2┃build-planning

[magic stag]

super trash i got 1 tap all the time.

[sonic urchin]

If I want to play grenades, did I screw up by picking witchhunter?

[raven helm]

is there any way to use spirit reservation abilities as an acolyte of chayula?

[snow sierra]

You often get just on weapon with offensive stats, and maybe 1-2 pieces that you rly get need from gear and then use the rest to get res and defensives

[magic stag]

Ok, I was thinking maybe one ring would solve the problem, but even with this ring, I still have negative fire resistance stats. Lmao

[magic stag]

you think this is ok?

[dawn bronze]

what does it do

[lunar geyser]

Whats the current best class?

[snow sierra]

its okish but it has no life..so i wouldnt wear it unless you allready have alot of life

Or es depends on what you are playing

[pearl sluice]

the one you gear properly

[snow sierra]

Its kinda hard to give you item recommendations i would look into you build and understand it , to know whats worth it and whats not from a cost perspectiv

[magic stag]

Ok, so all pieces of gear can have life stats except for weapons, right?

[snow sierra]

yes

How mutch ex do you have to work with atm ?

[magic stag]

for now? i have like 24 i guess? i dunno is this enough or not.

[silk juniper]

24 is plenty

[snow sierra]

this is enough for a decent res gear

maybe even for 1 piece very good so you can keep your offensiv stats on one item

like my first set cost me around 10ex to go to t10 maps

[magic stag]

Ok, thank you. Probably the only piece I don’t want to change is my amulet because it has a spirit stat and kinda good c.damage

[snow sierra]

yes that would be the one to keep then

rings are insanely expensive with good res

so see if you can get abit of res from your other gear, so you can get "low" res rings with hp on

[remote bridge]

Any viable duo builds out there? Buddy and I are trying to duo but it appears to just make the game harder for both of us. Trying to find something cohesive.

[sour basin]

whats the difference with life recovery rate vs life regeneration rate?

[magic stag]

okay

[sour basin]

is recover the amount per tick and regeneration is how fast those ticks are?

[magic stag]

So, what I should prioritize are hp stat, some resistance, and decent offensive stats, right? thank you so much

[remote bridge]

I think regen is just 1 form of recovery.

[silk juniper]

my friend played warrior and just perma stuns bosses for me

[snow sierra]

After Build enabling items. First oder of bunisses is fixing your res to 75% if you dont have that it will hurts, everything other is secondary. Then look for life, then for offensive stats

[sour basin]

so they both would regen the same amount if both nodes was equal?

[stable nacelle]

does lead me through grace give spirit from the increased evasion from Bestial skin?

[magic stag]

okay, thanks man!

[remote bridge]

not sure how the math works, but my assumption is that 50% recovery would increase your regen by 50%. So if your regen is also +50% you'd be improving that by another 50% (not a sum of 100%)

huge assumption though

[main mauve]

#what is the difference between "wither away" and "withering presence"?

[sour basin]

5% difference in numbers but the flat amount on the side is somewhat similar which leads me to believe they both do the same thing i just dont understand why they would be worded differently if they did the exact same thing

[silk juniper]

recovery is not the same as regen

leech and life flask are counted as recovery

[snow sierra]

recovery should be all positiv changes

[silk juniper]

regen is just the passive gain

[sour basin]

so recovery wont do anything for life per second?

[silk juniper]

it will

recovery is a big umbrella

[sour basin]

ohhh

recovery does all regen does just the life

[remote bridge]

Regen is just one form of recovery

[sour basin]

this is flask only i assume both the recovery nodes i shown would stack even though only 1 says flask?

[twilit cairn]

How do I add more sockets to Ancestral Spirits as a warbringer warrior ?

[sour basin]

im tryna have armour/life regen as my defensive layer and potions are just extra i wanna scale more for the regen so will recovery and regen both increase my life regen by the same amount if both nodes was 10% for an example or should i be only focusing one of them

[tropic river]

yeah that's a cool idea but I don't think it'll be that strong, best possible case scenario is around 10k hp, 10% of 10k is 1k, an ignite that deals 1k base fire damage isn't insane, I think these boots are meant more as a way to apply an easy ignite for synergies, not as a dps

[sacred sail]

😭

[timber plover]

Anyone playing with controller and have skills that feel good? I’m about to make a character to play on the couch on ps5 and don’t want something that aims poorly on controller

[snow sierra]

how about minions you dont need to aim those

[tropic river]

from what I've heard seriously anything works, bows might need the most precision and be the worst for it, bows also benefit a lot from wasd movement, but minions and crossbows and maces and quarterstaffs and 90% of spells should all be super fine I think

[sacred sail]

is there a way to cause ourselves cold/chill or lightning dmg ?

[fringe vale]

Anybody with experience am I wasting my time wanting to play a summoner without firewall?

[snow sierra]

no but without srs you do

firewall is just the best skill to summon them

and a nice dmg boost to your arsonist

[tropic river]

I don't think he meant SRS when he said summoner, just minion build

[fringe vale]

I thought that was the case, makes it pretty much madatory I think for the many benefits it gives.

[snow sierra]

I will no doubt grief you build not using it and you will progress slower in terms of dmg but Arsonist and SRS is enough to be very good, but why dont you wanna use flamewall ?

[fringe vale]

I don't want fire cluttering my screen 24/7 basically.

[snow sierra]

understandable

[azure saffron]

does the increase to exposure nodes in the tree affect the exposure applied by Xoph's Blood?

[tropic river]

there should definitely exist strong minions builds that don't use srs or arsonists, but I don't know what they are exactly

[snow sierra]

No they dont

srs is just to free

for any minion build

arsonist maybe but same thing again you will make your build worse if you dont use them

the only thing that could somehow work without srs would a infernal legion build but i wouldnt gameble on it

[frail sedge]

What would be the best way to spread poison dots with melee dots?

[tropic river]

build diversity is literally half the identity of this game, if the only minion build that's strong is a fire minion build then GGG will change that soon enough, and I'm confident there are strong options, just not as strong and probably a lot harder and more complicated to make work, and people have probably not found everything they can do yet either

[wraith fox]

can anyone remind me if essences regarding cold, fire and lightning gives resistances on gear and dmg on weapons

[tacit cliff]

What is the damage of shattering a ice crystals based off of? the life of the crystal or flat damage?

[hollow swift]

Is minion instability good on SRS

[snow sierra]

And its a beta, please dont put ideas in ppls head that dont exist at the moment, we dont have specters, srs is just to spirt effective to not use. Yes maybe ggg will change something soon, but i wouldnt gamable on it. Minions are NOT compliated and dont have alot of complacated mechanics to work with. Ive tested around with any minion and spend a ungoldy amount of Gold for, and other ppl did too, it at the moment the usefulness of them is just screwed.
If you know a working build recommend it.

[tropic river]

that's fair enough

a lot of text to say "but you don't know there's something strong right now so don't reccomend it"

[fringe vale]

Looking from the outside with limited testing this is the conclusion I came to, just have to wait for more options.

[random ridge]

blood mage for life

[heavy python]

I've cleared most of the game with Reavers

And haven't had issues

I was working on a Doryani Storm Mage build and realized that Doryani's Prototype in PoE 2 isn't a viable option right now

[snow sierra]

so you killed pincale bosses with reavers ? didnt hear about that at all

[heavy python]

haven't unlocked them yet

but im doing t16s without issue

[zinc perch]

anyone playing archmage spark? wondering what jewels i should be looking out for

[heavy python]

and cleared Sanctum multiple times

[snow sierra]

without srs ?

[sage tulip]

Can you fork incinerate so instead of one stream of fire you have 2 ?

[heavy python]

nope

literally afk

except bosses i enfeeble/pain offering

and enrage

[snow sierra]

thats impressiv , just scaling them with minion level ?

[heavy python]

yes

my new project was doryani storm mages

[snow sierra]

And how is your cleaing ?

[heavy python]

then realized doryani doesn't work in poe 2

[heavy python]

slower than arsonists, but not slow

any open map i probably clear faster than arsonist

smaller maps blink helps reposition

if they adjust brute sizing

i think brutes can easily be viable too

but they're just way too big right now and block each other even in open layouts

[barren pine]

OK, sorry to bring this up again but I guess I'm just not understanding it. In the pic there is Profaned ritual socketd into Reaper invocation where support gems go. When I tried to socket it in it just goes to it's own slot. Could someone please help me understand? Thanks.

[snow sierra]

i thought around infernal legion brutes and tested around with this alot

[brisk glade]

Hello, I got this weapon and I wanted to know few things. Which class uses this niche and also is it worth it to build around it or it's better to not focus on a weapon I got cause low level anyway (I can't upgrade it for higher level stats, right)?

[heavy python]

i really think

once they add

some kind of lightning taken as conversion

for doryani builds

doryani storm mage is a possibility

my damage right now is actually really good

at -200 lightning res

but literally anything that's not a straight lightning hit

one shots me

[snow sierra]

we need something that interacts with the mages or a amulett that could be transfered for a interaction

that would be cool

[heavy python]

mage clear

is actualy super nice

and less visual cancer

[random ridge]

when you curse with blasphemy, what other support gems should you use?

