[outdated] Caustic Arrow Solo Map MFer (20/300+)

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Hvakhshathra wrote:

Q: IAoE is just an area modifier. In a build that you are not constantly using your skill, can't we replace the gem slot with another damage modifier? It's almost 3 shots to cover the same area that 2 shots with IAoF covers.

Regards,

I leave that to player discretion but personally I feel like the AoE gem is a drastic improvement to clear speed for most situations. You can be more "fire and forget" rather than having to hang around and re-fire to make sure the pack dies.

If you would prefer to add another damage gem, that's your call.

Ultimately I've left it as AoE for the above reason, and for keeping the guide simpler. A lot of people find full res balance more difficult, meaning they won't run Carcass Jack, which imho is a requirement to drop the AoE gem.

As well, for those who choose to run Greed's Embrace instead, AoE gem is a requirement imho, otherwise the cloud is just way too tiny.

So, for simplicity sake, I've left AoE as the gem of choice, but players can feel free to adjust as they see fit.

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Just a quick question: does culling strike work with the cloud of caustic arrow?

No. Culling requires a hit. The cloud doesn't hit, it's a ground effect.

Thank you for your kind replay.
Another question; If I chose to go for "survivability" I guess life leech can benefit from the cloud damage right? As the description only mentions damage without specifying.

Note: In the "CWDT + IC + ID" I believe phase run have a good place in the combo to escape some bad situations. After all kitty doesn't like to be cornered.

Thanks again.

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Hvakhshathra wrote:

Thank you for your kind replay.
Another question; If I chose to go for "survivability" I guess life leech can benefit from the cloud damage right? As the description only mentions damage without specifying.
Thanks again.

No. Same as culling, leech requires a hit.

Thanks for the reply regarding blood rage, figured you had a good reason

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xSJx wrote:

Thanks for the reply regarding blood rage, figured you had a good reason

You're welcome.

Just an update from a casual player, since it's practically the first char for me in talisman atm it's going quite slow with no leveling gear. But I manage.
Finished off Brutus yday in cruel and hit level 42. My main damage is probably EK-Phys to Light-Added Cold-Added Light. To make more damage I have an Flame Totem inside a Night's Hold, and also a Searing Bond unlinked. For uniques/tough rares I also apply Essence Drain-Rapid Decay, still waiting for that okay 3-link-something to add controlled destruction aswell.

I did take a similar path you suggested, but instead of taking the shortcut through shadow I used your normal pathing to entropy and growth & decay, slowly going towards dirty techniques, in hope of being able to switch to Caustic Arrow soon to do some damage.

Here's my tree atm at 42.
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwIAAF4B0QW1CC4OSBEvE20UCRUgGY4byCP2JogwfDY9TZJRR1uvYlpirGyMdoJ9dY19jb-QCp2qoSKiQKOKr-u0xbVItzC748LsxKLIDNN-3Q3fmOOE62Ptg-4O73r0-Paj_ro=

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iDecibel wrote:

Just an update from a casual player, since it's practically the first char for me in talisman atm it's going quite slow with no leveling gear. But I manage.
Finished off Brutus yday in cruel and hit level 42. My main damage is probably EK-Phys to Light-Added Cold-Added Light. To make more damage I have an Flame Totem inside a Night's Hold, and also a Searing Bond unlinked. For uniques/tough rares I also apply Essence Drain-Rapid Decay, still waiting for that okay 3-link-something to add controlled destruction aswell.

I did take a similar path you suggested, but instead of taking the shortcut through shadow I used your normal pathing to entropy and growth & decay, slowly going towards dirty techniques, in hope of being able to switch to Caustic Arrow soon to do some damage.

Here's my tree atm at 42.
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwIAAF4B0QW1CC4OSBEvE20UCRUgGY4byCP2JogwfDY9TZJRR1uvYlpirGyMdoJ9dY19jb-QCp2qoSKiQKOKr-u0xbVItzC748LsxKLIDNN-3Q3fmOOE62Ptg-4O73r0-Paj_ro=

Hey iDecibel,

I recently leveled from scratch as well starting with Night's Hold - Flame Totem.
I found that around level 35-40 the damage wasn't satisfying anymore, but I didn't want to switch to CA already, as the good passives were not available yet.

So I googled and found a pretty good set-up to level up to level 60, at which point I finally switched to CA.
Best thing is, it only requires a 4-link set-up.

Quote from reddit:
"In 2.0 it used to be firestorm + flame totem. In 2.1 flame totem isn't as good but if you have a nights hold it goes a pretty long way. After using firestorm in a +1 quartz scepter with destruction and conc, you put on two wands with spell dmg, a rustic, and a breakrib talisman at 28 and use bladefall. It's damage is insane, so much so that I wouldn't be surprised it getting a pretty big nerf next big patch."

