[3.21] 🌿Ultimate Claw Poison Pathfinder - Untouchable Viper - Molten Strike update by FEL
" After getting the weapons to replace the wasp nests, my damage increased dramatically, yet I still take some time to kill T16 bosses and guardians (phoenix takes me maybe 2-3min). Taking time to kill bosses hence gives me the problem of being killed : even with flasks and molten shell up, I sometimes get oneshot by bosses (core boss, Oshabi's slam). Speaking of Oshabi, I can't even manage to damage her significantly even with "favorable mods". I have close to max chaos res, the only thing I can see to improve my damage save for the Transcendence build (which I don't have enough money for) would be enlighten 4 - fenumus weave - -cost to non channeling skills but I'd still have 2 problems : I'd have 30ish mana unreserved with PS's mana cost being 18 and totem's 25, and surviving big shots even through MS. Any suggestion would be welcome :) |
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" Quality on Awakened Unbound Ailment gives you chaos dot multi. I would get that first. Finish quality on awakened added chaos damage as well. There's nothing wrong with switching to Viper Strike on hard bosses until your damage ramps up. It literally doubles your dps. You skipped a lot of block nodes to take revenge of the hunted instead. The build also recommends Atziri's Step for the spell dodge. You're missing alot of defense. If you need resists you can always fix it with jewels. Quicksilver flask should be a Rumi. |
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Damn I just got insanely LUCKY.
Bought tri res T1 life gloves for 30c. Then bought Hunters exalted orb(100c). Slammed. Hit +1 strike. Was a complete yolo attempt, I do NOT recommend this if you don't have the currency to just burn away. Item could've bricked if you rolled one of the 3 non attack mods that come with hunter's. Removing them will be a pain. Editado por útlima vez por NameMerken#1803 en 29 ene. 2021 16:31:39
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" He's playing the normal version so no wind dancer, same for the rumi's. I too feel relatively squishy in t12 maps (with shit gear dps wise, but still res capped and 4k2 life) Also idk why but molten and vaal molten shield is barely used, how does it work ? 9 times out of 10 time's up and shield value hasn't even moved. Editado por útlima vez por Solemplow#7879 en 29 ene. 2021 16:58:09
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" Thanks, I had forgotten about maxing quality on my gems! I'm following the "normal" pestilent strike build, not the transcendent one so that's why I went for Revenge of the Hunted and rare boots. I have 3 skill points to spare as I don't see the point of taking the elusive nodes because I have enough clear as it is ; so I could relocate them to one of the block nodes to hit 41% block attack. Rumi's would make it 61% so that'd indeed be nice to have. My current boots have some insane (for me at least) resist so going for Atziri's steps would make it super hard to max my resists :/ And I'd still have to contend with the 0-10% spell block chance. And barely hitting 5k life (currently at 5.3k). Would that be too squishy especially against spells? |
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If you don't optimise jewels upfront you can totally cap your resists why you gear up with them.
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/6EmZwRqHG |
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Have anyone tied the new "sinistral gloves" base for VS/PS?
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For anyone playing Pestilent Strike and doesn't have the best gear yet... swap to Viper Strike for bosses, it's life changing. I know it's been mentioned a few times already but it's worth repeating.
For anyone playing Transcendence, there is a mod on the timeless jewel that provides 2% elemental resistance per 10 devotion. Might not be much, but it definitely helps make capping res easier. |
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" Hey, I have shit gear and claw (wasp nest) etc I also have pestilent strike 40% enchant, and awakened unbound ailment for my VS setup (i don't have a second red link for melee physical). I don't know if my gem screw me up but i deal the same damage as PS on boss. EDIT: And when i try to use awakened unbound and not melee physical, i have a 15% dps up on viper strike pob. There must be something i don't know tho, why i deal so little damage with VS and this. Editado por útlima vez por Solemplow#7879 en 29 ene. 2021 18:30:08
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" If you're gem swapping from PS to VS on bosses, you would use this setup noted in the guide: -Next, if you can acquire Awakened gems, your next setup will be Pestilent Strike - Awakened Deadly Ailments - Vile Toxins - Awakened Added Chaos damage - Awakened Unbound Ailments - Awakened Multistrike |
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