch]

you need to do that ingame my dude

[calm orchid]

Yeah I tried those it’s just the typical “get good” responses

[tidal birch]

could always ask here or ask again in the channels since the persons writing change all the time

[strange ivy]

does hellhound summon get more than 2 support sockets later ?

[zinc cipher]

does fast forward work on perfect strike? cant see a difference

[keen dagger]

Lightning is kind of underwhelming in its current iteration due to Lightning Exposure being inaccessible

[wintry condor]

its not in game? or just not easily accessible?

[keen dagger]

It's only from the support, but the support reduces damage by 25% and chance to shock is based on hit damage

[knotty spruce]

is there any way to make temporal chains like an aura?

[heavy sundial]

Hey people, do you know if the Monk's Tempest Flurry counts as an 'Attack' or a 'Spell'? thanks!

[keen dagger]

So you need to put it on one of your main skills to reliably get exposure up, which isn't worth the DPS loss from 25% reduced

[timid aurora]

i dont know what it is.

[hybrid heron]

If you'd like to play with us DM me. We love beginners!

[timid aurora]

but merc has the hardest start for me

of all classes

i know it gets good later

but im just getting swarmed

[zinc cipher]

does anyone know?

[timid aurora]

lvl 3 tho

[heavy sundial]

I'm wondering if this will boost tempest flurry damage? (circled in red)

[chrome pewter]

Hi guys! i have a questio, to apply lightning exposure the only way is through the support gem?

[timid aurora]

ranger was by far the easeist start for me

merc hardest

[small ember]

is crosbow considered as a 2h weapon? asking for some passives with dmg for 2h weapons.Thx

[timid aurora]

Cant' beat devourer thats a first

what starter skills are best on merc? all guides i find are for like lvl 50+ dudes

[mossy sequoia]

For cast on ignite, does it refresh each time I reapply an ignite? does does the enemy not have an active ignite and then geto ne

[frigid hill]

Yes, just avoid "two handed melee"

[timid aurora]

Grenades are not working, the worm boss just teleports.

the original shot has a slow animation

this is rough

[limpid quartz]

how can I unspec travel nodes, like the 5 stat nodes?

[hollow idol]

How good is the Warbringer's Ascendancy skills, Anvil's Weight and Imploding Impacts at endgame?

[timid aurora]

hmm. im pretty sure now. this game isn't for me

[trim sandal]

should i build monk lightning or ice

[timid aurora]

$60 😦 oh well

[hollow idol]

SHould I do a refund, I havent played the game yet

[timid aurora]

are you good at elden ring mods that make it harder?

[hollow idol]

nope

[timid aurora]

rip

[trim sandal]

what are you guys talking about

ur talking about the first boss in the entire game

[hollow idol]

refunding the game

[trim sandal]

and this has nothing to do with elden ring

wtf lol

[timid aurora]

so the game gets easier?

[trim sandal]

if you use ur brain yeah

[viscid spade]

Does anyone know what the best path for casters to generate power charges

[timid aurora]

but i dont find it fun

i play arpg to blast

if i want to try hard I load up a fromsoft game

[trim sandal]

you mean, you arent having fun because youre not doing well

[frank blaze]

Try D4

[timid aurora]

yeah i dont want to really try super hard in a arpg

poe1 works too tho

and LE

[trim sandal]

game just requires a bit more thinking

[timid aurora]

dodge spam is fun

[warped jackal]

Bro, have that discussion somewhere else.. this channel is build planning. Not crying about first boss

[timid aurora]

yeah i was asking for early merc builds

first boss was faceroll on ranger

[arctic star]

Does someone have a good warrior build to send over

[trim sandal]

level 3 merc builds?

[timid aurora]

i can only find lvl 50+ builds tho on google

[late osprey]

how does "gain X% of damage as extra Y damage" work? same logic as conversion? it only gives me extra dmg based on flat dmg?

[trim sandal]

loll

[timid aurora]

i want general early merc builds

english

[trim sandal]

u can auto attack the first boss

and do it

[nocturne rampart]

do we have somewhere to trade yet?

