[1.2.] Serge's Ultimate Ball Lightning (3 Versions: EB-MoM-AA / hybrid HP-ES Crit / CI Crit!)

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ComradeSerge wrote:

Here's my first take on the new tree:

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https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgMAghDfsEmyAuMHpSycdhEQWDI05OwfAjpYVcaD2wQHrJgRDy19wbTvULWFfq_djNlf4BKNGV8q6-R0VdsLgh4UsEwtZ71Pr_TpSVHw1Y_67BjBxYhCBx6VLit4bRktix_HCPRqQ8BUvOoWbxpsna6nCNgkNsXr7riTU1JFnZrgJNiFbdWB42o26SSqgKQXL_rSZOdV1l3GtQTkIoM4nYBgbd3zogAUTfAfBLPsOClPGjiQVaeEgptG1wJxBVuLjOFz7SBd8g5IEZakkX4zjDYTnmHiVUsmlRa_5Rm0OPv1l5dFfA==

If Ball Lightning's buff in 1.2 happens to be a base crit chance buff, then I'll make a crit version of the tree.

Looks like ligh. spells gonna get a 5% base crit chance. . .

There are some pics from Garena Server showing this.

Yeah, I just saw it. Will make a crit version of the tree soon.

Here's a crit version of the build:


435% crit chance from tree. I've decided not to go EB MoM for the crit version since it would cost too much points in the tree (it's hard deciding what to take as it is). So a hybrid ES/life build.

All comments welcome, maybe I missed something.

For links, I'm thinking: BL - Spell Echo - Inc. AoE - PCoC - Light. Pen. - Inc. Crit. Multi.

Hi,
i am doing test build for ball of lightning aoe version.

More aoe=monster stays in range longer=more hits= better efficency

The problem is to calculate how much aoe increase % is 1 attack.
I can get 52% form tree and 43% from gem for total 95%.
Lets say 20% is 1 attack then i get 4 extra hits/ball but 15% inc aoe goes to waste. Thats why for max efficiency i need to know how much aoe adds 1 more attack on default speed.

skilltree

Somewhere in this subforum is my aoe ball lightning build. You can reference it if you are i to aoe/knockback build (on a phone and cant use search)

Remeber that aoe values are integers so mind the rounding and plan aoe % increases accordingly

For a non crit your vectors are: zap hit (spell damage + added lightning), number of mobs hit (aoe), number of mobs knocked back (aoe+knockback), penetration (light pen)

These are multiplicative so it is best to have medium values in each than to stack one (most bad bl builds stack cast speed ignoring other scalars)

Edit: your question. Ignore that! Mobs are moving randomly. You are not aiming perfectly at them etc. Do not try to calculate precise number of zaps. It is impossible in real game scenario

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sidtherat wrote:

Edit: your question. Ignore that! Mobs are moving randomly. You are not aiming perfectly at them etc. Do not try to calculate precise number of zaps. It is impossible in real game scenario

This. You cannot "calculate" the number if hits, you can only hypothetical assume.

As for AoE in general, I decided not to go for it in the tree, but to cover it all by the gem. The points in the tree don't offer that much, especially the 4% ones, and since BL doesn't do AoE damage, the notable ones which add AoE damage are also only semi-good. From my experience, a Inc. AoE gem is good enough for clear.

I think crit is going to be the way to go with BL. I am choosing between CI and life personally.

Looking at your crit tree you have a LOT of nodes (115) that's too high to gauge it properly IMO. You can drop the Breath of Lightning nodes and the static blows nodes, you don't need them to shock with crit. Also you have almost no mana regen and you didn't go EB, you won't be able to support the mana cost.

https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgMASbIC4welghDfsCycdhEQWAVC0PVBljpYVcaD2wQHTLOus92M2V_gEo0Zfq8RD6yYakPAVLzqaxeVIC0fBx4Rln_GoqPB8_DVlS5JUfIdZJ3r9Y_6gh5wUonTcNVd8g5IpJF-M4w2E54mlWHiVUuTJxzcSbHXz_k374hvnoMJRnG0DHcHhxOcpLjKO3wPxLb696aOZOQiGmydrqcI2CQ2xR8C42o26SSqFm-FfSlP215QMGNDGjjsOJBVp4RdxrUEnYBgbd3zFE2DOKIA8B8EswJxRtfvfNsLXyrr5MDjS1fxsw==

This is my proposed build for Crit Life, still too many points but getting there haha. What do you guys think?!

Edit: Here's what I think the CI tree would look like. https://poebuilder.com/character/AAAAAgMAGyVLrukC34ptGdlbPV9SU5f0l5WnKzW5EVAdT0yzEQ_bXlAw3YzZX-ASjRl-r4IQ37AsnBBYdhFfKuvkBAcc3A2NbAsi9Cy_wcV_xlZjFdeGrvIdZJ3r9Y_67BhJUfDVSbHXz_k374iTJypTYpWycLQMdweHE5ykb56DCUZxDXzqul3yDkgRlhEvKwq293BSidNw1aSRfjOMNhOeJjwW8y-di3o2xR8Cw21ca4RI4vcBb9D1QZaus2NDwwm5kwVCuMo7fA_EoqOQ1iymN2Y0ClcrvYI=

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Dmillz wrote:

I think crit is going to be the way to go with BL. I am choosing between CI and life personally.

CI is best for witch/shadow/scion/templar because of potion buff.
You get 12.5k free armour and 3 extra max res for total 93 lightning res.

Nice input, Dmillz. Although, I always do trees with passives at lvl90-95, IMO that gives the best picture of a build, since that is, for me, when you can say the build is "done" ;)

Question Comradeserge. How would we use a high level of Arctic Armour? Build has 24 dex from the tree.

I'm guessing we get the rest of the dex through gear? Seems like a lot of dex.