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Soooooo I've just found this:

The rolls are not amazing but still worth top 6L it?

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Suporex wrote:

So what are the links you used for Smite, DB and Holy Relic when leveling?

StandardFiend, I'm also interested!

I'd been leveling with Fireball and Freezing Pulse linked with Iron Will, but the damage is mediocre. For bossing I need Holy Flame Totem to keep me alive while I whittle away at the target's health. I was able to facetank the final phase of Dominus in act 3 this way, but it was tedious.

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GERWARIC wrote:

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Suporex wrote:

So what are the links you used for Smite, DB and Holy Relic when leveling?

StandardFiend, I'm also interested!

I'd been leveling with Fireball and Freezing Pulse linked with Iron Will, but the damage is mediocre. For bossing I need Holy Flame Totem to keep me alive while I whittle away at the target's health. I was able to facetank the final phase of Dominus in act 3 this way, but it was tedious.

OK I messed with this and based on links you might have available I recommend:

Dominating Blow
Ancestral Call Support
Melee Splash Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Multistrike Support
Maim Support


and

Herald of Purity
Minion Damage Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Ruthless Support


I did not use Holy Relic though only mobility skill
Mana is issue but flask fixes it.

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Suporex wrote:

OK I messed with this and based on links you might have available I recommend:

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Dominating Blow
Ancestral Call Support
Melee Splash Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Multistrike Support
Maim Support


and

Herald of Purity
Minion Damage Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Ruthless Support

I did not use Holy Relic though only mobility skill
Mana is issue but flask fixes it.

This setup is fantastic.

I had hit a wall on Daresso's Dream, and DB/HoP carried me past that. I died a few times on Daresso, but my gems weren't fully leveled and I've been using the same flasks for too long.

For Koam, I equiped an Oni-Goroshi where I've socketed Holy Relic. It's not colored for the ideal links, but between Holy Relic and Holy Flame totem, I was able to facetank Koam. Here's my suboptimal Holy Relic:

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StormHUN wrote:

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Soooooo I've just found this:

The rolls are not amazing but still worth top 6L it?

Awesome find StormHUN!

I love that staff. So here's the thing when considering 6L an item, if you take a look at the other Rares that can be crafted, what's the likely hood of you getting those better Rare Wands/Sceptres/Staves? If they seem SO far out of reach, the Searing Touch is an awesome staff. It can EASILY take you through the entire game.

Nice find!

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

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Awesome find StormHUN!

I love that staff. So here's the thing when considering 6L an item, if you take a look at the other Rares that can be crafted, what's the likely hood of you getting those better Rare Wands/Sceptres/Staves? If they seem SO far out of reach, the Searing Touch is an awesome staff. It can EASILY take you through the entire game.

Nice find!

Thanks for your reply!

I guess I wont bother this late into the league but I'll keep an eye out for that staff next league.

Currently I could buy it with less than ideal rolls but 6L for 2ex, or almost max rolls 6L for 3.5ex but these prices are probably on the low end due to being very late into the league.

Found some Rares with better stats, but for extremely high prices (eg. 1 Mirror of Kalandra).

We will see what next league has in store. :)


One more question, though:

Currently my biggest struggle is Life and regen. Every now and then I get bursted/nuked down, so fast my Life flasks can't save me (esp. when getting lag, which is often). Had two blighted maps completely wasted thanks to this...

But there is only so much Life and Life regen that can fit on gear, and then we also can't ignore resistances and damage, and the Passive tree doesn't have much wiggle room either.

Do you have any recommendation on how can I address this? Kaom's Heart would be one option as discussed here several times, but that requires some significant changes to gem links, so I wonder if there is another route?


EDIT: Just found this RF tank build, looking into it for some ideas:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1985355

Hey, sorry for not getting back to you guys sooner. Had to evacuate due to a fire and I don't like typing on my phone.

Anyway, Suporex pretty much nailed it.

For Smite, I start with Ancestral Call, then add Melee Physical Damage and Added Fire Damage if I have an extra link. If you want more defense instead, you could use Fortify instead of Added Fire.

After I get DB, I add Multistrike (so it's Ancestral Call, Melee Physical, and Multistrike for a 4L). Again, you can use Fortify instead of Multistrike if mana isn't an issue and you want more defense.

For Holy Relic, I use Minion Damage and Controlled Destruction primarily, and if you have a 4L for this one too you can add Deathmark, Meat Shield, or Brutality (just make sure none of your gear is adding elemental damage to spells).

And I forgot to mention it, but I also use Herald of Purity, but I generally don't link it with anything. I also like to run Vitality and Clarity, as well as a movement skill and Stone Golem, and sockets start getting tight at that point.

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StormHUN wrote:

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Thanks for your reply!

