Want to say thank you for the build! It is one of the most fun built I ever played. I’m kinda stuck on what to upgrade next (still getting killed from time to time in t12-13 maps). Only have 2 ex so it would be great to get advice on what to grind for next.
Last edited by Physium on May 5, 2021, 11:39:56 AM
I have been enjoying this build and my next upgrade is an Aul's (only a slow 9 ex away... yay.) and I had a question about anoints.
Unnatural Calm is really nice but I keep looking at Sanctum of Thought which gives 20% reduced damage from Crits, 30% Armor, and 20% Reduced effect of curses on you. Will this additional 20% reduced curses stack with our ascendancy to make us curse immune? Because that feels really strong. I am mainly missing just the AUls, Iron Reflexes Skin of the Lords, one more Split Personality, and eventually Bottled Faith and Awakened Gems but I still get one shot at times in level 14-16 maps or die in the last stage of Ultimatums. Incursion Bosses are what get me in with the one shots but it seems like it is always maps where I thought curses wouldn't hurt me much. I greatly value immunity in this game and immunity to curses has always felt stronger than it sounded when I had it on other characters. The 30% Armor is also great and even though Solaris gives us no additional crit damage after the first hit it is the first hit that takes me from full shield to dead. 20% off that first hit doesn't feel wasted when using Solaris.
Doing this would also free me up to uses two of the following in small clusters depending on what content I am doing.
Hibernator - 30% Reduced Freeze/Chill Immunity to Chilled Ground, Immunity to Frozen if you have been Frozen recently
Prismatic Carapace - +1 All Elemental Resistances, 30% Armor
Essence Extraction - 25% Mana Regen, 15% Flask Charges gained, +1 Mana Flask Charge every three seconds, Remove a random Ailment when you use a mana flask.
(This works with Writhing Jar correct? This which would allow me to curse with ring and add Frost Wall back to CWS setup and remove Sniper's Mark). I would be skipping whispers of doom to do this.
or another Pure Agony.
I guess my question is, does Sanctum of Thought make us Curse Immune and is it a good idea? I did not see it listed with the alternative anoints in the guide.
Hey CooterTheWooter :-)
Mmmhmm, when I am informed correct the problem is, that most map-mods have circa 40-50% increased curses. So you reduce curses 100% + 40% = 140%-80 % - 20%= 40% to only 40% (instead 60% without sanctum of thoughts) curses and do not get immunity.
Without time of need vulnerability cursed or elemental weakness also for example can be very dangerous, but with 80% resistance I personally had never problems with curses.
Some degens of cursing bosses like in necropolis remain a bit dangerous, but other dot can kill us faster.
Ignites, corrupted blood, or freezes of shaper are more dangerous in my experiences. When you are big shocked you have to be careful for example.
Dot and degen and aoe can still kill us. These damagetypes are muliplied by curses, but by other mods too.
I would rank most dangerous:
1) No mana recovery (reroll or use enduring mana bottle)
2) Less maximal elemental resistances in combination with other elemental damage mods
2) only without overcapped resistances: elemental-equilirium
3) less armour and block
4) shocked ground/ increased shocks when you stand on shocking debuffing ground
5) multiple (3x or 4 x) damage mods like 100% more lightning, 100% more cold and some other damagedealing stuff combined
Curses would be in my personal ranking, full geared, only at position 9 or 10.
Essence Extraction sounds very fine. But the disadvantages are that you still need to react fast and need a not empty flask.
Sniper's mark offers also most damage against bosses and the split is very strong too for adds or multiple maven invitations. But for mapping other curses and skills are fine too. Frost wall is extreme strong for defences against ranged killers, yes.
Ignites and scorch debuffs killed me most often, so 100% ignite immunity and overcapped resistances are recommended.
Against crits Soul of solaris is very important. Levelling high you get crits in chains sometimes and it also reduces the ailments of crits great!
But try out! Sanctum is strong, but I would guess Solaris and Time of need are enough preparations for the curse- and crit-mods.
You can vary a lot!
Thanks for your time. I was hoping that 80% + 20% would = immunity but if it doesn't then it is not worth it. What are your thought on Soul of Steel? It gives 30% Armor, +150 Armor, and +1 All Rez. It just feels like Energy Shield Recharge rate is lost on us unless we use wicked ward since we use Frost Shield. Does the %30 + 150 Armor (+250 on PoeDB plus +5 Physical DR not sure which is right) get us close to the 18% Energy Shield with our gear and accendancy?. Thanks again.
Last edited by CooterTheWooter on May 5, 2021, 12:41:38 PM
Hey again :)
I have a question about Soul Reaper.I have it with 119 charges consumed.Should I change it for 50-90.At first i thought the more it consumes the more u will get..but i guess am wrong :/
Hey again :)
I have a question about Soul Reaper.I have it with 119 charges consumed.Should I change it for 50-90.At first i thought the more it consumes the more u will get..but i guess am wrong :/
Hi Alex,
best is 50-80 consumed charges for 2 vaal skills so you can charge souls and flasks simultan.