[timid aurora]

oh

[hybrid heron]

Spam shock totem and the rolling hit. Bone crusher if they're in range for it

[timid aurora]

what skill is auto attack on merc

[trim sandal]

just shoot

[warped jackal]

yea and then you went ahead crying about the game.. i think its a skill issue if u cant make thru with merc tbh

[trim sandal]

without any ammo

[timid aurora]

oh thats a slow animation on merc compared to ranger

[trim sandal]

so?

[timid aurora]

i get caught and hit

[trim sandal]

then learn the boss

[timid aurora]

ehh

i facerolled it on ranger

maybe ill stick with ranger, didn't want to tho since thats what everyone is on ladder

[mossy sequoia]

Anyone know what the easiest way is to have lightning exposure? There's the support but a non primary skil lshocking seems meh and using it on a primary skill also seems meh

[timid aurora]

since its ezmode

[trim sandal]

??

thats what you want

[bold oxide]

holy shit gas arrow is solved. just get this helmet and go blasting

[hollow idol]

So this is a souls like action rpg with Diablo 1 loot drop rates?

[trim sandal]

its just an ARPG

its not souls like lmao

[hoary plover]

total game changer item

[timid aurora]

a hard arpg

[bold oxide]

dude for real. no more flame wall. no more filling the passive tree with chance to ignite/ailment

just full damage pumping

its amazing

im playing a completely different game now

[cedar charm]

Does killing palm auto target enemies that have the indicator, or do I have to target them? I’ve tried to test it but in crowds I can’t tell.

[hollow idol]

When you get a nice unique that you need to reoll a new class to play it, thats a good unique

[hoary plover]

"game is too hard" "bosses take too long"
meanwhile, gas arrow enjoyers: 👀

[bold oxide]

i just killed act 3 boss in 30 seconds lmao

my only worry is theyre gonna nerf it tho

[sly leaf]

If you have Raging Spirits going and they have the self-explosion support, is the only way to improve the damage of the explosion to increase minion health?

[bold oxide]

since theyve already nerfed two skills

[sly leaf]

Or I guess, inflict Exposure and -Resist

[hollow idol]

I guess its YMMV for class builds

[hoary plover]

oh, 100%. enjoy it while it lasts

[bold oxide]

yeah lol

[hoary plover]

I actually just posted a "guide" because i've seen a few people catching on to the build but nobody actually explained it

[steep cloak]

If anyone knows why some icons on the map blink please @ me.

[real kiln]

what does increased magnitude of shock mean?

[bold oxide]

got a link? wouldnt mind seeing how others are building it

[cedar charm]

Does killing palm auto target enemies with the indicator? Like in a pack will it hit them first?

[hoary plover]

https://old.reddit.com/r/pathofexile2builds/comments/1h9rsnt/gas_arrow_deadeye_mini_guide/?

[bold oxide]

ty

[crude hamlet]

Is tribrid elemental viable? I am playing sorc and I just got this unique that splits all elemental damage into each style

[hoary plover]

theres also a video of me deleting ac 1 cruel final boss on my profile

[atomic token]

Yes this is correct

[plain osprey]

regarding this perk - would stats/other perks that affect ES recharge now affect life regen?

[cloud field]

Feeling like I need a break from smashing my head against a wall on my squishy sorc lol, if you guys were starting now, and wanting something with some tank (not looking to sit there with raised shield all the time tho) what would you go?

[cedar charm]

I assume so. There should a button to push to see how it will change your stats.

[shy mango]

what do i need to do to make grenades expload faster ?

[trim sandal]

shoudl i go ice or lightning on my monk? not sure which scales better late game atm

[native widget]

Guys, how much more damage is + 4 gem equal to?

[hollow idol]

How's the monk, are you guys using ranged weapons instead of melee?

[brittle harness]

hello! how do i equip my skeletal snipers?

[trim sandal]

im only level 13 so not sure how it is later on

[crude hamlet]

I've been running meatshield summons and have done alright as of act 2

[trim sandal]

but its melee weapons

[crude hamlet]

As a squishy sorc

[cedar charm]

I’m doing monk with lightning, trying melee with power charges

[trim sandal]

and very squishy

[crude hamlet]

You need spirit to summon minions, your easiest way to get spirit is from a Sceptre weapon

[cloud field]

ye I do alright most the time, but I am envious of seeing people shrug off attacks that basically 1 shot me lmao. Currently near end of A3

[crude hamlet]

Once there you can select how MANY you summon. There are varying costs based on skill level

[gaunt ether]

Which is better

[limpid glen]

https://i.imgur.com/bnQtoXJ.png
it this not working for anyone else?

