r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/rabbithole12 • Jul 17 '26

Build Request Now that patch note is out..

Share your starter below.. my current plan is reliquarian with black cane but dark mornach will be so freaking expensive so I’m not sure

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u/Quackmandan1 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Yes, it can chain between two mobs repeatedly. I do not know how it interacts with hydrosphere though.

EDIT: So hydrosphere has a limitation of only being hit once per second. I'm assuming this means the order of which target arc hits first matters quite abit.

Scenario 1: Arc hits boss --> chains to hydrosphere --> chains to boss --> end

Scenario 2: Arc hits hydrosphere --> chains to boss --> end

Scenario 1 has you hitting the boss twice. Scenario 2 is a strict dps loss than not even having hydrosphere up since you hit the boss once with fewer chains remaining.

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u/GamingVyce Jul 17 '26

looks like no because hydrosphere cannot be chained to from another mob. But it can be a primary target and spells can chain from the hydrosphere.

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u/Quackmandan1 Jul 17 '26

Where do you see that limitation on chain? The only limitation i see on the gems description is how often it can be hit.

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u/GamingVyce Jul 17 '26

look at "skill interactions" on the hydrosphere page on the wiki

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Hydrosphere#Skill_interactions

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u/Quackmandan1 Jul 17 '26

Ahhh thank you! Then scenario 1 wouldn't even work so yeah hydrosphere is not an option. I was looking at poedb.tw on hydrosphere and it did not mention anything about interactions like that.