2┃build-planning

[errant veldt]

THANK YOU

[lofty stag]

Np

[static plinth]

Thats a fucking classic lmaoooo

[solid flume]

xd

[errant veldt]

I traded flasks with my bf because he needed flags recovery

Flask

Thank you again lol

[raw gale]

anyone who is a cosmetic enthusiast here?

[errant veldt]

Saved me big time

[uncut trout]

Guys, is supercharged slam.just ass now? Perfect strike seems to do way more now

[bold saffron]

Is it possible to use the same support gem on different skills seamlessly in mid combat?

[unkempt nexus]

do minion kills count my MF or do i need gravebind gloves for it to apply?

[lofty stag]

Not unless ur a gemling legionnaire zanfis

[terse rain]

hello does anyone know as a warrior - with these nodes that "block" can you block without running a shield?

[bold saffron]

U mean mercenary?

[lofty stag]

Ye the Ascension for merc

[gray ferry]

yeah gemling is a merc ascendency

[terse rain]

for example

[unkempt nexus]

only shields can block

[bold saffron]

Damn, i rlly wanted to use the +2 projectile support for both fireball for aoe

[terse rain]

ty

[bold saffron]

But for bosses swap to fussilade

[solid flume]

maybe its possible with this?

[bold saffron]

Maybe with weap switching?

[unkempt nexus]

block chance only applies to shield, pretty sure.

[solid flume]

thats flat block chance tho

[unkempt nexus]

and the only thing that blocks, is a shield

adding 12% to 0, is still 0

[solid flume]

to block chance is +
chance to block is *
no?

[lofty stag]

Can't you just block chance by hitting c

[terse rain]

thats what im saying this is just straight block chanc

if i alt the block skill it doesnt mention shields

oh but thats true with the %

[lofty stag]

Skreeg it's kind of confusing, what you see on the tree isn't flat

Usually

[terse rain]

yeah makes sense

forgot its % of my chance

[unkempt nexus]

if i took those nodes, it would bump it up higher, basically

flat block chance without shields would be busted

[solid flume]

just tested the boots, it works

[lofty stag]

I'm curious about those boots

[solid flume]

no shield

[lofty stag]

Oh wow neat

It's a global mod on poedb so makes sense

[unkempt nexus]

did you actually test and see if it blocks any damage, or did u just slap on the boots

[solid flume]

its says there the block chance

[unkempt nexus]

did you test it or not

[quick axle]

ARe there any chaos damage builds that are viable yet?

[solid flume]

fine ill test it against mobs too

[unkempt nexus]

i mean it's useful info to know, if it does work

[odd turtle]

do totems snapshot if I swap to a different weapon (f.e. from a crossbow to a scepter / shield ) ? and how does weaponset effect it in terms of increased limit f.e. ?

[solid flume]

yup it works, you can hear the block sound

just tested it

[unkempt nexus]

that's nuts xD

[lofty stag]

Pretty cool

[solid flume]

will be really hard to scale tho, not enough % even with glancing blow to max it out to 75%

[unkempt nexus]

oh yeah no, thats why i just use a shield tbh

[mossy sequoia]

Is 4th asc bugged?

I jsut did lvl 77 ultimatum and no 4th asc

[lofty stag]

Ain't it like 85

[odd turtle]

had it 10 floors =

[mortal heart]

yo i need help here pls https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1317314475581243524

[lofty stag]

For 4th

[mossy sequoia]

Yes it had 10 floors and said I'd get the asc points

[odd rain]

Can someone help me understand why this bow is giving me only 4k Dmg on my LA tooltip and not higher?

[thick nest]

is this worth using on merc? i have 75% fire resist atm though so would it be better to just take the fire damage

I can't tell if this would just lead to more damage being done to me

the evasion and health is so high tho...

[odd turtle]

only good if you got armor otherwise ignites will kill you in no time

very hard to build around

[thick nest]

so is this armor something you'd be expected to take the nodes that convert evasion into armor?

[solid flume]

did you open the trialmaster boss door?

[lofty stag]

Some ppl are saying trialmaster is bugged and won't give 4th pt

[static plinth]

Rat Cage is super super niche

[solid flume]

they fixed that alrd

[thick nest]

Damn. It's such a stat upgrade for me otherwise

[static plinth]

99% of the time you'd rather take the ele damage

[solid flume]

it works now I think?

[rain dust]

I really hate the revive mechanic in boss fights.
It's so difficult to not get hit in the time it takes to fully revive the other player

[unkempt nexus]

do minions take the MF you have on your gear or would you need to have gravebind in order for it to count?

[thick nest]

what if you take the node in the passive skill tree that converts evasion into armor?

[royal hamlet]

question about ice mages summon, basic attack is based on attack speed or cast speed ?

[static plinth]

Yeah, it's other stats are inflated cuz of the fire as phys part

[static plinth]

You need tens of thousands of armor to match 75% fire res

[thick nest]

ah

[static plinth]

Unless you combine it with % PDR like the Hollow Mask

[solid flume]

Pretty sure you need gravebind, minion kill doesnt count as your kill and so MF doesn't apply to minion

[odd turtle]

rat cage is good if you plan to self inflict ignite on you f.e. - in poe 1 their where some super niche build taking advantage of it

[unkempt nexus]

ty

[thick nest]

Damn I finally thought I got an upgrade

[static plinth]

Youd only use Rat Cage if you have something that procs off you taking fire damage thats really bad

[deft mirage]

does corrupting skill gems still have a chance to give 5 link?

[thick nest]

I haven't found a single decent orange yet

that's such a shame xD

[static plinth]

Uniques aren't straight upgrades, usually you want rares

[lofty stag]

Can increase by 1 or decrease by 1 among other things

[thick nest]

Right I get they're not straight upgrades but I was hoping that at least one of my 10 would be decent 😛

hahah its okay

[deft mirage]

so cant 5 link from a 3?

[thick nest]

just a comment 😛

[static plinth]

Seems even moreso in 2

[lofty stag]

No

[gray ferry]

Is corrupting the only way to get a 5 link?

[lofty stag]

No

[gray ferry]

Is there a greater jeweler's orb?

[lofty stag]

Ye

[gray ferry]

I see

So do you corrupt to try for a 6 link or is there an orb for that too? 🤔

[peak hawk]

is there any good Acolyte of Chayula build with quarterstaff

[spring prairie]

do the small fireballs from fireball also shotgun on the target they explode on (e.g. bosses)?

[lofty stag]

5 support gems max afaik

[gray ferry]

right

But lesser jeweler's gives you 3 supports, and I take the greater is used to get 4

[lofty stag]

Perfect jewelers orb

[gray ferry]

I see, thank you

[lofty stag]

Gotta take out a small business loan for one of those

[gray ferry]

oh dear

[lofty stag]

Prob worth slamming a vaal on a 5link

[true gulch]

what are the best support gems for shield charge? just for movement

[formal night]

what does this mean btw?

does it give energy shield?

[static plinth]

No, you gain some of your ES as stun threshold, making you harder to stun

[frail sedge]

Is there a max gem skill level now or you can still go as high as 40 with gear?

[gleaming rampart]

what can we do with this?

probably eldritch battery, right?

[lofty stag]

https://poe2db.tw/us/Skill_Gems

[frail sedge]

Thx

[rocky pilot]

Question, do you guys think we have enough evasion on gear to use Acrobatics this EA?

[sterile stone]

depends, ES contributes to you max hit

[fringe lagoon]

if I use an omen I can get prefix or suffix only with my next exhalt (say on a jewel), but how do I know which modifiers are prefix or suffix?

[left ledge]

no keeps you from getting stuned so often

[vagrant imp]

Absolutely

[fleet kestrel]

Hey guys ! I really love the comet spell despite the nerfs, would it be viable to make an hard cast comet build ? Or is it out of the line thanks :3

[gleaming rampart]

we could work with some eldritch battery and acolyte of chayula with ravenous doubts and breach

[formal night]

painnnnnn

when you see a good loot and forget about exploding body

[sterile stone]

wouldnt it better to just go MoM instead?

[vagrant imp]

NOOO, the ironclad vestments

[sterile stone]

if you have that good of a mana sustain

[gleaming rampart]

getting rid of eldritch or acolyte?
acolyte just gives tons of mana leech by itself

points would be annoying though

[sterile stone]

i mean why use the amulet in the first place, just go mom and leech mana

[gleaming rampart]

its a robe

[sterile stone]

ohh okay, still why?

