Witch - Eckalina | SC | FARMBUILD [Amazing dps and IQ/IR] | Dual Spark | Low Life Mode - RF

Oh big thanks for explaining! "The exodus of humanity in search of a new home? It is like spreading a virus in the healthy space."	Posted by Kiri2k#7960 on May 6, 2013, 2:59:18 PM Quote this Post
" ThePlash wrote: So i just started a new character and i want to follow this build, for the premises are exactly what i feel i need (no uber leet map clearing, just tons of drops to fuel other characters i like to play). Luckily i found myself with many of the low level uniques suggested for leveling, so i definitely had to gite it a try xD I cruised through first 2 acts on normal in public groups and i am now starting act 3. When going solo i feel definitely underpowered right now, but i'm confident things will change when i reach lvl 31 for the spark totem. Speaking strictly about leveling, is there any advice more experienced players can give? How is the transaction from leveling to docks farming? When is it advisable to first step into docks? I read the original post many times trying to understand all the concept behind the build, but still I fear that, sooner or later, i'll just hit a brick wall in my leveling path or i'll need more gear than what is normally acquirable while leveling to properly start docks farming (i don't mean 40secs clears, just something good to start with), and having to spend resources on this char kind of defeats the whole purpose behind it (for me). So, how hard (in terms of cost, time, etc.) is it to get this build to the point of being self-sufficient? BB Im having the same situation as you. Im playing as a total new player. After one week of exploring i managed to get some uniques mentioned on the first page. So early lvling isnt a problem for me. Just that i also have the same worry as you that i hit brickwall at act3.. I kept dying if i solo IGN: xMagicBitchx My Humble Shop: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1488250	Posted by edwinz86#5133 on May 6, 2013, 10:39:26 PM Quote this Post
Edit: Sorry, missed the part about you still being on Normal. It takes some effort, but you want to grind up on levels until you're a few above the highest level of the map you're on. That'll give you a good cushion on the new act. The advantage is that once you hit Act 3 Merciless, you basically have Fellshrine which is level 58 and then Docks which are level 62... If you can get someone willing to jump you ahead, you can bypass the entirety of the 3rd act and just pick up the Docks waypoint. Once you get to docks, you can go low life and so long as you have Pain Attunement, you're going to notice a significant increase to damage. The trick is finding a good balance between your ES defense and your damage nodes. Writer of The Other Grey Meat, a 315 page webcomic. Last edited by Magravan#4944 on May 6, 2013, 10:55:58 PM	Posted by Magravan#4944 on May 6, 2013, 10:53:29 PM Quote this Post
Cool Ign: Brokthefearless Tofastforme Deadismyfriend Coldshoulder	Posted by LuckPwnSKill#6955 on May 6, 2013, 11:27:01 PM Quote this Post
" ThePlash wrote: [...] things will change when i reach lvl 31 for the spark totem [...] Just got into cruel, spark totems change life :D I managed to die already to 4 blue fast charging skeleton rhoas with a good desync (meh), but still i'm liking how it plays out. Now, after completing the left side of the skill tree (up to dual totems), i started filling up the other side of the witch starting area, for mana, mana reg. and es passives, i'll go up to Storm Cast at least (i think it's a good balance between utility, def. node and dps). It also gets me near PA for the future. Where should I be heading next? I still did not close the route passing by Zealot's Oath, because i like some hp tankiness for now and I don't feel like respeccing that hp cluster near Ancestral Bond (while leveling you can't really focus on ES, you just wear whatever you find). Talking about other nodes, when should I fill those 2 Body and Soul clusters? And the shield nodes are mandatory or just for when you can go RF? Many questions, but i'm still not good at planning builds myself so xD P.S. it would be great if you could post an example skill tree at lvl 62, which shows all the things you should have before jumping into docks farming with PA and those you don't need because they are RF related. It's not always obvious for less experienced players ;) Bye	Posted by ThePlash#0157 on May 7, 2013, 3:54:54 AM Quote this Post
" P.S. it would be great if you could post an example skill tree at lvl 62, which shows all the things you should have before jumping into docks farming with PA and those you don't need because they are RF related. It's not always obvious for less experienced players ;) Agree on that - I have problem with managing auras on blood magic gem - Im lvl 63 now and I cant have more than one aura on Blood magic because of life reserved - its either 66% on vitality or haste, or around 700 with discipline - I would have to get +hp on every part of gear to run 2 auras on BM. Here's my current gear: Spoiler [ DO NOT farm for ONI!	Posted by paruwa#1594 on May 7, 2013, 5:07:37 AM Quote this Post
you can equip this chest, cast your Auras you want with Bloodmagic, and change the Chest to your normal one. Bloodmagic from this item does NOT have a mana multiplier like the gem Bloodmagic has. This way I have at least 2 Auras on my Life and 2-3 Auras on my Mana without having any +HP on my gear. +HP on gear is a wothless stat imho with this build Last edited by BansheeLP#1645 on May 7, 2013, 7:09:25 AM	Posted by BansheeLP#1645 on May 7, 2013, 7:07:11 AM Quote this Post
" you can equip this chest, cast your Auras you want with Bloodmagic, and change the Chest to your normal one. Bloodmagic from this item does NOT have a mana multiplier like the gem Bloodmagic has. This way I have at least 2 Auras on my Life and 2-3 Auras on my Mana without having any +HP on my gear. +HP on gear is a wothless stat imho with this build nice idea, thanks! DO NOT farm for ONI!	Posted by paruwa#1594 on May 7, 2013, 7:19:49 AM Quote this Post
" BansheeLP wrote: you can equip this chest, cast your Auras you want with Bloodmagic, and change the Chest to your normal one. Bloodmagic from this item does NOT have a mana multiplier like the gem Bloodmagic has. This way I have at least 2 Auras on my Life and 2-3 Auras on my Mana without having any +HP on my gear. +HP on gear is a wothless stat imho with this build Thanks for the tip. I was planning to buy one after I saw this but I was lucky enough to get an equivalent item on my next fellshrine run :D The 100% increased mana cost doesn't seem to affect auras. Last edited by Pesusieni#2207 on May 7, 2013, 9:46:13 AM	Posted by Pesusieni#2207 on May 7, 2013, 9:43:54 AM Quote this Post
Hi, Thanks for raeding this post. I am losing energy shield every second but according to the formula given by Eckalina I shouldn't be. I was hoping someone could shed some light on what is going on. Does discipline calculate into the formula? My Stats: Max Health: 691 Energy Shield With Discipline: 5.5k Vitality: Level 11 1.05%/sec Passives: 1%/sec passive Inner Force: Yes Fire Res:83 Regeneration/Sec: (1.05 * 1.3) * 1 = 2.365 Formula 1: HP(100 - Max Fire resist)/100 = Damage/s 691(100 - 83)/100 = 117.47 Formula 2: (dmg per second)100/(regeneration per sec) = Es needed for sustain (117.47) 100/ (2.365) = 4967.019 My gear is below in case that is causing this problem. Spoiler Thanks for any assistance! Last edited by cloud9xx#0913 on May 7, 2013, 1:43:30 PM	Posted by cloud9xx#0913 on May 7, 2013, 1:36:32 PM Quote this Post