[3.10 HC] Apep's Darkpact Totems are BACK (original build 3.1-3.3)

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6aPMaJIeuKuH wrote:

covenant looks good to. 7L with concentrate effect. but it was 500+++c

i take shitroled 6L cherrubim at 345c and colored by 400 chrom. so.... :)

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trackcatbat wrote:

haven't read the thread in awhile, I was focused on my RF character.

Anyone try the blight threshold jewel spreading rot?

You get up to 13% increased chaos damage per jewel, 50% hinder duration, and 25% increased chaos damage per jewel (you can have 2). Not the safest thing, but maybe worth checking out

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whiskeyjoel wrote:

This build is insanely fun, and with Sanctuary of Thought, you're quite tanky as well, which is a nice change from a lot of other totem builds. Great clear speed and mobility, good survivability, and 4-5x exploding Dark Pact totems looks hella cool ^^

Like a lot of people, I did make my own personal tweaks.
Here's what I did:

I decided to try out a 6L Soul Mantle instead of the Tabula. The built-in Spell Totem, extra spell damage, and extra totem life seemed worth it, especially given that I can slot in another dps increasing gem in lieu of Spell Totem. To counteract the curses from Soul Mantle, I simply use two Quicksilver flasks with the curse immunity/removes curses mod.

I followed the outer edge of the Templar area down into Marauder in order to take Iron Wood. 35% more totem damage, some extra cast and placement speed, and extra totem resists. The extra strength from following that path translates to more life, and slotting in an Iron Will gem provides a massive damage boost.

I got rid of the Frenzy link. It felt clunky, and doesn't really do that much. Instead, I used one of my 4L's to combine Flame Dash->Arcane Surge->Faster Casting->Wither. Hardcasting Wither linked with Surge means I can cast it all day, while getting the cast speed and spell damage bonus for my totems. Win, win, win. The extra damage this provides is so significant that I can easily swap out Increased AoE for Item Rarity in maps.

I'm currently using two Eldritch Knowledge jewels in areas with a lot of Int nodes, for a combined 45% increase to chaos damage. I'm not sure it's worth grabbing all the available Int nodes, so I've just grabbed the easy to reach ones.

I'm lvl 85 now, and am breezing through most maps. Future points will be spent on filling out a bit more of the Scion life nodes, and the totem life/resistance nodes.

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Heracleitus wrote:

Theorycrafting-wise, pathing to Ironwood just isn't worth it, you'd be better off grabbing Dark Arts and the jewel node in between the Duelist and Marauder start points (or the spell damage nodes near the Templar area if you don't want to spend for jewels).

Eldritch Knowledge won't beat a good 3 dps mod jewel (since chaos damage boost is no different than totem or spell damage as far as we're concerned) anywhere we could put it, but it does have the advantage of being virtually free.

Flame Dash->Arcane Surge->Faster Casting->Wither is some really nice synergy, though having Increased Duration on Wither is also nice to keep stacks up a little longer when you need to move/recast totems.

Adding Wither to the mix has definitely made getting Frenzy charges clunky, but maybe it's still worthwhile to keep around for times when channeling is inadvisable? Not sure I believe that though.

With combining Wither with Flame Dash and ditching Frenzy, you've freed up 7 gem slots. What are you using in their place?

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IANF1 wrote:

i have 1 of my apeps now. increased my dps by a couple thousand on the tool tip which is nice. The roll i got wasn't super amazing but i got it for 15c which was a few cheaper than the other apeps on the market.