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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Thank you my friend. Someday I hope to be able to do what you do as easily as you do it. ><

If I'm understanding what you did, my current wand yields 13% more dps than would a wand with both +1 minion gemd as well as +1 all spell gems. So, in theory, if I wanted to replace my current wand, I would need to do it with not only those two +1 modifiers but also additional + attack speed and/or + minion damage.

This likely won't happen anytime soon as the wands I am describing are tens of exalts on the ps4 trade board whereas my wand apparently is only worth a couple exalt.

So, for this build, stats matter more than +gem level .. at least in this one isolated example.

Speaking of which, I finally learned the third rank of minion damage and so i removed my + minion life / + minion damage enchant and replaced it with a straight + minion damage. IIRC, my previous enchant was around 25-28 minion damage whereas now the enchant I'm using is +53%.

Since we agree the AW are "disposable", giving them added life is a waste - especially with Call to the Slaughter in my cluster jewel. That being said, I do want some minion life for the sake of my golem.

On a side note, I'm approaching 6k max life. I re-anointed my Amulet with Golem's Blood and have almost completed using Fetile catalysts on 1 ring. Amulet and belt.

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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Ok. Don't hate me. At least not too much. >< I did a mini overhaul today.

I got rid of the increased duration support which was linked to withering step and Steelskin. Not a big deal I'm sure.

I got rid of the Summon holy relic. While the 100 life regen was nice, I think what I did in the overhaul more than made up for it.

So, in the CWDT-> Desecrate -> Spirit Offering 4 socket, I added Withering Step (and obviously lowered the gem level to make it work). So now this WS procs a lot more often. It's obviously not as effective being a lower level, but it is what it is. I think the more constant phasing is an upgrade already.

In the other CWDT 4 socket, I linked the max level CWDT to max level Steelskin. In the other 2 sockets, I linked the Blasphemy and Temporal Chains. So, two 2 links in the 4 socket.

In the 3 socket shield, I now have Feeding Frenzy (yay) linked to both Chaos Golem and Carrion Golem.

I didn't want to undo my Amulet Amulet annoint so what I decided to do was to refund the 3 passive points that lead to the Unwavering Stance notable in the passive tree. I then used those 3 passive points to unlock Golem Commander.

The dps gain is very noticeable. I've yet to push Heist 83s or t16 maps to see if I can survive.

Oh yeah, I removed the Hungry Loop and replaced it with an unset ring. I placed Flame Dash inside of it. This puts me at 6150 max life ... more once I add 20 fertile catalysts to the 2nd ring slot. The ring is kinda bad, but with some Harvest crafting, could be worthy.

Phew.

Sorry.

I think I'm done now. ><

The only other thing I might do is replace the unset ring with that aforementioned Hungry Loop and stick an Animated Guardian inside. We'll see.

As always, thanks

Edit: there is one question I have about what I've done...in the helmet link if CWDT, desecrate, spirit offering and withering step ... does it matter if the link is CWDT-> desecrate -> withering step -> spirit offering? I feel like it doesn't matter as long as the Desecrate is right after the CWDT. I guess it's just my OCD wanting spirit offering to follow Desecrate...

Edit again ...

Crazy thought. I've played your trigger wand minion build previously. Could a trigger wand be used in this build? I've read and reread the descriptions of the items and skills and I don't see why not, but PoE sometimes has hidden conflicts.

The reason I ask is that in my current new build, my golems are occassional dieing. Since I dont have enough unreserved mana to just summon them, I have to undo one of my Spellslinger skills and then resummon and then redo the Spellslinger. Not THAT big of a deal, but certainly an inconvenience.

I found a wand with both +1 to gems as mentioned above plus 54% minion damage plus the trigger modifier. If I can negotiate a decent price, I am pretty sure this new wand would be an upgrade for me - not only dps but also in survivability of my golems.

So, what I'm thinking is to move Desecrate, Spirit Offering and Withering Step to the 3L in the wand. These 3 skills of course would get triggered by the Trigger modifier on the wand when I use a skill (like Kinetic Blast). Right??

