2┃build-planning

[lament sentinel]

it's not that it doesn't apply, it's just the concoction skills seem to benefit very little from flat damage to attacks

[upper viper]

Yeah, but if i stack life. i can use the node, that gives alot of ES as well. So i thought it might be quite possible.
I have 4.6k ES atm. Thanks to taking my health.

[rocky pilot]

if you stack life you will not go evasion

[upper viper]

why not, evasion mods prefix as well ?

[azure wyvern]

why is it purple?

[rocky pilot]

your int cost for minions goes up to 200 int
Life struggles to even break 3k unless you go heavy into strength stacking
and evasion items will require a ton of points on the right side of the tree and at least 140+ dex

you essnetially would need to build tri-attributes for a minor benefit

[upper viper]

That true, that is what i did on my ranger. Hmm
Was just thinking what i could do. To give a bit more defence. Already trying to add maxiumum resistance

[rocky pilot]

also. you can just do the math on that node. its not as good as you think.
at 3k life you get 375 flat energy shield.
This is good but not crazy. considering 3k life is an intense amount of strength stacking and even maximum life jewels/items

[drifting delta]

Heya everyone, I need some advice, iam looking for another jewel and don't really know what to look for.

Iam playing a pure lightning deadeye ranger build, my previous jewels have been with attack speed, bow damage and lightning damage, so pure dos focused.

I have a "against the darkness" jewel already and was thinking of a prism of belief with +3 to lightning arrow or lightning rod.

However, there are Soo sooo many good jewels with defensive stats aswell.

So, more dps is better defence? Stuff can't kill you if they are dead?

Or should a look for some +energy shield or other good stats?

Just kinda need advice on what stats are popular for defence/dps to help out and search the tradesite 🙏🙏

[river lynx]

Question for sorcerer how r u tanky or stay alive with 1 health I feel squishy after take that note

[rocky pilot]

Infernalist is similar to blood mage. i would look into seeing if you can actually go Mind over matter instead

but who knows

[upper viper]

didnt know 3k life was hard, i am missing a little bit. than i am at 3k

i just feel weak in t15 maps

[rocky pilot]

in general you're going to be squishy since your EHP isn't crazy high. but you're a minion player so it shouldn't be that bad honestly
Aren't you able to use a shield as well?

[upper viper]

Im using a shield yeah, i could increase my block chance with that

[rocky pilot]

yes that would be better than trying for evasion

they do the same thing but block is technically more effective

[upper viper]

Hmm, never dealt with block. Other than svalin in poe1

[rocky pilot]

you also have access to The Surrender for healing on block, or Svalinn for easy max block

[upper viper]

will try, thanks for the input. Forgot all about block

im using the one. that gives me 50 spirit :3

[stiff ether]

any monk or gemling legionaire experts that could hop on a call to double check my build? Its an attribute staking build.

Ive been watching some videos here and there, trying to get something going. I can clear t15 without much issues, but i still get killed easily by some bosses or groups of enemies that get too close.

I would like to hop on a call cuz then i could screen share and show what ive been messing with.

[upper viper]

i guess i am going for this node

[uncut bay]

yes

[upper viper]

Is it just every attribute you are stacking or one of em. i did both and it was quite fun, but expensive. I stacked ES with my stacker, for defence. i had like 7-8k ES

and was CI

[stiff ether]

yeah, i kinda want to get CI, but ive got low ES atm and not super sure how i could get a meaninfull ammount with the gear i have or could get with the money i got

i started focusing on strenght, ,but now im mostly int and dex

[upper viper]

Hmm, how much Mana you got.

[stiff ether]

about 2.3k somewhat

[upper viper]

Hmm, thats only like 700 extra ES.

[arctic pond]

On a similar line of questions, If a bow fires 3 shots at a time - can all 3 projectiles hit a boss at once for 3x dmg or just one proj?

[upper viper]

was thinking you could use the eldritch battery and everlasting gaze method

[odd charm]

So I’m using demon form. Every time my internal flame hit the max I die

[stiff ether]

could i call in vc? i think is better to screenshare to show what im cooking

[odd charm]

What am I doing wrong?

[upper viper]

sure, i can do a quick call

[soft nymph]

thank you for this. ill start making some tweaks in a bit

[rocky pilot]

Back to this.
For context. Invoker is particularly one of the strongest evasion builds because you have actually two defensive choices: you can go Acrobatics or you can go CI + ES with phys reduction.

In most cases his Phys reduction ascendancy is infinitely better than Acrobatics. and i personally would recommend it once you get your 3rd ascendancy. (or even now if you have enough evasion. you want around 10K or 12K)

If you're feeling squishy currently, part of that is because Evasion in PoE 2 now dodges spells but does not dodge ground effects/slams In PoE 2 almost every dangerous attack is a slam or ground effect. Even random trash mobs will leap slam you, and evasion will not dodge any of it without Acrobatics. This is why evasion has to go either Acrobatics or a secondary defense.( Invoker ascendancy for example)

For your build i would aim for 12K Evasion rating, grab Acrobatics. and once you have 3-4k ES. Use Invoker's Protect me From harm ascendancy and drop Acrobatics. (And take Eternal Youth probably)

Also your ES is likely low, but the hybrid ES/EV nodes are mostly bad. its better to just spend a bit of points and grab the humongous cluster beside witch.
In the future i would move to a crit build as invoker. He is built to be crit and Quarterstaffs are the highest crit melee weapons in the game currently.
Here is an example of something i would change for your build. mostly dropping the extra ES/EV nodes for a larger ES cluster. and grab reduced mana cost of skills to help with Ice strike's insane mana cost.

personally i would change a lot. but for now at only 2 ascendancy and level 70 and not knowing your gear. you might need to upgrade your gear

a particularly conflicting part is how you're scaling on Charged Staff power charges while still using Ice strike. Personally i dislike ice strike a lot since its inferior to tempest flurry in almost every way with double the mana cost.
But if you do like ice strike, you definitely will need to build crit eventually

[maiden parcel]

Hey guys im playing the gemling atribue stacker. and im curious what to take from venom quest. 5 all atributes or 10 chaos res. ik stats sound obvious but chaos res is also not easy to get

[unreal goblet]

Okay.

Question for the Acrobatics (Evade All Hits node) users.

What is the breakpoint after Acrobatics? I have 75-80% evasion after Acrobatics. Should I keep stacking or can I start putting more into other stuff like MF or damage?

[velvet blade]

If you plan to go CI, then take the attributes

[atomic verge]

I play merc and I've got 1600 life, 53 ES, all res to 75 (chaos 34)
Armour 49%
Evasion 53%

And still I take so much damage, any tips?

[rocky pilot]

theres no such thing as a breakpoint. Evasion works entropically. the more % you have the more effective it will be.
It gets much harder as you get closer to 90%
The character sheet accuracy is also inaccurate as you level up because once you get past the max level of monsters, your evasion chance % will continue to drop as if you're facing monsters at your level.

Anyway. i personally settle for 70% or so evasion with Acrobatics. What you're asking is entirely personal to you and what defense you want to give up. do you want to dodge 75% of the time or 80% of the time is all you

[maiden parcel]

I think im going without ci

[soft nymph]

holy shit. thank you so much for this response. i have so much to consider now and this is huge. I've just put both ur posts in a google doc so i can review XD
I like my damage output but i do feel SUPER squishy and keep dieing on atlas maps which is driving me nuts.

[unreal goblet]

Thats ultimately the question I was asking and what I meant by "breakpoint" - where people generally stop.

I have Tailwind and Wind spirit buff so I go from 75 standing up to around 80 or so after various in-action buffs. If thats around where people tend to be then I'll start stacking MF and maybe a bit more added phys for the extra upfront damage.

Appreciate the response!

[rocky pilot]

Yeah once you have enough evasion to take acrobatics + Wind dancer. you should instantly feel the difference.
And then later on drop the acrobatics for that invoker node and it should be all good 👍 Lots of people end up that way in Evasion builds

[unreal goblet]

Can confirm. Acro and Wind Dancer is an entirely different experience than just straight evasion.

[vital aspen]

Any suggestions for support gems for a cast on freeze freezing mark setup?

[odd charm]

Anyone here know about demon form?

[soft nymph]

also, im not married to ice strikes over tempest fury. it was just the first one i grabbed and i stuck with it. if tempest fury is better in the long run i can use that instead and move some cold nodes to shock nodes

[odd charm]

Every time my internal flame hit cap I die

[rocky pilot]

armour does mostly nothing, evasion doesnt dodge slams. you will need to make a decision to either go all in on life, which means start stacking strength and aim for 3K life or go all in on evasion and route to Acrobatics on the right side of the tree and grab as much evasion as you can.

This week will likely see buffs to life or at least a statement on how they will improve life in the future IMO.
But basically your problem right now is your life pool is too low to survive more than 2 hits. Try to get 3k so you can survive 3 hits

[atomic verge]

Thanks

[rocky pilot]

i see. yes shock is just much stronger. especially the ascendancy that puts Shocked ground on monsters. This gives free permanent shock on mobs which is generally a 20% shock or so at base line.

[west sierra]

Is it meant to be

[rocky pilot]

i think you take damage from internal flame. if you're doing a demon form build where they reduce their HP to 200. i don't think you're supposed to take infernal flame

if you do... you probably need to increase your maximum fire res really high

alright. i need to go back to work. thats enough for me

[clear sluice]

what would jagged ground do ?