[rocky pilot]

Acrobatics lets you dodge spells right? but i just don't see us having enough evasion on gear to lose 70% of it

[vagrant imp]

On deadeye it's very easy, on anything else it's less of a no-brainer, but doable.

[formal night]

so ranger gameplay is being immortal dodging everything?

or does it not work on bosses

[gleaming rampart]

no clue honestly, could help with points if you just go eldritch, especially if you go acolyte
it seems like a subsitution to get rid of MoM and go for something else for offense

[velvet blade]

Does the plague from Bursting Plague support deal DoT damage to the enemy or just explosion damage when the enemy dies?

[vagrant imp]

it works on everything w/ Acrobatics, but you can't get 100% evasion, it's capped to 90%

[pearl crypt]

i have a question about its last stat
should i wearing this upscale my fireresist?
what does mean by "Hits" here?
is there any fire damage that doesnt count as "hit"?

[pine silo]

Can somebody explain why do we need accuracy for granade mercenary build? Cuz I saw some YouTuber take accuracy for they build

[gray ferry]

ignite isn't a hit

[pearl crypt]

thats all?

[gray ferry]

or any DoT ig but not sure what else

[pearl crypt]

ok, thanks

[vagrant imp]

Grenades are still considered an attack, in order for the xplosion to hit you still need accuracy.

[pine silo]

So what u mean is aoe damage from granade can miss?

[vagrant imp]

yes

[lofty stag]

You can check hit chance

[daring gorge]

what's the starter build for witch that's preferred?

[lofty stag]

If you're at 100 or close to it don't worry Abt acc rn

[silver latch]

What’s the benefit of corrupting an items

[pine silo]

Where I can Chek this?

[lofty stag]

Hit G and there should a little arrow in the top right of the skill

Hit the arrow and you'll see DPS breakdown and acc

[pine silo]

Owh ok tank's guys

[sterile stone]

could be im not super familiar with mom & eb, could still be usefull if you have 2k mana thats 200 life regen

[lofty stag]

This is some of the stuff a vaal orb can add, or it can brick your item lol
https://poe2db.tw/us/Vaal_Orb#CorruptedMods

[gleaming rampart]

i dont know if its meaning that it takes 10% of my mana to restore the life i lost or 10% of my mana per second until my health is maxed

[silver latch]

Thanks

[sterile stone]

well as it written, you convert 10%/s of mana to hp, until full hp

[gleaming rampart]

would make sense

it says to recover that much life, not until which is annoying

[sterile stone]

its on the beginning, "while not on full life"

[velvet blade]

Does anyone know if the plague from Bursting Plague Support does DoT damage or just the explosion damage when the enemy dies?

[static plinth]

Demon Form theoretically

[gleaming rampart]

demon form?

[static plinth]

Infernalist

Lose X% of life per second where X is how many seconds youve been in demon form

Get X*10% increased spell damage

[gleaming rampart]

can you still take damage while in that form?

[static plinth]

Yes

[gleaming rampart]

hm

[sterile stone]

demon form is just crazy downsides, remember it says "at an increasing rate"

[deft verge]

hello guys are arsonists considered casters or attackers

[sterile stone]

dont do it until someone figured it out

[gray ferry]

If you've taken Pyromantic Pact, are mana flasks just useless? 🤔

[static plinth]

Yes

[static plinth]

...What is an arsonist?

[deft verge]

skeleton arsonists

[static plinth]

Oh

[rustic abyss]

Any lightning arrow/ball lightning rangers can give me some advice on my build?

[pine elm]

are we getting any free resets soon?

[gray ferry]

oof, that's a bummer

[pine elm]

[sterile stone]

open the arsonist tooltip

on the gem

[gleaming rampart]

could work, but its only going to be effective below 15%

[rustic abyss]

I'm trying to proc ball lightning faster on bosses and not sure why its not

[gleaming rampart]

not including base life regen

[deft verge]

this?

does bomb throwing mean that its an attack or their spell

[deft verge]

what does that mean sorry im dumb

[visual seal]

can anyone help me and tell me if i should get any other stash tabs? this is all i have so far

I also built one guild stash tab

[sterile stone]

g

[deft verge]

so theyre attackers basically

[gray ferry]

Would Blueflame Bracers convert Volcanic Fissure damage to cold? Was just unsure since Volcanic Fissure is converting Phys -> Fire

[deft verge]

so cast speed doesnt work

[visual seal]

anyone?

[sterile stone]

no sir

[deft verge]

thank you sir

amazing

[sterile stone]

just wait until you need another one

[eternal marlin]

hi guys, what is easier to play/scale srs or gas arrow thingy?

[sterile stone]

fragments is very messy but we currenctly dont have it

[visual seal]

ok, i had 75 points leftover, i bought a guild tab so my friends can come up and get caught up as well

[static plinth]

Yes

[dusky nova]

Im a sorc ive done great till act 3 now i can kill things decently but i die very fast i have no clue as to witch direction to take my build. I didnt get hit by the big freeze nerf as im running lightning so i didnt have to respect for that does anyone have any advice so i can still do dmg and survive alittle better i just got to act 3 bormal difficulty. DM me

[gray ferry]

Awesome, ty

[sterile stone]

this is poe1 fragments

[visual seal]

ohhh

ok

so i will keep the points for future stashes then

i was just not sure if i needed more or less so i bought everything and the 6 premium tab bundle

and one quad

[dusky nova]

I need some help. Im a Storm Weaver Sorc ive done great till act 3 now i can kill things decently but i die very fast i have no clue as to witch direction to take my build. I didnt get hit by the big freeze nerf as im running lightning so i didnt have to respect for that does anyone have any advice so i can still do dmg and survive alittle better i just got to act 3 bormal difficulty. DM me i need some advice on what to do here there is no vids on my problem.

[sterile stone]

its very different from person to person, i never use all of my tabs

[visual seal]

okay 🙂 then i will play and see how i use what i already have

[vagrant imp]

Map tab waiting room

[visual seal]

i read about map tab too some stuff we don't have

so i guess the 75 will go to that

[sterile stone]

yeah i mostly trade currency so i rarely use my premium tab to sell stuff

[visual seal]

great i should be set then

if veterans say this i am not worried at all

[sterile stone]

and its like every month anyway

[visual seal]

someone earlier was saying how they use 50 tabs

so i was a bit worried

[vagrant imp]

That's for serious hideout warriors who trade a ton

or SSf players

[scarlet oasis]

Could anyone explain what exactly this means please

[visual seal]

ahh

thank you na yev!

[real kiln]

does anyone know what makes fireballs spawn more sometimes and fill the entire screen?

[real kiln]

To clarify this is what i'm talking about

[rugged kraken]

Nodes like this do not apply to crossbows right?

[vagrant imp]

Cast on ignite is usually the setup I've seen doing that.

[frigid jasper]

Fireball always breaks into smaller one. But there's a support gem called Wildshards too

[real kiln]

not using that

[real kiln]

i am using that

[vagrant imp]

Looks like they have unleash as well

[real kiln]

yes

ok so its rng

i was hoping i could make it happen more consistently

[vagrant imp]

well, I see they have cast on freeze in the top left of that screenshot

and it just procced

so I'm guessing they have another fireball in there

[frigid jasper]

lots of passives that increase projectiles, eg pychic frag

[real kiln]

fire wall

but now its comet

its probably just that unleash and wild shards then

maybe ill try increasing gem quality

[ivory mirage]

So I'm not a melee person, is this a good weapon?

[static plinth]

Not really

[ivory mirage]

I wasn't sure how strong daze is

[digital juniper]

Is % increased cold damage and % increased spell damage the same thing if its a pure cold spell? For example would 50% spell damage and 50% cold damage simply be 100% increased damage if the spell is all cold?

And where does % of damage gained as x fall? Is % of damage gained as cold damage multiplicative after everything else? Is there any source I can see how all the math works?

[shrewd raptor]

is "inc maximum energy" a global mod? not just for the es on that item?

[lofty reef]

is the cooldown from hourglass modifiable by cooldown mods? i know that the comet cooldown is not modifyable because it says +1 total cast time so it will always take one second minimum, if i spec into cooldown passives will hourglass cooldown go down?

