(3.12) Queenliness Wanderfinder | (∩^ᗜ ^)⊃━ - - -☆ﾟ.* | All Content (Power Siphon Kinetic Blast)

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deaglebro wrote:

Yea, the nerf basically gutted the wall function for boss killing, but otherwise it'll probably feel the same.

Not only. The bigest nerf imo is this part :

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Bex_GGG wrote:

Kinetic Blast[...] We've also changed how the areas are placed. They can now be placed in slices around the central impact so that they can't overlap.

And so, I don't realy know how Toma you could say KB will still be viable while, from my memory of last league, most part of the dps of KB was because of the overlap.
Isn't the time to switch on an other skill, like (Vaal) Power Siphon ?

The explosions of one projectile can't overlap. But the explosions from different projectiles should(we use gmp support and dying sun), which will still deliver great aoe clearing. In addition there is herald of ice explosions that are already helping out greatly with clear, this nerf to kinetic blast might even let herald proc onslaught support more often.

You might need more dps to make kb feel good but you can't cheese bosses with kb which is good(!).

So this build is completely f'ed? I just spend all my currency getting it built up and now it was wasted.

as long as my UGs strat isn't eaten alive I am happy to shove a barrage for the boss.

https://dd.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/9b1pww/my_understanding_of_new_kb_ft_ms_paint/

Pretty accurate, we good bois!

GGG did shit on the massive KB shotgunning off walls which probably means you'll have to pull out your Barrage for essence rares/void portals/bosses, but thats about it.


I'd argue that if you're not decked out in mirror gear like Toma_Hawk and also not 100 (so you actually map/grind xp) you're better of doing a 6L KB setup with a 4L Barrage to help with ST.

4L Barrage setup in (for example) horror gloves should be plenty to kill map bosses using affordable gear.

Uhm cleared T16 trash in leagues(!) with a 3L Kinetic Blast.
So no mirror tier gear to carry.

And in the wurst case we still have power siphon which is... ok

I had the best results with power siphon - elemental damage with attacks - lightning damage and fork(yes fork, feels better than chain or pierce)

EDIT:

Also since we will be able to cast instantly phase run, ice golem gem will move to the helmet with herald of ice.
Onslaught leaves and is replaced with 2 6-8% chance go gain onslaught on kill abyssal jewels.

Phase run is linked with increased duration next to vaal grace.

For Incursion Feedback:

This build is pretty budget if you dont want to clear high end stuff like uber elder. I just cleared a Mesa Map (T11) with the following modifiers:
-Boss has 35% inc life
-Boss has 70% inc area of effect
-60% less life and ES recovery

And even the boss was no problem and my gear is full mf and I completely shat on resistances and life.
Dont do this at home kids lol but I got 56% fire res, 58% cold res and -3% lightning res. I got 50% chance to evade with flasks and everything but cold res capped with flasks which you have active most of the time. Also I got really low damage gear since its all mf and I still oneshot my way through T11. T14-T15 starts to become problematic but thats simply because I dont have capped res and no dps gear. Oh also I'm on 5L for Barrage and 4L for KB and both, KB and Barrage are level 17 / 20 Quality.

So if anyone is complaining about this build being too expensive get your shit together lol. The 2 socket lightpoacher I am just using to try out the spirit burst effect and I dont even have good gems in it so you can use literally any rare and even get better resistances so thats one less problem and cheap too. IIQ talisman is 5C or so. Shit ventors maybe 5C each more or less depending on time of the league. 5L QOTF is like 10-30 C but you dont really need it I guess. Either 4L Queen or 5L rare is way cheaper. Sadimas / Goldwyrm cheap af. Lycosidae can be expensive but a rare has better evasion so thats actually even better and cheaper you just lose the accuracy which is fine if you dont want to do super high tier stuff. Piscators tends to get cheap rather quickly too. and stygian is like 1 C if you dont go for super good rolls. And yes Dying sun is relatively expensive but with all the mf you literally just farm Burials for a few days if youre unlucky and get a doctor card which will easily pay for that.

My Gear:



And thanks for the build! Herald Explosions sometimes torture my shitty PC and give me FPS drops like crazy but its super fun to blow up whole screens :)

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Toma_Hawk wrote:

And in the wurst case we still have power siphon which is... ok

I had the best results with power siphon - elemental damage with attacks - lightning damage and fork(yes fork, feels better than chain or pierce)

I tried 6L Power Siphon with Fork, and it feels really bad. I'm p. sure that kinetic blast will still be vastly superior if kb explosions will do anything at all.

Why not Ytiel's Fostering? :3