GhazzyTV - Essence Drain & Contagion (or Bane/Soulrend) Trickster [SC/HC/Uber Elder/Shaper]
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Wondering what you would change in 3.0 as far as passives go since Dirty Techniques is Poison & Bleeding but no chaos damage?
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" Hey, I will wait towards the end of the beta before I update all my build guides as everything is subject to change. :) Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub
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Hi there !
I've been (partially) following this build for the 1 week HC legacy race. I'm currently lvl 85, didn't die once despite a few close calls, however the damage is extremely disappointing. White maps are okay, but yellow maps are really difficult, since the damage is the main source of the regeneration (which is the main defense of the build). I choose to use Stone Golem instead of Chaos for extra regen, and Temporal Chains + Blasphemy and Arctic Armour as auras, because slowing down enemies really helps me casting Essence Drain and Contagion without beeing overwhelmed. So, as I said, the DPS is really low (20k without frenzy charges). I'm already struggling with blue packs, rare mobs can be really challenging. Bosses are okay since I use Wither Totem and Vaal Lightning Trap to speed up the kill. My gems are lvl 19 (and won't get lvl 20 before the end of the race :p). I'm kind of a semi-SSF player, I didn't buy anything but I sometimes sell when I know I won't be using the item. The chaos I get when trading are used for crafting, mainly. I think my gear isn't that bad (5k life, more than capped resists). You can take a look at my character if you wish : https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Shimaran/characters | |
" Hey, Your clear speed is limited by your choice of weapon. At higher lvls you really want to remove the Consuming Dark and go for a Essence of Delirium crafted weapon as it will significantly increase your damage output which impacts your clear speed equally. Consuming Dark is a "nice" weapon but mainly for single target, though the Decay provided by the Essence of Delirium is insane and you'll add that Vaal Lightning Trap to double the impact vs bosses either way. The amulet is nice but then again a rare amulet would give you more damage, but honestly imo it's fine and I'd probably run Bisco's Collar these days myself as well. Besides the points mentioned: Life is a bit lacking and without the Grace aura you will take a lot of damage if hit but ultimately that detail in itself comes down to a matter of taste. TLDR: Change the weapon to a rare crafted dagger (whirling blades) or wand (shield charge) with Essence of Delirium or simply craft it yourself on a high ilvl wep of your choice and pray you get spell dmg as well (even without it's still better than Consuming Dark). Hit me back if your problems got solved :) Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub
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Wait, you're telling me that Decay effect is also spread by Contagion ?
I'm using Bisco because IIR and IIQ are really fun to use especially in Breaches :p I can replace it with a chaos damage talisman or Karui Ward though, but considering my low DPS even 30% increased damage is not really game changing. Concerning Grace, I tried using it with Iron Reflexes but didn't like the setup...don't know why ^^ | |
" Decay doesn't spread as assumed. It is far better even without extra spell damage mods compared to Consuming Dark which helps you kickstart the spread with contagion of all other damage as it is so much stronger than poison. This obviously also helps vs single target bosses. Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub YT: https://www.youtube.com/GhazzyTV Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ghazzytv Last edited by Ghazzy on Jun 16, 2017, 7:04:47 AM
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Yeah, using Path of Building, Decay is twice stronger as Poison. I don't have any Essences of Delirium, though, and they're not cheap. Crafted daggers seem much more affordable, I'll see if I can buy one.
Last edited by Shimaran on Jun 16, 2017, 8:17:51 AM
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" Do so! :) Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub
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Hello Ghazzy!
Im quiet interested in HP based Trickster with MoM, any advices about that? And what gems will you use considering new Decay support gem, also what weapon will u prefer, bino or consuming dark and shield options. |
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" Hey, I think it will most likely be this builds approach. Decay is good but only for single target which means Id still run optimal dmg setups for clearing as well as keeping Essence of Delirium (decay) crafted weapon. Got skelly mages to test then this build in beta atm :) Guides: https://www.poe-vault.com/guides/ghazzy-guide-hub
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