[On Hold] Glacial Cascade Totems [ALL Content in the Game]

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Apart from the mana flask, how to sustain mana with Mind over Matter + Divine Guidance? I have 1.1k unreserved mana (I'm using Essence Worm + Hatred), but I'd like to have better mana sustain, feels a little bit painful.

Also, I'm too slow using Kaom's Roots (and Whirling blades is not too fast too). I could use some help on how to be faster with this build.

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Hi Thi3n

I really enjoy your YouTube vids and guides, very informative but particularly like how you do it solo and still progress reallly well. Learnt lots from you as a solo player myself.

I am wondering, GC miner sabo or scion is another very popular play style and appears to fill the same build objectives as yours - be a comfortable league starter and do all content safely.

Is there a reason you don’t do GC mines? What is the main reason you go totem instead of mines? I believe GC mines has more damage? Which is tankier? Also it seems to have better end game scaling cos you can go LL GC mines for a tanky version. Basically looking for your opinion on how the two compares, advantages and disadvantages of each.
Also of the two, which would you say is a better Uber lab runner? I ask because I think it’s a good way to earn currency in league starts.

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Hi,
whats better now in 3.4 ? Arc totem or GC totem ?

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Please, practical example about Penetration:

I'm using Elemental Weakness 20% Quality = -44% Elemental Resis
Cold Penetration Gem Lvl 20 : 37 Cold Penetration
Weapon : Damage Penetrantes 20 Cold Resistance

Then I need to know exactly how it works with normal enemies, guardians and Shaper/Elder:

Normal Enemy : 0% Enemy Resis -44% Elem Weakness Curse -57% Penetration = -101% Cold Resistance

Normal Boss : 30% Enemy Resis -17.6% Elem Weakness Curse(0.4*44%) -57% Penetration = -44.6% Cold Resistance

Shaper/Uber : 40% Enemy Resis - 8.8% Elem Weakness Curse(0.2*44%) -57% Penetration = -25.8% Cold Resistance


Am I right doing calculations here? Please Help.

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Awesome build once again, hit 100 with it today, murdered absolutely all content, including Uber Elder and Aul at depth 300, next goal is to reach depth 600+

Here's my very expensive version of the build:

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iSammax wrote:

Is it possible to adapt this build for fast T12-T14 mapping (sulphite farming mainly and destroying mobs meanwhile)? Like with a help of respeccing 10-20 points and using poet's pens or something like that?

I need a lot of fuel at this point of the league, but farming maps seems really slow with totems build compared to deadeye ele-hit for instance

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thi3n wrote:

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Apart from the mana flask, how to sustain mana with Mind over Matter + Divine Guidance? I have 1.1k unreserved mana (I'm using Essence Worm + Hatred), but I'd like to have better mana sustain, feels a little bit painful.

Also, I'm too slow using Kaom's Roots (and Whirling blades is not too fast too). I could use some help on how to be faster with this build.

You could get mana regeneration on gear and clear mind jewel if you don't reserve any mana. Using an instant mana potion really is the best way though.

Attack Speed is really the only thing that will make you faster.

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Hi Thi3n

I really enjoy your YouTube vids and guides, very informative but particularly like how you do it solo and still progress reallly well. Learnt lots from you as a solo player myself.

I am wondering, GC miner sabo or scion is another very popular play style and appears to fill the same build objectives as yours - be a comfortable league starter and do all content safely.

Is there a reason you don’t do GC mines? What is the main reason you go totem instead of mines? I believe GC mines has more damage? Which is tankier? Also it seems to have better end game scaling cos you can go LL GC mines for a tanky version. Basically looking for your opinion on how the two compares, advantages and disadvantages of each.
Also of the two, which would you say is a better Uber lab runner? I ask because I think it’s a good way to earn currency in league starts.

I like totems over mines because I can put the totems down and know that everything within range of that totem is dead. Great for mapping and especially with the new loot filter showing up on the minimap. I have played both mines and traps before and they suffer from a mapping quality of life issue where you don't know if there's no loot on your minimap because the monsters didn't drop anything or if your mine/trap targeted funny. Totem playstyle is simply my preference for mapping. Traps and Mines do have better boss damage due to being able to pre-load a bunch of them while Izaro is rising up or Shaper is talking.

All three are great at everything but in my personal experience Mines are the best bossers, totems are the best mappers and trappers are right in between. That's not to say Mines can't map and Totems can't boss - but they each "specialize" in their own strengths. The beauty of path of exile is you can makes choices to suit your playstyle and objectives with a character.

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Hi,
whats better now in 3.4 ? Arc totem or GC totem ?

I prefer GC.

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Please, practical example about Penetration:

I'm using Elemental Weakness 20% Quality = -44% Elemental Resis
Cold Penetration Gem Lvl 20 : 37 Cold Penetration
Weapon : Damage Penetrantes 20 Cold Resistance

Then I need to know exactly how it works with normal enemies, guardians and Shaper/Elder:

Normal Enemy : 0% Enemy Resis -44% Elem Weakness Curse -57% Penetration = -101% Cold Resistance

Normal Boss : 30% Enemy Resis -17.6% Elem Weakness Curse(0.4*44%) -57% Penetration = -44.6% Cold Resistance

Shaper/Uber : 40% Enemy Resis - 8.8% Elem Weakness Curse(0.2*44%) -57% Penetration = -25.8% Cold Resistance


Am I right doing calculations here? Please Help.

Your calculations are correct. Sources of resistance penetration are additive and then applied directly against the targets resistance. The more resistance a target has - the more effective dps resistance penetration gives. Against targets with high resistances, resist pen is actually one of the strongest possible stats to get.

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Awesome build once again, hit 100 with it today, murdered absolutely all content, including Uber Elder and Aul at depth 300, next goal is to reach depth 600+

Here's my very expensive version of the build:

Your gear is insane lol. I'm very interested in your progress and how deep people are getting with the build. I stopped playing my GC totems after killing uber elder this league but could have kept delving deeper so I'd like to see how deep people are taking GC Totems!

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first of all, thanks for the build. having a lot of fun with it.

So should I still go for Fangs of the Viper If survivability seems like more of an issue? I've currently only gone as far as Coordination. I'm considering going for Mind Drinker, Blood Drinker and that jewel socket there instead, and saving the Alchemist nodes for later. thoughts?

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Is it possible to adapt this build for fast T12-T14 mapping (sulphite farming mainly and destroying mobs meanwhile)? Like with a help of respeccing 10-20 points and using poet's pens or something like that?

I need a lot of fuel at this point of the league, but farming maps seems really slow with totems build compared to deadeye ele-hit for instance

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I am loving this build!!!!

I had been experimenting with this build and got mouse-over 120k dps on Glacial Cascade in Hideout with only hatred and lightning golem buff.
I can keep a 240-250k dps per totem in maps.
Oh, and I have 20% to freeze enemy, and +60% dmg if i freeze an enemy recently. awesome!!!

The problem with my specs and gears is i am a bit squishy, need to be careful running or dashing. Have only 3400 HP and 1600 ES. :(

Still need improvements but still strong as fk.
Thanks!!!!

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Thank you so much Thi3n for your reply. That is the best explanation I have seen so far and makes a lot of sense. Once again, thanks for a good guide and really just overall for your youtube vids etc. Top quality stuff.

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Your PoB tree seems to be different from the trees you have listed under leveling (and the final tree listed there). Is one of these old? Which one is better? Which one is correct?

Currently my tree looks like your levelling trees, but would be EZ enough to respec those points and go the other tree