Enki's Arc Witch - dead for now

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ArionAthreides wrote:

I can't help but think that going cluster has made me less powerful compared to this build.

I won't draw that conclusion easily. The cluster jewel is a big pool of new choices, and it is better to go to check the market and find whether the cheaper notable combinations helps. Best ones are super expensive.

The ones you picked for flask duration helps mapping, but doesn't help life / mana / dps.

You can check other people's choices in their public build. Warning ahead: it can be complex to learn.

One side note: to check survivability, better to leave "Are you always in full life" unchecked in POB. "Agnostic" is the reason of such difference.

The mana regen is not larger enough compared to arc skill mana cost, which means during dangerous situation you have to escape asap, otherwise casting three arcs your mana is empty.

Although it has big pool of life (better one shot tank), it is not convenient setup for survival (a group of mobs are more likely to kill the character). (Edit: I think it is hard to tell which is better, you have to test based on your own playstyle. Personally I would recommend the latter and learn to dodge one shots.)

Comparing with other people's pob, can be one way for you to learn and adjust.

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MadChickins wrote:

https://youtu.be/Qd-1DEUVBzk
Here's a video of me taking him on with 4k hp and 10k mana. 6000 mana regen and 50% MoM. It's fine to go more mana and mana regen over life. 40-50% is enough imo I got to level 98 very quickly and I almost hit level 99 if I didn't quit the league so early last season. 60% or more seems like maybe you wont be able to fully maximize on the ehp pool.
A thing to note is that mana regen is an extremely important stat for MoM users stacking 40% and above. It ties directly with your damage and life resource so dont ignore it.
Armor and evasion can be 8gn9red you're not getting much from those.

Hi MadChickins, learning your video that fights A8 Sirus. I have one question: how do you decide when you want to use the non-reusable flasks in the fight?

e.g. you didn't use them until 3:01.

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WorderMostFoul wrote:

This build is definitely capable of doing all that endgame content deathless! I posted a link to my first A8 Sirus attempt of the league last week: https://youtu.be/85LyLFyq17E

As soon as I get the last fragment needed for the fight, I should be posting an Uber Elder video, too. The fights are mostly about just learning the mechanics and having enough DPS. I'm open to any other video requests if it would help anyone with these.

Hi WorderMostFoul, in your video, after 0:54 the flasks are charged up. I must be missing something here because I don't understand why Atziri's Promise got charges. Where is the source of flask charge here?

Edit: oh found that (reddit), 15 charges for every end of phase

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billybob630 wrote:

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MadChickins wrote:

https://youtu.be/Qd-1DEUVBzk
Here's a video of me taking him on with 4k hp and 10k mana. 6000 mana regen and 50% MoM. It's fine to go more mana and mana regen over life. 40-50% is enough imo I got to level 98 very quickly and I almost hit level 99 if I didn't quit the league so early last season. 60% or more seems like maybe you wont be able to fully maximize on the ehp pool.
A thing to note is that mana regen is an extremely important stat for MoM users stacking 40% and above. It ties directly with your damage and life resource so dont ignore it.
Armor and evasion can be 8gn9red you're not getting much from those.

Hi MadChickins, learning your video that fights A8 Sirus. I have one question: how do you decide when you want to use the non-reusable flasks in the fight?

e.g. you didn't use them until 3:01.

Best time to use it is right when he comes down on his final phase, he will be a sitting duck for about 5 ish seconds. The next best time to use it is when he's doing the criss-cross beam thingy in tthe middle, thats another 3-4 seconds you have on him. These are just small damage windows, if you want the most optimal damage window you could wait out and dodge all of his patterns then he'll kinda go into this groggy state where you got about a good 8-10 seconds on him. It's up to you when you want to use it, I was going for the fast kill.

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MadChickins wrote:

Best time to use it is right when he comes down on his final phase, he will be a sitting duck for about 5 ish seconds. The next best time to use it is when he's doing the criss-cross beam thingy in tthe middle, thats another 3-4 seconds you have on him. These are just small damage windows, if you want the most optimal damage window you could wait out and dodge all of his patterns then he'll kinda go into this groggy state where you got about a good 8-10 seconds on him. It's up to you when you want to use it, I was going for the fast kill.

Thanks for the explanation!

Great guide for someone like me that just started playing the game and knows next to nothing about the in-game systems. Just a couple of question though...

