[3.10] Volatile Dead NecroSlinger - 100% T16 & all contents - 10+kk DPS, 6k HP, max block, HPonBlock

Detonate dead in is dmg per exploded corpse, so also x9

EDIT: another hint - if you use very large ToH, you can allocate:

Heart of Flame
Critical strike per power charge
Fire Walker
Throatseeker
ELDER POWER (so you can drop the Ass Mark)


:)

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Velky_Kormidelnik wrote:

Detonate dead in is dmg per exploded corpse, so also x9

As far as I'm aware that's not how the game works, at all!
You can have max 10 corpses on the ground from Desecrate at any single time.
DD always consumes one and only one corpse per cast, if you also support it with Spell Cascade it can cunsume 3 corpses, with Awekened Spell Cascade it can consume up to 5 corpses.

Even assuming you use a 5-link setup now for DD, with Awekened Spell Cascade, in the best case scenario you would consume 5 corpses with DD and 5 with VD (max 10 corpses on the ground at any single time).

With the setup you proposed, which is just a 4-link without spell cascade (or the awekened version), you will just consume 9 corpses with VD and 1 with DD.
That's it, just do some testing and check the results.

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Velky_Kormidelnik wrote:

EDIT: another hint - if you use very large ToH, you can allocate:

Heart of Flame
Critical strike per power charge
Fire Walker
Throatseeker
ELDER POWER (so you can drop the Ass Mark)


:)

That's an option which is worth considering, but in my case it's not worth it.
Using a jewel with life+double crit multi mod instead of ToH (allocating crit multi per power charge, Fire Walker, Throatseeker, Heart of flame and Elder Power, while dropping the travel nodes towards Fire Walkder and throatseeker) I get precisely the same damage, but I'm losing at least 10% all res from the ToH and the 7% life that a rare jewel could give me.
Using Assassin's Mark is also totally fine, since it's mostly used for its damage boost and the power charge generation is just a nice addition (we generate power charges with the Cluster's notable Mage Hunter).

OK, i tested it, and you are right, DD consumes one corpse per cast. Sad.

However, i dont understand why do you use inspiration.
You can fit Hypothermia+EleFocus+ConcEffect when you place Enlighten (3) with HoA. Also you dont need the Mage Hunter, just place PCoC on Frenzy with Combustion.

But ofc that would need some deeper optimization, like Enduring Composure instead of Enduring Cry.

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Velky_Kormidelnik wrote:

OK, i tested it, and you are right, DD consumes one corpse per cast. Sad.

However, i dont understand why do you use inspiration.
You can fit Hypothermia+EleFocus+ConcEffect when you place Enlighten (3) with HoA. Also you dont need the Mage Hunter, just place PCoC on Frenzy with Combustion.

But ofc that would need some deeper optimization, like Enduring Composure instead of Enduring Cry.

Well the reason is quite simple, they give precisely the same overall damage (hypothermia gives just raw damage, while inspiration gives damage and crit chance), but inspiration has 5% less mana multiplier. The inspiration which is supporting frenzy is also drastically reducing its mana cost, allowing a smoother playstyle.
Mage hunter is one of the best notables available for this build, gives power charge generation, spell block and spell damage, there's no reason to take anything else.
Being able to find a jewel with Enduring Composure+Flexible Sentry+another good notable would be perfect, but right now they don't even exist on the market (and I looked for them for few days).

Can someone explain to me why no matter which Thread of Hope jewel I get, the radius is larger in my game than in the guide POB?!?!? Mine overshoots all the passives I need:

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deitydeity wrote:

Can someone explain to me why no matter which Thread of Hope jewel I get, the radius is larger in my game than in the guide POB?!?!? Mine overshoots all the passives I need:

The one you are showing in the screenshot is a "very large" ring, while I suggest using just a "large" ring to reach the passives you need.

Why use hypotermia with VD? isnt vd all fire dmg?

Ty

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Camaron wrote:

Why use hypotermia with VD? isnt vd all fire dmg?

Ty

I'm not actually using hypothermia, in fact I'm using Inspiration which is just better.
You could use it though, since with the ascendency point "Corpse Pact" you are chilling and shocking all enemies near your corpses, therefore against bosses you are always chilling and shocking them.

Hi, what are your thoughts to a voices in your build? How do you think your tree would change?

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nocninja_ wrote:

Hi, what are your thoughts to a voices in your build? How do you think your tree would change?

I think it's an option, not sure whether that would be the best one though..
Voices is incredibly strong in builds that don't gain much from large cluster jewels, since it allows an easy stacking of medium/small ones; this build can make really good use of large jewel, both the fire and the spell damage ones offers a lot of damage and utility.
The tree would be pretty much the same, you could just remove either the fire or the spell damage jewel and use a Voices instead.