[3.7] LL RF Scorching Ray Guardian | 19K ES | 52k Armour|1.5 mil dps| Uber Elder & HoGM DEATHLESS
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I decided to pick up this build for the flashback event on ps4, so far many of the build enabling items aren't available on the trade market. This has resulted in it being very hard to get into base level mapping. so I wanted to ask if any one could take a look at the current set up im running and see if theirs any suggestions for fill ins to make it viable while i wait for the recommended gear. My character tab it set to open so anyone should be able to pull it up.
PSN: K_C_G Oh another side note is there a reason path of building isn't calculating EE and EO into the damage calculations? I noticed on the example builds toggling those nodes directly changes the damage calculations were as on mine it says no change in taking this node. |
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" Im sorry if you had a bad experience with using this build template as a league starter. There were quite a few poeple in this long thread that managed it successfully. However even if I added a 3.6 budget league starter friendly section (which now i have rewritten to not be misunderstandable) it is still adviseable to read the full guide especially my FAQ. I refer to my FAQ Q1 in this case. " I cant comment on the Playstation Item Trade Market, usually on PC at day 3 the latest every budget unique is available for dirt cheap. In this case if you having a hard time make the build going either wait for the budget uniques to become available or try different skills for leveling. As for EE and EO: For EE to have an effect you have to tick enemy was hit with cold or lightning damage at the bottom left in the configurations tab. EO should always be switched on automatically from my experience. Last edited by zzang#1847 on May 14, 2019, 1:16:11 AM
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"   Few things to note for this : - All unique have the lowest rolls possible (perfect low roll) ; - Rings should always have 40+str / 40+intel / 40+ES / 40+mana. - Ring 1 should also have cold or light flat dmg to attack affixe. Ring 2 may have ~40 dex if you have Chayula. - The belt should always have 20+ES / 16-20% ES recovery rate / 20+ Cold res. And you should go for an Heavy belt as a base. - Rare jewels only have %ES / %Burning dmg ; - Purity of fire is lvl 20, Enlighten is lvl 2, Arcane Surge is lvl 7max ; - Rest of the gems are lvl 18 ; - Stop lvling Clarity when your unreserved mana is just enought to use Shield Charge, Storm Brand and Scorching Ray (we reserve as much mana as we can since reserved mana is converted in ES). With all of this, you should not have lower stat than this at lvl 91. If you do, then you did something wrong, so feel free to ask some help here. Note : With a perf low roll Shavronne, the build have 9.2k ES, and you are free to use any base of ring for the build (with lorica you have to take one Topaz ring to fullfill the missing light res from Shavronne). " I would not personnaly recommand to go fighting the Uber Elder without the minium following stats : - 14k+ ES ; - 1k+ Net life regen (without temp buff like flask or boots enchant) /!\ "Net life regen" = your regen - RF degen, this information is only avaible on PoB and not in the ingame character sheet ; - Knowing perfectly how to manage the fight ; - Prepare 1 or 2 Sapphir flask ; - All your magic flasks should have anti Freeze affixe. This build isn't a zoom zoom build, it's quite slow, which is it's main issue. We solve the problem with a stupide number of defense layers, because we will be hit. " We repeated it a lot of time in this thread : this build isn't a starter league build. Some core uniques are end game boss exclusive drops. Because of this, this build cannot be considered as a league starter. But you still can play a Guardian RF build as a starter and switch on this build latter. But honestly, it's a bit rought. " Same as zzang, I don't think PC player can be some kind of help for Playstation maker. But as general advice for those who still want to do a RF as a starter : Stay life/hybride based RF until you have the core item of the build (Shaper's Touch, Memory Vault, "chaos dmg cannot bypass ES" from Lorica or Shavronne, Prism Guardian). |
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" Yeah.. that's why the build creator put 'league starter' build in one of the updates, right? |
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" I have edited this part to not be misunderstood but more importantly its printed in bolt letters at the beginning of this guide to read the FAQ. In your case especially Q1 in the FAQ. People managed to pull off this build as their first league character of course they leveled or started out with different items/gems/skilltree. However please read the FAQ before starting this build especially if it is recommended in bolt letters at the very beginning. Last edited by zzang#1847 on May 14, 2019, 12:25:51 PM
