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shaob wrote:

right on didnt notice the cold damage from my wand. i paid 400c for this like 2 weeks ago... so when i replace it i want it to be with a BIG upgrade. For now i'll path into avatar of fire and use frostbomb> that is correct, right?


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also followup question - are syndicate spectres x4 a good choice? I'm not sure i really like the skeletons having the charges from the chieftan monkies.

Hey check out my previous post right above, you might be interested in that kind of set up.

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shaob wrote:

right on didnt notice the cold damage from my wand. i paid 400c for this like 2 weeks ago... so when i replace it i want it to be with a BIG upgrade. For now i'll path into avatar of fire and use frostbomb> that is correct, right?


*edit


also followup question - are syndicate spectres x4 a good choice? I'm not sure i really like the skeletons having the charges from the chieftan monkies.

Frost bomb only activates when it explodes...then it triggers the EE..

If you path to avatar of fire with that wand just use armagedon brand...


Frost bomb applies exposure until it explodes and deals the cold damage which will be converted to fire...

I think it's a matter of taste.


I kind of hate Armagedon brand, but it's easier to trigger EE on bosses with it.

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Vendetta wrote:

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shaob wrote:

right on didnt notice the cold damage from my wand. i paid 400c for this like 2 weeks ago... so when i replace it i want it to be with a BIG upgrade. For now i'll path into avatar of fire and use frostbomb> that is correct, right?


*edit


also followup question - are syndicate spectres x4 a good choice? I'm not sure i really like the skeletons having the charges from the chieftan monkies.

Frost bomb only activates when it explodes...then it triggers the EE..

If you path to avatar of fire with that wand just use armagedon brand...


Frost bomb applies exposure until it explodes and deals the cold damage which will be converted to fire...

I think it's a matter of taste.


I kind of hate Armagedon brand, but it's easier to trigger EE on bosses with it.

You'll have to excuse me for being so bad at PoE even with 1050ish hours into the game since breach league. Played since 2013 - but really really played hardcore since breach.

Thanks for the tips.

does anyone else feel like glorious vanity doesn't do much in comparison to replica soul tether?

i actually have a lower effective HP now

Hi all. Wanted to know.. which body is better.. planning to upgrade body. im not aiming for +duration gem/+skeleton as that is hard to get in heist atm.

For those with mana problems, you may want to run a few labs to try to get the 70% mana regen if you cast a spell enchant - it should solve all mana problems.

@Cronggz - Pick up one of these redeemer rings. Free frostbite when you cast your EE spell. Might have to rebalance res though since they typically don't come with any:

@Vendetta - To be fair, the character is still level 68, but having to attack instead of a near instant cast spell feels...bad. Almost like an attack build haha. It's been fun to theorycraft since it focuses on completely different stats for scaling skeletons.

Frost bomb also saves a socket, which can used for something like minion life on spectres, zombies, etc. Armageddon brand is more beginner friendly, which is why I recommend it. Once players are more comfortable with the build and playstyle, then swapping to frost bomb is still left as an option as it is definitely a DPS upgrade. On a side note, phantasmal frost bomb looks superb.

@Lazer_Death - Not sure why that's the case to be honest. I felt damage was pretty similar when I switched (I played phys for the first two weeks when I was poor) - I did not have a +2 chest or +1 wands even, but those should affect both the same way. Logically thinking, they should scale pretty similarly (phys gets half it's dmg from impale, cold from hatred). I'll play with the PoBs when I update them this weekend.

@SpookyDucks - Sounds like a good change if you don't like the reserved mana for sure. I've been meaning to add the boot enchant as the main source of mana regen - forgot I had that last league.

I personally found evangelist a little unreliable.

You can also get level 5 or 8 frostbite on a ring - best of both worlds, except for balancing resists.

@shaob - You can run whatever you want really. I have no experience with the new meta spectre, the operatives, but I suspect they may be okay for extra clear speed (I used to use redemption sentries for that).

@copsinyourcomputer - It's less due to not giving 4-7% of max life as extra ES, however, you do get a belt slot which can get up to 139 life (abyss belt + jewel), 140 (darkness enthroned), or a lot of utility (torrent's reclamation). I'm running a replica on my meme iron mass character and am having horrible resistance problems (still using a goldrim). It's a very viable end game belt though, and I am glad they added it, especially with GV being 2 ex+!

@sedeat01 - Either of the three would be fine really - you may have to plug them all into PoB to know exactly which one gives the most life. Armor does not do much for us since we have so little, so I'd focus more on the life/res that you need.

@iLL3aT

Rare body - 5,196/1,517
Artizi Body - 4,965/1,801
Belly - 5,534/1,563 --(if belly my ress will be 70/75/75)


Im thinking of going into artizi body due for hte hp mana gain per kill utility.

How does "Curse on hit" mod work?
If i use holy flame totem, will it apply the curse if i have that mod on my ring?

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sedeat01 wrote:

Hi all. Wanted to know.. which body is better.. planning to upgrade body. im not aiming for +duration gem/+skeleton as that is hard to get in heist atm.

The rare one overall.


Atziri's splendor is pretty much useless as you ain't killing anything

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iLL3aT wrote:

@copsinyourcomputer - It's less due to not giving 4-7% of max life as extra ES, however, you do get a belt slot which can get up to 139 life (abyss belt + jewel), 140 (darkness enthroned), or a lot of utility (torrent's reclamation). I'm running a replica on my meme iron mass character and am having horrible resistance problems (still using a goldrim). It's a very viable end game belt though, and I am glad they added it, especially with GV being 2 ex+!

Thanks for the insight. Yeah the more I thought about the more I thought it would be useful to have a belt for resists and open up other slots (+1 amulet, frostbite ring). I think once I focus on getting 1 more passive point and redo my gear around glorious vanity it'll work in my favor.

Thanks again!