[3.16] Caustic Arrow/Death's Oath Occultist [Life based Chaos Autobomber]

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Yokox3 wrote:

Hello!

I'm recently trying out this build and quite enjoy the carefree playstyle of it.
But as of now I am lacking in dps on both my death aura and caustic arrow, can someone help me take a look at my build and let me know what's the difference with the guide provided please.

POB: https://pastebin.com/97xHYDAv

- Buy a lvl 21 CA gem, your current one is lvl 19, 2 gem level is a massive DPS difference
- If you can afford it swap Lifetap support for an Empower (huge DPS boost) in your CA 6l, Empower lvl 3 should already make a big difference and is about 1.3 ex at the moment
- Your Curse Setup is very low from gem level perspective which lowers your Death Aura damage significantly, make sure you use lvl 20 Despair (current lvl 14), level 20 Blasphemy (current lvl 10)
- You're using normal withering step gem in your boots, swap to anomalous withering step and if possible throw an Enhance lvl 4 in the link which will provide a lot of stacks of whitered instantly
- Swap gems for 21/20 qual or for Awakened Gems if you got the currency


The rest of your gear is pretty much like mine and I don't have any issues Boss DPS wise, especially swapping lifetap for an empower gem about doubled my CA DPS.

Hey Prov1eh,

I LOVE this build. It's exactly what i've been looking for for a couple of leagues, big kudos to you sir.

I'm a reasonably new player. I've never beaten sirus and this is the farthest I've been into mapping so I'm getting a little timid.

I feel like I've done a great deal towards my defensive layers and while not ideal, it's starting to feel pretty solid.

I know my bow is trash, I need to craft a better one or otherwise buy one.

I have a couple of questions.

why do you recommend withered step in the helmet? I'm not cluing into the important interaction.

a friend recommended swapping out the anti-crit magic ring for a res loaded ring, then swapping to stampede for my booties. Would you recommend this?

Also noticed asenath's gentle gloves as a possible set of mitts and I'd like to get your thoughts.

In the past I've wasted a lot of currency because i'm ignorant. I'm aware I could be asking obvious questions, but feel free to point that out as needed.

Thanks in advance

Apologies, here's my POB

https://pastebin.com/x0cWd095

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Yokox3 wrote:

Hello!

I'm recently trying out this build and quite enjoy the carefree playstyle of it.
But as of now I am lacking in dps on both my death aura and caustic arrow, can someone help me take a look at my build and let me know what's the difference with the guide provided please.

POB: https://pastebin.com/97xHYDAv

For more DPS:
CA-> Gem Level, Empower, Awakened Gems

Also switch your Auras to the helmet and your curse auras to gloves.

This is my current status of the CA/DO Occultist:
https://pastebin.com/rdWqFuGH

Any advice on how to improve is welcome.

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Prov1eh wrote:

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Yokox3 wrote:

Hello!

I'm recently trying out this build and quite enjoy the carefree playstyle of it.
But as of now I am lacking in dps on both my death aura and caustic arrow, can someone help me take a look at my build and let me know what's the difference with the guide provided please.

POB: https://pastebin.com/97xHYDAv

- Buy a lvl 21 CA gem, your current one is lvl 19, 2 gem level is a massive DPS difference
- If you can afford it swap Lifetap support for an Empower (huge DPS boost) in your CA 6l, Empower lvl 3 should already make a big difference and is about 1.3 ex at the moment
- Your Curse Setup is very low from gem level perspective which lowers your Death Aura damage significantly, make sure you use lvl 20 Despair (current lvl 14), level 20 Blasphemy (current lvl 10)
- You're using normal withering step gem in your boots, swap to anomalous withering step and if possible throw an Enhance lvl 4 in the link which will provide a lot of stacks of whitered instantly
- Swap gems for 21/20 qual or for Awakened Gems if you got the currency


The rest of your gear is pretty much like mine and I don't have any issues Boss DPS wise, especially swapping lifetap for an empower gem about doubled my CA DPS.

Alright, I just did some changes to my build. Is there anything else to change from this current one?

Edited: CA is doing fine now in terms of DPS, but my death aura is still kind of in the low end, is there any way to increase it to make it run smoothly even in high tier maps?

POB: https://pastebin.com/8Mj2gJMj

Hi,

First, thank you for build and guide !!!
after few try with this build i love it and have so much fun
but my knowledge on this game is a bit too low so now lacking intelligence to developing my char so i need some advice

this is my build : https://pastebin.com/8cKswdBm

what is priority to aim for / need to fix or change on my char ?

:: now I'm collecting money to buy or craft new bow but it seem some kind of long way to go :(

https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds/char/thingy0987/Thingwalk?i=10&search=class%3DOccultist%26skill%3DDeath-Aura

This man craft 2 Vermillion Ring with life and 15% to Damage over Time Multiplier.
How he can do it?!
If you put Essence of Delirium on item, it must be rare and then if you spam orb of Annulment it stay always rare. How he can do magic ring?!

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IceSword wrote:

https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds/char/thingy0987/Thingwalk?i=10&search=class%3DOccultist%26skill%3DDeath-Aura

This man craft 2 Vermillion Ring with life and 15% to Damage over Time Multiplier.
How he can do it?!
If you put Essence of Delirium on item, it must be rare and then if you spam orb of Annulment it stay always rare. How he can do magic ring?!

When you beast split an item with up to 3 mods, it becomes magic.

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f4ward wrote:

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IceSword wrote:

https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds/char/thingy0987/Thingwalk?i=10&search=class%3DOccultist%26skill%3DDeath-Aura

This man craft 2 Vermillion Ring with life and 15% to Damage over Time Multiplier.
How he can do it?!
If you put Essence of Delirium on item, it must be rare and then if you spam orb of Annulment it stay always rare. How he can do magic ring?!

When you beast split an item with up to 3 mods, it becomes magic.

Another option, more expensive, is metamod 'sufixes cannot be changed' + scour when you have the rare ring with only 1 suffix (DOT in the example).

Yes, but it will still be a rare, right ? I never try.