[3.5] Soul Mantle Dark Pact Totems - League Starter - All Content

Thank you Mr. Shep, and thanks for taking the time to help all of us (can't be an easy task).

https://pastebin.com/i3Ek6fL1

why the hell is my dps SO low compared to his???

i must be missing something huge

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DeathMedlc wrote:

https://pastebin.com/i3Ek6fL1

why the hell is my dps SO low compared to his???

i must be missing something huge

Yep, Wither and Curses. Also, you're not using a diamond flask.

This is your character after adding those:
https://pastebin.com/3jGCKjJy

The rest is gear, gems and levels.

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SHEPUUURD wrote:

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DeathMedlc wrote:

https://pastebin.com/i3Ek6fL1

why the hell is my dps SO low compared to his???

i must be missing something huge

Yep, Wither and Curses. Also, you're not using a diamond flask.

This is your character after adding those:
https://pastebin.com/3jGCKjJy

The rest is gear, gems and levels.

Thanks! i forgot about the flask. and why do i feel so squishy? i have all 80+ life on my items that can spawn life.. and have 2k mana and 5.1k hp

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DeathMedlc wrote:

Thanks! i forgot about the flask. and why do i feel so squishy? i have all 80+ life on my items that can spawn life.. and have 2k mana and 5.1k hp

Try replacing some mana/life flasks with defensive flasks. You should have enough mana regen anyway.

Either use Rumi's Concoction or Basalt + Ironskin Granite. The second one is better but also needs more flask slots.

Hello, im using Void Battery, because i wanted to test this variant of build, but what kind of gems i shell use with wands ?

Hey, i've been using this build formy first Delve Character - and i worked my way up to 90, with the Void Batterys as main weapons. However, due to the resistances on the Mirror (other weapon loadout) i highly overcap resistanzes when weaponswapping.

Should i reduce my resistances overall, and aim for 90 % on the dagger/mirror loadout? It feels like a waste of resources to be at 100+ resistance... if i were to decrease it, i would end up with less than 75 % on the void battery loadout... :/

Im not sure what would be the correct decision.

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thundarr01 wrote:

Hello, im using Void Battery, because i wanted to test this variant of build, but what kind of gems i shell use with wands ?

Lightning Warp, Flame Dash and Phase Run all work pretty well as movement skills after the 3.4 patch.

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xScreaMx wrote:

Hey, i've been using this build formy first Delve Character - and i worked my way up to 90, with the Void Batterys as main weapons. However, due to the resistances on the Mirror (other weapon loadout) i highly overcap resistanzes when weaponswapping.

Should i reduce my resistances overall, and aim for 90 % on the dagger/mirror loadout? It feels like a waste of resources to be at 100+ resistance... if i were to decrease it, i would end up with less than 75 % on the void battery loadout... :/

Im not sure what would be the correct decision.

Looks like you confused Atziri's Mirror with Atziri's Reflection (the fated version).
Mirror is actually a bad unique for this build, a rare shield with life, crit and spell damage would be better.

That said, Void Battery is only worth using if you take Power Charges in the tree - and Power Charges are only worth it if you're using VB. Apep's Rage is superior otherwise.

Wands will give you more damage, Dagger + Shield more survivability. My main reasoning for a Shield was the mobility you get from Shield Charge, but after the recent rework, it might even be better to use movement spells instead.

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SHEPUUURD wrote:

Looks like you confused Atziri's Mirror with Atziri's Reflection (the fated version).
Mirror is actually a bad unique for this build, a rare shield with life, crit and spell damage would be better.

That said, Void Battery is only worth using if you take Power Charges in the tree - and Power Charges are only worth it if you're using VB. Apep's Rage is superior otherwise.

Wands will give you more damage, Dagger + Shield more survivability. My main reasoning for a Shield was the mobility you get from Shield Charge, but after the recent rework, it might even be better to use movement spells instead.

Nope, didnt confuse those, but i was using the Mirror as shield till now. I will watch out for a possible replacement in Rare though now. I am using VB + Powercharges, adjusted the build for that too. As a movement spell, i was using Flame dash. Allthough that one feels really lacking o-o

If there are no changes to Hiero, the new 'Multiple Totems' Support is a solid buff.

This support should NOT be used on the Dark Pact totems, because it would end in less damage due to the hefty less mult and the fact we already have 5 totems.

However, this is amazing for being able to have a Wither totem not take up a DP Totem slot, where previously single target engagements would be done with 4 Dark Pact Totems and a Wither totem.

We can have all 5 DP Totems in a 6-Link, and then have an additional 2-link elsewhere with a Wither Totem and Multiple Totems Support. This also means we don't have to use faster casting, as 2 Wither Totems will outright double the speed of the Wither Stacks being put down.

Definitely a good damage and quality of life boost if Hiero sees no nerfs to his Totem Nodes.


Post Note: Another option would be to skip Wither Totems entirely, and go for 2 full 4-linked Blight Totems, and cast Wither yourself. Allelopathy gloves with 2 Blight Totems could end up being even more damage than a single Wither Totem.