[sterile stone]

my assumption would be, it means you can also evade spells

normally evasion only works on attacks

its says ALL HITS, anything that hits can be evaded including spells

[hoary radish]

iAm I best to take a 38 blue weapon with lower dmg and upgrade it, or take a yellow level 33 dmg with higher dmg and upgrade that one

[limpid laurel]

I heard that you could get unique by gambling on vendor. Can anyone confirm?

[sterile stone]

both are gamble, magic to rare only requires regal that are cheaper

[formal night]

i confirm

[short stirrup]

A question , anyone tried working with Acrobatics? It feels too big of a penalty for what it gives but also all evasion seems to be really good as well.

[limpid laurel]

alright nice thx

about to go broke

actually, can any unique drop at any level ? And if not is there a DB to filter per/ level?

[trim nexus]

which

[timber crater]

do quivers socket as weapons or armour?

[tropic raven]

Is recoup mana actually working?

[wet mango]

yes

[wet mango]

% gained is after, but all % gain stack together in 1 bucket

[tiny urchin]

Of anyone who has tried out corrupting items, what're the odds of a +spirit roll?

Is it feasible to get one if I tried, or should I just go to market instead

[formal night]

i very much believe so

[tropic raven]

i've got 70% and i'm not sure it's actually outpacing my mana regen

[lofty stag]

Anyone else playing gas arrow Pathfinder

Trying to weigh out pros/cons of cultist bow

[craggy herald]

anybody do anything cool with pillar of the caged god unique

[analog gale]

its probably an attack

[analog gale]

that looks like a curse?

[analog gale]

its temporal chains

probably

is that early footage or something?

it looks like temp chains but slightly different

if its not currently in the game it should be added later

[tidal field]

anyone know how to increase the amount of spirits on this thing?

[granite grove]

dang ok ty

[tropic raven]

or increase it's quality

or, even better, both

[plush folio]

yall know what kind of build i should go with for blood witch for act 3 cause i first i did full ice and realize it aint do that much damage as i want it to do

[tidal field]

yea but how do i modify the one i have? the circled stats i mean

or am i unable to change it

[tropic raven]

if you want to upgrade the one you have then your only option is to improve the quality

There's spikes for that, but, honestly, i'd save them for a better sceptre

As the spriit increase effecst the quality increase

[tidal field]

oh i see. Is the only other way to get better modifiers is to corrupt ?

[tropic raven]

Honestly i don't know that much about corrupting. I tend to just.. not

[lofty stag]

Is this chalked?

Since prefixes are useless on cultist bow normally go triple ele DMG & grab plaguefinger gloves skill tree has like 200% chaos DMG in two clusters for the chaos DMG portion of the bow

Or is it still just straight up worse than phys

[eternal marlin]

hi, is it easier to gear gas arrow deadeye or srs infernalist?

[analog gale]

chat

i got an idea

for a blood mage

this + sanguimancy + blood magic

using sanguimancy and blood magic is normally a bad idea

you basically double the life cost

so i guess as long as you can afford the life cost and not die you probably gain a bunch of extra chaos damage

[scenic zodiac]

what is a good support gem for leap slam?

[analog gale]

oh wait

skill mana costs does the same thing as blood magic

so you dont need blood magic

[tidal copper]

Martial tempo

[abstract grove]

Anyone know how leech was buffed?

[vernal magnet]

I am trying to make a GIGA Tank Thorns Build... Anyone wanna look and see if this looks good? What would you change? https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgYBg0vgyepyi2DnLuDs2msadaOW9gd5EjnwXh4pbE7T2D8ornOPFWeks8dm1G0u1AsQIFMm1hvhZ9HXWb_MSvaKU4toZemBaqAoes2z6MXpiQSw0j7XlnE2db1IEMoluJ_qoAvT09T68Hb5oyhzq37aZlTaUMBoOGcWYJjbADR5ty3duzvDEpseym0ZEAH6-2XDjm1ifcLAzRpYl8hSWWSRfJKXqwYKJ6xxFlYdd_A0wfbps8HWsowJM-3rckskLYgjktaZEa-r8dWtUmEFBkXvnLV8aGsv_Wa-gPAyl9x8n4nBkuzVlCxBm0-7ozwOR8YLlEVihSo5PwF0s6hChbNca21DjoYkfqAAAA==

[wet mango]

boom, called it (warrior with glacial bolt)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF5oH4OmCRI

[slate badge]

does any1 has a nice fireball stormweaver build ?

[vestal heart]

I was wondering if the ascendancy keystone avidity "30% chance that if you gain a frenzy charge you gain your max amount of frenzy charges" would work with resonance "convert frenzy charges into power charges". Do you gain max amount of frenzy charges then convert into power charges or does it change the skill that generates frenzy charges namely snipers mark into power charges? With that same line of thinking does frentic work with resonance where you have a 5% chance to gain maximum amount of frenzy charges.

[torn root]

Hello all. I have two questions. So Im a frost sorc, learning as I go instead of using build guide. I dont really use freezing shards to freeze, I do it with my skills. I just see my weapon as a way to boost cold damage with modifier. I found a Sigil of power staff with good cold damage buff on it. My question is, could I use the sigil of power to do more cold snap damage on bosses throughout the fight as long as I freeze them within the sigil? Or is spell damage different than cold damage?

Or does just have freezing shard give the 50% more freeze build up effect?

[glad granite]

does anyone know what build jungroan is playing right now?

[north talon]

How does this work with Eldritch battery and MoM? I get 27% of life as ES which is then converted to mana which does not get bypassed?

[analog gale]

you could probably do something with this

[sterile stone]

theres nothing to bypass bcs you dont have ES

[north talon]

Does the extra ES get increased by ES nodes?

[analog gale]

its interesting that theres only flat added damage for attacks

theres none for spells

well except flame wall

[sterile stone]

that i dont know if the conversion happen after or before increased ES

[abstract mountain]

for crossbow deadeye... Point Blank, or Far Shot?

[sterile stone]

take a look at this title and use the build commands

[analog gale]

depends what skill your using probably

[hard arrow]

Maybe someone studied gas-arrow? I'm a little confused how the damage of this skill is calculated. On the one hand, this skill applies poison, and the reduction in damage from hits should not affect the damage from the poison, on the other hand, any support gems that reduce damage from hits, reduce the dot dps in the tooltip, such as deadly poison

[rocky haven]

does anyone know if energy shield% benefits eldritch battery? or only +max energy flat?

[abstract mountain]

a good few of them, High velocity round and galvanic shards at the moment but galvanic shards don't need to be used like a shotgun, planning to use the lightning machinegun as primary when i can unlock it

[analog gale]

did you click the little arrow to see the details?

[hard arrow]

yeah

[frosty pewter]

how much elemental penetration should I be aiming for?

[last patio]

what combos best with high life recoup?

[abstract mountain]

Has anyone figured out how multiple projectiles and crossbow work when it comes to high attack speed? It shoots multiple projectiles in sequence and it looks like that sequence doesn't have the same speed as your attack speed, you don't end up shooting all those multiple projectiles in the same attack time as a single shot. Would I reach a point where this is a dps loss with a crossbow machinegun?

[distant dome]

Is armor quality additive with armor's "Increased armor" or is it multiplicative? Cuz if it's additive with "increased armor" I should I look for high +armor low increase %

[analog gale]

probably multiplicative

it was changed to be multiplicative in poe1

[distant dome]

Gotcha. Additive from Runes probably additive with gear tho?

[granite vapor]

Are there any ways to do phys to fire conversion besides avatar of flame?

I'm trying to figure out how to get the extra 25%

[worthy parcel]

i've been running mercenary class and have a rare club as my secondary. does heavy damage and works well when i get overwhelmed by mobs. was considering switching to a magic weapon for my secondary instead just because it seems fun. is this viable or should i stick with my club/other melee weapons for now?

[radiant wyvern]

guys does mom work with CI i have mom and its not taking mana down at all

[static plinth]

Damage goes to ES, then Mana, then Life

[rapid star]

any good support gems for flicker striker?

[vagrant salmon]

has anyone experimented with Blasphemy mechanics? Mainly wondering if nodes buffing curses apply to the vile aura, and how the aura effect nodes affect same.

[last patio]

Does 100% faster start of energy shield regen mean that there is 0 delay?

[quasi breach]

Question: To make Staff/Quarterstaff work for lv 14 skill ice strike on monk work w/ spell casting. will i only need phy dmg + PHY % on the quarter staff itself? i'm going ice on both

since that skill scales w/ phy?