[heavy python]

but we currently have nothing in poe 2 that counters doryani like we do in poe 1

[heavy python]

heightened curse

probably it

maybe aoe

[brisk crag]

Are there any bloodmage builds that are viable

[random ridge]

im up to map tier 5 atm on mine

just got to maps today tho

[brisk crag]

What’s your main skill

[frail sedge]

Can you convert 100% of phys melee damage into chaos in any way? Plzz

[random ridge]

hexblast

[snow sierra]

How mutch spirit do you have ?

[heavy python]

Now? 793 but I’ve been playing Reaver since Day 2

[astral dragon]

Is it possible to get permanent Spirit buffs from repeatedly killing bosses?

[heavy python]

Started Titan minions and swapped Infernalist like two days ago

[proper pagoda]

If u do a floor 4 Sekehma can I get ur 3rd ascend on floor 3 before u do floor 4?

[snow sierra]

jezzz..thats way past normal level xD i bet you can make any build work with that

[heavy python]

Yeah at this level it’s min max

But I was at T16 with just 450 spirit just two days ago

[snow sierra]

like i tryed other minions with my kinda good gear and well they didnt work i am at 330 spirit atm but i am playing not infernalist

[regal turtle]

anyone else notice that herald of plague hinder on spread never works

[heavy python]

Yeah I started Titan minions

And I think it’s actually pretty decent

[junior trail]

Has anyone managed to make a Dark Effigy totem build work?

[snow sierra]

I doing chronomancer since the start

[heavy python]

A friend of mine

Is doing very well

[frail sedge]

Is there any way in this game to convert 100% physical damage to chaos damage??

[heavy python]

With a infernal legion MI Warbringer ancient spirit build

[normal apex]

what does magnified effect do on skeletal warriors?

[heavy python]

Nothing atm

I’m guessing a melee splash type gem is coming

[snow sierra]

i wish i had spirit on that...its so insanely rolled for energy shield

[heavy python]

Which is why magnified effect is a possible support

[brisk glade]

Is infernalist witch any good? I got a an unique wand probably dedicated for that specific build

[round saddle]

It's the most played HC ascendnacy on ladder right now

[brisk glade]

.

[round saddle]

So one would assume so

And it's not even close

[snow sierra]

i am useing ghostwrithe atm its so nice to scale energy shield with everything 😄

[brisk glade]

Hc?

[round saddle]

Hard core

[heavy python]

@snow sierra point for point arsonists is BiS but honestly reavers and brutes are one small QoL change from being just as good

[snow sierra]

so i losing about 100 spirit from body and amulett sadly

[brisk glade]

Oh ic, thank you

[heavy python]

And Storm mage Doryani once they add Lightning conversion to the game

[brisk glade]

I guess I will try to make a witch based on it

[heavy python]

Infernalist can scale ES to insane levels so it’s the most common in HC

[round saddle]

Well ES being broken has nothing to do with infernalist really

[frail sedge]

Is there any way in this game to convert 100% physical damage to chaos damage??

[round saddle]

You can run ES builds on other ascendancies perfectly fine

And CI

[heavy python]

And arsonist is a very safe build

[round saddle]

But yes CI is good with infernalist giving 20% PDR

And 20% damage reduction

[heavy python]

I don’t see too many going CI but yeah doggy for 20% CDR, more ES scaling and 12% life

Poison in this game is surprisingly a joke

[snow sierra]

ye i thinking about rerolling infernal but chronomancer rewind is so nice

[heavy python]

Burning ground is like the only thing

That I actually pay attention to

Despite having 80 fire res

[snow sierra]

i feel you

[heavy python]

Poison tickles even in juiced T16

[snow sierra]

i at t15 maps atm and it might as well be called map has some walkable ground

[heavy python]

Phaze said the same thing in stream

[rough folio]

has the Druid been released yet

[heavy python]

That CI doesn’t seem worth at the high end because he has yet to see anything poison or chaos related hit that hard outside of DD

[oak stream]

Which is better at farming maps (clearing), ranger or merc?

[snow sierra]

excuse me ? chaos is insane

[oak stream]

Planning to make a farming character

[snow sierra]

like i build 70% chaos res and the chaos hits are still scary

[heavy python]

Outside of DD chaos rituals just tickle me

[snow sierra]

But ye i still wouldnt get CI

just to many good life scaler energy shield items in the game 😛

[heavy python]

It’s also grim feast

Being super strong

[snow sierra]

yes

[heavy python]

HCSSF players hitting 20-30k with overflow

[snow sierra]

this thing is insane for its price its like a 1200 energy shield body for me

and my gear isnt even optimized for it

ye i am at 18k overflow atm 😄

[random ridge]

what happens when you wear that with the bloodmage turn ES into life skill?

[heavy python]

Yeah I’m an Armor ES Hybrid

Got 5500 ES 3200 life and 8k armor right now

[random ridge]

does someone who knows the passive tree thing wanna help me min max mine? im kinda just throwing stuff at it. level 70. no clue what im building.

[snow sierra]

but you reserv like 50% of this life right ?

[random ridge]

i can stream it if easier

[snow sierra]

because infernalist ?

[heavy python]

Yeah

So 1600 life

[snow sierra]

ye but 5500 es on 8k armor is nice

with stuff like reinforced barrier the armor gets even higher

[random ridge]

how do you even get stats like that? i have like 5k armor and 2k life and thats all my points.

[fringe vale]

How's that work though, aren't you losing like 800 life to get 400 odd energy shield?

[snow sierra]

Having insane maximized gear 😉

[random ridge]

can i just have 0/0 energy shield and that be "not low"

[snow sierra]

you could throw in for example and woops you have 600 energy shield^^

[random ridge]

id lose like 30 to all my rest if i changed helm lol

[snow sierra]

^^

[quick ruin]

are there any viable monk builds for act 3?

[snow sierra]

yes

[random ridge]

just play bloodmage. she best 🙂

[shell temple]

How do I balance my armor stats between ar/es and elemental resistance?

[vocal sinew]

does anyone know the best place to farm radiant grief ?

[snow sierra]

can you give me the support gems you used for the reavers i wanna test around with them too

[heavy python]

Yeah but that 400 is scaled with your ES increases

I get almost 2k ES from it

[random ridge]

at what tier map does my build start to count as "good" ? lol

[heavy python]

Heft brutality martial tempo feeding frenzy minion mast

[snow sierra]

thanks^^

[spring temple]

armor and es are prefixes, resists are suffixes, you can have both on the same item

[heavy python]

Gear is the hardest because no one sells hybrid gear. So I’ve had to craft most of mine

[snow sierra]

A good build should be able to do t16 maps, but i would define beeing able not as a good build. A GOOD build makes the transition to t16 maps as smooth and cheap as possible

[random ridge]

alright lol i have actual no clue what im doing, but its fun

full tank blood mage with leech

[heavy python]

Arsonist shotgun would fall into that category

Considering it’s the most popular build in both HCSSF and SCSSF over 90

[random ridge]

i need to learn all the support gems, all i have is 1 skill i hold down

[heavy python]

I would argue most builds don’t fill all 9 slots

[random ridge]

all 9 ? i have actual 1 😕

[ocean burrow]

my build use all 9 slot and still suck

[heavy python]

I’m sure there’s a buff you can use

[random ridge]

i have those 3 still from like early game on

[digital axle]

can someone explain how armour applies to elemental damage?

[spare quartz]

Why are the trials so confusing

From having to get a level 60 djinn to for level 3 ascension, to not knowing there's another room to go to test of will, and then the game needing to be rebooted after dying in a trial

[snow sierra]

Because yOu sHoUlD eArn yoUr ProGresSion

i hate them

[random ridge]

pure chaos over here lol

[spring temple]

armor reduces physical damage from hits. this mod makes it also reduce elemental damage from hits

[cyan violet]

I'm new to Path of Exile 2 game, which one of these two weapons are better for me as Monk class? I'm LVL.31 btw at the end of Act.2

[digital axle]

tyvm for explaining. somehow when u explained it looks so obvious now. sorry for dumb question 😄

[heavy python]

The way this reads is all elemental damage

Compared to Doryani which specially calls out hits

[spare quartz]

The unique looks good but it has almost no damage. I'm new too though so can't say for sure but the rare probably is more effective

[cyan violet]

okay!

[spare quartz]

And the bonuses the unique gives looks more for late game when you have high dexterity

[random ridge]

you can also just look at your skills on the gems page and it shows dps and you can check both?

[cyan violet]

same thoughts it can scale higher at end game

[urban sequoia]

Are melee classes viable in this game at all ? is fo which build is top tier ?

[kind timber]

is there any way to make heat from rapid fire last longer?

