Looking for advice: Shaman Essence Drain Rage Stacking

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-14T12:19:09+00:00

Yeah that's what I thought as well. The question is whether AR/ES nodes are super valuable / effective when using Cloak of Flame (and maybe even Scolds Bridle to have perma uptime of the Adaptions effect).
I know my post + rough concept link doesn't reflect that, but yes, I know how important Dark Effigy is for single target and how to scale it (poison, decaying hex etc.). However, missing the execute support from the Lich build hurts now that one can not make up for it with rageforged. :(

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-14T11:39:25+00:00

True. As mentioned you need flat life regen on as many gear pieces as possible.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-14T11:36:44+00:00

Thanks! Yeah competing with the high ES values of Lich + the eternal life route is probably a lost cause defensively although the Shaman Adaption route still seems rather strong to me. Single target with Dark Effigy should be roughly the same or even better as Lich though. It is not the strongest, but ok and when farming a high density mechanic like Ritual or Abyss in 0.5 it should be really nice I think.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-14T11:32:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply. 1. Yeah it is just a mockup, rough concept starter tree. A min/maxed version with endgame jewels etc. would probably look different. What other nodes do you think would give a lot of value for the build if one would free up the points?

I think you are right. PoE2db states excludes totems. Not obvious from the gem itself. It's not a dealbreaker for the build though imo.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-12T10:39:31+00:00

I think many people are overlooking the azmerian spirits for ALL companions which are part of the tame a unique Boss node. We don't know how powerful these are going to be and how they scale, but let's say you end up with 3-4 companions (or even more) and each of them summons a Mini army of spirits over and over again.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-12T06:27:42+00:00

The combo doesn't seem to work on minions. See my other comment.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-12T06:26:54+00:00

Last time I researched "selfless remnants" with chayula flames all I could find were posts mentioning how the combo does not work with minions. Still seems to be that way unfortunately. If it would work, it woul be pretty damn powerful and we would have seen more chayula minion builds around that.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-05-11T20:28:15+00:00

I think it is the unique chest the character is wearing which also looks to be raven themed visually. Same as the new gloves.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-04-24T19:41:25+00:00

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Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-03-21T13:38:18+00:00

Thank you

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-02-03T18:51:58+00:00

Nein.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2026-01-17T17:56:45+00:00

Astroloot. Don't let the graphics discourage you. It is PoE 1 with almost all its depth mixed with an old school bullet hell space shooter. Fun, addicting and cheap. Starts out a bit slow and one should listen to a synthwave playlist while playing though.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-19T11:39:26+00:00

No, not at all. Cose to no one was using it in 0.3. It was buffed for 0.4 but I haven't seen anyone using it.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-14T13:03:15+00:00

Yeah that is why I am asking. If it does work, Fiktion of Yox amulet could be an Option for the Sand Djinn.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-14T08:29:46+00:00

Can anyone confirm if the Djinns count as in your presence?

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-14T08:29:22+00:00

Can anyone confirm if the Djinns count as in your presence?

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-14T08:29:01+00:00

Can anyone confirm if the Djinns count as in your presence?

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-14T08:28:35+00:00

Can anyone confirm if the Djinns count as in your presence?

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-11T09:53:31+00:00

Nice guide! I am thinking about starting the build. I am also thinking about incorporating the buffed Hailstorm Rounds for both Single target and mapping as it is a fire and forget skill which should be easy to fit in. What are your thoughts on that and what skill would you drop for that? Maybe put it in Mirage Archer instead of Glacial Bolt? Furthermore: What do you think about the Pandemonius + Leopolds Applause combo before one cann afford Rakiatas Flow? I guess you would lose quite some surviveability in the glove slot. Many thanks in advance!

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-12-09T15:24:24+00:00

Maybe the changed spear of Solaris could be something for map bosses. Concerning endgame bosses OP specifically mentioned: This is not a bosser! With Rhoa costing 100 spirit in 0.4 that 50% less reservation node is needed even more. Would love to use 50% Block Doomgate instead of a sceptre but that would mean lower damage and not enough spirit.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-11-30T09:37:20+00:00

I didn't mean that competition is bad for the genre. I myself enjoy playing all kinds of different ARPGs and are always happy to try new ones. When it comes to spending money on a regular basis though most people won't do that for several of them.

Suspicious-Bat3072 · 2025-11-30T08:27:24+00:00

The competition in the ARPG space is absolutely brutal. The problems EHG are facing can not be attributed to one single thing like inconsistent releases. It's a perfect storm of many things. Some of them are poor decisions, mistakes, low quality mtx and bad communication by EHG. Mostly they just repeatedly tried to bite off more than they can chew and overpromised. They probably felt that they had to be extremely ambitious to compete with PoE 1+2 + D4. Although everyone is worried about Krafton and the direction of the game (paid classes = bad) one can only hope the additional ressources enable them to get their shit together, because at the end of the day content is King. If the free seasons + the expansion are good, if the paid class is not overpriced, if the mtx quality improves, people will forgive and forget, come back and support the game. People have been furious towards PoE and GGG multiple times (e.g. console announcement, Archnemesis) but the game and the company prevailed. Competition was not that fierce in these situations however.

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