[stark shell]

hey guys, whats the most cost effective class/build? i just spent like 5 div on a monk kit and in t12 i get oneshot all the time. and yes i got nearly maxed out resistances. im tired of farming 1 week just to get 1 little upgrade

[rocky pilot]

Shockwave Totem specifically detonates Jagged Ground each hit. By using jagged ground support on each shockwave totem, you leave extra AoE hits as if you're echoing.

Jagged ground also increases the damage the mobs take.

[west sierra]

Infernal flame needs high max fire resistance, as said by Baku. For Demon Form, focus on life regen with low hp to be able to maintain 100-200 stacks.

[rocky pilot]

@clear sluice

[clear sluice]

i had no idea jagged ground could detonate thanks

[west sierra]

(Low hp doesnt need to be sub 200 with two mings, 400+ is okay)

[foggy jasper]

I need help my build is trash 😦

[rocky pilot]

Yep. its actually pretty fun because jagged ground's base AoE is bigger than shockwave totems.
So this is what my shockwave totem build looks like with jagged ground and AoE nodes

[unreal goblet]

Is Evasion Rating % on amulet bad? I'm doing some gear testing and I have an amulet with High Alert anointment and 42% (post quality) evasion rating. Removing it entirely only removes 4% standing evasion.

It seems like either High Alert or the 42% evasion rating is kinda not great. Any idea which is doing the heavy lifting in that 4%, or is it likely 2 and 2?

[clear sluice]

ok testing 🙂

[rocky pilot]

all % increases are good. 42% increased evasion is like 2-3 passive point nodes
4% evasion is a pretty large amount in itself

[clear sluice]

whats your complete link for this?

also i cant find anything that mentions jagged ground detonating

funny

[unreal goblet]

I'm mostly trying to figure out if I can move away from High Alert into Essence of the Storm without it dropping a ton of that away.

[rocky pilot]

i just use damage and a jagged ground support gem
Phys mastery, Brutality, Martial tempo, Heft, Jagged ground

[midnight bolt]

Im confused abt phsy reduction, have u twsted it? Because with new wording it should work exactly the same way as armor and armor is total garbage even if you have 25k+

[unreal goblet]

Do you think High Alert is giving me most of the 4% increase?

[rocky pilot]

its in the shockwave totem skill description and slam details

[midnight moss]

I tried the phy reduction build, I was getting one shot by t5 bosses at like 6k eva

[clear sluice]

"jagged ground erupts when..."
reads like "jagged ground happens" to me 😄

thanks

[midnight moss]

go for Chaos infusion, works great

[rocky pilot]

yeah its specifically worded so that we know Shockwave will not make jagged ground by itself unfortunately
so its either support gem or spam earthquake

[unreal goblet]

yknow what? I've got enough essence sitting around I'm just gonna go buy the 1 paranoia essence I need and change it to essence. If it doesn't work I'll just change it back.

[clear sluice]

fair but obscure to me and now i know. gotta test it

[rocky pilot]

i am not 100% sure. It certainly won't be perfect, but the benefit isn't that phys reduction makes it so you'll tank hits very well. a lot of mobs have "Ignore 20% of phys damage reduction" anyway.
What really matters is that you have access to phys reduction while still fully investing in evasion. so compared to most people who have to take all hits. you take 1 or 2. and that 1 or 2 is minorly reduced. Especially the random trash mobs that randomly hit a heavy phys hit

basically it just opens up a world where you go evasion without taking Acrobatics

[hushed umbra]

How do you reliably generate power charges on casters?

Sniper mark?

[upbeat ivy]

whats max reduced life a ming ring can have?

[rocky pilot]

for summoners, it is Profane Ritual on corpses or their own minions.
For any other spell caster. its Resonance + Freeze or Electrocute with combat frezy.
Thats pretty much it.

Snipers mark sort of works as well for crit builds but is slow and awkward. Perhaps you can do a Cast on trigger with Snipers mark and see how it goes

[rocky pilot]

i do not know, but that node is garbage

[hushed umbra]

Hopefully they'll make it a bit easier later on.
This mostly sounds really annoying to do.

[rocky pilot]

High alert is 50%. your affix on the amulet is 47%. mathematically High alert is giving you around 2%

[modern oak]

1. How does "Shocked" effect dmg output?
   Assuming i have a base dmg of 100, and 100% increased dmg from passive tree.
   If i would hit a shocked target, will i do 220 (100 * (2 + 0.2)) or 240 (100 * 2 * 1.2)?

2. How negative resistances effects dmg output?
   Assuming i have a base dmg of 100, and 100% increased dmg from passive tree.
   If i would hit an enemy with -20% resistance, will i do 220 (100 * (2 + 0.2)) or 240 (100 * 2 * 1.2)

3. How Shocked and negative resistances stack, multiplicatevly or additively?
   Assuming i have a base dmg of 100 and i hit a Shocked target with 30% negative resistance
   Damage would be 150 (100 * (1 + 0.2 + 0.3)) or 156 (100 * 1.2 * 1.3)?

[unreal goblet]

Okay, see, thats what I was thinking too. It seems good on its head but in practice I'm not seeing it doing much in the overall calculations

I'm probably gonna swap the anointment to essence of the storm

[rocky pilot]

its just 50% increased evasion. theres no real need to think too hard about it.
The problem is its only on full life. which is trash

[unreal goblet]

Right, it isn't there when you'd need it most.

[rocky pilot]

yeppp

if you do want to anoint an evasion node. personally Afterimage is much better

[hard crane]

Any mercs running RESOLUTE TECHNIQUE in passive skill tree?

[rocky pilot]

it likely will not show up in the character sheet. but if it is working. it is much better

[unreal goblet]

I'm over 70% evade if I drop the amulet entirely and it has 42% in addition to the high alert node so I think I'm good to push into damage anointments

[rocky pilot]

not me. but it is perfectly fine for melee mercs

for ranged mercs. honestly accuracy is just not a problem for dex builds. and is often solved even with just one accuracy node if at all

[rocky pilot]

there might be an answer to this on the wiki.
But for questions like this, you can also look up "Path of exile Dreamcore" on youtube
He has informative videos on game mechanics, and im pretty sure he made a PoE 2 Elemental Ailments video

alright my wrist hurts im out of here

[violet cypress]

with blasphemy: despair, decaying hex, heighted curse -> doesn't seem that decaying hex isn't firing. I guess it's only for self casted curses?

I mean I'm standing next to creep and there is no dot/tick

[viral crag]

As far as I know.
I swear I've gotten it to work once, but not been able to replicate it 😦

But yeah, generally decaying will not work at the moment (with blasphemy)

[violet cypress]

thanks

[royal cliff]

does everlasting gaze still increase mana with EB?

[river bobcat]

hey guys, is there a filter on the trading site to filter items with spcific number of rune sockets?

[unreal goblet]

Swapping out of it resulted in a whopping 1% evasion decrease

Now I have 5% extra damage as lightning and 30% shock. Seems a fair trade.

[dark lintel]

is there a way i can make this map (put boss/ritual/breach)?

[dawn spire]

1. Enemy increased damage taken is calculated based on your final damage. With no other sources of increased damage taken, shock is effectively a more multiplier equal to your shock value.

2. Negative resistances are also more damage multipliers, essentially. In your example, you'd do 240 damage

3. They're multiplicative with each other

[regal turtle]

boss no, but if there is a tower in range you can use a breach or ritual tablet

[dark lintel]

okay. thank you!
tower you mean i put tablets?( so there is tablets that makes them by chance to be ritual/breach?)

[upper viper]

damn i only see attribute stacker builds for merc-gremling. Really nothing else out there 😂

[west sierra]

How can I raise my maximum fire resistance. My builds bricked unless I can get it closer to 85

Got 2 exalted to work with

(aint shit)

[upper viper]

think there are some nodes as well

[glad mountain]

Any witch here struggle with breaches?
Minions get frivked and then I follow

[west sierra]

Got them

[upper viper]

Mine are fine with breach.

[glad mountain]

T15?

[upper viper]

yeah, just did a forge map with a breach

[glad mountain]

Damn what am I doing wrong😭

[upper viper]

i have almost 30 minions as well

[glad mountain]

Umm

Yeahh I’m still behind😂

[pearl sluice]

witch is one of the if not the worst breach clearer

[upper viper]

it a whole ass family

[pearl sluice]

reavers cost like nothing

[upper viper]

that too

i have 7 of them

[glad mountain]

Running classic arsonists?

[upper viper]

naa frost mages

never liked arsonists

[glad mountain]

Think it’s better?

[upper viper]

its better in the sense, you can freeze an enemy

[pearl sluice]

idk im only in like 5-6 div gear i def hit way harder on arsonists

[upper viper]

and bosses

[glad mountain]

Fair

[pearl sluice]

but i understand if its optimized you can destroy pinacles from even the initial freeze

[upper viper]

i had them before, and i feel stronger now. And more comfy, due to the freeze. gives me more time to move around

[glad mountain]

I might just make the switch tbh

Y’all got anything I can follow

[upper viper]

uhw, well i did my own stuff

[pearl sluice]

i swapped to frost and didnt care for it on breach clearing

[glad mountain]

Yeah I’m too lazy

[pearl sluice]

which is my primary end game activity

slowing breach monsters is horrible

[upper viper]

im using two unique tho

[pearl sluice]

🤢

[upper viper]

they die damn fast for me tho

[pearl sluice]

im nuking breach rn but i have to go sustained seige

[upper viper]

im about to test mine for. is his name xest ?

the breach boss

[pearl sluice]

u havent fought t1 xesht?

