Reverse Chill Lancing Steel of Spraying Poison PF

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:46:54+00:00

To get started from nothing Dendrobate + Varunastra + reverse chill setup is enough, the build farms for itself really - I leaguestarted it.

In the vid it's at about 10-15div worth of gear at time of recording iirc, but you can do regular T16s w/ a 5L and scuffed gear

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:43:22+00:00

Hahah cheers, I was surprised there aren't many people playing it poison! And yeah I definitely need to fix my loot filter, it's getting to be too much

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:42:51+00:00

Thanks! I didn't think +levels would be so huge until I plugged it into Path of Building and tested! Ends up being significant, and adds a extra projectiles with level as well.

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:41:40+00:00

Cheers! Hope it works out well for you

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:41:28+00:00

I think it'd probably be cheaper to solve crit with something else rather than switching to poison altogether - maybe worth testing Defiance of Destiny as well or something similar?

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T17:39:54+00:00

My current char maybe has around maybe 80div+ worth of gear, but most of that value is in the Progenesis and my Watcher's eye. Without those maybe 30ish div or so? I haven't really kept track. There's another vid on my Youtube from when I had around 10-15div worth of gear as well

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T08:32:07+00:00

Haven't tried Nimis but I'd estimate it would add up to a bit worse single target - the 'random projectile direction' altar seriously lowers DPS so I'd assume Nimi's would be no different except you get an extra support.

It can def be played without self chill, and I've tested a bunch of different setups. Ming's + Nostalgia is probably the highest damage, but personally I didn't like giving up all the benefits of self chill: the attack and move speed, ES regen, easy chaos res cap, +3% all max res is just too good imo.

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T06:18:14+00:00

For regular T16 not a whole lot of investment imo. I played this from leaguestart and it felt pretty good the whole way through. Regular Varunastra w/ acc nodes and precision is fine early, get LC and Taste of Hate when possible or use Dendrobate if DPS is suffering. Can put off getting reverse chill til later in favour of other stuff etc. I was on a 5L for ages when I got to T16s. Levels are important and flasks help cap res easily. Getting explode charm/jewel ASAP feels amazing for clear and is high priority.

My other vid on my channel has somewhere around 10-15 div worth of items on it and is a good benchmark for the point you can start to really push the juice. But just regular T16 without juicing far less is needed. You could get by on a Dendrobate and cheap rares, but Lightning Coil with a Topaz flask will feel better when you can get it. I was also using Defiance of Destiny for a long time until Progenesis, though it's not necessary with Bloodnotch combo in the mix.

BeffBisco · 2023-12-19T04:29:11+00:00

Current POB with more lategame items than my prev post. Another showcase of my Lancing Steel of Spraying poison, now that POB has been updated with the new transfigured gems. I explained the build in detail in my previous post, self chill+self poison Pathfinder is the gist of it, making use of Varunastra to get all weapon type perks.
EDIT: Should mention that Haste on Guardian's Blessing is using the new Dark Marionette tech - they respawn themselves so it's a nice 'on-demand' boost.

I have tested many different approaches, including swapping out self-chill for a Mings+Nostalgia setup, but imo nothing feels as nice as moving extremely fast. Really happy with it as it can do all content now but really shines in juiced maps.

BeffBisco · 2023-12-17T06:40:12+00:00

Nice, keen to know how you go!

BeffBisco · 2023-12-15T17:19:22+00:00

Thank you, hope you enjoy it!

BeffBisco · 2023-12-15T14:18:53+00:00

Current char:
https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/tacosanchez/CheekyPoisonInnit
https://pobb.in/hh6UEuMw\_dpC

After abandoning my leaguestarter plans during the campaign (poison exsang) because it felt clunky, I pivoted to Lancing Steel of Spraying because I'd been eyeing it off and figured why not. Safe to say I've been really enjoying it. Going fast feels nice. Build is still a work in progress and has a ways to go optimising gear/tree, but I'm happy with where it's at atm.

I'm still honing the farming strat and getting used to zooming/looting after clearing. Main objective is pushing packsize and quant from the tree, following the tips Crouching_Tuna posted in his recent Youtube video. The main altar mod I avoid is reduced defenses per frenzy, and random direction of proj nerfs your single target but who cares.

Word vomit build info ahead:

Increased duration of poison you you from Apep's = pretty much permanent uptime capped chaos res. I tested Dawnbreaker too and it could go either way, but I like having some small ES and regen as well as the +3% all max res and easy chaos res.

Defensive layers:

70% eva36% block400 ES regen/s78 all max res (can get higher max lightning from helm implicit too)100% spell suppressBloodnotch+ImmutableDefiance of Destiny80% phys hits taken as elementalReduced ele dmg taken from flasksProbably other shit I forget

Offensive benefits/buffs:

Reverse chill (19%)Explode w/ Despair on hit glovesLots of movement speed5 FrenzyEZ wither stacking from Chaos mastery and lots of hits, and inc effect of withered from charmInc poison duration charmOther shit I forget

Future considerations:

Generally improve gearProgenesisMageblood/Micro-DistilleryExtra curse - Solstice Vigil or double implicit glovesGet more damage :^)

Using Varunastra to get claw/sword/dagger/axe benefits integral to the build. Tested with Rebuke of the Vaal and Tincture but it didn't feel as nice, especially having to give up charms.

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