Scion - ZiggyD's Etheral Knives Mana Shield Scion/Shadow Build Guide - Hardcore (Updated for 1.1) - Forum

" evan8812 wrote: " ZiggyD wrote: " evan8812 wrote: any suggestion of using Cloak of Defiance which class is better Witch, Templar and Shadow all benefit a lot from Cloak of Defiance. I'm making a Templar that uses it soon actually! Looking for it, but I think shadow or witch is better since the starting point of templar is pretty much useless for EK, or maybe you want to use other spell? Also even start with top I still need to go down for iron reflex, since the cloak of defiance provide 500+ evasion.but if I have to travel down to the bottom, it seem like scion is better. what is the advantage for using cloak of defiance and start with top class? Oh to clarify - I'm creating a StormCaller Templar not an EK one! I wouldnt do the EK build as anything other than a Scion but if I did it would be templar. The benefit of the Cloak for those classes is that they save a lot of passive points getting MoM and they have a higher MoM % at 40%. Since they'll also lend themselves to higher mana totals they can better take advantage of this higher %. Twitch.TV/ZiggyDLive YouTube.com/ZiggyDStarcraft Twitter.com/ZiggyDStarcraft PoE and Strategy Gaming Content	Posted by ZiggyD#7244 on Nov 27, 2013, 8:47:57 PM Quote this Post
" blakehx wrote: What do you think about this variation for domination? Spoiler http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgABAecIZwx9DjwQfxGWFSAWbxbzFy8YPBjbGYoajxzcHRQdqh6UIcMkPCSwJjwnCyepKPoppSpNLOktgy2oL28vnTGeNZI26DbpOlI_J0GHQqNFnUZxSVFKfUrITeNOKlXGVdZWLVfhWK9abVuvZOdnoG6qb55wu3Txdgh4DXqqf8aApIIegseDCYUyhtGHdohCiPGPRpDWkyeTOpcGmuCbtZ_LplenCKdcqW6sP6xZrH-xkLQMtfK3PrfWuJO9J8HFwzrEosaeykrPZdDQ2RPbC9tZ3FfdDeGI42rnY-vu8Xb22vll-ej60vsJ_MX-Cv6P That doesn't look too bad but the Aura node you travel so far for will not make up for the loss of mana from dropping the Templar AR/ES clusters. Better off to at least get the top left AR/ES node wheel and then spend the other points getting some more damage from withc or something. Twitch.TV/ZiggyDLive YouTube.com/ZiggyDStarcraft Twitter.com/ZiggyDStarcraft PoE and Strategy Gaming Content	Posted by ZiggyD#7244 on Nov 27, 2013, 8:51:26 PM Quote this Post
" nyckito wrote: Hi Ziggy, I'm looking forward to start my new character with this build, but I have one question: at what level should I be switching from ST to EK? Around when you get Eldritch Battery but if you have an insane 2H you can stick with Spec throw for a while longer. You also want a 4L ready with Added Fire, Proj Speed and Life Leech ready to go! Twitch.TV/ZiggyDLive YouTube.com/ZiggyDStarcraft Twitter.com/ZiggyDStarcraft PoE and Strategy Gaming Content	Posted by ZiggyD#7244 on Nov 27, 2013, 8:53:48 PM Quote this Post
I watched your recent video about how important the lvl difference on gear is and im still wondering how i manage to go on. I'm currently lvl 40 with lvl 8 gloves,lvl 11 belt,lvl 28 chest(1socket),lvl23 shield.I would link them but have no idea how to do so.	Posted by MuFeR#1700 on Nov 28, 2013, 1:29:06 AM Quote this Post
Thank you for the guide Ziggy =D I'm going to make my first hardcore/nemesis character based on this guide ^_^ ┻━┻︵╰(゜Д゜)╯︵┻━┻	Posted by Azureoni#6605 on Nov 28, 2013, 1:37:21 AM Quote this Post
Probably been asked before, but, how much mana regen on gear should we be aiming for to keep up AA?	Posted by Musica#2143 on Nov 28, 2013, 1:37:57 AM Quote this Post
" Musica wrote: Probably been asked before, but, how much mana regen on gear should we be aiming for to keep up AA? If I understand correctly how it works you regen 1.75% of your max mana + what clarity gives per sec and % mana regen on gear increases those amounts so the higher your max mana and clarity the less mana regen you would need so I wouldn't bother having an aim but just level the gem any time I know i can keep it up.You can calculate that I guess and check the mana drain of AA in next lvl.	Posted by MuFeR#1700 on Nov 28, 2013, 3:53:57 AM Quote this Post
Great job! IGN: Inpieces Last edited by fanaticftw#7979 on Nov 28, 2013, 4:34:22 AM	Posted by fanaticftw#7979 on Nov 28, 2013, 4:33:21 AM Quote this Post
whats ur lvl when u killed Dominus with this build ?	Posted by koros#0896 on Nov 28, 2013, 6:06:02 AM Quote this Post
Is it viable to use this build with spectral throw in the late game? I know that will reduce a lot of ES as mana from the shield. IGN:ShadowDopamine	Posted by Dopaminephile#1603 on Nov 28, 2013, 11:40:28 AM Quote this Post