3.12 VB Assassin Caster/Any spell | Crackling Lance 21M dps A8 Sirus down | Videos |

Crackling lance scales very well with end game gear. I'm blowing through red maps.

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ImTheories wrote:

Crackling lance scales very well with end game gear. I'm blowing through red maps.

Thats what i was expecting too, around your stage of gear, having 2 void batteries running either lowlife shavs or badge. I am close to that but i might go for a bottled faith before the batteries because the batteries tend to drop in prices drastically after week 1

How about removing Intensify support and basically get a 7-link? Seems to me that the gem does absolutely nothing for Cracklance(and tooltip with or without intensify does not change at all). It like trying to socket 2 added lightning damage to the setup.

Skill works well without it anyhow, and clears quite nice even without 2 voidbatteries, badge and whatnot :)

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idevense wrote:

How about removing Intensify support and basically get a 7-link? Seems to me that the gem does absolutely nothing for Cracklance(and tooltip with or without intensify does not change at all). It like trying to socket 2 added lightning damage to the setup.

Skill works well without it anyhow, and clears quite nice even without 2 voidbatteries, badge and whatnot :)

Intensify is 88% more damage multiplier at 4 intensity, its undisputed for single target

Crackling lance base intensify stacks with intensify support because its not the same exact thing, 1 is a base gem effect, 1 is a support gem


Currently considering apex mode/nadir mode, might be beneficial for single target/clear

If it wasnt for the ggg_staff confirming the support skill actually working with Cracklance i would argue that it didnt. Combat log would be nice...

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idevense wrote:

If it wasnt for the ggg_staff confirming the support skill actually working with Cracklance i would argue that it didnt. Combat log would be nice...

Considering the amount of damage/calculations going in poe, having a combat log would be real clusterfuck


Also, day 4 going day 5 views on the skill updated

A5 sirus down with me using 5 link and no void battery yet. 1 death, would have been prevented if i had a 6 link

Finalized tree/PoB for crackling lance, handling end game with a 5 link. Will be killing A8 sirus on stream tmr

Will be updating more in detail on crackling lance's mechanics/play style tomorrow

Looking for some guidance on next steps.

I Kinda like CL but im looking for other improvements.

Obviously aside from the obvious (levels and gems) what do you guys think my next priorities would be?

https://pastebin.com/YQdKRZ4j

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jtekco wrote:

Looking for some guidance on next steps.

I Kinda like CL but im looking for other improvements.

Obviously aside from the obvious (levels and gems) what do you guys think my next priorities would be?

https://pastebin.com/YQdKRZ4j

Cluster jewels should be next priority.

I get 10% chance to deal double damage from 2 pressure points, now that might seem to be 10% more damage on average, however if you consider shock values, a double damage critted hit will apply a stronger than usual shock giving more dps.
Yes we shock bosses because of how big every hits are

Getting opportunistic for your 4th ascendancy point should be an asap thing

Get a wise oak, with storm drinker on cluster jewel, so you can drop lightning pen, it feels bad to use a 140% mana multiplier on a gem that doesnt effectively give a multiplier in damage. I am a fan of going for lightning pen watcher eye just because of it freeing penetration requirements, although ill have to say your watcher's eye is super great, on an inquisitor. Assassins cap crits easily

Diamond flask at 97% crit does nothing, ok almost nothing

Your dps is pretty decent right now, around 4mil+ if you factor in max intensify+sigil, if you make small changes here and there + quality on gems, you can break into 6-7mil easily


I would say the main thing about crackling lance is the difficulty to play ot efficiently because its a skill that involves intensify mechanic + only a frontal cone attack.