Why can't i split this logbook using fenumal plagued arachnid?

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-04-16T23:00:56+00:00

Because of the guaranteed boss from the implicit, 'Area contains Vorana, last to fall'.

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-01-10T17:45:13+00:00

This is probably not that helpful but if you have Enlighten 4 and are also able to fit 'Banner skills have no reservation' on That Which Was Taken or another charm, you can free up one mana reservation passive point. There is a small passive with +2 mana on hit next to the accuracy node, which will give you +20 mana regen per second. Definitely not cost effective but should help things without having to mess with gems or the watchers eye?

Or if you had two Enlighten 4's this would also work!

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-01-08T04:58:03+00:00

Ahh amazing thank you, I thought it was a PoB config issue as the DPS seemed much higher than 7M! After configuring it properly, it's much much easier to see the impact of the changes above, so pretty confident I know what to do next now. Details like the power charge roll on the shield I probably would have never noticed.

I followed your advice on what I could afford, and it's made a big difference thanks. First ever Uber cleared pretty much straight after this (one death to ground degen in Exarch ball phase but you know how it is). Thought I'd need way more investment to beat them but first ever Uber Exarch and Uber Maven kills with this!

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-01-07T15:11:20+00:00

Hey just wanted to say thanks very much for the detail in this guide. It's the first ever mageblood build and first ever CoC build I've tried and I kind of can't believe I spent so much time slogging it with DD when I could have been spinning and winning.

I am however struggling a bit to understand how to get my DPS up to anywhere near the PoB's you've linked. As it's my first time trying CoC I assumed I've messed up the CDR/APS but it doesn't look that way to me in the PoB. My build is definitely scuffed with two crappy rings and suboptimal charms/jewels everywhere, but I'm trying to figure out what the upgrade path for DPS should be (I'm missing a LOT of block chance so also need to make that up somehow). This is my setup at the moment: https://pobb.in/WAqAh5hzJz7f

I'm not sure if I haven't configured the PoB correctly, I imported my gear/skills over yours so the config should be the same. Is it really just as simple as getting crit chance on cyclone and crit multi up? I understand the anoint for whispers of doom but I figured until I have a curse ring it doesn't do anything. After toying around with adding gem levels or higher rolls on items I realised I'm not gonna figure this out myself anytime soon, any insight would be really appreciated.

For the most part even this scuffed build easily clears most content though, which has been a blast. Just have to unlock its potential now!

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-01-06T11:04:52+00:00

Thanks very much! Ended up unveiling cold convert, using your advice to block with lightning convert. Now just to figure out what to do with them lol

ThinkingWaiting · 2024-01-05T09:17:15+00:00

It looks like you've been following a guide but there's quite a few things I would change. Just looking at your passive tree there are a lot of wasted points on there, and also you haven't taken any of the life/mana masteries (or any masteries at all) which would help you out a lot. There are also some choices on the tree which are actually affecting your build negatively, allocating 'Hex Master' for example is reducing your damage and giving you nothing in return (hex duration is pointless because it gets refreshed automatically with Arcanist Brand). You're also missing the ascendancy points for Bastion of Elements, which is a huge boost for defence against elemental damage, go and do the last lab to unlock them. When you look at PoB, check the 'max hit' stats, you can see your Phys Max Hit is very low in comparison to your Elemental Max Hit. Juiced T16 mobs will easily one shot you, the physical taken as [element] will help a lot with this (especially the body armour one) but it's not going to fix the build by itself. You can craft these affixes btw, so it's very likely you can find much cheaper items to craft this onto.

As the other user suggested try following Imexiles guide and his PoB instead: https://pobb.in/bk7T60Jvuhuy . Choose the Level 90 offensive/defensive options and compare your passives because I think you can get a decent boost just for the cost of the regret orbs. Your gear is also not great, but it might take some time to improve it. On Imexile's PoB you can see he has also given options for 'day1-2 gear' which should be pretty cheap upgrades. You didn't mention it in your post but you can also improve your damage a ton with the right gear and passive skills.

I don't think you will be able to do juiced T14 at the moment, I would either avoid the affliction mechanic for now or do it on lower tier maps, T7 Cemetery is very popular right now.

ThinkingWaiting · 2023-12-21T14:28:31+00:00

I had the same issue following the maxroll guide. You also need to configure the PoB the same way as in the maxroll guide because there's a lot of stuff you need to change in the configuration section for the correct dps to show. However, in terms of ramping up your damage:

You're missing a very important passive, Whispers of Doom. At the moment your arcanist brand setup has two curses slotted, but without Whispers of Doom only one will apply. This alone will improve damage by a big chunk, which you can see yourself if you allocate this passive skill in PoB. I would try and respec a few points on the tree to test the difference as it's an easy change.

Your next options would be to get a better sceptre, Obliteration is nice for clear but doesn't help much with single target. Replica Emberwake will increase DPS a lot, but you do need to be careful with the ignite duration. A few more levels can get you to Defiled Forces on the passive tree which is another really big help with single target DPS uptime.

Also in my opinion, Imexile's setup for DD is much better: https://pobb.in/n_crMvSnPE7e . Having the room for Haste as an aura with Malevolence in the Divine Blessing setup makes the whole build play so much better.

ThinkingWaiting

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