[3.0] In-Depth Baron SRS guide. Including without Baron.

Decoy totem is a must have, simply op for any hard bosses, allow you to cast freely for 5 or more secs



also i had a question, i have a 6 link with lvl 20 q20 srs

i was wondering what should i buy between srs lvl 21/q20 and empower lvl 3

what is the biggest increase ?

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reskone wrote:

Decoy totem is a must have, simply op for any hard bosses, allow you to cast freely for 5 or more secs



also i had a question, i have a 6 link with lvl 20 q20 srs

i was wondering what should i buy between srs lvl 21/q20 and empower lvl 3

what is the biggest increase ?

Probably a 21/20 srs

I've made it to 76, started farming T2/3 maps & curious as to where I go from here now, build wise. I was lucky & got about 100+C worth of drops in the past few days, so I got myself a 6L staff, council gloves, Kaom's boots, an Astramentis & some other stuff. I also bought a 6L chest, but I'm struggling to get the right colors so I can put flame dash in it's own slot.
Any suggestions as to what my next piece of gear should be? I know my rings/belt need to be replaced, but what should I be looking for?

Also, it's not mentioned in the guide, but at level 13 or 14, CWDT changes Flesh Offering from a cast, to a cannot be casted directly. I had to get a lower level CWDT & then stop leveling to prevent that. Are there any other tips/tricks I should be aware of?

Also I have over 3kHP but I feel quite squishy even in T3 maps, which makes me wonder how I'm going to handle T10+. It's fine if I stay back, but sometimes if I get surrounded by mobs, even with Flame Dash, I am almost insta-gibbed if there's elite mobs.

Oh, one thing about gems. Is the only way to get level 21, by getting it to level 20, 20 quality & then using a Vaal orb?

Great guide though, I've had a ton of fun & I'm following the Tanky more-strength final passive tree.

So what 6 link setup are you guys using for clearing and bosses?

I also have a few questions:

On Path of Building I noticed 2 things, Empower is only better then Elemental Damage with attacks if its level 4, is that right? And also quality of the Elemental Damage with attacks does not affect SRS, is Path of Building right about these?

Another question: Does Melee Splash work for boss killing or should I swap for something else?

Thanks!

Great build, i respec from a cheaper srs build with viktarios into this one when i had my first 400 chaos, and bosses feel very easy now and its super fun and easy to play.

i also have a question regarding the boots, as im softcore i went with the max damage passive tree u mention in your reddit post, also i use warpath boots with the stunbreaker god.
thing is i have no idea what to socket into the boots, do you have a recommendation?

thanks,
j

Does Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks apply to raging spirits or why are Alberon's Warpath so good?

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Hartsa wrote:

Does Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks apply to raging spirits or why are Alberon's Warpath so good?

It's the increased strength percentage that's key, which goes quite well with The Baron's ability that adds your strength to your minions'.

I've been testing to see how well SRS would work with a spell totem, and so far its working out quite nice as it lets me I don't have to keep spamming them, but instead the spell totem will do it for me. Although there is at least two drawbacks I'm aware of, one being it reduces their damage and second being its only possible to have one totem at a time unless one get the ancestral bond node, or the cap somehow gets increased.

So I'm curious what people think about using the spell totem for SRS, its currently working out for me especially because of being able to get many SRS out, but that may change.

I have a bit of a dilemma.

I am nearing the point of minmax and I wanted to run a Kaoms. Here's my gear (HHC):



The problem is trying to run a kaoms with how socket starved I will be. Currently i'm not using anything in my back slots, was thinking about going dancing dervish. Anyway, my current goal is to throw Screaming essence of Fear at every level 75+ socket ring I find and pray for 2 res + life. I will lose about 100 strength from the rings because minion speed is a suffix, however I was hoping to remove the minion speed jewel for elemental focus/elemental damage with attacks instead, which should make up for the strength. It's also been hard to overcap res to 109 for ele weakness maps, considering that I want to run a kaoms. I'm not sure if even a perfect belly can keep up with kaoms though. I was calculating it and it seems to be around 800 hp less. Another alternative is to go for a minmax chestpiece with the hybrid life roll and a high life roll, along with a strength suffix. The gems I would lose out on the most would be CWDT + IC. I'm chaining red maps right now and could use the dps boost from taking out minspeed, that's for sure.

Hello, I'm new to POE trying out this build and almost covered the core items. Which item upgrade should I get next?





Also: while the damage is omfg insane and clear speed is good, I'm sometimes having problems surviving. Do you cast the decoy totem vs every mob or only bosses?
Maybe because I was used to using zombies just meatshielding everything while I cast SRS. Now I have to play more carefully.

Also, in the video you have flesh offering not on CWDT, but in the guide it does, which is easier? Do you keep desecrate?

I'm running the auras: haste and hatred and spam 2 quicksilver pots to get around.