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

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mike4334 wrote:

I'm playing this right now in Abyss HC and having a lot of fun. For movement I have flame dash linked with arcane surge, faster casting, and increased duration for a bit of extra damage. Not optimal but I like flame dash. Just a quick question, I can't afford to get the extra body volatile dead enchant so far. Is there another gem that should go in my poet's pen along with unearth and LMP. I tried out another spell (Firestorm) but it seemed to lower my rate of casting volatile dead.

Thanks OP

I'm playing in AHC as well with this build and I am using Ice Spear until i get the head enchant. It really doesn't matter because this build just melts everything in sight even with the socket empty.

Hmm, think about this setup (about i write in past post) Belly (in chest main-spell, maybe with Increase Critical Strike and in another items - Bodyswap+CoC+any else) and will we have enough Critical Strike Chance for "often" proc Bodyswap+CoC, or better use Kaom and changed gems in low tier maps (t1-t10-13+) for fast killing trash in one of poets (i guess equip instead GMP in Poet with Unearth)

Just killed shaper + mino/hydra/chimera. Had an aurabot with me but he was learning the fights and died a few times. Damage holds up quite well and its nice and easy to play. (Did phoenix previously on another char so didn't want to buy another)

Had one amazing death to shaper where I tanked Malachai's teleport and instantly died. Besides that it was smooth enough. Never played a ranged character before so it was a nice new experience.

One death on hydra due to being stunned by a ball/boss into my death. I think using the anti stun ascendancy for bossing would work best (i usually use lunaris). I chose rite of ruin for mapping to make it smoother, but bosses stunning are just annoying and dangerous.

I have the four fights all recorded (just me and the aurabot talking in discord while we map). I could try splice them together into some short boss fight clips if anyone is interested in seeing how the build operates on those bosses (uploading each video would take me like a week, and just a spliced clip will take me like two days :P).



Still a super fun build to play.

NICE Hmm any solo guardian yet or sharper?

what change would you make to go MoM ?

I think i missed something, are we proccing power charges with the build somehow, if yes, how?

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Freddydaking wrote:

I think i missed something, are we proccing power charges with the build somehow, if yes, how?

Either by having Assassins mark on hit on the unique gloves, or on a shaped ring. PCoC in your frenzy, or blasphemy with assassins mark.

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bitbite11 wrote:

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Freddydaking wrote:

I think i missed something, are we proccing power charges with the build somehow, if yes, how?

Either by having Assassins mark on hit on the unique gloves, or on a shaped ring. PCoC in your frenzy, or blasphemy with assassins mark.

Oh yea ofc, thanks a lot bit! Thanks for the video as well :3

Hey Thanks for the Build!

Really interested in trying this out in HC. Does anyone have a good /more defensive path for HC? Would you still go for Aspect of Carnage? Or Aspect of Carnage + MoM + VP? But going for VP just seems like a huge investment and im not good enough yet to know if it is going to be worth it.

Every help on trying this in HC would be appreciated. Also: Can you just grab 2 lifesprigs and level pretty much through all the stuff till poets pen?

Thanks for any answers guys!

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hlslfl wrote:

is this build good for hightier bosses like 4 guardians, shaper, elders? how about 6-link belly with barrage for single target?

Yes, it's definitely Shaper, Elder and Guardian viable.

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Agroveuin wrote:

Hmm, think about this setup (about i write in past post) Belly (in chest main-spell, maybe with Increase Critical Strike and in another items - Bodyswap+CoC+any else) and will we have enough Critical Strike Chance for "often" proc Bodyswap+CoC, or better use Kaom and changed gems in low tier maps (t1-t10-13+) for fast killing trash in one of poets (i guess equip instead GMP in Poet with Unearth)

I'd just use Kaom's. Going Belly/Carcass Jack are alternatives if you really want to experiment with a 6L, I just don't think it's worth the sacrifice of both a ton of life and damage that Kaom's gives us.

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rorsharch04 wrote:

what change would you make to go MoM ?

Drop 2nd aura and run MoM with 50% reserved. We'd use it more as an anti-oneshot mechanic as it's a decent way to increase our effective health even further.

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Snapciddy wrote:

Hey Thanks for the Build!

Really interested in trying this out in HC. Does anyone have a good /more defensive path for HC? Would you still go for Aspect of Carnage? Or Aspect of Carnage + MoM + VP? But going for VP just seems like a huge investment and im not good enough yet to know if it is going to be worth it.

Every help on trying this in HC would be appreciated. Also: Can you just grab 2 lifesprigs and level pretty much through all the stuff till poets pen?

Thanks for any answers guys!

Here's a Vaal Pact version of the build



A little bit lower HP and damage compared to Acuities. But you should still be at 8K+ Life.