[wraith fox]

how tf do i get my 3rd ascendancy, i just did the trial of sigmas with the 2 trial coin

[kind timber]

you need to do 3 trialss. if you hover over the coin it tell syou if it will give it or not

[wraith fox]

it doesnt, it only shows "doing this trial will allow you to choose your ascendancy"

[rose tulip]

Does Inspiration (-40% mana cost) work on spells with Cost % like Mana Tempest (1% per second)?

[shrewd tree]

i'm getting dumpstered mid-to-endgame, on merc -- no access to life obv, should i stack all armor or all evasion? The recommended ar/ev split seems like a trap

[wraith fox]

i jsut told you it doesnt show that for me

only showed the text i wrote

[kind timber]

and i just told you it doesnt show that for you because you need to do a 3 trial coin for 3rd ascendency. the fact that that notification isnt there mean that the coin you did wouldnt have given it, which it didnt lmao

a coin with 2 trials wont have that text on it for your 3rd ascendency because it doesnt give points for your 3rd ascendency

[wraith fox]

let me explain, all the coins i had had the same text on it. even the ultimatum ones

[kind timber]

you need a coin with 3 trials

[last patio]

best support gems for temporal rift?

[wraith fox]

all coins, even 1 trial ones and 4 trial ultimatum ones had the same exact text

"doing this trial will allow you to choose your ascendancy"

[kind timber]

well either way, you need a coin with 3 trials

[wraith fox]

and now i know

[kind timber]

thats why you didnt get it when you did 2 trials

[wraith fox]

and i couldnt have known

[rose tulip]

Does Inspiration (-40% mana cost) work on spells with Cost % like Mana Tempest (1% per second)?

[teal burrow]

Does Ablation actually buff Pain Offering? Tooltip doesn't change except for the life sac

[rose tulip]

ok, it does.

[wanton juniper]

I tried spike pit (enemies on jagged ground take 10 percent increased damage) and it did Not seem to work with corrupting blood warcry. Just putting that out there if anyone tests it further.

[hidden perch]

why can't you support elemental expression? It's got sockets but can't be used

[empty ledge]

How strong do I need to be for the 2nd and 3rd ascendency trials?

[dry haven]

how does one scale dmg for demon form really? like i feel like im kinda hitting a wall dmg wise as i cannot use weapons

mind you im sitting around like 40-60 stacks before im draining hp as it is so increased dmg dosent do much for me

[sick sonnet]

Does anyone know if boneshatter benefits from bonus damage to heavy stunned if using boneshatter to stun

[runic umbra]

does mana leech proc from my minion hits?

[visual seal]

can someone link the github for this?

[hollow bolt]

Are ignite/shock caused by skills considered a "skill effect" and increased by skill duration passive points? It seems like ailments could be described as a skill effect.

[hollow bolt]

i got you https://github.com/NeverSinkDev/NeverSink-PoE2litefilter

[visual seal]

thanks, any idea on how to install it?

[vestal verge]

ailments are not skills

[vestal verge]

scroll down on that page lol

[drifting steppe]

Could I get some tips or direction for monk build? I’m thinking going cold infusion or lightning. Any advice would help

[sonic urchin]

Would +4 minion levels be better than allies in presence deal additional 55% damage?

[hollow bolt]

right but it's technically a skill effect? i mean the skill causes the effect 😆

[versed wren]

So how do they assume we're gonna use Cultist bows if u can't get % + flat chaos on the thing?

[hollow bolt]

or maybe GGG thinks the damage causes the effect

[vestal verge]

unfortunately not

[hollow bolt]

ok thank you

[hollow bolt]

Just download, paste it in the filter folder, and open the filter in game.

[hollow bolt]

i believe so yes. +4 levels increases the base damage/hp/stats. 55% increases is additive with all other increases

[ember saffron]

How in the love of all that is GGG do I see my accuracy rating, cuz it's not in the character stats screen

[sonic urchin]

Thanks

[ripe saffron]

What support gem would ya'll recommend as a second slot on Earthquake?

Fist of war for more damage?

And is pin good?

[last patio]

what's the trick to mana costs with ice monk? Every build I've seen of ice monk doesn't use mana nodes yet they aren't having to use gems 3-4 levels beneath what they can

twice as much mana cost lol

and I can barely afford it at 7 (+3)

[ripe saffron]

Has to be gear no?

[hollow bolt]

lifetap or inspiration support?

[leaden stirrup]

quick question - if I use Resonance to convert Frenzy to Power charges, and I have + 4 max Frenzy Charges (7 total), will I get up to 7 Power Charges, or I also need to get +4 Max Power charges?

[ripe saffron]

Or some keystone?

[last patio]

I would think, but the 2 builds I'm looking at don't even use mana gear

1 uses a couple mana nodes, the other doesn't

[ripe saffron]

Support gems lowering costs perhaps?

[last patio]

nope lol

idk

sigh

[torn garnet]

Does anyone have the formula for how poe trade calculates maximum dps or least physical dps on a weapon?

I could use help figuring it out.

So far I have

=((((Max Dmg - Min Dmg))*(Attack speed)*(1.2 Quality))*(crit%-1)+((((Max Dmg - Min Dmg))*(Attack speed)*(1.2 Quality))*(crit%)*(crit dmg+crit dmg %)

still not quite lining up

[distant canopy]

how do you increase the quality of rings?

[tidal copper]

Keeping at a lower level so the exponential cost increase doesn't get you?

[distant canopy]

i dont see an item meant for ring quality

[torn garnet]

tldr trying to calculate dps with and without the runes being added or simulate what the dps will be if i add physical damage runes to weapons listed that don't have them

i have it working for evasion armor but weapons seem harder

[tidal copper]

Does it take crit into account?
I thought it'll be average DMG multiply attack speed

[main mauve]

is there any way to deal single target damage as chaos witch? I cant kill single targets for shit. everything else boom. but single target just doesnt work...

[torn garnet]

thats what i did with second half

[vestal verge]

do any of these benefit from increased exposure effect?

[torn garnet]

tried to do probability 90% chance not to crit, and 10% chance to crit then crit is +100% dmg + whatever weapons crit dmg bonus is?

I'd assume

just trying to copy like this... nvm the poe trade is broken again lol

90% Probability (100% dmg) * (weapon average damage) * attacks per second

10% probability (200% dmg + crit dmg bonus on gear) * (weapon average damage) * attacks per second

is what i have right now

nvm regardless i need to calculate base dmg anyway...

[rain cove]

Does 'Lightning Rod' passive skill work with spell damage hits?

[graceful stag]

Is there a cap on how negative warbringers armor reduction can go? Is it infinite?

[graceful stag]

Hexblast/dark effigy

[tiny brook]

If I'm using Bonestorm, how necessary are power charges for single target? I'm trying to plan around how to allocate my spirit, need to know if power charges are a must or not

[paper vine]

Trying to refund this circled area but when I hit confirm it comes right back im not sure why? I see the "10 unconfirmed skill changes" but idk why its doing that. My tree is all connected

[kind timber]

do cluster grenades not fire mini grenades when hit with explosive bolt? or are they just all detonating instantly

[vocal flare]

Is there a cap on evasion? How much should I get? Im sitting at 81% but if I put more points in it doesnt go up

[stark trellis]

Does just lightning dmg itself have a chance to shock?

[stark trellis]

if you hover over evasion on character page it tells you cap

Maybe im thinking of poe1, it doesnt here.. Oh block chance tells you cap nvm sorry

[graceful stag]

Yes

[pearl rapids]

I had the same thing happen when I was refunding and spending points at the same time. Try refunding the points first. Then spend the points you have.

[distant canopy]

does % increased energy shield mean your total energy shield is increased by that or just the energy shield value on the individual piece of gear the affix is on?

[cinder river]

Is there a skill or gear I can use to allow my life to overflow?

[last patio]

ok, I realized the problem with my mana was I wasn't taking enough damage nodes. I should be 1-2 shotting

[wind tulip]

ES is taken before Mana when combining CI and MoM, right?

so MoM makes mana serve as a backup hp pool

[tidal totem]

So if I'm running Witch Infernalist SRS/Arsonist, do I not take CI so I can take Beidat's Will? Or do I forgo Beidat's?

Already doing EB/MoM

[cursive quest]

anyone know how to get Sorc's ball lightning to shoot three orbs instead of one?

[static canyon]

is this piece worth it for 10 ex?

[cinder river]

Scattershot?

[neat fossil]

ex arent very valuable anymore so if its good id take it

certainly looks good

idk if u can ditch life regen

with new rules

[timid aurora]

What lvl do I need to start crafting?

[cursive quest]

oo thanks!

