Enki's Arc Witch - dead for now

Can I already start using this as league starter in POB without the new gems? it should work fine tree wise right?

Where did Upgrade Order & Trade Links go?

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TheOne320 wrote:

Where did Upgrade Order & Trade Links go?

They will come back. Can't plan those for a not yet existing economy.

How viable will the new Kaom's Heart Replica be for this build? Worth shifting around the skills?

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LawsonGD wrote:

Is there a reason that Kitava's Thirst was removed as an early game helmet? What should our early game progression be before we can unlock the "Trigger a Socketed Skill" affix?

Enki explained one or two pages back that it was only to makes the guide simpler since the Kitava's Thirst temp solution for trigger until you get the unveil confused some players in the previous league. Feel free to use Kitava's Thrist or manually trigger until you have the weapon mod craft.

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Ohmss wrote:

How viable will the new Kaom's Heart Replica be for this build? Worth shifting around the skills?

It’s going to be a strong offensive option, more so than a second 6L I think. However, it’s a very glass canon piece. If replica rarities mirror the original’s tier rarity, it’s also going to be extremely rare and expensive.

I kept trying to come up with ways to include Fortify in the build but nothing was feasible until now. I have no desire to get in melee range just to attempt to gain Fortify. However I came across this combo: Generals Cry + Vigilant Strike + The Vigil. At least according to the wiki this works. Essentially you warcry, and the summoned minions attack with Vigilant Strike, granting us a 30-40 second Fortify. Personally I find that well worth the 2 gem slots and 1 jewel a slot.

Note: This cannot be used with wands but should be viable with scepters and rune daggers.

New PoB Fork update did something to the build.. It's just over 660k dps now. Still OK?

Edit: I'm viewing a Lvl 90 tree.

How does the build deal with the simulacrum?

First impressions after the patch (I play standard and kept Orb of Storms, since I'm still leveling Sigil of Power):

- DPS remained the same, i still can clear all T16 and all Conquerors fast and smooth;
- we lost roughly 10% block chance, and this inevitably affects playstyle (I'm still used to run into mobs and nuke them without getting damage as I did in last patch, and this led me to die twice in perilous 8-mod maps). Replacing che Cloak of Defiance with a 25% increased offering effects chest would compensate for that loss, but I'm not considering it (for now) as I would lose too much DPS

Overall I'm happy that the character has not been destroyed by the patch... it already happened too many times before