[3.13] TOXIC RAIN + HERALD OF AGONY Pathfinder Build (6-8K life) (UBER ELDER done!) +VIDEO GUIDE!

almost everyone says that drillneck bonus with pierce doesn't work with TR. are we sure that it does?

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ffca wrote:

almost everyone says that drillneck bonus with pierce doesn't work with TR. are we sure that it does?

it does not. just flat phys, life. attack speed

Hey, love your build. Just one question. Why the taunt on the abyss jewel ?

I'm continually tweaking and improving this build in an attempt to make it more durable. I've had - and still have - a lot of trouble getting one shot by bosses and rares irregularly, so much so that I avoid bosses altogether now and will push the atlas and endgame encounters only once I hit 100. Apart from the infuriating one-shots that can happen, I clear everything up to t14 with ease. t15's seem a bit tougher, and I haven't gotten any T16's yet.

https://pastebin.com/YBgBZWJd

I've done a couple of unique things, though I'm not sure they're the best things to do. I run 6-links of Caustic Arrow and Toxic Rain (because they benefit from the same tree nodes), and utilize the free Vile Toxins in the gloves to get an effective 5-link of Herald of Agony. The purpose of doing all this is to have 2 AI, both doing big damage. The first pet is the Agony Crawler, and the second is Mirage Archer using Caustic Arrow.

I also use the HoA helm enchant to reduce my mana reservation enough to put a Grace gem in an Essence Worm ring to greatly boost Evasion. I'm poison immune via Pantheon, and I've pushed my flask duration up enough so that I have 100% up time effectively on all flasks while mapping, making me immune to most things you can be immune to (chill/freeze, bleed, curses, burning, and poison).

The playstyle is to left click and hit a mob with Caustic Arrow every 4 seconds, which summons the Mirage Archer who continues to smash things, and then spam Toxic Rain which does the bulk of the damage while maintaining the Crawler. Vaal Blight on a totem is for bosses. It all works really well until it doesn't i.e. I get one shot out of the blue. As there's no log (FFS GGG!) I can't tell what's happening.

Clear speed is very fast though, as I use a Quicksilver flask on constant uptime with Phase Run. It's a very fun build, and when I solve my dying issues, it will be awesome.

1 corroded fossil. fuck the drillneck then.

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AboveAverage wrote:

1 corroded fossil. fuck the drillneck then.

That's awesome, but will (in my build) hurt from the loss of the 350 evasion boost. Currently my biggest issue is defense against one-shots, not damage.

Not that evasion seems to be helping much, so you may be right...

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Matriuso wrote:

Hey, love your build. Just one question. Why the taunt on the abyss jewel ?

because taunt is amazing? https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Taunt

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AboveAverage wrote:

1 corroded fossil. fuck the drillneck then.

POGCHAMP

Hey guys, can someone help me with this?


Does minion attack speed and damage from the jewel actually boost the agony crawler and my blink arrow copy at all times (because herald is up?), or only when i use the movement skill?

Also, have you personally found it worth investing in minion damage jewels, or went for area damage/flat chaos?
I also didn't link Damage on Full Life, i got no leech nodes and i think the damage boost would be inconsistent, especially in higher tier maps.
Other than that i really enjoy this build, mapping is fun and i rarely get 1 shotted, and the helm enchant solved all mana problems for me. Cheers

I changed a bit the build, what do you think?
I put the HOA in the gloves to benefit from vile toxins lvl 20
And in my armor i put: Toxic Rain, mirage archer, added chaos damage support, swift affliction, vicious projectiles, void manipulation.

I did that cause i'm so squishy and the evasion isn't enough to keep damage on full life support. Wish i can find more gems useful or gears, to be less squishy and have a good damage to beat bosses t14-15-16 more fast, also i still not full gems some gears.