[timid aurora]

i'm lvl 14 stuck on wolf boss because im playing lolWarrior

[neat fossil]

using orbs on drops is crafting you can do that at any level

[timid aurora]

i never played poe before so i gotta look up how to do all this

[neat fossil]

do ur wep

[haughty token]

Ngl it takes a bit to learn the mechanics. If you feel that your build is struggling , farm a bit of mats

[timid aurora]

i face rolled that boss on my merc while watching netflix lol

my warrior tho...YIKES

dark souls x2

I can't take out the mobs in the middle of the mist fast enough

and he rushes me during that

Is there some kind of online guide for that boss, first time i needed to use such a thing for a video game lol

[misty owl]

can some one recomand me what item ot make for mana ? I'm playing Ranger, I have dmg but my mana is very very low

[tidal copper]

Upgrade flask
Use a lower level gem
Inspiration support/life tap
Get an aura bot
Get an unique for mana

[valid lark]

if this is the damage spread with no links on my hexblast what would be the best way to scale damage passive tree-wise?

[tidal copper]

Find a mana passive in the tree
Use a rune

[valid lark]

I have my nodes on generic spell and area damage right now and the damage is really good i'm 1-2 shotting packs at t14 but im thinking i should start minmaxing so i can do fully juiced maps

[gray ferry]

ik you can get spirit on body armor and amulet, scepters, can you get it on any other armor pieces? 🤔

[humble sedge]

which is the best venom for late game

[tidal copper]

Poe DB has a list of mods for all items

[tidal copper]

None matter in late game cause your build farts a black hole every time it jumps

[remote anvil]

How does "X% increased chance to inflict Ailments" work with Freeze?

[tidal copper]

It doesn't right??
Freeze builds ups with cold DMG or something

[timid aurora]

i'm getting like 10 fps today

anyon else unplayable today?

[azure saffron]

socketing fortress support into flame wall reduces the expected DPS a ton, but I thought flame wall didn't "hit" so why is fortress reducing the damage?

[tidal copper]

Does the tool tip know your ignite dps?
It surely doesn't know bleed

[tiny stirrup]

For Lightning arrow build is pierce from tree or fork from support gem better? Also for trigger lightning rod is orb of storm, salvo or Moxys' baal lightning better(does it really needed) ?

[timid aurora]

Anyone have tips on wolf boss vs warrior

other than just rerolling

[hearty spindle]

Shield

[timid aurora]

so i hav eto actually block?

[hearty spindle]

Take advantage of the shield mechanic

[remote anvil]

That's what I assumed, but the tooltip lists "Freeze" as an Ailment, so I wanted to make sure before I wasted skill points into a useless skill since I'm struggling for Freeze buildup vs bosses.

[hearty spindle]

Yes

[timid aurora]

i dont have a shield

i just have 2H

[hearty spindle]

Get one

[tidal copper]

Cry to cope
Then take it easy
You can dodge every attack it'll just be a while

[timid aurora]

also do i have to block the whole game? i rather not play the class then

[hearty spindle]

No you don’t lol

That’s the easiest way tho

[timid aurora]

cope?

what move

[tidal copper]

Can you show me the freeze tool tip? Maybe that sheds some light

[timid aurora]

getting hit once is most my HP so i gotta play it like a no hit run Elden Ring

[remote anvil]

Also, pay attention to his voice lines! He's very good about finishing talking just as he strikes, including when you can't see him. Makes timing the dodges much easier, since his voice lines are part of his dialog.

[timid aurora]

but on my Merc it was like. the easiest thing

[remote anvil]

I'll have to log in to get that, give me a couple min

[void barn]

How are people who are playing hexblast appliying their curses

I was thinking blasphemy, but the area is so small

[valid lark]

it scales

a lot

my blasphemy can hit to the edge of the screen

[woven otter]

If I am blinding every enemy, how much evasion % should I aim for

[valid lark]

use ritualistic curse

[timid aurora]

So how do I know when to dodge during mist part

he comes out and takes half hp suepr fast

[valid lark]

and there are jewels that add 25% curse area each

[timid aurora]

Should I just spam dodge during mist?

[void barn]

So i just need aoe size?

[daring nova]

Anyone running an invoker for lightning crossbow stuff or should I just level a deadeye?

[timid aurora]

I'm dying mid animation for most attacks. 2H Hammer is a big detriment.

Where do I farm 1h and shield?

[valid lark]

these nodes add 136% area in total. + 50% with ritualistic curse/magnify then some from jewels

[remote anvil]

Pay attention to the voice lines. He attacks as or just after finishing each line of his poem.

[timid aurora]

finally got him yay. took longer than melannia lol

[valid lark]

@void barn this felt like a comfortable range for me while mapping with only one aoe support gem

[neat fossil]

wow look at all those skills

[sonic peak]

just making sure, 'unnarmed chaos attack' means it won't scale with my weapon's attack stat, right?

[rapid hemlock]

is there a support gem I can use to extend the length of Incinerate's "beam"?

[cedar river]

Is it a waste to use 3 points for 12% reduces attribute requirements? Im a Grenade Deadeye with quite a bit of strength, but I would like to be able to use more Evasion gear for Tailwind synergy

[livid vine]

Ugh, this just removes 70% of your final evasion rating....

¨How much more stuff can you actually dodge compared to without?

[valid lark]

some spells count as hits

[jade viper]

So i didnt use my spirit gem i got from king of the mist my first time around, but i am trying to get raging spirits for witch build. I just re did the king of the mist and didn't get another one, any idea on how i can get this so I can get raging spirits? Is there another way to get spirit gems?

[daring nova]

I believe you can dodge AoE stuff

[sonic peak]

I think it's mainly AoEs

[livid vine]

Hm, so 83% evasion without it vs 57 with it,

[cinder river]

Does "% od damage taken recoup" only count for damage to your health. Or if you use energy shield or MoM, does the recoup work with those as well?

[crisp hearth]

Any recommendation for a summoner guide to follow?

[cinder river]

Arsonists and fire wall with the flame head guys.

[wary wave]

What do I need to do to use CI, like, how should I build my build ? I want to use this... should I stack mana ? MoM is really far away from me (I'm an invoker monk)

Maybe Eternal Youth too ?

[restive turret]

does anyone know when do shop vendors like una reset?

[kind timber]

every time you level up

[restive turret]

aww damn ty

i really wanted to buy this wand from una but i reset randomly and i wondered why lol

[tidal copper]

level up?

[cinder river]

Does "% of damage taken recoup" only count for damage to your health. Or if you use energy shield or MoM, does the recoup work with those as well?

Anyone know?

[livid vine]

Is there a list somewhere with what stats can be on passive tree jewels?

[tidal copper]

there is mana, Eshield and life recoup
If it only mention life its only life

[terse moth]

Whats up
any thoughts on this build ?https://maxroll.gg/poe2/passive-tree/3ie90zkz

[wary wave]

:""

Also, this doesn't include projectiles right ?

[eternal meadow]

Do you think Shield Charge would count as unarmed attack, if you have only shield on and no weapon?

[mint citrus]

Hey newbie question
Say I don't have any buffs to elemental dmg and I have a weapon with 10 lightning dmg and a weapon with 10 cold dmg
If I were to use a lightning skill like lightning arrow, would it technically do the same dmg with both weapons? Or would lightning somehow scale better with it?

[tidal copper]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/passive-tree/8pg20z75
Investigate exposure vs pen i dont think they go together
Cut some dmg points for defense stats
Grab more jewels if possible
I touched some nodes i thought were good

[timid aurora]

Aaaaaand I can't kill the first yellow i come accross in act 2 lol

my attacks take off maybe 3% hp and he dioes 90% of my hp per auto attack 😛

starting to think maybe somehing is up with warrior lol. this was all face roll + Netflix on Merc

[wild stirrup]

does toxic growth + withering touch make sense? it says gives it a chance but doesnt tell me the chance and im not 100% sure if the wither can only apply from the intiial hit or the explosion

[twilit cairn]

does Totems have 100 % chance to hit ??

or can they miss

[serene minnow]

is it possible to scale the damage from the detonate dead corpse explosion ?

[sonic peak]

is your weapon up to date?

[cinder river]

But does the proccing of it matter if it's hitting my life or if it hits my energy shieldnor mana that works too, correct?

[fast temple]

how to scale single target damage for hexblast?

[fleet blaze]

What supports are Monks putting in charged staff? I have

Perpetual Charge
Hourglass
Persistence

I did have "attacks gain 35% of damage as lightning damage for 3 seconds on killing a shocked enemy" but it never procs because stormwave or herald of thunder clears everything the actual Charged Staff projectile never really hits anything

[terse moth]

I will take a look, thanks!

[dry haven]

how would one scale the dmg on a demon form hexblast build, ive allready got despair/wither not much more i can think of besides maybe going crit?

[abstract nimbus]

is there a site with decent guides to follow already?

[green roost]

im currently being ignited by it. havent found a work around looking for it now

[rain dust]

So dual wielding 2h weapons using Giants Blood says I loose damage but I tested it on a boss and I do more damage?

[sonic peak]

where does it say you lose dmg

[raw thicket]

does increase stats multiply with +stats?

[terse moth]

@tidal copper
is this good or bad? I picked it because I thought that It would be a good idea to use a shield

two-handed will be counted as 1H?

