[3.13] [SSF] Essence Drain Beastmode || Ultimate Guide to Solo Self Found

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jimjak94 wrote:

Hey all,

started this league with a soulrend build but quickly realized that gem is trash and the investment i needed to simply run red maps was far above what i was willing to put in.

Decided to swap over to ed/cont since it was pretty easy and inexpensive, so far i don't have much money left, but was wondering what would be the number 1 thing i should focus on right now to improve my character.

If anyone would be able to help me i'd greatly appreciate, i have 1 ex left so my currency is running pretty low.

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ArtCrusade wrote:

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jimjak94 wrote:

Hey all,

started this league with a soulrend build but quickly realized that gem is trash and the investment i needed to simply run red maps was far above what i was willing to put in.

Decided to swap over to ed/cont since it was pretty easy and inexpensive, so far i don't have much money left, but was wondering what would be the number 1 thing i should focus on right now to improve my character.

If anyone would be able to help me i'd greatly appreciate, i have 1 ex left so my currency is running pretty low.

Hey there and welcome! Biggest increase in DPS for your build will be the +3 bow. I'd suggest running a 6-link on Tabula till you gather the currency and then buy the bow or craft it yourself. You won't find anything that'll boost your DPS more than that!

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ArtCrusade wrote:

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kobielak13 wrote:

ops didn't know, fixed ;) thx for trying to help

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/kobielak13/characters?characterName=Kobielak_Metamorph

https://pastebin.com/zuJaCtXH

Hey there, just found some time to look into your PoB. Right now you're sitting at about 440k Shaper DPS on your ED. While that isn't bad at all, we of course want to max out the DPS so you have a smooth experience with higher tier bosses.

Check out the difference in damage with a crafted bow:



Quite significant, right? Damage climbs up to 600k on ED. If you get a 21^20 ED and level the Empower to 3 it'll jump to 750k, which is almost double your current DPS. It really is all in the gem levels. It'll also free up some nodes on the passive tree since you don't need the shield nodes anymore, pushing you to about 6k life and giving you another 2 jewel sockets.

By SSF-viable I mean that you don't need any specific uniques that you have to be lucky to find. Everything can be crafted with enough time. :)

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Nevaala wrote:

Hey there,

First of all. Thank you for this amazing build and work you put into. It really stands out and I'm getting curious to try that one out. Just 2 questions on that.

1.Is this build viable for SSF? Hopefully so because I highly dislike trading and want to keep it SSF

2.Is this build adaptable to a Scion? Weird question I know because the class basically is just the toon you are actually playing but I just love the Scion so I'm wondering if this works on Scion and if so which Ascendancies to choose to make this thing work. It doesn't have to be that efficient as the original but does it work at all or are there things you are not allowed to miss on terms of Ascendancy?

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you ♥

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ArtCrusade wrote:

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Nevaala wrote:

Hey there,

First of all. Thank you for this amazing build and work you put into. It really stands out and I'm getting curious to try that one out. Just 2 questions on that.

1.Is this build viable for SSF? Hopefully so because I highly dislike trading and want to keep it SSF

2.Is this build adaptable to a Scion? Weird question I know because the class basically is just the toon you are actually playing but I just love the Scion so I'm wondering if this works on Scion and if so which Ascendancies to choose to make this thing work. It doesn't have to be that efficient as the original but does it work at all or are there things you are not allowed to miss on terms of Ascendancy?

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you ♥

Heya, thanks for your kind words! :)

1. A build like this is easier to build in SSF than others since you do not require a 6-link for this to function. Early on you don't even need a Tabula, a 5-link body armour will suffice until you get an Empower gem to level 2 / 3 / 4. You should prioritize farming Porcupine cards in maps (Gardens, Plaza, Terrace) and grind through some prophecies for the multimod craft from Pale Court. After that you can craft the bow I describe in one of the sections and transition from wand + shield to wielding the bow. Without Empower it's not significant enough a difference in terms of investing time and currency. Of course, you need Exalts to craft the mods, but it's well worth it. The character I made in Legion league was entirely SSF, so anyone can do it really.

2. I haven't personally tried building the character in PoB as a Scion. There's no real reason to do that since all the damage over time stuff isn't available with Scion Trickster and other small ascendancies like Occultist don't provide much in terms of DPS for ED as well. Therefore, I do not advise a Scion tree for this build. There's little to no benefit from doing so unfortunately. You can of course adjust my pathing to fit with Scion, but you'd lose damage, a lot of defensive stats and skill effect duration, all of which make the experience that much smoother.

Merry christmas to you too and happy new year! :)

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ArtCrusade wrote:

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jimjak94 wrote:

Hey all,

started this league with a soulrend build but quickly realized that gem is trash and the investment i needed to simply run red maps was far above what i was willing to put in.

Decided to swap over to ed/cont since it was pretty easy and inexpensive, so far i don't have much money left, but was wondering what would be the number 1 thing i should focus on right now to improve my character.

If anyone would be able to help me i'd greatly appreciate, i have 1 ex left so my currency is running pretty low.

Hey there and welcome! Biggest increase in DPS for your build will be the +3 bow. I'd suggest running a 6-link on Tabula till you gather the currency and then buy the bow or craft it yourself. You won't find anything that'll boost your DPS more than that!

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jimjak94 wrote:

Good news, i pulled all the RNG i could possibly muster and managed to get the +1 lvls of socketed gems bow withing 50 alts, 1 regal and 1 annull.

So right now i need 3 more exalts to finish crafting the final bow, following the guide i just crafted T3 chaos dmg max roll on it and called it a day.

Apart from getting the final full bow, is there anything else in my gear you think i should work on ? Perhaps a new armor considering it would be almost impossible to get the colors i need on this one, unless i vorici it