[3.18] Wallach's Siege Ballista Hierophant (Enjoy Consistent Character Balance)

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Ravianer escribió:

9)Bigger topic, maybe I will utilize POB a bit to check, what's better for my current state.

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Hootbagz3 escribió:

Big thank you! My friend gave me his currency to try and get back into POE this league and your guide was amazing!

Do you have any suggestions for where I can make big improvements to my gear? Currently I feel like my HP is a little low.

Also, could you talk about your rotation on skills?

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Zuuule escribió:

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Ravianer escribió:

Hi,

I'm new to this build, so maybe you can help me out a bit about the next steps of improvement:

https://pastebin.com/0cUUTKQx

I have currently only around 3-5ex to spend.

Mapping T15 blue or yellow is quite ok, but single target is bad, even with switching to barrage support instead of hypothermia.

I tried a white polaric invitation and felt like zero DPS. Is it just about the level, being only 81 so far?

I think about getting new gloves with %dex next (currently ~1400), looking for harvest enchants for weapon and chest, as well as a better medium cluster.

Anything else I overlook so far?

Thanks in advance!

Ravi

I'll do my best to try and help you out. I'm no expert buy I've played this build two leagues in a row and I feel I have a pretty good grasp on it. I'll also try and list these from least expensive to most expensive.

#1 - You are only lvl 81, once you get upwards of 90 and above you can fill your tree out a bit more. Most of your gems aren't maxed so work towards getting them max level with 20% quality.

#2 - Change the "chance to get extra totem" mastery to the one that gives global crit.

#3 - I noticed right away you have your brutal restraint in the wrong spot. It's removing magebane for something that is unless to this build. Your spell suppression is currently 14%. Move the Brutal and you are over 100%. There are two locations people use. I personally like it in the southern most socket right next to Savagery node. Hit it with as many divines as you can afford to try and get the most DEX you can. Mine isn't the best but I was able to hit 3 +20 DEX nodes and and elemental damage node. It gives me 149 DEX when socketed. Some people like to socket it on the right hand side of the tree above fervour but I like to have a Threads of Hope there. You can check my tree to see what I've done.

#4 - Get yourself a Brawn jewel. One with MAX 6% DEX and STR are super cheap. Put it where you have your brutal restraint.

#5 - Consider swapping a flask for Dying Sun. This is a big DPS boost when active. I swapped out my jade flask for one.

#6 - Your boots should have 120% increased Critical Strike Chance if you haven't Crit Recently. A pair of these are a bit cheaper at 1 ex but the added crit chance is needed.

#7 - Swap your helm enchant for Siege Ballista has increased attack speed. These are a bit expensive right now at 2 ex but put it on the list of things to upgrade.

#8 - You could look for a watcher's eye with one of the mods listed in the guide to replace your viridian jewel. I think the mod that gives crit chance when affected by hatred gives the most DPS.

#9 - I personally like the gloves I have. Double temple mods for extra crit against shocked and more damage against chilled plus it gives me a lot of resist. Gloves like this that also have flat DEX can be hard to find and a bit expensive. I added the Eldritch implicits myself so they were fairly cheap to craft. Having the Hunter cloves with a high DEX, %DEX and some sort of resist can be very expensive. The reason I dont go for the hunter gloves now is that I'm currently at 1820 DEX and they wouldn't put me over the 2000 DEX threshold for another ballista. Plus resists can be hard to max with this build due to all the uniques.

#10 - Save for a ring with %DEX implicit. They are expensive but a big boost to DEX if your resists are covered.

#11 - Anomalous Inspiration, Divergent Skitterbots, Divergent Bonechill are all a bit of an upgrade DPS wise from their normal versions, not absolutely necessary but if you have the funds after doing the above then consider them.

I hope these few tips help! Good Luck!

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Lickyshot escribió:

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Zuuule escribió:

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Ravianer escribió:

Hi,

I'm new to this build, so maybe you can help me out a bit about the next steps of improvement:

https://pastebin.com/0cUUTKQx

I have currently only around 3-5ex to spend.

Mapping T15 blue or yellow is quite ok, but single target is bad, even with switching to barrage support instead of hypothermia.

