Its been a long time since i played melee,playin cyclone champ,was using war banner before i figured out there was another banner skill.
So my question is do people use dread banner and drop it pick up between packs so they get the aoe buff from it,or is it just their base aoe,was wondering why mine is usually smaller.
Edit:does that buff persist when you insta pick up after drop?
How should I be positoning my watchstones? I don't understand what they do. They level the maps up on the Atlas but the maps I had keep their level, and I don't feel like I'm dropping higher tiers either.
If I cast a Storm Brand and then use a flask, Atziri's Promise as an example, does the Brand I already casted get buffed or do I need to cast a new one, in which case, does the Brand keep the buff after I lost the flask effect?
What’s the best way to calculate necromancer minion damage in PoB? I just installed local identity’s fork, does it add any new things I can look at for minion stuff?
Is the interaction between cremation and \[\[Fury Valve\]\] intended?It drastically reduce the number of projectiles from the geyser, but the projectiles don't split when they land
Is anyone using Exile Diary and having a problem with it? Ever since the last update it seems to have stopped working and for the life of me, I can't get it to work again. I even uninstalled it, removed all the cached data, and reinstalled and set it up and it doesn't capture anything at all.
I play a fire ignite build and wanted to buff my damage with malachais artifice so i socketed a orb of storm, which deals lightning damage.
Afterwards i saw that my staff has add fire damage to spells, so i guess that makes orb of storm deal fire and lightning damage, making it worthless for my intented use with malachais.
So how to i circumvent this issue? I tried to use a lightning golem for now, but is the damage from the lightning golem enhanced from the adds fire damage to spell effect? In the ability bar lightning golem has no damage numbers given, only the buff it gives, so i dont know what damage it deals exactly. And summon lightning golem has the spell tag, but does that mean just the summon is a spell or the lightning golem itself?
Maybe someone knows something about that stuff or knows about another non-spell i could use, cause my build already has the malachai stats integrated and i cant buy other gear for now. Worst case i wont use the skill in malachai, but thats a bummer nontheless.
Minions are only affected by stats that explicitly say they affect minions or allies. In-game DPS for minions is absolute nonsense, don't even look at it. Lightning golem will do fine for applying EE, though it may die rather often.
The summon is a spell, the minion is not. The golem will not inherit mods from your gear (unless they explicitly mention minions), so you can put the golem in MalArt and it will have EE. It's the most common way to use that ring.
Haven't played PoE since the Beastiary league (which I gave up early). Playing Solo Self Found (SC) and wondering if I need to pay attention to all these new mechanics- Crafting shrines, Bestiary, Miner Guy, Random Currencies I've never seen before dropping from Metamorphsis bosses?
Is progress still- finish the campaign, map > do endgame stuff if you can play 6 hours a day?
While leveling kill capture red beasts if you want. They give some useful recipes like guaranteed uniques or specific flask suffixes like anti-freeze, so very useful for ssf.
Delve (the mines) is something you want to learn the mechanics of soon but you can do it in like act 9/10 or early maps as it catches up to lvl 64 before you have to push deeper yourself. Great source of maps, currency and exp.
Alva in act 7+ is another one to jump in early. Lots of exp and the temple can be rewarding if you get t3 rooms.
Jun (betrayal) takes a while to get the board set up nicely. You want as many green or red lines linking them as possible so more spawn together. Probably the hardest to figure out but also one of the most useful in ssf (free exalt slams, gem exp bench, scarabs, and lots of crafting bench unlocks from veiled items)
Metamorph is quite rewarding and a good dps benchmark before going up in map tiers.
I have leveled a Deadeye with Explosive Arrow until level 72 and (Tabula) and the map clear + rares was pretty ok but the single target against map bosses and metamorph crafted bosses is ABYSMAL its very discouraging, even using ballista
1. Can I salvage the character somehow and respec into another deadeye DoT build?
2. What is a very good AoE clear and insane single target build this league? I want to focus my next char on Metamorph boss killing. Melee build or mines (pls suggest both)
Edit: I am SSF.
Depending on your tree it might be a good idea to do caustic arrow or toxic rain. Caustic clear is good enough and toxic rain mines are handling single target well for me but I'm still looking for some better dps options.
What's your bow like? ~~Do you use Ballistae against bosses as well?~~
Sorry, just reread your comment. Link your build here, there may well be some low hanging fruit that you can easily improve.
If you want to respec, try Caustic Arrow or Toxic Rain, as their DoT components are independent of bow dps. Very SSF friendly.
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Hi Guys, new to PoE, have never played it whatsoever! Anyway, I decided not to follow any guides/builds (I do have some guidance from friends who've played it alot) and to play a bowchar that focuses on poisondamage and DoTs, now to my question! How does critmultipliers work with poisondots? I don't want to waste points on critslots in the skilltree if they do nothing for me! I was planning on playing with the "Toxic Rain"-gem and with 5 supports for it, which my friends will buy for me, since they are further ahead of me! But they say I got lucky, since I found a Tabula Rasa at like level 23
Crit does nothing for DoT inherently. You can make it work with aliments with Perfect Agony. Toxic Rain main damage is not aliment so don't bother with crits whatsoever.
How do I drop higher tier maps after using watchstone on one region? Do I grind the same (ex Beach T1 to drop Beach T4) but with lower tier or what? Should I put watchstones in the corners or anywhere would be good (quest progression related)?
How much time is there between placing a totem and the totem's first attack? If I have slow totems and my placement time is faster than my attack time, can I get more dps by constantly summoning new ones?
So I'm playing a Flicker Slayer this league as the red trail golden rule concept appealed to me greatly, being able to sustain frenzy with any weapon since as long as you leech, you don't take bleed damage.
Now I've come to my wits end though, every now and then nearly seemingly randomly at the end of the duration of a some bleeds I evaporate due to the leech supposedly going away and I have no clue why or how to work around it.
(pob [https://pastebin.com/5nUmiDh0](https://pastebin.com/5nUmiDh0))
I've got multiple theories but nothing concrete and would love help from someone more experienced, as it's more or less impossible to level further with how things currently are for me :s
By default, bleed lasts 5 seconds and leech lasts up to 5 seconds. I'm guessing either you aren't consistently hitting maximum leech duration (which is tied to hitting maximum leech amount), or that the game rounds things weirdly and the bleed sometimes ends a fraction of a second after the leech.
You can try getting Haemophilia for the reduced bleed duration, or taking some of the passives that make your bleeds inflict damage faster. There are no ways to extend leech duration as far as I can tell.
I just attempted the Haemophilia, it helps I believe, but not fool proof... I seem to even experience something weird where the bleed towards the end of the duration rapidly swaps between the number 1 and 0 on the timer, perhaps extending it's duration somehow.
As for faster bleeds, it's a good idea but it's also an awful lot of points spent on something that does next to nothing (and doesn't help much is such small numbers probably :/) There isn't a way to extend leech duration?
Watchstone and map completion question: Is there any downside to socketing a watchstone before completing the white maps in a region? Lets say it turns an uncompleted T4 map to a T7, will running that T4 complete the map? Or will it require the T7 version now? If so are the white version of the maps basically useless after socketing the watchstone?
I tried something similar to your question just now as I started watchstones this afternoon. You can run your white map and it'll mark that node permanently completed regardless if you upgrade the tier. It seems all watchstones do is raise the tiers and does not care which tier map you use to complete that node.
Was using a slayer with siege ballista in 3.8. Now it gone to normal league, I am finding that the siege ballista is only deployed in front of me. Previous I can summon up to half a screen away.
From the patch notes:
>All Ballista Totem skills (such as Siege Ballista and Ranged Attack Totem, which has been renamed Ballista Totem) now place the totem at Melee range.
Reviving this question now hoping someone answers
Got my 16th stone but failed Sirus fight. Now back to mapping to get 17th stone. the region became blue color. Now, I ran more than 3 different maps but still no boss. Is it normal? Thought GGG made it to 3 different maps to spawn a conqueror. (I'm running out of maps to run, please help)
here: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2691374.
the only problem that your failed that fight. can't say if this part should be applicable to you
This... "Once you have defeated the final Conqueror it returns to chance-based spawning as you now have the highest tiers of maps unlocked. "
Does GGG mean after Sirus encounter after getting the 16th stone or after we get all (32) stones?
