[3.0] COLD CHAMPION SIEGE BALLISTA GUIDE - DPS... plenty - Meme Ballistas - Video(s) Inside

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Tomikxx wrote:

what about

instead of pierce gem and drillneck? isnt it better?

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squ1shed wrote:

Is rat's nest a superior upgrade to this? I am currently running around on my block/static strike Gladiator and having fun tanking but am looking for an AoE character to roll next. This one interests me because I have the Drillneck already. I also found a Rat's Nest the other day along with Storm Bow so I'm ready to roll!

I was just comparing the stats and only difference I can see is the max life mod is not on Rat's Nest. Am I missing something obvious? :(

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squ1shed wrote:

Ah right, of course. Thanks for the reply!

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wabachaw wrote:

WORK IN PROGRESS

PATCH 2.4 UPDATES
Siege Ballista is still extremely strong in the current meta but there have been some minor changes. I will no longer suggest using the support gem pierce because of its increased mana multiplier (110% to 130%) and reduced more damage multiplier (29% to 19%). Instead I am going to be testing out Faster Attacks (115% mana multiplier) and Slower Projectiles (130% mana multiplier but still 29% more projectile damage)

some updates have been made, scroll down

Showcase Video

Iron Commander Discussion/Commentary



This post is meant to be a guide for any player interested in playing an Iron Commander build. If you have any questions please ask and I will respond ASAP.


primary LINKS

Siege Ballista - WED - Added Lightning - Added Cold - Pierce - Increased Critical Strikes

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Frenzy - GMP - PCoC - Curse on Hit - Ele Weakness

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Wrath - Herald of Thunder - Clarity

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secondary LINKS

CWDT - Enfeeble - Immortal Call

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Vaal Haste - Vaal Grace - Increased Duration

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Enduring Cry - Ice Golem - Blink Arrow

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My current gear

Jewels

Ascendancy

Although I find myself playing Champion, there are many options for your Ascendancy.

Champion: Fortitude - Inspirational

Pretty straight forward. Massive damage reduction through permanent fortify and a nice bit of damage/movement speed

Assassin: Deadly Infustion - Your choice

While I do not think this is what you should do, it is an option. Makes getting crit cap extremely easy.

Deadeye: Endless Munitions - Fast and Deadly

An additional projectile combined with Far Shot (more damage as projectiles farther) You could drop Rain of Splinters if you use a +1 arrow drillneck potentially netting you another 50-80% increased damage

Raider: Avatar of the Slaughter - Rapid Assault

Raider makes your frenzy charges crazy efficient. This was actually the first version of the build I played. Its great fun when you have all your charges but the ramp up is a little meh.

Ascendant: Deadeye - Assassin

This would give you some base crit and an additional projectile also you can hit the 600 dexterity mark a bit easier because of the base stats as Ascendant

Leveling:
You should begin by using a Storm Cloud unique bow ASAP. You can pretty much use this until you get the Iron Commander at level 32

Level 32 Passives

http://poeurl.com/B1W

Level 67 Passives

http://poeurl.com/CfI

Level 85 Passives

http://poeurl.com/B12

Level 95 Passives

http://poeurl.com/B13

Discussion/Theorycrafting

My thoughts on Iron Commander/Siege Ballista

I think one of the issues with Iron Commander is that most people immediately think they should be scaling the physical modifier on the bow. However, this scaling is not strong enough and puts too much strain on passives and gear. So because of this I decided to go with Elemental and it has worked out very well.

Noteworthy passives

Totemic Zeal

Totemic Zeal is an amazing cluster for Siege Ballista. The substantial placement speed (45%) is a huge quality of life stat for you. Not to mention the attack speed granted and the duration does come in handy for master missions or maps like Coward's Trial

Mana Flows, Druidic Rite and Primal Spirit

Can not say enough about these clusters. Between these and a clarity I have double the regen of the cost of a properly 6linked Siege Ballista. All that really matters is being able to place all of your totems without stopping.

King of the Hill

King of the hill is very good as it provides a little bit of extra defense and nice critical strike chance... but I would not grab this until the 85+ range

Profane Chemistry

Although you can potentially get another 2-3% maximum life by simply grabbing other life nodes, the 50% increased life recovery from flasks makes your flasks extremely potent.

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Tomikxx wrote:

can you please add screen of your tooltip dmg?