[2.1 Ghazzy - Summoner Guides] Low Budget Builds

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CanuckMonkey wrote:

Hey Ghazzy,

After some time away from PoE (got bored when I didn't have access to the beta) I found your guide when I started up again, and currently have a level 78 Scion in Warbands running a slightly modified form of your low cost Pure SRS build. It's been tons of fun so far, thanks very much!

I have two questions for you at the moment:

1) You have Culling Strike listed as the 5th gem for SRS, but I have been under the impression that CS is only really useful for MF, since it only adds a max of 10% damage. Is this a special choice for Atziri (who I have not fought yet), or is there something else I'm missing here?

2) For spectres you've recommended the Defilers, and I was wondering why you wouldn't go with Ash Prophets (from the Crematorium) or even Death Bishops (from the Catacombs). Both areas are higher level, and with the Crematorium you can waypoint in, Desecrate, get your spectres, and get out again. Since we're dealing mostly fire and cold damage, I assume Flammability or Frostbite would be as good or better than Elemental Weakness--is it just that dropping both resistances is better than a bigger drop in either one would be? If so, is it enough to make up for the reduced survivability of the lower level spectres?

Thanks for your reply, and for your appearance on State of Exile yesterday. I'm going to have to check out your stream to see this low-cost chaos damage build you mentioned!

Cheers,

CanuckMonkey

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CrazylikE wrote:

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CanuckMonkey wrote:

1) You have Culling Strike listed as the 5th gem for SRS, but I have been under the impression that CS is only really useful for MF, since it only adds a max of 10% damage. Is this a special choice for Atziri (who I have not fought yet), or is there something else I'm missing here?

My level 16 Culling Strike gives 30% increased damage, it also instanty kills anything at 10% or less life which also has to be considered. I am not expert, but not sure where you have your 10% damage from.

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CanuckMonkey wrote:

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CrazylikE wrote:

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CanuckMonkey wrote:

1) You have Culling Strike listed as the 5th gem for SRS, but I have been under the impression that CS is only really useful for MF, since it only adds a max of 10% damage. Is this a special choice for Atziri (who I have not fought yet), or is there something else I'm missing here?

My level 16 Culling Strike gives 30% increased damage, it also instanty kills anything at 10% or less life which also has to be considered. I am not expert, but not sure where you have your 10% damage from.

Ok, I'm a bit embarrassed now. I didn't even think to look at the support gem; I was just thinking of the Culling Strike ability by itself (which gives a max of 10% extra damage if most of your damage comes from SRS, since enemies are culled at whatever they have left below 10%--so effectively 8% extra damage if one hit takes them from 12% to 8% health before culling, etc.)

Apparently, the support gem adds damage as well as culling, so I was WAY off here. Thanks for clearing that one up!

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CrazylikE wrote:

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CanuckMonkey wrote:

Apparently, the support gem adds damage as well as culling, so I was WAY off here. Thanks for clearing that one up!

Easy mistake to make, no reason to be embarrassad :)

I am wondering something myself though, I have never used Elemental Equilibrium, but you say we should use it when fighting Atziri, so I should respec out of it when I map?