[rain dust]

Skills menu

[green roost]

you found a way around the ignite?

[rain dust]

No it's still a 2h weapon

[gritty walrus]

is there a benefit to have insane amounts of the same ailment application chance? can we stack the same ailment like ignite?

[gray ferry]

oh dear I see

[sonic peak]

you mean the AVG DPS number?

[gray ferry]

I ended up taking the increased ailment threshold venom and I'm stacking fire res

[sonic peak]

if so yeah, it doesn't always show the correct value

[gray ferry]

so I don't seem to be ignited very often but I think I noticed it before

but right now I'm pretty much ignoring the damage taken and spamming skills

I'll be looking to get increased max fire res too so that will help me

[tidal copper]

good

[rain dust]

So I got a question.
How does dual wielding work with ailments?
Does it apply 1 ailment based on both weapons or 2 ailments 1 for each hit

[sonic peak]

depends on the skill used

[rain dust]

Perfect strike

[covert cargo]

Any titans here? Trying to debate going https://youtu.be/QTglV3f4vBw?si=phePuVpDFeWJZ6-C THIS build vs https://youtu.be/DVgAF9wZCfs?si=IMZI61WJukuMCo8Y can anyone compare these / give their opinion on what can clear all content more consistently? I feel like the shout build seems to be better in every way but I’m only level 30. I just don’t wanna keep respeccing since gold isn’t easy either

[sonic peak]

pretty much add the atks of both weapons and divide by 1.3

[rain dust]

Sweet

[white lantern]

whats a good viable 2nd weapon for merc

[vapid zephyr]

Eldritch Battery + Mind over Matter mana stacking sorc feels really good can confirm

It’s basically blood mage but actually good

[versed marten]

how do people get rid of their mana and use their health instead for skills?

[vapid zephyr]

Left side of skill tree has a node for it

[versed marten]

ty

[naive lava]

Hey everyone I started playing a sorceress stormweaver and I can't figure out how does the damage scale since the weapons don't have flat added damage like before so now I am stuck with a no damage build can somebody help me figure out this please ? Thank you 🙂

[sonic peak]

spells scale mainly with gem lvl

meaning you want to priritize '+X levels to X skills' mods (like, +1 level to cold skills)

staves and wands can also have '+X spell dmg' and '+X to <element> spell dmg', those are good as well

[naive lava]

And the mod level can only be found staves (gear wise) ?

[cursive quest]

any tips on Cast on Shock build with comet (act 4)? what to build \ important support gems on skills

[grim lion]

if I hit 20 different mobs with the same ability, would I gain 20 rage?

[sonic peak]

yes

[astral badger]

Question about maps, as I’m nearing endgame. I’m currently running an ice sorc (not COF obv) build focusing on map control and high damage. Basically wall off areas and use freezing shards, cold snap, double comet and double frost bomb to nuke entire areas. Works well on bosses with hypothermia too. Will this be viable once I get to maps?

[grim lion]

How does the damage range in a weapon works? e.g 250-600 weapon vs 300-450 weapon. How do I know what weapon is better?

[vale heart]

is there a list somewhere to see what the highest lvl skill gem is and the attribute requirement?

[sonic peak]

prob in poe2db

https://poe2db.tw/us/Boneshatter

uncut gems only go up to lvl 20 normally btw, after that you need to do some external stuff

like vaal orbs, +1 gem lvl from gear, etc

[vale heart]

ah tyty

[dusk brook]

i think you can get all the way to 40.

[terse moth]

@tidal copper
I've made some changes to add more jewels and ... armour(?)...
Can you take a look once again?
https://maxroll.gg/poe2/passive-tree/5bnm0zcu

i'm new to the game, so i'm struggling to make a decent build

don't know exactly what is good or not

[tropic cove]

between these two scepters, is +2 minion skill levels worth more than 49 spirit?

[royal falcon]

It has + minion AND dmg to allies so obv, the minion one is better.

[tropic cove]

thank you

[royal falcon]

+minion is about 8-15% more dmg per skill

[tropic cove]

oh wow, nice

[vital plume]

how does crit hexblast bm work? is there a rotation or

[quartz pewter]

Does Hexblast do more damage if you have 2 curses?

[dry haven]

no

honnestly really starting to think demon form should be able to use weapons

getting really annoying that i cannot find any more ways to scale my damage

[sly leaf]

What ignite? I'm dealing with self explosion and you deal with it like you deal with anything, resists and damage reduction

[green roost]

i get ignited by the self damage

my threshold is terrible

the ignite stops my ES regen

[sly leaf]

Even at 75% fire res?

[green roost]

yep

[sly leaf]

Even with the dog eating 20% of it?

[frigid ermine]

Do we know how enchantment, quality and nodes come into play paired together for a stat like evasion ?
Like is all the flat mods * multiplicative mod * quality * nodes

[green roost]

ye

[sly leaf]

What level are you?

[green roost]

73

[sly leaf]

Also I took the increased threshold venom from the quest earlier

[green roost]

yeah i messed up

and got mana regen

big time

thought id be able to change it

[sly leaf]

You can't? Shit

I thought it looked like you could change it too

[green roost]

u can changet the act 2 one

[crude swan]

Is there an easy way to get an ally for passive buffs on yourself (+bonus when near an ally)?

[green roost]

so i thought no way they dont let u change this one

[crude swan]

Single player

[gray ferry]

do you need accuracy with totems too?

[sly leaf]

Yeah crazy, I didn't realise I was saving myself from ignites

[sly leaf]

They use your accuracy because they count as a skill of yours. Not a minion

[gray ferry]

understood

[surreal hinge]

So from what I hear totems only really care about gem level, if I was to do a totem build, would it be worth taking the crossbow totems? Would I need to worry about their accuracy?

[olive compass]

Guys, is Accuracy stat needed in tree/gear for an attack build end game?

[knotty spruce]

Anyone made a beyond reach viseral quiver build?

[gray ferry]

Accuracy can be pretty important, by act 3 when I was using molten strike I had only like 66% chance to hit until I got more accuracy

But you can check estimated chance for your skills to hit in the skill stats menu

[north imp]

any thoughts on a monk mace build? i thought it would be awesome but honestly struggling hwo to make it work

[gray ferry]

might be tough, you start like opposite side of the tree haha

[quartz pewter]

For Eternal Youth, what passives would you need if any to make this work?

Would like ES recharge rate be applied to Life Regen?

[sonic peak]

uh, what are these -4% mov speed implicits?

every single armor has one of these

https://poe2db.tw/us/Body_Armours#BodyArmoursItem

[silk juniper]

Yes

[frigid ermine]

Bump ❤️

[sonic peak]

does that mean you'll have more mov speed if you're naked?

[silk juniper]

Yes

[quartz pewter]

Yeah any armor you wear gives you -4 movement

I noticied that when first playing

[sonic peak]

some are 3% I think

[quartz pewter]

or some movement penalty

reguardless, I didn't like it lol

[sonic peak]

time for the naked run

the lengths I'll go to reach PoE1 levels of MS 😔

[quartz pewter]

I think the max movement of 30% is fine for PoE 2, we don't need to go any faster hehe

[sonic peak]

wait, there's a cap?

or dym the boots mods?

[quartz pewter]

That's the most I think you can get rolled on the feet

[olive compass]

Hmm thanks

[quartz pewter]

Adding passives you can get more

[sonic peak]

yeah, but if you're deadeye you can get a lot more xD

[fading shell]

hey guys new player is infernalist a good route to go?

[quartz pewter]

Infernalist do be good

[fading shell]

im leaing towards to witch. gameplay looks cool

[pearl orbit]

bruh scammged

[sonic peak]

all ascendancies are viable
infernalist right now is on a really good spot compared to others tho

[pearl orbit]

i duped the boss and then one of his corpses dropped on half my loot and i can't pick it up 😂

[quartz pewter]

and so does Blood Mage... just be aware your skills also cost health of BM

[gray ferry]

I'm playing infernalist rn and having fun with essentially infinite mana so long as I have enough fire res to tank the self damage

[delicate orbit]

Level 23 ranger (electricity arrows). Is it worth using this helmet? Thanks.

[sonic peak]

it is pretty funny that both witch ascendancies have different flavors of life tap lol

[gray ferry]

true!

[sonic peak]

wonder if the 3rd one will as well

[peak dawn]

I'm playing Stormweaver and think the Fireball Richochet is super cool. Are there any Fireball Shock builds instead of Fireball Freeze?

[distant token]

What’s the best belt type for a ranger?

[cinder briar]

does fire dmg scale with strength? should I take strength nodes for infernalist witch?

[gray ferry]

iirc strength gives melee physical dmg and life

or that was poe1

but it should give life

[sonic peak]

no

STR in PoE2 only gives life

[gray ferry]

aye

so doesn't boost dmg unless something explicity states it scales with strength

like pillar of the caged god

[sonic peak]

there are a lot of detailed 'keywords' in PoE2, highly recommend checking them out!

