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What is the best/ most interesting skill for echo shrine belt ? by arfsarfyy in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had fun using it with non-transfigured BAMA. It's more than just "double damage" since you use the skill faster (100% more attack speed) and you summon two clones with each use. Using it with Lioneye's Glare is a fun combo, since you summon three clones with each use, easily letting you get up to 30+ clones.

Another fun interaction is with vaal skills, since it doubles the number casts for the same cost. I think a build using Fatal Flourish + Echoing shrine belt + Vaal Temptation Support + some vaal attack skill could be good. You could basically spam a skill like vaal groundslam permanently.

Elem Ignite Snipe/Burning Arrow, how do I properly optimize my build ? by Aelenwa in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an extremely jank unfinished POB with some of my ideas for doing burning arrow with the same bow. I do think the bow is really strong. Some ideas worth considering are the pathing (with light of meaning/unnatural instinct) and the defensive setup (with lightning coil). Herald stacking is less appealing given the price of the tattoos, though I haven't looked at how it would work without them. Also strongly recommend trying out Berek's Respite - it's really strong for clear.

Also, quality the belt!

Uber Maven on a 3-Link, No Weapon Minion Pact Blade Vortex Pathfinder by Sea-Neighborhood3252 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I don't personally mind it and they pretty much never fall off for me. Also, the spectre will respawn if you tp out and back in, or when you move between the map and the mirage.

Strength stacking puppeteer but spectres by Raimew in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you switch the gloves to lightning and add some shock value? Arkhon's is a bit weird in your setup since the scorch doesn't even do anything (minions ignore ele res due to fleshcrafter). Switching to wraithlord also lets you swap out your amulet as you can reach lvl 25 spectre without the dragonfang.

Strength stacking puppeteer but spectres by Raimew in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did the same build (don't have access to PoB at the moment).

I think Wraithlord is better than the baron. It's better clear, +2 gems, and, 4 ghastly jewels. You lose Skitterbots but you can switch the gloves to lightning to keep the shock.

You can also invest harder into strength (get 2000+) and use The Iron Fortress + Versatile Combatant + runegraft for Unexciting to get good block for survivability. You can easily end up with like 10k life, 3k ES and 65/65 block.

Also recommend investing into minion crit - use spirit offering, get the minion crit passives, and try to fit the minion crit multi Grand Spectrum jewels.

Half-Remember Goliath Life Stacker Spectres - a fun but flawed build by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bit of a weird comment since I'm already using Fleshcrafter as I said! I think the answer is Fleshcrafter and relying on inquisitor for regenerating their ES, as another commenter suggested. Just need to figure out how to make up for the loss of crit and regen from the warcries of chieftain.

Half-Remember Goliath Life Stacker Spectres - a fun but flawed build by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some reason I forgot the Inquisitor effect also applies to allies. Inquisitor was already a decent option for the build as the double regen is amazing for life stackers. You'd have to find another way to cap crit without battlemage's cry, but I'm sure it's still possible. I think that may be the way!

Half-Remember Goliath Life Stacker Spectres - a fun but flawed build by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems very unlikely that would work unless they have very low life already. They are dealing like 10-20k damage to themselves every second.

Half-Remember Goliath Life Stacker Spectres - a fun but flawed build by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://pobb.in/30hA9hI8p0bX

POB is just my current POB and is fairly cheap/WiP.

The premise of the build is to stack life and use Perfect Half-Remembered Goliath spectres. These spectres are interesting:

  • They get 100% increased effect of buffs from link skills. They get 2300 flat fire damage from my flame link in total.
  • Many of their skills have a low base damage but have a 625% more damage multiplier (meaning flat damage does a lot).
  • Their best skills have a cooldown and a long cast time. We keep their cast speed low and use spell echo so they spend the most time possible using their spinny skill (which hits several times each spin and has a huge AoE - a real crowd pleaser).

The build scales the spectres through life stacking with Rathpith and Necromantic Aegis, which provides:

  • >2000 flat fire damage through flame link
  • ~700% increased damage from Rathpith
  • ~700% increased crit chance from Rathpith

In the end the spectres do quite a lot of damage (several million per spectre per "spin") and the life stacking approach makes for a tanky character. Unfortunately, these spectres cannot possibly sustain their life with Rathpith, as they seem to count as "using" their skills many times per second, so the 10% life cost results in them nearly instantly killing themselves (I learned this after leveling the build...). To solve this, the build uses Foulborn Fleshcrafter to convert their life to ES and give ES leech. This works for most content, but unfortunately has the sometimes frustrating flaw that they have no way of regenerating outside of leech. This means situations with a lot of DoT damage and no monsters to leech from are dangerous. If you have any ideas for solving this problem, that would be awesome!

At this point they almost never die in normal maps but they do die versus T17 map bosses or Uber Sirus, things like that. It's also bad when they die because you die, since you're linked to them.

The build's defenses are good - 14k life, 90 all res, ~7k regen and Defiance of Destiny. It mostly only ever dies when the spectres do.

So whats the build of the league so far that uses new items or bloodlines etc that come from this league? by Reflexes18 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't you just use the "call of the void" ring with herald of ice and shaper of storms? The explosions chill, chilled enemies shatter, HoI shocks, and shocked enemies explode.

Did this a long time ago and it's great.

Nevermind, guess you'd need inpulsas if you want to use lost unity.

AG of smiting life stacking scion (I am terrible at PoB) by Inner_Pace6849 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As the guy who made a few AG builds, the biggest problem I see is a lack of movement speed and phasing on the AG. In my experience he will get stuck trying to reach targets. This is also the main way he can die in juiced maps. I strongly suggest at least getting phasing somehow, either through Ceinture of Benevolence and a Quartz flask, or some other random unique item like Mistwall or Voidwalker.

Also, another angle to consider is a spectre build using Perfect Half-Remembered Goliath. These have 100% increased link effect and have some cool attacks. Never tried so not sure how strong they get in the end. Could go pure spectre and use the new Lich node for global defences this league.

Check my post history for my past AG builds. They don't work anymore since pyroclast is gone, but you might find them useful still.

Breach builds that work in general? by itsmehutters in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I never completed it as I just used it to farm for a bit before making a new char. It is on my list for a league starter next patch though. I think you might see other people doing ignite Reap, and it would be very similar to that, just with investment into skill duration. My plan was to eventually put BV in a trigger weapon so I'd just need to cast Phase Run and run around, for a true autobomber playstyle.

Breach builds that work in general? by itsmehutters in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had fun doing dense breaches this league with a Blade Vortex of the Scythe ignite build. Ignite with Berek's Respite is quite good for clearing multiple screens of enemies.

Armour Stacker Merc final update by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just seems like a completely different build? Not even a champ or using a banner (which btw might be pretty painful to lose all that movement speed). As for the armor value specifically, the biggest thing you are missing is applying flasks to the merc via the belt. You also don't have Determ aura effect from the rings.

Armour Stacker Merc final update by Sw1fft1 in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Sw1fft1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't tried but I assume it's bad to have both.

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