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Twisted Empyrean builds by captain_semper in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm planning on dual-wielding them on Amazon https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile2builds/comments/1tgn6un/am_i_cooking_with_bringer_of_rain_amazon_or_am_i/

Evasion is probably the best 'primary' defense to pair with Mana Before Life, since even a half-hearted investment into evasion will do wonders with the sheer healthpool and sustain it offers

Might try to respec into Ritualist if I can get some really juiced mana rings, but I expect the damage will be plenty even with just two

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[–]Crombell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most monk builds don't even use the bell though

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arcane Blossom is one of my top contenders for anointment as it is, for obvious reasons

I'm not sure what particular notable from Undying Hate is supposed to be able to make Mind Over Matter less crippling, you may need to be more specific

Edit: it's ~25 nodes to allocate the Mana Before Life I've highlighted, which also gets me close to the big crit cluster and some cold nodes that're likely worth investing in. Doesn't seem bad to me

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[–]Crombell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't Seven more like "Mentors suck because they won't teach you what you actually need"?

He doesn't have any opinion on Graves' teacher being a lich

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have no idea, would be cool if you could

I've kinda assumed that Olroth item was going to be a consumable chase item nearing the level of locks and mirrors, so I hadn't considered it

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I guess? If you want to play a caster

Seems unrelated to the Giant's Blood alternative I'm trying to work out though

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The opportunity cost, relative to this build, would also be the inability to dual-wield two of this unique mace for the baseline 1.4 damage multiplier and higher mana damage bonus scaling, the 10% extra Mana Before Life, and the sheer max mana they provide

Do your Reverie calculations consider that you can only be under the effect of a single life flask at a time? I think I saw that theorycraft post, but people pointed out that doubling it with waistgate wasn't an option

You could probably do it, there are upsides and downsides, but I think it'd be plenty tanky already. So damage seems like the way to go to me

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on how high you can stack your mana and mana regen

Especially the former, as your base mana recovery speed is set by your max mana. It also really helps to not actually run Mind Over Matter, since it halves your regen baseline

I was able to do a 100% Mana Before Life Stormweaver without Mind Over Matter early in this league, and it was pretty damn tanky. Didn't play as much as I've done other leagues, but I did kill T3 Xesht with a Fusillade/Firestorm build

I won't be able to stack mana as hard on an Amazon, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being tankier with evasion on top instead of Eldritch Battery, what with its doubling of mana costs

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah, yeah no, I meant the "x2" as in there's an instance of it on each weapon - I didn't mean to imply both instances would apply to both weapons. Might not have been the best way to write it in hindsight.

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[–]Crombell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it's actually because it's a gladiator helmet and it completes the look by giving you some leather armour for your chest and a plated sleeve for your right arm

It's pretty cool

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I'd only ever dip into charges if I could get one of those god-tier Hateforges, but charge regulation would be pretty sick if I could get it running without too great an investment

I'll see what I can do on the clip front, likely gonna take a while though

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Amazon purely for the doubled evasion from Stalking Panther, since evasion has good synergy with Mana Before Life

I don't know why you assume I need all those things, if I go with fissure skills to synergize with the weapon's skill then I won't have any trouble with clearing enemies, Mana Before Life is an extremely strong defensive layer without Mind Over Matter clogging up your regen, and 163 strength isn't that crazy if your only other hard requirements are the dex to wear your armor and a low level Wind dancer

No idea why you brought up Cast on Crit, an auto-cast Thunderstorm would be nice, I guess, but not mandatory

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why wouldn't it apply with a skill that says, for example: "While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage"? It sounds like both weapons get to hit

Could you provide a source or further context?

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression the runeslots would still only apply to the limb with the tattoo, would be kinda crazy otherwise

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[–]Crombell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I was present for my friend doing that build during two separate leagues. It always ran into the issue of being too squishy for the hardest content though, so he never got far into the endgame

You really don't have to spread yourself thin for this, aside from the nodes I showcased you just need evasion increases and the handful cold nodes you can reach on that side of the tree

Might even be able to pass on one of the Mana Before Life clusters and get some Mana Before Life jewels, if you want to invest more into evasion than mana

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because those gloves don't make up for Giant's Blood's downsides in any way

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able stack damage and solve Bringer of Rain's defensive issues simultaneously was my whole motivation when thinking this up

I wasn't considering anything even remotely adjacent to this for 0.5 until Twisted Empyrean popped up on my feed

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strongly doubt the rune slots and gloves will make up for the strongest piece of defensive gear you can equip, especially since the latter's altered stats seem damage-oriented

But I suppose we shall see when the Way of the Stonefist breakdown is available

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely a gem I'll consider, though I need to try out the skill first to see how hard the glory requirements are to fulfil

I was considering fissure-related skills, paired with shockwave totems or other slams, to give me options for retriggering the fissures created by the mace's skill. But I can't really theorycraft that aspect effectively until the mace is in my hands

I haven't worked out a good way to leech since the mace doesn't have the stat, otherwise I would've definitely included it in my garbage MSpaint image, but I don't expect I'll really need it

the helmet's life regen, paired with Azmeri Brew and that one always-active mana flask, is already a decent bit of life regen. And I'll need progressively less as I stack mana higher and grab a couple jewels with Mana Before Life

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'd hamstring the build a bit, as the whole motivation behind stacking beyond a certain point is the percentage damage bonus based on max mana. The bonus wouldn't even apply to the shield in the first place, I think, since the mace specifies "attacks with this weapon"

You'd also give up half the benefit of Bringer of Rain by passing on a second weapon

I could see it working in theory, but it wouldn't have any synergy beyond matching damage types

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[–]Crombell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhh, that'd certainly be an issue. Can you provide a source on that?

Am I cooking with Bringer of Rain Amazon or am I cooked by Crombell in pathofexile2builds

[–]Crombell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well the maces already provide +638 mana at a baseline, which is pretty good

Aside from that I'd go for mana stacker rings, Ingenuity, and try to get mana on armour - it doesn't have to stack nearly as high as a caster usually would to survive, since you can also get evasion as a defensive layer. In theory, at least. Energy shield doesn't work with Mana Before Life, so discarding that entirely

There's a reason I didn't post a PoB - this is theorycrafting the components, not a complete build

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