[3.28] The dirty Scorpion-Tail|Herald of Agony|Cyclone-Minion-Jugg|Arachnophobia Allstars 160-1200M

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emb#4442 wrote:

Im also looking to try HoA again, but this build is in every class section there is, and its total chaos and confusing to know what current step by step for 3.28 is.

Anyone doing a simple revamp for this build without 150 pages to look through?

Hey EMB,

when you are experienced in PoE simply use the damage-scalings "HoA step by step" and the spoiler "Z2H / Tl;Dr" like guided and of course the pob.

For choosing your HoA-ascendancy visit the spoiler titled "Which ascendancy?".
In 3.38 Mirage I recommend, as always Trickster, Guardian or Necro.
In the damagepeaks of high density mirages probably Guardian with full blocks is this time the best in the lategame.


Alternative on YouTube are HoA-builds reaching not too bad 20-40M.
(Be a bit careful over there: eg one YouTube-HoA-build with the Svalinn-shield is around 5x times expensive as the whole Allstars-build, and they are often maxing only one defensive layer and are as result squishy in higher juiced poe-content.)

When you are interested in the mechanics and like to optimize the Herald of Agony into the peak and enjoy to minmax, use probably this build here for 200M to 2B (instead the boring more casually YouTube-HoA's in slow 20M).

Thank you for the answer - it helped me push forward and get into maps.

I have to be honest though, my build feels a bit bricked now that I'm level 87. I can run tier 13ish maps, but anything more and my damage and survivability is just not good enough. I've looked through your build and your threads for hours trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong, but I honestly have no idea.

If there's any chance you could take a look at this and see what I could change, I'd really appreciate it. I really don't want to have to reroll my build because I like the gameplay, but I'm at a loss as to where to go from here.

https://pobb.in/0TL1fbBSQHB0

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Phoenix0029#7106 wrote:

Thank you for the answer - it helped me push forward and get into maps.

I have to be honest though, my build feels a bit bricked now that I'm level 87. I can run tier 13ish maps, but anything more and my damage and survivability is just not good enough. I've looked through your build and your threads for hours trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong, but I honestly have no idea.

If there's any chance you could take a look at this and see what I could change, I'd really appreciate it. I really don't want to have to reroll my build because I like the gameplay, but I'm at a loss as to where to go from here.

https://pobb.in/0TL1fbBSQHB0

Hey Phoenix,

the cheap upgrades are:

- regret 3 passives swift venoms
- regret 1 passive cult leader
- regret 2 (from 4) passives fatal toxins
- regret 3 passives jewels-slots

+ use in 1 passive es-mastery "30% of damage does not surpass es"
+ Ghost dance

https://pobb.in/7ZcpYJTZ

Then you need more active recovery before the watcher's eye:

+ get shaper ring life+mana on spellhit (3 chaos)
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Mirage/q9Rwq369ug
+ elegant hubris supreme decadence + 50% amount instant recovered life-flask / or belt burden of truth

+ get on a cheap jewel corrupted-blood-immunity
+ get a #7/#5-p-voices large cluster (1 chaos / 40 chaos)
+ get the amulet-anoint death attunement (2 chaos)
+ get spectre-corpses (2 to 30 chaos, grace, determination, discipline)
+ next selfcast tempestshield instead determination
+ get withers, they double your damage: withering step, chaos golem of maelstrom
+ helping Alira is recommended for resis, or use easy the fire-resis in scion-area
+ get a better circle of nostalgia https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Mirage/LgdkVgwlTn

+ when you don`t get max HoA-virulences swap purifying flame to the cheap ball lightning of static

Your message helped me a lot, thank ou so much!! My survivability is much much better now, and I'm able to farm a few divines in T16 maps now without dying.

There's a few things I still don't quite understand though in your path of building setup: you gain all the bonuses of having spectres, but you don't have raise spectre in your skill list - and on top of that, the spectres and the golem seem to die almost instantly in maps. How do you get their bonuses and how do you make them survive? You also seem to be getting bonuses from an animate guardian, but you don't have that skill socketed either. Same question as above, how is it staying alive and what sockets are you replacing to use it?

How are you giving your minions power and frenzy charges?

How are you applying 15 stacks of wither? You are self casting withering step on tougher enemies?

Are you self casting spirit offering? If so, how do you cast it on a boss, don't you need a corpse to use it?

Are you also self casting unearth with arcanist brand? What is the purpose of this?

You seem to be using purifying flame of revelation with the profane ground from lycia, how are you getting enough virulance stacks with this instead of ball lightning of orbiting?

Right now my DPS is at like 2.5-3M, and I'm trying to figure out how to get anywhere near your 150M figure in the Hybrid PoB you have.

Here's my PoB, if it helps! https://pobb.in/FL9MMOb5PaCd

Again, the fact that you take the time to answer people playing your build is a step above - and really appreciated. Thank you!