[upper viper]

i have, on my inpending doom build. He just melts him XD

[pearl sluice]

i mean it depends on your gear but you wont delete him without decent gear

def doable tho

[upper viper]

my inpending doom build, kill him in 6 hits with the curse

[pearl sluice]

shit i rushed it to get points by just paying my way with ex cause breach farming with no passive points is awful

[upper viper]

Yeah i paid for mine first, now i farm for it

just got one from farming

so i am tempted with my minions

your welcome to join 😂

[pearl sluice]

for t1

?

[upper viper]

ye

lvl 81

[pearl sluice]

char is level 85 rn ign is xCleanRotx

[glad mountain]

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/frost-mage-infernalist-build-guide

Thoughts on this?

[rocky pilot]

get maximum fire res jewels. and maybe abandon infernal flame to be honest

[static plinth]

Every jewel can be +2

There's also Infernoclasp but thats kinda ass

[west sierra]

I've leveled 3 chars to endgame and got 0 jewels, what am I doing wrong

[raw thicket]

any good sorc builds for hardcore? doing a freezing shards/freezing bomb build atm which works well for bosses but mob clearing is a bit slow

[west sierra]

Kind of need it for barrier autocast

[upper viper]

Some of the parts are close to what i am doing now

[mystic shard]

how do orbs of chance work

does the item need to have any of the upgradable items modifiers af/suffixes before hand

or just be the right type of item?

[atomic halo]

it has to be normal rarity

so it can't have any affixes when you use the chance

but yeah just the base has to be correct

there may be item level restrictions but im not sure

[mystic shard]

aaha

ok ok i see I see thank u

anyone know where to farm sapphire rings?

[analog kraken]

anyone tips? i can do easy tier 13+ maps, but i die really fast

[rocky pilot]

they only really drop in Sanctum or endgame content.
Just buy them if you don't farm sanctum

[rocky pilot]

are you using Acrobatics?
Pure evasion builds should be using Acrobatics because evasion doesn't work on slams or explosions without it.
You should allocate more evason nodes on tree and get good gear.
Minimum evasion for acrobatics is generally 12k rating with wind dancer. much better at 14k

[analog kraken]

what is acrobatics?

[rocky pilot]

its on passive tree, a keystone. look for it on the right side

[midnight moss]

So with Chaos Infusion, are you in a constant High or Low Life state?

[rocky pilot]

you mean Chaos Innoculation.
You are always in full life

[restive turret]

If you take giants blood and you use two handed weapons with one hand, can you get bonuses for one handed nodes when using a two handed weapon with one hand?

[pearl sluice]

is there no cast speed on gloves?

[modern oak]

Thanks, any source on this?

[dawn spire]

Holding alt and clicking on keywords ingame

[minor tree]

in which order are spell damage and elemental (eg: fire) damage applied? are they added together or is one multiplying the other?

[dawn spire]

All damage increases you have that apply to the same thing are lumped into one giant additive ball

So order doesn't matter

[minor tree]

perfect, thank you

[modern oak]

The ingame wording for shock uses increases dmg (instead of more) and for resistances uses (reduced dmg, instead of less). So one might think the results would be additive?

[dawn spire]

Reduces the resistance, but it's not reduced damage. Can you screenshot shock and resistance tooltips?

I know I'm right because it works the exact same way in poe1 like it has for 12 years, but I wanna see if it says so explicitly in the alt tooltips

[dawn spire]

Those aren't the full tooltips ingame, are they?

[slender bone]

I have 13k evasion, 82% and I get interrupted/hit a lot. What to do ?

[dawn spire]

What do you mean interrupted? Stunned?

Evasion doesn't work against area hits like slams. Your stun threshold is based on your maximum life.

Get more life, cap your resistances

[slender bone]

I have CI, 11K ES, 13K (82%) evasion and I get hit a lot. So much so, that my attacks get interupted

[dawn spire]

I guess it doesn't say it explicitly. But the damage an enemy takes is an entirely separate calculation to the damage you deal. If an enemy takes increased damage then it is just 20% increased damage, but it applies to ALL of the damage you deal.

Resistances are similar. If an enemy has -20% cold res, they take 20% more base damage from your hit, then whatever increased damage taken modifier you have takes effect

[burnt gust]

thanks!

[thorny token]

yea you are getting stunned

[dawn spire]

"Interrupted" isn't a thing in poe aside from being stunned mid-animation

[thorny token]

get the jewels with 10% es added as stun threshold

get like 3-4 of them

and you wont get stunned anymore

[dawn spire]

Also there's a node that adds a % of your es as stun threshold and another that uses a % of your es as base threshold instead of life, I think

Also stun charm might be worth it

[slender bone]

I invested in "damage" jewels. Don't really have the currency to reinvest 😦

[viral crag]

Definitely the es one, not sure about the life one

[thorny token]

yea but on eva/es build you are probs not pathing there and the es jewels are like the easiest soliution ever

[dawn spire]

Sell the damage jewels, liquidate other currencies, just don't get hit, etc

[thorny token]

they are also cheap

pretty sure

[modern oak]

So the formula would be <My total unmitigated dmg with all the increases and more> * <enemy resist multiplier> * <shock multiplier> something like this? (in case of negative res)

[thorny token]

get 3 mid ones with some es and stun threshold and sac some damage

[viral crag]

Time to start saving up lol
Our main goal is to kill stuff before it kills us. Don't buy damage if you can't live long enough to use it 😅

[soft plume]

Hey guys could really use a hand trying to set up my pillar monk I have good gear but no idea if you get me I don’t know what I’m doing wrong 🤦🏻😂

[thorny token]

gettign constantly stunned is dps loss anyway lul

so think about that mod as dps mod

[dawn spire]

My first instinct is to doubt the truth of the statement, "I have good gear".

And how do you know you're doing something wrong? What issue(s) are you facing?

[viral crag]

There's a lot of "You deal zero damage" modifiers that people choose not to spec out of lol

[past grove]

What would be strong starter build, excluding minions?

[thorny token]

bows, crossbows (both on deadeye)

bell monks

splash mace warrior

(if you figure out waht to do before lvl 22 :d)

[soft plume]

@dawn spire I was clearing 15s till I changed to this build now I just die straight away on 10s 😂

[past grove]

Ranger was much more painful experience on fresh start with LA+rod than boneshatter warrior for me, dmg very low :D, i managed to get to lvl 19, made ascendancy, went pathfinder with concotion, now im stucked at a2 boss cuz i run out of charges on mana pot. I guess would be best to respec on gas arrow or something and wait until I get better for concotion again.

I tried yet warrior, witch and looking for something else, ofc on ssf

[thorny token]

well its more OOS + rod than LA rod, i dislike LA clear as well early but OOS + rod is a lot of damage

for pconc try to fish for better mana flask maybe, and click the mana flask nodes

[storm hinge]

Anyone aware of any particular drop/boss kill to get dancing dervish? no way im paying these extortionate 29 divines

[thorny token]

you should be able to go through acts with it and not run out

[gloomy compass]

Low-life infernalist quarterstaff crit build with es+armour (heatproofing annoint), will the defensive layers be enough for t18s? or is something like evasion straight up better?

[past grove]

thanks for tips, definetely gonna look at that mana nodes first

[thorny token]

there is dervish in poe2? damn thats cute

[storm hinge]

yeah must of recently been added or just recently dropped via poe2db

[static plinth]

Its been on trade for a while

Im hoping to god it's good

It looks like it's a one-hander now which is interesting

[storm hinge]

fated dervish was by far my favourite build in poe 1 so hopefully i can either get one or buy one

[gloomy compass]

trialmaster, I think unobtainables can only be gotten from there atm?

[grave crane]

can someone help? my skill gem is bugged and ic ant seem to fix it

[gloomy compass]

notice how they're all corrupted

[static plinth]

Just Ultimatum but yeah

[thorny token]

even if the minion itself is not good

rampage is probs still good

idk what it does in poe2

[static plinth]

Even if you bought one, the weapon cant deal damage

[storm hinge]

i figured, looks like im pivoting from farming sekhmas and relics

[thorny token]

but if anything similar to poe1 then its probs pretty op in poe2 lul

[static plinth]

All of the unadded weapons are borked

[storm hinge]

ahhhh i see now thats unfortunate

[static plinth]

Yeah, i guess you hvae the option of doing like, Dance of Death, weapon in main hand and dervish in off-hand

[dawn spire]

Lightning rod + orb of storms https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326972100409426081

[thorny token]

or just snapshot it and wep swap for it :d

[dawn spire]

I'd relog and/or unsocket and resocket the gem.

[thorny token]

as i assume rampage still snapshots

[static plinth]

Personally im probably gonna try running Dervish as a minion build no matter how ass it is

[gloomy compass]

i think it happens because of not enough attributes, check your support gems

[manic cobalt]

Witchhunter's decimating strike and effects on full life, does it work or not? like ambush support gem for example. decimating strike says "before the damage of the hit is applied", but does applied same as calculated?

[static plinth]

Damage is calculated -> Decimating Strike -> Damage is applied

Should work with ambush and stuff

[manic cobalt]

are you sure?

[static plinth]

Not 100%, but it shouldnt be hard to test

If you dont have a witchhunter, get Aerisvane's Wings

[storm hinge]

I second this

[modern oak]

Resistance penetration happen before or after exposure?
If enemy has 30 res, i have 30 pen, i apply 20 exposure, would it result in -20 res of an enemy or 0?

