Enki's Arc Witch - dead for now

I keep an eye on Enki's gear and notice he hasn't been using Hypothermia in his 6L for a while? Is this a change?

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Donnamartin347 wrote:

I keep an eye on Enki's gear and notice he hasn't been using Hypothermia in his 6L for a while? Is this a change?

Yes, he dropped it for Efficacy Support. Pretty sure it's because of the increased duration it provides to the Vaal Arc buff.

Right, he swapped out (from the guide) Hypothermia and Unleash for Efficacy and Increased Critical Damage. So is this the better setup now? We can dump Cold Damage to Spells for a better affix if we aren't using Hypothermia, right?

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Donnamartin347 wrote:

Right, he swapped out (from the guide) Hypothermia and Unleash for Efficacy and Increased Critical Damage. So is this the better setup now? We can dump Cold Damage to Spells for a better affix if we aren't using Hypothermia, right?

Enki hasn't publicly made a determination as to whether he thinks it's a better overall setup, so I wouldn't go so far as to say that. Until he says otherwise, I'm still considering it in the testing phase. Personally, I'm not so sure, since (to me) it looks like we're losing about 20% more Arc damage overall in exchange for not even an extra second of buff from Vaal Arc. I feel like that's not really worth it in most scenarios, but it's very possible I'm not seeing the whole picture, given Enki's much deeper understanding of the all the mechanical interactions this build.

But in answer to your other question, yes, if you drop Hypothermia, you won't need added cold damage to spells.

As a side note, I see he did manage to get himself a corrupted Inpulsa's with +1 to socketed gems...very nice!

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Donnamartin347 wrote:

I keep an eye on Enki's gear and notice he hasn't been using Hypothermia in his 6L for a while? Is this a change?

My gear hasn't changed for a while because I haven't played for over a month, and won't do so anymore this league.

The alternative gem setup is entirely for more Vaal Arc damage for Legion packs, which i've mentioned at the beginning of this guide. Vaal Arc usually only hits them once, since they're not chilled yet Hypothermia does nothing in that situation, and Unleash simply does nothing at all for Vaal Arc. Spell Echo doesn't either, but it's too good for regular Arc to replace. Cold Damage is still recommended for chill, which is another defensive layer for this build.

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

.. As a side note, I see he did manage to get himself a corrupted Inpulsa's with +1 to socketed gems...very nice!

I think you're looking at my Standard char, Legion only has a regular 6L Inpulsa.

Ah, you're right, Enki. My bad.

Thank you for clarifying! Those are good points about how chill interacts with Vaal Arc and the build in general.

I take it you've found Efficacy to be more potent than Added Lightning Damage when it comes to Vaal Arc.

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Hi all, just started playing this game a few weeks ago and been having a blast with this build so far. Thanks so much for the guide, Enki! I've yet to beat the shaper (I managed to beat the Elder though) as I've been having trouble completing some of the T16 maps, specifically the Chimera one. I can't seem to beat the chimera map boss as I keep dying when he disappears into the smoke and starts hitting me with those invisible slash attacks? I'm unsure if I keep dying because I'm terrible at the fight or maybe my gear needs to be upgraded? If someone could take a look at my character and give me some tips it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for advice, I managed to craft my first Tiger Hook.
Too bad I dont have all crafting recipes, too many from Syndicate are missing.

What would be the best setup?
Cast speed, +flat lightning damage, increased critical chance for spells, spell damage +% to chaos damage?

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killamike wrote:

Hi all, just started playing this game a few weeks ago and been having a blast with this build so far. Thanks so much for the guide, Enki! I've yet to beat the shaper (I managed to beat the Elder though) as I've been having trouble completing some of the T16 maps, specifically the Chimera one. I can't seem to beat the chimera map boss as I keep dying when he disappears into the smoke and starts hitting me with those invisible slash attacks? I'm unsure if I keep dying because I'm terrible at the fight or maybe my gear needs to be upgraded? If someone could take a look at my character and give me some tips it would be greatly appreciated!

The phase you are talking about is annoying for most characters. Just move through each smoke cloud as fast as you can to make him stop hitting you.

Try to use a defensive flask during that phase so you don't die.