[2.2 Video Guide] Beginner's Build: Dual Flame Totem, Blood Magic Chieftain [Atziri & HC/SC Viable]

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Rusherboy wrote:

Dual curse is a no brainer for those who have time to cast 2 curses :)

It would be good against bosses, thats true. Currently I run Flammability and hardly have time to cast it due to either mobs dying too fast or in case of bosses, re-casting the totems while running around.

I might re-spec and try it out.

One more thing you gain by speccing out of BM is the need for armor items. You can go pure caster items with alot of ES (I have 4k HP and 2,5k ES). I also have 51k tooltip dps each totem in hideout. I only have a 5-link and one of the slots is Fire Pen so my tooltip dps is only from 4-link.

I play self-found so my items are by far not BiS so there is alot of room for improvement on my gear.

IMO this is the best build for Flame Totems (Not my exact build, but the concept rather). When you are doing 50k+ dps per totem, even bosses go down very quicky wich in itself, is the best defense.

This is the first character I have that can do deathless Atziri runs in self-found gear.

With the amount of cast speed we have, the second curse takes less than 0.1s (anbd prob less than 0.05s) - it's immaterial cast time. You should be having well in excess of 10 casts / sec with your build.

Also, if you're playing in maps over level 80, then you'll know rares/uniques/bosses dont die immediately - and thats when dual curse is amazing. For trash it's pointless, as you say, even for solo maps >80. But bosses (etc) is why we stack dps, not for trash.:)

Can you link your gear and screenshot the 51k dps totem (5l with fire pen) in ho along with 4.0k life/2.5k ES? I struggle to reconcile that with my build comparison above...? (my totems to a little over 70k solo but thats with 4 pc's/6L and no fire pen). I run 4.9k life and 1.7k ES.

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Rusherboy wrote:

Tree :

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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwMAAx4EBwSzBUIGIwceCPQOSBEtEZYWbxa_FvMaOB0UHwIfQR_HIvQk2CY8JpUnLyoLKhMreCycLYsvnTLRNsU6WDrYQZZEq0VHSVFJsUyzTq5VS1WuVcZY5VnzWitd8l5dYeJmnmjyakNsC20ZcFJw1XIPfIN_xoIQgpuD24PzhW2J04w2jmSPpo_6kFWTJ5UumjuiAKPyp5SuEq6zsTa1SLb6uZPAVMBmwwnQH9D10f3VgdWm18_YJN-w4XPjauvu6_XsOO0874jv6_Af8NXyHfPq96b5N_rS?accountName=Rusherboy&characterName=EatBrains

Hello

I have 92 lvl. How to deploy an additional 5 points?

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Rusherboy wrote:

Here is a screenshot of stats in HO with only flame golem out :

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Rusherboy wrote:

I'm defenetly going to try dual curse. Flammability and Temp Chains probably. Will test what is the best combo.

Here is a screenshot of stats in HO with only flame golem out :

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My self-found gear :

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Also have this on the side to try 6-link :

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You really should be running Fire Pen if you aren't already, it's specially important vs rares and bosses who have immense ele resists but with Fire Pen we go past that.

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Heywoody wrote:

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Rusherboy wrote:

Here is a screenshot of stats in HO with only flame golem out :

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What are your defensive stats with that build and gear?

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sixer wrote:

Hi all, level 69 Witch (Tempest), following the passive tree pretty much spot on.

I currently have a 5-link armour based plate and im thinking of swapping to mantle but im concerned i will start taking big hits. Is movement speed the main defence when using something like mantle?

Also I'm struggling with my dexterity requirements, any suggestions (assume gear is the only way)?