[thorny token]

0

[modern oak]

😦

And with this passive
the result will be -20 or the same 0?

[rapid galleon]

Is it atm Possible to use Hexablast with Echo and 2 Active Curses? It seems, that HExa just Cancel 1 curse 1st - then try again and not the other one. Any Experiences?

[storm hinge]

my immediate thought is curse limit but i cant be too sure sorry

[rapid galleon]

If there was a "Puppet" or something like that would be cool to try out xD

[atomic halo]

if they're frozen?

zero!

it's ignored

[civic summit]

if I put a support gem into xbow shot and load with frag rounds do I get the bonus of both skill gems on my shot?

[atomic halo]

their resistance is -20%, technically, it just doesnt affect your skill's damage

[civic summit]

or only gems from the loaded rounds

[thorny token]

every on hit stuff applies after debuffs, which means after exposure and resists for obvious reasons (as the penalties are already on the enemy)

[modern oak]

But if their reistances would be 10 by default, exposure would increase my dmg by 10%, correct (10 - 20 = -10)?

[thorny token]

and then you hit with your pen or res ignore

its very simple

[atomic halo]

if you didnt have res ignore, yeah

[thorny token]

which means the only way to get enemy to negative resists atm is purely with debuffs

[modern oak]

But even if had res ignore, i would still be -10, because ignore resist applies after reduction to resistance, correct?

[atomic halo]

it would be -10% but it wouldnt matter, your damage wouldnt be any more

because you ignored that -10%

[modern oak]

It ignores "non-netgative"

[thorny token]

well you did not ignored it as it says it ignores non negative ele reses

[wanton moon]

so I've got my 5 socket attribute res morior finally, is there anything to put in over chaos res? I saw a video stacking crit dmg res but I'm a little unsure of going that route.

[atomic halo]

reading is hard

mb

[thorny token]

all the sources of ignore atm specify non negative i think

[atomic halo]

yeah you get -10%

[rapid galleon]

Will a Caster (Bloodwitch) die, if the passiv Life + Mana for Cast is activ and the Passiv 1 HP but Energy Shield?

[thorny token]

no you just wouldnt be able to use any skills that cost mana

just like when you dont have en0ugh mana it simply wont allow you to cast

and thats it as its cost

[vagrant narwhal]

frost mage build = very expensive so arsonists + snipers are the way to go imo

[fading scroll]

How do I get more of my ascension ability’s

Keeps saying I don’t meet the requirements after the first two

[storm hinge]

you need to complete a trial that has a high enough level to obtain more ascendancy points

[static plinth]

Gems in crossbow shot only work on the default ammo

[civic summit]

ok ty

saves me gems

[upbeat ivy]

how much does a build that can do t16 breach quickly and efficiently cost?

my demon form can do it but the second they nerf mask of the stitched demon im cooked

thinking about levelling a monk

[zealous gyro]

Is there something that acts like contagion other than contagion itself (or the one ranger ascendancy thing with poisons)?

I basically want big AoE damage over time, preferably spreading

[mystic shard]

what are these " traits" and where do u see em in game?

[eternal pilot]

Is Elemental focus support bugged?

Abilities can cause ailments from converted sources it seems even if you use that support? like herald of ice -> converted to lightning will still cause shocks

[static plinth]

They didnt make it to the live game

[pearl sluice]

yeah we dont have those stats

never seen them

[modern oak]

You tested it? What is the source of conversion?

[eternal pilot]

Yeah i tested it

The tooltip doesnt even change lol

[earnest ice]

What should my first two ascension points as invoker go to? Using ice strike, so assuming maybe "I am the blizzard"?

[eternal pilot]

it should say cant afflict freeze buildup, shock, ignite etc. But it literally doesnt even change

[eternal pilot]

Its just the converted to lightning damage support gem, I dont remember its name

or extra damage maybe? cant remember the wording

[storm hinge]

if its extra thats working as intended

[eternal pilot]

I dont see how its intended that damage is still part of the ability? what am I missing

[modern oak]

The tooltip i think never changes, probably just not programmed yet

[eternal pilot]

Atm its just free damage on herald of ice with no downside, even when you abuse it together with herald of lightning to make them proc of eachother

[modern oak]

Does not work for me. The herald of ice does not shock even with alot of lightning damage and Elemental focus

[eternal pilot]

And Lightning infusion? (The support gem)

it 100% works for me

[modern oak]

yes

[snow ridge]

are unique armor/jewels the only source of increased intelligence from gear?

[modern oak]

Do a recording

[cedar river]

How is the 5% increased Strength of "Titanic" node work? Is it calculated after gear or?

[eternal pilot]

Its just really obvious in breach maps, where the ability still procs herald of lightning and screen clears might be hard to record

with that support

[upbeat crow]

is this ring good for attribute gemling?

[merry bone]

good for something that uses HOWA - may not be best for Tri-attribute Gemling though, because no strength

[upbeat crow]

]i see ty the buiuld im looking to build uses HOWA

[autumn wind]

i want to go from build one to build 2 will it be feasible

like im trying to do boss dps

struggling to hurt bosses with my current set up

[eternal pilot]

Im uploading a video now, Where Im not even using charged staff and you can still see it proc, 1 sec!

can it be I am thunder (ascendancy) and essence of the storm passive nodes that does it? maybe

otherwise

@modern oak https://youtu.be/nDMkWpq5U6Y?t=22

at like 0:30 It procs and I show that Im using the support

[modern oak]

It would be shock from you right click, because of your passives, yes

[storm hinge]

yeah your herald of ice isn't what is causing those shocks it'll be any amount of lightning/shock on your gear or tree causing herald of thunder to cause the procs

[solemn cradle]

Quick question, how are people running blink and archmage for spirit gems without any spirit on their armor? It’s gotta be fake right?

[storm hinge]

amulet possibly or iirc corrupted jewels

[solemn cradle]

Thank you <3

[thorny token]

or helmet

[eternal pilot]

Yeah I might be tricked by something else, I just hardly notice a difference between using elemental focus vs not using beside that my herald of ice doesnt do as much damage

So could be just me not understand exactly what is causing the shocks it literally screen clears regardless haha

[idle plover]

hi guys, i got a question about active block skill and passive block nodes. when playing resonating shield (or have it active) im 100% blocking right? do i even need passive block nodes in the weapon swap set for this skill since im already blocking 100% ? do i miss something?

[midnight bolt]

its called against the darkness jewel, easily +60 spirit on certaint builds, there is also helm corrupt and jewels

[midnight bolt]

you are blocking only in 1 direction from active block passive block works in any direction

[idle plover]

ah, didnt know that, thank you ❤️

[midnight bolt]

practically no u dont need , i played game purely with active block with 0 investment into it and was fine in all game content

but it works only on certain builds

[idle plover]

i cant think of anything else to skill with my shield set (already have full armor break nodes) so i guess its fine, im blocking good, but didnt know if i could go without them or if i need them,. thanks again

[glad mountain]

Frost or arsonists for witch?

[brazen loom]

Whichever looks cooler to you.
Tbh, they're pretty similar, I think arsonists requires a bit less to get going though, easier for leveling.

Frost is probably a little better late.

Either way, run one storm mage to apply Shock.

[opaque sundial]

Yo I have a mana problem. Lightning arrows build my skills consume way too much mana I got like +6 to skills

What’s a good way to help with mana consumption?

[brazen loom]

Lower the skill level if you don't need that much damage.

[opaque sundial]

Nah I do that’s the thing

[opaque sparrow]

Where the sorc players at

[smoky carbon]

Hello guys, I'm trying demon form infernalist comet/barrier invocation, it's cool for map but I'm not sure what support I should use for boss (like king in the mist), any idea? The map setup in the barrier is capacitor/comet/considered casting/spell echo/spell cascade

[brazen loom]

Then normally stacking mana regen or blood magic etc...
But I don't think there's really a quick fix to mana issues besides lowering the gem level.

[thin basin]

its finally done boys

[tiny plaza]

if i aplly more then one debuff on a ennemy dark effigi will atack it multiple times?

[opaque sparrow]

What annoint are infernalists using

[dawn spire]

There are lots of infernalist builds. Might need more specifics

[dawn spire]

No, dark effigy either targets something with one or more debuffs, or not at all

[tiny plaza]

thxs

[opaque sparrow]

Not really familiar, I'm just rocking lots of minions and spark/flamewall with electrocute for cc

[dawn spire]

Then I'd go with whatever you can afford. Look at some nifty notables that are too far to get

[opaque sparrow]

Alright

[regal turtle]

dark effigy shoots more projectiles at a target based on how many chaos over time debuffs it has

[dawn spire]

Does it?

Can someone screenshot the gem?

[tiny plaza]

thxs

[wary canopy]

Is the increased damage taken from Marked for Sickness (notable) additive or multiplicitive with Shock?

[atomic halo]

if it says increased, it's additive.

[still rock]

i appreciate the tidiness

now vaal the hexers robe

[thin basin]

everything you see thats vaalable is vaald

except the wand

[still rock]

you know what that means

[thin basin]

no

[still rock]

he calls

[thin basin]

when i find a backup sure

[still rock]

what are the good implicits for wands anyways

[thin basin]

nothing

[atomic halo]

the risk/reward is way worse

[still rock]

poe2db doesnt have vaal implicits

[atomic halo]

it does

[still rock]

organized by item

?

