[3.16] Enki's Archmage Hierophant - a beginner-friendly Lightning Caster

Has anyone tried Righteous fire? I was using it until I got a 6L pledge of hands. Now i dont have room for it.

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welly321 wrote:

Has anyone tried Righteous fire? I was using it until I got a 6L pledge of hands. Now i dont have room for it.

I did, fun damages but you sacrifice a ton of survivability. You have enough mana regen to not feel it passively, but it does cut your passive regen heavily, and I don't think this build can sustain RF + The Agnostic in late game fights.

Guys I just got the mana regen boot enchant FINALLY. However its only 35% ? The wiki says it should be 70% ... is the wiki out of date? It was definitely the eternal lab.

Also one other question, is Mana Flows really a better annointment than mind drinker? I feel like the leech from Minddrinker is more important and it has 2% more mana.

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welly321 wrote:

Guys I just got the mana regen boot enchant FINALLY. However its only 35% ? The wiki says it should be 70% ... is the wiki out of date? It was definitely the eternal lab.

Also one other question, is Mana Flows really a better annointment than mind drinker? I feel like the leech from Minddrinker is more important and it has 2% more mana.

Yes Wiki is out of date I think, I got 35% too.

I much prefer Mind Drinker, the 2% Mana regen per kill is just insane when mapping. It makes bossing harder though, passive regen would be better suited for it. So it's up to you, personally I die more often mapping than bossing so I kept Mind Drinker, it makes juiced up maps much more comfortable.

Maybe it is a noob question, but do i still need spell echo as a gem. in my pledge when it has greater spell Echo?!
Does it stack in some way or am i wasting a gem on my poor 5-link...
If so, what should i use instead?
Thx for the guide and best of luck to you guys!

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Viking_Odin wrote:

Maybe it is a noob question, but do i still need spell echo as a gem. in my pledge when it has greater spell Echo?!
Does it stack in some way or am i wasting a gem on my poor 5-link...

Yes, you should use spell echo in it. If you were to remove that gem, it'd make each cast frustratingly slow, and you'd be more prone to getting killed as you're just staying in one spot for extended amount of time.

Has anyone tried/theory crafted Faster Casting Support in place of Controlled Destruction on the Ball Lightning links?
I'm terrible at making values work and getting accurate DPS on PoB.

Hello, I am currently strugguling with clear spead at T1-T2 maps, the white mobes are insta killed but some yellow/blue packs are very slow.

I ran 5L Orb Of Storms in body armour, and 4L Ball Lightning in Helmet.

Just wondering is there a point to upgrade to Staff? my 2x wands give far more spell/lightning daamge combined when any stuff.

Im kinda reached a point where I kill everything but also die so fast on T12+ maps. This is my first high-end character and I'm not really sure, where can I improve my defenses at this point.
Have all the uniques, only missing 6L items (but that is more damage), all my defenses are 76%+
Got life on everything but 2 items, that I traded to get some resistance.

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/ExcelionM/characters if anyone can help or give me some guide-lines on what I can do, I'll be very grateful.

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Sorenalike wrote:

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Hey, after starting following your advices, i have questions on some pointers you gave me @Sorenalike ! (Sry if some are noobs questions or already asked!)

I don't have trouble to clear with OoS with 1 cast of BL, is the fact that I cast BL a sign that I struggle with trash for you ?

I removed, some nodes (3~ profane, MInd over, 1-2 %life, ..) and get enough to invest with large cluster + 1 small. But removing Divine Judgement won't be a massive DPS loss ?

About Shock reistance, maybe i didn't saw it on Enki's build, but why are you taking it and not him ? Is there another way to get it (on items ?)
Same, for curse on the ring, didn't saw it mentionned, is there a particular reason ?