Links: Bladefall - Conc Effect - Controlled Destruction - Faster Casting
That brings you so far, even until maps.

Hope it helps,
Cheers

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ben_hure wrote:

..."It's damage is insane, so much so that I wouldn't be surprised it getting a pretty big nerf next big patch."

There's no way Bladefall isn't getting the hammer for 2.2, especially with Ascendency classes.

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ben_hure wrote:

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iDecibel wrote:

Just an update from a casual player, since it's practically the first char for me in talisman atm it's going quite slow with no leveling gear. But I manage.
Finished off Brutus yday in cruel and hit level 42. My main damage is probably EK-Phys to Light-Added Cold-Added Light. To make more damage I have an Flame Totem inside a Night's Hold, and also a Searing Bond unlinked. For uniques/tough rares I also apply Essence Drain-Rapid Decay, still waiting for that okay 3-link-something to add controlled destruction aswell.

I did take a similar path you suggested, but instead of taking the shortcut through shadow I used your normal pathing to entropy and growth & decay, slowly going towards dirty techniques, in hope of being able to switch to Caustic Arrow soon to do some damage.

Here's my tree atm at 42.
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwIAAF4B0QW1CC4OSBEvE20UCRUgGY4byCP2JogwfDY9TZJRR1uvYlpirGyMdoJ9dY19jb-QCp2qoSKiQKOKr-u0xbVItzC748LsxKLIDNN-3Q3fmOOE62Ptg-4O73r0-Paj_ro=

Hey iDecibel,

I recently leveled from scratch as well starting with Night's Hold - Flame Totem.
I found that around level 35-40 the damage wasn't satisfying anymore, but I didn't want to switch to CA already, as the good passives were not available yet.

So I googled and found a pretty good set-up to level up to level 60, at which point I finally switched to CA.
Best thing is, it only requires a 4-link set-up.

Quote from reddit:
"In 2.0 it used to be firestorm + flame totem. In 2.1 flame totem isn't as good but if you have a nights hold it goes a pretty long way. After using firestorm in a +1 quartz scepter with destruction and conc, you put on two wands with spell dmg, a rustic, and a breakrib talisman at 28 and use bladefall. It's damage is insane, so much so that I wouldn't be surprised it getting a pretty big nerf next big patch."

Links: Bladefall - Conc Effect - Controlled Destruction - Faster Casting
That brings you so far, even until maps.

Hope it helps,
Cheers

Whoa! This sounds promising! Imma try it asap when I get home! I got all of them leveled except bladefall. Tyvm!

Hello Serleth & others..

I'm currently MFing on HC Talisman (lvl88) as Shadow but essentially the build's about the same. I'm more taking into account a lot of the gear & MFing set up. I was curious as to what gem links you think are most efficient for a 5L MF set up.


https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwYAAx4FLQW1Bx4Kmw2NDkgRLxGWE20UCRR1Fr8Y2x9BIuoj9iaIJpUrCi4jLlMwcTB8MgE2PTfUOkI6sz7PQzFJE0lRSn1LeEz_TZJOKlFHU7taGluvXEBd8mHiYqxlTWqMbAhsjG5pdO11nnXLdoJ464TFh3aHy4ngjX2Nfo2_j_qTH5OZlS6bJpu1naqi2aOKp5uw2LIZtMW00bVItzC3truevTa95r6nv9XC7MMzwzrIDMgUzxXTb9Qj1fjawdvn3ajjn-ZY6NbqYutj7T_uDvDV8Yr1b_zF

I have 37iiq/173iir w/o Item Rarity linked -> 37iiq/239iir with Item Rarity linked. While the Divination Distillate is active I have 54iiq/213iir w/o Item Rarity linked and 54iiq/279iir with Item Rarity linked.

**My question is with my 5L set up, is it more efficient to use CA - Void Manipulation - Rapid Decay - Empower lvl 3 - Slower Proj... Would you recommend CA - Void Manipulation - Slower Proj - Empower lvl 3 - Item Rarity... Or would you recommend CA - Void Manipulation - Rapid Decay - Empower lvl 3 - Item Rarity?

Lastly, I noticed people were curious in your thread about how a map's iir/iiq roll corresponds to your character's iir/iiq (c ratio, or coefficient). So here's a spreadsheet you can use to calculate that. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gCdqs_eNQNz1bIccfzHhxRl4JKQ_C1PbrsC5lJBwU7c/ Make sure to click File -> Make Copy so you can have an editable version for yourself.