I would then move the 3L Spellslinger, Bladefall and Culling Strike to the shield 3L.

Lastly I would move my current Feeding Frenzy, Summon chaos golem and Summon Carrion golem to my helmet. I could link them to minion life if needed or minion damage if life isnt needed. Alternatively, I could use lower leveled golem gems and link to a CWDT but they would have to be substantially lowered due to mana reserve restraints.

My hope would be that if I use two golem gems that are 21/23 and I gain an additional +2 to gem level from wand, then the golems might have enough increased survivability to be hands free. Of course, if I save more currency, perhaps I could get a gg +3 to socketed gems in my Bone Helmet as well. Surely lvl 26 golems would kick some butt. ><

But, first I need to know that there is no flaw in my logic and that the trigger wand idea would actually work as I described. And then if course I would need to procure the aforementioned wand.

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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Well, I took the plunge. Here is my new wand:

I made the changes as detailed above. For now, I will use Minion Life in the 4L helm ... but when I save up more currency, I will be getting a +2 or hopefully a +3 helm at which point I should be able to use Minion Damage for the golems.

Another side effect of this change is I no longer have to limit the levels of my Desecrate, Spirit Offering or Withering Step which were linked to CWDT.

Now to test it out. I hope it plays as well as as I imagined...

Edit: before I start testing and killing with this revised setup, it is also worth noting that with both Spellslinger gems at level 21, I now have 78 unreserved mana whereas before I had somewhere around 25 or 30ish.

Re-edit: did some Heist 83 runs last night. Smooth like butter. The extra dps means safer and faster clears. I'm especially liking the trigger wither step which I can use to move faster as needed.

Edit (another): crafted a new helm today. iLvL 86 Elder influence. Not too much to look at now, but ... can Harvest craft off the Accuracy roll as well as the ES/Armour/StunBlock and replace with a max life roll and another resist or ??

Anyhow, this allowed me to now 4L my two golems and Feedung Frenzy to a 21/23 Elemental Army. Now my golem have 50k and 70k life as well as +80 max All Resist. Possibly not unkillable, but they've yet to die today and I've run since pretty bad t16s in which I died. LoL

Yet another edit: omg, disregard the comment about unkillable golems. T16 corrupted Vaal Temple just owned me for 3 deaths. I had to disable Temporal Chains and summon both golems every 3 seconds in between trying to keep AW up and, of course, staying alive. Oh well, at least that map is done now.

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

Hello everyone! I hope you're all safe and well. Happy Friday :).

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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Well, I took the plunge. Here is my new wand:

I made the changes as detailed above. For now, I will use Minion Life in the 4L helm ... but when I save up more currency, I will be getting a +2 or hopefully a +3 helm at which point I should be able to use Minion Damage for the golems.

Another side effect of this change is I no longer have to limit the levels of my Desecrate, Spirit Offering or Withering Step which were linked to CWDT.

Now to test it out. I hope it plays as well as as I imagined...

Edit: before I start testing and killing with this revised setup, it is also worth noting that with both Spellslinger gems at level 21, I now have 78 unreserved mana whereas before I had somewhere around 25 or 30ish.

Re-edit: did some Heist 83 runs last night. Smooth like butter. The extra dps means safer and faster clears. I'm especially liking the trigger wither step which I can use to move faster as needed.

Edit (another): crafted a new helm today. iLvL 86 Elder influence. Not too much to look at now, but ... can Harvest craft off the Accuracy roll as well as the ES/Armour/StunBlock and replace with a max life roll and another resist or ??

Anyhow, this allowed me to now 4L my two golems and Feedung Frenzy to a 21/23 Elemental Army. Now my golem have 50k and 70k life as well as +80 max All Resist. Possibly not unkillable, but they've yet to die today and I've run since pretty bad t16s in which I died. LoL

Yet another edit: omg, disregard the comment about unkillable golems. T16 corrupted Vaal Temple just owned me for 3 deaths. I had to disable Temporal Chains and summon both golems every 3 seconds in between trying to keep AW up and, of course, staying alive. Oh well, at least that map is done now.

