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m1nx wrote:

Hi, i have a question about "Orb of Storms" this gem is not easy to handle, he create the orb only in my near, this makes that gem really ineffective in combination with curses, or what i make wrong?


sry for my english

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Enki91 wrote:

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m1nx wrote:

Hi, i have a question about "Orb of Storms" this gem is not easy to handle, he create the orb only in my near, this makes that gem really ineffective in combination with curses, or what i make wrong?


sry for my english

No, that's just how the gem works. For endgame it's just a temporary solution until Kitava's Thirst, which i highly recommend to go with. During leveling we use a different gem setup and don't curse with Orb of Storms, check out the leveling section for that.

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Enki91 wrote:

@lulcake: Yeah Conductivity is not needed at that point, as we use different curses as aura with Blasphemy during leveling.

@chrEEz: Yes i've covered this in a previous comment. The socket issue only exists with the regular setup, and only if you either use two 6Ls, or have no 5L6S item.
Can't put a note yet as it'll put me over the 50k limit, and don't really have the time to shorten the guide right now.

@jboom4291: Think of it like this - the game consists of two major parts:

First part is the storyline, which basically is the progression through Act 1-10 and the first few Labyrinths and is meant to teach you about different game mechanics and prepare you for the second part.
While it's still exciting for the first few playthroughs, at some point people just aim to finish this as quickly as possible, some even play a completely different build for this and spec over to their intended build later. This whole part is often referred to simply as "leveling".

Second part is the endgame, which consists of mapping and other specific instances such as Atziri, Shaper or the Eternal (Uber-) Labyrinth. This is where most builds really kick off or even start to work at all, since you will have most of the passives, high gem levels and can start to wear endgame gear.
Most of the time builds are planned until Lv90-95, after that point exp gains really start to slow down and it's not a realistic goal for everyone. Just to give you an idea - once you've reached Lv98, you're about halfway to Lv100.

When talking about builds it's generally about endgame, as it's where you will spend most of the time playing. As for this specific build, we need Mind over Matter only for the endgame part.

@Newbell: Are your elemental resistances capped at 75%?

@chapmanfok: Use the 6L chest for Ball Lightning, unless you can afford two 6L Staves or one and want to gem switch all the time. Storm Call was an option, but doesn't synergize well with the duration investment in this build, thus i removed it while cutting down the guide.

If needed, buy a higher level Decoy Totem, Ball Lightning and Arc gem to make mapping easier, but you shouldn't really have any issues unless you rush map tiers too fast.

I've tried all minions and they're absolutely worthless if you don't fully invest into them, the few minion damage nodes we get from Necromancer don't really do anything for them.

@Senatar: I don't have much experience with Spark, so i can only say theoretically it should work, but i don't know how big of an issue the lack of projectile speed from tree will be.

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SleepyRobby wrote:

What would you suggest I upgrade from here? I feel like I am clearing a little bit slow in T8 maps at the moment. Also, should I be buying a level 21 arc before I get my jewels?