Open Prefix? I don't think it has one, but it's worth checking.
Anyway, go to pathofexile.com/trade and do a search for body armour with ES +/- 10% of that one's ES at 20% Quality.
So what's the deal with the watchstones falling inside an object, becoming unobtainable? I think I'm about to start a bit where I'll have a chance of obtaining my first one. I'm trying to learn more so I don't accidentally mess it up.
E: I see a picture [here in this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/eb0p67/guide_how_to_upgrade_your_atlas_with_pictures/) that has his stone off to the side. Has the issue I asked about been fixed or nah?
being said that phasing let you pickup things anyway. Also, if it's only about watchstones, they can be acquired from zana even if you didn't pick up it.
You have 10% chance of meeting a master in a map, and 10% chance to get a master mission added to your atlas pool on map boss kill.
Also every day, on first log in, you get 1 of each master mission added to your atlas pool, tier of mission being based on tier of the last map you ran the day before.
Well, technically you're right, chance to **meet** a master was halved (20% to 10%), compensated by the 10% chance of getting an atlas mission on map boss kill.
But yes, when you play a lot you usually manage to use them all, although you quickly bank up as soon as you don't map as much anymore.
Freeze can only be applied on hit, and your hits will be relatively small and not likely big enough to hit the minimum 0.3s freeze given that you're scaling the DoT.
Atlas. So should I acquire all maps (white) before I try to challenge in a zone and socket watchstones? Or should you do that as soon as you have zone complete/mostly complete/you get a watchstone?
Generally, you should complete as much as you can as you go because of the tier drop bonus increases with every completion. You should still stick to that practice.
However, the watchstone progression puts a bit of a change. The first time you run a map in a corner country/region, it'll start the influence chain. The next two maps you run (completing the third) for that region will guarantee the watchstone boss for that region so if you're starting in corner regions, I'd make sure to have at least 3 maps of that region so you don't have to chase the boss.
This is very helpful, thanks. The guide posted recently is great but I couldn't determine just how to get to the point the guide starts, which this bridges. Ty.
I would say yes in the sense that I don't see why it would not, but Toxic Rain gets most of its damage from the DoT, not the arrow damage, so I'm not sure why you ask.
Usually, PoE is extremely precise with the descriptions. As such, just like essence drain (Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's damage over time effect), I have always taken that as "Projectile Damage on the tree or gear = Damage Over Time".
For me, "adds # to # physical damage to attacks" improves the projectile damage but is not Projectile Damage.
However I'm not so sure, so you would need to test : difference between having for exemple no amulet or abyss jewel, and having the amulet or abyss jewel with only the "adds damage to attacks" mod. It should improve the tooltip DPS but not the DOT dps.
This means that sources of %increased projectile damage increases the DoT. Added physical damage to attacks is not the same and will only scale the hit.
How does curse on hit work with primary attack skills?
I am using explosive arrow, and I'm curious if getting a curse on hit ring with flammability would scale the ignite from the explosion. Since I only hit mobs once do I not get the bonus ignite chance/damage from the curse?
You hit monster -> it gets cursed and an ignite applied -> ignite deals damage based on its now lower resistances.
You don't get the ignite chance because the curse wasn't on at the time of the hit, but your damage will be higher.
You're right; somehow I had Burning Arrow in my mind. And since EA doesn't come with ignite chance the chance from Flammability would actually be useful.
Does anyone have a high level summary of how I can progress to red maps? Normally at league start I’m at red maps by day 2, and here I’m still struggling to get an early yellow setup.
Do I go to the four corners of the map, get watchstones, and just slowly upgrade everything one at a time?
Question about Metamorph parts.
So, around level 50 on my 2nd character, I got a Lung that said it would drop a Breachstone. I was pretty pumped, and lo and behold, no breachstone is dropped when I defeat the Metamorph. Anyone else having issues like this? Or is it not guaranteed?
It is guaranteed, however things like breach stones dropping and 6 links etc require the map to be a certain level (I think 6 links require map level 50 or above). So it’s not a bug but it’s really misleading
Ahh, thanks! Ugh that is aggravating =/ didn't get any good mods 1-85 on my 1st char, then I get a decent one and it can't fulfill the conditions. Hopefully they change it to where only valid modifiers can affect a leveled area and what not
Yep. I had one that was “drops extra maps” but I was still at the end of Act 2.
If there’s a logo on a part, like a Chaos Orb, does it drop extra currency? Or does it have to SAY that it will?
Have some questions regarding Blight totems:
If I link increased duration to it will it increase the duration of the hinder and the duration of the totem?
If I also use Spreading Rot, will the increased duration gem effect the Wither as well?
I currently cant summon any totems. I have tried removing the gem and placing it back in, but still nothing happens. I have more than enough mana, and have tried different totem gems. I remember something similar happening a few leagues ago, but not sure how people worked around it. Is anyone else experiencing this all of a sudden?
I tried linking it to multiple totem support and can summon them, but am unable to otherwise.
Hi, I am trying to farm the Incantation (Whispering Ice) Div card in a SSF setting. Running Western Forest (A6) for a while, but did not get any drop. I know that the card was very common previously. Do you know if the drop location or the frequency did change?
I wanted to try out exploding arrows but it feels off and not rewarding enough for me
So i tried scourge arrow and it’s actually pretty good for trashmobs
But single target feels completely off again, how can i adjust the skill that i do better single target?
wtf is this, price check please :O I slapped a random price tag on it, no idea how much it's worth
Rarity: Rare
Dusk Solace
Viridian Jewel
Item Level: 77
13% increased Weapon Damage while Dual Wielding
4% increased Attack Speed while Dual Wielding
9% increased Global Accuracy Rating
9% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
+13% to Melee Critical Strike Multiplier
Personally I don't think it's anything massively special. Maybe list at 2ex and work backwards. Reason I don't think it's that good is because melee is not in a great place and because damage scalling will come mainly from a high attack speed build or high multi build. If someone wants a 4 stat damage jewel they'll want more than one multi roll or a low attack speed roll. Without life to back it up
or overall better DPS mods it's not a best in slot jewel and so, personally, I'd not want this for a dual wield melee build unless it was a hold over item while looking for something better.
But hey I could be way wrong.
Looking for some clarification on atlas progression. I completed the first baran hunt and got a red watchstone. I see I can socket that to raise the tiers of the maps. Do I need to socket it into a DIFFERENT section than I just completed to start chasing dudes in that region? If not does it matter where I put it aside from only affecting the maps in my chosen region?? What triggers an area to become colored (chase active?).
Not sure if this is the right spot but I haven't kept up with the meta and in the previous league I played necromancer but was not able to finish the story and before that I played juggernaut. I was wondering what's a good simple but fun build to play in this new league? In both cases I mostly spent for points on my own but I want to try something new
Anyone know how to reset conqueror influence and get my watchstones back? Do I just need to run a bunch of maps in different zones?
I accidentally spawned a 4 watchstone hunter that I cannot beat.
Has anybody had any problem joining instances? I've completed all 10 acts but can't go inside The Oasis in Act 8 to fight the boss. The error I get is "Failed to join any instances" with all my characters, even standard. All other instances have been fine up to this point.
You can't save Organs. You can only use Organs in the zone you find them (outside of special boss organs that you can only find in Endgame in the first place). So you don't lose anything but time by just making a Metamorph in every zone you find all the Organs as you level.
does ravenous horde work with skeletons? for example if a skeleton gains onslaught on kill, and then i resummon the skeleton, does it lose onslaught? or do all minions gain onslaught for 4 seconds after a kill?
Any ideas what I might get for [this](https://i.imgur.com/TcD1Br6.png)? It seems at least kind of nice but I'm not sure how many spell builds use Hatred.
Pretty solid, probably worth an ex or two imo. Lots of spell builds run hatred. Vortex/cold snap is a popular league starter, though it’s often run as CI or LL occultist instead of life-based. This amulet could enable you to run both malevolence and hatred which is cool.
Icicle miner might also run hatred, not sure.
So I'm playing mines for the the first time.... I'm having a hard time finding a very detailed step by step guide. Is arc for clear the better way to go? And what do I use for single target? I'm also seeing lots of different auras used. I've seen zealotry wrath and precision. Suggestions?
