[3.7] Essence Drain/Contagion Trickster (the best one)
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could you guys help me what to upgrade? got 2ex :p in my pocket im struggling with legion boss, feels really slow to kill it thanks |
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" Hmm, my luck picked up. About 60-70 Glaciers later, I have picked up 3 exalts, and a corrupted 21/23 gem maybe worth 3 exa. It does indeed go faster than doing 20% T15 maps, alched, and vaaled. Rampage with ED/Contagion + seven-league boots, is quite fun, at least for the time being. Will switch to Elder map when I get bored. |
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What would be the best/most cost effective setup for t2 glacier farming? I'm not a huge fan of ED in general so I'd prefer not to invest too much in setting this build up.
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" Yeah, the highest min/max players all eventually transition into low life. Have you thought about swapping out of Escape Artist into Swift Killer? Shav's doesn't synergize well, and chayula already gives you stun immunity. So it's the evasion bonus, cast speed, and 10% spell dodge vs. frenzy charges and some increased damage. poe.ninja has it split about 2/3 Escape Artist, 1/3 Swift Killer. I've never played low life though, so no idea if you'd feel any loss of survivability or if the extra damage would make a difference. |
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Hello, I am having a blast with this build, it is tanky as hell.
Question. I'd like to add Grace somehow to the build. Would it be worth to sacrifice the blood and sand aura for it? How important is blind to survival? |
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" For t2 only, noteworthy changes: - breath of the council + zeel's amplifier shield instead of the bow. - pick up arcane expanse and precision on the tree, sacrifice some life probably. - perhaps spec Swift Killer + Weave the Arcane instead of Ghost Dance/Escape Artist - carcass jack or queen of the forest for armor - biscos belt, seven league step or goldwyrm boots - ventors or pariah rings Basically, sacrifice some survivability and pick up more AoE, move speed, and item quantity. I'm not sure exactly what budget you're targeting when you say "not invest too much", but the 6-link armor and the magic find gear are the only things here that aren't dirt cheap. Those items tend to hold their value though, so you could always sell them back once you're bored. " You'd probably have to plug it in to PoB yourself in order to get a good answer there. Blind essentially gives you an additional 50% avoidance, which you'd have to compare to the additional avoidance of the evasion rating added by Grace. For instance, if you have 80% chance to evade, then blind will move that to 90% (for close enemies). If, after adding Grace, your chance to evade jumps from 80% to 90+%, then Grace is better. Also, you'd have to have an Enlighten and maybe even some mana reservation in order to run Malevolence + Grace and still feel comfortable, so Grace vs. Flesh and Stone isn't a true apples to apples comparison. Given an Enlighten and some mana reservation nodes, you'd be able to run Flesh and Stone + Aspect of the Spider vs. Grace, and that tips the scales more. Something like 50% of poe.ninja ED tricksters use Flesh and Stone, 20% use Aspect of the Spider, and 15% use Grace. That doesn't mean it's right or wrong, but certainly more people prefer Flesh and Stone. |
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" Ok so I upgraded my gear by a lot. Need opinions on my current gear and how does blight work with the build? When/how do we use it along with the ed/contagion combo? I got the spreading rot jewel btw |
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" blight preferably goes into ur 6L if u dont have allelopathy: use void manipulation or swift affliction instead of faster casting get rid of rotgut, and mana flask, just use jade and quartz flask with 2 quicksilvers upgrade your health flask get a ESbase for ur helm, better quiver Last edited by primordialiege#5907 on Aug 1, 2019, 2:47:42 AM
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What's the purpose of blight again? We only use it for harder bosses?
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" yes, and to stack wither debuff with jewel |
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