[plain osprey]

btw does anyone know the perk name that makes your ES recharge without delay? i can't find it...

[sage light]

when did refunding passives get that expensive? im lvl 27 still like 480

[timid aurora]

anyone got earlier starter merc builds

no trolling please

[limpid glen]

lvl 70

[sage light]

ok i stil got a ways to go loll

[timid aurora]

jesus. what class are u?

[short swan]

attack time is affected by attack speed right

[lucid marsh]

can corrosion work with envenom?

[cedar charm]

Does killing palm auto target enemies with the indicator? Like in a pack will it hit them first?

[brittle harness]

ahh ok. so i've got a scepter and 133 spirit. it has a passive to grant skeletal warriors. How would i select the snipers?

[hollow idol]

Which class has the best survivability now after this weekend's playthroughs?

[native widget]

Whats alc to exa rate tn guys?

[rapid wadi]

not exactly ground breaking.. but a fun combo is shockwave totem with pin support,. holds enemies in place while doing free damage. decent little crowd control option

[limpid glen]

minion instability, i burst about 200k, so dmg is fine, def is ok 1.6k hp 1.6k es

[gritty marten]

got a quick question. is it possible to add support gems to skills i have on my cast on freeze?

[vocal wave]

For Ranger : If i use the Lightning Infusion support gem on my basic attack , does that count as lighting for the Lightning Rod ability ?

[dawn spire]

are you saying when you allocate that node your ES doesn't go up despite having ES on your chest?

[sly leaf]

Would this part of Bonestorm buff Raging Spirits next hit?

The debuff bit

[dapper timber]

Quick quiestion guys i see a lot of rangers say run crossbow not bow but im lv 9 and still dont have enough strength to use one

[golden loom]

from what i can tell technically yes and no, i dont think it hits properly if your target is blocked by other enemies in the pack but the hit it's self has a tiny aoe to it so if you hit the thing next to it it shouldnt be an issue but if your target is just a bit further away ive had issues with the targeting

[dawn spire]

you can wait for mroe attribute nodes and/or respec your old ones to different stats

[restive hazel]

does anyone know if reap is in early access?

[plain osprey]

anyone?

[dawn spire]

it is not

[dapper timber]

wait lol, there are attributes notes? ive only seen the skill tree is that the same thing?

[limpid glen]

i've tried testing it out with unallocatin, and with different chest, just doesn't change anything

[vague kelp]

does mind over matter workw ith demon form

[dawn spire]

attribute nodes are on the skill tree, yes

[plain osprey]

was there not a perk for that? i could swear i saw a perk

[sinful edge]

Does increased fire damage only increase personal fire damage or minions as well?

[analog wagon]

Where do you get lvl 1, 2 & 3 Uncut support gems?

It's almost impossible to get. 😐

[dawn spire]

nothing affects minions unless it specifies minion, it's a support gem for a minion skill, or it otherwise affects them (like how auras affect allies in your presence, which includes minions)

[sinful edge]

Gotcha! Thank you 🙂

[dawn spire]

they're a bit uncommon, I started getting t2 support gems in act 3

[bold oxide]

swapped a bunch of points to look more like your build and tripled my damage lmao

[dawn spire]

what do you mean by "perk"?

[analog wagon]

what about skill gems?

[wicked stone]

hey guys ! Blackflame will work with Burning inscription?

[dawn spire]

those are really common

[analog wagon]

level4's are for me.

not 5-6-7.

[last patio]

does the level of skeletal warrior reflect how many minions you spawn?

[dawn spire]

I'm at end of act 3 and I have t11s unlocked

[hoary plover]

hell yeah

[vagrant field]

Hi guys anyone here think witch on chaos spells without minions will work ?

[dawn spire]

define "work"

because we have basically no measuring stick to go on

[vagrant field]

Solid build

true

[dawn spire]

I think you can make just about anything work to get through the acts

so what's your question; do you want to figure out how to make poison do more, or pivot into lightning arrow?

well once you decide, let me know and I can help

especially if you say lightning

[analog wagon]

any witch hunter theorycrafteers?

