[1.3] Kaz's Glass Cannon Crit Flame Totems Build Guide
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Hi all, my first attempt at a build guide here. Just thought I'd share the fun!
The idea behind this build is to maximize DPS at the cost of defence. Since you'd be using totems, survivability isn't as much of an issue as with other builds. Generally, it is very easy to dodge physical mobs if you're careful enough, and you'd have maxed ele resists from gear to deal with those ele particles coming at you. 1.3 Changes: Patch 1.3 nerfed this build. I have to sacrifice ES to get the same level of DPS or vice versa. After lv86 you can choose to get either more ES or DPS. The DPS screenshots below are obtained using the MORE DPS skill tree. As you can see, it wasn't much of an increase from 1.2, and I took a 1k hit to my ES from 3.5k to 2.5k. DPS with 5 power charges and GMP  DPS with no power charges and GMP 
Bandit Rewards
Normal = kill all Cruel = get +4 cast speed Merciless = get +1 power charge As you can see, cast speed is very good for totems. You don't lose any more mana from the totems shooting any faster, and cast speed substantially increases their DPS. Also notice, this tree isn't exclusively for FLAME totems, it could work for any spell totems with crits.
Links
6L: Flame Totems - Increased Critical Damage(try Fire Penetration since they nerfed ICD) - Added Chaos - Faster Casting - Faster Projectiles - Greater Multiple Projectiles --> Switch out GMP with LMP if mana is an issue. 4L: Ice Spear - GMP - Increased Critical Strikes/Faster Casting - Power Charge on Crit --> I use this only for bosses with a large enough HP pool. Just sit back and spam to get those power charges while your totems are in the front killing the boss. 3L (1 free): Reduced Mana - Blood Magic - Discipline --> .78 (tree) x .71 (gem) x 1.96 (bm) x 60 = EXACTLY 65.13% = 65%, which is the exact threshold for "low life". My bm gem is lv18 atm and it's showing 67%. So as soon as you see 65%, stop leveling bm gem. You never know what kind of wonky rounding system they have. 3L: Reduced Mana - Clarity - Haste 3L/4L: Reduced Duration - Faster Casting - Lightning Warp / Item Quantity - Item Rarity - Flame Totem - Culling Strike (I use this when MFing. I'd place 1 DPS totem and 1 of these to kill merc Dom) 2L (1 free): Increased Area of Effect - Assassin's Mark That's it for links. You have 2/3 free open sockets. I like to stick a portal in one of them.
Unique Gear
-Infernal Mantle: Best DPS chest gear for this build. The only problem is chaos damage since you're low life (35%). Honestly I've never died from anything else (that mod "100% increased Spell Damage taken when on Low Mana" is very negligible, for me at least) -Shav's / Solaris Lorica: Wearing these will protect you from chaos damage, but it will also lower your DPS by a lot. It's up to you. -Maligaro's Virtuosity: This pair of gloves are amazing for DPS. The only drawback is no ES. -Three Dragons: This will allow you to apply shock stacks like crazy. You can notice by the dead mobs having the shock effect on their bodies. -Redbeak: you can dual wield these if you don't have any 100% spell dmg wands and if you've achieved low life status.
Couple ways to achieve low life
1. lv19 Reduced Mana + lv19 Blood Magic gems + our skill tree nodes (22% reduced mana reserved) + a 60% aura (Discipline or Haste) = 65% life reserved 2. lv14 bm + lv13 reduced mana + a 40% aura with NO skill tree nodes = 65% 3. lvx bm + lvx reduced mana + lvx Clarity = here you will have to adjust as necessary.
Quick Dominus Video Demonstration at lv89
My MF Gear
Feel free to ask any questions! My summoner guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1765329 My shop thread: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1748967 Last edited by Kaz2ndChance#7554 on Mar 21, 2015, 8:58:15 PM
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low-life without Shavs/Solaris?
so if one mob in a map deals chaos damage your dead ... |
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" It's an sc build, so the consequences aren't that brutal. |
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" You're free to use either one. Like I said, it's up to you. If you know the map doesn't have that many chaos damage, and if dying isn't an issue, then why not boost up your DPS insanely with Infernal Mantle? You're also free to drop Maligaro's or Three Dragons. It's very flexible. It's all about the balance between defense and offense. My summoner guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1765329 My shop thread: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1748967 Last edited by Kaz2ndChance#7554 on Sep 6, 2014, 4:09:34 PM
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Hi Kaz, nice build.
Could you please link your gear with gems? I'm thinking about tweaking this build to a kind of hybrid totem/summons MF build. |
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" Sorry it took a while to respond. Updated my post with MF gear. p.s. if you could, next time pm me so I know. I don't really check this thread very often. My summoner guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1765329 My shop thread: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1748967 Last edited by Kaz2ndChance#7554 on Sep 16, 2014, 5:27:24 AM
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AB is not better than Ice Spear?
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What is ur nickname ingame??
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Hi, could you update your build to 1.3??? Please!
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updated guide to 1.3
My summoner guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1765329
My shop thread: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1748967 |
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