[3.4] Teleports Behind You - Poet's Pen Lightning Warp & Arc, MF / Facetank t16 / Shaper / U. Elder

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titan015 wrote:

Which upgrade should I get first?
1. 5-link Impulsa(Currently I only have 4L)
2. Choir of Storms
3. Berek's Grip

Im on a tight budget and with very casual grinding.

In order of cost I believe it would be 5-link inpulsa (via jewelers touch prophecy)
then Berek's grip may or may not be the next cheapest depending on the market but I feel the sustain it provides is more valuable, and then finally get choir

What do you think about getting Storm call/Conc effect/Less duration instead Ball Lightning for single target?

Outdoor maps are not very fond of me! The speed is amazing :D

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Smasta wrote:

What do you think about getting Storm call/Conc effect/Less duration instead Ball Lightning for single target?

Personally I prefer ball lightning due to its ability to shock a target many times per second, for mind of the council. Also, it is the only skill which benefits from pendulum of destruction 100% of the time - increased aoe makes the balls hit more as they travel out of range, and inc damage obviously boosts their dps.

If you want to use storm call I think shock Nova might be better to substitute, but looking at the numbers shock Nova will always deal more damage and produce higher shocks. The only benefit of storm call is the ability to attack from afar.

I have 3.36 aps from frenzy charges but I've noticed that sometimes, the lightning warp does not trigger even though i am pointing/attacking at an open space. I can see Arc going off so it's kinda weird.

Is there any way i can squeeze in some cold damage on spells?

I have cleared up to t15 maps with this but still swapped to my MS jugg for the map bosses as i am still missing key components for defense.

Thanks again for the build!

Yeah I noticed it too. I believe it has to do with lightning warp updating your location after a delay, causing the cooldowns to actually begin after you finish the teleport. So repeated attacks might not trigger multiple warps in a row due to cooldowns. Just a theory. I overcome this by moving slightly forward after each warp which gives a few milliseconds extra for the cooldowns to complete.

For cold damage you can use abyss jewels.

Hey im just wondering if the extra links you got on your gloves is important or if you just got them bcs you had the currency for it?

so I decided to experiment by replacing Arc with Shock Nova for map clearing with lightning warp. Turns out it was actually much smoother for me, packs explode instantly instead of the slight delay i have with Arc...

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onkanen wrote:

Hey im just wondering if the extra links you got on your gloves is important or if you just got them bcs you had the currency for it?

Frenzy needs to be linked to faster attacks in order to hit the proper attack speed.
If you don't have the gloves, try to get Frenzy - Faster attacks setup somewhere in your gear. Perhaps combine it with your Barrage links such that you have Barrage - Frenzy - Faster Attacks - Life Gain on Hit - GMP etc.

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so I decided to experiment by replacing Arc with Shock Nova for map clearing with lightning warp. Turns out it was actually much smoother for me, packs explode instantly instead of the slight delay i have with Arc...

I prefer Arc for 2 reasons:

1) Shock Nova is always casted BEFORE the lightning warp finishes. Therefore, if you are teleporting into the middle of a pack of monsters on the edge of the screen, none of them will get hit by Shock Nova. This actually leads to SLOWER map clears, because you will often need to attack twice in order to make sure a specific monster pack gets destroyed (first attack = warp into middle of pack, second attack = Shock Nova hits pack). On the other hand, Arc will always target where your mouse is. Therefore, it will cast Arc at the exact location where you end up teleporting.

2) Arc can chain to offscreen enemies and around corners, Shock nova cannot

However, your experience may vary. I'm also curious if someone can make Spark work in this build, I had some trouble getting enough projectile speed.

Having some of the most fun I've had in a few leagues now. Been rather under the weather so fired up a new character to try this while off work. Leveled it up yesterday and took Poet's Pen starting at 12. An absolute breeze to level. Just starting on maps now and everything simply falls over. The only change I made was flipping on Herald of Ice as well for aesthetics. Lowers my eHP, but looks nice. I will likely take it out when I start doing Red Tier maps, Guardians....etc.

Thanks for the terrific guide.