[dawn spire]

if you have a question about theorcrafting, it's probably better to just ask away

I haven't tried poison yet, but there's a good chance I pivot into poison from my lightning bow chronomancer later on

only one spell - orb of storms

and then I spam ligntning rod

[late osprey]

how does "gain X% of damage as extra Y damage" work? same logic as conversion? it only gives extra dmg based on flat dmg?

[dawn spire]

I think OoS is tier 2

or, level 4

level 3, my b

[nova ember]

can monk generate power charges on bosses? if not this is not gonna work out well

[toxic zodiac]

I have a question regarding a support gem, Brutality. It says it gives 35% extra physical damage. When i use it with High velocity rounds on my merc, the damage drops from 135 to 97 per shot. Am i missing something, isn't high velocity shot physical damage, shouldn't it go up on the stats page?

[dawn spire]

I've heard you can killing palm your frozen locus, but I've heard conflicting things on that. You can also use lingering illusion spirit gem

you can't
I carry these with me 😛

I spend too much time in this channel

[hollow moth]

playing merc, cant decide if i want to support herald of ice with precision or clarity

[frigid hill]

Accuracy is not an issue

[dawn spire]

can you afford to use either of those?

[hollow moth]

I was thinking that

[junior island]

how do you get more sockets on your basic attack?

[hollow moth]

yeah why not? there something better?

[frigid hill]

Clarity costs spirit to use as a support

[dawn spire]

you sure?

[last patio]

would putting points in skeletal warriors be a bad idea for monk? I'm fucking sick of backpedaling

[frigid hill]

I mean, mercs aren't exactly offscreening

[hollow moth]

ah then no. had no idea. thnaks

[dawn spire]

I mean, they add to the spirit cost of herald of ice

[dawn spire]

can you literally afford 30 spirit + their addition?

[frigid hill]

Any chance u have frost wall unlocked byron?

[hollow moth]

yeah i just missed that

cant afford it so ill look for something better

[woven patrol]

What do you guys think is the best class to pick for Essence Drain / Contagion? Was thinking maybe sorceress to become a chronomacner?

[cosmic jackal]

How do you use flame wall as a ranger

[thin basin]

for my witch players https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWUXWq-cUhI

[keen dagger]

The more I play, the less I understand the point of Invoker

[dawn spire]

socket it, press the button, shoot projectiles through it

[junior island]

how do you get more sockets on your basic attack?

[keen dagger]

There's no accessibility to non-quarterstaff passives, but quarterstaffs can't buff spells so ???

[dawn spire]

it goes up as you level. Mine has 3 sockets at level 47

[cosmic jackal]

I thought I have to use a staff for it?

[dawn spire]

spells can be used with any weapon

[cosmic jackal]

Oh

[dawn spire]

only attacks have weapon requirements

[cosmic jackal]

And you get the close range perks?

[plain osprey]

am i missing something or is mana leech called "soul thief" ?

[dawn spire]

the gem that grants mana leech is called soul thief, yes

[plain osprey]

i see, so the perks/attributes that grant increased mana leech are useless without it?

[fiery phoenix]

anyone know why this disables itself when i activate it, despite having more than enough spirit?

[dawn spire]

no. You can get leech from other places*

[gritty marten]

put a skill in

[fiery phoenix]

[pearl sluice]

Anyone know why Astral Projection is not working on Shockwave Totem? Says Nova skills, Shockwave is tagged as Nova - still casting at totem's location.

[plain osprey]

for example? i'm having a hard time understanding that, i'm trying to go for a MoM monk direction but unsure how else i would leech mana

[gritty marten]

what i don't know is, if you can put support gems on the skill that's on cast on shock...trying to find that out XD

[mental blade]

any poison pathfinder builds?

[keen dagger]

MoM is so far away from Monk's starting point that you're not going to have a good time

[dawn spire]

seems like astral projection only works on spells despite the misleading yellow text

[pearl sluice]

Oooof. Feels bad.

[fiery phoenix]

i would assume the support gems just apply to the socketed skill?

[keen dagger]

The passive tree doesn't give us much build diversity

[pearl sluice]

I'm not crazy though right - it reads like it should work?

[dawn spire]

based on the yellow text, yes

but that one word "cast" ruins it, apparently

[swift estuary]

I'm playing Infernalist minion.
SRS w/ Firewall and Arsonists.

