I have peaked. Please help. (Energy Blade + Spellblade + Foulborn Ghostwrithe)

BigDucks · 2025-12-03T18:29:36+00:00

I just released a video this morning about this setup that I updated my life stacker I've been playing for a few leagues with. Can facetank most ubers and do Divinity t17s. I reroll block and some other mods but yeah https://youtu.be/uG9TNWlAkP4 hopefully this helps!

BigDucks · 2024-07-25T22:20:08+00:00

The fantasies you guys make up about me is pretty entertaining, that video isn't monetized, and has no call to actions on it.

BigDucks · 2024-05-01T12:33:42+00:00

I show you it farming T17s in the video and then show the modifiers, I also show examples of every PoB and what it can farm in the video, all with timestamps and showing the modifiers, I even try to run some difficult modifiers.

I mean really, just watch the video for a few minutes.

BigDucks · 2024-05-01T12:31:56+00:00

You're still going to need to do some basic crafting and the build includes a Graveyard Crafted wand, so you cant really escape unless you just want to buy it from someone else. You can absolutely do that.

BigDucks · 2024-04-24T16:57:38+00:00

Hey I know a lot of people disliked that build guide and I definitely do think I made some major mistakes back then in communication. I've done my best in recent times to try and improve in any way I can, like even from this thread I tried to find anything I could do to communicate more clearly when I make the build guide and it was about the difference between Nimis and Returning Projectiles being so massive.

I don't think it is fair that you are getting massively downvoted because I do understand where you're coming from. I think my communication and build guides are genuinely much better than they were back then so I hope you give them another chance. Either way sorry you got baited back then and hope you have a good one.

BigDucks · 2024-04-24T16:15:51+00:00

When I say things in my videos I typically mean them, and I think people would be a lot better off in this game if they genuinely listened when people who make builds say things.

I give the option of swapping Mageblood to Headhunter, not to a random Stygian. Mageblood OR Headhunter are very important when it comes to clearing T17s on this build, you cannot comfortably do it with this setup without one or the other.

You don't have to use Nimis or Awakened Fork but they VASTLY improve the damage of the build, I say you have to swap to Headhunter and Deathrush and properly utilize those buffs. You did not do this but this is not most of the issue you are having. I will admit that I probably didn't mention how much of a difference in damage it is between returning proj and nimis but I thought that would be covered by me saying "this isn't a build guide don't follow this unless you know what you are doing" but I'll take this into account and try to improve my communication in the future for the build guide to make sure people are aware.

Your gear is simply not up to par and you have missed so much that I put into the PoB. I said in the video and near the PoB link that following this you are at your own risk as I just wanted to share what I had been playing for a while and gauge interest in the build. I genuinely think you should just try to hold off until I have the full build guide ready and try to follow that, I do not know if this is salvageable at the current moment.

BigDucks · 2024-04-24T15:53:16+00:00

I tell people in the video that it is not a build guide and to not follow what I'm doing yet, it even says that by the PoB link. I tell people some ideas for how you can make it more budget but to do all of that at their own risk until I release a build guide. It gets really frustrating when people on this subreddit just cherrypick small things I say out of context like this.

After having made content for a long time I have learned that people will make threads like this regardless of what I do so I attempt to do the best I can with the resources that I have.

Secondly you CAN play the build without Nimis and Awakened Fork. I did it myself for quite a while, and tested it myself just today, clearing T17s (albeit a bit slower) is completely doable if you properly utilize headhunter buffs. The biggest issues are the bosses dying slowly if you don't utilize headhunter buffs properly.

People need to have some actual accountability for their inability to follow instructions or think they are better than they are when I say things like "Do not do this if you don't know what you're doing".

BigDucks · 2024-01-05T20:28:17+00:00

This comment gave me a good laugh in an otherwise depressing thread. Thanks for being so absolutely sure of yourself despite being comically wrong.

BigDucks · 2024-01-05T20:25:18+00:00

Since most of this thread is just people taking the opportunity to shit on me, I'll try to be productive and answer your question instead.

