[2.6] Chieftain dual Siege Ballista. All map mods. 8k life. Beginner and budget tips.

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Shiverwarp wrote:

If I don't have quality gems, are the siege ballista support gems in order of priority as they're listed in the OP?

Try get all gems linked to Siege Ballista as quality ones first, in this league they are super cheap. Siege Ballista 20q 1 lvl cost only 2c.

http://poe.trade/search/okokakuomatuko

If you cant buy 20q others, try buy 15-19 q and some use GCP to reach 20q.
You can buy crap gems under => 1c 20q for vendor sells and getting 1 GCP each.
Support buying order / priority doesn't meeter check prices and buy cheapest first.
Better get added fire 15q for 3c that struggle buying faster attacks 15q for 14c.
Lower price is more important then gem lvl. Missing quality under 20 count as 1c each q.

http://poe.trade/search/inosanoowoyeni

Some ppl sells that "GCP-s" for 1 alch that is crazy league.

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Something new I tested on my standard league char: if you use Kaom's Heart Glorious Plate and 100 hp helmet ( rare or Starkonja ) you can reach 8650 hp in this build.
That is bit expansive because you will need 6l on Lioneye's Glare.
Funny numbers for playing Ranger class :)

http://i.imgur.com/ccFrn0d.jpg

Thoughts on Reach of the council, Spine bow?[

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holyz0r wrote:

Thoughts on Reach of the council, Spine bow?[

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Elua wrote:

After testing this new and shiny bow I can finally have my own opinion on it.
4 arrows helps clearing large packs, but downsides of this bow are huge for Siege Ballista build.
If you got more arrows that bow makes more arrow spread angle. That means in narrow long space most of arrows will hit walls and be wasted. This bow have no "shotgun" ability at all. Another super annoying thing is "20% reduced Projectile Speed" that rly make this bow bad. Time gained from huge arc is loosed by projectiles speed, especially in large open areas like Dried lake.
Last thing: Reach of the Council don't have "Hits can't be Evaded" Lioneye's Glare, so it's dps loss and 2 passive tree points loss.

Overall I don't like and don't recommend that bow. It's overpriced novelty, and if you spend that currency on 6L evasion chest you will get much better results.

Hi,

I just want to thank you for this awesome build.. I never had so much fun with the totems... and it is quite cool compared to even voltaxic spark before nerf.. Made to merci in 8hr.. and hope it stays the same way through high maps too (great till T6 so far).

Awesome and thanks once again..

Nice to hear such kind worlds, thank you for appreciate this build and my work to make it better.

Hey man!

I'm really enjoying the build. I'm level 50 right now, and am going so fast that I forgot about lab haha. I wanted to know your thoughts on pathfinder. That is, is the damage from Deadeye so significant that this build would be pretty useless without it? I play HC, and other than Kintsugi and AA (instead of HoA), I feel like this build only has a lot of hp and not many defenses.

I apologize if this was already asked about, I just didn't want to go through 17 pages :/

Thanks in advance.

Deadeye perks perfectly fits Siege Ballista that extra arrow, projectile speed, attack speed, increased dmg at long range all that makes build safer because mobs will die before they can do anything harm. Pathfinder is more suited for poison / elemental build.

Thanks for the quick reply :) I just wanted to make sure since I'm tired of getting 1 shot LOL. Hopefully Kintsugi and AA will help a little bit :) Cheers

Hi 1st post on these forum and been playing since ages but had to say you good job for that guide its a very fun and relaxing build!!

good job/Bon travail :D

Today I finally upgraded my crap body armour. I decided to make 6L on bow and bought Kintsugi.
Kintsugi is very cheap that was suprise me because after all ZiggyD positive feedback and constant glorification I expected high cost. Unlinked Kintsugi is about 25c only ! It requires somehow better gear in resistances term, but not such big deal. I swapped 2 points in passive tree and exchanges gloves.
In uber lab Kintsugi works amazing, both on traps and big Izaro hits too. I feel much more safer on Izaro then ever.

My gear looks now like almost final in this league. I will not upgrade gems for 21 lvl / 23q, because I have that kind on standard league, and want test other thing in future. That 6L bow will help a lot testing future cheastpieces and Kaom's Heart on standard.

So this will be almost my final gear in this league:



offence

http://i.imgur.com/TMNn8fJ.jpg

defence

http://i.imgur.com/brcPfVu.jpg

misc

http://i.imgur.com/SBIVnyi.jpg

You can also get Kinsugi chest as low as 7c after completing Deadly Rivalry Prophecy chain ( I - V parts )

http://poe.trade/search/asiusonaronasi

ZiggyD Kintsugi experience:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDvCqah_pCc

https://youtu.be/7NhO59HArd8?t=1h18m3s

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EDIT:

After more testing Kintsugi will be added as mandatory item to this build. Difference is so great, and it's just too good to ignore it. Got same feeling how I feel after bought first SSD disc to my PC: "Why I do it so late, OMG this is AMAZING stuff"
Level of confidence I gain in this robe is gigantic. This is real solution for evasion defence problems.

Current prices are stupidly low, 20c for that piece of awesomeness is just like nothing.