More need too long to charge in most content.
Want to say thank you for the build! It is one of the most fun built I ever played. I’m kinda stuck on what to upgrade next (still getting killed from time to time in t12-13 maps). Only have 2 ex so it would be great to get advice on what to grind for next.
He Physium,
mmhmm, not easy to answer. I would take a second circle of nostalgia too free up the 6 points of discord artisan. Take a look in "manamanagement" for all steps to get enough mana. Anoints with Charisma works too, but when you plan for Aul's take there first much cheaper anoints.
Clusters are also cheap to optimize (or to craft yourself), and level the skillgems with quality.
A keynote on armour like phase acrobatics or imbalanced guard would be fine too and not expensive.
On page 50 you will find a complete list with gear, the prices are 5 days old and often cheaper now, and tipps for crafting:
Here I am again, still alive in my Hc character (level 93) and I have questions or actually its not question, its asking for some advice if you can help me.
Here is my POB: https://pastebin.com/N7SyKrDV
but before checking it I want to mention few things
1- I will read the new things you added in the guide
2- I am still using 5 Links Herald of agony as I don't have enough mana to reserve the sixth link, and I can't annoint my necklace as golden oil goes for many Ex in HC right now, I was thinking about ditching my rare ring for second herald but I don't think its a wise idea (also add to that no reserve ring right now)
3- There is no chance to get split personality, watcher eye, and I still try to get a blue nightmare.
What I am trying to do is hard as I want to increase my ES to 8k+ yet I want some extra damage.
Dunno if you have some advice for me
I corrupted now around ~180 Shields and finally got
Congrats! Very nice!
Where there enough other corruptions to sell to earn currency on the way with selling or not to recommend?
Yuchuuu!
I think I made like 10ex or so with it selling other corruptions.
I upgraded all my Gear just need to reforge keep suffix on my unset ring. I have one gem slot open but I am not sure what gem I should take next. Can you suggest anything? And What could I improve next?
Here I am again, still alive in my Hc character (level 93) and I have questions or actually its not question, its asking for some advice if you can help me.
Here is my POB: https://pastebin.com/N7SyKrDV
but before checking it I want to mention few things
1- I will read the new things you added in the guide
2- I am still using 5 Links Herald of agony as I don't have enough mana to reserve the sixth link, and I can't annoint my necklace as golden oil goes for many Ex in HC right now, I was thinking about ditching my rare ring for second herald but I don't think its a wise idea (also add to that no reserve ring right now)
3- There is no chance to get split personality, watcher eye, and I still try to get a blue nightmare.
What I am trying to do is hard as I want to increase my ES to 8k+ yet I want some extra damage.
Dunno if you have some advice for me
Thanks for your hard work
and have a good day.
Hey BlightBoy,
congratulations to hard 93 levels - that is extreme impressing!
I know your profile from poeninja too - perhaps now number 1 or on close second position in hc challenge for HoA guardians. Awesome!
I am not experienced in hardcore.
So I am only experienced from level 98-100 almost deathless, ggrhhrr, I forgot to activate auras after weaponswap and died entering a map or in a point blank-mod heist I ran into a trap without deactivating it before and was greeted by a real large shooting mob too, hehehe
I studied your profile and my thoughts were:
- Despair is a bit weak damage and you have withering touch and withering step - perhaps change it out for enfeeble (mapping it's tanky, not for bosses) or for 3 passive points for unnatural calm
- quality on some of the flasks is not ideal
- your clusters are not optimal, on page 50 is a new short crafting guide for clusters. Thanks to LiQuss for the craftingguide! Also new there is a list with not easy mapmods and I started a spoiler, it has to be edited very much, with experiences of hc-gamers for this build in hardcore. When you have some problems detected and tipps and anecdotes, I would like much to take them in if you like too.
- perhaps get a second "uncompromising" or self-control. That would free up enough mana for 6 links HoA or for switching out conqueror efficiancy. You get it also on a small cluster (2 skills) for 10 chaos. That would be much more damage as whisper of doom offering with despair.
- the golden rule would offer more substain of virulences and damage singletarget (5 or 8 chaos in hardcore without implicit), as CI you don't get the poison damage yourself
- perhaps a new unset ring with high es, mana and what you need would offer a socket for a skill more
- a cheap nice defence (ar, es) + damage anoint is aligned spirit (sepia, sepia, violet)
Overall I would write it total like you: Your defences are great with high ehp, your armour medium, your es and damage not optimal.
Very interesting for me to see your hardcore-setup! You made long fights and are already immortal slayer of the atlas, hehe! Great! And thank you too!
Last edited by Chromino on May 5, 2021, 8:36:34 PM
