[3.24] 🗡The Nightblade🗡Nightshade Tincture | Incorporeal | New demo video up

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amoresms wrote:

Hi! Thanks for this awesome build, I'm really excited at the idea of playing it after I'm done with my league starter.
Also I would like to ask you why don't you pick up phase acrobatics on the skill tree?

Ty :)
Phase Acrobatics is a good option yes, but I have always used those 4 four points on other nodes of the tree. But that makes sense ofc.

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Delvelog

As you may have seen in my previous video, I am trying to defeat Aul the Crystal King in Delve.
Depth is 560 and it has only one mod, but that's the worst one for this boss : 100% inc AoE. When he sends his clones, they leave a deadly cold perma-ground that quickly cover a large chunk of the arena.
Plus, Aul hits like 20 trucks and he has like a bazillion HP. Believe me, this guy is not made of cristal. Rather of diamond.

I have already failed like 30 times. I don't lose hope but it will take a long time probably.
I have watched videos of the fight : Mathil with Blade Vortex, one with Scourge Arrow + Mirage Archer, another with Frost Blades etc.
Our build has none of their advantages. Not tanky enough, no DoT and can't attack while moving.

Aul was the reason I came up with this new MoM version of the build. I couldn't survive any of his hits with v3.8. Now I can : I have the right to make a mistake, but not two. Provided he does not crit, in which case it's bye bye.
The good thing is that after a fight with Aul, the rest of the game feels much easier !

But it has gotten even worse in 3.9, now that the enemies have armour. It takes forever to just remove 25% of his HP, and I'm often dead before that.
Feels like a nightmare : I try to find a solution and another problem appears.

I thought : maybe I need more DPS ? Yeah, let's buy a couple of endgame daggers, 50ex each. Damn I don't have half of it.
Maybe a good anointment on the amulet then ? Dervish, Ambidexterity ? whatever. That's like 5-10% more DPS, ok.

But eventually I've found a good notable, You'll never guess...

That's Kinetic Impacts : https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Kinetic_Impacts

Yes, it's a notable for 2H weapons. But it also gives 4% chance to double dmg, 10% to double stun duration and most importantly : "Enemies have -15% to Total Physical Damage Reduction against your Hits"
That is the best number on the tree : other give -12% at best.
It's rather cheap : Amber - Azure - Violet

With the two nodes before Flaying, that's -25% total.
Now, I have (almost) recovered my 3.8 DPS against Aul. But I still don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

But one day, I can tell you, one day I'll defeat him ;)

Why not take stabbing thirst for additional leech?

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Jval wrote:

Why not take stabbing thirst for additional leech?

I have mana leech on a ring :

It's enough to reach mana leech cap.
The mod can also be found on amulets.

I have additional mana gain with :


Stabbing Thirst costs 4 points and gives less DPS than the other dagger nodes. You can check it in PoB.


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New video in Std :
With the new MoM setup, I was able to go (a bit) deeper in the Mine, and complete some encounters where I couldn't survive for 10 sec in 3.8.
The first is a Primeval chamber with no mod. The second is a tier 3 Azurite encounter, with a big Lion boss.
In this one, I'm using the Asenath's gloves, for extra clear and safety :


So, don't be afraid, fellow exiles, in the Delve Mine, the mighty Delve Mine, the lion sleeps tonight :

#2 : Delve 625 - I am the Night

Hey man, 1st time PoE player here. Decided to go with your guide despite not being a total noob facetanking build... what kills you makes you stronger is my moto here :-)

Great guide, thx for putting it together and updating it as you go in 3.9

Would you be able to check my character and let me know if there’s any obvious improvement I can make? I’m lvl 43 and at the beginning of act 5. Specific questions for you:
- My key issue right now: mana. I have a mana leech ring but still, especially against bosses, it just melts away.
- My gem setup is kinda all over, probably due for cleanup. Any advice?

Thanks and keep it up!!

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JiminiJ wrote:

Hey man, 1st time PoE player here. Decided to go with your guide despite not being a total noob facetanking build... what kills you makes you stronger is my moto here :-)

That's exactly the motto yes :) But with Mind over Matter, we are much more tanky believe me.

I can check your character. First, you need to set it in public :
Home > > My Account > Privacy Settings > Uncheck all boxes

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I have somewhat improved my char in Std to fight Aul (see my previous msg).
I've made a checklist :
- Move fast ? Whirling Blades ✓
- Tank one hit ? MoM ✓
- Survive the cold ground a few seconds ? Life & mana regen on the tree ✓
- Avoid freeze and chill ? Dream Fragments ring ✓
- DPS ? Just be patient :/

Ther, changed privacy setting, thanks!!

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JiminiJ wrote:

Ther, changed privacy setting, thanks!!

* Stuff is ok.
You should get a better dagger than the Bloodplay now.

* Gem setup : ok.
Blade Vortex not useful with this build.
You can put Precision level 1 instead.

* Raise your elem res. 15% lightning and 30% cold are too low.

* Get a flask with "removes bleeding" and one with "remove freeze".

* For your mana issue, I have compared your PoB with my own profile at level 49 : https://pastebin.com/BCpAieL1

I had mana issues at this moment, too.
Use mana flask often. When you get more DPS in next levels, you should have less and less pb recovering mana.

On your current mana flask, use some alteration and augmentation orbs to get a mod that gives better recovery.
(You can search the mods in this page : https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Flask
Look for : Bubbling, Catalysed, Saturated.)

Good luck and have fun :)

Thanks dude, this is super helpful.

December 23rd 2018 - 2019 : first anniversary of this build :)

I wanted to offer myself the head of Aul, the Crystal King as a present, but he's just too damn hard.
Blood Rage, Impale, Berserk, Adrenaline... I've tried everything and I can barely remove 20% of his life before I die to the cold ground that covers half of the arena.

With Christmas coming, kids, family, friends, I won't have much time to dedicate to the fight before 2020.

But I still wanted to do something for today. As I have begun this build in 3.6 to kill the Shaper, I thought I'd do the fight now that the bosses have been buffed.
Shaper had 18M HP before, now he has 48M.

More than double HP.



#3 : The Shaper.

PoB level 95 : https://pastebin.com/SanmHb3f
Poe planner : www.poeurl.com/cGa7

Some minor improvements on the tree : Master of Force cluster + Ambidexterity as anointment.
This is the "no sweat" version of the build : no totems, no flasks, BF at 6th stage not release,
1.2M sustained DPS
Full buffed setup would be 6M DPS.

Wish you an happy end of year ;)

Any idea on improvements on my char? I skipped MOM for now ( dont have much ES and had slight mana problems with it), put ice bite for energy leech in 6l. Atm working on swapping QotF to other, more useful chest ( belly most likely ). I kinda feel i am lacking damage atm.

Really enjoying this build btw !