(3.2) [Lighty] 2H RT Cyclone: Dope for Beast League & Lab™

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partyboy79 wrote:

Hi Lighty !

I'm now lvl 64 and I'm thinking about my future gear upgrades (when I'll reach lvl 68-69)

I don't have a lot of currency (2ex and about 150chaos).

Here is my current gear :

I already have a Doryani belt and a devoto's devotion to put on when I'll reach the required level.
I can also get a 6L rare chest from an another char.
My question is about my weapon, my kaom's is about 400pdps. I can afford for 1ex max a 470/480+ pdps rare.

Is it worth it or it's better to wait for a better weapon 500+ pdps ?

Sounds like a good plan, I wouldn't bother investing in a sub 600pdps weapon as an upgrade to Kaom's Primacy ( don't forget to calculate the culling strike as 10% more damage ); Kaom's can last you through the low-mid 80's without issue. Id be interested to see your rare chest if you wouldn't mind linking it in a followup.

Hi! I'm thinking of making a marauder following this guide but I can't decide which weapon type to go for. Can you help me decide? :)

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Lighty wrote:

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partyboy79 wrote:

Hi Lighty !

I'm now lvl 64 and I'm thinking about my future gear upgrades (when I'll reach lvl 68-69)

I don't have a lot of currency (2ex and about 150chaos).

Here is my current gear :

I already have a Doryani belt and a devoto's devotion to put on when I'll reach the required level.
I can also get a 6L rare chest from an another char.
My question is about my weapon, my kaom's is about 400pdps. I can afford for 1ex max a 470/480+ pdps rare.

Is it worth it or it's better to wait for a better weapon 500+ pdps ?

Sounds like a good plan, I wouldn't bother investing in a sub 600pdps weapon as an upgrade to Kaom's Primacy ( don't forget to calculate the culling strike as 10% more damage ); Kaom's can last you through the low-mid 80's without issue. Id be interested to see your rare chest if you wouldn't mind linking it in a followup.

Thanks for your answer, here is the chest :

Now that I'm starting maps, I feel like I need more life / armor :)

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partyboy79 wrote:

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Lighty wrote:

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partyboy79 wrote:

Hi Lighty !

I'm now lvl 64 and I'm thinking about my future gear upgrades (when I'll reach lvl 68-69)

I don't have a lot of currency (2ex and about 150chaos).

Here is my current gear :

I already have a Doryani belt and a devoto's devotion to put on when I'll reach the required level.
I can also get a 6L rare chest from an another char.
My question is about my weapon, my kaom's is about 400pdps. I can afford for 1ex max a 470/480+ pdps rare.

Is it worth it or it's better to wait for a better weapon 500+ pdps ?

Sounds like a good plan, I wouldn't bother investing in a sub 600pdps weapon as an upgrade to Kaom's Primacy ( don't forget to calculate the culling strike as 10% more damage ); Kaom's can last you through the low-mid 80's without issue. Id be interested to see your rare chest if you wouldn't mind linking it in a followup.

Thanks for your answer, here is the chest :

Now that I'm starting maps, I feel like I need more life / armor :)

I typically start mapping with around 3.5k life for cyclone; you gain a large amount of your life from levels themselves (+12 per level before scaling). Thats a solid chest to use for a while, depending on the itemlevel you can chaos spam it for better rolls; consult Poeaffix.net and the required gear section of the build guide for desirable rolls.

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Pikabanga wrote:

Hi! I'm thinking of making a marauder following this guide but I can't decide which weapon type to go for. Can you help me decide? :)

I would suggest Axe to start with; it offers a great and inexpensive beginning weapon in the form of Kaom's Primacy. The Axe passive tree grants Onslaught from the Slaughter node which is a nice dps boost when starting off; not to mention Splitting Strikes. I suggest you prioritize both those as your first damage nodes upon acquiring Kaom's Primacy. Later on (lv85+) if you decide you want to stick with cyclone you can try to get an Atziri's Disfavour, the best unique weapon for cyclone that can last you forever.

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Lighty wrote:

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Pikabanga wrote:

Hi! I'm thinking of making a marauder following this guide but I can't decide which weapon type to go for. Can you help me decide? :)

I would suggest Axe to start with; it offers a great and inexpensive beginning weapon in the form of Kaom's Primacy. The Axe passive tree grants Onslaught from the Slaughter node which is a nice dps boost when starting off; not to mention Splitting Strikes. I suggest you prioritize both those as your first damage nodes upon acquiring Kaom's Primacy. Later on (lv85+) if you decide you want to stick with cyclone you can try to get an Atziri's Disfavour, the best unique weapon for cyclone that can last you forever.

Thanks a lot for the swift reply, I will go for the axe version then!

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Pikabanga wrote:

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Lighty wrote:

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Pikabanga wrote:

Hi! I'm thinking of making a marauder following this guide but I can't decide which weapon type to go for. Can you help me decide? :)

I would suggest Axe to start with; it offers a great and inexpensive beginning weapon in the form of Kaom's Primacy. The Axe passive tree grants Onslaught from the Slaughter node which is a nice dps boost when starting off; not to mention Splitting Strikes. I suggest you prioritize both those as your first damage nodes upon acquiring Kaom's Primacy. Later on (lv85+) if you decide you want to stick with cyclone you can try to get an Atziri's Disfavour, the best unique weapon for cyclone that can last you forever.

Thanks a lot for the swift reply, I will go for the axe version then!

Sounds good buddy, Let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns!

So I am new to hardcore and was wondering if you can make a few sugguestions... Like Which is better,to Run Bloodmagic vs IR Grace/Deter? When is it a good time to start running Bloodrage. Do you still chose 8% atk speed over skill point for bandits?

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Hoodwinks wrote:

So I am new to hardcore and was wondering if you can make a few sugguestions... Like Which is better,to Run Bloodmagic vs IR Grace/Deter? When is it a good time to start running Bloodrage. Do you still chose 8% atk speed over skill point for bandits?

I have played cyclone in hardcore for many leagues now and its almost identical to softcore; you simply prioritize life and mitigation over damage early on. You run the same aura setup [ hatred + arctic armour + herald of ash + purity of elements(en-place of hatred for elemental weakness maps)]. Last league (1mflashbackHC) I played as bloodmagic keystone and I found the results surprisingly decent. I rushed Bloodmagic early (lv35ish) which helped leveling alot. Played safe and was able to run 2 Ming's heart's while staying above 5.5k life. Not only did this make reflect alot less of a hassle but mapping with capped chaos res is highly under-appreciated. Regarding bloodrage I opted to not run it; I found having the life regen was more beneficial and the fact I was mainlining life gain on hit meant I was almost always capped life in combat. Life gain on hit is also the reason why I prefer helping kraiten for 8% attack speed and running faster attacks over added fire damage in hardcore. Overall I would say going the Aura route vs bloodmagic keystone is still better but it feels less safe to me in a hardcore setting. If your just getting into hardcore and want to play cyclone safely; I would suggest going bloodmagic keystone, getting 1-2 Ming's and be patient.

Hey Lighty,


Have you done a break down on pro's and con's of armour choices and why you choose what you choose?


How much do you value armour rating of a good Rare vs the nicer mods of a unique?


Is losing 1,000 armour worthwhile to run a Lightning coil, Belly of the beast or Kaom's heart??


Is losing the potential defensive sockets and armour worth it to run Kaom's as well?


At present I use an 1800 armour with around 100+life and 60 or so resistances. I'd like to invest in a unique armour if it will improve my survivability.


Your thoughts?


Cheers

Tincat