Stress-Free PoE! RIGHTEOUS GOLEMS (RF): No Required Items! 1-Button Play! SSF League Start-End! 3.13

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jamie_4_1_0 wrote:

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Would u mind explain how elemental equalibium works? I am not sure how it works and afraid it will work against RF, can u take a look at my build also?

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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I have now reached the point where I can kill the conquerors on AW8. It is not super fast but they die with out too much work.

I should note though that the speed to kill them is probably 20 times faster as previously as I use WOC under my control and I went with Heart of Destruction for my last ascendency which is really powerful on the offensive side of things.

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I should note, just in case I made a huge mistake in my build, that this build appears to function different than other DOT's I have used in the past.

I have done both bleed and poison builds before and in those I would build up the bleed or the poison and then go hide in a corner while the bad guy dies. But with this build, if the monster is not in my circle, I barely see his health move.

I likely have made a mistake as I feel my damage has been invested in more than enough (all awakened gems, cluster jewels, lots of points in DOT etc).

According to POB my clearing DPS is 1.7m dps and my single target is 2.2m dps, which at level 83 appears to be solid looking at the poe.ninja end game level 98+ builds.

Should I be seeing the fatties take damage while not in my circle if I have spun around them a few times already? The trash dies instantly so I am only really talking about the rares here.

Is there some sort of burning "time" that I need to extend?

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LibraExAnima wrote:

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If you take the 2 points from Amplify out and 1 area of effect node near the other major AOE node, you can spend 2 points for Firewalker for a fair amount of damage and fire resistance and the other point you can spend for HP. Just saying ^^ The bonus AOE area is very minor.

Upgraded my equipment, I think. I've sold the stuff I bought for another build that turned out to not be my thing (Glacial totem thing with Soulmantle and a ton of curse related stuff) and thought I'd look for better stuff.

I cannot craft additional stuff onto my helmet and lost a little bit of armour, but it's not corrupted so I can do labs if I'm bored and try to get the enchantment. (My Offerings for the Eternal Lab are limited, so why the hell not :D Just need some more Twice Enchanted prophecies)

Edit: Bought my first cluster jewel for 7c. It has 4% DOT multiplier, Flow of Life and something else that gives 25% dot damage. I took out Fire Walker and one 4% DOT multiplier node to allocate them in the jewel. Did I do that right? In total I should have gained some useful stats I think.

Edit2: Testing replacing the Cursce cwdt setup with frostblink, hextouch and the curse at the moment. Because I'm a huge fan of frostblink and it's synergy with cyclone :D

Edit3: I think it works well, the aoe's are huge (As big as our RF I'd say) but the only problem is the fixed travel distance. It can be a pain on small targets because the enemy might be outside of our RF for a second before we adjust our position again... It requires some more testing I guess.

By the way this is the first build I'm actually tweaking and experimenting with :D So that's a huge compliment for you Wrecky because I get bored really quick :P

Edit4: Made it Frostblink - CWDT+Flammability. Zooming all around the map while fighting at the same time makes my brain all mushy :D

Edit5: I'm "completed" with this character for the moment. I'll switch over to the zomboys again and play that a bit more. Level 92 is mighty fine for me, leveling further seems rather annoying and tedious since I tend to die stupid deaths, heh.

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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Here is today's theory craft.

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To produce the most damage possible, this is the sequence to follow for this build:

1) Wave of Conviction

2) Ball Lightning

3) Curse with Flammability

4) Pop Bottled Faith and Cinderswallow

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The problem I wanted to solve is how to create the above 4 steps as simply and consistently as possible. The following is my perspective solution:


1) Self cast WOC. This will apply exposure, ignite and proc Mastermind of Discord. By using a Flammability on hit ring, flammability is also applied. I use anomalous version of WOC for a wider cast of the spell.

2) As soon as WOC is cast, Ball Lightning will automatically cast from my trigger scepter. This immediately procs EE on any monster in site for a huge DPS boost. Flammability will also be applied here on any monster that WOC may have missed.

3) Pop the flasks.


I believe this should be an extremely easy game play as it only requires self casting WOC and the flasks and then every thing else happens in sequence to maximize our damage.

And this should work on packs or on single target.

I intend to alter my trigger wand to only have a single spell in it so that I can guarantee that WOC will always be followed by Ball Lightning.

Since that will leave two open sockets in my weapon, I will support Ball Lightning with Culling Strike and Blind.

With Culling Strike on Ball Lightning, I may think about removing it from the Golems and maybe using Empower instead....I need to think more about this.

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if any one sees any holes here, please let me know.

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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I have now reached the point where I can kill the conquerors on AW8. It is not super fast but they die with out too much work.

I should note though that the speed to kill them is probably 20 times faster as previously as I use WOC under my control and I went with Heart of Destruction for my last ascendency which is really powerful on the offensive side of things.

==========================

I should note, just in case I made a huge mistake in my build, that this build appears to function different than other DOT's I have used in the past.

I have done both bleed and poison builds before and in those I would build up the bleed or the poison and then go hide in a corner while the bad guy dies. But with this build, if the monster is not in my circle, I barely see his health move.

I likely have made a mistake as I feel my damage has been invested in more than enough (all awakened gems, cluster jewels, lots of points in DOT etc).

According to POB my clearing DPS is 1.7m dps and my single target is 2.2m dps, which at level 83 appears to be solid looking at the poe.ninja end game level 98+ builds.

Should I be seeing the fatties take damage while not in my circle if I have spun around them a few times already? The trash dies instantly so I am only really talking about the rares here.

Is there some sort of burning "time" that I need to extend?

Hey AndyLovesHisBge!

The only time PoB's damage numbers make sense is if the circumstances match gameplay. So if the optimal circumstances for whichever damage revolve around lots of spells and debuffs being applied to the enemy, while all your flasks are up, on a certain ground type...it may be hard to reach. Sometimes, the circumstances are easy to reach. So I don't know your situation. I always make sure that my Configuration in PoB is minimal. That way I don't rely on much for my contentment. One thing though, just in case you're not, I suggest build planning with your enemy type set to Sirus. That way, you're always playing against the worst-case situation.

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LibraExAnima wrote:

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Well, you always state "Think yourself". So I don't think it's a problem. I like taking guides as gospel most of the time though :D Also those are just pointers towards what may be useful and what may not.

What I want to add to my list of usefuls is Commandment of Light for the gloves, this creates consecrated ground on crit. See you over at the zombo guide in time :P

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AndyLovesHisBge wrote:

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I use Shaper but the damage is the same as Sirus. And I agree with all your other points.

My question was more about burning. I mistakenly expected lots more damage when monsters were not actively in my circle than I am seeing. The only thing I can assume is that my damage is just not high enough for burning to have any effect on the big boys unless they are in my RF circle.

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Rex_Urhole wrote:

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Would really like to use this scepter - is orb of annulment (and prayer) the only way to try and get rid of the "adds fire damage to spells"?

Been reading up on using catalysts to reduce the likelihood certain mods don't come off but I'm not that confident in my crafting skills.

And I don't think a "prefix/suffix can't be changed" option will work since the I don't want to risk the DoT multiplier.

Any suggestions? I'm getting into late-stage maps and need to start crafting some gear as the trade market doesn't help me improve.