I guess I wont bother this late into the league but I'll keep an eye out for that staff next league.

Currently I could buy it with less than ideal rolls but 6L for 2ex, or almost max rolls 6L for 3.5ex but these prices are probably on the low end due to being very late into the league.

Found some Rares with better stats, but for extremely high prices (eg. 1 Mirror of Kalandra).

We will see what next league has in store. :)


One more question, though:

Currently my biggest struggle is Life and regen. Every now and then I get bursted/nuked down, so fast my Life flasks can't save me (esp. when getting lag, which is often). Had two blighted maps completely wasted thanks to this...

But there is only so much Life and Life regen that can fit on gear, and then we also can't ignore resistances and damage, and the Passive tree doesn't have much wiggle room either.

Do you have any recommendation on how can I address this? Kaom's Heart would be one option as discussed here several times, but that requires some significant changes to gem links, so I wonder if there is another route?


EDIT: Just found this RF tank build, looking into it for some ideas:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1985355

Hey StormHUN!

Though life regen helps on gear, it's just a bonus. The build itself does well over 1000 life regen per second without any flasks or gear. I put your character into PoB and your character has 1900 life regen per second with endurance charges up. When you add a life to the mix, you shouldn't have any healing issues. All your resists are legit and the only missing ascendancy you have is offensive. My guess is that it's map mods. I'm not sure the maps you're running but pay really close attention to the map mods that roll. RF suffers from quite a few maps mods. And sometimes it's not the obvious ones like "less life regen", "lower max resists", or "Elemental Weakness". Someones it's a combo of things like "lightning ground" with "increased damage" with "added lightning damage".

Your build looks rock solid so the only thing I can think of is maps mods. I hope that helps.

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StandardFiend wrote:

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Hey, sorry for not getting back to you guys sooner. Had to evacuate due to a fire and I don't like typing on my phone.

Anyway, Suporex pretty much nailed it.

For Smite, I start with Ancestral Call, then add Melee Physical Damage and Added Fire Damage if I have an extra link. If you want more defense instead, you could use Fortify instead of Added Fire.

After I get DB, I add Multistrike (so it's Ancestral Call, Melee Physical, and Multistrike for a 4L). Again, you can use Fortify instead of Multistrike if mana isn't an issue and you want more defense.

For Holy Relic, I use Minion Damage and Controlled Destruction primarily, and if you have a 4L for this one too you can add Deathmark, Meat Shield, or Brutality (just make sure none of your gear is adding elemental damage to spells).

And I forgot to mention it, but I also use Herald of Purity, but I generally don't link it with anything. I also like to run Vitality and Clarity, as well as a movement skill and Stone Golem, and sockets start getting tight at that point.

I hope all is well StandardFiend! It's hard going through an evacuation.

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

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Hey StormHUN!

Though life regen helps on gear, it's just a bonus. The build itself does well over 1000 life regen per second without any flasks or gear. I put your character into PoB and your character has 1900 life regen per second with endurance charges up. When you add a life to the mix, you shouldn't have any healing issues. All your resists are legit and the only missing ascendancy you have is offensive. My guess is that it's map mods. I'm not sure the maps you're running but pay really close attention to the map mods that roll. RF suffers from quite a few maps mods. And sometimes it's not the obvious ones like "less life regen", "lower max resists", or "Elemental Weakness". Someones it's a combo of things like "lightning ground" with "increased damage" with "added lightning damage".

Your build looks rock solid so the only thing I can think of is maps mods. I hope that helps.

Hey Wrecker, thank you for looking into my build! :)

My biggest issue I think is that sometimes I get abysmal lag and freezeups, so I can't use my Life flasks if I get a big burst in the face...

(More on that:)
This is actually one of the reasons I play tank builds only, and the reason I love this one so much because RF does its thing even if my game is unresponsive or heavily lagging.

So I wonder if there is anything I can do to mitigate these bursts? Immortal Call does help but it isn't always ready when needed.

I could free up gem slots if there is any gem that would help. Eg. the CwDT + Ball lightning + Curse on hit + Flammability could be replaced with Flamm + Blasphemy support, giving 2 extra slots (tho I guess that means I need to move an aura into an Essence Worm, or use an Aul's Uprising with "Purity of Fire/Malevolance reserves no mana") or use a Heretic's Veil Unique helmet with:
+1 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems
Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 22 Blasphemy
Socketed Curse Gems have 12% reduced Mana Reservation
And have the remaining 3 slots for whatever. (The ele dmg for equilibrium is taken care of by my weapon which adds both Lightning and Cold dmg, and I hit with Cyclone)

Maybe adding Enfeeble, and something that increases curse limit? But that only helps with physical. Or maybe I really should just go Kaom's Heart.