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spark - pierce - lightning penetration - arcane tempo - acceleration - inspiration
Is lightning penetration better than Controlled Destruction or Wildshard ? I can't decide on this one
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Posted byThe_Unc#3008on Dec 21, 2024, 2:40:45 AM
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spark - pierce - lightning penetration - arcane tempo - acceleration - inspiration
Is lightning penetration better than Controlled Destruction or Wildshard ? I can't decide on this one
I'm using lightning penetration because it frees up my passive points from tree (3 passive points to get that 30%). I tried wildshards instead of inspiration but the mana cost was pretty hight (464 compared to 256) so I switched to inspiration instead. I don't feel like wildshards are really needed.
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Posted byHaseo666#4328on Dec 21, 2024, 3:17:51 AM
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spark - pierce - lightning penetration - arcane tempo - acceleration - inspiration
Is lightning penetration better than Controlled Destruction or Wildshard ? I can't decide on this one
I'm using lightning penetration because it frees up my passive points from tree (3 passive points to get that 30%). I tried wildshards instead of inspiration but the mana cost was pretty hight (464 compared to 256) so I switched to inspiration instead. I don't feel like wildshards are really needed.
Ok thank you! And what about Controlled Destruction? If you got spell crit on your jewel I guess this isn't worth it
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Posted byThe_Unc#3008on Dec 21, 2024, 3:29:26 AM
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Ok thank you! And what about Controlled Destruction? If you got spell crit on your jewel I guess this isn't worth it
I was only using that on orb while leveling but since I got several crit bonuses already, it is just not worth it and I prefer being able to crit. I never used it on spark though.
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Posted byHaseo666#4328on Dec 21, 2024, 3:48:35 AM
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Ok I almost finished my transition to Eldritch Battery stuff, could be more optimize but it's way better than the build I posted yesterday.
Thank a lot to Haseo666 and DeerFart for your precious advices.
Still have an open rune slot on my kitoko, what do you think it's better between Mana or ES boost ?
Guess my next step is investing in better Jewel because I use the green one one with lightning damage / shock chance / lightning pen for now, I will transition to spell damage / ES / spell crit. |
Posted byThe_Unc#3008on Dec 21, 2024, 4:37:28 AM
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I have been able to acquire an everlasting gaze but only with a 20% es from mana roll. Is it still advised to be used? Currently, my stats are a little bit worse with gaze than with my regular rare +2 all spell skill amu: 1,1k life, 1,1k es, 1,9k mana. 4k Spark tool tips DPS unbuffed.
I also own Kitokos but I die much more often with it since the stun seems to build much slower than the three dragons frost. Additionally, the -% fast cast really hurts my dps.
I am currently thinking of selling the amu and use the currency to upgrade my other gear because it is not very good.
Do you have any insights on this?
25+% on Gaze is preferable because the difference can be huge but it is very expensive. I still think 20% is better than not using it. You should try to get 2x Breach ring with huge mana roll and use +50% mana quality to increase it to 200+ mana on each ring at least (240+ preferable) and get mana regen there too. You can see on my rings how much mana they give and it will boost your ES and dmg a LOT.
I switched to Kitoko and Gaze + CI + EB + MoM around lvl 85 I think. I was using The Three Dragons till then and was slowly preparing the gear to make the switch.
Here is my gear and stats + skills. It might help you with gearing (what stats on which items to look for). My Skill tree is basically the same as DeerFart posted here earlier.
https://imgur.com/tAwD3bh
https://imgur.com/5caxv0y
Also one tip that made my life so much easier: If you are close to dying or you know you are gonna die (ES gone, you are CCed/stun locked and mana is going down fast) just press ESC and Exit game. ESC will pause your game and if you quit the game from there, you will not die, you won't lose map and you can just return to map if you have any remaining portals and not lose anything. I was close to dying twice in past 3 days (both times in breach) and this saved me both times.
How did you get so much Neural catalyst! :D
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Posted bywacb48#5065on Dec 21, 2024, 7:01:55 AM
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How did you get so much Neural catalyst! :D
You can have 2 for 1 exalted with alva
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Posted byThe_Unc#3008on Dec 21, 2024, 7:20:02 AM
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I was able to get some items from various sources and it bumped my DPS from 1k to 4.5k. I know it's not great especially I am now L82 but it is what it is. Could you suggest what I should prioritize as upgrade now?
Stats:
Life: 1.2k
ES: 2.8 with 750 rps
Mana: 3.2k with 460rps
Resistances are well, I got some.
I got ED and MoM passives.
https://imgur.com/a/1ouj7JX
Last edited by bdzwmx#4367 on Dec 21, 2024, 7:27:08 AM
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Posted bybdzwmx#4367on Dec 21, 2024, 7:25:56 AM
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I was able to get some items from various sources and it bumped my DPS from 1k to 4.5k. I know it's not great especially I am now L82 but it is what it is. Could you suggest what I should prioritize as upgrade now?
Stats:
Life: 1.2k
ES: 2.8 with 750 rps
Mana: 3.2k with 460rps
Resistances are well, I got some.
I got ED and MoM passives.
https://imgur.com/a/1ouj7JX
I would get your resists right for starters. Also, you are missing a TON of mana and mana regen on gear. It is essential and borderline build-enabling.
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Posted byDeerFart#2293on Dec 21, 2024, 7:37:53 AM
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Did some of you tried Elemental Storm (with Tempest Caller node) in ascendancy?
I usualy use Strike Twice and Scouring winds, but I wanted to give a try, so I kept Strike Twice and used it with this support gems:
- Controlled Destruction (since the spell cannot crit, it's a no brainer)
- Elemental Focus (spark & orb of storms are more than enough for shock)
- Execute
- Ingenuity (it was on sigil before, but with persistance I don't need it since CD is 10s and duration 11.6)
- Concentrated Effect (the idea behind this one is with Kitoku the mob will be electrocute, so aera of effect don't really matter, except for clearing lot of monster, but we have already spark for that)
Since it proc each 0.25s for 5727dmg in my case, it give me around 23K dps, up to 46k dps for 1.15s with a second one with the 3.85s CD. We could lower the CD to 1.5s with Rain Dancer, but I feel Strike Twice is better since it will improve DPS of all our spells.
What do you guys think about that ? Last edited by The_Unc#3008 on Dec 21, 2024, 9:12:39 AM
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Posted byThe_Unc#3008on Dec 21, 2024, 9:10:34 AM
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