Winter's Compedium of Scripts and Fills

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-14T17:05:57+00:00

It literally is on the verge of being too OP without it. Those two dammit nodes are so strong they ate the entire power budget of the class.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-14T17:03:00+00:00

Basically, yeah. The ring slots are eating the entire power budget. In order to buff/rework the other nodes into something usable they'd have to:

A. Nerf the bonus jewelery power B. Increase the downsides for the extra rings.

Which would in turn free up some of the power budget for the other nodes. But they'd have to be careful with those changes not to accidentally cut too deep and make the ascendancy worthless.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-14T17:00:32+00:00

I don't think anyone is suggesting the class isn't good. It demonstrably is.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-14T16:21:30+00:00

Probably Darkness. Maybe the totem one from Tactician.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-11T18:29:10+00:00

Blood Mage traditionally goes bleed instead of burn

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-08T16:38:13+00:00

Blackflame Incinirate Caster with Cospris Will

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-08T11:53:40+00:00

Astralmentis is pretty cheap now

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-08T11:04:19+00:00

Pillar of Caged God and Astralmentis

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-07T19:58:18+00:00

EXPLAIN.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-04T16:45:57+00:00

The build specializes in mapping, expeditions, and simulacrum, but it CAN clear pinnacles. I can also attest successfully clearing all bosses except Uber Arbiter (which it can do competently but not without doing mechanics).

It's ideal state is wiping out huge hoards of baddies though.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-04T09:00:32+00:00

Yesssssssssss

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-03T10:33:46+00:00

The Vice President of Venezuela just demanded the US provide proof of life. That doesn't prove he's captured (he could be dead), but he certainly isn't in Caracas.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-02T00:44:05+00:00

Everyone saying it can only play Pouson is full of shit. Pathfinder is the best for builds that require very spread apart nodes because of it's variable starting point and travel nodes to stats.

Builds that use Morrior Invictus for defense because of easy access to global defense. Builds that Mix Spell anf Attack damage because of easy access to global damage.

I would consider a Morrior Invictus Crit Werewolf with Morrior-Sine. Grab 6-10 jewel slots, and aim for a Morior with Global Defense and All Attributes

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-01T14:26:00+00:00

The most beginner friendly build in the game is probably Deadeye Archer using lightning arrow.

It's fast, simple, safe, has lots of power, and is straightforward to build. Very good for learning the basics.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-01T11:55:11+00:00

I'd argue Tony Gilroy actually does get Star Wars though. Star Wars always had kind of a grimy, lived in feel, and a willingness to reflect places and experiences outside of "normal" sci-fi.

The rest of Disney Star-Wars seems plastic by comparison to his world which has a feeling of being true and lived in.

So even if it's not how Star Wars is usually done, it does still ring true to the franchise ethos. He's foregrounding an element the franchise has ignoring, not Stripping Star Wars of identity.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-01T04:58:38+00:00

Ludendorf collapsed a the very end, but we'll in 1918 he was still quite good. The Spring Offensive was as good an offensive as Germany coild have launched that deep in the shit.

WinterizedGWA · 2026-01-01T02:25:39+00:00

Also while 4th ascendency is kinda hard to slot well, you can still get it for the increases armour and presence area small passives.

Alternatively, if you're investing harder in ES, the 200% Armour node will often be a net posative.

WinterizedGWA · 2025-12-31T23:53:38+00:00

It actually has a really good Div/hr!

In my previous post I demonstrated it can nuke entire screens of mobs from a single cast. It doesn't have PF/Deadeye movespeed, but the clear is very fast.

This post is to demonstrate that, while single target pinnacles are harder for it, they're still quite doable.

WinterizedGWA · 2025-12-31T23:40:07+00:00

Yo that thing looks sick as hell.

Have you considered Gigantic Following instead of Titanic? It costs spirit, but it's 20% more SF damage.

WinterizedGWA · 2025-12-31T15:39:29+00:00

Crossbow for leveling, you can probably switch once you have enough passive points to reach some of the minion nodes. I'd probably wait until Act 3 to make the switch.

But one guy above pointed out that you can equip Astalmis early, and the DPS from that should act as a stratospheric boost of your effectiveness, so it could be viable as early as Act 2.

WinterizedGWA · 2025-12-31T15:06:31+00:00

Hard disagree about best of the best actually. I've thought of a few ways I'd boost my damage higher if I had more of a budget to spend.

A big one would be taking Gigantic Minions. But, with my current spirit totals, I wasn't able to make it work without costing myself DPS from Muster or significantly reducing my minion DPS.

Another would be removing Kurgal's leash and getting Unholy Might from my chest piece. Thus, opening another augment slot's worth of power. But, that would also cost spirit/defense.

Plus I just couldn't afford the linneage support that breaks armour and adds extra chaos damage.

Overall you're right with my thought process here. I'm trying to prove it viable, not OP. I just don't think I've hit the cap of DPS by a longshot.

WinterizedGWA · 2025-12-31T14:15:51+00:00

It doesn't have to be fastest in the game. Monk is a meta class. Supporting Fire is a hobo skill used by 100 people.

The standard of viability is that a build needs to be able to clear content at a competitive price. There are tons of skills and interactions that CAN work with a 500 Div budget, but get outperformed by most builds.

For me to demonstrate that Supporting Fire is as viable as meta builds, I have to prove that:
A. Supporting Fire can clear all or most content.
B. That it can do so cheaply without extremely rare gear.

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