[3.25] The Lazy Nova - Archmage MoM Crit Ice Nova of Frostbolts with Svalinn
" " Hey everyone, it’s been a while since I posted here, but I wanted to thank both of you for all the advice! I’ve made a lot of progress since experimenting with Path of Building and checking popular builds on Poe.Ninja. I’m happy to say that I consider my build mostly finished! Here’s my updated PoB: https://pobb.in/Eim65J6WNWin Below are the major updates: Got to level 100 Wand/Ring: Upgraded both via mirror service. Chest/Svalinn: Improved for crit reduction, reaching 100% crit immunity through tattoos. Passive Tree: Removed points from Herald of Thunder and pathed right to open a Cluster Jewel node. Added Dissorienting Display, Scintillating Idea, and two jewel sockets. Jewels: Swapped all for crit multi/block-focused jewels, added Reckless Defense, and replaced Rumi’s Concoction by maxing block with tattoos. Gloves: Upgraded to Hits against chilled enemies, with an open prefix for damage during flask effect/leech. Adjusted resistances accordingly. Skill Gems: Upgraded many to 21/20, added Awakened Spell Echo because I had the divines to spare. For Flasks I alternate between these depending on the situation: The only upgrades I’m considering are a better Watcher’s Eye and a double implicit chest, but I’m happy with how the build feels right now—tankiness and DPS are solid, and I’m comfortably running delirium T17 maps. A few things I could use some help with: Elemental Resist Map Mods: In maps with more elemental resistance, PoB suggests Awakened Lightning Penetration gives more DPS than Increased Critical Damage Support. Are there other ways to counter this mod? I’ve considered Forbidden Flesh/Flame for Inevitable Judgement, but it seems more complex to adjust, and DPS is about the same as Awakened Lightning Pen. Lethe Shade for DoT Reduction: I saw a version of the build that paths left to grab Lethe Shade for DoT reduction, a weakness in my build since ground effects are very annoying. It gave up points from the Leech path and Leech mastery to make room. Would losing the Leech Mastery (and relying on leech from gear or flasks) significantly weaken the build? Ralakesh's + Badge vs This Build: What’s the main difference between these two? It seems like Ralakesh's builds have fewer defensive stats, do they significantly outperform in DPS? Thanks again for all the help! I’m really happy with where the build is, and I appreciate the feedback from everyone here. Last edited by sasklaining on Oct 22, 2024, 8:10:13 AM
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" *[Chef's Kiss!] Beautiful work on the build! *As for leech, we experimented a ton in this thread earlier in the league. "Leech" by itself was not a problem as there were a million ways to get leech on gear/tree/jewels etc etc. But we were never able to easily solve the "instant leech" you get from the mastery. The instant leech is absolutely critical to survival in difficult content. I would not remove the points to Light Eater and the mastery unless you find a source of Instant leech some where else. *Ralakesh + Badge is significantly more DPS than this version but you also lose movement speed (from losing the rare boots) and EHP/defense. It also makes using a high INT wand very difficult as you lose the attribute reduction from losing Foible. *The corruption on your Unnatural Instinct is not helping your build so if you are looking for more things to min max, you could change that to something else Last edited by AndyLovesHisBge on Oct 22, 2024, 1:49:27 PM
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Hello again, special thanks to Andy for all the help, along with others. I've made the jump to mageblood and it's awesome. Also got the reduced crit chest. I'm wondering what my next steps are, which I'm fearful will be 200 div wand. :) Also, how do I get the remaining 50% crit reduction? Anything else glaringly wrong? Thanks again!!!
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" hello! Congrats on the Mageblood!! * There are a few ways to get 100% Crit immune One popular way is: 50% Chest 30% Sanctum of Thought (Via Impossible Escape) 20% Via Tattoo's on +10 Int nodes One example looks like this: https://pobb.in/eNl25Vbfk2SP Note you can also get a corruption on the shield for Crit reduction as well as using the Crit Mastery if you are looking for other sources of crit reduction. Last edited by AndyLovesHisBge on Oct 22, 2024, 3:39:20 PM
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Hi!