[atomic halo]

not that part

[still rock]

oh yeah maxroll has it

i forgor

oh you can hit +1 spell

thats juicy

tbh for the vaal it should just be +1 all not +1 for each lmao

thats hella gamba

[shy root]

Any recommendations what the easiest/laziest build would be to start out on HCSSF? Died on my 1st char and don't have much stuff saved, but a Ghostwrithe for leveling I guess

[still rock]

infernalist seems to be the safest bet to start in terms of not needing much investment

[shy root]

Ah dang, the minions eh?

[still rock]

yeah arsonists i imagine

[swift root]

What unique bows are good for lightning arrow?

[still rock]

none of them

[rapid wadi]

what is the best gem setup for leveling a new build? without pervious gear/materials

[dawn spire]

https://discord.com/channels/174993814845521922/1326885494704963655

[ember arrow]

not sure if thats the correct place to ask, but can anyone tell me if its possible to allocate a node to a corrupted necklace?

[orchid latch]

Sorry if not the right place. I have a witch level45, act3. Totally messed my skills. Can someone recommend good buildings ?

[rapid wadi]

how far will that get you?

can u solo bosses without decent gear?

[dawn spire]

You can beat the whole campaign with that setup with barely any damage on the tree and mediocre gear

[undone peak]

the game is not nearly as hard as you seem to be imagining

[dawn spire]

Source: I used that setup on chronomancer and the campaign was a breeze on my first character, no leveling gear

[undone peak]

just pick a class, except warrior, and go kill shit

fuck warrior

[dawn spire]

Oh, also, most people solo everything in the game. The people asking for carries for bosses are neglecting their gear and won't make it far imo

[rapid wadi]

i really do not enjoy spending more then a couple mins on a boss and enjoy even less dying to a boss and having to redo it..

[dawn spire]

Just do lightning rod+orb of storms on warrior

[undone peak]

the person just gave u a great guide on what to play

[dawn spire]

Then there are lots of other games out there that you might enjoy more

[ember arrow]

uuuuh i dont think thats the answer for my question

[dawn spire]

Oh yeah, wrong reply whoops

[dawn spire]

Idk about anointing corrupted stuff. I'd ask in #2┃after-acts-help

[ember arrow]

thanks!

[rapid wadi]

this is a build planning forum.. i am here for build advice for early survivability.. and ya'll telling me to change games.. why dont YOU leave this game

[dawn spire]

Because I love dying to bosses and fighting them for more than two minutes

But for real, you said you don't enjoy long boss fights which is pretty integral to poe2 imo

And I gave you the best leveling build that I know of

[undone peak]

that guide will work great. it answers your question very well. go use it and play the game

[dawn spire]

If someone came into an ice cream shop and said they hate dairy products, I'd also suggest they try a different eatery

Dying to bosses after a long fight WILL happen in poe2

It's unavoidable

[still rock]

Most ice cream shops have at least one sorbet to be fair

[dawn spire]

Yeah, and poe2 has the build I linked

It's the antidote to long boss fights in the campaign

[still rock]

buy radient grief, put fart arrow on right click, turn brain off for rest of campaign, profit

oh hey they fixed the trade site divine valuation

[hushed lantern]

Because you said you don't like difficult bosses, and this Game has difficult bosses, maybe something else is your speed. Not being rude, just an observation

[tidal copper]

can you recoup the life you use for spells?

[still rock]

no

recoup only works with damage from hits

[tidal copper]

noted thanks

[thin basin]

aight time for next char

[still rock]

i feel like i want to repurpose my chrono but dont know what for yet

[old oriole]

im looking for a bow skill that could deal a lot of dmg fast(just once) so that it could proc herald of ice and i get my frenzy charge so i can cast my spiral volley to clear breach

[still rock]

alternatively use bushwhack

and get pin buildup on tree

[old oriole]

tf is bushwhack

[still rock]

unique boot

[old oriole]

i don't deal phy dmg

[still rock]

spiral volley quite literally does physical damage

[old oriole]

could escape shot do the work?

[still rock]

unless you have a cultist bow

[old oriole]

and i do

[still rock]

ah

that complicates things

how are you planning on freezing then

[still rock]

makes sense

[old oriole]

could escape shot do the work? burst enough to freeze for me to get a charge?

or freezing salvo

[still rock]

i havent tried salvo yet but escape shot is only an area under you so it might be cumbersome to use

[old oriole]

ok salvo it is

need someone who knows the best support for it

[still rock]

have you tried glaciation on spiral volley just to see if it freezes without the dmg from the charges

you might need some freeze buildup on tree for it to be reliable anyways

[hallow spruce]

Anyone here running demon form?

[old oriole]

i'll have to either remove electrocute primed or 120% pin chance near enemies

[still rock]

how are you pinning

that support doesnt do anything unless it actually can pin

[old oriole]

wait...............

[still rock]

same for electrocute

you need a source of it

[old oriole]

i think that should work since i electrocute, look at quiver

[still rock]

oh lol im blind

yes that works

pin wouldnt though

[old oriole]

ok glaciation it is, wait.......... did i put all those points in tree for pin for nothing?

[still rock]

yes

[old oriole]

last touch for now is i need good support gems for freezing salvo to generate charges fast

[still rock]

the only skills that inherently pin are boner cage and ripwire ballista

i mean if glaciation works on spiral volley then you wouldnt need the salvo

thats why i brought it up lol

it just depends if it does enough dmg to reliably freeze without having the frenzy charge

[old oriole]

yea but spiral takes a bit of time to cast(im not that slow) but strong enemies don't freeze in one hit, im looking for a skill that's strong/burst to guarantee getting one frenzy per cast

[still rock]

gotcha

could also potnetially use freezing mark for assistance there

[floral patio]

When choosing my caster wand, is it better to have more spell dmg bonus, or the specific spell type I am using in my build when choosing both and I want the larger of the two somewhere?

[still rock]

+spells is king

then everything else

[floral patio]

Kinda irrelevant - Scenario: +5 skill and 100% spell damage and 50% chaos or +5 skill 50% spell damage and 100% chaos is what I am looking at

[still rock]

Ah, gotcha

[old oriole]

does it matter if i use low or high level freezing mark?

[still rock]

Both are the same if you are talking about scaling chaos spell dmg

[floral patio]

Thank you - wasn't sure if one was calculated over the other first

[still rock]

gives more freeze buildup so probably use it at the highest you can and then quality it

[still rock]

they're additive with eachother for purposes of chaos dmg for spells

if you for whatever reason had another source of spell dmg in your build that wasnt chaos then 100% spell dmg would be better in that scenario

[old oriole]

no possible good supp gems for it right?

[still rock]

depends what youre using elswhere

cause you can get cold infusion on the attack it triggers

but if all you care about is the freeze buildup debuff then nah not really

[old oriole]

ok i put it on there

[winter vortex]

how do people increase spark dps? I can only reach 2k

[still rock]

archmage

[vital aspen]

Does strip away not work on hypothermia?

[still rock]

No, hypothermia isn't exposure

it is a curse that lowers their resistance

They both functionally do a similar thing but are not the same

[dawn condor]

yo does anyone know what stats I should be looking for on for giants hammer totem build?

[old oriole]

ty so much @still rock build works much better now

i've yet to do the breach yet though

[thin basin]

zamn + level comet is like 10d per level

[old oriole]

hope it goes well

[thin basin]

ill just stick with a +2 frostwall for now

[mystic osprey]

should I pick attrition or war banner? which one do you think is better? war banner says you gain stacks while staying "near" a unique enemy. does "near" mean presence?

[old oriole]

xDDD i died to the last rare on death effects(5+ circles of lightning)

[still rock]

Traditionally in poe1 it just means a circle radius that is completely arbitrary and depends on the skill so I have no idea you'd have to test it

[old oriole]

didn't even try breach

[still rock]

Attrition is probably only worth the spirit if you have absolutely no other options imo, or solely for pinnacle bosses

[old oriole]

would you reccomend me some jewels @still rock

[still rock]

are you es

[small atlas]

Sorry but i have to ask. Is there a way to search at the trade website for the against the darkness with lightning dmg and life?

[old oriole]

yes + cI

[still rock]

sapphire with chao dmg %, max es %, freeze buildup %, and second suffix open for whatever

maybe % mana on kill

if you having mana issues

[rapid galleon]

If i use "Sacrifice" for using skills on my Minions instead of Corpses, does the Passiv "Meat Recycling" work then? It sais "do not destroy Corpses" like the Unique staff

[still rock]

I think it works from what I've heard from others but I haven't personally used it

as does the support

corpse conservation i think its called

[mystic osprey]

does lowering enemy's ailment threshold increase my chance to shock?

[rapid galleon]

i think i try

[old oriole]

if i get more stun threshold will i have a lesser chance to be staggered when hit by monsters?

[still rock]

yes if youre CI you need to get gain stun threshold as % of max es because normally stun threshold is a function of your life value

so that wouldnt be a bad jewel affix either

[old oriole]

what's affix vs suffix again?

[still rock]

affix = both prefix and suffix

for jewels, 2 prefix and 2 suffix (before vaal)
for other rare gear, 3 prefix and 3 suffix

only certain affixes are prefixes and vice versa

https://poe2db.tw/us/Sapphire#ModifiersCalc

[dawn mesa]

Hi guys, new to PoE, so I apologize if this is a silly question but I just want to double check. I have 98% lightning resistance penetration, does that mean I'll ignore 98% of lightning resistance always?