That's some amazing gear dlvbrown1969! Nice work! That seems like a blast to play! Great job on your items. Dang! I hope they work out the more testing you do.

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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Have a great weekend as well. Thanks for praise. I'm working really hard to get to the point where I can farm some harvest crafts. I gotta hurry because I heard they're nerfing next league. Earlier today I got my first two "uncharted realm" passive points earned by beating "the Formed" Maven invitation. 2 more points are "nedded" to fully go into farm mode. In the meantime. I've gotten super lucky and rolled two Titanium Watchstones each with +2 to Zana maps. I feel like my gear is good, but I see the potential in it if I can craft it as desired. I am leaning towards this being my last league as well. It takes me so long to grind up to the point I want to be at ... and then the league ends and I barely get to reap the rewards. We'll see ...

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huoc wrote:

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Hello Everyone!
I finally fully ascended yesterday. I never ever want to hear the sound of a spike trap or a saw blade. Those things are just killing my nerves. I cant remeber the last time I was so tense during gameplay. And this brings me to my question: now that I have Withering Presence, should I replace Withering Step with Phase Run?
A different question: does Global Physical Damage Increase, such as on the Rustic Sash, increase the damage of AWs?
Thanks as always!

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huoc wrote:

Hello Everyone!
I finally fully ascended yesterday. I never ever want to hear the sound of a spike trap or a saw blade. Those things are just killing my nerves. I cant remeber the last time I was so tense during gameplay. And this brings me to my question: now that I have Withering Presence, should I replace Withering Step with Phase Run?
A different question: does Global Physical Damage Increase, such as on the Rustic Sash, increase the damage of AWs?
Thanks as always!

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Wrecker_of_Days wrote:

Howdy Doody Everyone. I hope all is well.

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dlvbrown1969 wrote:

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Have a great weekend as well. Thanks for praise. I'm working really hard to get to the point where I can farm some harvest crafts. I gotta hurry because I heard they're nerfing next league. Earlier today I got my first two "uncharted realm" passive points earned by beating "the Formed" Maven invitation. 2 more points are "nedded" to fully go into farm mode. In the meantime. I've gotten super lucky and rolled two Titanium Watchstones each with +2 to Zana maps. I feel like my gear is good, but I see the potential in it if I can craft it as desired. I am leaning towards this being my last league as well. It takes me so long to grind up to the point I want to be at ... and then the league ends and I barely get to reap the rewards. We'll see ...

Nice job getting to work on the Uncharted Passive tree. It's nice to see things fall together for sure. Also, Standard may interest you. The market is totally different, but if you set your own rules (I don't use any legacy mods or items) it can save you a lot of time and grinding each league.

Good luck with the crunch at the end of the league.

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huoc wrote:

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Hello Everyone!
I finally fully ascended yesterday. I never ever want to hear the sound of a spike trap or a saw blade. Those things are just killing my nerves. I cant remeber the last time I was so tense during gameplay. And this brings me to my question: now that I have Withering Presence, should I replace Withering Step with Phase Run?
A different question: does Global Physical Damage Increase, such as on the Rustic Sash, increase the damage of AWs?
Thanks as always!

Nice job huoc! I hate the trials and such as well. Good job!

Both Withering Step and Phase Run are similar in terms of escape skills. But, Withering Step does help increase our Withered stacks faster...though, the Withering Step's Withers only last two seconds (if there's no bugs with the interaction). I'd probably use Withering Step though I doubt we'd see a difference with the naked eye.

Only mods/nodes that specifically say "minion" or "ally(ies)" impact minions. So even though something that says "global" maybe sound inclusive, it means it's global for YOU, not for the party.

Good questions, and great job!


Sweet. I'll be back in a few days. You're all fantastic!