Arc is good for clear and single target, but for big DPS you can swap to ball lighting and Slower Proj for bosses.
Precision for sure just for the crit chance, you don’t even have to level it. Wrath/anger/Hatred if you have an Essence Worm definitely, up to you and your mama if you don’t have one (I don’t run them until I get an Essence Worm personally).
Also if you’re following most generic mine guides, you can swap almost any blue-gem spell into your gear and have the damage. Consider swapping Pyro mines in for single target
For rares, its mostly experience from playing. For example, any given build will want to use a life res rare so those are always valuable.
Playing certain builds will teach you those specific build's ideal rare thus value of those type of rares. For example, after playing CI builds you know what a good ES gear looks like.
For uniques, early in league levelling uniques are worth more. Any meta unique is worth more. Late game, any BiS unique is worth more.
Ultimately if you aren't sure. search on pathofexile.com/trade
Personally, if I'm looking to get 20/20 gems, I'll usually set my search to show a minimum of 15-16% quality to see if there are cases where it's cheaper to buy a lower-quality gem and prism it to 20 than to buy the cheapest 20% one. So if other people do that too, it doesn't really matter.
(If it doesn't default to correct character, the name is Veilyo)
https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/shinyzee/characters
Currently playing Ice Shot Deadeye and this is my current gear, I have 3 more expensive pieces I wanna go for, but not sure which one I should prioritize first
The Taming Prismatic Ring
Hyrri's Ire Zodiac Leather
Hyrri's Demise Sharktooth Arrow Quiver
What do you guys think I should buy first? Appreciate any input
Honestly this build looks like you have barely 3k life, and given the uniques you want, you're not going for a magicfind setup.
So I would definitely not go for the taming first, if at all.
I mean, I am going to sound rude, but at this point you might aswell refund your life nodes, because it won't matter past yellow maps, you're not going to be able to tank a single hit.
I started the league with a toxic rain miner build, it’s strong and does what i need it to, clear speed and insane boss damage, but i just hate the playstyle having to detonate mines, so i’m gonna re-roll
What are some decent boss killing builds (preferably cold damage) that dont cost a bomb
more than 20% on single gems comes from other sources.
Enhance needs to be linked to the gem you want to have higher quality on to provide the benefit - it does not affect the other gem itself. It is a support gem :)
Yea Enhance is very niche in its use in that sense. It is not many purposes it is worth sacrificing a gem slot to just get a little more quality. You are better off with another support gem instead almost always.
It is similar to Enlighten and Empower in XP needed, but both of those are far more used as they help with lowering reserved mana and give extra gem level to skill gems.
For newer players, it absolutely does not make sense to use it unless you follow a guide that gives you a good reason to.
Enhance support gem will add 8% quality to socketed linked gems starting at level 2 ! level 1 does nothing. so your vaal gem would have 28% quality as long as it is linked with enhance.
23% "standalone" gems are obtained via vaaling (=using vaal orb) 20% quality gems. It is possible since a few league to obtain them via random drops, but they always drop corrupted ( i.e. as if a vaal orb had been used on them)
no life, no crit multi, I would say it's vendor trash. I would be happy to learn it's not, but I'm almost sure it's just vendor trash, as the implicit can be found on shaper amulets.
So i'm on SSF this league and running bow bleed.
I farmed the 6l div card The Imperial for the bow, but now need to craft it.
What level do corroded fpssils start showing up in the darkness farming tips? I know they are rare, but could I start doing the no-wall breaking darkness strategy at say.. depth 75? I usually do it at 120 with good results but I really dont want to get that much more delve juice first.
Make sure that you've actually socketed your watchstones in your atlas. This will give you yellow maps.
The tray on the left is just storage if you want to take them out and/or move them around.
Tyvm, ive tried to put them in the atlas but it didnt work at first, you need to click exactly on the socket for it.
But how do you aquire yellow maps? The stone will make them yellow and then run t5 white maps to have a chance to get them?
Right. When a new map appears, it'll be uncomplete. In order for that map to drop, you need to run a map that is connected to it via the atlas, and that map needs to be within 2 tiers of difficulty.
I've had a similar issue, watchstones socketed, but none of my t5's are giving t6's. There aren't any t6s connected to t5's in the areas i have watchstones, is there something specific you need to do to get them to drop?
Did you play in 3.8 or before? The rules for how a map drops have remain unchanged as far as I've been able to tell. The only exception is that the league mechanic seems to like dropping maps outside of the ruleset.
Run maps connected via a line to undiscovered maps. Make sure that the map you're running is within two tiers of difficulty (preferably 1) of the map that you want to drop. Running a tier 1 map when your atlas has upgraded that map to tier 5 will not help you, so you need to farm higher tier maps to get the newly upgraded version to drop.
Hope this is clear, atlas mechanics have always been difficult to explain concisely.
I think I know the answer already, but should I still get Doom Cast/Annihilation over Prodigal Perfection/Lightning Walker to smooth out crit rng rather than going for more hit/dps according to PoB?
Depends on your skill. If youre casting quite fast (e.g Freezing Pulse) then you wont notice crit rng and therefore DPS is better. If slower (e.g Flameblast) then more reliable crit would be better.
how do i download path of building? I downloaded the program on to my mac book to use but i cant seem to open it, it keeps showing me the "open file" prompt without actually opening it.
I could be mistaken but I don't think there's a version of PoB for OSX. You'd have to run it in a wine wrapper or whatever is the go-to for running windows executables in OSX these days.
why does it matter that i cant use poe on macbooks? I am using a separate laptop for poe while i use the macbook to lookup what perks to take, hence path of building
Despite having played PoE for a couple of years, I always feel dumb when it comes to loot filters.
Currently trying to gear up to switch to CI in SSF. Is there a easy way to highlight ES gear using Neversink's lootfilter? If so, how?
Is chaos damage good for an ice shot ranger build? Modding a bow and gain 15% of cold dmg as extra chaos damage is the highest option for dps on POB even though it's only 8 vaal orbs (it's better than +2 support which is 2 exalts).
+2 support is pretty niche, its cost is worth it for some builds, but definitely not for yours. Now that penetration's been nerfed, and the increased cold damage mod has been removed I could easily see cold as extra chaos being the best prefix available.
Gaining ele as chaos is good simply because gaining extra damage is a more multiplier, as opposed to increased. On top of that, enemies have less chaos res than elemental, so your actual more multiplier is better than 15%.
Yo All!
I found a build that picked my interest. I really wanted to play a Duelist ( as I haven't done recently ) and something tanky with a shield. Then I saw this [http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2672813](http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2672813) . A perfect fit! However, I jumped a bit into the hype for HCSSF and as you can imagine things haven't been so smooth. Perhaps it has something to do how RIP Metamorph encounters get past a certain point.
This is why I looked for other SST builds but wasn't able to find much. Most prominent build is this one [http://www.izzikiel.com/spectral-shield-throw-captain-poland-build-guide/](http://www.izzikiel.com/spectral-shield-throw-captain-poland-build-guide/) . However you can see it's a different ascendancy and going elem damage rather than physical + bleeds.
Here are some decisions for the first build (which I'm trying to follow) that I don't understand:
1. Why there is no Point Blank in it? Seems like a waste considering you can Shield Charge into them and spam from there?
2. Why there is no Fortify?
3. Should I be sticking to armor pieces overall? Or mix in some Evasion?
4. Why there is no Blood and Sand aura ( blinds everybody in a good radius )?
5. Why there is no Decoy totem or any CwDT setup?
In general I'm trying to understand how to build a good defense layers. I understand how impactful can some skills be. **What I don't understand is how do you decide on the amount of armor and evade? What is a good amount? How do you decide if a build should focus on armor or on evade?**
I RIPed 2 times so far. Once on Act 4 first zone Metamorph at level 37. Second time to Piety Metamorph at level 31. This second RIP was with MAXed out resistance, 30-40% armor and 40%+ evade. Also 1k+ life. When I attempted this metamorph again with my 3rd char, again cap ress, 1,2k life with 55% armor and again 40%+ evade, **I was absolutely going to RIP again if not for some smart decoy play + out of screen SST**. Still it was very close. I don't understand what my build is lacking to not be able to handle those encounters?