[still rock]

yes

[still rock]

no it caps at 0

(the minimum value is always 0 for penetration)

(but you can lower their resistance past 0 with curse/exposure)

[dawn condor]

exposure goes past zero though

[dawn mesa]

Gotcha, so no point speccing beyond 100% then, just wasn't sure if it rolled against some other modifier, or if bosses could accumulate higher than 100% res

[old oriole]

okay, got it, rn im trying(saving money) to buy a better body armour to get to maybe 5-7k ES(i hope), so is it a bad idea to spend around 10ex on that jewel?(minus the chaos dmg %), this is my current body armour @still rock

[dawn mesa]

That really opens up a lot of passive points for me 😄 thanks for the help

[modern oak]

but the exposure/reduction of resistances applies BEFORE penetration. So if you have 100 pen, and mob has 60 res and has -20 exposure and -30 reduction from curse - total mob res will be considered as 0

[onyx moss]

yall think this is worth the 2div? playing la

[swift root]

Could someone help me decide between 2 end game builds? They are both different with gems, Items, etc. But I dont know which one is "Better". Its my first time ever playing poe1 or 2 just looking to get some guidance. Here are the 2 builds. One uses a unique the other doesnt for some reason.

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/build-guides/lightning-arrow-deadeye
https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/tolch01z

I appreciate it in advanced if you have the knowledge could you also tell me why one is better than the other?

[mystic osprey]

thanks

[golden dawn]

can someone recommend me a chronomancer aura build

i saved up like 200 divines

but i can't find any promising aura builds

[brazen verge]

wait what... where's the accuracy?!

is there any way I can check my accuracy at all

[atomic halo]

by skill

[midnight bolt]

its on gem

[brazen verge]

thanks

so the enhanced effectiveness.. does it give the bonus to accu?

[atomic halo]

it should

[dawn mesa]

This is actually really good information, thank you. My build has 98 pen and -20 exposure. I'm wasting passives and wouldn't have known any better without the explanation of how the game calcs

[brazen verge]

uhm. I dont see any info about accu, only crit chance and bonus

some yt video tells me thats it lol

[dawn spire]

Are you using an attack?

[brazen verge]

yes with crossbow

[dawn spire]

It should be in there. Can you screenshot the dps panel?

[neat bison]

It’s under damage

[brazen verge]

thank you

ok, so... does the level of "cast on" gem change anything?

[thin basin]

should ge tmore energy

[cyan plinth]

Ive been seeing alot of talk about there being a threshold where Rarity has diminishing returns, but keep seeing different numbers ranging from 40-100. Is there a concensus on the sweet spot for Rarity?

[jagged spoke]

mana issues with ice/lightning monk, any suggestions? I have clarity, recover mana jewel, and mana leech on my weapon

[thin basin]

currently anyway to scale damage through es, eva or armor?

[lusty surge]

should i take CI + youth if my base shield is at 4.5k? (HCSSF)

[sterile stone]

https://youtu.be/G8MMJJDF86Q?si=bOfojvpLJMZIEGHM

[lusty surge]

or should i wait to get like 7k base shield?

[cyan plinth]

This is the only node on passive tree i could find that gives damage from armour. But im sure there is a unique out there that does soemthing. Node is on warrior side of tree

[solar walrus]

What got nerfed

What nerf why nerf how nerf

Its nerf or nuthin

[cyan plinth]

Oops the pic didnt link on my last reply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4H5G5W5HQ&t=3s

[cyan plinth]

I watched the video but didnt really hear any definitive statements other than "everything is good 👍 ". So just crank rarity as much as i can thats it?

He has alot of warrior videos they are very informative and fun to watch, i highly reccomend. I fixed alot of thing in my build by watching his vids and picking up good tips

Same here haha, thats how i found him, he he a POE vet but really dived into POE vids for 2

[sterile stone]

quoting fubgun, he said diminishing return starts at 100, 200 is like 30% more than 100%

[cyan plinth]

Thank you sir. Luckily where im sitting at roughly

[sterile stone]

if you heard other sources can also use that as reference

so yeah 100-200 seems good

[odd charm]

How does xp work?

Im lvl 58 so idk what monster lvl I should be fighting to lvl the fastest

[cyan plinth]

Just follow your quests and kill anything that has a + icon on it on the map. Otherwise kill the highest lvl stuff you can. Check the gear vendors each time you level up their stock refreshes so your gear stays up to date.

[thin basin]

spellcaster twink unmatched (except for maybe widowhail)

[opal sky]

Can anyone tell me why I run out of mana in 1-3 casts lol. Level 80 sorc. Not using specific build. 1k mana. I know why literally but am I the only one hitting 2 mana pots everytime I start slinging spells?

[brazen verge]

that's correct, thanks! 🙂

[snow tangle]

is there anything i can do to kill the shield dudes faster? got 80kdps on my spark but shields block damage not too sure hwat i can do

[brazen verge]

what's the best spell I can put into cast on shock? I have tonna shock and quite some magnitude. ball lightning, lightning conduit, maybe spark? I have never paid any attention to spells before

[snow tangle]

lightning conduit

[brazen verge]

will it cast right in front of me like on the thumbnail?

[snow tangle]

it will cast on nearby enemies

[thin basin]

it can hit pretty far away

if youre spark

[brazen verge]

im gemling

far away would be nice

[dawn thistle]

why do all warrior build use a shield instead of dual two handed 😦

[brazen verge]

base damage from my attack damage would be best I think (Im still using my crossbow and galvanic shards until I can afford better gear)

[thin basin]

spark can hit from pretty far so its usually whatever hit that proc the cast on

[brazen verge]

cuz armor sucks and block is stonks? IDK but my guess.

[snow tangle]

yeah im wrong actually lighning conduit can hit basically anywhere on youre screen

[thin basin]

because you can do 2h shield and 2h 2h weap swap

[brazen verge]

thats cool!

[dawn thistle]

oh

so I now need 3 bis weapon

[brazen verge]

mhm that could suck since my herald of thunder doesnt really shock I think (not sure but someone mentioned heralds can't inflict ailments?)

[dawn thistle]

[tidal copper]

Because they are too poor to buy a second weapon with the same DPS, which makes a second weapon a liability

[snow tangle]

casat on crit also works

cast

wont be as good because the shock scales the damage but its still not bad

[brazen verge]

sure but I have no crit chance whatsoever so Id prefer shock for now

[thin basin]

as long as both your swap weapon is around like 75%ish of your main it should be the same damage? something like that

[snow tangle]

idk honestly then both seem useless to you if you cant shock or crit

[brazen verge]

nah I shock a lot its just that lightning conduit needs to consume shock to deal dmg and since it hits far away it wont be a 100% sure dmg

not sure cus im pretty noob so im thinking loud

[snow tangle]

idk my brain too small for this

[brazen verge]

🙂

hehe

[snow tangle]

i went spark archmage for a reason big numbers and i dont have to do much

[still rock]

they block projectiles

so use something that isnt a projectile

[snow tangle]

spark is main attack

im aware that they block proj but is there ANYTHING i can do

[still rock]

the one mob in endgame that actually has decent design imo

[still rock]

do dmg from something that isnt a projectile

[snow tangle]

i hate it its the only mob that kills me lmao

just say no at that point lmao

[brazen verge]

hm this seems like no dmg, unless it hits super frequently?

sorry thats

[snow tangle]

doesnt do dmg

[brazen verge]

so its just a shocker thingy

[snow tangle]

its used for lightning warp or you can use it to evaporate your bells lmao

and maybe shock yeah

[brazen verge]

damn if only I could somehow find an easy way to freeze my enemies with my galvanic shards 😄

[snow tangle]

it gets alot easier endgame

[brazen verge]

I dont have it in me to do a significant build rework today

i mean im level 79 I just picked gemling cuz couldnt decide lol

[snow tangle]

ah fair

[brazen verge]

my build is mostly evasion and lightning (galvanic + shockburst)

so I was hoping for some quick fix today so I can enjoy my ascevndancy and unlocked gem potential lol

[snow tangle]

im lvl 90 and 1 phasing bosses in T16 waystones but its just annoying getting to the point that you can do that

you monk?

[brazen verge]

im starting T9 it was pretty easy before

I just started to get bored so I did the trials to get the ascendancy

I mean its getting hard at this point sure I need an upgrade but thats beside the point

[snow tangle]

yeah i been farming trials started killing zarokh today its fun

[brazen verge]

now I just want something damage dealing to put into my new shiny cast on shock

[thin basin]

lvl 9 and my spell got 29% crit chance

[snow tangle]

just trial and error i would definitely suggest lightning conduit its what i use and it melts bosses

[brazen verge]

shockburst melts bosses

I mean sure I'd test it but I wanna clear now

I'll keep that in mind thou!

[snow tangle]

if youre going for clear speed then cast on shock wont really help i dont think but you can try

as far as i know everyone uses it as a dps attack bc its a short burst of attacks

[brazen verge]

I see

would you consider the "arc" at all?

[snow tangle]

maybe ive never tried

my clear speed hasnt been a problem bc before spark i used lightning warp so i never had to worry about it

[brazen verge]

so maybe ball lightning + warp?

[hot rapids]

how does the % increased damage as extra lightning damage actually work? lets say this is my main hand damage, and i have % incr as lightning, how do you derive the new lightning number?

