Enki's Arc Witch - dead for now

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psyonix wrote:

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This build is pretty smooth. I haven't played an Arc build in years, but after the buff I figured I'd give it a shot. I like how the guide is aimed at newer players, as a lot of other guides assume that the reader already has a pretty solid understanding of the fundamentals (not a bad thing, just saying). A great way to help immerse them into building a proper endgame character while understanding why they are making the choices they are. Works well on a budget. I was able to get up to T13 maps comfortably with under half an exalt in investment.

I'm only on my second day in maps, but after level 80 I had enough for some modest upgrades, so I bought the boots and some decent gloves. The rest of the gear was super cheap, and some of it I've been using well before I finished the campaign. For most items I'd only been spending between an alch to a chaos orb or so per slot,

The staff I used The Dark Mage to get and I got lucky with the +2 Lightning Gems when I transmuted it, but I was doing just fine on a 5L before.

Not sure how far I'm going to go with this character, but it's working out fantastically as a starter. We'll see how I feel about it after 90+.

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psyonix wrote:

Well, given I just dinged level 95, it's safe to say I'll be sticking with it for a while. I went ahead and upgraded a few things, and mapping with it has been nice and smooth. I haven't done any end game bosses yet (unless we count normal Atziri- I ran her for the flask), but I feel comfortable enough in T16s that I'll give 'em a try soon

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etherel90 wrote:

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psyonix wrote:

Well, given I just dinged level 95, it's safe to say I'll be sticking with it for a while. I went ahead and upgraded a few things, and mapping with it has been nice and smooth. I haven't done any end game bosses yet (unless we count normal Atziri- I ran her for the flask), but I feel comfortable enough in T16s that I'll give 'em a try soon

Hey I noticed you opted for a rare belt instead of soul tether. I just hit 87 and I think I have about 4k life and 1.9k ES and still feel a bit rippy even in T10 maps. I am using a 5L Duskdawn until I can either make a 6L or get a 6L rare so my golems get killed in higher tier maps too and I often have to resummon in the middle of a metamorph fight.

What are your health/ES at for comparison and do you find yourself getting oneshot often?

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QualleruS wrote:

Hey I'm new to POE and I have a question

guide says I should link Conductivity with Wave of Conviction and Curse on Hit support
well.. if I do that I cant use conductivity
if I dont link Curse on Hit it works again
can someone explain why it doesnt work for me? or why you would link them together if they dont work together?

also Act 5 says look for a staff (not warstaff) .. but the good unique option the guide suggests (X9rg9p's Crank) is a warstaff according to poe wiki? I dont quite understand?


thanks :)

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psyonix wrote:

Yeah, Soul Tether seems neat, but I'd have to give up some defenses to use it. I'd have to get a different (read: more expensive) amulet and possibly different gloves, which would mean me giving up culling strike which to be honest is a huge part of my survivability. I currently have 5K HP and 1800 ES. The only things that oneshot me are Metamorphs with rippy mods. I also play maps with damage mods a lot more carefully. Things can still hit hard, but between flasks, steelskin, fortify, and the leech I'm not having any trouble really. In fact, From 91 to 95 I've only died a couple times. The main thing is to keep moving. I've found this isn't a build you can relax with. You can casually clear whole screens, but you can't tank a volley of projectiles haha.

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Punkonjunk wrote:

Hey, I'm enjoying this so far in metamorph. How come we go for Divine Judgement instead of Lightning Walker? The 25% lighting damage seems like it'd be a solid DPS boost.