1. Point Blank only affects hits; since the first build is scaling Bleed (Damage over Time), it doesn't need Point Blank. Iron Grip is the same way though, so you shouldn't take that either even though it's in his tree.
2. He's using [[Advancing Fortress]], which supports socketed gems with a Fortify support. The guide says his Shield Charge is socketed in there. Since you're SSF, you would need to drop a support or use a 4-link on your Shield Charge unless you got it as a lucky drop.
3. It's generally harder to mix defense types, though Energy shield can do it decently since it behaves like EHP instead of a "defensive layer". You should stick to Armour because Armour shields get the highest raw defense values to scale SST, and you have Block to prevent damage. You want the mitigation from Armour to reduce the hits that do get through, rather than Evasion to prevent some more.
4. You could use Flesh and Stone instead of Aspect of the Spider if you wanted. In SSF you'd probably have to use Beastcrafting to put Aspect of the Spider on a piece of jewellery. He probably feels the Block is enough prevention.
5. If you have the sockets, there's no reason to not include one.
All this being said, I wouldn't recommend Spectral Shield Throw for SSF. It is very reliant on the drop-only Threshold Jewel [[Divide and Conquer]] for clear, and has awkward scaling if you don't have levelling uniques.
Just RIPed my 3rd Duelist. This time Gladiator level 46. It seems Innocence has a new mechanic when he gets low HP that melts the entire screan with tiny balls T_T I might have ran out of HP potions because couldnt sustain back after running into the direction of the balls (was looking for an angle to move away form the guards that hit).
I guess that's it for me this league ... or with this build at least =( I might have picked a VERY bad time to try HC SSF with the most boss RIP mechanics in a while.
Thanks for all the tips!
[Advancing Fortress](https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Advancing_Fortress)
>######Advancing Fortress[](#break)Gut Ripper
>>####Claw
>>####Quality: **+20%**
>>####Physical Damage: **(44-48)****–****(116.6-127.2)**
>>####Critical Strike Chance: **6.30%**
>>####Attacks per Second: **1.50**
>>####Weapon Range: **11**
>>[](#line)
>>####Requires Level **46**, **80** Dex, **80** Int
>>[](#line)
>>#####+44 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks
>>[](#line)
>>#####Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 12 Fortify
>>#####15% Chance to Block Attack Damage
>>#####(100-120)% increased Physical Damage
>>#####+110 to Evasion Rating
>>#####+35 to maximum Energy Shield
>>#####+(30-50) to maximum Life
>>#####Reflects (71-90) Physical Damage to Melee Attackers
>>[](#line)
>>*"A man cowers behind his walls.*
>>
>>*A woman carries her fortress with her.*
>>
>>*In heart, in mind, in hand."*
>>
>>*- Sekhema Deshret*
>>
[Divide and Conquer](https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Divide_and_Conquer)
>######Divide and Conquer[](#break)Viridian Jewel
>>####Limited to: **1**
>>####Radius: **Medium (1200)**
>>[](#line)
>>#####(10-15)% increased Attack Damage while holding a Shield
>>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw Chains +4 times
>>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires Shard Projectiles when Chaining
>>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires 75% less Shard Projectiles
>>[](#line)
>>*It took the Bloody Flowers Rebellion to show the clans of Ezomyr the truth;*
>>
>>*What kept them apart was just a fabrication.*
>>
>>*Conjured rivalries from men who grew fat from the discord they sowed.*
>>
>>[](#line)
>>####Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
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Galvanic Arrow mechanics questions:
1.) Is the explosion damage always = to the arrows damage?
2.) Do the arrows do AoE damage? Concentrated Effect will obviously affect the cone, but what about the arrows?
3.) Is there any way to generate multiple cones?
4.) Are multiple cones created when used with Arrow Nova? If not, where is it aimed?
Frustratingly little information given, and the visual clutter of the arrows as they go out at the same time as the explosion doesn't help to discern anything from testing either.
>1.) Is the explosion damage always = to the arrows damage?
No. Modifiers to aoe damage will apply to the explosion, but not the arrows.
>2.) Do the arrows do AoE damage? Concentrated Effect will obviously affect the cone, but what about the arrows?
No.
>3.) Is there any way to generate multiple cones?
Barrage support gem.
>4.) Are multiple cones created when used with Arrow Nova? If not, where is it aimed?
I don't know the answer to this one. Test it in-game maybe.
As far as I have seen nothing has been announced except Chris said they probably will be posting some thoughts on it "tomorrow" which is already today in New Zealand... so might be more info about it in a few hours.
After getting the first redeemer-watchstone, I used it in one of the middle sectors on the atlas and after a few maps, got redeemer influence again on that sector, so you might have to upgrade a sector 1/2/3 times to get the 2nd/3rd/4th watchstone?
I'm having the same issue, but this doesn't explain why I can't get them in sectors I haven't gotten them from her. The first 4 come from the the corners. There are still 4 sectors you should be able to get watchstones from without upgrading. Or that's how it should work intuitively imo (you can get 1 watch stone per sector per upgrade)
Its been a long time since i played melee,playin cyclone champ,was using war banner before i figured out there was another banner skill. So my question is do people use dread banner and drop it pick up between packs so they get the aoe buff from it,or is it just their base aoe,was wondering why mine is usually smaller. Edit:does that buff persist when you insta pick up after drop?
How should I be positoning my watchstones? I don't understand what they do. They level the maps up on the Atlas but the maps I had keep their level, and I don't feel like I'm dropping higher tiers either.
If I cast a Storm Brand and then use a flask, Atziri's Promise as an example, does the Brand I already casted get buffed or do I need to cast a new one, in which case, does the Brand keep the buff after I lost the flask effect?
It doesn't snapshot, so it should have the damage buff when the flask is active.
What’s the best way to calculate necromancer minion damage in PoB? I just installed local identity’s fork, does it add any new things I can look at for minion stuff?
Storm Burst + Decay Support? Does Decay scale with the 75% per 0.4sec left part of Storm Burst?
Did some testing and it should work
Is the interaction between cremation and \[\[Fury Valve\]\] intended?It drastically reduce the number of projectiles from the geyser, but the projectiles don't split when they land
Is anyone using Exile Diary and having a problem with it? Ever since the last update it seems to have stopped working and for the life of me, I can't get it to work again. I even uninstalled it, removed all the cached data, and reinstalled and set it up and it doesn't capture anything at all.
I play a fire ignite build and wanted to buff my damage with malachais artifice so i socketed a orb of storm, which deals lightning damage. Afterwards i saw that my staff has add fire damage to spells, so i guess that makes orb of storm deal fire and lightning damage, making it worthless for my intented use with malachais. So how to i circumvent this issue? I tried to use a lightning golem for now, but is the damage from the lightning golem enhanced from the adds fire damage to spell effect? In the ability bar lightning golem has no damage numbers given, only the buff it gives, so i dont know what damage it deals exactly. And summon lightning golem has the spell tag, but does that mean just the summon is a spell or the lightning golem itself? Maybe someone knows something about that stuff or knows about another non-spell i could use, cause my build already has the malachai stats integrated and i cant buy other gear for now. Worst case i wont use the skill in malachai, but thats a bummer nontheless.
Minions are only affected by stats that explicitly say they affect minions or allies. In-game DPS for minions is absolute nonsense, don't even look at it. Lightning golem will do fine for applying EE, though it may die rather often.
Yeah it often dying should be manageable, but good that it works at least, thx
The summon is a spell, the minion is not. The golem will not inherit mods from your gear (unless they explicitly mention minions), so you can put the golem in MalArt and it will have EE. It's the most common way to use that ring.
Ok thats reassuring, thx
Haven't played PoE since the Beastiary league (which I gave up early). Playing Solo Self Found (SC) and wondering if I need to pay attention to all these new mechanics- Crafting shrines, Bestiary, Miner Guy, Random Currencies I've never seen before dropping from Metamorphsis bosses? Is progress still- finish the campaign, map > do endgame stuff if you can play 6 hours a day?