[honest hawk]

so demon form just turns off this effect on helmet. am I missing something?

or perhaps ive wasted 24 hours

[tropic cove]

I can literally equip the +49 spirit scepter, allocate one more minion, then unequip the scepter and the minion stays

[sonic peak]

game has a lot of small bugs like that

EA after all

[lone wave]

Poison does chaos damage.
However, poison damage/magnitude is determined by the damage done by the hit that causes it, rather than just being it's own damage calculation separate from the hit.
So, passive nodes that raise chaos damage, won't actually buff poison damage you do when using a physical damage bow, will they? Because the hit to proc the poison is what matters.

[gray ferry]

I think they were working on patching demon form being weird with items?

[sonic peak]

that is the understanding most ppl have, but no one actually tested it yet

the wording is a bit vague

[gray ferry]

I don't think %chaos damage boosts the poison DoT

[sonic peak]

yeah, I don't think either

[gray ferry]

need to scale ailment damage

[fleet blaze]

Does Upheaval shotgun?

[steady berry]

Yeah currently the best way to scale poison damage is to just do more damage in general lol

[sonic peak]

I want to test it out to make sure

[honest hawk]

well if the skill applying poison has a chaos tag, chaos dmg should increase the poison

[sonic peak]

but I haven't found an equip with chaos% yet, prob only on uniques

[sonic peak]

that's not how it works

[honest hawk]

isnt poison based on the dmg of the hit?

[steady berry]

Nope. Only if it actually does chaos damage

[mellow spade]

How viable are builds like a monk that summons minions? Is that even possible?

[lone wave]

There is the cultist bow though

[sonic peak]

'+1 to chaos skills' yes, will increase the skill lvl, and thus deal more dmg on hit (probably)

[honest hawk]

well yeah lol...

[lone wave]

if you manage to get a good one

[steady berry]

Cultist bow is real real bad unfortunately

[honest hawk]

didnt think this was part of the discussion, of course it has to do chaos dmg lmfao

[steady berry]

I want it to be good but it's just worse than a phys bow in every way atm

[sonic peak]

you know you can poison an enemy without dealing chaos dmg right?

[steady berry]

Gas arrow has the chaos tag but does not innately do chaos damage

Same for every other poison ranger skill iirc except for vine arrow

[sonic peak]

TBH I think gas arrow might convert to chaos

[steady berry]

Why do you think that? It doesn't.

[sonic peak]

some ppl mentioned chaos dmg inc increased gas arrow dmg

[jagged schooner]

isn't all poison damage chaos

[sonic peak]

and right now the gem description is kinda bad

[sonic peak]

yes, but it doesn't scale with 'inc chaos dmg', as per the poison keyword description

[steady berry]

Chaos res curse or shock will make poison do more dmg too i believe

But it wont double dip with the initial hit so shock is kind of a wash there

[livid hamlet]

This is from poe2db so not straight from game , am i blind ? Becuase i don't see it

or is the in game description different

[sonic peak]

'This magnitude is not further affected by any modifiers to the damage you deal'
this is what has most ppl assuming chaos inc doesn't scale poison ticks

as I said tho, needs testing to be sure

[steady berry]

Yeah basically they went out of their way to remove all possible double dipping

[livid hamlet]

Hmm

[sonic peak]

it makes sense for them to remove it, since it opens up more build possibilities

like that unique that allows you to scale poison dmg with ele dmg

[steady berry]

I think it removes build possibilities

[lone wave]

I just wish every source of "increase poison stacks" didnt' come with "reduce poison duration" since those functions kinda contradict.

[woven sinew]

I’m switching from ED/Contagion being my bread and butter for everything and switching to hex blast. What is the best way to scale that dmg with demon form?

[sonic peak]

how? with double dipping you would be in a disadvantage if you tried to apply poison with anything other than a chaos skill

[livid hamlet]

i mean not really, one is supposed to reward you for multi hits

[sonic peak]

now you can either make a chaos or phys poison build (or even ele with the unique), and it'll be fair game for all of them

[steady berry]

I think the problem is atm the numbers on poison are just too low and getting additional poison stacks is too expensive

[sonic peak]

ah, yeah, I was talking specifically about double dipping

[lone wave]

Im taking a skill so that the enemy will have more poisons on it.
But taking the skill reduced the duration so it doesn't actually have more poisons on it, because they wear off before the next one is applied.

[sonic peak]

not the overall state of poison xD

[steady berry]

Pure poison isnt a viable playstyle atm, you do more overall poison damage by just picking projectile damage and using snipe

[sonic peak]

I mean, I am playing a pure poison build

currently at T4 maps

[pearl sluice]

if i deal lightning damage and my entire tree is lightning damage is the monk node "I am the thunder" basically 10% MORE damage?

[livid hamlet]

that's because this skill is implement not with mind of increasing your poison DPS , it's made in mind of making skills that hit multiple times in a short period a viable poison source

[sonic peak]

mainly using gas arrow
spamming a few toxic growths in bosses

can clear shit really fast

[livid hamlet]

well it's additive with other gains as extra lightning

so not exactly more damage

but almost , since usually global gain extra is rar

[sonic peak]

bosses do take a while, since I can't proc herald

[copper idol]

Anyone able to confirm for me that Gemling Legionaire (Merc Ascendancy) -> Gem Studded allows for 2 of each support gem (as long as they're in different skills) and not just 'you can pick one support and use it twice'?
Wording is 'You can use two copies of the same support gem in different skills.

[icy dome]

can Herald Of Thunder shock itself?

[pearl sluice]

ok so if i have no extra gain then it is basically more good to know

[lone wave]

plague herald is a redundant joke for a poison build.
All the poison skills are already aoe, so the enemy that the poison would have spread to with herald, already has its poison stacks applied

[sonic shuttle]

When I equip the charm i have exactly the same cold resistance as before, despite the fact that the charm gives me 25% more, why is that?

[astral copper]

is there a unique that reduces max hp

[fleet blaze]

Does upheaval shotgun?

[livid hamlet]

the charm needs to trigger when you are frozen

[sonic peak]

nah, it's actually great

[livid hamlet]

it's not a passive buff

[sonic shuttle]

I hoped that its not that XD, ty

[sonic peak]

if you take all the +1 stacks and pathfinder 'double max stacks'

[livid hamlet]

i can't say for sure, but scattershot does, so i assume upheaval as well

[steady berry]

Unless it's bugged, poe2 should be using poe1's dot logic where the highest damage dot is always active even if you apply multiple over the cap

[tropic nest]

how big is my "presence" and how to i increase the range / what is the range?

[steady berry]

Plague herald is actually very very good

[sonic peak]

allows you to consistently get 8 stacks when stuff starts to die

[lone wave]

I have all but 1 of the stack increases (so 8 stacks), but generally when I've been going through maps I've found herald made no difference.
I get random trash to 8 stacks without it using my gas arrows anyway, or it just dies

[steady berry]

It also just does a massive wack of pure chaos damage on release

Its good for bosses

[lone wave]

so I went back to using plague bearer

[steady berry]

Oh sorry did i get them confused

Whoops

[sonic peak]

well, I don't know if it stacks with the pathfinder buff

which I'm assuming you got, since you can apply 8 stacks

[lone wave]

yea I've got the pathfinder stacker, the only stacking node Im missing now is the one way over by the end of monk's section

[steady berry]

Yeah oops lol plague bearer is great, youre right herald sucks

Mb

[stable pilot]

now i only know Dual weild Warrior is suppore good with Breaking Armour build

[sonic peak]

let me actually check if they stack

[sonic peak]

I'm assuming that if they do, they would apply 2 stacks of poison on death

[lone wave]

I say "all the stacking nodes" as if there wasn't only 3 of them

[ashen plume]

how can we make ignite better, build for elemental threshold as well?

[sonic peak]

4? I thought it was only 3

the 4th one I'm getting through supports

[lone wave]

I said 3

[sonic peak]

oh wow, woke up blind today 👨‍🦯

[lone wave]

and that support gem too ofc

[sonic peak]

well, there's the support, and a unique glove

that also gives +1

[lone wave]

Yea I bought one of tose yesterday

nice little 1 exalt purchase

[sonic peak]

https://poe2db.tw/us/Atsaks_Sight
I do wonder if you can make some funny stuff with this

[gray ferry]

does flat life regen scale with %life regen boosts?

[sonic peak]

prob not as a league starter xD

[lone wave]

You know the other thing with poison builds is I saw a lot of people debating poison burst arrow vs gas arrow for it, but like,
we get so many skills lots as it is, that I've had both equipped the entire time, becuase I'm not gonna have all my skill slots filled if I'm not using both

[gray ferry]

what about with snipe

[lone wave]

You could make stuff with that helm sure, but on premise, if you're using that helm youre not going to use actual poison skills since that would be redundant. That helm seems like a monk item

[gray ferry]

high damage shot with a guarantee crit

should go for bit poison tick right

[sonic peak]

ideally you want to use the poison stack nodes

snipe wouldn't be able to stack, too slow

[errant bison]

Im trying to cook up a crossbow build that has THE lowest ever reload time possible, ut now im curious before i invest any skill points, is there a cap to how low your reload speed can get?