[static plinth]

Half the delay

It starts 100% quicker, it doesnt take 100% less time to start

[sharp vortex]

im thinking of trying to buy some arlight gear with 1 chaos, could I have some advice on that?

[last patio]

so basically you can't get instant start

[static plinth]

You can get stuff like "starts on using a mana flask" from uniques but otherwise no

[last patio]

I'm making a chronomonk with 83% life recoup over 3 seconds. I need something to combo with this that means not having to take many (if any) defensive nodes outside of life recoup

[normal pumice]

Question on ignite spread using wildfire support. The gem doesn't say it but in the damage details it says "ignite spread after 2 seconds ". Is there any info on this?

[last patio]

does this recover energy shield instantly?

what would you personally use if you had 83% life recoup (over 3 seconds) on a monk?

with temporal rift lol

if I run into shit I can snap back to safety instantly

i'm worried that life recoup alone won't save me from 1 shots, idk how bad high tier maps get lol

[pearl sluice]

68% evasion and 44% armor or 0% evasion and 69% armor

[static plinth]

It is yes

[static plinth]

Just say Chronomancer

Recoup will do absolutely nothing for one-shots

You need ES recoup if you can get it

[last patio]

do they happen often in really high tier maps?

[tiny oxide]

Question: Does anyone know what support gems will work with Blasphemy?

[static plinth]

Idk, are you tanky enough to not get one shot?
If you are, you probably wont get one shot
No, I do not know how tanky that is

[fickle isle]

I cannot find an answer for this. What exactly does turtle charm do for warbringer? Nothing??

[halcyon solar]

hi, with which runes would i upgrade that one best?

[static plinth]

Recoup mostly solves recovery, focus on getting some ES recoup, getting more Life and ES, and getting Physical DR, since thats the hardest to get

[astral badger]

im nearing the end of act 3. been breezing through as an ice sorc, and am now getting hit really hard becasue my build is mostly focused on damage. Is it worth putting a few points into energy shield perks?

[static plinth]

You can block AoEs

[last patio]

hrmmm ok, ty. I have no idea what to expect yet. Given I can use temporal rift I only need enough HP to survive a couple hits I guess

[last patio]

ok ty

[fickle isle]

oh, thanks

that sounds worth then i think?

[static plinth]

Its pretty good

[last patio]

is energy shield delay 2 seconds?

[tiny oxide]

Question: Does anyone know what support gems will work with Blasphemy?

[static plinth]

Nvm, i was wrong

Wait i was right

But also that includes specific boss attacks in addition to what i said

[devout dew]

so Lightning Arrow Deadeye works?

[static plinth]

8 seconds by default

Wait god

[last patio]

holy shit

[static plinth]

Wires crossed, ES recharge delay is 4 seconds

[last patio]

oh ok lol

[static plinth]

Recoup is 8 seconds

[vestal heart]

does avidity work with resonance to have a chance to give max power charges

[feral kraken]

green or blue for spark build

[wary juniper]

Anyone know how to get the enchant adverse growth on gear? 20% mana recoup, but lowers regen

[static plinth]

Sounds like corruption?

Idk for sure though

[wary juniper]

Not corrupted

[static plinth]

Or maybe a Soul Core

[static plinth]

Oh an anoint

[wary juniper]

So, how does one get that?

[static plinth]

Get 3 distilled emotions from Delirium (find Adverse Growth on the passive tree and hold alt to see the three you need,) then take them somewhere (idk where, havent reached maps) to apply the enchantment to your amulet

[last patio]

given I can easily get 20% crit chance off 2 nodes along my path, isn't this skill ass?

for 30 spirit it doesn't feel worth it, especially for only 2 nodes

[thick matrix]

sorc help pls. when i slot elditch battery and chaos inoculation my health is 1, shield is 0. what am i missing

[lone wave]

As a warrior using Jarngreiper to use quarterstaffs via strength, would you use Tempest Flurry or Ice Strike as your primary attack?

[pine elm]

you're misisng mind over matter

This make your mana to be the main source of defense.

[hollow bolt]

i'm playing sorc with spark. when i take lightning penetration nodes on skill tree, it doesn't increase my DPS for spark. anyone know why?

[thick matrix]

ill def get mind over matter but ive seen people with es even though they have elditch battery. how do you manage that

[gray ferry]

tooltip dps probably doesn't do a good job of estimating enemy resistance since that can vary a lot

[pine elm]

oh that would be the helm

or the azure amulet

which convert 20-30% of your mana into energy shield

[solid flume]

penetration is not calculated on the DPS because it depends on the enemy, and penetration cant go below 0 of enemy res. so if enemy res is 50% and you have 30% pen enemy is calculated as 20% res. If enemy res is 20% and you have 30% pen enemy is calculated as 0% res.

[pine elm]

this amulet ^

[honest storm]

what are the strongest builds right now at the top end?

[gray ferry]

Does Blueflame Bracers, which converts fire damage to cold, also apply to ignite? 🤔

[thick matrix]

oh i see. thanks. i have the helm but its a tiny shield. ive seen people with big shields lol

[pine elm]

anything that is not nerf yet

[honest storm]

ha

im playing minions and just kinda curious

[solid flume]

no, it become freeze instead

[gray ferry]

ain't fart dart still pretty good

[pine elm]

minion is very good

[honest storm]

im seeing some lightning bows and some hammer of the gods, not sure if either of those are truly good

[gray ferry]

like, if you can still ignite by some means, like Infernalist Bringer of Flame, which makes all sources of damage contribute to ignite

[solid flume]

Probably, not sure how it is calculated though...

[static plinth]

I believe conversion only applies to hits by default

See Blackflame for the wording on changing Ignite's damage

[gray ferry]

I see, thank you

I might just use Blackflame anyways

[rich oasis]

https://streamable.com/xstoj1
Should i just self cast comet with unleash instead? (for bosses)

[sturdy flare]

Is there a way to still play poison and fix my situation?

I'm playing pathfinder ranger and my friend plays witch, she recently realized she can throw a firewall and have her minions fire through it and destroy harder.
Problem is now my poison arrow gets insta exploded and doesn't allow the mobs/boss to get poisoned. Is there a workaround? Or should I just go lightning?

[jagged thunder]

Bow is Two Handed weapon right? asking because it has a quiver..

[gray ferry]

Ah another question, when you reach max heat with Pyromantic Pact, you take a bunch of fire damage, can that ignite you?

[sturdy flare]

2h yes but you can use a quiver as well in the "off hand"

[mossy robin]

Hello, i need some advice on witch minion build
I'm currently in Titan Valley facing stone statue boss, but i'm really lacking spirit to summon my minions (I can only summon 2 skeleton arsenist and reservation for raging spirit)
Any tips to increase my spirit so i can summon more minions?

[solid flume]

nope

[gray ferry]

ok nice, ty

[gray ferry]

do you have a scepter?

[jagged thunder]

oh it's 2H + offhand. didn't even consider that interesting

[gray ferry]

those give 100+

uh otherwise

some other items can

[mossy robin]

Yes i have one, so now i'm sitting at 135 spirit

[jagged thunder]

i'm planning to run a bow build on gemling

[gray ferry]

I've been using Enfolding Dawn unique chest while leveling

that's another +100 spirit

[mossy robin]

1 skeleton arsenist cost around 35, but if i summon 3, i can't use raging spirit

[gray ferry]

sells on trade for 1-2 exalt

[mossy robin]

Where to find that?

Ah trade

[gray ferry]

possible to also get spirit crafted onto rare gear but that might be harder while leveling

amulets can have it too

[mossy robin]

I've never use trade function

[harsh ferry]

you should have no problem clearing or doing bosses with that amount of spirit on srs though.

[gray ferry]

Here is the trade website in case you want to try:
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard

You search for the item you want and can use some of the filters to narrow down your search

[mossy robin]

Should be yes, but in stone boss, at some point he will summon some minion that can stone/freeze you

I forgot what it is called

[gray ferry]

And then just hit whisper to the person that has the item you'd like, it will auto dm them to ask for a trade

Though at least from my experience it might take a while to actually get someone to respond...

[mossy robin]

Okay thanks, i hope can find some good spirit item

[hollow bolt]

i understand now, thank you. why does Ben's guide not take these lightning penetration nodes on his spark build, that seems like it would be helpful for rares/bosses?