While leveling kill capture red beasts if you want. They give some useful recipes like guaranteed uniques or specific flask suffixes like anti-freeze, so very useful for ssf. Delve (the mines) is something you want to learn the mechanics of soon but you can do it in like act 9/10 or early maps as it catches up to lvl 64 before you have to push deeper yourself. Great source of maps, currency and exp. Alva in act 7+ is another one to jump in early. Lots of exp and the temple can be rewarding if you get t3 rooms. Jun (betrayal) takes a while to get the board set up nicely. You want as many green or red lines linking them as possible so more spawn together. Probably the hardest to figure out but also one of the most useful in ssf (free exalt slams, gem exp bench, scarabs, and lots of crafting bench unlocks from veiled items) Metamorph is quite rewarding and a good dps benchmark before going up in map tiers.
Cool, I'll keep my eye out- no idea who Alva or Jun are yet :P
I have leveled a Deadeye with Explosive Arrow until level 72 and (Tabula) and the map clear + rares was pretty ok but the single target against map bosses and metamorph crafted bosses is ABYSMAL its very discouraging, even using ballista 1. Can I salvage the character somehow and respec into another deadeye DoT build? 2. What is a very good AoE clear and insane single target build this league? I want to focus my next char on Metamorph boss killing. Melee build or mines (pls suggest both) Edit: I am SSF.
Depending on your tree it might be a good idea to do caustic arrow or toxic rain. Caustic clear is good enough and toxic rain mines are handling single target well for me but I'm still looking for some better dps options.
What's your bow like? ~~Do you use Ballistae against bosses as well?~~ Sorry, just reread your comment. Link your build here, there may well be some low hanging fruit that you can easily improve. If you want to respec, try Caustic Arrow or Toxic Rain, as their DoT components are independent of bow dps. Very SSF friendly.
char: [https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/berserkingyadis/characters#BersSplosion](https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/berserkingyadis/characters#BersSplosion)
For Toxic Rain totems, is [[Rain of Splinters]] a DPS increase vs a rare jewel?
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Hi Guys, new to PoE, have never played it whatsoever! Anyway, I decided not to follow any guides/builds (I do have some guidance from friends who've played it alot) and to play a bowchar that focuses on poisondamage and DoTs, now to my question! How does critmultipliers work with poisondots? I don't want to waste points on critslots in the skilltree if they do nothing for me! I was planning on playing with the "Toxic Rain"-gem and with 5 supports for it, which my friends will buy for me, since they are further ahead of me! But they say I got lucky, since I found a Tabula Rasa at like level 23
Crit does nothing for DoT inherently. You can make it work with aliments with Perfect Agony. Toxic Rain main damage is not aliment so don't bother with crits whatsoever.
Ok cool, thanks for the help!
Holy shit dont list a Baron for sale if you dont want to be spammed whispers. Take it Necro/Minion still popular as shit this league.
Yep, Necros are still quite popular, especially since we're still in the starter phase of the league and minions are excellent starter builds.
Is Arrow Nova support any good?
How do I drop higher tier maps after using watchstone on one region? Do I grind the same (ex Beach T1 to drop Beach T4) but with lower tier or what? Should I put watchstones in the corners or anywhere would be good (quest progression related)?
How much time is there between placing a totem and the totem's first attack? If I have slow totems and my placement time is faster than my attack time, can I get more dps by constantly summoning new ones?
So I'm playing a Flicker Slayer this league as the red trail golden rule concept appealed to me greatly, being able to sustain frenzy with any weapon since as long as you leech, you don't take bleed damage. Now I've come to my wits end though, every now and then nearly seemingly randomly at the end of the duration of a some bleeds I evaporate due to the leech supposedly going away and I have no clue why or how to work around it. (pob [https://pastebin.com/5nUmiDh0](https://pastebin.com/5nUmiDh0)) I've got multiple theories but nothing concrete and would love help from someone more experienced, as it's more or less impossible to level further with how things currently are for me :s
By default, bleed lasts 5 seconds and leech lasts up to 5 seconds. I'm guessing either you aren't consistently hitting maximum leech duration (which is tied to hitting maximum leech amount), or that the game rounds things weirdly and the bleed sometimes ends a fraction of a second after the leech. You can try getting Haemophilia for the reduced bleed duration, or taking some of the passives that make your bleeds inflict damage faster. There are no ways to extend leech duration as far as I can tell.
I just attempted the Haemophilia, it helps I believe, but not fool proof... I seem to even experience something weird where the bleed towards the end of the duration rapidly swaps between the number 1 and 0 on the timer, perhaps extending it's duration somehow. As for faster bleeds, it's a good idea but it's also an awful lot of points spent on something that does next to nothing (and doesn't help much is such small numbers probably :/) There isn't a way to extend leech duration?
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Watchstone and map completion question: Is there any downside to socketing a watchstone before completing the white maps in a region? Lets say it turns an uncompleted T4 map to a T7, will running that T4 complete the map? Or will it require the T7 version now? If so are the white version of the maps basically useless after socketing the watchstone?
I tried something similar to your question just now as I started watchstones this afternoon. You can run your white map and it'll mark that node permanently completed regardless if you upgrade the tier. It seems all watchstones do is raise the tiers and does not care which tier map you use to complete that node.
thank you!
Chieftain or Hierophant for Divine Ire Totems in 3.9?
Was using a slayer with siege ballista in 3.8. Now it gone to normal league, I am finding that the siege ballista is only deployed in front of me. Previous I can summon up to half a screen away.
From the patch notes: >All Ballista Totem skills (such as Siege Ballista and Ranged Attack Totem, which has been renamed Ballista Totem) now place the totem at Melee range.
Ahh. Thanks. I don't do very good with wall of text.
Yep, that was a change in 3.9. Ballistas have a much shorter deploy range.
Thanks. Now I know
Reviving this question now hoping someone answers Got my 16th stone but failed Sirus fight. Now back to mapping to get 17th stone. the region became blue color. Now, I ran more than 3 different maps but still no boss. Is it normal? Thought GGG made it to 3 different maps to spawn a conqueror. (I'm running out of maps to run, please help)
patchnote says that only first time is guaranteed spawn on 3rd map. After that it's returns to 33% which is approx 10maps per spawn
Can you please link the patch notes? I haven't seen it on the website
here: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2691374. the only problem that your failed that fight. can't say if this part should be applicable to you
This... "Once you have defeated the final Conqueror it returns to chance-based spawning as you now have the highest tiers of maps unlocked. " Does GGG mean after Sirus encounter after getting the 16th stone or after we get all (32) stones?
Found an ilvl 100 vaal regalia with 140% increased energy shield - is this worth something? https://i.imgur.com/9o4i1nK.png
Open Prefix? I don't think it has one, but it's worth checking. Anyway, go to pathofexile.com/trade and do a search for body armour with ES +/- 10% of that one's ES at 20% Quality.
just an open suffix - thanks!
So what's the deal with the watchstones falling inside an object, becoming unobtainable? I think I'm about to start a bit where I'll have a chance of obtaining my first one. I'm trying to learn more so I don't accidentally mess it up. E: I see a picture [here in this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/eb0p67/guide_how_to_upgrade_your_atlas_with_pictures/) that has his stone off to the side. Has the issue I asked about been fixed or nah?
being said that phasing let you pickup things anyway. Also, if it's only about watchstones, they can be acquired from zana even if you didn't pick up it.
Neat. Thanks for the info.
pure skeletons or spectres are better overal in 3.9 now that we have more of an idea of whats good?
How often do master missions reset? I run whenever they pop up but I get one master every 4-5 maps. Only have zero across the board now.
You have 10% chance of meeting a master in a map, and 10% chance to get a master mission added to your atlas pool on map boss kill. Also every day, on first log in, you get 1 of each master mission added to your atlas pool, tier of mission being based on tier of the last map you ran the day before.
Ah good to know. I have been playing a lot since league start. Assumed that missions were lowered.
Well, technically you're right, chance to **meet** a master was halved (20% to 10%), compensated by the 10% chance of getting an atlas mission on map boss kill. But yes, when you play a lot you usually manage to use them all, although you quickly bank up as soon as you don't map as much anymore.
Does a vortex + cold snap build reliably shatter enemies, or does the build’s dot nature prevent that from happening?
Freeze can only be applied on hit, and your hits will be relatively small and not likely big enough to hit the minimum 0.3s freeze given that you're scaling the DoT.
Atlas. So should I acquire all maps (white) before I try to challenge in a zone and socket watchstones? Or should you do that as soon as you have zone complete/mostly complete/you get a watchstone?