[swift aspen]

How does poison work? Does it tick every second or X times per application? Curious how duration affects it

[lone wave]

most poisons aren't affected by duration modifiers

[gray ferry]

could you shotgun it if you had more projectiles?

[pearl sluice]

if i pick up elemental gain on a wand i didnt previously have is that more damage?

[swift aspen]

What about the poison support gem, or poison duration jewels?

[swift aspen]

There are only a few nodes in passive tree, itemization for it is meh other than the low level unique

[lone wave]

Poison burst arrow has a note on it specifically telling you the poison from that skill is affect by durations stuff (like the support gem), which implies other poisons aren't. But a jewel that directly states raise poison duration, is going to raise poison duration.

[rugged kraken]

Yes you can do like a lightning qaurterstaff witch build that revolves around getting power charges and you can use the power cahrges to summon the super charged zombies.

[swift aspen]

Gain is multiplicative as it is % of the damage you did added

[pine vale]

why in the world can i not use all my spirit? do i have to have 30 unused?

[pearl sluice]

ok thanks thats what i thought

[swift aspen]

If those support gems you added increased your total spirit requirement 🤷

Most spirit support gems do

[pine vale]

they do, the picture of the spirit is after slotting the two

[swift aspen]

Change zones

[sonic peak]

there's some bugs regarding requirements and spirit stuff when you change equips/gems

[silk juniper]

Life remnants is buggy

[silk juniper]

It is active for me but it shows not enough spirit

[pine vale]

oaky, good to know

[sonic peak]

k, just checked, heralnd and pathfinder nodes do not stack :(

[hushed umbra]

do you need mana nodes if you go pyromanic pact?

[cedar river]

Reduced Attribute Requirement talents doesn't seem to work. This piece require 128 dex regardles if I've taken the 3 talents :S

[spring temple]

the listed number won't change

[orchid hatch]

In the passive tree, what is the difference between mana regeneration rate and mana recovery rate ?

[lone wave]

I looted a unique chestpiece with spirit on it, and currently it is the best chestpiece i have. All my other gear is behind.
...are any of the minion skills worth equipping if you have no minion buffs anywhere in your build?

[rain bone]

Is Spectral Ward (+1 max es per 12 evasion on body armour) just really bad? It feels like such a small effect, especially when compared to Subterfuge Mask (+2 evasion per 1 max es on helmet).

[frosty arrow]

man, if there is two button build in this game it's gotta be grenadier merc. I'm halfway through act 2 and all I do is pop gas and frag grenades for big booms. Why bother using anything else, it clears packs

[sonic shuttle]

how to easily gain a power charge for bonestorm?

[hollow galleon]

yeah i grouped with a grenadier level 70 yesterday and it is kinda ridiculous

[barren gyro]

regen is passive and over time. recovery rate is how much you get when you gain mana from a source like a flask

[cedar river]

What do you mean? can I equip it even if it states 128 Dex and I have less dex?

[hollow galleon]

its hard to justify melee in this game when grenadier can pretty much board clear with grenades

and melee puts u in range of auras/corpse explosions etc

[spring temple]

that's how it usually works. item will still say 128 dex but if you have 10% reduced requirements you can equip it with 116 dex and the number won't be red any more

[hushed umbra]

do you need mana nodes if you go pyromanic pact?

[sonic peak]

increased max mana will result in you taking less dmg

since it'll take longer for the mana bar to fill

[crimson matrix]

Hello guys, can someone tell me what that passive does? I just put it on market and got spammed by 1000 people with crazy offers

[hushed umbra]

What aobut mana regen? useless?

[cedar river]

That complicates it a bit from a user perspective, but perhaps they "had" to code it like that

[lone wave]

electrocution is like freeze but blue

er. bluer.

[spring temple]

i think they did it so you won't see an item with false stats

[crimson matrix]

I have lightning build... should I keep ?

[spring temple]

and tell your friend "hey i have an item with 116 dex required" and it's not true

[grand nebula]

Is maximum energy shield better or % increase better?

[lone wave]

If I was doing a lightning build anyway and I looted a lightning unique, I'd probably equip it

[spring temple]

those gloves are very strong

you normally have to give up damage to make lightning skills electrocute

and only 1 skill can do it

those gloves make all your lightning skills do it and don't have any damage penalty

[sonic shuttle]

is it rare to have 3 rune slots on armour?

[silk juniper]

Yes

It is a vaal orb outcome

[sonic shuttle]

Ooh, nice, it was a vaal orb outcome 😄

[cerulean ferry]

Whats that addon that people use to follow a class ?

[granite tulip]

When running Ghost Dance with Wind Dancer, do you know if it calculates the hit with the evasion you have of a fully stacked WInd Dancer? Or after you've lost Wind Dancer stacks?

[pearl sluice]

can spells leech?

[paper vine]

what gems are people liking on Orb of Storms? rn im using Unleash and Mag Effect idk if thats good tbh

[pearl sluice]

do i need a source of leech or is picking up a increased leech node on tree enough

[sudden rune]

Once I get to cruel and beyond, can I ditch the rattling sceptre for minion witch and just grab whatever sceptre has the best stats?

Because as my army grows the two warriors seem less and less useful

[copper idol]

I put the bonus damage/8s cooldown on it plus something else (I forget what) and it helps Shock stuff for me, plus deal decent damage while Mana Tempest is up

[pearl sluice]

Can exposure only be applied by gems?

[vestal flame]

Can anyone send their skill tree for a cold sorc build? I kinda want to get a rough idea of what I should be focusing on

[lone wave]

hey where'd you see this because im only finding stuff talking about the two options, and comparing them, but never answering the premise of stacking them

[sonic peak]

Well, I currently have both of them active on my char

I went and killed a mob through poison

With auto attack + poison support

And only 1 poison ended up getting spreaded

Hmmm, the mob that died only had 1 stack tho

Could be different if he had 2

[silk juniper]

Need source, and there is only 2 in the game atm

[pearl sluice]

damn

[sacred sail]

do you know anything that benefit from a lot of little hit ?

I was thinking of building around an ability that fire tons of proj

[sonic peak]

The ranger one?

Bow one* i guess

[sacred sail]

molten blast

warrior

I feel it's not that bad

there is no nimis

sadly

[wet rain]

What ascend are people going for bonestorm-focused builds? I was thinking Witchhunter for the general-purpose nodes, but the starting point for merc doesn't seem great for it

[sonic peak]

Bloodmage is the most obvious one

For the crits

[wet mango]

Increased leech, not +leech.

You still need base leech

[sonic peak]

Witch also has some phys spell nodes near her starting point

And lots of spell crit

[strong osprey]

is there any point in upgrading sparks quality? i used 2 cutters and it didnt effect the tool-tip at all

[frosty arrow]

The more I progress as grenadier the crazier it becomes. Once you get bombard crossbow, reduction in fuze timer from tree, and some decent support gems for bombs it's gg. Just put a surprise under your feet, and watch everything blow up as enemies approach

[hybrid glade]

Question: For an archer that I want to go Evasion and Energy shield. Is it better to go more evasion or more energy shield? I was hoping to go CI as well and am wanting to know if I should focus on INT gear for energy shield or the mixed gear for both evasion and energy.

[silk juniper]

It is big big increase

Just use 2 more

[sonic peak]

Hold alt to see quality effects

[frosty arrow]

I personally went heavier into evasion. As a monk you are already slippery that you can kite enemies endlessly, and evasion is extra safety net. You want to have enough of a health/es buffer to take one hit really

But I've seen people go other way around and it also works

[hybrid glade]

I have been mostly concentrating on ES so I can be prepared to take the CI node but sometimes I just get hit wrong and hard and it sucks. So just was wondering if I made a mistake.

I'm at like 2k ES atm but only 60 evasion.

[hallow anvil]

How do you get more spirit?

[regal turtle]

story gives 100, mods on scepters, body armour and amulet can give more

[pearl sluice]

pick up the armor node too its awesome

[hallow anvil]

Thanks

[frosty arrow]

which one?

[sacred sail]

what happens for cast on crit if you geet tons of proj from one ability that all crit ?

[sly jay]

is this worth anything?

[pearl sluice]

ascendancy "and protect me from harm"

[civic night]

your best working hc build yet ?

[versed hazel]

how would these 2 passives work together?

[sturdy ivy]

how many VD can be spawned per cast? just 3 with spell echo and cascade? or am i missing some +proj sources?

[chilly mist]

is this passive bugged? i should have gotten about 12% increase in damage from this node, but it seemed like a lot less than that

[sonic peak]

it won't increase your dmg by 12%

[chilly mist]

mace strike dps went from 2201 to 2276

[sonic peak]

yeah, that seems about right

[chilly mist]

it reads like it would tho, what does it actually do?