I tried a white polaric invitation and felt like zero DPS. Is it just about the level, being only 81 so far?

I think about getting new gloves with %dex next (currently ~1400), looking for harvest enchants for weapon and chest, as well as a better medium cluster.

Anything else I overlook so far?

Thanks in advance!

Ravi

I'll do my best to try and help you out. I'm no expert buy I've played this build two leagues in a row and I feel I have a pretty good grasp on it. I'll also try and list these from least expensive to most expensive.

#1 - You are only lvl 81, once you get upwards of 90 and above you can fill your tree out a bit more. Most of your gems aren't maxed so work towards getting them max level with 20% quality.

#2 - Change the "chance to get extra totem" mastery to the one that gives global crit.

#3 - I noticed right away you have your brutal restraint in the wrong spot. It's removing magebane for something that is unless to this build. Your spell suppression is currently 14%. Move the Brutal and you are over 100%. There are two locations people use. I personally like it in the southern most socket right next to Savagery node. Hit it with as many divines as you can afford to try and get the most DEX you can. Mine isn't the best but I was able to hit 3 +20 DEX nodes and and elemental damage node. It gives me 149 DEX when socketed. Some people like to socket it on the right hand side of the tree above fervour but I like to have a Threads of Hope there. You can check my tree to see what I've done.

#4 - Get yourself a Brawn jewel. One with MAX 6% DEX and STR are super cheap. Put it where you have your brutal restraint.

#5 - Consider swapping a flask for Dying Sun. This is a big DPS boost when active. I swapped out my jade flask for one.

#6 - Your boots should have 120% increased Critical Strike Chance if you haven't Crit Recently. A pair of these are a bit cheaper at 1 ex but the added crit chance is needed.

#7 - Swap your helm enchant for Siege Ballista has increased attack speed. These are a bit expensive right now at 2 ex but put it on the list of things to upgrade.

#8 - You could look for a watcher's eye with one of the mods listed in the guide to replace your viridian jewel. I think the mod that gives crit chance when affected by hatred gives the most DPS.

#9 - I personally like the gloves I have. Double temple mods for extra crit against shocked and more damage against chilled plus it gives me a lot of resist. Gloves like this that also have flat DEX can be hard to find and a bit expensive. I added the Eldritch implicits myself so they were fairly cheap to craft. Having the Hunter cloves with a high DEX, %DEX and some sort of resist can be very expensive. The reason I dont go for the hunter gloves now is that I'm currently at 1820 DEX and they wouldn't put me over the 2000 DEX threshold for another ballista. Plus resists can be hard to max with this build due to all the uniques.

#10 - Save for a ring with %DEX implicit. They are expensive but a big boost to DEX if your resists are covered.

#11 - Anomalous Inspiration, Divergent Skitterbots, Divergent Bonechill are all a bit of an upgrade DPS wise from their normal versions, not absolutely necessary but if you have the funds after doing the above then consider them.

I hope these few tips help! Good Luck!

Sorry to barge in but i had a question and dont seem to find a clear answer regarding the Brutal restraint. At #3 you said to slam divines to get the most dex, would it be better to have high or low numbers on denoted service?

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Marchosiae escribió:

I'm having a hard time with suvirvability, and my damage isn't enough to kill they very quick, having a very hard time beating maven, sirus and uber-elder...

1500 dex

What am I doing wrong?

Also using Brawn, Rain of Splinters, fluid motion, rare jewel with life and dex and cluster with totem speed and attack speed on casting totem.

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Wuptidoo escribió:

So the takeaway from the balance manifesto is that this build seems to be untouched other than the removal of the sentinel boot mod.

I have read through a lot of this thread and it seems there are two kind of people posting. Those who love the build and says it wrecks all and keeps getting better with every investment. And those that dont feel the damage is there and dies a lot.

Can anybody give some quick tips on how I end up in the first group when I league start this? Is there a clear progression when you have the mandatory uniques and should you simply avoid mapping because it is too rippy?
I read that you should aim to have all uniques and around 1500 dex before you start doing end game bosses, is that correct? And if so how much currency would I roughly need to scrape together in order to get there within week 1-2?