[gray ferry]

and if you are ever trying to get it on an amulet, Solar amulet has it as base and can also roll spirit as a mod

[gray ferry]

Are they using anything to lower res like curses perhaps?

[mossy robin]

Where to get solar amulet?

[gray ferry]

Hope for a drop or in vendor shop ig

[jagged thunder]

only this base can roll explicit spirit or other bases too? i don't think i've seen an explicit spirit on an amulet

[solid flume]

Do u use conductivity? if so, thats why and its kinda a waste of 3 skill points

[elder pollen]

It seems like most people skip lightning pen because there is no negative resists on mobs. Conductivity already reduces lightning res by about 40 with just 1 supp gem

[jagged thunder]

about this, exposure can go negative right?

[gray ferry]

I haven't seen it either I'm just looking at poe2 db's list if possible mods though, spirit is there and ig it's for all amulets

[elder pollen]

If you have a swap for curse, then you basically shred any mob's lightning res

[sharp vortex]

hey I need some advice for buying of a staff using 1 chaos

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Standard/WpR2XRRSm been looking around and not sure whats considered a good deal

or at least alright

[elder pollen]

Speaking of ben's build... it's really squishy. I'm fairly certain you should be converting into MoM going into maps

[cinder river]

Is there a good way to get these extremely high energy shield numbers on mercenary? How are we supposed to stay alive? I'm stacking strength and I have the double inherent bonus and it still seems like nothing compared to the 5k energy shield I see them running around with

[elder pollen]

Don't worry too much IMO. ES spammers lack armor and evasion

[hollow bolt]

i do use conductivity. i thought conductivity would be applied on top of penetration and res go negative, i was wrong i guess. so there's no point in taking those nodes at all? it's only for people who spend 3 points because they are too lazy to self-cast conductivity?

[steady berry]

penetration is in a bad spot right now for sure

a phrase ive said before

[elder pollen]

Yeah pretty much. I mean there's a case for getting elemental pen, but 1 curse covering 6-8 skill points just makes more sense

[hollow bolt]

yeah that does seem like it's completely redudant when the curse exists.

[mossy robin]

About vendor shop, should i go around act 1 act 2 for new item or act 2 only?

When do they reset?

[elder pollen]

They reset every level

[steady berry]

it's especially weird because you get sooo much penetration on the tree

like they know it's weak, but giving you more of it doesn't make it any better...

[hollow bolt]

thanks. i guess i can free up those 7 points i invested in penetration now, not doing very much for me, i just self-cast conductivity

[cinder river]

What are you guys doing specifically to survive as mercenary in high level maps? I shock everything and that's all that keeps me alive. A few hits and I'm gone

[steady berry]

unironically nothing

[pine elm]

just dodge stuffs

hell. I got 6k shield

and died in 2 hits

lol

[steady berry]

you will die

[pine elm]

ironically, invoker monk is stupidly tanky

you get both damage reduction from armor + evasion

[small spear]

Does the Scouring Winds Ascendancy node let me inflict Exposure? Or do I need to get Exposure from another source, like a support gem?

[elder pollen]

I'd be surprised if that ever changed. Mobs will smack you if you stop paying attention for even a second. Luckily dodging should get you out of most scenarios

[analog rampart]

Guys what's the theoretical max for health regen? Can I get the substat on every piece of gear?

[steady berry]

the entire hardcore ladder is minion infernalists

invoker used to be #1 but he died rip

[cinder river]

4% from support gem and probably another 3-5% from tree

[analog rampart]

that a response to me?

[hollow bolt]

what's the minion infernatlist defenses in a nutshell?

[last patio]

what's better, damage penetrates res nodes or -res nodes?

[steady berry]

not being on the same screen as enemies

[cinder river]

The # life regen per second isn't as good as I would like. I've had all T8 and I was getting like 130 a second from it. Which ch is nice, but in maps it's pretty worthless

[hollow bolt]

lol

that's really it? seems dicey

[steady berry]

that's just how it is

[analog rampart]

where do you get the regen from tree?

[steady berry]

you can get very high es also

[hollow bolt]

well i guess if you're on the HC ladder you're mapping slower anyway

[solid flume]

• Do you have capped res elemental & chaos
• Decent amount of Armor / Evasion
• Any other defense layer?

[elder pollen]

Nah it happens too often where I see HC #1 or 2 die and they drop into #1 on SC

[inner wasp]

what does chaos damage look like? that blood magic thing?

[steady berry]

it's a matter of playtime and luck rn

[steady berry]

blood is usually phys but also sometimes chaos

its hard to tell lol

[inner wasp]

cause like i have 75 resi to all but only 10% vs chaos

and i literly cant tell if i even need it

[steady berry]

where at?

[analog rampart]

is anything purple

[solid flume]

Poison and purple things

[brisk hemlock]

Been going 100% offensive skills up to lvl 28. Is investing in defensive passives a thing?

[steady berry]

not really tbh

[inner wasp]

oh purple stuff is really rare from what i seen

[north talon]

It very much is eventually

[alpine summit]

anyone know why does this happen?

[steady berry]

leveling is so painfully shit rn that the extra dps from passives is a lot more important than increasing your terrible gear's armor by 12%

[brisk hemlock]

What lvl?

[alpine summit]

i cant activate both CoF with my staff

[north talon]

maps, so 65/70+ Things WILL just 1 tap you with no defensive investment

[alpine summit]

but if i equip my wand + shield it lets me activate both

[solid flume]

try hovering over the !

[alpine summit]

it says i dont have enough spirit

but i have 116

left

both sets have 176 spirit

rito pls

[solid flume]

can you send the screenshot of the CoF that have the !

and what support does it have

[frozen pine]

Are there any solid DoT focused builds right now? Seems like pathfinder and chaos witch arent doing great currently

[last patio]

mages solve one shotting concerns with % increased max energy shield, correct?

[north talon]

That is the common main defensive layer

though it can be paired with other things like MoM or even armor

[vivid laurel]

so quality does nothing on wands or staffs. why have a dedicated currency if it does nothing.

[steady berry]

this is so strange lol

[solid flume]

not sure...

[jade sequoia]

if i was to want to build a minion army around power charge zombie summoning plus skeletan horde is there any additional suggestiongs for skills i should have cus rn
skeletal brute , lightning mage , frost mage , and cleric are my thoughts with profane ritual , and summon zombie for the active casts. then pain offering for damage boosts and grim feast for durability boosts

[steady berry]

does your shield have int on it

[steady berry]

hmmm why

[alpine summit]

makes no sense

[north talon]

Does it not scale the quality of the attched skill? That is what I assumed it did

[steady berry]

i thought that too but nope lol

[alpine summit]

i equipped this and it works

but i soon as i equip the 2nd cof it doesnt work

[solid flume]

try not using any weapon, does it have enough spirit?

[alpine summit]

yes

[jade sequoia]

do i take bone offering maybe?

[steady berry]

is your staff increasing the level of the gem too much

[alpine summit]

but it doesnt increase spirit requirements

both comets are lvl 15 base

[steady berry]

uhhh

[alpine summit]

fuck it imma just run blasphemy + temporal chains

[paper vine]

im lvl 21 now with my sorc do yall think this thing is still worth keeping

[hushed viper]

if i convert all my lightning damage to cold damge, do I benefit both from cold damage and lightning damage stats?

[open hollow]

is merc galvanic shard build good for end game? do you guys have a planner for it?

[solid flume]

Just the cold damage

[brisk hemlock]

Is it a bad idea to just go all in INT as a mage or should I get some str/dex?

[mortal plaza]

With build planning, how do I know where to allocate stats efficiently when idk what random stat perks I will be getting from gear?

Will I have no option but to go for some expensive refunds come endgame?

[brisk hemlock]

This is what I'm using at lvl 29

[hushed viper]

ahh. Sucks because staffs who have +3 to lightning gems dont benefit then from lightning damage..

[alpine summit]

this also happens often

[solid flume]

that would still benefit you if the gem is lightning gem... just not the other modifier after it, like increase lightning damage %

[alpine summit]

when i equip whatever 2nd support on life remnants

it says i dont have enough spirit

[rich ivy]

what is empowered strikes?

[solid flume]

support gems add 10 spirit im pretty sure

[hushed viper]

yeah, sorry thats what I meant. Like it's a wasted bonus from either or.

