[3.5] Occultist Vortex/Cold Snap ES/CI - Deathless and Safe Uber Elder and T16's

cant seem to fit the aspect of the spider in
even if i manage to fit in, my mana will be to little to use
please help(my profile is open)

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Deepalertz wrote:

cant seem to fit the aspect of the spider in
even if i manage to fit in, my mana will be to little to use
please help(my profile is open)

Have you seen this post?

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SonsOfKorhal wrote:

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pavlosd wrote:

With 1025 mana, (Enfeeble - Blasphemy - Vaal Discipline - Enlighten[level 3])
+ aspect of the spider, and this kinda makes me go down to 40 mana honestly.
Any tips on how to get around that?

you can take a look at my tree. I opted for might of the meek, free-ing up some SP, and took sovereignty below ZO. 90% reserved mana, about 120 remaining pool, 67 mana regen per s, running aspect, disc+enlighten3+malevolence, tempchain+blasphemy (w solstice). (sometimes I swap out my temp chain+blasphemy depending on the fights). you could slap on an aul's for malevolence and run hatred too.

I think currency is not an issue for you. There's a lot of dps in the right side of the tree for you to take, some optimization like taking the other/left route to get to fingers of frost instead.

you've allocated like 10 SP more than me in ES haha. I'm already sitting at 10.3k I have no idea how high is your ES. at some point if you find yourself having more than enough ES you could start allocating it to dps on the tree.

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Zweet wrote:

Will EE work with this wand or does the flat +cold to spells mess it up? 1ex down the drain?

Just respeced this character so be nice still work in progress.

Theres one way to get EE to apply with that wand, and you dont even need the node from tree. Put lightning or flame golem to malachais artifice ring and it will proc it for you.

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DeGyrst wrote:

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Zweet wrote:

Will EE work with this wand or does the flat +cold to spells mess it up? 1ex down the drain?

Just respeced this character so be nice still work in progress.

Theres one way to get EE to apply with that wand, and you dont even need the node from tree. Put lightning or flame golem to malachais artifice ring and it will proc it for you.

That's a great idea. I can't match the damage of that wand in pob without spending more than I have. If I drop storm brand and orb of storms I could put enfeeble in wand, what else? Phase run maybe? Anything else that would work better for last slot?

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Zweet wrote:

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DeGyrst wrote:

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Zweet wrote:

Will EE work with this wand or does the flat +cold to spells mess it up? 1ex down the drain?

Just respeced this character so be nice still work in progress.

Theres one way to get EE to apply with that wand, and you dont even need the node from tree. Put lightning or flame golem to malachais artifice ring and it will proc it for you.

That's a great idea. I can't match the damage of that wand in pob without spending more than I have. If I drop storm brand and orb of storms I could put enfeeble in wand, what else? Phase run maybe? Anything else that would work better for last slot?

consider frostbite curse. I run it. also, dont be too worried about POB damage. honestly, a multimodded wep increased my dps by about 10-15% only. it's huge for a single change, no doubt. but what im driving at is it's not groundbreaking to the extent that the build will fall apart without it. I was using

https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Spine_of_the_First_Claimant

for a long time before switching to a simple wand with "triggers socketed gem" that cost 20-30c.

my advice, dont try to build around a wep just for dps, look also at your QOL and how if you do go for malachais ring, will it take up a precious ring slot. it may be a case where using another ring would be preferable instead.

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rareshelu wrote:

can someone link me an updated tree for this build ? i messed it up and i'm seeing tons of versions. Thank you

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Dkodr wrote:

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rareshelu wrote:

can someone link me an updated tree for this build ? i messed it up and i'm seeing tons of versions. Thank you

Spoiler

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/3.6.3/AAAABAMBAQPuBucHHg18DkgQUREPEVARlhSwFX4XVBslHNwdFB1PHb4d2R9BIoEmiCj6K5osnCymLL8y0TOHNbk3gzsNPAU9X0NURUdJUUqfS65MLUyzUlNSslPUVkhWSlfJXGtd8maeZ3Fp2Goba9ttGXaCfqGCHoKbgseESIhCibyMdo2CjjyPGo9Gj_qQ1pJ0lS6XlZf0mFOYrZuhnqGfAZ_foOakBabrpwinK6jqrJiu_7VItzC3MbiTug67_MBmwcXDbcb3yAzQH9DQ0eTVptgk2Vvbet-K41boWukC6-7sGOyK73zv6_DV9HH3wffX-ej60v6z?accountName=Xilspherzhia&realm=pc&characterName=Vortexah

this is my tree as an alternative. looking to get path of the savant next. followed by the 15% minion damage near potency of will, and the witch starting 16% spell damage. those are the next largest possible dps boosts for me.

Can someone help me on my way with the 2 ex+ option for crafting the weapon?

What would be better on a watcher's eye for this build, Faster start of energy shield recharge discipline or ailment damage deals damage 15% faster (malevolence).

Have the budget for both but was just wondering if the faster damage is worth it.

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MouldeyTowels wrote:

What would be better on a watcher's eye for this build, Faster start of energy shield recharge discipline or ailment damage deals damage 15% faster (malevolence).

Have the budget for both but was just wondering if the faster damage is worth it.

ideally, you want BOTH faster start and malevolence gives ~20% more DoT. actually im not sure about the ailment damage, but currently im using the malevolence one that adds % increased to DoT multiplier. it's up to you if you think you have issues with dps, or with survivability. also, you may consider the clarity one where it gives max mana as additional ES. (as a 2nd line in addition to malevolence/disc).

do a quick calculation whether faster start would be better for you, or if you'd like the dps better. for myself, if I got the faster start, it'll reduce my start from 1.5s to about 1.2s.

to be honest, both are viable. you can make do without the faster start with good mechanics, and more dps with other items. it does not break the build either way.

edit 1: someone please check this, I am unsure. but damaging ailments seem to only refer to - bleed, poison and ignite. so I do not believe the damaging ailments deal damage faster actually works for us