[3.1] Volatile Berserker (Poet's Pen + Volatile Dead) | 8-9K Life | Incredible DPS | Easy Leveling

i have finally enough currency to buy either a acuity or a helmet with the enchant.
i asked this question earlier in this thread and the response was enchant > acuity, but i am not sure anymore if i should prefer the helmet. i get oneshotted sometimes doing t12 maps. since i read that acuity is mandatory for difficult red maps...should i forget about more dps and buy a acuity?

btw big thx @ejonkou for answering nearly every question asked.

Hello.
Very nice looking build and seems like fun :D
1 question do u prefer Alira or the passives? (i saw the statement but im still confused -.-)
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I know this may be a stupid question, but how do you run haste and anger at the same time and still have mana for frenzy?

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khody1337 wrote:

i have finally enough currency to buy either a acuity or a helmet with the enchant.
i asked this question earlier in this thread and the response was enchant > acuity, but i am not sure anymore if i should prefer the helmet. i get oneshotted sometimes doing t12 maps. since i read that acuity is mandatory for difficult red maps...should i forget about more dps and buy a acuity?

btw big thx @ejonkou for answering nearly every question asked.

Personally I would go for the acuity first.

Reason number1: It sells for 90 ex in std.

Reason number1: Vaal Pact

The fact that you have the luxury of having vaal pact only when you really need it otherwise you just regen your hp normally is to die for. That one additional orb the enchant gives can wait till the very end or farm it in the uber lab.

I would say it would be a toss up if the enchant was still in the legacy mode but since it was nerfed to +1 taking the acuity 1st is a no brainer if you ask me.

Edit: To add, I am currently running up to t14 (haven't tried a higher tier only because I don't have one atm) maps @lvl78 atm with gear with ease:



With absolute zero problems. Currently at 7290ish HP, dps is more than strong enough, even the regen is strong enough if you know your moves you need to do to avoid damage. Vaal Pact from the atziris would only greatly enhance your survival.

Hey guys, having heaps of fun with this build. Have chosen assassin, wondering if anyone can has any tips on things i can upgrade? here's my gear - and my tree is under my character Giomani

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khody1337 wrote:

Reason number1: It sells for 90 ex in std.

Acuity got nerfed this league, i think that's why std prices are insane.

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Sparkl wrote:

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khody1337 wrote:

i have finally enough currency to buy either a acuity or a helmet with the enchant.
i asked this question earlier in this thread and the response was enchant > acuity, but i am not sure anymore if i should prefer the helmet. i get oneshotted sometimes doing t12 maps. since i read that acuity is mandatory for difficult red maps...should i forget about more dps and buy a acuity?

btw big thx @ejonkou for answering nearly every question asked.

Personally I would go for the acuity first.

Reason number1: It sells for 90 ex in std.

Reason number1: Vaal Pact

The fact that you have the luxury of having vaal pact only when you really need it otherwise you just regen your hp normally is to die for. That one additional orb the enchant gives can wait till the very end or farm it in the uber lab.

I would say it would be a toss up if the enchant was still in the legacy mode but since it was nerfed to +1 taking the acuity 1st is a no brainer if you ask me.

Edit: To add, I am currently running up to t14 (haven't tried a higher tier only because I don't have one atm) maps @lvl78 atm with gear with ease:

Spoiler

With absolute zero problems. Currently at 7290ish HP, dps is more than strong enough, even the regen is strong enough if you know your moves you need to do to avoid damage. Vaal Pact from the atziris would only greatly enhance your survival.

thx mate. i have a really old pc and the fps drops are killing me sometimes as well since i cant kite properly. i go for acuity

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traszowy wrote:

Can you explain why devoto's would be better than rat's nest? Crit chance on rat's nest seems to be stat that makes this better than devoto.

Devoto's gives 10% increased movement speed which is very nice for us. High Dexterity which means that if we gear around Devoto's we gear around Starkonja since the roll range on both are very similair. Chaos resistance is the icing on the cake, especially since this build is pretty suffix starved making it hard for us to fit in Chaos resistance on any other gear piece.

60-75% Critical Strike chance on Rat's Nest doesn't feel worth sacrificing all this other stuff for.

Devoto's Devotion feels much like a sidegrade to Starkonja while Rat's Nest feels almost like a downgrade.

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derptruckz wrote:

Why are is everyone using power charge on crit when assassins mark is much better? I mean its more reliable, you get hp back and it also debuffs. For bosses poc maybe be better but I have had no issues.

Because Assassin's Mark requires either Oskarm(Which I only recommend using until you get Acuities) or a Shaper ring. Assassin's Mark only becomes really viable if you can get the mod on a Shaped Opal ring that has high life/resist/attributes/% Fire damage etc. and if you can't, then you're better off dropping Assassin's Mark entirely. PCoC maintains charges with minimal investment while clearing and more importantly, during bosses, which is where maintaining charges is generally the most difficult.

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snn1085 wrote:

what about romira's banquet is this good ring for this build?

No.

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khody1337 wrote:

i have finally enough currency to buy either a acuity or a helmet with the enchant.
i asked this question earlier in this thread and the response was enchant > acuity, but i am not sure anymore if i should prefer the helmet. i get oneshotted sometimes doing t12 maps. since i read that acuity is mandatory for difficult red maps...should i forget about more dps and buy a acuity?

btw big thx @ejonkou for answering nearly every question asked.

The answer is going to depend on what you need. It sounds like you have issues with survival so I would definitely get Acuities first.

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theo1000 wrote:

Hello.
Very nice looking build and seems like fun :D
1 question do u prefer Alira or the passives? (i saw the statement but im still confused -.-)
ty

Alira. We benefit significantly from all the bonuses from Alira.

- Crit multi is one of our most important sources of damage.
- Mana regen is very helpful when trying to stack VD before boss spawns/between phases
- Resistances help significantly with gearing.

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jmuhopeless wrote:

I know this may be a stupid question, but how do you run haste and anger at the same time and still have mana for frenzy?

Level 3 Enlighten linked to both. If you don't have/can't affoard a level 3 Enlighten, then run Anger together with Blasphemy/Arctic Armour/Herald

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lord_patr1cio wrote:

Hey guys, having heaps of fun with this build. Have chosen assassin, wondering if anyone can has any tips on things i can upgrade? here's my gear - and my tree is under my character Giomani

Spoiler

- Drop Carnage Heart for a rare amulet of Xoph's Heart/Blood.
- Drop your gloves for a pair of Atziri's Acuities.
- Drop Warlord's Mark Blasphemy for either
--> A) Rare Shaper ring with Warlord's Mark on Hit
--> B) Watcher's Eye w/ Anger Fire Leech stat

Some other suggestions:

Drop 1 Life flask for another utility flask, I'd highly recommend a Quicksilver flask with a movement speed suffix. Your one remaining life flask would ideally have a Seething prefix. If you want to use a duration life flask, I would highly recommend squeezing in the unique flask Blood of the Karui as nothing can beat it currently. If you can manage to get a high amount of Chaos resistance, then the Forbidden Taste flask is the strongest instant Life flask in the game.

Leveling this build atm @ Hardcore.

Just bought some sweet stuff - its pretty much overkill for everything.
Leveling with bodyswap since you get GMP's is an insane Speedboost. Just flipping through the zones,everything dies - bosses get oneshotted :D

Abyss jewels seems pretty op for leveling

One Question, should we focus on Castspeed - to get more Ballz, or attackspeed? And, what ele dmg should i get on eye jewels? x to x cold/fire?
And is increased crit > ele focus in the pen?

thx!

Do you think Xoph's amulet would be better than the one I am using currently?