[versed hazel]

dmg% is additive not multiplicative

[sonic peak]

the game adds all 'increases' to dmg before multiplying

[wet mango]

You have 0 maximum mana

[versed hazel]

ie say 1000 is ur base dmg, then multiply that by ur total of all dmg% added together

[copper idol]

Poorly, you'd have 0 mana, therefore it wouldn't suck up any of the incoming damage. 99% sure, but am not an expert, so I'll leave that 1% just in case lol

[sonic peak]

meaning if you already have 300% increases due to other stuff (maces, 1h, etc), that node will be increasing that to 312%

[wet mango]

Increase is not the same as more

[outer gyro]

Can Arc chains Crit?

[swift aspen]

Yes

[chilly mist]

i see

[outer gyro]

Are they calculated seperately per chain or do they all crit based on the initial hit?

[pearl sluice]

Is Arcane Surge really necessary for a Stormweaver?

[pine elm]

yes

[versed hazel]

so all mana regen stats are worthless too then?

[sonic peak]

as lasagnaman mentiioned tho, there are "More" instead of "Increased" modifiers

and those work as you'd expect

seems like they're really rare in PoE2 tho

[pine elm]

wait the minute

isn't increased considered "multicaptive"?

🤔

[sonic peak]

it's multiplicative with the 'base'

but multiple 'increases' add to each other

if that passive gave you 50%

and you already had '20% increased effect of arcane surge' through other passives

that would mean arcane surge would get a 70% bonus

(base) * (1 + 0.2 + 0.5)

instead of

(base) * (1.2) * (1.5)

the bottom formula would be applied if one of those modifiers was 'More'

for example

as you can see tho, there's amost no 'More' nodes in the tree, due to how strong they are

compared to increased

[compact prism]

What affects crossbow bombs shooting speed? Attack speed seems not to. Is it Skill speed?

[pine elm]

i thought that ascendacy

would be giving arcane surge 300% mana regeneration

[abstract grove]

can someone help me understand the difference between
Primal Arnament (supported skills deal 25% more weapon elemental damage)
&
Fire Infusion (weapons gain 25% of weapon damage as fire damage)

is primal arnament essentially only good for weapons with elemental damage, or skills that convert to fire damage?

[pine elm]

like flat add % to arcane surge instead

that would be pretty broken lol

[pearl sluice]

That makes double shock double chill unusable though.

[near jewel]

does FAST FORWARD work with TIME of NEED?

[swift aspen]

I think my SC stormweaver has over 5K mana, so that passive is pretty bonkers

[versed hazel]

what totems are available and how do u gain access to them?

[sonic peak]

...wdym how you gain access to them? they're skills

https://poe2db.tw/us/Skill_Gems

you can filter by the totem category

these 2 are unobtainable tho

[dark saddle]

what is the best starting minion?

[sonic peak]

prob depends on your playstyle
you get enough uncut gems at the start of the game to try both tho, so I'd just pick whatever you vibe most with

[versed hazel]

how good is this with the current totems available?

[pine elm]

not very good

[sonic peak]

as everything else in the game, it depends on your build

[versed hazel]

what kind of build would it be good with?

[sonic peak]

idk, I don't play melee

[static plinth]

You can use it with Dark Effigy

[versed hazel]

totem is melee only?

[static plinth]

No

[sonic peak]

no, with melee I mean warr/monk

[static plinth]

There's totems for melee bow and spells

Currently only one spell totem though

[versed hazel]

how about dark effigy on witch?

[pine elm]

dark effigy is good

[sonic peak]

but like, every single of the 'big node' in the passive tree CAN be good, but only if you take that node into account when building your char

[static plinth]

I havent pathed over but EDCDE is really good

[tall aurora]

not sure if i should be asking this here, but whats the best mage build i should start working towards for t10+ content

[static plinth]

With just the one totem even

[versed hazel]

what does EDCDE mean?

[static plinth]

Essence Drain, Contagion, Dark Effigy

Alternatively you can call it EDCDEDHPR

Or EDCDEDHPRCBBLLW

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1316077636866412625 We have a cult

[versed hazel]

can u do minions + totems build?

[static plinth]

Yeah, you'd want to go Warrior though since he has a node that summons minions whenever he spawns a totem

Without that, no you wouldn't want to do that

[hushed umbra]

just go corpse explosion minions

totems are pretty meh

and would also stretch your attributes a lot

[versed hazel]

what about minions + auras?

[hushed umbra]

there isn't any auras yet

sadly

[bold pulsar]

Hello! I would liketo give my fragmentation rounds a chance to ignite. I do deal SOME fire damage, but the skill still doesnt have any chance to ignite. Even when I tried using the 100% chance to ignite support gem. Any help would be appreciated 🙂

[versed hazel]

how big is 2 meter radius in game?

[unreal girder]

is there a way to make electrocute last longer?

[unreal girder]

about twice as big as one meter

[bronze kernel]

Help:on 2 H hammer build, do after shock chance increase the chance to replicate the skill after I use it?

[plain meteor]

hello!
Just to confirm, if a skill does lightning damage while not being a lightning skill. It still can apply shock yeh?>

[unreal girder]

yes

even basic attack can

[low glacier]

If I take Life Thief which leeches from physical attacks but all my attacks are being converted to fire will I still regain life or no?

[unreal girder]

no

[torn mango]

Does double support gem stack additively or multiplicatively? Ex. Double fire penetration result in 60% or 45% reduction?

[lusty surge]

is this worth more than " i am the blizzard node" if i have 21% crit chance?

[livid breach]

Does having too much ignite chance go to waste? Like if you exceed the threshold and land the ignite but had way more than you needed to do so? Same with shock.

[crystal elk]

Does anyone know if life reservation affects Regen? My build idea is to keep my life as low as possible using reservation to get as many demonflame stacks as possible

[unreal girder]

if every single one of your hits ignites, then yes it can go to waste

[versed hazel]

what skills are considered link?

[pine elm]

use this later on. Not early. There aren't many high resistance mobs

[sonic peak]

unless the regen is specifically %based, it shouldn't affect it

[pine elm]

you want to get this as soon as possible.

[mint citrus]

Hey newbie question
Say I don't have any buffs to elemental dmg and I have a weapon with 10 lightning dmg and a weapon with 10 cold dmg
If I were to use a lightning skill like lightning arrow, would it technically do the same dmg with both weapons? Or would lightning somehow scale better with it?

[sonic peak]

most are not

[rain bone]

are there any complications I should be aware of with CI? or is it basically just have enough energy shield and i'm fine?

[pine elm]

so you can convert % of your evasion to physical damage reduction

[fringe summit]

is bow effect by two-handed and/or dual wield? i can't seem to find a definitive answer on it?

[lusty surge]

this is my tree

[sonic peak]

same dmg

[gleaming rampart]

have people tested chaos inoculation with demon form? does it automatically kill you, or?

[pine elm]

ok look good. The last 2 points get medidate and stack energy shield

[coarse light]

Yo what would be a good single target build. (I'm not a free thinker)

[lusty surge]

i dont like meditate, so i might invest on blizzard

[crystal elk]

The life loss is %based

[lusty surge]

but idk if sunder is better than blizzard atm tbh

[lapis hatch]

Does anyone have "From Nothing Diamond" can show me the radius?

[vale heart]

what does this mean?

[sonic peak]

ah, you mentioned regen
ig you want to know if the % of 'degen' is %based?

[mint citrus]

Ty
How can I learn more about elemental stuff? Like how applying elemental debuffs and stuff work etc

[versed hazel]

how good is this?

[pine elm]

meditate is really good. Lot of people under-estimate the side effect:

once you get 8k+ shield, u can use medidate to get 16k shield

[tidal copper]

In my opinion you gotta get
1 Ailment threshold
2 Stun threshold
3 A defense layer (armour, evasion, Eshield)
4 Secondary layer (Block, Max resistances, some keystones)
5 Damage
In a strenght build your secondary layer is all the health you get from it
Stun threshold seems to be covered by an scaling node in the tree
Defense will be armour maybe you could fit a bit more
Damage is your strength too so nothing to worry about there either
Making a good theoratical tree is kinda hard as you need to get a feel for it in the field
Strength stacker is something of a late game character so, if you try something like this expect to suffer a bit until you get the ball rolling
I can keep changing trees (https://maxroll.gg/poe2/passive-tree/sk1bs0zw) but really i cant objectively tell you what to do and ill recommend to field test the build isnt bad there are guides for similar stuff but i think that is fun that you make your own variant
Best of luck

[pine elm]

once u get 11k shield, use medidtate and get 22k+ shield

super broken with 8s cdr

[lapis hatch]

acolyte of chayula >>

[lusty surge]

never said its bad, but i dont like using it personally. Maybe that will change later idk

[snow sierra]

or you use spirit offering

to double your energyshield