[2.1] **Kinetic Blursed** Twin Curse Low Life Wander (Unwavering Stance)

I know your still testing out all of the changes introduced, but had a quick question regarding the gear this build uses. Are you intending to switch anything up besides replacing reduced mana with enlighten or is it for the most part staying as is?

OK, so sorry for the delay!
tbh, Cyrax is living in a timezone that doesnt match my weird sleeping rhythm which changes every week and yea we couldnt do any more test together...
additionally I was pretty busy and amused with my toon on Warbands... yessss... I couldnt even stand a week without PoE when 2.0 came out, Im so weak lol
thanx for reading this...

now, I just woke up with a few ideas.
I only need one now, maybe Cyrax, with highend gear, to test my thoughts and deliver stats in this thread. with those given values I can see if it has potential and what we need to change or improve.

anyway, here the tree

we want about 1400 maximum Mana, if we can get them without Dreamer, then save points ofc.
maybe we can do it with jewels with Mana, ES and some Damage mods on


Aura Management


Gem Setup

3L - Enlighten(4) + HoI + HoA [Wand]
3L - Blood Magic(12) + Clarity(21) + Anger/Hatred (depending on ur mirrored colours) [Shield]
4L - Enlighten(4) + Empower(4) + Discipline + Wrath [Boots]
4L - Enhance(4) + Bloodrage + Phase Run + Golem [Gloves]
6L - Kinetic Blast + WED + GMP + PCoC + LL + Pierce [Chest]
4L - Power Siphon + WED + ICD + Slower Projectiles [Head]

Yes we still run Bloodrage, and yes we have a 4L Singletarget!!

If u like Barrage or Frenzy better use one of those, I'd stick to PS (most Burst Damage)

When u run ur Golem in a +1 gems item, try to get lvl 21 Chaos Golem, because with lvl 22 Chaos Golem u get 5% phys reduction instead of 4% :)

It might happen that u have some different colouring on 1, 2 or 3 items. For doing a function check and stat analysis, just take out the Singletarget and re-chrom ur CoE.

I just need ur feedback please so we can work this out together :)

I hope I can sleep again now...Cheers

Stats we need:


max ES
max Mana
unreserved Mana
Manareg
Critchance
Critdamage
Accuracy
DPS on tooltip
Movementspeed /w & w/o Phase Run

ok, didnt know that LL gets double ES drain on lowlife, so Blood Rage is not a good option unless we link it with reduced duration... but phase run duration would be reduced too while we would pass on a golem... and over all thats not an optimal setup

new try:

3L - Vaal Discipline + Increased Duration + Phase Run [Wand]RGB
3L - Blood Magic + Clarity(21) + Hatred/Anger/Haste [Shield]RGB (or RRB)
4L - Enlighten(4) + Empower(4) + Discipline + Wrath [Boots]BBBR
4L - HoI + Curse on Hit + Poacher's Mark + Golem/Enlighten [Gloves]GGBB coz Frenzy Charges
6L - Kinetic Blast + WED + GMP + PCoC + LL + Pierce [Chest]RRGGBB
4L - Power Siphon + WED + ICD + Slower Projectiles [Head]RGBB

Critchance capped coz same nodes + Q on PCoC
Crit Damage about the same
Attack Speed a bit lower
Tooltip DPS about the same (reckon, coz GMP buff etc)
ES higher (reckon, coz more ES nodes, jewels etc)
Survivability about the same (adapted to stronger monsters/map mods)

we dont need any Mana node coz 800 maximum Mana is enough for all those Auras and we still got 180 unreserved Mana. Arctic Armor is gone, and with it the Manadrain.
we use only one Herald due to the hard nerf to Thunder it is not worth to spend points in Mana as long as HoI fits in.
So we win a lot of points in the tree, that we put into ES, aim for 8k or more so u can run plenty of lvl 81-82 rare maps.
If u wish to get 150k DPS and 6k ES it's useless coz u can run just easy maps with monsters getting already oneshotted with 50k DPS while u get low exp...
If u want a DPS race, this the wrong build!
So get the balance, max ES and 100k GMP DPS and (I reckon) 300-400k Singletarget DPS should totally do the job for highend maps. You got 5 free slots for any flask u wish, so Rumi's, Taste, Promise, Quicksilvers, all them help A FKING LOT in surviving and clearspeed! Just get a Staunching ;)
Due to no OverDPS u r salways save to reflect, so even double reflect packs shouldnt hurt you! (I assume that no rotation would run any reflect map, but even there ur pretty safe!)

here we go

Aura Calc

ok I did it, OP is updated to 2.0
due to my experience in warbands mapping and wanding and the the input i got from my guild, I think that's the way to go.
any bro that means its too low DPS compared to the BM Version or 1.3 or whatever shall stick to easy lvl 79-80 maps with a 2k Exalts build :P

Bl4ze here's Cyrax, you asked me about your build. Overall I think it's pretty good and 100k dmg is absolutely enough to destroy any map.

I got a slightly different setup with less ES (6,4k) and more dmg (137k gmp / ll) due to mostly DMG jewels. I tried lvl 82 maps already and it's absolutely viable till now (skipping reflect maps). Also I'm using frost wall for single target to save some space...

Not playing this char atm so gems are not maxed out and I've also took out 2 enlightens..

Guess with 2x lvl 4 enlightens dmg could reach 150k gmp / LL, I'll find out when I got my hands on those..

Equip:


Jewels:


Tree:

i don tknow if it is 100k or less or more
could u pls try the tree and check the values by any chance? :)

Just tried same aura setup like you propose and got around 116k dmg using 8 dmg jewels (didn't respec since I've invested all my currency on another char). By cutting jewels to 4 (your guide) would prolly reduce dmg to ~100k like you assumed, having a bit more ES ofc.

I like the idea with PS in a 4L, nevertheless using 20/20 frost wall (x3) lasts long enough to take down any boss within couple of seconds (even in a party) perhaps dealing even more dmg than 4L single target setup due to tons of explosions.

Right now I got frost wall in my CoE which's a bit unomfortable since I have to pop flask each time I cast it.


If you move it to gloves and replace it with golem it lasts much more due to ID + enhance and you can cast it continuosly.. I just need to get my vorici to lvl 8 to recolour my gloves tho.




In addition with decoy totem, golem as a mini tank and rumi's you're 99% safe from receiving any inc. dmg. At least I haven't died for a whole while now..

If you could provide regrets I'd respec to quote more accurate numbers about your spec.

thank you for bringing this news! I think its enough, coz if single target in 4L or preferring frostwall or using other vaal skills, golems, curses, immortal call is just depending on anyone's playstyle and taste. the way I suggested just explains my point of view, and with the numbers u already gave us, the plan is being confirmed.

further the gear can still be optimized. now we dont need over 300 mana/s, so while using clarity we could pass on manareg from amulet and rings maybe, and replace it with accuracy and whatever seems useful

I also think mana wanders should switch to 9-15 Phys / 36 Wed rings instead of Just Wed. Therefore, mana wander would be in toe to toe competition with blood magic wander dpswise, while having more quality of life of using the build.