[2.6] The Curse Whisperer - Tri-Curse CI Whispering Ice Elementalist - Viable for Everything

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Hzale wrote:

Hi Kelvynn,

im currently lvl84 ele witch, 8,8k es, 1,6k int, max resi, 3 curses and pretty much followed your build.
Now i want to fight Merciless and Uber Izaro. My question is if i can facetank him already or do i have to dodge his big attacks? I play in LHC league. Also any suggestions for my build are very welcome.

Thanks

you should go to poelab and check the mods izaro has on that particular day. if he has nasty damage mods, you shouldnt facetank him on hc when he's fully buffed. for example, uber izaro with gargoyles and charges is insanely tanky, insanely fast and hits like a truck. I wouldnt try to facetank that combo even on my lsc char which has 11.1k ES and almost 1.9k int atm.
but facetanking him is still the most safe approach to the fight. so what i want to say is: if he has nasty damage mods, you shouldnt let him buff up. facetanking him in his unbuffed state is ezmode.

merciless izaro should be no problem with your stats, even if he has nasty damage mods. just make sure to get the curses up and make sure to have a granite and a basalt flask up when he hits you with his telegraphed slam and slash moves.


on a day with easy mods (e.g. lieutenants and fonts), you can facetank even uber izaro with your stats without risking too much.

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Does Perandus Signet count unique jewels in tree?

Because if don't, then it's about 10% int (nothing more, you dont need mana, mana reg..). So we talk about ring with about 100-150 int.

a perfectly rolled opal ring will be slightly worse in terms of damage than a perandus signet, but provide significantly more ES. but we're talking about a 10-20ex ring, or more. and we're talking about a ring that most of the time will not be up for sale at all. totally not worth it, totally not worth even looking for.

Can someone tell me why Black Sun Crest is better than Doedre's Scorn, black sun gives to us more or less 120+ int wich is 12% spell damage when doedres give us 20% ele damage plus 14% damage per curse more energy shield..?

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dudyxd wrote:

Can someone tell me why Black Sun Crest is better than Doedre's Scorn, black sun gives to us more or less 120+ int wich is 12% spell damage when doedres give us 20% ele damage plus 14% damage per curse more energy shield..?

int provides base damage to our icestorm. we dont stack int for the negligible spell damage bonus, we stack it for this base damage scaling. essentially, black sun crest is something like a 15% MORE multiplier to the damage.

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Hzale wrote:

Hi Kelvynn,

im currently lvl84 ele witch, 8,8k es, 1,6k int, max resi, 3 curses and pretty much followed your build.
Now i want to fight Merciless and Uber Izaro. My question is if i can facetank him already or do i have to dodge his big attacks? I play in LHC league. Also any suggestions for my build are very welcome.

Thanks

If you bring flasks like these you should be safe:

Izaro's base damage is physical, and various buffs add +elemental, but when you reduce the physical base they don't matter much. Getting frozen and not reacting quickly to it is the 2nd most dangerous thing. Getting teleported by the 'green ring' ability in the final fight is the 3rd most dangerous, or even 2nd if there are curse fonts.

But overall, with 8.8k ES and 1.6k Int you should be able to safely destroy him in about 5 sec by simply pre-casting max Icestorms near him before he even goes active. Pop the Granite and anti-freeze just before he activates and you'll be fine. Dodge the green ring or get back to Izaro quickly. He will not be able to 1-shot you with 8.8k ES and flask regardless of his buffs.

But in HC you should never let him live longer than a few sec, and that means he will not get max charges or max +ele (those 2 things require waiting). Charges are by far the biggest buff he can have, so if you don't do anything stupid you should be completely safe.

That's in Uber Lab. Merciless is a joke with your gear.

I'd appreciate some gearing advice please. I play casually when i can but don't get to put in many hours each week. After swapping some gear around, adding Black Sun Crest I've dropped below the resist cap for Cold resist and would appreciate some advice as to where to best go next, ideally dropping my ring in favour of Perandus signet as well. I have about 60c at the moment, so a lot of the expensive upgrades are out of reach to me at the moment.

Finaly found a nice boots. Here's only 1 resist mod, but i don't need more :)

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dark_nebula wrote:

I'd appreciate some gearing advice please. I play casually when i can but don't get to put in many hours each week. After swapping some gear around, adding Black Sun Crest I've dropped below the resist cap for Cold resist and would appreciate some advice as to where to best go next, ideally dropping my ring in favour of Perandus signet as well. I have about 60c at the moment, so a lot of the expensive upgrades are out of reach to me at the moment.

you can and should get a whispering ice staff with 18% inc int for 1-2c.

a crystal belt with int on it would go a long way, but you probably need the res on your current belt and 60c is a kinda tight budget for this upgrade.

your chest could have a lot more ES while having the same or more int, for a cheap price.
http://poe.trade/search/obeharesimatot

the boots and gloves could have more res.

Thanks for the feedback! I hadnt even realised my staff could be improved, i will sort that and chest and see how i go.

Also what is the best way to craft Int Crystal Belt, I've looked online but couldnt't find the information. I only have 1 Shrieking Essence of Spite and 2 Wailing Essence of Spite.

Thanks for the build, Great leveling guide btw :D