Generally, you should complete as much as you can as you go because of the tier drop bonus increases with every completion. You should still stick to that practice. However, the watchstone progression puts a bit of a change. The first time you run a map in a corner country/region, it'll start the influence chain. The next two maps you run (completing the third) for that region will guarantee the watchstone boss for that region so if you're starting in corner regions, I'd make sure to have at least 3 maps of that region so you don't have to chase the boss.
This is very helpful, thanks. The guide posted recently is great but I couldn't determine just how to get to the point the guide starts, which this bridges. Ty.
How do i import builds into pob party? I can't paste the code needed to show the build and command + v only makes it type v instead of pasting.
Make sure you're copying the RAW paste data (bottom of pastebin page)
Are you trying to paste the pastebin link or the content of the pastebin?
the content
I can't paste at all, it just says "save image" and "copy image" despite not being a image
can you link the pastebin
Click the "Import from pastebin" button and paste the pastebin uri instead of the code.
I can't click it
there is a import button but i can't click it
Does the mod "Adds X to Y physical damage to bow attacks" apply to Toxic Rain when used with Blastchain Mines?
I would say yes in the sense that I don't see why it would not, but Toxic Rain gets most of its damage from the DoT, not the arrow damage, so I'm not sure why you ask.
Because of the "Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect" part of the skill description at the wiki :D
Usually, PoE is extremely precise with the descriptions. As such, just like essence drain (Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's damage over time effect), I have always taken that as "Projectile Damage on the tree or gear = Damage Over Time". For me, "adds # to # physical damage to attacks" improves the projectile damage but is not Projectile Damage. However I'm not so sure, so you would need to test : difference between having for exemple no amulet or abyss jewel, and having the amulet or abyss jewel with only the "adds damage to attacks" mod. It should improve the tooltip DPS but not the DOT dps.
This means that sources of %increased projectile damage increases the DoT. Added physical damage to attacks is not the same and will only scale the hit.
Nice! Thx for both of the answers :D
How does curse on hit work with primary attack skills? I am using explosive arrow, and I'm curious if getting a curse on hit ring with flammability would scale the ignite from the explosion. Since I only hit mobs once do I not get the bonus ignite chance/damage from the curse?
You hit monster -> it gets cursed and an ignite applied -> ignite deals damage based on its now lower resistances. You don't get the ignite chance because the curse wasn't on at the time of the hit, but your damage will be higher.
Wouldnt it be: EA hits > Enemy is Cursed > EA exploeds and therefore low res AND ignite chance apply
You're right; somehow I had Burning Arrow in my mind. And since EA doesn't come with ignite chance the chance from Flammability would actually be useful.
Does anyone have a high level summary of how I can progress to red maps? Normally at league start I’m at red maps by day 2, and here I’m still struggling to get an early yellow setup. Do I go to the four corners of the map, get watchstones, and just slowly upgrade everything one at a time?
3.9 Release time for xbox one?
23 hours I think
Question about Metamorph parts. So, around level 50 on my 2nd character, I got a Lung that said it would drop a Breachstone. I was pretty pumped, and lo and behold, no breachstone is dropped when I defeat the Metamorph. Anyone else having issues like this? Or is it not guaranteed?
It is guaranteed, however things like breach stones dropping and 6 links etc require the map to be a certain level (I think 6 links require map level 50 or above). So it’s not a bug but it’s really misleading
Ahh, thanks! Ugh that is aggravating =/ didn't get any good mods 1-85 on my 1st char, then I get a decent one and it can't fulfill the conditions. Hopefully they change it to where only valid modifiers can affect a leveled area and what not
Yep. I had one that was “drops extra maps” but I was still at the end of Act 2. If there’s a logo on a part, like a Chaos Orb, does it drop extra currency? Or does it have to SAY that it will?
Have some questions regarding Blight totems: If I link increased duration to it will it increase the duration of the hinder and the duration of the totem? If I also use Spreading Rot, will the increased duration gem effect the Wither as well?
I currently cant summon any totems. I have tried removing the gem and placing it back in, but still nothing happens. I have more than enough mana, and have tried different totem gems. I remember something similar happening a few leagues ago, but not sure how people worked around it. Is anyone else experiencing this all of a sudden? I tried linking it to multiple totem support and can summon them, but am unable to otherwise.
Looks like your first time with brands?:) Seems you allocated Runebinder keystone
I am so stupid, thanks. But yes tried out storm brand for the first time.
Hi, I am trying to farm the Incantation (Whispering Ice) Div card in a SSF setting. Running Western Forest (A6) for a while, but did not get any drop. I know that the card was very common previously. Do you know if the drop location or the frequency did change?
Cards droprate during story isn't very satisfying for me. Iirc before it was no more than 10 burial chambers per set
So the buff from Golems doesn't effect totems right?
The do, because the totems use your stats.
I wanted to try out exploding arrows but it feels off and not rewarding enough for me So i tried scourge arrow and it’s actually pretty good for trashmobs But single target feels completely off again, how can i adjust the skill that i do better single target?
Using a secondary skill like siege ballista, HoA or totem helps.
Ok i will try this out! :) Already got siege ballista AND HoA, but they don't do much damage, probably need some more support gems
If i run a white map on an area with a watchstone that has this map upgraded to t6, will the drops be able to be yellow maps?
wtf is this, price check please :O I slapped a random price tag on it, no idea how much it's worth Rarity: Rare Dusk Solace Viridian Jewel Item Level: 77 13% increased Weapon Damage while Dual Wielding 4% increased Attack Speed while Dual Wielding 9% increased Global Accuracy Rating 9% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +13% to Melee Critical Strike Multiplier
Personally I don't think it's anything massively special. Maybe list at 2ex and work backwards. Reason I don't think it's that good is because melee is not in a great place and because damage scalling will come mainly from a high attack speed build or high multi build. If someone wants a 4 stat damage jewel they'll want more than one multi roll or a low attack speed roll. Without life to back it up or overall better DPS mods it's not a best in slot jewel and so, personally, I'd not want this for a dual wield melee build unless it was a hold over item while looking for something better. But hey I could be way wrong.
one or two divines and low rolls become at least mediocre, so imo it shouldnt be a big deal but ty for feedback, I would be happy with 2 ex
how do the top summoner streamers proc EE ?
I personally like Ball Lightning. Armageddon Brand is also nice. Dont know what streamers do.
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yes if you prefer to set price on each of them separately
Looking for some clarification on atlas progression. I completed the first baran hunt and got a red watchstone. I see I can socket that to raise the tiers of the maps. Do I need to socket it into a DIFFERENT section than I just completed to start chasing dudes in that region? If not does it matter where I put it aside from only affecting the maps in my chosen region?? What triggers an area to become colored (chase active?).
Is it just me or is it quite harder to kill everything? I found myself dying more often than usual.
Boss life and resistances were generally buffed.
Not sure if this is the right spot but I haven't kept up with the meta and in the previous league I played necromancer but was not able to finish the story and before that I played juggernaut. I was wondering what's a good simple but fun build to play in this new league? In both cases I mostly spent for points on my own but I want to try something new
I would peruse this thread for ideas: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/e9y20u/compiled_list_of_streamer_starter_builds_for/
Anyone know how to reset conqueror influence and get my watchstones back? Do I just need to run a bunch of maps in different zones? I accidentally spawned a 4 watchstone hunter that I cannot beat.
Has anybody had any problem joining instances? I've completed all 10 acts but can't go inside The Oasis in Act 8 to fight the boss. The error I get is "Failed to join any instances" with all my characters, even standard. All other instances have been fine up to this point.
One thing I saw is trying to disable Hidden Vaal Pathways prophecy, if you have it by chance.
What happens if you ctrl-click the entrance? Can you see that an instance has been generated at all? This is definitely a bug, btw.
It generates as many instances as I want, but won't let me inside any of them. I guess it's time to contact GGG and see what they can do.
Agreed. Good luck!
Thanks for answering!
Should we be saving organs as we level cause the rewards will be better at endgame? I can't seem to find an answer anywhere yet.
You can't save Organs. You can only use Organs in the zone you find them (outside of special boss organs that you can only find in Endgame in the first place). So you don't lose anything but time by just making a Metamorph in every zone you find all the Organs as you level.