[solid flume]

at least some of it

[alpine summit]

yup, but i have 11 left

[jade sequoia]

is bone offering any good if you have a large enough minion army it looks like it should scale from minion dmg

[alpine summit]

26 without equipping it

and it costs 15

[solid flume]

it might also be a % increase like 40% on some support gems

[alpine summit]

damn

[solid flume]

something like this

cost & reservation multi: 140%

[alpine summit]

needs to be specified then

i cant be guessing this shit

[solid flume]

yea... I'm not sure either xd

[orchid hornet]

@alpine summit cof has been heavily nerfed. are you stil cruising ?

[plain meteor]

Do the stats on ur 2nd weapon slot work only when its ur active set? Or do u get resistances and stuff always?

[jade sequoia]

are there any good supports that dont take more spirit for something like grim feast?

[solid flume]

It will still benefit from gem level increase of the original elemental type, then gets converted to whatever element you convert it to, the converted element scales only from that element and not the original element.

[pearl sluice]

Sorcery ward is worse with iron reflexes?

[rich ivy]

guys what is empowered strikes?

[hushed viper]

ahhhh. Got it, thank you.

[vivid ferry]

how do some items have implicits and others dont?

[elder pollen]

I messed up my weapon sets a little. How do I see where each weapon set's points are allocated? I think some of my points are mixed in with my regular skill points

[solid flume]

depend on the base type of the item, for example expert sacrificial mantle always have +1% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances implicit

[vivid ferry]

so if the rare item doesn't have an implicit now, we can't ever craft one in the future?

[brisk hemlock]

Does a chaos orb remove and exchange any of the 3 modifiers or just the last one added (If I crafted it)

[last patio]

is evasion rating the best possible defense against 1 shot risks in high tier maps?

I have 83% life recoup over 3 seconds. I just need an answer to 1 shots, and I read there's no escaping them, so I imagine if that's the case then evasion rating is the best

[solid flume]

Pretty sure you cant craft implicit, haven't tested corruption though, that might be able to add implicit? not sure

[solid flume]

any of the 3, unless you have omen that changes the outcome

[brisk hemlock]

Think I better leave it alone then..
Also, sorry I thought it was the new player area

[solid flume]

It depends on your luck, you could still get 1 shot if enemy hit their big attacks, or you fail to dodge 5x in a row.

[olive sapphire]

whats better for a tank, gemling or witchhunter?

[last patio]

that's what I'm thinking, if you DO make a mistake, then you want to minimize the odds that you'll pay for it

because ES and life total are worthless against 1 shot damage

apparently there's no life total you can get in the game that can save you from 1 shots

from what I heard reading about poe1

[vivid ferry]

thanks!

[solid flume]

Well, in poe 1 damage conversion is the best defense, phys to elemental or elemental to phys, etc. You then focus on layers upon layers of defense on that instead of spreading it on everything. Not sure how to do that in poe 2 though

Probably something like 40% phys to fire from unique body armour + max block + infernalist ascendancy that converts phys to chaos + more max elemental res.

[last patio]

could it be worthwhile at all to have 83% life recoup over 3 seconds? with chronomancer using monk build?

I just wanna make sure it's not a waste of time

[solid flume]

Yes, some of the tankiest build rn is using recoup, for example minion infernalist is using MoM + EB + Mana recoup for defense

[sterile stone]

witch hunter looks better

out of the box

[last patio]

MoM and EB?

[solid flume]

Mind over Matter and Eldritch Battery

[hushed viper]

does mana tempest buff lightning warp if the next warp is outside the cloud?

[solid flume]

Recoup is the best source of regeneration

[last patio]

aaaaaaah MoM would have been amazing if I wasn't building toward monk T_T

[random ridge]

anyone got bloodmage on end game? im currently cruel act 2 and this is like playing on easy mode

[last patio]

what could be a good aura/buff that synergizes really well with that kind of life recoup?

[solid flume]

I've seen some monk do ES stacking, so many ES nodes near the monk start and evasion convert to ES also IIRC.

[sterile stone]

bloodmage sounds awful for bossing, life remnant only drops every 2 seconds and youre casting like hundreds mana per second

[random ridge]

idk about act 3 cruel or end game, but my bloodmage, face tanks every boss so far. thats the easy part

like that act 1 boss on cruel, just stood there holding 1 button down and won

[sterile stone]

prolly not a problem if you end the fights quickly, but for long fights it sounds dicey

esp with bosses with invulnerability phase

[last patio]

ES stacking as in %max ES nodes?

[random ridge]

im using hexblast + leech with Vaal pact + blood magic

[last patio]

sorc has a lot of those starting out. Really good ones too, I think one for 30%

[vivid ferry]

is there a way to use a "or" function on poetrade?
like fire, lighting or cold res?

[solid flume]

ES nodes in general, but since you are doing life recoup I'm not sure, since I dont know anything about monk

[sterile stone]

is there a unique that gives vaal pact?

[random ridge]

not that i know of

i just went and got it

[sterile stone]

you path all the way down??

[kind timber]

if your weapon only has physical damage, this wont do anything? not exactly sure what it means by weapon elemental damage

[random ridge]

yeah

[sterile stone]

can you share tree?

[random ridge]

ah is there a way to zoom out more on it for screen cap ? lol

[sterile stone]

nope just ss best you can

[random ridge]

could have done those in reverse lol

[sterile stone]

holy

[solid flume]

How... from witch start?!?

thats so much travel node...

[random ridge]

its all STR for life tho. so its good?

idk lol but it works lol

[sterile stone]

looks like itll bite you very soon

campaign and mapping are very different

[random ridge]

so that spiral node area, is nothing. i have 11 passives i dont "use" so i try new things

thats the only real item i use atm

it just 1 hits everything on act 2 cruel atm

[sterile stone]

my only asumption is hexblast is proly overtuned

[random ridge]

and other than that, i just have 400 life regen per second and all the leech nodes i could fine

[sterile stone]

thats amazing you have damage with that tree

[random ridge]

so i full heal every time i attack

[sterile stone]

but i doubt itll be enough in maps

[random ridge]

yeah thats my concern,

i should be there tmr. so i guess ill know then

gotta love the hot bar tho

[dense fiber]

Do you guys have any advice for merc? Been wondering if I should change classes since the damage output in the cruel acts just feels awful

[sterile stone]

no despair?

[random ridge]

that a curse?

oh i have that on blasphemy

just use those 2

and have 130 more spirit, but idk what to do with it yet

[sterile stone]

oh right its hexblast too much work to manual cast

[candid cloud]

is there build resources yet or are we running it all ingame

surely they havent already made pob2

[sterile stone]

everyone still rawdoging it

[sharp siren]

as a sorc do I need both energy and armor on my armor pieces?

If I’m looking to build around lightning, do I even need a wand? Is voltaic staff my only option?

[candid cloud]

awesome im doing it right then

voltaic mark

speicifies that

it doesnt scale off of weapon damage

does that mean it scales off int like a normal spell orr?

[craggy ivy]

hey guys, would like some advice from all of you if u guys have the time, i been playing with Mind Over Matter and Eldritch Battery.
then i have been trying to stack mana regen/max mana and was thinking i am able to maybe "face tank" due to the mana regen but it doesnt seem working-.-
i have reach nearly 210 mana regen but it still don't really work out? am i missing anything or should i redo my passive and just follow the "meta" build? i am a Infernalist currently using focus and not shield by the way

[median kraken]

210 mana regen isn't a lot. Things hit hard in this game, face tanking with regen is really hard. Need a lot of mitigation too.

[solid flume]

try recoup instead of flat mana regen

[slender fern]

I have this one too is it good?

[median kraken]

Also skills themselves cost a lot of mana, so the amount of mana regen you need to tank with MoM is actually a lot more than the amount of life or ES regen you need to face tank

[craggy ivy]

210 isnt high? nearly 1/3 of my passive is about mana regen and max mana

[sterile stone]

note that recoup happen in 8 seconds

[median kraken]

What level are you?

[coral osprey]

is there any way to make Hand of Chayula aply AoE curse?

[craggy ivy]

75

[slender fern]

Is this good?

[solid flume]

and as said by the person above, you need defense too not just stack mana and be done with it

[sterile stone]

not aoe but can try Hex bloom

[coral osprey]

whats that an item?

