[3.16] Enki's Archmage Hierophant - a beginner-friendly Lightning Caster
" Thanks for the advice. would definitely be looking to change some of these gears to the ones suggested. May i know where I can find the calculator tool to calculate DPS? Thanks! |
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Hello, i'm still working on my upgrades, and got recently a good large cluster jewel (disorienting display/prismatic heart/scintilling idea) really cheap with 2 small cluster (Mindfulness + Stubborn student).
I don't really want to sell my large to get one with Corrosive elements. (don't have much time to trade and i'm trying to keep currency for Asenath's gloves/watcher 10%) If i keep it that way, it means that i must keep arcanist brand setup is that right ? And just get a ring with conductivity on hit ? Am i good or all wrong in my reflexion :D ? |
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" Hello yeah sadly you should keep it for exposure .. you dont have to have a large cluster with three notable .. one with two would do for now like disorienting display and corrosive elements would do also gloves are just for clear dont put it on priority list Last edited by Sorenalike#0078 on Aug 29, 2021, 5:37:34 PM
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Little random hint on surviveability - fully upgrade your Brine King pantheon and never switch from it.
With 50% reduced aliments effect from ascendancy, passives from Annointed Flesh wheel and stun avoidance from tree it makes you basically immune to stun, freeze and chill. You can get 5 divine vessels by vendoring 1 Divine Orb and any 5 flasks (flasks bought from vendor in act 1 will do, they cost 1 wisdom scroll each) P.S. If you can spare 1 skill point it could be a good idea to grab 30% shock effect from Annointed Fleesh wheel. To mitigate shock effect to relatively harmless numbers Last edited by HennekY#0532 on Aug 30, 2021, 4:27:00 AM
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Hello,
Thanks for the guide, very nice for someone looking to play that archetype for the first time. I do have a question though - why is all the (non-unique) recommended gear ES-based when The Agnostic keystone makes it 0 permanently? If it's just for ease of coloring, wouldn't AR/ES also work and at least provide some small additional benefit? Last edited by Wendek#4427 on Aug 30, 2021, 8:19:58 AM
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" Hello it sure does if you can find it ... also its not just coloring ( its really hard tho) but it also effects crafting thats why you usually can find caster rolls on ES items |
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Also you can't roll mana at all at pure Strength or pure Dexterity armor items. Unless you use Essence/or Aisling unveil ofc.
Last edited by HennekY#0532 on Aug 30, 2021, 10:33:49 AM
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" so if i have 33% AoE effect I can get 13 hits? Projectile speed has nothing to do with this? |
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Hello, I have started this build recently, can't say I'm a new player as I been playing the game on and off for a few years. So, I'm running red maps now and I have been getting one shot every few maps, and especially the expedition mobs are absolutely the worse thing in this game (literally my nemesis at this point really). Damage honestly feels great to an extent and I have been farming with orb of storms easily while using Ball Lightning for annoying mobs. However, survivability feels like an issue every now and then. For example, today I ran a Crusader Citadel Zana Map and I'm pretty sure it had no modifiers. There were 3 Unique bosses that rushed me down as I was spawning and I lost quite a lot of exp which was demoralizing, oh and I tried A5 Sirus and got one shoted 4 times during last phase as I was entering. Can't really get influenced items listed in the guide as they're way too expensive.
Would appreciate it if a more experienced player looked at my POB and give me some advice, maybe from the god himself? ;) https://pastebin.com/07UifTMn |
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" You don't have agnostic picked on the tree on your PoB at least. Take it, it's the core of this build. No wonder you die often if you don't have it. You have enough mana regen to sustain it somewhat. Reroll your mana flask. The reduced mana cost of skills is making you deal less damage. You desperately need a watcher's eye with clarity causing 10% of damage to go to mana before life. They are somewhat expensive even if you aren't looking for one that has multiple useful mods: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Expedition/5e6YmTa (if you can't afford one, just make the other changes and get this later) You should also grab a 2 node small armour cluster with Stubborn Student, and add it to your second slot in your large cluster. https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Expedition/z0LnWm2U4 This one is quite cheap, but adds a ton of armour for your character, making it more durable. These changes would result in a tree like: https://pastebin.com/Aa9kC1gW which requires you to delevel your sniper's mark once or twice due to lost dexterity, but it's not an issue (sell the gem with scouring orb to vendor for -1 level iirc or was it regret? one delevels once, one resets to level 1). Now your build should feel far more tanky, and the changes are relatively cheap too. Removed points from bottom of the tree and some life nodes, added also Forethought and some mana/mana regen nodes to help boost mana regen levels for Agnostic. Other things that could be useful: make sure arcane cloak is set to left click and consider trying to find immune to silence curse implicit in one of your jewels. It's nice to not get silenced. Tempered mind jewel is cheap, so getting it on that could be worth it: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Expedition/elJEwniL Be also careful with that level 19+ Wave of conviction when you run phys reflect maps. It can kill you if you manage to hit some large pack with it. It's suggested to be left at level 1 since it's just used for the expose. After that you'd be looking for more expensive upgrades, like Unnatural Instinct jewel and Stygian Vise with mana recovery rate. But each of those is multiple exalted orbs worth. Last edited by Leimus#1323 on Aug 31, 2021, 2:16:28 AM
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