[2.2 Video Guide] Beginner's Build: Dual Flame Totem, Blood Magic Chieftain [Atziri & HC/SC Viable]
" For your information, if you completed the relevant quest for the gem you can buy the gem at the juwelvendor in the right act. If you completet act 5 you can buy all gems for cheap currency. For the other difficulties only the level of the gems increase. So you can have all gems. You have only to complete the quests. Last edited by the_Arkain#5116 on Jan 9, 2016, 9:05:47 AM
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How can i optimize my dmg output? I can get an Empower lvl 3. What should i replace? Thank you! |
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" Have you read the discussion 1-2 pages before? |
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Hi
Should i use the rare wand i've looted ? against the current apep's stat : http://i.imgur.com/d3Jn4FW.jpg Last edited by nicquehen#6060 on Jan 9, 2016, 2:28:03 PM
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" I think they are close, maybe the rare a little bit better. But anyway, it’s not difficult, just equip both, and compare the tooltip DPS, the one having the higher is the better. [Unless you are using the Poison gem, in which case it’s more complicated because added chaos will add a lot to Apep’s, while not beeing displayed in the tooltip] " Usefull stats: %spell damage %elemental damage %fire damage #Added fire damage to spell (be carefull, “#added fire damage” without the mention “to spell” applies to attacks only) %Casting speed %crit multi/crit chance (less important) The difficulty beeing, when you see 2 rare wands on poe.trade, to say which one is the better. Actually, there is no answer to this question, it all depends on your tree/gear/support gems. For reference, I had computed that the following mods were approximately equivalent to gain +10% more damage, in 2.0: +50% increased damage to spell/elemental/fire (sum of all) +20% cast speed +60 added fire damage to spells (average) +70% crit multi This for a level 85 char, following the standard build. It may be very different at lower level, or if you deviated significalty from the build. And also in 2.1 , with the changes to base casting speed and base fire damage, it should be adjusted a little bit. At high Flame Totem level, Cast Speed is worth much, and #added fire damage is worth less. While on low level it’s the opposite. Also, I didn’t mention +2 to fire gems. While levelling, it’s probably the better mod. But as soon as you get a 5L in your chest, it has no longer any importance. Finally, some examples of wands/Maces way better than Apep's:
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" Thank you so much man! Your comments throughout this entire thread have been super helpful :). |
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Hey guys, been rollin with this build in SC talisman (level 74) and it's been great. Question though:
" I don't understand the purpose of including Herald of Thunder in this 4-link. Increased duration brings up HOT's mana(life) usage to 35%. What's the benefit? |
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Thank you so much for this guide/build !
As a new player this is my first character in Path of Exile (Standard) and i m in love with it. I finally managed today to complete the build with the items i was after and i m having a blast. Pictures of DPS/Defence are with HoT & Golem and second pictures with flasks up. Tree has been modified abit with Unyielding.
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Damn, for a "New user", your gear is amazing! Did you drop a Mirror on the beach, just when you entered the game? :/
" The Creator of the build mentioned it multiple times, HoT is optional. You can skip it completely, or use it from time to time. For example, while levelling in act 1&2 merc or cruel, which are ridiculously easy. Or when you run maps under your level. Or farm dried lake. In all these cases you have no probleme of survivability, so why not adding a little bit of DPS? However it's modest, less than +5% I guess. I don't use it myself. The thing is, with this build you don't have much possibilities to get extra DPS out of your main skill: you can't deal damage yourself, you can't cast another totem, auras cost too much life, and other Heralds do not apply to spells. So HoT is pretty much the only option. |
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what about The consuming Dark dagger with this build, will this work just fine or not ?
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