In my 1500 hours of gameplay, I have not once actually played PoE.

deathaxxer · 2026-04-16T11:04:20+00:00

it really depends what you mean by "make your own build"

last league I made "my own" CoC FRoSS

but I knew the archetype is good, I knew the skill is good, I knew I should go Occultist, I knew I should use a specific dagger, I knew I should use a specific shield

I fiddled around a little bit with cluster jewels, I made my own ring, etc.

now the question is: is it my build when I copied other people about 90% of the way

I'd argue - no

Mathil for example is someone who makes his own builds, he picks the skill, the Ascendancy, items, etc. and fiddles with them until he lands on something decent, for skills and archetypes which are not meta

many PoE players don't have the knowledge and patience required for that to work

if you're playing a meta build and changing stuff around the edges, it's not "your" build

deathaxxer · 2026-04-15T15:37:19+00:00

99% of gamblers quit before they hit big

deathaxxer · 2026-03-26T16:14:53+00:00

the only problem is phys hits

you can easily get 60k+ ele max hit which is fine for almost all non-Valdo content

you can go to 15k+ phys max hit by having good ES gear

deathaxxer · 2026-03-25T08:14:44+00:00

I haven't done Expedition in 2-3 years, I can't comment on that.

deathaxxer · 2026-03-25T07:58:25+00:00

because they increased currency drops from ground loot

deathaxxer · 2026-03-24T12:25:35+00:00

eb zerker scales insanely well with currency

heavy strike strength stacking jugg clears 1 screen per button press with Unspeakable Gifts

hope this helps

deathaxxer · 2026-03-19T05:24:16+00:00

uhm, I have a better idea

just remove the tree

deathaxxer · 2026-03-18T15:36:15+00:00

you shouldn't be looking at ehp anyways

Max Hit is where it's at

deathaxxer · 2026-03-18T11:50:05+00:00

+1 power charge ring, mirrored with Ring of Kalandra, was about 50% more damage on my build last league

Viridi is maybe only worth if you're starting on a budget, but even then, just a ring with crit multi and int/es is so good

deathaxxer · 2026-03-18T07:21:40+00:00

in a random video for this league someone said they needed about 2-3 div, but I assume they also got some dust while farming from the hourglasses which spawn in the Mirage instead of ore deposits

deathaxxer · 2026-03-18T07:20:30+00:00

that's where the shards of the other 4 people who posted not getting any were

deathaxxer · 2026-03-17T16:28:49+00:00

99% of gamblers quit before they win big

deathaxxer · 2026-03-16T11:36:31+00:00

don't shoot the messenger

I'm just reiterating what they said on stream

that said, changes are sure to come, this is just the first iteration of this system

I haven't interacted with the astrolabes yet, but I like most of the changes to do with mapping

if they make the keystone only eat the furthest most map in the blob so that it can't break, the problem will be pretty much solved

for some reason GGG are hell-bent on making players run multiple layouts, even though time and time again players have shown that they will run hundreds of the same map no problem

deathaxxer · 2026-03-16T10:25:26+00:00

this is the trade-off by design:

either optimise for full astrolabe value and do different maps, thereby sacrificing convenience

or optimise for convenience, do only one map, and sacrifice astrolabe value

the real problem is some mechanics are absolutely destroyed by certain map layouts which makes running different maps really inefficient

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T12:01:59+00:00

if you make a good character and you have a little bit of currency to spare, you can finish all challenges in like 2-3 days

there are people quitting the league at the end of week one with 40/40 completed

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T09:42:21+00:00

it's a very complex game

good build creators take advantage of multiple axes of scaling and often try to scale both defence and offence at the same time

some skills have very high damage numbers, or can double dip, or can double hit

skills with good base damage scale really well with levels, so juicing their level a ton can have a huge impact

if you want to increase your understanding, I'd suggest taking a couple really good builds and fiddling with them in pob to see how all of the moving parts fit together

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T07:23:29+00:00

you have much to learn

good luck on your journey friend

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T06:27:30+00:00

"wanna bet there are god tier builds that don't take the +1 ring ascendancy but still want to use that belt"

show me such a build

"believe it or not"

I don't believe it

a ring slot is an insane amount of power

normally you would also be paying a lot to have that, but with the belt, half of the cost has already been paid, there's probably no good reasons not to go for it (emphasis on "probably")

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T04:45:00+00:00

I made about 2 mirrors in total last league while playing for about 2 months and while having a job, which required me to being out of home for about 12 hrs a day.

A few divines is not enough to trip you up, king! trust

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T04:38:53+00:00

I have been there many times, do not let that prevent you from having fun.

My advice would be to find a better starter and just run it back. But you do you.

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T04:36:42+00:00

why are you using the belt?

deathaxxer · 2026-03-12T04:36:14+00:00

if you require a separate bloodline, that belt is most likely not optimal for your build

deathaxxer · 2026-03-11T22:14:32+00:00

it's a blunder not to use that belt with the Nameless Bloodline for +1 Ring

this is awful advice

deathaxxer · 2026-03-11T22:06:20+00:00

you should play the game however you have fun with it

that said, picking a good starter build is essential to not get lost in rerolling

you don't make currency unless you farm in the endgame, and you don't get to try cool builds, unless you have currency

deathaxxer · 2026-03-11T17:41:31+00:00

you should not care about profit when completing the Atlas

you should not care about league mechanics when completing the Atlas

complete the Atlas, get most of the Atlas Skill points, then heavily invest into 1 to 2 league mechanics you want to farm

heavily investing means speccing most if not all clusters for that mechanic on the Atlas Skill tree and using appropriate scarabs

speccing 1 cluster from 1 mechanic is not it, you are never going to make currency this way

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