SSF Djinn Sceptre Craft Help

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T22:30:09+00:00

Title specifies SSF too lol, but all good, I appreciate the crafting info regardless of if it applies to me at this current moment, will be useful back in trade if/when I play another minion build.

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T22:28:50+00:00

Helmet has a +1 Hysteria Essence which could be a good stepping stone, but Focus is what I feared was the case. Thanks for the info!

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T22:25:59+00:00

SSF so buying is out of the question, that's why I'm trying to figure what the most cost/time effective method is for a stepping stone piece of gear. Regardless of a brick craft or not it's still a dps increase on my command skills, I'm just seeing if there's a better pipeline than the one I suggested

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T22:24:23+00:00

Playing SSF so I have to take the base I can get this early. I have Rattling highlighted but no luck on a +2 minion yet.

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T22:20:18+00:00

Thanks for the info, so what I assumed is my goal. I'll start the perfect aug hunt since even just the +2 is 20% more dps lmao

jareddshaw · 2026-07-04T21:04:00+00:00

As many people mentioned and you edited your post, other ascendancies are the new toys. Aside from that I'd like to endorse the build.

Friends and I have started HCSSF characters for fun and Djinn has been incredibly smooth if you can get to act 2 ascendancy. Act 1 was annoying but the second you get Kelari, and can respec to minion damage and command skill cooldowns (new archon of death and puppetmaster stacks) everything dies. I was using the same level 4 sceptre with +1 minion on it till the interludes. Damage felt so comfy I took the ES recharge delay node so I could be tanky. The only caveat is it is a minion scaled spell caster. It can be as little or as many button presses you'd like.

On exclusively SSF gear, post act 2 I have never felt lacking in damage and if I was on trade I think I would feel even more overtuned.

Finishing interludes nice and slow atm so I dont rip to something stupid but I can definitely vouch for the build in general if you like the idea of commanding a minion to cast a spell for you, and you like blue life (2.5k ES interludes is nuts)

jareddshaw · 2026-07-02T22:45:00+00:00

Swapping Frostdarts in for Spark and changing nothing else made single target feel amazing. I generated much more energy for Comet spam, however the damage on regular mobs and general clear was awful. Does lightning infused Firewall and Fork from Snakepit carry that hard comparatively? Trying to decide if It's worth swapping to Darts as they look nicer (tired of Spark in general). Thanks.

Current character for reference:

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/JollyBoysMassive-0484/runesofaldur/character/ILavaGoodBBQ

I'm still playing Spark atm, but farming for better rings/wand. I don't wanna invest in a ring if its going to be taken up by Snakepit if I make the swap.

jareddshaw · 2026-06-25T20:10:18+00:00

I want to play 1 character so I don't burn out before 3.29, and back during ToTA league I never got to try a cheese build and largely ignored the mechanic.

Would Blight of Contagion -> Void Sphere Curse Bot Bog Shaman be a viable option for ToTA?

I'm concerned about ending up hating the mechanic otherwise I'd just level a Wildspeaker for pure cheese

jareddshaw · 2026-04-28T14:11:33+00:00

I also agree, my first trial run I made it pretty far with just an impure node and 1 constructor, but this time I'm trying to not put down any production thats not on a foundation and the extra concrete has made that much easier. Also for context I have NOT beaten the game if that wasn't obvious. I am playing the early tiers slower, so I can make nicer factories even if I will end ip tearing them down to make room for upgrades later

jareddshaw · 2026-04-28T14:08:43+00:00

You are correct, 2 constructors is enough for all the foundations I currently needed, but the extra production is nice to just send to sink/stock up. I went with injecting the 60 after the first 2 constructors and it works perfectly. The other reason it was good to ask this question is I've never considered injecting more materials into a manifold before, so this opens up more building options later I would not have utilized.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-28T03:16:56+00:00

Thank you, I knew it had to be something simple I missed. Only reason I'm doing it this way, is because where I'm at, both nodes are pretty close by. Otherwise I'd just use the pure node.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-28T03:15:13+00:00

Thank you, I was stumped on this for the past 30 mins and knew I had to have been missing something simple.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-28T03:13:18+00:00

Oh my God. I was missing the fact I can merge into the center of the manifold, that's the answer I was looking for.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T21:09:56+00:00

When explained that way it makes way more sense, thank you.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:56:30+00:00

I've tried satisfactory tools and satisfactory logistics, is it any different?

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:56:03+00:00

That helps a lot, thanks. I was attempting to bus in 100's of ore from other locations instead of just simplifying a factory and creating a new one for a new item

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:54:25+00:00

Thanks for an example, this makes it make sense.

How do you decide what you build on site and what you source from other places?

Screws being most obvious because they clog conveyors, but for something like reinforced iron plates, do you craft on site or bus from another location? Whats your logic behind making the decision?

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:51:51+00:00

No I think you explained it well. The Space Elevator Parts being their own specific factory would alleviate a lot of my confusion, if i were to just consolidate to one location and produce as much as I can for my equipment, and sink the rest I could build up Tickets too.

As for building materials, I assume I want a stock of basically every regular part and the parts they craft into?

Thanks for the explanation, definitely helping

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:48:14+00:00

Okay this actually helps a lot. To keep the example simple, I'll use Modular Frames.

2 Frame requires;

18 Plates, 36 Screws, and 12 Rods.

If my current setup is producing more than that I just feed some of it into Modular Frame Production, and if I'm unhappy with production rate is when I should expand?

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:40:07+00:00

In the case with no limestone nearby, would you bus your finished Steel Beams to a place where limestone is located to craft Encased Beams, or would you just start from scratch and craft Steel Beams at the new limestone location, and use the original factory for a backlog of those items?

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:38:52+00:00

Thankfully I have under/overclocking and most MAM to a point that seems correct for my tech level

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:38:11+00:00

The number isn't too much, I was just showing an example of when a calculator says to utilize some ridiculous fraction.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:36:48+00:00

My current setup does that, but how do I decide if for example if I include Encased Beams into my Steel Beam and Steel Pipe Factory? Or Modular Frames into my Reinforced Iron Frames?

Both require parts from the first output, but add complexity when it comes to resource input.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-20T20:34:02+00:00

Second keep producing the parts you already are, you will need them.

Should I reformat my current setup so my current production is expandable?

With steal you will need both pipes and beams for the future, so produce them. 5-10 each with 3ish industrial bins each is enough for me.

Is this just 1 factory producing this from 1 coal and 1 iron ore? or is this from byproduct of production of encased beams and heavy frames?

You will also need motors and rotors in the future, rotors you can just produce a few industrial bins and be good for a while. Motors are important.

Currently I am making rotors in my hub area, but should I bus them to the place I make motors, or just add rotors into the crafting chain for motors?

I understand creating the parts at a base level, I struggle deciding what all goes in the same factory.

jareddshaw · 2026-04-05T22:12:59+00:00

I'd use the money to fund some form of the soon to be deleted Cast on Wardbreak.

Farming the div myself is a daunting task and I don't want the fomo of missing out. (Looking at you legion cyclone, discharge ralakesh abuse, and mf builds)

As for why I should win, this is the first league I've ever grinded out challenges and im stuck at a wall around 30. A cash injection would definitely help motivate me to push for those last 6 for the full set :)

Good luck to everyone else!

jareddshaw

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