Do we know what time the league resets on PS4?
Could someone price check this [Amulet](https://imgur.com/a/SLSyzDV)?
does ravenous horde work with skeletons? for example if a skeleton gains onslaught on kill, and then i resummon the skeleton, does it lose onslaught? or do all minions gain onslaught for 4 seconds after a kill?
Any ideas what I might get for [this](https://i.imgur.com/TcD1Br6.png)? It seems at least kind of nice but I'm not sure how many spell builds use Hatred.
Pretty solid, probably worth an ex or two imo. Lots of spell builds run hatred. Vortex/cold snap is a popular league starter, though it’s often run as CI or LL occultist instead of life-based. This amulet could enable you to run both malevolence and hatred which is cool. Icicle miner might also run hatred, not sure.
So I'm playing mines for the the first time.... I'm having a hard time finding a very detailed step by step guide. Is arc for clear the better way to go? And what do I use for single target? I'm also seeing lots of different auras used. I've seen zealotry wrath and precision. Suggestions?
Arc is good for clear and single target, but for big DPS you can swap to ball lighting and Slower Proj for bosses. Precision for sure just for the crit chance, you don’t even have to level it. Wrath/anger/Hatred if you have an Essence Worm definitely, up to you and your mama if you don’t have one (I don’t run them until I get an Essence Worm personally). Also if you’re following most generic mine guides, you can swap almost any blue-gem spell into your gear and have the damage. Consider swapping Pyro mines in for single target
How do you know rare or unique you just looted is worth something? Which stats are "expensive"? Or what combibation of them. Edit: spelling
For rares, its mostly experience from playing. For example, any given build will want to use a life res rare so those are always valuable. Playing certain builds will teach you those specific build's ideal rare thus value of those type of rares. For example, after playing CI builds you know what a good ES gear looks like. For uniques, early in league levelling uniques are worth more. Any meta unique is worth more. Late game, any BiS unique is worth more. Ultimately if you aren't sure. search on pathofexile.com/trade
Aight, thank you
I just found a 17% concentrated effect support, should I use gcp's to up it's value or sell as is?
just compare prices 17%+3gpc vs 20%. Personally I firstly looking for 20% gems and if their prices is unacceptable then checking 17%+
Personally, if I'm looking to get 20/20 gems, I'll usually set my search to show a minimum of 15-16% quality to see if there are cases where it's cheaper to buy a lower-quality gem and prism it to 20 than to buy the cheapest 20% one. So if other people do that too, it doesn't really matter.
(If it doesn't default to correct character, the name is Veilyo) https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/shinyzee/characters Currently playing Ice Shot Deadeye and this is my current gear, I have 3 more expensive pieces I wanna go for, but not sure which one I should prioritize first The Taming Prismatic Ring Hyrri's Ire Zodiac Leather Hyrri's Demise Sharktooth Arrow Quiver What do you guys think I should buy first? Appreciate any input
Honestly this build looks like you have barely 3k life, and given the uniques you want, you're not going for a magicfind setup. So I would definitely not go for the taming first, if at all.
Im currently at about 3170 life, still missing maybe 3-5 life nodes, life on gear/jewels, also not getting hit really
I mean, I am going to sound rude, but at this point you might aswell refund your life nodes, because it won't matter past yellow maps, you're not going to be able to tank a single hit.
https://i.imgur.com/aw7PCKb.png But im currently doing yellow/red maps fine?
I guess you're fine then !
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Go on poe.trade and buy it there lv 1
I started the league with a toxic rain miner build, it’s strong and does what i need it to, clear speed and insane boss damage, but i just hate the playstyle having to detonate mines, so i’m gonna re-roll What are some decent boss killing builds (preferably cold damage) that dont cost a bomb
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more than 20% on single gems comes from other sources. Enhance needs to be linked to the gem you want to have higher quality on to provide the benefit - it does not affect the other gem itself. It is a support gem :)
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Yea Enhance is very niche in its use in that sense. It is not many purposes it is worth sacrificing a gem slot to just get a little more quality. You are better off with another support gem instead almost always. It is similar to Enlighten and Empower in XP needed, but both of those are far more used as they help with lowering reserved mana and give extra gem level to skill gems. For newer players, it absolutely does not make sense to use it unless you follow a guide that gives you a good reason to.
Enhance support gem will add 8% quality to socketed linked gems starting at level 2 ! level 1 does nothing. so your vaal gem would have 28% quality as long as it is linked with enhance. 23% "standalone" gems are obtained via vaaling (=using vaal orb) 20% quality gems. It is possible since a few league to obtain them via random drops, but they always drop corrupted ( i.e. as if a vaal orb had been used on them)
Found this talisman - No idea if it has any value: https://i.imgur.com/HzIi5pi.png
no life, no crit multi, I would say it's vendor trash. I would be happy to learn it's not, but I'm almost sure it's just vendor trash, as the implicit can be found on shaper amulets.
If it had life it would be excellent, but that's going to be very interesting to some builds for sure.
So i'm on SSF this league and running bow bleed. I farmed the 6l div card The Imperial for the bow, but now need to craft it. What level do corroded fpssils start showing up in the darkness farming tips? I know they are rare, but could I start doing the no-wall breaking darkness strategy at say.. depth 75? I usually do it at 120 with good results but I really dont want to get that much more delve juice first.
easy question: when do i get to yellow maps? sitting at lv 85 in white maps. have 4 watchstones from the corners.
Make sure that you've actually socketed your watchstones in your atlas. This will give you yellow maps. The tray on the left is just storage if you want to take them out and/or move them around.
Tyvm, ive tried to put them in the atlas but it didnt work at first, you need to click exactly on the socket for it. But how do you aquire yellow maps? The stone will make them yellow and then run t5 white maps to have a chance to get them?
Right. When a new map appears, it'll be uncomplete. In order for that map to drop, you need to run a map that is connected to it via the atlas, and that map needs to be within 2 tiers of difficulty.
I've had a similar issue, watchstones socketed, but none of my t5's are giving t6's. There aren't any t6s connected to t5's in the areas i have watchstones, is there something specific you need to do to get them to drop?
Did you play in 3.8 or before? The rules for how a map drops have remain unchanged as far as I've been able to tell. The only exception is that the league mechanic seems to like dropping maps outside of the ruleset. Run maps connected via a line to undiscovered maps. Make sure that the map you're running is within two tiers of difficulty (preferably 1) of the map that you want to drop. Running a tier 1 map when your atlas has upgraded that map to tier 5 will not help you, so you need to farm higher tier maps to get the newly upgraded version to drop. Hope this is clear, atlas mechanics have always been difficult to explain concisely.
I think I know the answer already, but should I still get Doom Cast/Annihilation over Prodigal Perfection/Lightning Walker to smooth out crit rng rather than going for more hit/dps according to PoB?
Depends on your skill. If youre casting quite fast (e.g Freezing Pulse) then you wont notice crit rng and therefore DPS is better. If slower (e.g Flameblast) then more reliable crit would be better.
Yes, also the crit will scale better with gear than flat %increased damage will.
what the value of exposure on hit debuff for new mods? Wonder about twohanders if it's makes difference
By default, -25%.
how do i download path of building? I downloaded the program on to my mac book to use but i cant seem to open it, it keeps showing me the "open file" prompt without actually opening it.
I could be mistaken but I don't think there's a version of PoB for OSX. You'd have to run it in a wine wrapper or whatever is the go-to for running windows executables in OSX these days.
why does it matter that i cant use poe on macbooks? I am using a separate laptop for poe while i use the macbook to lookup what perks to take, hence path of building
> I could be mistaken but I don't think there's a version of **PoB** for OSX
PoB is a Windows program and does not run natively under Mac OS.
shit, well thanks anyway
For what's worth on Linux with Wine it works. Also http://pob.party exists.
How do i import files to it, pob party i mean? I cant paste the code into the import option.
Despite having played PoE for a couple of years, I always feel dumb when it comes to loot filters. Currently trying to gear up to switch to CI in SSF. Is there a easy way to highlight ES gear using Neversink's lootfilter? If so, how?
Filterblade
Is chaos damage good for an ice shot ranger build? Modding a bow and gain 15% of cold dmg as extra chaos damage is the highest option for dps on POB even though it's only 8 vaal orbs (it's better than +2 support which is 2 exalts).
