[2.1] Damning-King - Tri-Curse ED+Contagion | Super Fun | AoE Smasher | ST Melter | Atziri Viable

Ok, have you ever tried removing Conqueror`s Efficiency from the passive tree?
I removed mine and the amount of mana reserved did NOT change at all.
I do not think it works with blasphemy.

Edit: I was doing some math and, apparently, 2% off of every aura is not that much after all, and the game was rounding my mana, so it didn`t make any difference in the end.
So it probably works, just not enough to make a difference.
I`ll keep it around as I level up but right now it is much better to run another Rare jewel, at least for me.

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aerotsu wrote:

Ok, have you ever tried removing Conqueror`s Efficiency from the passive tree?
I removed mine and the amount of mana reserved did NOT change at all.
I do not think it works with blasphemy.

Just checked, u're absolutly right. Ill type this in bugs forum.
Thanks!

I am leveling a variation of this build as a witch.


And after reaching the point of struggling with mana and seeing the investment needed to solve it, I came to the conclusion...

F$ck mana. EB FTW. I have enough shield to sustain it, it costs me 2 points and saves me a ton in more efficient pathing, so I came up with this.


Looking at Scion tree, it should also be possible to switch and save some points.

Hey GladiatorUA.

I disagree with your idea.

look at this tree:

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwMA37CCEI-mRKtVriycES2D93yDHwLr7gQHHNyD20yzuJNVxpeVKPo6WFJTgsesmJf0-egdvvfXQYczh1Kvm6F_xrc-A-6tSrtNGGoRlv4KZ_zdX3gvDkgHHti9fOVd8rcwlS41klgHKwoUCfDVtfIRLwMeE22P-klRbqrrYx9BJohcQErItUg2PYfLPyd2gp2qp5tfmMgMbIx1nllttNFirM8VzzIWvw-rJpUki2HiwzqJ4CLq5ljo1pMfBbVJEwZwTp96f5u1hMWPGtAf7-sajVsmf_tVS5MnbAsi9G0ZvoqhL8rTtAyycCpTGDy9JxhW8kU=

you get 2 additional jewel slots + total of 49% more mana & 15% mana regen. Since this build's damage is very relied on jewels, you don't 'waste' points for mana since they are on your path to jewels (besides 2 poinst that we invest for 33% mana and 15% mana regen which totally worth it and equals to the 2 points you invested to get EB).

I would keep the ES for ur defense.
But do what suits u best mate. thats just a friendly advise.

Problem is, you dropped mana reserved nodes, which cost at least 2 points in any case and without which this build is unplayable, as well as a ton of life. I'm still refining the build, but with ammount invested in maintaining mana on both gear and tree, eb feels much more efficient and painless. At worst I might lose 1 jewel slot on my way to dreamer, but with sacrificing a bit of life I can get it in several other places on the tree while getting(and offloading from gear) dex, str, projectile damage resists.

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwMAAx4D7gQHBbUGcAceDkgPqxEtES8RlhNtFAkWvxhqGo0c3B2-HwIfQSLqJIsmiCaVKPorCiycLR8zhzWSNj06WDrhPydBh0SrSRNJUUrITLNN406fUlNSr1VLVa5VxlgHWW1aUlsmXEBd8l-YYeJirGf8bIxuqnWedoJ4L3p_e8N8g3zlf8Z_-4IQgh6Cx4Pbg_eExYfLieCPGo-mj_qTH5UglS6XlZf0m6GbtZ2qoqOmV6ebqJqsmK1KtNG1SLXytzC3PriTu03B88M6yAzPFc8y0B_YvdsL3V_fsOZY6NbrY-vu7-vw1fJF99f56P4K_o8=

Same number of points, same number of jewels, more life, EB

For test purpose I have decided to go with your idea and try it.
So, I have 243 ES. 12 free mana which means basically no mana.
I can't get too much ES from items because Alpha howl has evasion, Wind of change has armour, and you need 4 red sockets on boots so getting ES on boots is unlikely.

I can get the 4 HP+ES nodes from tree, but for this idea to work properly I think we need at least 400-450 ES. We have ED to spam, Abyssal Cry to spam, and Wither when needed.

As for my curreny ES which is 243, ES takes around 1.5 seconds to me to start recharging again, making the fight to be 'stuck' without enough ES to use ED.

Also, imagine maps with 20/40/60% slower ES racharge rate.

Whats your solution to that?

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Whats your solution to that?

Abyssal Cry-Contagion-Void manipulation-Inc Aoe on boots(RBGB)
Whirling Blades-Faster Attacks-Fortify-Blood Magic on gloves (GGRR) Mobility doesn't interrupt recharge
3 free slots on bino's for CWDT-IC-Duration/Flame golem... RRR... Will be somewhat expensive when I get to it.

On 325 ES it feels fine(on 5link, can whirl out in case I need to regen).

I still have slightly unoptimized(100% resist over cap) ring/ammy/shield to play around + potential 36% resist I can get on the way to scion jewel.

Low regen maps will be unpleasant but in no way a brick wall.

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GladiatorUA wrote:

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Whats your solution to that?

Abyssal Cry-Contagion-Void manipulation-Inc Aoe on boots(RBGB)
Whirling Blades-Faster Attacks-Fortify-Blood Magic on gloves (GGRR) Mobility doesn't interrupt recharge
3 free slots on bino's for CWDT-IC-Duration/Flame golem... RRR... Will be somewhat expensive when I get to it.

On 325 ES it feels fine(on 5link, can whirl out in case I need to regen).

I still have slightly unoptimized(100% resist over cap) ring/ammy/shield to play around + potential 36% resist I can get on the way to scion jewel.

Low regen maps will be unpleasant but in no way a brick wall.

Oh so you also add Contagion to the ES usage instead of blood magic?

After playing a bit with it while Contagion WAS on blood magic, I honestly don't see it work smoothly at all.
However, keep going with it and keep us posted about whats up :)

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After playing a bit with it while Contagion WAS on blood magic, I honestly don't see it work smoothly at all.

Contagion is actually not that big of a problem, quite expensive abyssal cry is more annoying. The key is putting whirling blades on blood magic.

And if ES pool is still an issue, switching to 4l Abyssal Cry-Contagion-AOE-Blood Magic solves ALL of the problems.