[Guide][HC] Fite's Detonate Dead Build (Scion/Templar/Witch)

I'm presently leveling a Scion for this build and had a few questions.

1. For a Scion shouldn't we cut through the melee damage and resist nodes to get to Sentinel instead of the 4 strength nodes and 22% life? That saves you 3 points to use on better life nodes, flask nodes, or whatever. Let's say you want to use it on 2 30 str nodes and an 8% life node, that means that you're losing 14% life but gaining 20 str, 18% resist to fire/cold/lightning, and 10% melee damage (useless but whatever).

2. Is the golem's blood life node/diamond skin not worth reaching out to? It's extra regen, 28% life, and 12% to all resists.

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgAACGeTOhW4vSfIWxg8ljL56ILHKPrr7riTeqqnCJrgna7YJI9GRZ0abBJpNsXQ0OQiGYXz3RccHwLPZUrItQQkqnF5BAdVxj8nXcY26Uyzl5UWbypNRtfjavrSLR9SU5f0FSDtIBcvbRk9Xyzp4XNk58Hz3Q2LjFXWgh5br_zFBVuf34Ck2wtOKhjbZ6A8BSmldPGtSod273yFMlKvSn2DOM0mFE0Es6IA8B8CcYqvkBGC5L68IWBAoJ65BS1gS3rvdO0=

Is Atziri's Foible amulet really needed in this build, or only optional?

"

Orlog wrote:

Is Atziri's Foible amulet really needed in this build, or only optional?

I'm running Atziri's foible currently in invasion. The mana regen and extra mana is nice but I don't think its absolutely necessary. You will either have to take extra dex nodes or have gear with dex on it to run high levels of AA and grace without the reduced requirements of atziri's foible. Probably a dex, life, mana, mana regen ammy would be fine but there would be trade offs for more life and less mana/mana regen compared to Atziris

I'm at 500 unreserved mana with 270 mana/sec. Is that really enough to run MoM without running out of mana? I fear I'll take a fairly big hit and run out of mana.

"

klistier wrote:

I'm at 500 unreserved mana with 270 mana/sec. Is that really enough to run MoM without running out of mana? I fear I'll take a fairly big hit and run out of mana.

500 mana is very low number for mom, you kinda need atleast 1k for it to be noticible.

"

NagiSoi wrote:

"

klistier wrote:

I'm at 500 unreserved mana with 270 mana/sec. Is that really enough to run MoM without running out of mana? I fear I'll take a fairly big hit and run out of mana.

500 mana is very low number for mom, you kinda need atleast 1k for it to be noticeable.

It's not optimal but it's not that low. You only need 500 unreserved mana for it to be more effective than running Grace for physical, and it soaks up elemental damage as well. More unreserved mana is always going to be better, but it's definitely enough to start. Remember you have 270 mana regen/second, this means it's less than 2 seconds to be full mana, and you don't need full mana to be casting...

"

NagiSoi wrote:

"

klistier wrote:

I'm at 500 unreserved mana with 270 mana/sec. Is that really enough to run MoM without running out of mana? I fear I'll take a fairly big hit and run out of mana.

500 mana is very low number for mom, you kinda need atleast 1k for it to be noticible.

Not true. I started noticing it at 400.

At 690 atm, I'm running 78 maps at level 92 like cake. More is better but not necessary.

I'd actually like to bring the point to his regen which, in my opinion, is much too low to run AA + MoM effectively. I'd aim for 350-400 minimum.

agree, 600 it's ok. About the mana reg at lvl 91 I had 275 reg and AA lvl 23 always in positive while moving, at 92 I took inner force, mana reg gone up to 300 and since AA mana deg is affect by inner force, 300 is still enough but I have a slight degen going on while moving, so ye agree more reg is always welcome *.*

[removed by myself]

"

Blackmogg wrote:

agree, 600 it's ok. About the mana reg at lvl 91 I had 275 reg and AA lvl 23 always in positive while moving, at 92 I took inner force, mana reg gone up to 300 and since AA mana deg is affect by inner force, 300 is still enough but I have a slight degen going on while moving, so ye agree more reg is always welcome *.*

481 regen here. I never run out of mana. I can run as much as I want, take as many hits as I want.

It's great. I highly recommend getting past 400.