[sterile stone]

its a support that spread curse on monster death

[median kraken]

That:s weird. Pretty sure I have way more than 210 mana regen without a ton of investment at 58. Not at my computer so can't check at the moment.

[craggy ivy]

i see, so i need to choose either armor or evasion to acompany mana regen?

[median kraken]

And make sure you have res. And get lots of max mana because base regen is based on max mana.

[wintry knoll]

is there any good trading tools working for poe2 right now besides the overwolf one?

[solid flume]

I think max res is enough for elemental damage, and block / armour for physical damage. Not just armor / evasion

[limpid turtle]

Does anybody know if leech % of physical damage works on corrupting blood?

[blissful kiln]

does anyone know if ailments (bleeding specifically) do more dmg when armour is broken?

[sterile stone]

isbt CB DoTs?

[median kraken]

Pretty sure Dots can't leech. They couldn't in PoE1

[craggy ivy]

i just spend like 20 ex to regear myself today.... lol that's almost all my ex

so i regear for nothing 😦

thank you guys, will look into that belt

[limpid turtle]

Bleed scales off the damage of the hit, so the armour being broken would leed to the hit being larger

[median kraken]

I'm honestly not sure how you could invest that much into mana regen and only end up with 210 per second

[blissful kiln]

HMMMM, so crit would bleed more ytes

[hushed viper]

hello, whats the point of using a staff over a wand for magic? If the skills dont require a staff, wouldnt a wand be better so you can have an offhand?

[median kraken]

Staffs get bigger numbers on mods to make up for no offhand

[hushed viper]

Ahhhh. Okay, makes sense ty

[median kraken]

Don't know if it's balanced now but that's the idea in theory at least

[limpid turtle]

look at it this way, as a titan, i want my HOTG to be the one to inflict the bleed, but i also have nodes that make me do more damage against armour broken characters, plus the bonuses from empowered attacks/ancestral boost

if it lands, and it bleeds (which i might see if there's a gem for) it's a baaaaaaad day

oh yeah, and infernal cry making this do another 150% on top lol

[solid flume]

And then you meet a boss with extra energy shield modifiers...

[limpid turtle]

at that point, hotg is for breaking that big sonuva guns shields

i got two uses as it is 😄

[grave crane]

Anyone know whether this ring works with archmage?

[limpid turtle]

I always cry when I see that energy shield on some bosses, it's a lil ridiculous

[solid flume]

you cant bleed through ES and its like 3M+ HP on T15 maps

[limpid turtle]

Oh i know, I'm there lol

[steady berry]

gas arrow stonks

what the fuck is dps 🔥 🔥 🔥

[limpid turtle]

god i wish we forreal had a target dummy to test dps

[blissful kiln]

hmmmm interesting

ok thank u for that sir

[solid flume]

same...

[humble saffron]

I'm now in Act 3 Cruel what is a good way to build resistances?

[wheat nimbus]

Can someone tell me.. Is elemental invocation MAX energy bugged ?
My spell gem has 2 sec base cast time. So i'ts 200 energy per cast. Invocation has 500 max energy, but still, 1 cast uses 60% of max energy. (40% always remain)

[limpid turtle]

I think ziz already talked to Jonathon about it in his most recent interview, but still

[sharp whale]

Does anyone know when at which steps we continue losing resistence after reaching end-game?

I though I had my resistences defenses planned until finding out I just lost another 10%

[solid flume]

every act you gain -10 res

[sharp whale]

I mean after the end-game

[median kraken]

Comet? Comet seems to take extra energy with elemental invocation, not sure if it's nuvhed or there's an interaction I'm unaware of

[wheat nimbus]

yes, Comet

[limpid turtle]

We're both at endgame, t15/16 maps, no more resistance lost

[solid flume]

it stoped after you reach maps

[limpid turtle]

Unless elemental curse

but hey, that's suffering

[median kraken]

Don't think that:s ture in PoE2 actually

[sharp whale]

really? I had 75% when doing the waystones, and suddenly I noticed I have 65% o.o

[median kraken]

Yeah, I think it's comet taking more energy than you'd expect, not invocation having low max energy. Don't know why.

[limpid turtle]

did you have the negative modifiers? There's one that reduces ele resist, and another that removes Max resist

[sharp whale]

Yea I will try to check what it might be then

I was assuming we would for example lose extra 10% every 5-7 waystones

[solid flume]

wait... really?

[limpid turtle]

I'll throw in a t15 rn

[sharp whale]

probably I changed something and didnt notice then, I'm new to the game so stil a bit lost xD

[wheat nimbus]

ehh... Thanks ^_^

[median kraken]

Yeah, I saw some video where thye were saying you lose resists when you get to yellow maps now, I assume maybe again at red

[limpid turtle]

base t15, we going in

https://i.imgur.com/vj0KjQ6.jpeg

[maiden raft]

Hi there, I have a question, can anyone please help?

Let’s say I have an enemy with fully broken armor and use a skill that consumes the broken armor. Is the damage applied as if the target has zero armor, or is the armor restored first and then the damage applied?

[limpid turtle]

https://i.imgur.com/P7c0Heh.png https://i.imgur.com/znbA1JK.jpeg

yeah, no decrease in res

[median kraken]

The thing I saw seemed to indicate a permanent decrease on reaching yellow maps, not a decrease only while in the map, but maybe I misunderstood or they were mistaken

[limpid turtle]

Yellow maps?

like rares?

[hard crane]

question for you SHOCK Veterans:
Does VOLTAIC grenade actually count as "shock" for the purposes of using cast on shock? because the text says voltaic grenade actually ELECTROCUTES (and my understanding is shock an electrocute aren't the same thing)
one lasts 4 seconds the other 5

[limpid turtle]

Any map can be rare, you can upgrade them just like you do gear

[solid flume]

the base amount without any gear is still -60%, doesn't seem to be the case

[limpid turtle]

Hell, i normally throw alch orbs on my waystones

[grave crane]

any difference between mana regen and mana recovery?

[median kraken]

Don't you have +20% from books during campaign? Wouldn't -60% with no gear mean -80% and then +20%?

[limpid turtle]

also, idk if this is just bugged but it bothers me https://i.imgur.com/75Z6yG0.jpeg

[solid flume]

mana regen is flat, mana recovery is %

[median kraken]

Yes, but I:m not sure what. In PoE mana recovery would have been multiplicative with mana regen and affected all things that restore mana. Someone did math on reddit and it seemed like it's not multiplicative here, not clear how it works

[median kraken]

This is just not correct at all

[solid flume]

well I oversimplified it too much, mana regen is the amount of mana you recover, mana recovery is how long it takes to recover that mana

[median kraken]

Did you miss one of the lightning res side quests?

[solid flume]

maybe I did...

[steady berry]

what?

[median kraken]

That's not exactly true either. At least in PoE1, mana regen is the base for how much mana you get per second. Mana recovery rate is a multiplier on all things that restore mana over time.

[steady berry]

yeah its this

[frosty fox]

how do i price this if any1 knows ? theres a bit better one for 200

[solid flume]

thats what I was saying, mana regen is +, mana recovery is %

[lone wave]

Is Renly's Training good, or do you end up having shields that are actually nerfed by it

[limpid turtle]

wait what the https://i.imgur.com/FpiePxe.jpeg

[steady berry]

mana regen is LITERALLY a % modifier

[open hollow]

is there a negative effect if u equipped a corrupted equip?

[narrow pelican]

How is it possible to wear a staff and a focus as Sorc?

[median kraken]

Lots of mana regen mods are % too, though. And mana recovery rate also applies to things like leech

[limpid turtle]

what the heck am i missing >.>

[median kraken]

Actually, mana regen seems to be almost exclusively % in PoE2, I haven't seen any flay

[steady berry]

path to giants blood

jk that doesnt work but itd be funny

[narrow pelican]

Is this a skill node or? Never heard

[solid flume]

by that I mean it adds to the flat mana that you regenerate. 100 mana regen with 100% more mana regen rate = 200 mana regen no? and then mana recovery is like the multiplicative of that mana regen?

[median kraken]

No, corrupted basically just means can't craft further

[limpid turtle]

Is there a site or something to view what I could've missed?

[sterile stone]

-res after campaign

[steady berry]

this is such a confusing way to think of it

[solid flume]

thats why I simplified it as mana regen is + and mana recovery is %...

