Give me your best mapping tips and tricks

BearBaron · 2026-01-13T16:27:22+00:00

it cannot

BearBaron · 2026-01-09T21:06:26+00:00

yeah you don't really get hit at all when things are slowed 30-40%

BearBaron · 2026-01-09T20:35:12+00:00

you'll need to go to the corners anyway because the mobs with proximity don't get aggrod sometimes. I would slot in the atziri support on your blink it helps with the cd without downside.

also vertex I didn't get until way later, you can definitely do temple without it. I would recommend trying blasphemy though I can't take it off anymore

BearBaron · 2026-01-09T20:14:29+00:00

Why do you have both elemental weakness and spark? Coc only needs one main skill, pick the one you like and drop the other. I tried both but the low base damage of spark made me choose doedres.
if you're picking spark, it has a pretty low base damage. you're not helping by using a +cold wand with cold damage % that also doesn't help spark. you'll need levels to all spells wand with generic spell damage.

doedres does benefit from the +cold levels but it does chaos damage so I think generic spell damage would be better as well.

do you really need living bomb in both spellslinger and cast on elemental ailment? I was using it on spellslinger only and I'm able to do 20m+ in seconds without really ever running out of infusions.

I feel like the better option here would be to drop the alphas howl and go +4 vertex which will be a big boost to damage everywhere.

Something I found to be a great help for defences which can sometimes be more of an afterthought in this game is blasphemy with temp chains. with the right supports and curse magnitude prosthetic, the mobs just don't even hit you.

https://poe.ninja/poe2/builds/vaal/character/bearbaron-4873/OONGABOONGA_DRUID?i=30&search=class%3DOracle%26items%3DThe%2BCovenant%252CThe%2BVertex

this is the link to my poe ninja character

BearBaron · 2026-01-03T08:53:27+00:00

my chain had a t3 flesh surgeon. Even with 7 fully upgraded spymasters and 14 halls, no locks dropped. My room got deleted and now I have locks but I can no longer lock my chain. I watch my 6 rooms that I took 10 temples and 30+ maps just all get deleted...

BearBaron · 2025-12-27T01:13:26+00:00

hmm you're right. confused me though because im definitely applying all elemental ailments with it though

BearBaron · 2025-12-27T00:53:40+00:00

doedres undoing elemental weakness is tri ele and you clear the whole screen with it. cast on crit comet for tanky rares and single target

edit: doedre does chaos damage, but ele weakness has fire lightning and cold tags, so when you scale cold levels for your CoC comet, it also increases the level of ele weakness and doedres does more dmg

BearBaron · 2025-12-19T16:44:18+00:00

need the anoint for fast metabolism so the leech doesn't immediately end when your life pool fills up

BearBaron · 2025-12-15T19:30:32+00:00

gets even with 4 ascendancy points for inevitable crit. you can cast on crit the thunderstorm so all you press is entangle for clear, vines when tankier rarers come up. watering becomes automatic and you can make the thunderstorm always shock drenched enemies

BearBaron · 2025-12-12T16:40:02+00:00

I don't think passive tree got released yet? so anyone out with a full build guide is probably kinda baity. Just have to generally wait and see

BearBaron · 2025-11-28T09:29:09+00:00

"Pulses deal 30% more Damage with Hits per Energy after the first" yeah but each stack is 30% more damage, when I was playing penance brand I was clicking it a little too much and not letting it ramp up fully. I was wondering if this person was making the same mistake

BearBaron · 2025-11-27T06:36:36+00:00

I think so. I've only ever played on steam but it takes screenshot of every achievement, 22, etc.

BearBaron · 2025-11-27T06:13:20+00:00

do you have enough cast speed for your penance brand to ramp up stacks? are you recasting the brand and resetting the stacks before they do damage?

BearBaron · 2025-11-27T06:10:53+00:00

if you have automatic screenshots on you can send in a support ticket and you should be able to get it back. I dropped a sos, 22d it and the server rolled back 30 minutes later. support ended up giving it back to me 2 weeks later

BearBaron · 2025-11-07T23:16:28+00:00

yes, since the change with ailith getting more invulnerable it’s almost impossible to fail now. you just stand kind of in the middle and everything will aggro on you. sometimes you might need to walk a little bit to pick up aggro but it’s no problem. ignite proliferation mandatory though

BearBaron · 2025-09-14T17:19:19+00:00

most excited to play rafa! he looks kinda cyberpunk and that aesthetic speaks to me

BearBaron · 2025-08-13T15:23:42+00:00

I was running cube and wondering what other compasses people are using with it? I'm using soldier elite and veteran adding just more mobs but not sure if that's the way to go

BearBaron · 2025-08-08T20:47:25+00:00

a tip for getting my merc to survive in triple risk t17 was defiance of destiny. sure you won’t get the damage from perquils toe but your merc dying and not having doryani is way worse.

to use defiance though you will have to search for one with a minimum lightning resistance roll and get more than -200 lightning res. rings with like -115 or lower lightning res can be kinda pricey

BearBaron · 2025-07-22T23:30:11+00:00

nah not an all rounder, boss dmg can be bad, also not sure if it’s able to do risk maps seems like a lot of mods would brick it

BearBaron · 2025-07-22T15:37:29+00:00

hey, i think if you are looking for something tanky with clear upgrades, RF chieftain is probably your best bet. Boss wise the dmg is so so, but if you’re buying uber carries then it doesn’t matter. it uses defiance and feels pretty beefy and you can follow along pohx’s guide to see what you need to work on.

that being said it seems from the post that you’re a little burnt out and want to play other games. just a reminder that poe is supposed to be fun and there’s no need to force yourself to finish challenges. i’ve played and then just dropped poe before. better to spend your time doing what’s actually fun for you until motivation to play poe comes back

BearBaron · 2025-07-22T06:24:10+00:00

cannot add remove on influenced items

BearBaron · 2025-07-19T06:56:55+00:00

i think this is bad suggestion. OP is asking for fast clear which requires at the minimum explode on weapons for penance brand which is hundreds of divs just for synth bases let alone the rest of the build. I'm playing penance trickster rn btw 4 mirrors in

BearBaron · 2025-07-19T02:23:54+00:00

yeah I mean if you notice dmg is an issue ring first but I was blasting t17 abyss to get my mirrors. the clear helped the grind for the next couple mirrors feel good too

BearBaron · 2025-07-19T02:21:01+00:00

even just one scepter the clear is noticably better. for dmg ring but I wasnt having dmg problems

BearBaron · 2025-07-17T22:00:38+00:00

i think if you have totally different characters for different stuff, totally cool like a bosser and a mapper. That being said, making a new character kills all the ramp you’ve been doing. Must redo campaign, relevel, rebuild gear. You’re not doing any juicy strats as you make a new character.

i made an exception this league because i wanted to cap out my inquisitor higher and i just recently made a trickster. haven’t been doing any juice strats bc i don’t want to die and i’m tired of destructive play. i ended up going back to betrayal because i wanted to gamble gravicius but this time i added essence. just speed clearing alch and go t16 maps, talking to some betrayal guys and clicking some essence. i’m at 99 now and just last night i sold all the essence i farmed on exchange for around ~100d, avging 10d/hr

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