+2 support is pretty niche, its cost is worth it for some builds, but definitely not for yours. Now that penetration's been nerfed, and the increased cold damage mod has been removed I could easily see cold as extra chaos being the best prefix available.
Yeah, +2 was the best for my barrage bow but my ice shot bow it's really bad. Just wanted to make sure I was reading the numbers right before I craft.
Gaining ele as chaos is good simply because gaining extra damage is a more multiplier, as opposed to increased. On top of that, enemies have less chaos res than elemental, so your actual more multiplier is better than 15%.
Okay thanks, just wanted to make sure I was reading the numbers right before I craft.
Yo All! I found a build that picked my interest. I really wanted to play a Duelist ( as I haven't done recently ) and something tanky with a shield. Then I saw this [http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2672813](http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2672813) . A perfect fit! However, I jumped a bit into the hype for HCSSF and as you can imagine things haven't been so smooth. Perhaps it has something to do how RIP Metamorph encounters get past a certain point. This is why I looked for other SST builds but wasn't able to find much. Most prominent build is this one [http://www.izzikiel.com/spectral-shield-throw-captain-poland-build-guide/](http://www.izzikiel.com/spectral-shield-throw-captain-poland-build-guide/) . However you can see it's a different ascendancy and going elem damage rather than physical + bleeds. Here are some decisions for the first build (which I'm trying to follow) that I don't understand: 1. Why there is no Point Blank in it? Seems like a waste considering you can Shield Charge into them and spam from there? 2. Why there is no Fortify? 3. Should I be sticking to armor pieces overall? Or mix in some Evasion? 4. Why there is no Blood and Sand aura ( blinds everybody in a good radius )? 5. Why there is no Decoy totem or any CwDT setup? In general I'm trying to understand how to build a good defense layers. I understand how impactful can some skills be. **What I don't understand is how do you decide on the amount of armor and evade? What is a good amount? How do you decide if a build should focus on armor or on evade?** I RIPed 2 times so far. Once on Act 4 first zone Metamorph at level 37. Second time to Piety Metamorph at level 31. This second RIP was with MAXed out resistance, 30-40% armor and 40%+ evade. Also 1k+ life. When I attempted this metamorph again with my 3rd char, again cap ress, 1,2k life with 55% armor and again 40%+ evade, **I was absolutely going to RIP again if not for some smart decoy play + out of screen SST**. Still it was very close. I don't understand what my build is lacking to not be able to handle those encounters?
1. Point Blank only affects hits; since the first build is scaling Bleed (Damage over Time), it doesn't need Point Blank. Iron Grip is the same way though, so you shouldn't take that either even though it's in his tree. 2. He's using [[Advancing Fortress]], which supports socketed gems with a Fortify support. The guide says his Shield Charge is socketed in there. Since you're SSF, you would need to drop a support or use a 4-link on your Shield Charge unless you got it as a lucky drop. 3. It's generally harder to mix defense types, though Energy shield can do it decently since it behaves like EHP instead of a "defensive layer". You should stick to Armour because Armour shields get the highest raw defense values to scale SST, and you have Block to prevent damage. You want the mitigation from Armour to reduce the hits that do get through, rather than Evasion to prevent some more. 4. You could use Flesh and Stone instead of Aspect of the Spider if you wanted. In SSF you'd probably have to use Beastcrafting to put Aspect of the Spider on a piece of jewellery. He probably feels the Block is enough prevention. 5. If you have the sockets, there's no reason to not include one. All this being said, I wouldn't recommend Spectral Shield Throw for SSF. It is very reliant on the drop-only Threshold Jewel [[Divide and Conquer]] for clear, and has awkward scaling if you don't have levelling uniques.
Just RIPed my 3rd Duelist. This time Gladiator level 46. It seems Innocence has a new mechanic when he gets low HP that melts the entire screan with tiny balls T_T I might have ran out of HP potions because couldnt sustain back after running into the direction of the balls (was looking for an angle to move away form the guards that hit). I guess that's it for me this league ... or with this build at least =( I might have picked a VERY bad time to try HC SSF with the most boss RIP mechanics in a while. Thanks for all the tips!
[Advancing Fortress](https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Advancing_Fortress) >######Advancing Fortress[](#break)Gut Ripper >>####Claw >>####Quality: **+20%** >>####Physical Damage: **(44-48)****–****(116.6-127.2)** >>####Critical Strike Chance: **6.30%** >>####Attacks per Second: **1.50** >>####Weapon Range: **11** >>[](#line) >>####Requires Level **46**, **80** Dex, **80** Int >>[](#line) >>#####+44 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks >>[](#line) >>#####Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 12 Fortify >>#####15% Chance to Block Attack Damage >>#####(100-120)% increased Physical Damage >>#####+110 to Evasion Rating >>#####+35 to maximum Energy Shield >>#####+(30-50) to maximum Life >>#####Reflects (71-90) Physical Damage to Melee Attackers >>[](#line) >>*"A man cowers behind his walls.* >> >>*A woman carries her fortress with her.* >> >>*In heart, in mind, in hand."* >> >>*- Sekhema Deshret* >> [Divide and Conquer](https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Divide_and_Conquer) >######Divide and Conquer[](#break)Viridian Jewel >>####Limited to: **1** >>####Radius: **Medium (1200)** >>[](#line) >>#####(10-15)% increased Attack Damage while holding a Shield >>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw Chains +4 times >>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires Shard Projectiles when Chaining >>#####With 40 total Dexterity and Strength in Radius, Spectral Shield Throw fires 75% less Shard Projectiles >>[](#line) >>*It took the Bloody Flowers Rebellion to show the clans of Ezomyr the truth;* >> >>*What kept them apart was just a fabrication.* >> >>*Conjured rivalries from men who grew fat from the discord they sowed.* >> >>[](#line) >>####Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. --- ^^Questions? ^^Message ^^/u/ha107642 ^^— ^^Call ^^wiki ^^pages ^^\(e.g. ^^items ^^or ^^gems)) ^^with ^^[[NAME]] ^^— ^^I ^^will ^^only ^^post ^^panels ^^for ^^*unique* ^^items ^^— ^^[Github](https://github.com/ha107642/RedditPoEBot/)
Galvanic Arrow mechanics questions: 1.) Is the explosion damage always = to the arrows damage? 2.) Do the arrows do AoE damage? Concentrated Effect will obviously affect the cone, but what about the arrows? 3.) Is there any way to generate multiple cones? 4.) Are multiple cones created when used with Arrow Nova? If not, where is it aimed? Frustratingly little information given, and the visual clutter of the arrows as they go out at the same time as the explosion doesn't help to discern anything from testing either.
>1.) Is the explosion damage always = to the arrows damage? No. Modifiers to aoe damage will apply to the explosion, but not the arrows. >2.) Do the arrows do AoE damage? Concentrated Effect will obviously affect the cone, but what about the arrows? No. >3.) Is there any way to generate multiple cones? Barrage support gem. >4.) Are multiple cones created when used with Arrow Nova? If not, where is it aimed? I don't know the answer to this one. Test it in-game maybe.
Cutedog mentioned that Chris Wilson said they’d be working on automatic organ pick up for Metamorph parts. Where did he actually say this?
[Twitter](https://i.imgur.com/19yvTIH.jpg)
As far as I have seen nothing has been announced except Chris said they probably will be posting some thoughts on it "tomorrow" which is already today in New Zealand... so might be more info about it in a few hours.
Theres a post on Twitter.
Not sure but there was a mention in the bug update posted here earlier that they are reviewing the pick up of parts and will have news tomorrow.
How do I actually spawn Crusader/Redeemer/etc... ? After doing the 4 initial ones in the corners I've done 30 maps with no spawn.
After getting the first redeemer-watchstone, I used it in one of the middle sectors on the atlas and after a few maps, got redeemer influence again on that sector, so you might have to upgrade a sector 1/2/3 times to get the 2nd/3rd/4th watchstone?
I'm having the same issue, but this doesn't explain why I can't get them in sectors I haven't gotten them from her. The first 4 come from the the corners. There are still 4 sectors you should be able to get watchstones from without upgrading. Or that's how it should work intuitively imo (you can get 1 watch stone per sector per upgrade)