Mechanical Questions Thread

Help, sharing party upgrade voltaxic generator in delve? Darkness Res / Light radius

Question about Elder and his influence.

If I have Elder and his guardian on the map, can they disappear? Yes, no, when, why?

Thanks for the answer! :)

Hi all

The bonus of Grip of the Council, Minions gain 20% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage.
I can gain this bonus if i get the node Spiritual Aid?

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Higorvilpon wrote:

HThe bonus of Grip of the Council, Minions gain 20% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage.
I can gain this bonus if i get the node Spiritual Aid?

No. That only works for Minion deal x% increased Damage and Minion deal x% reduced Damage affixes. Path of Exile tends to be very particular about how it phrases things. :)

Hello for a while i have been wondering how effective would be focusing on penetration of 1 element that is fire.

Small quote from poe wiki about monster resistances:

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Monster base resistances are derived from the resistance group their monster type is in.

Monster resistances are not final and may be further modified by buffs, map mods, monster mods, auras, curses and other sources.

Monster resistances are capped:

75% to maximum Chaos Resistance
75% to maximum Cold Resistance
75% to maximum Fire Resistance
75% to maximum Lightning Resistance

On white map we take fire resistance that is base 75%

Using EE we bring it down to 25%
Using Combustion Support gem we bring it down to 6%
Using Fire Penetration Support gem we bring it down to -31%

From what i could find by searching a bit when your elemental penetration finally brings enemy to negative resistance using above penetration sources we would deal 31% more fire damage or 31% increased fire damage?

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dantemastertv wrote:

Hello for a while i have been wondering how effective would be focusing on penetration of 1 element that is fire.

Small quote from poe wiki about monster resistances:

"

Monster base resistances are derived from the resistance group their monster type is in.

Monster resistances are not final and may be further modified by buffs, map mods, monster mods, auras, curses and other sources.

Monster resistances are capped:

75% to maximum Chaos Resistance
75% to maximum Cold Resistance
75% to maximum Fire Resistance
75% to maximum Lightning Resistance

On white map we take fire resistance that is base 75%

Using EE we bring it down to 25%
Using Combustion Support gem we bring it down to 6%
Using Fire Penetration Support gem we bring it down to -31%

From what i could find by searching a bit when your elemental penetration finally brings enemy to negative resistance using above penetration sources we would deal 31% more fire damage or 31% increased fire damage?

A lot of wrong assumptions here =P.

Monster resistances are capped at 75%. But most monsters doesn't have that resistance, but they can reach it if they are buffed (map mods + rare monster aura etc.), but over-all this rarely happens.

Secondly, don't consider penetration as either Increased or More multiplier. It's basically a damage scaling mechanic that has it's own concept on the side.

If you would have a monster with 75% resistance, you are doing 25% of your damage output to that monster. If you penetrate 50% resistance, he is down to 25% resistance, you would then effectively do 75% of your damage output to that monster. In relation to the damage you would do without resistances penetration, penetration is like tripling your damage numbers on that particular monster.

For the question about -31% resistance, if a monster had 75% resistance (you only do 25% of your damage to him) and you down his resistances to -31% (you do 131% of your damage to him) if would compare to multiplying your damage by 5.24 times.

Thanks for explaining and correcting my wrong assumptions!

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With Burning, only the highest burn is applied to an enemy at a time.

Not quite correct. Burning from scorching ray does stack together. However, this is the only stackable burn as far as I know (searing bond stacking was removed a long time ago).

Does the "Socketed gems are supported by level 10 Onslaught" vaal corruption work with the Unique Dancing Dervish/Duo minion. As the minion is the "Sword itself" and not a gem socketed in the sword.

Help pls.

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i3igpete wrote:

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With Burning, only the highest burn is applied to an enemy at a time.

Not quite correct. Burning from scorching ray does stack together. However, this is the only stackable burn as far as I know (searing bond stacking was removed a long time ago).

Thanks for correcting me ;) There is also Burning Arrow that has a jewel that enables two burns. That's the only other one I know