[2.5] Essence Drain Build Options (HC Uber Atziri/Shaper Viable)

With OCC having higher DPS, do you think it would be more suited to Shaper than trickster? I'm about level 80 and just getting into mid tier maps, wondering if anyone thinks it is wise to level a witch Instead, before I level to 95 over the next weeks then get there and don't have the deeps. I'm on SC so dying isn't an issue if I can complete the fight. I realize not many have fought him yet, but mainly trying to get opinions from atziri farmers and such. Is the DPS that much better because it seems to me it would be worth it considering you will have to dodge everything anyway.

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ProjectPT wrote:

If you are softcore you could just not run Enfeeble; I do not recommend it as it is amazing, but certain people care a little bit less about the damage surpression

Even in softcore, deaths above level 90 are quite taxing and should be avoided as much as possible, unless you plan to stop at level 90 or so and don't want to fight up to 100.

Enfeeble is just too good to pass from a defensive perspective. Vulnerability is very nice to have because the damage boost is very noticeable on both ED's damage over time component and poison. Obviously going for 3 curses makes the build more expensive, because you'll need an heretic's veil if you don't want to spend a crazy amount of passives to have a decent pool of unreserved mana for ED spamming at bosses (to stack poison).

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i'm trying the essence drain build and i'm wondering which one to pick everyone seems to tend to switch to ci later is it better? does it do more dmg or is it safer or something? and should i follow this tree instead "ItsYoji"wrote it as a Life Based Leveling Tree it look easier to respect since it require less points

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAYCALDYotk8tvmkyBTaO3DU9W9Mg2qMdIEWvyaVtNFh4sgMVUt2grVI62MRLwMeNj0rCh9Bnapd8myMDkhirLcwEZa0xehaBx5_xsLsJoiVLpMnJ6kqW_DVbAu-iu-IefaP-klRIvShL_k3QzbsGFxAbRnXz1LscLssv05th8uX9Aj0SbEV16XEp5tSU8BUhq6cMnWel5U9X2pDVmPPFUyz0B_v6zsNEQ-smDpY99d0VVXGm6FSr18qg9sYao9GrUp4L6cIHRRn_Hzlna760lgHGmwWbxcvNun3wSSq42pk51XWgKQ=

i'm still new trying to learn the game and i can't really afford high level gear i'll be using cheap one like consuming dark dagger and a tabula rasa or a cheap 5link armor
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I got tired of my CI BV trickster at lvl 74 (regret not making it a pathfinder) and thinking of rolling a CI ED trickster.

Since shade form gives so much flat eva & ES wouldn't it be better to leave swift killer for the last 2 points? Wouldn't that defensive boost help a lot in uber lab?

Please keep in my mind I never did uber lab and playing CI for the first time since closed beta, so I really don't know anything about either :)

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tantrika wrote:

I got tired of my CI BV trickster at lvl 74 (regret not making it a pathfinder) and thinking of rolling a CI ED trickster.

Since shade form gives so much flat eva & ES wouldn't it be better to leave swift killer for the last 2 points? Wouldn't that defensive boost help a lot in uber lab?

Please keep in my mind I never did uber lab and playing CI for the first time since closed beta, so I really don't know anything about either :)

I gained the ES points last because I didn't respect into Low Life (or CI) until I had the final ascendancy points. It was my first Uber lad and I wanted the life flasks

im going to make an ed toon starting as life then switching to ci or low life does it really matter to kill all at normal for the skill point? i don't really want to spend 20 regrets for a reset

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kouchiki wrote:

im going to make an ed toon starting as life then switching to ci or low life does it really matter to kill all at normal for the skill point? i don't really want to spend 20 regrets for a reset

If you plan to go CI, kill all Normal

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ProjectPT wrote:

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tantrika wrote:

I got tired of my CI BV trickster at lvl 74 (regret not making it a pathfinder) and thinking of rolling a CI ED trickster.

Since shade form gives so much flat eva & ES wouldn't it be better to leave swift killer for the last 2 points? Wouldn't that defensive boost help a lot in uber lab?

Please keep in my mind I never did uber lab and playing CI for the first time since closed beta, so I really don't know anything about either :)

I gained the ES points last because I didn't respect into Low Life (or CI) until I had the final ascendancy points. It was my first Uber lad and I wanted the life flasks

Yeah, with my current trickster I switched to CI too early (with <2k ES) so maybe that's why I found it odd. Thanks for the answer.

Just hit 75 and loving this build. Watching Contagion + ED wipe out a few screens of tightly clustered mobs is awesome. I need to figure out my long-term defensive scheme though; sitting at 4k Life and 700 ES and stun is an issue right now. Anyone else running a life based build having similar issues? Not sure the immune to stun amulet is necessary as a life build, but I may pick it up just for QoL right now. With essences, I have resists out the wazoo.

How and what sparks the frenzy charges in this build? Currently level 50 trickster, and Im missing whats activating these frenzy charges.

Thanks.

**EDIT**

Would I be correct in assuming its Swift Killer from the tree?