1.1UPDATED- ETHEREAL KNIVES CRIT & MAP GUIDE - ES TANK w/ CHAOS INOC- LVLING INFO + PASSIVES + VIDS

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I think going to templar area is a waste of points, you can get another 8 crit nodes at shadow and scion start instead and use the rest of the points for cast speed or go down to get iron reflexes or something else.

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Aggnog wrote:

I think going to templar area is a waste of points, you can get another 8 crit nodes at shadow and scion start instead and use the rest of the points for cast speed or go down to get iron reflexes or something else.

Let's see some variants. :) You can build how you want to really, nothing is set in stone. This is just a guide.

IR build


Crit/attack speed


These both have the same number of points but are more efficient since you don't need to get as many nodes getting there.

With IR you lose some crit but gain IR obviously. This not only gives you armor but its easier to get green sockets with evasion/es armor which most of the gems you use are.

Second build you lose 40% crit multiplier but gain 70% crit and 18% cast speed.

This is all with the same amount of points.

I really like the look of this build so I'm making a shadow now. I just started playing for 4-5 days so i'm dirt poor, my first two chars kinda bored me to death so i'm trying this one. Please tell me what about leveling the gems? I read around and they said always level the auras but what should i do about EK and the other gems? Thanks.

Just level everything, you might run into some trouble leveling strength gems because of a lack of strength from the passive tree though. EK leveling gives you almost 20% more dps every time. Only if you get a cast on damage taken gem should you keep that on lvl1.

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Aggnog wrote:

IR build

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYBAW8C4welDkgPxBEvEZYV1xXnFr8W8xzcJjwnqSycLKYsvy0fL500CjdmN4M7fDvhPI5BlkSrRnFJslBCVa5WY1fJWqZd8m0ZcFJw1XOzfll_xoIQgwmESIauh9uIQot6jDaPppMnmZqdo6IuoqOm66crtAy297jKwcXB88Nt1U_XhtzH3nffsOL36rrrY-wY8GvyHfPq_KtvnspKGYaS86xHks3rLCpNFSAs6d0NW69OKimlPydKyEWWfVuxkC2o21m31pDW0DkX2F76

Crit/attack speed

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYBAW8C4welDkgPxBEvEZYV1xXnFr8W8xzcJjwnqSycLKYsvy0fLagvnTQKN2Y3gzt8O-E8jkGWRKtGcUmyUEJVrlZjV8lapl3ybRlwUnDVc7N-WX_GghCDCYRIhq6H24hCi3qMNo-mkNaTJ5manaOiLqKjpuunK7GQtAy297fWuMrBxcHzw23VT9eG21ncx95337Di9-q662PsGPBr8h3z6vyraj9TuIVVidMqC9A5F9he-iHD-WVX4YVtIxiNHMBRb56cpGgOhxM=

These both have the same number of points but are more efficient since you don't need to get as many nodes getting there.

With IR you lose some crit but gain IR obviously. This not only gives you armor but its easier to get green sockets with evasion/es armor which most of the gems you use are.

Second build you lose 40% crit multiplier but gain 70% crit and 18% cast speed.

This is all with the same amount of points.

Looks pretty good. Like I said, build off how you want to. :) It is all preference on what stats you want on your character. You'd be surprised on how little that cast speed will scale after a certain point.

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Punkomatul wrote:

I really like the look of this build so I'm making a shadow now. I just started playing for 4-5 days so i'm dirt poor, my first two chars kinda bored me to death so i'm trying this one. Please tell me what about leveling the gems? I read around and they said always level the auras but what should i do about EK and the other gems? Thanks.

You definitely want to level up each gem. The only exception would be curses and auras. Clarity is up to you on how much you want to level it for the mana regen / reservation. It's safe to keep it lower level, as well as curses. Cast on damage taken is best at level 1 for casting enduring cry and curses when getting hit.

Please check my build

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYAAuMEBwelDkgRLxGWFVAV5xa_HNwfAiepLJwspi0fNAo2xTdmO-FBlkSrSbJMs1BCVa5d8mZPbRlwUnDVc7N-WX_GgUmCEIfbiEKMNo9Gj6aTJ5manaOiLqKjpwinK7I4tAy298HFwfPVT9gk2t3ed9-w4vfrY_Br8h3z6vyr

And i don't know how to link my gear here.
i've got 616 hp and 730ES, 2012DPS EK and 21/73/40 resistances.
Monsters killing me so fast 8( i'm 53 and trying to end lunaris on cruel.
please advice me what to change.
or may be i should just wait until merc and it's normal for this moment?

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Sarpenok wrote:

Please check my build

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYAAuMEBwelDkgRLxGWFVAV5xa_HNwfAiepLJwspi0fNAo2xTdmO-FBlkSrSbJMs1BCVa5d8mZPbRlwUnDVc7N-WX_GgUmCEIfbiEKMNo9Gj6aTJ5manaOiLqKjpwinK7I4tAy298HFwfPVT9gk2t3ed9-w4vfrY_Br8h3z6vyr

And i don't know how to link my gear here.
i've got 616 hp and 730ES, 2012DPS EK and 21/73/40 resistances.
Monsters killing me so fast 8( i'm 53 and trying to end lunaris on cruel.
please advice me what to change.
or may be i should just wait until merc and it's normal for this moment?

Click on your character portrait and then click your gear, it will be linked in your post.

I'm lvl 50 atm, EK dps 1.2k with IIQ and IIR, maxed resistances and around 1.4k hp.
I am not grabbing any ES nodes until higher level, so i get some hp nodes and hp gear for leveling, helps with the survivability

heres my tree:

and gear:

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Sarpenok wrote:

Please check my build

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http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYAAuMEBwelDkgRLxGWFVAV5xa_HNwfAiepLJwspi0fNAo2xTdmO-FBlkSrSbJMs1BCVa5d8mZPbRlwUnDVc7N-WX_GgUmCEIfbiEKMNo9Gj6aTJ5manaOiLqKjpwinK7I4tAy298HFwfPVT9gk2t3ed9-w4vfrY_Br8h3z6vyr

And i don't know how to link my gear here.
i've got 616 hp and 730ES, 2012DPS EK and 21/73/40 resistances.
Monsters killing me so fast 8( i'm 53 and trying to end lunaris on cruel.
please advice me what to change.
or may be i should just wait until merc and it's normal for this moment?

If you can, try to hit max res. It will help so much with the damage taken. What are you using for auras? Maybe switch on purity to help hit the cap res for the area. Depending on your gear as well you might be able to save up the 5 points for CI to get more ES then your hp. Unless you have gear currently with more +hp compared to your ES. Looking at your tree I would try to pick up more of the ES nodes as right now it looks like you already got some nice offensive and crit passives. Lead with skeleton totem / use zombies to help tie up the enemies to prevent damage to you as well. Enfeeble and temporal chains curse can both help soo much in the tougher areas.