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" It is rough but doable. I personally love the incremental nature of leveling with RF and I did it with zzang's build, using this video as a guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIvm5napimE It involved a lot of preparation, research and patience, to get the right items at the right time in a fresh league, plan the transitions, etc. But when I finally bought the Chayula amulet as the last "core" item and was sitting at 10k ES, the satisfaction was immense. To me this kind of experience is PoE at its finest. So it's possible. Recommended for new players? No way. Hard? For sure. Worth it? Depends on your goals. Satisfactory? Absolutely but YMMV. Shavronne wrapped Kaom's waist,
with her gilded purple boots. "You want my sockets?" |
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" Yeah I posted this video (and some other for life based RF leveling guide) many time in this guide. I know it well. But 1-2 points to make it clear : - It's not possible to play "this build" as a starter. This build is based on crossing many mechanics (mana guardian, shaper's touch build, RF, LL, aurabot, etc.). Some items are core. Playing without them will result in playing a classical LL RF build, but not "this build". And considering those core items may come from end game boss, and have a high level requirement means this build cannot be considered as a starter by any means. - All RF leveling gude (LL or life based) are using a list of core uniques. LL require a list much longuer than life based. Considering a build which need some core unique as "starter" is a bit arguable in my eyes. This means you will have to go on market and buy them. When it's your starter, you may not have currency to buy them all. And probably it's better to keep your currency for something else. And you have to waste a lot of time in theorycrafting on PoB in order to balance your stats and make RF mechanics works properly (which means, not degening your ass). For the rest, I will only say it's subjective. Personnaly I don't have too much problems with leveling this build. But considering my knowledge of RF mechanics and this build, I think we can assume non experienced player with RF will have more difficulty with this type of leveling. |
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Suggesting slight modification to the skill tree
https://pastebin.com/i6eRNfRy which only requires 2 extra Healthy Mind jewels All other gear is the same Original: 434.5k RF DPS, +6158 net life regen, 18133 ES, 46665 Armor Proposed: 449.4k RF DPS, +5959 net life regen, 19187 ES, 52880 Armor Speaking of leveling I tried leveling in Synthesis while investing 7 points in Shamanistic Fury and Ancestral Bond notables before level 41. Haven't switched to RF until around lvl 70 but followed LLRF tree with those extra 7 points. I decided to test various ways to level up without using much regrets when transitioning to LLRF. Since RF Tree naturally includes fire damage nodes I decided to test fire spells I had much fun after finishing act4 getting GMP and MultiTotems and found 4L setup of SpellTotem+GMP+MultiTotems+Fireball extremely satisfying. Next league I'll probably test BV + Herald of Ash + Avatar of Fire leveling as I believe it might be superior. Last edited by mkdnpna#0355 on May 20, 2019, 7:01:22 PM
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@LAGROSSESIMONE and zzang
I played this build several leagues ago and updated my tree here recently. I cant help but feel like the damage feels lower than it used to be. This may because of new content but would y'all see if I am missing an obvious damage or places where I could add something? The character is Crux_RF. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Cruxation#7833 on May 21, 2019, 10:27:05 PM
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" Excellent contribution! One small thing id change is placing 30+ int Ancestral Knowledge into Coldhearted Calculation. This will result in ~90 less ES but roughly 15k more total dps. " Id recommend using Malevolence instead of Determination this is the setup that i have switched to since i felt a lack of dps too. Also you can replace your sceptre by a self rolled one like Its relativley easy to do with alt+regal compared to the benefit of more es and more damage. The rest of the gear seems pretty good i like the jewels pretty nice ones. As soon as leagues merge id try to get some decent synthesis ES boots for more ES. Elemental Weakness on hit glove corruption could get you another DPS boost. Last edited by zzang#1847 on May 22, 2019, 2:11:05 PM
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