[3.1][HC] Tri Dark Pact Totems ~1M+ DPS~ 8k+ EHP~ Cheap and beginner friendly~ All content viable

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darnoc_gg wrote:

You can always just level with spell totem+faster casting+flameblast in a +1 fire sceptre, swapping to a nycta's sceptre at 48, until you get the required gear sorted since kikazaru goes for around 8c each in HHC unless you get a good deal.

damn, didn't know the price went up this much. I guess that's what build of the week does.

Running this build and loving it. Currencly lv87. I made a couple of personal preference tweaks to your build, but it's really only in the gem set. I'm running an orb of storms > increased crit > power charge on crit link, as well as using haste (i turn it off for bosses/if i think i need the extra eHP). I also got a little confused by using controlled destruction which reduces your crit chance by 100% on a crit build, so i swapped it out for a faster casting. It's a fairly meagre DPS drop, but having DP cast so much faster seems to make a bit of a difference imo.

Great build again, cheers for the guide!

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FairgravesCanSuckIt wrote:

Running this build and loving it. Currencly lv87. I made a couple of personal preference tweaks to your build, but it's really only in the gem set. I'm running an orb of storms > increased crit > power charge on crit link, as well as using haste (i turn it off for bosses/if i think i need the extra eHP). I also got a little confused by using controlled destruction which reduces your crit chance by 100% on a crit build, so i swapped it out for a faster casting. It's a fairly meagre DPS drop, but having DP cast so much faster seems to make a bit of a difference imo.

Great build again, cheers for the guide!

Updated the FAQ to include explanation about controlled destruction. Since a lot of people seem to not understand the gem properly.

Can we use the belt 'Perseverence'? It adds like 5-8% life, rather than flat life, and also grants Onslaught on fortify, which eliminates the need of a flask that can be used to carry another insta heal or something that you can use

I was wondering if you could post pictures of the passive tree because I am using an iPad and I can’t see the whole skill tree with it

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atarekaze wrote:

Can we use the belt 'Perseverence'? It adds like 5-8% life, rather than flat life, and also grants Onslaught on fortify, which eliminates the need of a flask that can be used to carry another insta heal or something that you can use

Well you end up loosing around 300 total life + a bunch of resist which equals less life because you won't be able to get as much strength on gear.... Meaning that you probably lose around 500 total life for a different flask.

If you think that is worth it, then sure go for it. I personally think it is not worth it.

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DizzySmawMaster wrote:

I was wondering if you could post pictures of the passive tree because I am using an iPad and I can’t see the whole skill tree with it

Here's the build screenshot https://i.imgur.com/oefLhou.jpg

have you tried a clear mind jewel, and putting a lvl 1 clarity with blood magic, you will end up trading 60 hp for 40%-60% inc spell damage and more regen from the jewel without losing the guardian aura buff, it works for me, but i want to know what others think about this.

Hey, Im 4k HP(So Im guessing atleast 5k EHP from MoM), and running a 4L soul mantle. However, Im level 76, and wanted to start using my skill points in the shadow section(Cause so much DPS increase will be awesome). Do you think I should go for Uber lab at this stage?

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DizzySmawMaster wrote:

I was wondering if you could post pictures of the passive tree because I am using an iPad and I can’t see the whole skill tree with it

Get POEMate off AppStore, copy and paste into the app the character passive tree from official PoE site.

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FredddO wrote:

have you tried a clear mind jewel, and putting a lvl 1 clarity with blood magic, you will end up trading 60 hp for 40%-60% inc spell damage and more regen from the jewel without losing the guardian aura buff, it works for me, but i want to know what others think about this.

You are losing more than 60 hp... you are also losing out on %hp on the jewel which is another 120 hp... so 180 hp + what you really want on ur jewels is attack speed(since you won't be lacking damage even against bosses). A good 3 prop jewel would be 7% life 4%attack/cast speed 15% spell crit multi... clear mind isn't even more damage that that while losing out on the life and the attack speed/cast speed.
Also, clear mind isn't more mana regen than a lvl 20 clarity if you go lvl 1 clarity on blood magic.

The only thing I can say is that it's definitely a cheap option for a jewel but I would still rather have a 2 prop jewel with life and attack speed/cast speed.

I'll add this to the FAQ

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atarekaze wrote:

Hey, Im 4k HP(So Im guessing atleast 5k EHP from MoM), and running a 4L soul mantle. However, Im level 76, and wanted to start using my skill points in the shadow section(Cause so much DPS increase will be awesome). Do you think I should go for Uber lab at this stage?

If you are on HC, I would wait until you have a 5L(significant damage boost) + atleast 6K effective life.

If you are on SC, I would just wait until you have 6k effective life. You can definitely do it with what you have though... might just be decently hard to pull off.