Should I take cast on minion death or on ignite?
And what should I slot into it?

[pearl sluice]

how's infernalist feels like guys?

[last patio]

how do I get spirit? I have 0

[swift sentinel]

quests

[dawn spire]

find it on gear or wait until the quest in act 1 that gives you 30 base

[last patio]

ok thanks

[formal mountain]

Im a bit lost as to how i can make Herald of ash buff work. It says it requires a martial weapon but i play mercenary and use a crossbow. I have a hammer in my second weapon slot but i dont know how to make it work

[dawn spire]

press G and right click it to enable it

[rich quarry]

Im a little confused. How do I upgrade the skill in this sceptre?

[formal mountain]

Does it matter which weapon set i use it on?

[dawn spire]

it shouldn't. It's a persistent buff

and both your sets use martial weapons

if you're starting ranger, go through the starting nodes, imo. Aim for proj damage.

Also, I wouldn't copy my build without knowing what it's for and what you want out of it

[chrome sapphire]

what does 100% of strength requirements from boots, helm, and gloves applied to body armor mean

[agile zephyr]

Hey guys, just dropped my first uncut spirit gem level 4. I’m a frost sorceress, what ability should i pick? To me it looks like arctic armour makes the most sense - any other thoughts?

Thanks in advance

[dawn spire]

the part I'm mainly using (orb of storm + lightning rod) is pretty pog, but some of my nodes are being used to go toward stuff that I'm planning on using for a major respec later (cooldown nodes)

@oblique ledge

[dawn spire]

wind dancer is sooooo nice for avoiding deaths to getting surrounded, imo

[frigid hill]

fusillade's interaction with wildshards is hilarious

[zinc cipher]

I get this when im tryna engrave a support gem, any help? ive already tried relogging and goin to different zones and hubs

[swift sentinel]

i've gotten that too

[dawn spire]

try disabling this in options -> game

[agile zephyr]

Unfortunately I can’t seem to use that one as sorceress

[hearty grotto]

chat infernal legion srs > attack speed srs?

[dawn spire]

you lack dex?

[timid aurora]

Why gemguy over witchhunter? I heard witch hunter is bugged and 10% chance to kill bosses too

i saw wudijo go gemguy for merc

[dawn spire]

@agile zephyr

[zinc cipher]

ah this gave me hope but it didnt fix it sadly, let me try relog with this new setting

[wheat stratus]

has anyone tried a monk bow build? i got a orange quiver and i wanted to tried it, stats are really good , but im to lazy to start a ranger, wondering if it might work with my current monk

[dawn spire]

invoker elemental bow seems fine to me. Lightning rod + orb of storms carries with basically no investment

[agile zephyr]

Since i’m sorceress, i don’t really go for dex - or am i missing something? Also looks like it depends on weapon type

[dawn spire]

If I can make lightning bow sorceress work, you can make bow monk work no problem

[dawn spire]

oh, my bad. Wind dancer requires a martial weapon. TIL

[pearl sluice]

someone 50+ infernalist with op build? pls share <3<3

[agile zephyr]

Haha no worries

[dawn spire]

poison seems like something that gets much better later when you can get more max poison stacks

[vast folio]

boys, what's the name of the right support gem 😦

[dawn spire]

lightning rod + orb of storms goes brrr

[lone ore]

dumb question, how do you open the skill gem window without having a gem to spend? cause I cant find it lol

[rich quarry]

I have what I think is called "Gear fear" im late act 1. Im struggling on some bosses.
Is there anyone that can kinda show me the ropes? Im fairly new to the game 4-5 hours

[rich quarry]

G

[north fulcrum]

so im doing a fireworks build, and any idea what supports would be the best for casting more explosions?
i have payload, scatter, and tree node that gives +1 projectile, and 15% chance of second explosion

[dawn spire]

you cannot

[zinc ravine]

can ascndancy points be refunded

[lone ore]

those are the slotted ones

[lone ore]

thought so, thanks

hope they add it

[golden tide]

Is there anything that could help a hybrid chaos/fire witch build?