I began using Summon Phantasm Support linked to my Arc while leveling and i loved how good it synergizes with the build for offtanking and general nice dps boost from the minions. My question is, is it going to fall off in the high tier maps or is it worth keeping, or do i need Chain Support?

And my 2nd question is, i see in the Upgrade Order section of the guide, Enki mentions Kitava's Teachings, but i don't see it sloted anywhere in his Path of Building setup? The gem sounds pretty good, since there's always fresh corpses around, but is the spell damage gem better for the Jewel Socket?

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Jmundi wrote:

Great guide for someone like me that just started playing the game and knows next to nothing about the in-game systems. Just a couple of question though...

I began using Summon Phantasm Support linked to my Arc while leveling and i loved how good it synergizes with the build for offtanking and general nice dps boost from the minions. My question is, is it going to fall off in the high tier maps or is it worth keeping, or do i need Chain Support?

And my 2nd question is, i see in the Upgrade Order section of the guide, Enki mentions Kitava's Teachings, but i don't see it sloted anywhere in his Path of Building setup? The gem sounds pretty good, since there's always fresh corpses around, but is the spell damage gem better for the Jewel Socket?

As for Summon Phantasm Support, yes the value diminishes when you go to high tier maps. And the support doesn't provide additional damage bonus to bosses. However, if you find it fun to try, definitely keep it and enjoy : )

This is the socket for that jewel, near "Elemental Overload" node. That socket works for both normal jewel as well as "cluster jewel", and "Kitava's Teachings" is one of the cluster jewels. You need 1 skill point on the socket, and another skill point to activate "Kitava's Teachings"

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billybob630 wrote:

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Jmundi wrote:

Great guide for someone like me that just started playing the game and knows next to nothing about the in-game systems. Just a couple of question though...

I began using Summon Phantasm Support linked to my Arc while leveling and i loved how good it synergizes with the build for offtanking and general nice dps boost from the minions. My question is, is it going to fall off in the high tier maps or is it worth keeping, or do i need Chain Support?

And my 2nd question is, i see in the Upgrade Order section of the guide, Enki mentions Kitava's Teachings, but i don't see it sloted anywhere in his Path of Building setup? The gem sounds pretty good, since there's always fresh corpses around, but is the spell damage gem better for the Jewel Socket?

As for Summon Phantasm Support, yes the value diminishes when you go to high tier maps. And the support doesn't provide additional damage bonus to bosses. However, if you find it fun to try, definitely keep it and enjoy : )

This is the socket for that jewel, near "Elemental Overload" node. That socket works for both normal jewel as well as "cluster jewel", and "Kitava's Teachings" is one of the cluster jewels. You need 1 skill point on the socket, and another skill point to activate "Kitava's Teachings"

Thank you for the fast answer :)
I asked about Kitava's since i didn't see it inserted into his PoB setup, but i guess it's worth the 20c (gonna get it with an immunity to silence as well if the trader answer :) )

As for Summon Support, you say there's no pluses in boss fights, but how does Chain Support help? As far as i understand it just adds a couple of more chains for the AoE? Or am i missing something?

If anyone has time to take a look at my build and offer any suggestions on where I can go it would be appreciated. I have played a lot and have poured a lot into the build so perhaps there isn't a lot more to be done. I can do just about all the content but would ideally like a little more survivability, I had to run a ton of Heist contracts with no mods to safely get from 97 to 98 but am not really interested in doing that again to get to 99 and certainly not to get to 100. The current damage output is really good, even on single target, which I suspect is the chain support interaction with arc but I don't know the game that well so perhaps there is still a way to increase that.

I dumped all my currency into stuff to generate more currency, delirium orbs mostly, and if there isn't something substantial out there to work towards I think I will just look for slight improvements in gear and getting awakened gems corrupted to their maximum potential.

I had a Militant Faith timeless jewel drop and it would give me 4% increased elemental damage and +2 to all elemental resistances for every 10 devotion in a large circle and if I remember correctly there is 140 devotion in the circle for a 56% damage increase and 28% to all resistances. I could use it to get resistance capped and replace the boots or belt if there is something great to use there since I wouldn't need them for resistances but it knocks out Essence Extraction which seems to make it unusable unless there is some other way to replicate the flask button smashing to remove freeze.