[2.5 Video Guide] Beginner's Build: Dual Flame Totem, Blood Magic Chieftain [Atziri & HC/SC Viable]

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hondana wrote:

Hey, very nice build! As I'm trying this build in Torment league, I'd add a good amulet IMO:

I also found that legion/soldier gloves are the best for me to get a very welcome 40+ Intelligence boost (in order to wear the Apep's Rage). I didn't find the Doryani's Catalyst that helpful (better life + res w/ something else; but I started this build 3 days ago, level 75 only now, ymmv)

Anyway, I leveled my mara faster than I did w/ the Incinerate gem, almost 4/5 levels under the area level (0 death). I forgot how blood magic frees the mind (during Closed Beta, I loved my BM RoA ranger for this; nostalgia!).

That is a sweet corruption!

Yea BM makes everything so much simpler :)

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I added 3 little twists of my own to the build.

1.I use Frostwall+Faster Casting+Increased Duration to stop ignite enemies from running away, to keep myself safe in a corner, and you can also throw it on top of the totems and it will make it hard for the enemies to hit them. Dont be a jerk in maps with it, be mindful of others Use it to block off a fleeing ghost, stop a mob from overwhelming you with a rush. Very versatile but FAR from necessary

2.I use CoH+Arc+Flammability+Ele Weakness(Using additional curse ring, looking into a corrupted Karui Ward so I can remove my faster projectile gem for something else.) This provides a TON of penetration and will boost clear speeds greatly.

3.Vaal HasteX2+Increased Duration. Maps groups will LOVE YOU. If you activate these at the right times during dense mobs, you can chain Vaal Hastes together for a good minute straight.

This still leaves room for my 6L which is Flame Totem+Fire Pen+Added Chaos+Faster Proj+GMP+Life Leech, a CWDT set up(I like high level CWDT set ups personally), and lightning warp. Being free from proliferation and auras has been a really nice change with this build and I think my tweaks add some really nice clear speed to the build.

Thoughts? Additions? Ill post my gear sometime soon.

Are there any unique item recommendations for Torment league? Not all of the suggested uniques are available in torment.

hi i didnt play much and stopped for a long time so i have some questions.. (maybe noob questions^^)

1) what ist the reason that u dont max skill gems at the immortal call cwdt-setup (same for the molten shell cwdt-setup) ? U have only normal skill gems in your video is there a reason why u dont took superior?

2) As u show your skill gems in your video u dont have a shield with armor. do u always play with this or was it just at the moment? i was wonderthing because u loose lots of armor and skill points for a bit more dmg? or are there any reasons for it i dont noticed^^

Its a great guide and a very nice video!

Why do you take +8% dmg totems on the totem nodes instead of the 14% cast totem speed? Doesnt the speed gives you more damage?

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Camaron wrote:

Why do you take +8% dmg totems on the totem nodes instead of the 14% cast totem speed? Doesnt the speed gives you more damage?

Because it is +14% cast speed for summoning a totem.

Hey Lifting.
Many thanks for this great build. It was my first Char in poe and i still love him.
But i have a question.
Wouldnt it be a better to exchange added chaos damage with added ice/lightning damage and to use Element Equilibrium?

Hmmm when I put a point in that node it gives me more damage than when i put 1 point in the 8 dmg node

Is this a bug or something?

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Camaron wrote:

Hmmm when I put a point in that node it gives me more damage than when i put 1 point in the 8 dmg node

Is this a bug or something?

It's a display bug, the tooltip dps for flametotem is at best slightly inaccurate, and at worst incredibly wrong. Apparently it doesn't calculate cast speed increases currently. Normally dps would be damage * cast speed, but the formula adds the cast speed for summoning totems into it. So the more %cast speed for summoning totem nodes you get from tree, the more wrong it will be. This said, I have a mf flametotem char on bloodlines doing 3 min Dom kills (4 min with selling stuff), and I still think nodes like the 30% faster summoning are worth it (shamanistic fury? Can't remember it's name, the node under scion).