[snow tangle]

thats what i used to use so yeah thats good

[brazen verge]

that could be fun lol, a warping merc. i gotta try it 😄

[snow tangle]

lmao didnt know you were merc

idk what the int req is for it but try lol

[brazen verge]

thats the thing

i dont care im gemling

my only limit is the uncut gem count

[snow tangle]

was on a map with 10 breaches and got 1 tapped by a shield dude this has to stop 😦

[brazen verge]

heh hate those dudes

[snow tangle]

well not 1 tapped but stunlocked and killed by other stuff

[brazen verge]

wait u mean eternal knights

or sth else

[snow tangle]

yes

they suck man theres nothing i can do apart from hit them a bunch but they stun with their 1st hit

[brazen verge]

y

[snow tangle]

too unbalanced imo

[brazen verge]

i just come close then they dont 'thorn' while attack animation

[snow tangle]

thorn?

[brazen verge]

but i feel you its somewhat different on mage

[snow tangle]

and my build is squishy i cant go close so i just get killed

[brazen verge]

i mean the 'ricochet' thingies

[snow tangle]

not sure if i can swear in here lol

[brazen verge]

if only you can separate him its super easy to avoid his hits

otherwise 🤷‍♂️

i mean his strikes

melee

[snow tangle]

oh yeah its when he blocks a hit the hit ricochets but its hard bc im spark and sorc doesnt have melee

[brazen verge]

i mean aoe triggering him is one thing

if you have no single target alternative then i feel you

[snow tangle]

i dont 😦

just gotta accept death when i see them

[brazen verge]

but im super scared of them too

i get 1-2 tapped

i play heavily around them when i see them i agree they should be nerfed a lil

[snow tangle]

the only problem i have with this game is the stunlocking but ig its a skill issue need more stun threshold

like thats all that kills me and they stun 1st hit

[thin basin]

how does conditional effects works with aoe spell?

[modern oak]

there is a charm that protects you from stun for couple of seconds (but does not prevent an inital stun)

[snow tangle]

ive tried it doesnt seem to work very well i just use thawing charm until i can spec freeze threshold

[thin basin]

say, i run an aoe spell like comet, put in "100% more crit chance vs enemies with full health", the comet hit 2 enemy, one with 50% hp and one with full hp, does it calc the crit differently?

[lament trail]

Which one is better guys?

[gloomy jackal]

depends how much flat and % dmg you have, gonna guess its right one unless you got a lot of %

guess also depends on your crit lol

[lament trail]

ye it'd be tough to keep this with the right one

[gloomy jackal]

mm yea

[lament trail]

my stats with the left one

[mellow shell]

I am this time playing as a monk through the campaign. Want to see how the character feels, I never play melee characters normally. What armor should I look out for? Energy shield? Evasion? Both?

[lament trail]

I should note that with hands of wisdom and action 30 int is also increased lightning damage

[gloomy jackal]

Ya I think right is prolly more with howa flat etc getting scaled by the ele dmg

[amber ledge]

guys this might be a dumb question but i don't get the wording so might as well ask, does this work only on a skill its on or on "any skill" as long as i have it on somewhere?

[gloomy jackal]

but ya not 100%

[thin basin]

funny, can do blood magic at lvl 14

[real hornet]

it clearly says on supported skills

meaning when you socket it in a skill as a support, it will do that for that skill if it has the ability to freeze in the first place... aka cold damage

if supports were global, there wouldn't be any socketed in specific skills

[dawn spire]

Oh I'm way too late this party, sorry

[amber ledge]

ye, but it says "skills" but i get it only for the "skill" thats its on

thus my confusion :/

[drifting cedar]

is this bait

[static plinth]

It can theoretically support multiple skills at once, if socketed in a Meta gem

[amber ledge]

:d

[timber arch]

Quick question and help understanding Blood Barbs on Blood Mage.

If I picked up Blood Barbs would the elemental damage from this jewel affect the magnitude of bleeds?

i.e would it essentially be 11% more magnitude of bleed?

[atomic halo]

it does what it says

which is 12% increased magnitude

[timber arch]

im not blind, I see that mod on the jewel

Im asking about the interaction of Blood Barbs with Elemental Damage "contributes" to "Bleeding Magnitude"

[atomic halo]

you said "more" instead of increased 11 instead of 12, but yeah

[supple jay]

does resolute technique prevent allies from dealing crits?

[atomic halo]

it just works, as stated.

when your elemental damage contributes to bleeding magnitude, that magnitude will be increased by 12%.

[timber arch]

Thank you sir. ❤️

[dawn spire]

No

[supple jay]

ty

[knotty aspen]

which is better?

[atomic halo]

what are the dps numbers

you're on trade so it should be right there

[dawn spire]

The left one has more crit tho

[atomic halo]

but right has 19% atkspd

[dawn spire]

But left has way more flat cold

[knotty aspen]

509dps/602dps

[atomic halo]

i take right i think

[dawn spire]

I guess it depends on if 37.5% more crit chance beats 20% more base dps

[drifting cedar]

vaal right

use left if it bricks

easy decision

[atomic halo]

it appears to be on trade

[drifting cedar]

oh

[atomic halo]

also yeah left is better if your crit scaling is enough

[drifting sail]

what kiknd of jewel sockets should i use as shock deadeye ranger?

[dawn spire]

Whatever sockets you're close to and/or path to. Don't allocate a jewel socket just because you have a random jewel. It's likely not worth spending points for a socket unless you have a jewel worth the points

Unless you mean what jewel mods to look out for, then it's entirely build dependent

[stiff hinge]

Has anyone here tried to make firestorm work? even with the 1-limit seems underwhelming.
I was doing some comd-comet+firestorm setup w blueflames but firestorm just seems pointless.

I was trying to work around the ignite-consumption too but just seems underwhelming compared to the 3+ comets per second on my triggers lol

[viral crag]

I'll be trying it out, trying a pure fire to see what's wrong once I get my main character further.

The only time I've really seen people talk about it is once as an option to apply wither, so I'm not terribly hopeful 😅

[stiff hinge]

sadly you cant circumvent the restriction like you can on elemental storm cooldown .

[steady birch]

is this modifier only applies to the single gear or to the rest of the gear?

[viral crag]

As far as I know, just that one piece.

[dark lintel]

normally that armor has 4 slots. so you'll get 4x10. (it doesn't count other pieces

[lavish edge]

hey, so i reached lvl 61 with sorc stormweaver, i am trying to make a spark build, and need a recommendation of a build i can start now and works at this level, because i dont have enough passives to complete the usual end game builds i see on the internet, and its gonna take a while to get good items for the build

[steady birch]

i think im not getting it, no res and es

[dark lintel]

there is a type of that armor that has global defences, attribute, and all resist)
noting you can only get 2 of those three at the same time

[foggy finch]

does chaos inoculation work with witches demon form?

[steady birch]

ahh so this things' written 158 is still not computed 8%?

[atomic halo]

8% is global (as it says)

only the effects of local modifiers will show on the blue number at the top

[steady birch]

how is global computed anyway? if i had 3k es, that 3k's 8% will be added?

[astral badger]

I followed the following build guide very closely: https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/hutch-cryoshock-stormweaver

both my character and the streamer whose build I followed are level 91. I noticed that his lightning skills have significantly more DPS than mine by about 2000. I have 500 more mana, but his build uses a gear item with +1 or +2 spell skills, while I only have cold skills boosts. Could this alone explain the discrepancy? If not, what might I be missing?

[dark lintel]

it applies globally. so other pieces are affected (on global defences stat)

that armor only has 158 yes. but multiplicative

[dark lintel]

let me open my character i'll show you

[atomic halo]

its additive with other global modifiers

so if all that 3k is from flat, which is unlikely, yeah you get 8% of that

[steady birch]

hmm tbh i might just switch this off for that, cos im too addicted to rarity, i can just slot in 12% fire/light and im still res capped

[foggy finch]

does chaos inoculation work with witches demon form?

[static plinth]

No

[atomic halo]

but if you have 1.5k increased by 100% from other modifiers for example, you only end up with 8% increased from that 1.5k

[static plinth]

You immediately exit as Demon Form turns off once you hit 1 HP

[steady birch]

ahh so that's how its computed

i also sometimes wonder what's the weighted sum of my gear(for when its time to upgrade i know the digits), but i don't think there's a way to do it aside from posting my gear then look at trade website lol

[dark lintel]

this is my stats when using this armor

this is what it looks like if not

[wintry knoll]

whats a good base for hybrid es/eva body armor for monk?

[steady birch]

ahhh i see

yeah that seems big

i think im getting this, i just need 2 slots for capping res, the rest to es rune

i just need to farm 1 div

[atomic halo]

math it out if you really want

[steady birch]

well things aren't flat value and idk how to math that individually

[lavish edge]

how many 100s of divines does this cost?

[steady birch]

but i think its more than enough for my taste so that i can get 40%+ rarity

idk current price, maybe 3?

tbh my lvl94 friend just gave it to me as a hands down

[lavish edge]

damn, where do i find friends like that, my lvl 94 friend came to help me with campaign bosses and stole all the orbs and uniques that would drop

[hallow saddle]

anyone here really familiar with the shocked ground mechanics?

