[Major Damage/Mapping Improvements-Update 7.1.22 PoB/Vid] The Fortified Summoner: HoP MI Champion

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Peterrabbit_01 wrote:

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Heartcarver wrote:

https://pastebin.com/H25jL2su


Id appreciate if you took a look and told me what glaring mistakes I've made using your build :)

Dont get me wrong, Im not criticizing the build at all, I got super lucky that league with some 6 links and drops which helped a ton.

This build was my starter this league, Im around ~145 maps done and ~50 awakened bonus so far, without buying any maps which is nice

Here's what I see:


Issue 1: Get a helmet with both Minion Life and Minion Damage supports
• This is your single biggest improvement: 50% or more increased damage.
• These helmets are easy to find and cheap; I have a spare one you can have for my cost of 40c, but there’s plenty of others around, and if you are adventurous you can fossil craft one with any elder base.

Issue 2: Signal Prey was not checked in PoB; assuming you are good about marking bosses this should be checked for better damage estimate.

Issue 3: BiS helmet will also have 30% increased elemental damage essence mod. This one is significantly harder/more expensive, but is optimal because it is a suffix, and therefore your helmet still has room for a life roll. If you don’t care about the life roll the max damage affixes are minion life, minion damage, and concentrated effect; still expensive but easier to get as you can still fossil craft.

Implementing these three points and changing nothing else, your HoP detonation damage goes from 375k to 916k. Updated PoB below; just toggle between the different helmets to see the effect; Signal Prey is in the config.

https://pastebin.com/Bim5GxCV

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Heartcarver wrote:

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Peterrabbit_01 wrote:

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Heartcarver wrote:

https://pastebin.com/H25jL2su


Id appreciate if you took a look and told me what glaring mistakes I've made using your build :)

Dont get me wrong, Im not criticizing the build at all, I got super lucky that league with some 6 links and drops which helped a ton.

This build was my starter this league, Im around ~145 maps done and ~50 awakened bonus so far, without buying any maps which is nice

Here's what I see:


Issue 1: Get a helmet with both Minion Life and Minion Damage supports
• This is your single biggest improvement: 50% or more increased damage.
• These helmets are easy to find and cheap; I have a spare one you can have for my cost of 40c, but there’s plenty of others around, and if you are adventurous you can fossil craft one with any elder base.

Issue 2: Signal Prey was not checked in PoB; assuming you are good about marking bosses this should be checked for better damage estimate.

Issue 3: BiS helmet will also have 30% increased elemental damage essence mod. This one is significantly harder/more expensive, but is optimal because it is a suffix, and therefore your helmet still has room for a life roll. If you don’t care about the life roll the max damage affixes are minion life, minion damage, and concentrated effect; still expensive but easier to get as you can still fossil craft.

Implementing these three points and changing nothing else, your HoP detonation damage goes from 375k to 916k. Updated PoB below; just toggle between the different helmets to see the effect; Signal Prey is in the config.

https://pastebin.com/Bim5GxCV

Much appreciated input!!!

I'll grab a new helm and see how it goes. I think with a few more levels and re-taking the life nodes my survivability should go up a bit too. I've been paying attention, and its mostly maps with Vulnerability that kills me.

I completely missed the checkmark in POB - thank you. I got a normal helmet with resists + life for now and minion damage... will work towards the better one.

Edit Update (~700k now with instability in POB and new helm)

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Heartcarver wrote:

So - small update here. Based on your feedback I grabbed a watchers eye for 20c - divined it for 8% phys resist

Someone was selling a helmet that was armor, exactly what you described for 50c... definitely had to grab that. Swapped out the belt for a higher armor version, and changed my ring + used catalysts on Auls Uprising + Circle of Guilt. The only suggestion I cant do much on currently are gloves - as none exist in a higher armor version that would work for me currently (need the dex on those) All in all, my phys resist went up a considerable amount and my damage in POB is 905 currently with instability. Definitely feels smoother on T16 map bosses anyway, go down much quicker.

Managed to get 30% Chaos resist while I was at it too and of course ele resists maxed. Sitting at 19k armor and 73% phys resist

All in all, I think this is roughly as good as I can get without going crazy min maxing. Feels a it tankier than it previously did

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Rakio wrote:

I am considering respecing my HoA max block gladiator into this. Not sure if I want to do an ascendancy respec yet.

Would a gladiator be able to pull this off?

What would the drawbacks/differences be?
I am thinking:
+ Max Block
- No Taunt and increased 20% damage.


I really want to try the HoP damage out since I am lacking single target. Plus the life regen is one of the few/only defence layer my max block glad is missing.


Also how good is this build for Legion and Blight encounters/maps?

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Heartcarver wrote:

Debating on switching Pantheon to Solaris for the crit reduction though, since usually my deaths are insta hits (or Ive got vuln on and dont realize im bleed as I move...) - told ya Im bad at game :)