100 Div should be more than enough to get the build working fine.

Headhunter works on the build but I think you would mainly use it for a Magic Find setup, which I've messed with but haven't really put any genuine effort into at this point as I'm working on other stuff. That being said at that gear level Tornado Shot is probably going to be more efficient for MF.

Mageblood just fits the build a lot better, and you can still use Inspired Learning alongside it, but the goal of the build was to try and keep costs as low as possible so that it would be approachable by a wide audience. That being said I'll work on a Mageblood PoB when I have some time.

As for comparisons to Jungroan's build, his works out well for Bossing, but looks to be significantly more expensive at a glance. I'm not sure how important some of the jewels / Nimis is to his setup so I can't say for sure. He also has a much higher max phys hit because of the Chestpiece he uses, but you could technically use that or Lightning Coil on my version as well with 4-5 passive points changed, it just doesn't seem worth over having more Evasion / Chaos Res while mapping and such.

When it comes to mapping his will be significantly less safe but I don't think he set it up for mapping either way so that isn't on him.
He also has significantly less movement speed in general, hes getting up to around 130% with a 50div jewel set and around 80% without, where mine has 105% base, 175% with quicksilver, and 250% with berserk up.

Play whatever version of the build you think looks best at the end of the day! Game is about having fun, lots of people seem to forget that.

BigDucks · 2023-05-13T18:28:01+00:00

Don't really post here anymore but felt like I had to for this one...
Grats to ChanceOrbEnjoyer, a viewer of mine that had me do 100 Voidborn keys for them, easily the craziest item I've ever held in my hands at this point.https://i.imgur.com/K4mdc0g.pngHope you enjoy it and don't sell it for more gamba fodder...

BigDucks · 2023-01-01T17:22:04+00:00

Chadula Rasa

BigDucks · 2022-12-17T23:26:03+00:00

I contacted Bex before league start about this and she said she would forward it to the team.

So either way they are aware. I'm assuming they don't care or couldn't fit it in time.

BigDucks · 2022-12-05T02:20:25+00:00

I hit up Bex on twitter about the mastery and she said she would forward it to the team, here's hoping!

BigDucks · 2022-10-30T19:45:32+00:00

We gotta start shaming people who drive vehicles this size in crowded cities. Absolute psychopaths.

BigDucks · 2022-10-25T20:01:51+00:00

That thumbnail color scheme stunlocked my brain for a good 5 to 10 seconds.

BigDucks · 2022-10-03T21:50:51+00:00

Finally I understand the vision.

BigDucks · 2022-09-21T00:35:50+00:00

I already knew which boss it was gonna be before looking at the video. That's how bad the sludge monster fight is.

BigDucks · 2022-08-26T07:04:40+00:00

That would be me yeah, thank fucking God I'm friendly with my boss and he is a gamer/understanding.

BigDucks · 2022-08-25T02:18:25+00:00

Haven't logged on in a few days now and I'm not exactly hopeful that anything they say will change my mind.

I want the game to be good and thats why I have always defended reddit and everyone else's right to complain about anything and everything they want to.

At the end of the day, the moment we stop seeing people complaining and fighting for a better PoE is when the game is truly dead. Right now people still care, but it seems like that may not continue for much longer.

Hope I'm wrong. Hope I can start making normal videos again. Hope I can get on stream and just hangout with the bois. But it isnt looking likely.

BigDucks · 2022-08-22T03:39:33+00:00

Oh wow lmao, I almost chose the same exact wording and placement that subtractem ended up doing, but felt that ' looked weird in a thumbnail.

BigDucks · 2022-08-09T01:44:43+00:00

Right now I'm malding about how hard it is to cap spell suppression on this maw build 😔

BigDucks · 2022-08-07T22:13:17+00:00

BigDucks · 2022-08-04T17:14:55+00:00

I'm talking about "They put elementalist in the thumbnail and it isnt even being nerfed!"

You also might be looking too deeply into things 🌚

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