[3.7] Rake's Tectonic Slam Equipment Guide - from League Start to Endgame

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godhand456 wrote:

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LesserForms wrote:

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godhand456 wrote:

stupid question but why do we need a lvl 3 enlighten? hatred is 50% mana reserved, herald of purity is 25% and blood and sand is 10%. so thats only 85% reserved so we still have 15% to work with. is 15% not enough to cast a 6link tect slam or something?

can anyone clarify this? what am i missing?

Optimal dmg setup is Hatred + herald + blood and sand + precision (lvl1) + War banner. will reserve a fair amount of mana :) That's why Rake suggest Enlighten lvl 3-4

interesting. i dont see precision or war banner recommendation anywhere in the guide nor are they in the PoB. in fact, the OP was concerned about the lack of gem slots already so i dunno where we would even fit in precision/war banner.

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SpaceMemur wrote:

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clarkseal wrote:

I just finished Uber Elder for the first time today using this build as a guide and I'd like to share some of my thoughts on it.

First of all, I almost rerolled this character 5 times. Starting out with Ahn's and 80% of my mana reserved was just miserable. My friends were all running multistrike builds and this build just felt stuck in quicksand by comparison. I stuck it out, though, and boy am I glad I did, the end-game feel of this build is incredibly fun. Here are some changes I made with my build that made things feel better:

#1 Ditch Hatred - After doing a lot of messing around in PoB I found it almost just as much DPS to use a combination of:

Herald of Ash + Herald of Purity + low level Precision (to get 100% chance to hit) + Blood and Sand

Gave me 35% free mana and around 7-8 attacks before running out of mana, as opposed to many of the suggested builds which include a Herald + Hatred resulting in around 20% mana available and only 2-3 attacks before running out of mana. This was incredibly critical when fighting single-target, as with a Hatred setup I'd out-swing my mana regen almost constantly without multiple targets available.

#2 Attack Speed is King - While using Ahn's when I was first starting out gave me enough power to clear up through mid-tier maps, it made the entire process feel like a slog. I had a love/hate relationship for a long time with Multistrike, as it undermines a lot of what is needed in this build with Endurance Charges, but I felt that using it made the build so much smoother. Ultimately, the DPS/tankiness loss from using Multistrike is just not worth it. Instead, I prioritized switching to foils with at least 1.8-1.9 APS, taking a lower value on crit or pDPS to make the foils affordable. Additionally, I added Blood Rush which was maybe the biggest quality of life buff this build could ask for. The degen is negligible with your passive regen and the attack speed base + frenzy charges are completely priceless to making this build actually feel good. I can't tell you how many times I died in Legion content simply because I couldn't leap slam or move away from a slow attack I was waiting to complete. Of course, this also meant ditching Pulverize since the attack speed hit is killer.

Truthfully this build truly starts to come alive with a Tectonic Slam attack rate of > 3.5 without Multistrike. I kept Ancestral Protector and used it for an even bigger burst of attack speed for bosses, but isn't necessary for clearing.

#3 BabyRage - Honestly I started using Rage out of curiosity early in the league and enjoyed it's stacking progression and use of Berserk for mowing down big enemies, but over time it's use is just too inconsistent. I can get more consistent damage using Ruthless and make up the attack speed with my gear.

#4 Embrace the Blue Socket - I ran extensive testing on my sixth link between Concentrated Effect/Increased AoE, and Elemental Focus. They each have their own benefits: Concentrated Effect is the highest DPS but the AoE hit feels bad even in Sand; Increased AoE is god-tier for sweeping low-level maps and farming Legion content off-screen (particularly good for using Lion's Roar with your increased range and killing the projectile Legion mobs before they can even get in range to attack); and Elemental Focus which I came to use as my standard. With only <10% less DPS than Concentrated Effect, Elemental Focus provides significant damage without any penalty to AoE and was my favorite choice for endgame content.

#5 Choose Hinekora over Valako - I ultimately gave up on trying to maintain max endurance charges. With a 20% chance for a charged slam enchant, I could consistently keep some amount of Endurance Charges up, but never enough to keep up 5-6 to further take advantage of Valako. I absolutely am not going to use 3 stupid skill points in the stupid staff nodes that everyone asks on every page of this thread just to get the %chance for endurance charge on hit, just not worth it at all. Instead, I turned down to Hinekora for a huge bit of life leach, health bump from the increased Strength, and significant DPS buff against bosses with Covered in Ash.

Here's my final build in PoB, keep in mind I only got the mastercrafted foils in the last two days, I was using 1.9 APS/ 6% crit / 325ish pDPS foils for almost all endgame content. Hopefully this helps some of you struggling to get this build the way you want it!

https://pastebin.com/04sVpVEs

I followed your advices and the performance of the build just jumped like tenfold. I was having hard time above t12-13, after making those changes I killed my first red elder easily without dying. Thank you.

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clarkseal wrote:

I just finished Uber Elder for the first time today using this build as a guide and I'd like to share some of my thoughts on it.[...]

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clarkseal wrote:

Yes, the benefit of the foil is high dps base/high attack speed base/crit multi implicit. That makes them ideal for end-game gear, but not necessary for levelling and progressing into mid-tier maps. Focusing on pDPS, crit chance, and attack speed will do just fine with any sword until you start optimizing gear

edit: try this search as a starting point https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Legion/LXLollHn

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Fexzz_ wrote:

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clarkseal wrote:

I just finished Uber Elder for the first time today using this build as a guide and I'd like to share some of my thoughts on it.[...]

The DPS looks good in PoB, but is it really fun to play with such little AoE? You have no pulverize, no increased AoE. Even without pulverize I already feel like the AoE is tiny, but without increased AoE aswell?

Or is this just your single target setup?

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Kedrak wrote:

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clarkseal wrote:

Yes, the benefit of the foil is high dps base/high attack speed base/crit multi implicit. That makes them ideal for end-game gear, but not necessary for levelling and progressing into mid-tier maps. Focusing on pDPS, crit chance, and attack speed will do just fine with any sword until you start optimizing gear

edit: try this search as a starting point https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Legion/LXLollHn

How important is going crit for the build (from foils and skill tree)? Do you think this would be viable (and cheaper) with Resolute Technique for someone without a lot of currency? Or is going crit just superior enough that I should try to focus on it?

Thanks for the post!

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KitesAreFun wrote:

I can't even get the last ascendancy, the last boss keeps one shotting me. Tried him a few times yesterday.

Anybody up to looking at my build, bosses are pwning me hard around Rare T11 or so. Also passive tree... WTF people?! I did get the staves, but maybe I should drop those and get something else. I'm thinking getting something tankier on the tree. My dude is falling fast and hard.