2.1 Conta/Ess Drain = The Purple Puragu : cheap and effective Atziri killer/mapper (SC/HC)

Fixed a bug...why they even write this? Just call it what it was: a nerf.

Oh you have to much fun? Eat this!!! Jesus ggg seem to be even worse then blizzard.

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Kagari wrote:

Ok i did a few tests after the patch and...well that hurts pretty bad :(

Contagion spreading through walls was fun but i knew it was going to be fixed.
Poison maybe deserved a nerf but this nerf is a bit harsh imo.

After a quick test session with weapons, the good news is: bino(and i think consuming dark) are worthless for the overall clear speed now. Grab a wand.
Poison support gem still performs well on single target but it's damage is far from what it was.

I tried a lvl 19 added chaos instead of slower proj to try to get the poison dot back but the loss of damage on the ED dot doesn't cover it at all.

Even though i was planning to reroll as i hit lvl 90 on this char, Im a bit salty.


TL;DR: Overall mapping clear speed remains barely untouched but single target damage is divided by a crazy amount.

Yeah I was planning on taking this to 90 as well but the single target damage nerf hit pretty hard. This league has been pretty bad for me as 2 of my builds I was doing have been nerfed within the first 2 weeks. I am thinking of just stopping until 2.2 as I don't have the time to keep rerolling in fear of something getting nerfed.

Just wanted to give a bit more feedback. Im planing on changing 2 things.

1. I dont feel wither at all. I gonna change it to elemental weakness with faster casting/Aoe or something like that. I like the idea of spelltotem because you have a kind of meatshild/ sacrifice/ distraction aviable.

2. http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Eldritch_Knowledge
This jewel added in the slot at the top of the witch three should give atleast 35% chaos dmg (maybe 40% if both int notes under Wandslinger count). It will give propably more dmg then any other aviable (cheap) jewell (and adding it to the jewel slot under MoM brings only 15%). Just need 1 more lvl then i can tell you the results.

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pyroisback wrote:

Just wanted to give a bit more feedback. Im planing on changing 2 things.

1. I dont feel wither at all. I gonna change it to elemental weakness with faster casting/Aoe or something like that. I like the idea of spelltotem because you have a kind of meatshild/ sacrifice/ distraction aviable.

2. http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Eldritch_Knowledge
This jewel added in the slot at the top of the witch three should give atleast 35% chaos dmg (maybe 40% if both int notes under Wandslinger count). It will give propably more dmg then any other aviable (cheap) jewell (and adding it to the jewel slot under MoM brings only 15%). Just need 1 more lvl then i can tell you the results.

Wither is only useful when you dont have anything to do. Before Atziri becomes vulnerable for exemple is a good time to use it.

If i had this jewel i would use it also for sure ^^

idk whats wrong with me...of course it counts only allocated int nodes. Means i only get 25% chaos dmg. So is 10% more chaos dmg worth 1 skillpoint? Idk...

What's the benefit of using slower projectiles as 5th link over say culling strike or faster projectiles?

By the way, sticking Poison on Abyssal Cry is a hoot. Might open some interesting possibilities like gearing your Essense Shift for single target DPS or shifting resources away from damage and into survival.

At the very least, putting a Rarity gem next to it becomes more effective now.

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smurdock wrote:

What's the benefit of using slower projectiles as 5th link over say culling strike or faster projectiles?

Slower proj gives some MORE multiplier that increase the damage a lot.

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By the way, sticking Poison on Abyssal Cry is a hoot. Might open some interesting possibilities like gearing your Essense Shift for single target DPS or shifting resources away from damage and into survival.

At the very least, putting a Rarity gem next to it becomes more effective now.

Ah ! Never thought about the cry/poison combo ! I will have to try that thanks o7

Good morning !
It's 10 a.m here :)

Ok I'm starting a shadow and going with your build. My plan is Self-found progressing like you did, meanwhile hoarding some currency to be able to make any big upgrades for the build asap, naturaly. My question is : I played the mainstream casting/totem/physical damage etc. build before, but nothing like this (Cont and ED are new gems though) so I'm totally new to this, anyone can enlighten me about the early skill points (say first 30-60) and the general play style assuming I'll not run for atziri for a while, but instead I'll rush level 70-80 and do all the maps I can, and assuming I have to rely on 4L for a while as well ?

After the new patch and the nerfs, I feel confused now so what do you recommend to do ?

I'm not an expert, sorry if my questions are too much :)

I was going that way:

26 points:
http://poedb.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwYBsNii2cgU9W9qjBa_D6ski8M6ieDmWJMfSRMmlWHitNHIDHaCtUjrYxEvAx4fQSsKXfIOSA==

Just grabbing almost dmg only nodes (surviving on normal shouldnt be a problem). Your ED dmg will be so strong that most bosses wont survive long enough to dmg you. If you got mana problems you can grab the soul siphon (for mana on kill) and free up the points later.

48 points:
http://poedb.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwYAsNii2cgU9W9qjBa_D6ski8M6ieDmWJMfSRMmlWHitNHIDHaCtUjrYxEvAx4fQSsKXfIOSCLq6NYFtQZwTp96fxGWf8aTJ2wLIvRtGZf0UlM9X5eVTLMEB-vkXyqD21XG

Grab the Fatal poison nodes (if you are using the poison gem). Then head to your Blast radius nodes. If you feel squishy, pick written in blood nodes. Need more dmg? Get the Growth & Decay (without the life regen point) node.

74 points:
http://poedb.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwYAsNii2cgU9W9qjBa_D6ski8M6ieDmWJMfSRMmlWHitNHIDHaCtUjrYxEvAx4fQSsKXfIOSCLq6NYFtQZwTp96fxGWf8aTJ2wLIvRtGZf0UlM9X5eVTLMEB-vkXyqD21XGrJj315uhOliPRqcIna4abOQi1abtPJo7n9_vfDwFgpvr7hzcuJMo-oLHHb4zhwPu-eiPGg==

Heading to the templar part and grabbing your Amplify for AoE and Potency of Will for longer duration.

From then on go the Tree on first page. If you got a nice DoT/Chaos/Poison... whatever Jewel...well grab the jewell slot before you pick other dmg notes. The way i went trough was:
Bigger Conta AoE-->faster ED spread-->faster clearing.


Whatever you do i would HIGHLY recomend playing with Carcass Jack. It will boost your AoE from 30% to 50% (without gem). First playtrough feels a bit booring because the mechanic of spreading your ED dosent work because you dont have the AoE to make it effective. When you first pick the AoE gem and hit the Blast Radius nodes you will feel how this playstyle works.