[median kraken]

That doesn't really make sense. It doesn't add to the mana you regenerate, it multiplies it. Also, base mana regen is a % of your max mana, not a flat amount

[steady berry]

yeah what is the base regen rate anyway

[limpid turtle]

yeah, but how am i at -60 for fire and cold but -80 for lightning?

[steady berry]

1.8% of max mana?

[median kraken]

4%

[sterile stone]

you get free +res from acts in bosses, assuming you dont equip any res on gear

[median kraken]

Did you miss the thing that gives lightning res in both normal and cruel? It's a weird thing that animates a bunch of statues in Spires in act 2, not a boss

[sterile stone]

yeah youre missing something

do all of them

that have + sign

[steady berry]

also the map marker for it is basically impossible to see

[median kraken]

Lightning one isn't a book or boss. It's just a thing you click in an area.

[limpid turtle]

holy crap you're right, i see it now

[median kraken]

Yeah, that one

[limpid turtle]

WAIT I CAN DROP SOME RES

YESSSSSSSSSSS

[steady berry]

huge

[limpid turtle]

ok, time to speedrun

[silk juniper]

does critical weakness scale with increased critical chance or no?

[median kraken]

Make sure you do it in normal and cruel. No book, you just click that thing and get the buff and a unhc of statues attack you

[limpid turtle]

much appreciated friendo

[sterile stone]

it does, combined with your base crit

[limpid turtle]

honestly, to everyone

who pointed this out

[steady berry]

they should probably outline these things in red

[limpid turtle]

how the heck did i miss it twice

[silk juniper]

woah really? that sounds kinda broken

[steady berry]

crit weakness is really good

and basically impossible to apply

[silk juniper]

wdym I get 10%

it just takes some time

[steady berry]

ohhh theres an aura on sceptres that gives it

thats pretty strongk

[silk juniper]

yes it is the onyl good sceptre

[steady berry]

i thought eye of winter was the only source

[solid flume]

I'm more confused now... I always perceive it the same as increase and more, just different on the more part.

[sterile stone]

why is it impossible ?

[steady berry]

eye of winter is poop on a stick

[sterile stone]

just slap unleash on it

and slower proj

if you just want the weakness

its per hit, and you only need 20 to max it out

[silk juniper]

lowkey I thought it would be like wither where each stack has their own individual duration

but the fact that it refreshes

is crazy insane

[sterile stone]

i never used it so idk if it has timer or not, but in the gem it doesnt say anything related to time

it sounds like a permanent stack which is kinda weird if true

[steady berry]

surely not

[sterile stone]

+10% base crit unconditionally is massive

[silk juniper]

it works like that btw

I am standing near low level mobs

it is always at 10%

[sterile stone]

it never gone?

[silk juniper]

nope

once it reaches 10% it stays there

[median kraken]

Increase isn't flat. Additive multipliers are different from flat.

[near jewel]

hi guys, for a totem warbringer - do u think +6 to melee is stronger / weaker then 60% increased damage?

[silk juniper]

surely it cannot be 10% base crit, it has to be 10% flat after the calculations

this seems too broken

[steady berry]

no no, walk away from them first

[sterile stone]

iirc we have less source inc crit so maybe thats why they allows the current state of eye of winter

[solid flume]

Yes, by flat I mean base amount, like 1.8% of 1000 mana is 18 mana regen

[limpid turtle]

you're not worried about mana costs?

[vivid ferry]

can someone explain catalysts to me?
do they increase the mod of an item - so for example, lightning res 15% -> 16% if I use Esh's catalyst?

[paper vine]

Is Elemental Storm any good on sorc?

[silk juniper]

like it will expire

[near jewel]

handling it. its fine

[silk juniper]

but I am surprised that it doesnt work like wither

each stack of wither has its own duration

[steady berry]

ok so its not permanent lol

[median kraken]

Flat would be something like PoE1 clarity where it adds a fixed amount of regen to your base. Increased mana regen is still a percent, not a flat.

[silk juniper]

so you can never reach max wither with just withering presence

but with malice you just reach 10% for free

it is so good for bossing then

[steady berry]

yeah malice seems crazy strong since its also 10% crit for your minions

[solid flume]

As I was saying, I misworded it as flat, just replace the flat by base amount now.

[sterile stone]

minion base crit is 5%, even at 15% we dont really have alot of inc crit

[near jewel]

I am using 2 x 2h mace with +6 to melee each. BUT i like tanky. so I am thinkinh drop the mace and get shield and block and consequently 60% increased dmg. whats better 6 melee skills or 60% increased dmg?

[solid flume]

base amount increased by the mana recov then multiplied by the mana regen

[limpid turtle]

depends on the skill and existing stats i would imagine

[silk juniper]

I mean idc about my minons crit, but my dd being 18% base crit instead of 8% is insane

[limpid turtle]

like whether or not the base multiplier of the skills being able to outweigh the 60% increased damage

so it would also depend on weapon damage

and what all of your other percentages are

[steady berry]

thats still a pretty decent amount of extra dmg though

[tight raft]

guys, how would one decide whether to use lightning or physical gems in their weapon for a deadeye? I'm running a lightning arrow + rod build

[steady berry]

lightning arrow does mostly lightning damage so scale that

[tight raft]

it's on this specifically

[steady berry]

oh you mean runes?

[tight raft]

yh, sorry

[wet mango]

which ever gives the biggest increase of base damage

assuming you convert 100%, 20 phys base is the same as 20 lightning base

(this is speaking generally, i don't know sp3ecifics of lightning arrow skill)

[steady berry]

yeah just get the highest numbers possible for your base dmg

whether that's 20% increased phys or the flat lightning dmg rune i dont know

[rough quartz]

does increased chaos damage bost the damage you do on poison attacks

[wet mango]

so you can figure out what 20% incr dmg will do and compare with 1-200 lightning dmg

[wet mango]

wdym poinson attacks

poison is chaos damage yes

[steady berry]

chaos damage wont scale poison itself anymore sadge

[wet mango]

wait it doesn't?

[rough quartz]

so increasing it in t he passive helps it damagew

[wet mango]

oh is this the whole "only based on the hit"

[steady berry]

only if you do chaos damage with the attack that inflicts poison

[wet mango]

now?

[steady berry]

yeah

[wet mango]

ah i see. And this makes it so like, "increased attack dmg" also affects poison?

[steady berry]

in a way

in the same way it would in poe1 anyway

[wet mango]

kinda sad tbh, i liked that they scaled dfferently in poe1

[steady berry]

ailments are in a very lame spot rn

[wet mango]

in poe1 "increased attack damage" would NOT scale poison

[steady berry]

yeah it would, it would increase the damage of the hit that inflicted it

[rough quartz]

so is it worth putting point into chaos for poison build?

[wet mango]

... you're 100% wrong on this (for poe1)

[steady berry]

no?

"The base damage per second dealt by a single poison is based on 30% of the combined flat physical and chaos damage of the hit."

[solid flume]

I think this guy is right on this one...

[sharp elm]

any build ideas for ranger w this ? early game

[steady berry]

if you're doing mostly chaos damage with your skills then yes

so for essence drain or contagion, yes

but for ranger, likely not

[wet mango]

the base damage yes. Then increased and stuff applies, "incr attack damage" only applpies to the hit and not the ailment. whereas "dmg with ailments" applies to the latter

[rough quartz]

ah so notif your doing a poison ranger build then

[steady berry]

that's what i mean. NOTHING applies to the ailment in 2

only poison magnitude

[wet mango]

i'm not arguing with you there?

i mean this whole thing is a poe1 tangent

[steady berry]

you can now ONLY scale the initial hit, which was also an option in 1

[wet mango]

it was not

[steady berry]

...

[wet mango]

it literally was not lol

[rough quartz]

ya already grabed all poison nodes was seeing if there was anything else to bost the damge

[solid flume]

you cant scale the initial hit on poe 1...

[steady berry]

are you thinking of poison arrow or smthing?

bc im thinking of like, poison blade vortex

where the initial hit very much matters

[rough quartz]

would it be the same for physical damage ?
that only happens on the hit correct

[steady berry]

yeah currently in poe2 the best way to scale poison damage is with physical damage

which is very funny

[rough quartz]

alright thanks

[wet mango]

any poison yes it does of course

no one argued that

but spell damage only aplies to the hit and not the poison

[steady berry]

there's some good projectile damage nodes near most poison clusters