This Scion version seems really good too: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2837735/page/1
I considered trying the scion before I made this version. All PoBs pointed to a slightly tankier but far less damage variant. To be fair the only version that is actually bad is inquisitor.
As someone still using the original iteration of the build, is Fortify really that expendable? I feel like it's consistently up against pretty much any difficult endgame boss (Awakener, Uber Elder, Cortex, Delirium bosses, Delve bosses, even Guardians), and losing it plus 10-15% life for the new setup makes me nervous. I get that it's like 60% more damage, but most of those bosses have phases, anyway, so at some point it doesn't matter if your damage is just insane versus ultra-insane, right?
Then again, it's probably worth it just to be able to stop trying to craft that fucking Corrosive Elements + Scintillating Idea jewel. I have never wasted so much currency trying to craft something.
Animated Guardian can give Fortify, don't craft the jewel, just buy it. You can also use Wave of Conviction instead of corrosive.
Actually finally crafted the damned thing yesterday.
Wouldn't the Fortify buff only apply to the AG and not to us?
As someone still using the original iteration of the build, is Fortify really that expendable? I feel like it's consistently up against pretty much any difficult endgame boss (Awakener, Uber Elder, Cortex, Delirium bosses, Delve bosses, even Guardians), and losing it plus 10-15% life for the new setup makes me nervous. I get that it's like 60% more damage, but most of those bosses have phases, anyway, so at some point it doesn't matter if your damage is just insane versus ultra-insane, right?
Then again, it's probably worth it just to be able to stop trying to craft that fucking Corrosive Elements + Scintillating Idea jewel. I have never wasted so much currency trying to craft something.
Animated Guardian can give Fortify, don't craft the jewel, just buy it. You can also use Wave of Conviction instead of corrosive.
Actually finally crafted the damned thing yesterday.
Wouldn't the Fortify buff only apply to the AG and not to us?
No, Kingmaker Fortify has been working for a while.
As someone still using the original iteration of the build, is Fortify really that expendable? I feel like it's consistently up against pretty much any difficult endgame boss (Awakener, Uber Elder, Cortex, Delirium bosses, Delve bosses, even Guardians), and losing it plus 10-15% life for the new setup makes me nervous. I get that it's like 60% more damage, but most of those bosses have phases, anyway, so at some point it doesn't matter if your damage is just insane versus ultra-insane, right?
Then again, it's probably worth it just to be able to stop trying to craft that fucking Corrosive Elements + Scintillating Idea jewel. I have never wasted so much currency trying to craft something.
Animated Guardian can give Fortify, don't craft the jewel, just buy it. You can also use Wave of Conviction instead of corrosive.
Actually finally crafted the damned thing yesterday.
Wouldn't the Fortify buff only apply to the AG and not to us?
This is interesting: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2826715/page/1#p23095502
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Chip Away doesn't count Brand Recall, a skill with the Brand tag, as a Brand skill. This results in Brand Recall failing to negate the conditional effect of Chip Away on active Armageddon Brands or Storm Brands when Brand Recall is cast ("25% increased Brand Activation Frequency if you haven't used a Brand Skill Recently").
So Chip Away always has 25% activation frequency. This would explain why it always has good numbers in PoB.
