[Outdated] Lancing Steel Raider | SoftCore | Not league starter viable anymore

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Leckarion wrote:

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Pruney wrote:

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presidentpt wrote:

Hey Leckarion, it is the first time I play PoE. I started with this build because it seemed fun and there was detailed info.

I'm having a blast... this is super fun. So thank you.

As a total noob, I'm still learning but there is one thing bogging my mind right now.

With all the curses you get most of you mana reserved. How do you upkeep the mana without using mana flasks ? How does it works ? I'm still leveling up, and can't figure out how to maintain the mana.

Thank you.

Get a ring that has -# mana cost to non-channeled abilities, makes it so easy.

Mana on hit or mana leech % attack damage is also good.

I'm capped on mana reserve and never run out, but if there are no mobs i go OOM very quick

Heya @presidentpt! You can do exactly as Pruney pointed out, bu if you have a 6-link you can also change Slower Projectiles for lifetap support(this is the solution I'm currently using) since lifetap gives you exactly the same damage numbers as Slower Projs support.
Edit: Lifetap Support makes you spend life instead of mana.

Thank you Pruney and Leckarion.
I'll look for those solutions.

amazing build. low cost at league starter 3.14.

realy good

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duchapolin wrote:

amazing build. low cost at league starter 3.14.

realy good

Heya! Thanks for replying! Glad you liked the build! Feel free to ask any question!

what about immortal call i see that you drop it for molten shell ? Is molten shell better then immortal call?

The same with ice golem to lightning golem.

Thanks for clear this :)

Hey Leckarion,

Thanks for the build I'm enjoying it so far, but I have progressed to red maps and I'm ok with being a bit squishy but I feel like my damage is weak and my PoB compared to your current character PoB the damage is significantly less.

Is there any chance you can take a loot to see where I am slacking? Maybe I messed the tree up or perhaps some items I should be looking to upgrade?

Character = Gaokawe

Thanks.

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Bialus wrote:

what about immortal call i see that you drop it for molten shell ? Is molten shell better then immortal call?

The same with ice golem to lightning golem.

Thanks for clear this :)

Heya! Thanks for replying! There is a post in reddit showing the potential damage mitigation of all 3 best guard skills(Immortal Call, Steelskin and Molten Shell). To summarize it quickly and without going into details and numbers, Immortal call works better than the other alternatives if you have low HP and mitigation(so it's better for squishy builds with up to 3,6k life/ES and while leveling), Molten Shell mitigates the most damage if the user has a good amount of armour(that's why I'm using this with my champion, because I kinda am stacking armour) and if you have good life/ES but no armour, Steelskins soaks up more damage. I recommend steelskin because this build can easily achieve 5,4k life, even getting up to 6k life with the takiest setups.

Lightning golem gives you attack speed that benefits you more on the leveling than ice golem, Ice golem gives you crit chance and accuracy, but at lower levels it gives you very little accuracy and crit chance, so it's not the best choice at lower levels if you're not in need of accuracy. On the otehr hand, lightning golem requires a lot more intellignece to use at higher levels, so Ice golem at that point becomes optimal.

Hope that helps! Have a great one and take it easy!

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Spavee wrote:

Hey Leckarion,

Thanks for the build I'm enjoying it so far, but I have progressed to red maps and I'm ok with being a bit squishy but I feel like my damage is weak and my PoB compared to your current character PoB the damage is significantly less.

Is there any chance you can take a loot to see where I am slacking? Maybe I messed the tree up or perhaps some items I should be looking to upgrade?

Character = Gaokawe

Thanks.

Heya! Thanks for replying!

I tried optimizing your setup as it currently is to squeeze out a bit more dps from your gear. Try taking a look at this PoB: https://pastebin.com/DfuTfZ60 (the pastebin was generated by PoB, so will probably be deleted in some days)
You'll just need to adjust your resistances again.

Regarding upgrades, Try getting a 6-link Lioney's Vision, better jewels and annointing Blade Dancer(Amber, Amber, Crimson) in your amulet extra dps.

Regarding the changes I made in your PoB:
- I swapped Lightning Golem for Ice Golem for a bonus accuracy and crit chance;
- Changed some nodes ojn your passive to be able to allocate the remaining important nodes in your Cluster;
- Removed the auto-cast vulnerability setup since you're already using sniper's mark and you do not yet have any effect that allows you to apply an additional curse;
- Optimized your gems setups and added a Vaal haste to give you extra bursts of DPS linked to an increased duration and your cwdt guard skill setup(also changed the guard skill to steelskin);
- Added a lvl 2 precision to give you a tiny little extra crit chance;

That's about it, focus on upgrading your jewels, they are important. Getting a 6-link Lioney's Vision and socketing in a slower projectiles will improve your dps. ALso, if possible, change your Basalt flask for a Quartz Flask to increase your dodge change.

Hope that helps! Have a good one and take it easy!

sup, short question:

where is the point to switch to raider ? atm playin @deadeye its works pretty well but i wanna have the zooom zooom

and one thing more : i think we can drop the lightning golem, atleast for me

cwdt procs -> lightning golem spawns -> 2sec later -> lightning golem is dead

and this allthetime

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Leckarion wrote:

Heya! At the moment I'm planning on getting a Threado of hope with -10 resists and after that I'll save for a The Saviour, prices are starting to drop, so might expect to be able to grab one soon for 6ex or even less. For now try getting a Ryslatha.

Also, remember that using 2 guard skills on CWDT is unoptimal since they share cooldown.

Thanks for the tip on guard, didnt notice!

What would you suggest swapping it out for?

Another warcry?

I looked at Phase Run but it consumes your frenzy charges but does give 40% movespeed + phasing for like 5 seconds and damage increase

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xaiyx wrote:

sup, short question:

where is the point to switch to raider ? atm playin @deadeye its works pretty well but i wanna have the zooom zooom

and one thing more : i think we can drop the lightning golem, atleast for me

cwdt procs -> lightning golem spawns -> 2sec later -> lightning golem is dead

and this allthetime

Heya! I recommend switching to raider after getting a 6-link body armour, a Offering to the serpent and a large cluster, but you can change to Raider after getting a 5-link Lioney's Vision or a 6-link body armour.

As soon as you get to level 70 you should switch to ice golem.

Edit: Found out why people are using lightning golem, the cwdt setup in the low budget version PoB is wrong, gotta fix that ASAP.

Edit²: Updated the leveling PoB and fixed all Low budget PoBs, updating them for dps and survivability optimization.