Idk if that's even possible and gonna test but figured I'd ask here

[thin basin]

and for my other witch player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOg1Q2dVoE

[north fulcrum]

im thinking about cast on crit, with inevitable crit on explosive shot, with explosive grenade on the autocast

[fallen comet]

hi all, new to poe and trying to look for some builds but its hard to find without a lot of digging/clickbait youtube videos. im playing sorc, deciding on ice/shock and in act 2. im sure both are viable but if i wanted to swap off ice to shock, is there a build out there

[spare sonnet]

I am playing warrior and i'm lvl 35 and have refunded my passives probably 10+ times. every time I think it's going to make this massive difference and every time i'm like cool I still do no damage and still squishy. even if i'm full damage or full armor + hp. is this game just way more gear dependent and I should stop wasting gold on refunding passives?

[full orchid]

idk about tree pathing, but ascendancy wise invoker works with everything elemental

[quick eagle]

With the game only being out for a couple of days, I wouldn't worry too much about a "build" necessarily.

You can respec with gold, so play whatever feels fun. You can always make another character or use gold to respec

[dawn spire]

magnified effect is my best guess

[lone ore]

Im trying to plan a chrono build, but not sure about whats ideal for it, like fire/frost/lightning?

just unlocked it btw

[dawn spire]

it can do basically anything

[opaque horizon]

Does Earthquake Aftershock every time or is there a limit to queued up Aftershocks? It doesnt feel like every time.

[opaque horizon]

Yea. What is the maximum amount I guess. Sorry for teh dumb question.

I thought I had read it clearly before

[dawn spire]

read further down on the gem to see the limit

mine is a higher level so it might be inaccurate

[lone ore]

I should get spells with CDs no? due to CDR nodes, and the chance to reset it

[dawn spire]

if you use those nodes, sure

[lone ore]

like take advantage of that

yea, Im not sure on which nodes to get for now lol

[dawn spire]

but chronomancer can make any build insanely tanky by taking the recoup nodes, the 20% slow, and temporal rift (not necessarily in that order)

[lone ore]

I see

[boreal pollen]

anyone who is gigamind in minions?

[dawn spire]

@lone oreI recommend temporal rift or the 20% slow first, personally
also this is the cooldown on time snap

[boreal pollen]

im in act 2 and idk what to run if wand + sceptre or sceptre + shield

as minion witch

[dawn spire]

@lone oreyou can respec ascendancy nodes later for 5x the price of a normal node

I'm running chrono, myself. I'm planning on (eventually) running barrage (which can have up to a 30s cd) with a strong bow skill and use that to reset

you can also get like 100% increased CDR on the tree which would halve that time snap cd

I'm also gonna experiment with time snap to see if it resets both cd charges of skills supported by second wind

[quick eagle]

My plan is to just find the best way to abuse the cooldown skips/resets, whatever element that happens to be

[lone ore]

was considering to go with temp rift for now, since it requires fewer points. and experiment from there

[dawn spire]

the 20% slow also only requires 2 points

[lone ore]

think ill prob stick to frost and lightning spells for now. I enjoy using those the most

yea

[dawn spire]

temporal rift takes some getting used to, just as an fyi

but if you use it right it's so strong

I used it a lot in poe1

[plain osprey]

with the "eternal youth" attribute, how can i see the delay/regen rate of my hp with it? character window doesn't change with the attribute

[gritty zinc]

spark with flamewall and in the skill tree drenched (5% lightning as cold) together with stormbreaker (15% increased damage for each elemental ailment" yall think thats a too low damage combo or might work ?

[dawn spire]

this isn't a perfect answer, but this is how recharge works for ES

[gritty zinc]

maybe just purely lightning damage together with mana stacking might be better for spark instead

[random summit]

can someone review this tree for cold/bleed/crit/archmage bloodmage

https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgEAZRKDSZ0G26Ptx_BXKnM-DKro9I3OVxJ-lL61FX09AuFuEWghqJ9P0tctmLhJnzhVEyPh6svfdIHm10BKtbbjqjgfIwW8N_RoOufiwWgL0RTCcVHv67M9osX01bXajhvai7QINf9hwg3vJ6986XI4EtxKZOCprafX0t1Jo_TsY03zzj-4pvXC1Pm4QMO4f-kfGL2oegazXp1U7vtS_d9a40frURSkj64EfxAREhM-DYNf7nKS6ODT0RR_1zIzzu1--w2QKJ5-q_V8RqYAAA==