[steady birch]

im almost lvl92, got carried hard by said friend, carried me to lvl82 and make me even pick all the exalts

[hallow saddle]

wondering when you have a boss on shocked ground: if you consume the shock is it instantly reapplied? and/or if you boost shock somehow (i.e. voltaic mark) is the boosted shock applied immediately or would you need to consume first?

trying to brainstorm a better way of applying shock with stormburst xbow build than stormcaller arrow

going to go test soon if nobody happens to know

[thin basin]

funny they made gem and skills related to "remove freeze to deal more damage" but then nerf freeze for bosses

[lavish edge]

i have to find myself a guy like that, or wait till this one becomes so filthy rich he gives me something

[hot rapids]

how is hits/second calculated fors skills? is it weapon hits/second * skill attack speed * (1 + all the modifiers from passive/equipment etc)?

[atomic halo]

yeah

*any modifiers you have to more atkspd

[hot rapids]

hmm im using this formula and i am missing 25% attackspeed and idk where i am getting it from ops

[drifting sail]

at what point do i switch to this version of fubguns shock ranger build - https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/lightning-arrow-farmer-fubgun

like after both campaigns?

[steady birch]

tbh we're just giving each other gear, after i use this one ill give this to another sorc

play with a friend group and gear gets easier when you share it among them

[daring marsh]

does the node "Dynamism" (40% increased Damage if you've triggered a Skill recently) only apply that dmg increase to the skill triggered or to the overall dmg of all attacks, spells, etc?
I see the skill triggering, but looking at the dmg from my quarterstaff, it doesn't seem to change
maybe a bug?

[fervent kindle]

I was just asking if anyone was running a Frenzy focused build hah

I'm working on one currently and I maintain them pretty easily with pinning and the unique boots that makes all physical damage pinning

https://youtu.be/p-Ml0HDDhew?si=ZDHz6hqsUadIbivG

I don't have anything crazy yet, but it's doing pretty well

Between the abilities to gain extra charges or even all your charges at once and chance to not to use any charges on skill uses it upkeeps almost constantly for me

[atomic halo]

all damage

conditional stuff might struggle to show up on tooltip, idk

[fervent kindle]

Yeah, I'm not super late game so who knows, I may run into a roadblock at the highest tier maps and whatnot.

But no real issues at up to T10 so far

Correct

[atomic halo]

dont say convert when its not convert smh

[fervent kindle]

Snipe + Barrage with full frenzy charges will delete map bosses and such with one or two shots

[mortal shell]

Question- my dps went down after adding culling strike in my ascendancy (witchhunter) and I’m not sure why it went down

[drifting sail]

im running out of mana quick now as shock ranger

what kinda stat on what gear should i hunt for

[stiff hinge]

slap on a thiefs torment until you can figure it out later

[drifting sail]

whats that

[craggy kraken]

If I have a bunch of jewels that give "% damage taken from mana before life" and then choose Mind over Matter in the tree, is that a complete waste of a stat in those jewels?

[atomic halo]

cold

[stiff hinge]

basically

yea thats my understanding which is a confusing but understandable departure from poe1

[craggy kraken]

I would think so too, but wanted to get a second opinion on it.

[stiff hinge]

it double or triple or however many conversion chain dipped so some nodes were incredibly effective and multi stage conversions were silly

one downside is i'm fairly confident Damage as X can't be converted.

I tried to convert archmage and no dice.

and im p sure this doesnt convert either

[atomic halo]

it didnt, really

only gain #% of elemental damage as extra chaos damage could double or triple dip

literally nothing else did

[toxic lynx]

Just started acted act 3. I need a build for my mercenary.

[atomic halo]

and skill conversions applies before any other kind of conversion

and added as doesnt get converted because it happens at the same time as conversion

[drifting sail]

should i stop upgrading my main skills if mana is becoming an issue

[stiff hinge]

you could try to solve the mana issue for moar damajj

[drifting sail]

do support gems rise up mana costr

i could maybe take a support gem out

[atomic halo]

they do

[stiff hinge]

they tell you on the support gem

I think some don't.

like strip away for ex.

[atomic halo]

yes (although it's not just skill tree mods at the end)

[stiff hinge]

Do we have any ghost-reaver type nodes in the game atm?

[atomic halo]

otherwise stated as flat -> skill convert -> item convert -> scalars

[stiff hinge]

I'm using eternal youth but I'd love ES leech

[atomic halo]

well yeah, almost everything comes from items and your tree

the source doesnt really matter

its the type of modifier that determines when it's applied (besides skill conversion priority, that is)

[stiff hinge]

Anybody know if there's a source of ES leech in the game?

[atomic halo]

soul tether can do that

[stiff hinge]

Is life leech still based on your max life?

[atomic halo]

never was, it's based off of damage dealt

also i couldnt find any sources besides soul tether

[stiff hinge]

im pretty sure leech cap for non instant sources was bounded by your max hp in poe1 and raiseable through its own stat

[atomic halo]

leech cap is gone

it's way simplified

[static plinth]

Its just X% of damage reduced by leech resistance

[stiff hinge]

nice.

[atomic halo]

(and poe1 instant leech is still bounded by leech cap.)

[stiff hinge]

So no issues w/ CI and soul tether?

I am trying to do something where I hit myself very very fast and hope the instance doesn't crash.

[hallow saddle]

for reference: no need to consume, voltaic mark just juices the effect of the shock being applied by shocked ground

[stiff hinge]

and hammering the life flask is getting annoying

or maybe i can do something wtih zealots oath :T

[dark lintel]

whats the best support gems(that doesnt consume spirit) for wind dancer? i have 4 free slot

[near timber]

does minion health or res snapshot?

[neat bison]

Blind is nice, the 200% stun threshold one too

[dark lintel]

i have blind, maim, (planning to put pin). 2 more. XD

i just got bored and hit my 3slot wind dancer with vaal. now my oc is kicking cause of free slotts XDD

[mortal cloak]

Any suggestions on how to buy an Against The Darkness Time-Lost Diamond with a specific affix =o? I need the Str% increase and something else, not sure what but....

[broken sluice]

anyone know if an enemy keeps their Attrition stacks when they leave my presence or does it reset?

[swift root]

Should I take the composite bow in the shop or wait for a dualstring? In act 2 of cruel.

[snow arch]

this build takes +1 gems on gemling but I'm really tempted to take double stat scaling just for the life is that sad

[somber pendant]

What skill is best to use for physical attack damage on monk? Having issues keeping up with energy shield loss using tempest flurry (losing 60% phys to lightning conversion) on my chayula monk with the mana leechs energy shield ascendancy node

Preferably without using charges

[vernal falcon]

is there no way of like, displaying the duration of a life flask?

like as a buff or something?

[lavish grove]

Any recommendations as to if Deadeye or Pathfinder is best for SSF?

[vernal falcon]

current build requires i have like 100% uptime, which I do, but id like to know if im like over the 100% by enough to merit taking some points out of passives while keeping 100% uptime if that makes sense

[calm forge]

is it possible to scale this stat i underlined on fire wall? i've added fire damage nodes and that doesn't increase it

[white frost]

Does anyone know definitively if Rising Tempest is triggered by your Heralds or just by activated skills?

[static plinth]

The stat'll still be scaled by added fire damage, it just doesnt show up on flame wall

[charred hazel]

do you guys have that protect me from harm node? is it worth it for that physical dmg reduction for armor? im ES build

[cerulean yacht]

Which is better leeches mana from physical or mana on kill?

[calm forge]

got it, thanks. wish the skill menu was better at displaying things

i'm guessing it's bc it's adding the damage to the projectile's hit so it can't display it

[static plinth]

Yeah

[charred hazel]

kill

[sinful spoke]

anyone got any ideas how to scale shield charge damage?

i tried crit, but this is like a joke right? no chance to crit?

[static plinth]

Shields dont have a crit chance by default

You need to add flat crit

[charred hazel]

vs idk whats more expensive

i lose like 2kdps on tempest on the ES gloves

[jovial crag]

Y’all think the extra projectile skills outweigh the additional physical dmg? Can’t decide between which to use

[sinful spoke]

how do u add flat crit?

[static plinth]

Only one i can think of off the top of my head is Critical Weakness debuff

0.5% per stack up to 20 stacks

[sinful spoke]

other ways to scale shield charge damage is terrible too

[static plinth]

Scaling it just with levels isnt bad, it deals a ton of damage by default

[sinful spoke]

at lv 16 its barely scratching t4 monsters

needing multiple charges to kill off white mobs

[static plinth]

Ideally you'd have Giant's Blood and a +6 mace

How much armour have you got o nyour shield?

[sinful spoke]

a lot

[static plinth]

Okay yeah that's a lot

[sinful spoke]

i got a cheap +4, the increase is still terrible

level too low for expert maces to roll +6 lol

[static plinth]

Damn you even got the Temporalis for it

[sinful spoke]

yeah

[static plinth]

Besides it being dragged down by having the crit build i have no idea

[sinful spoke]

it feels to me nothing from the tree scales it well

every node i pick is like a +100 or less dps

my build works in t1 maps, but t4-5 its just bad

[copper sand]

Wuts sum good uniques I should go for armor wise as spark sorceress

[static plinth]

What happens if you have both Blood Magic and Infernal Flame?

[rancid cipher]

Which attacks cannot be dodged? Trying to figure out the value of Acrobatics for mapping.

[still rock]

Are any relatively meta builds using cultist bow

or is it a meme

[static plinth]

No

Not scaling from % phys by default just kills it

[still rock]

Figured yeah

[static plinth]

God roll ones are giga cheap though so you could buy one and pray

[static plinth]

Anything that isnt a projectile or strike

So basically any AoE

Acrobatics is a must if evasion

[still rock]

i am slightly aware of a spiral volley poison chonk build but its probably meme tier