This is my first time playing, and it’s been quite a journey! I've been balancing between gameplay, reading guides to clear up confusion, and watching YouTube videos to get a better understanding. This whole thread has been a fantastic resource, so a huge thanks to everyone who has contributed! I still have a few areas I’m struggling to wrap my head around. Here’s my big question: where should I go from here? I know there is a lot of room to improve. Here's my PoB for reference: https://pobb.in/hjg139N9uCFk. I currently have around 90 Divs to spend. Also, a couple of things are confusing me: 1) My lightning resistance shows as 73% in PoB but 76% (88%) in-game. 2) When I switch from Brine King to Lunaris, I still get frozen. Shouldn't Stormshroud and my flask prevent that? Is the flask missing an increased effect % modifier? Thanks again for all the help, and I’m excited to keep learning this never ending journey! Last edited by hejhejhejsan on Oct 25, 2024, 5:09:11 AM
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" hello! Thank you for posting your POB. You have done a fantastic job for your first time playing! Congrats. * Your instincts are correct. You have a mistake in your Amethyst Flask. You have a stat that is giving you "Reduced Effect" instead of "Increased Effect". This is causing you to not have 100% Chance to Avoid shock which means Stormshoroud will not be 100% effective. Here is a link for a new Amethyst flask that will fix this problem https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Settlers/JJqr4m9Il * So it sounds like you are missing exactly 15% Lightning Res in your POB. Did you maybe "Help Alira" during the game as your Bandit award, as she gives 15% to resistances as her bonus? If that is the case, then you just need to go into your POB's config window and set the Bandit Quest to "Help Alira". If that is not the case, please let me know and I will dig deeper * You should change your Boot implicit from Movement Speed, to Action Speed. You can also change the other boot implicit to anything else. Since we have no real physical damage to speak of in the build, converting it to flat lightning damage does almost nothing * You want to start upgrading all your gems to 21/20 or 21/0 where appropriate. See the build guide to check which gems benefit from quality and which do not. * Since you now have the large cluster and have lightning exposure on your glove, you no longer need to use Wave of Conviction as a skill in the shield. You can slot in Summon Lightning Golem for the time being there. * Your next big upgrade should be your Wand. You want to find the best wand you can afford that has the Haunted Spirits enchant on it. Save up more if you need to. Once you get that new wand, you can then move Elemental Weakness into your Shield setup in place of the Golem * Get your next level ASAP and grab Mystic Bulwark. It is a key node in the build. Last edited by AndyLovesHisBge on Oct 25, 2024, 9:26:24 AM
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Hey guys, I'm trying to get to the ideal block chance mentioned, but what am I missing? My next upgrade is gonna be the haunted by tormented spirits in the wand, probably, but I still die to some things that I think I shouldn't lol
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" hello! Thank you for posting your POB. Here are some comments you can consider to help you improve your build * You are missing quality on many of your skill and support gems. You will pick up DPS and defense if you get all of the appropriate ones to a quality of 20. Please see the build guide to see which gems benefit from quality and which do not * As you are using the Intensify support gem, you need to change your caster mastery to "...+ 1 to maximum Intensity". This will give you a nice DPS boost * You are missing quality on 4 of your 5 flasks. If you add quality to all of them you will have better up time which will relate to better offense and defense * On your next level, you can get a jewel that gives you Chance to Block spell damage to help cap your block. * As you look to improve your rare gear, try and get some more Chaos Res to help your defense |
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So I dropped a mirror and decided to get the mirror wand
https://pobb.in/9TJkPhtLsMeI I managed to also get a +spell block svalinn so I've been on the lookout for an attack & spell block rare jewel with some crit mods and CB immunity to replace my replica reckless, I've been somewhat stumped on what my next upgrade target should be. I've got about 200 divs to throw around but I haven't had much luck with finding gear that is a real upgrade available on trade. Any advice on what I should look for aside from reasonably priced implicit upgrades or a triple wrath watchers? |
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" Congrats on the mirror drop! I wish I knew you were looking to buy the mirror wand. I am selling my mirror wand for much less than a mirror. * don’t look for corrupted blood immunity on your rare jewel, it will be too limiting. Try and find your corrupted blood immunity on a unique jewel instead. It will be expensive but it will vastly open up your rare jewel choices Last edited by AndyLovesHisBge on Oct 27, 2024, 9:02:43 AM
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