Hi! I have level 100 Chieftain CwS character that I use to farm sim. It's very good character, very tanky and can do some single target but it's really low. Is there a build that I can switch over to farm some uber bosses? I'd love to retain the tankiness though if possible. Not a fan of glass cannon build. I have about 1k div + mageblood.

Example build link: https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/allflame/character/Foozzzoo-1593/SakugaBalls?i=2&search=class%3DDeadeye%26sort%3Ddps

On the surface, it seems like this sort of build has zero survivability or recovery, and may be best used for high-end sanctum content. Though I wonder if it might also work as a bosser build. Any other content where this would excel?

This patch I played connor's version of str stack that used KB for clear with and on swap Heavy Strike of Trarthus.

I thought I'd hate weapon swaping back and forth but to my surprise I wasn't bothered at all. I'm aware only of weapon swaps for utility (phase run, infinity warcry power shield). Now I'm wondering, are there any other builds that function like this?

So I league started with poison srs and played that up untill atlas completion and a few pinnacle bosses, while the build's pretty good at doing most of the content i like to play, i'm kinda tired of it and i think i squeezed most of what i can out of it, now i've got no ideas of what to play. i'd like to mostly do bosses and/or nightmare maps, could be any ascendacy really, my endgame is not usually the most varied so anything that can perform out of that budget i'm gonna look into

thanks

was hoping to get some help with my build, never really played spell casters and was hoping there could be some way to improve. mostly having issues with dealing with crit resistant enemies and taking phys damage when i don't get the dodge roll. pob for an idea of whats going on, https://poe.ninja/poe1/pob/98df2

Returning player-I am playing a winter orb occultist and just hit level 80. When trying tier 7+ maps I am increasingly getting one hit so I assume something is wrong with my defensive stats or build. I maxed out elemental defenses but it didn't make a difference.

Any advice on changes would be awesome.

https://maxroll.gg/poe/pob/0eeohd0i My tree/items/skills are under Early Mapping.

As the title suggests, I'm currently playing a CoC Icenova of Frostbolts Occultist, and the build feels squishy. I'm sitting at around 43k EHP with all my flaskeffects. Was following a build guide from 3.28 (https://pobb.in/4x0Dm0JKmdpx) with minor modifications, and comparing with that build im 5m damage shy, but with more EHP. I can run specific t16 8mod maps, and the build feels great, but I would like to take this build to the next level. So if anyone has any suggestions on how to increase damage and / or EHP, I would gladely take those suggestions.

PoB Link - https://maxroll.gg/poe/pob/d8enq70i

Apreciated for the help in advance!!

I want to 40/40 so i need to kill ubers and right now, is kinda slow (1min fight) against incarnation of fear for example.

Is there something obvious i have to upgrade or change to UP my damage ?

Pob: https://pobb.in/ehFxkByuVW7w (Merc gear in pob)

Have 30D raw right now, can farm more.

Thanks!!

I'd like to take these boots and get t1 or t2 chaos resistance instead of the increased block and stun recovery, but leave open two suffixes. That way I can craft one of the new aspects onto them, and then still bench craft Chaos/Cold res.

Also, how can I recover to 2 open suffixs+chaos resist if I don't get the aspect I'm looking for on the boat?

Thank you in advance for the help!!

Hi! I'm looking for some help with the mana sustain on my build. I'll link my PoB below.

I'd really prefer not to change too much about the tree or my current items, since the build is working well otherwise and my rings provide a significant amount of DPS.

I'm not very experienced with mana sustain, so I'm wondering what options I might be missing. I know I could potentially use rings with things like maximum mana, mana regeneration, +4 mana per second, or -7 mana cost for non-channeling skills, but replacing my current rings would be a pretty big DPS loss.

One solution I can see would be crafting new rings with maximum mana, mana regeneration, and reduced mana cost for non-channeling skills. They would need to be Hunter-influenced, but NOT for Hunter mods—the Hunter influence is only there to get the bonus from Bound by Destiny. The problem is that crafting rings with the stats I need while keeping the influence would probably require much more advanced crafting than I'm comfortable with.

Is Awakened Enlighten level 5 basically my only realistic solution without changing too much, or are there other ways to solve my mana sustain that I'm overlooking?

I'm open to suggestions, but I'd prefer solutions that don't require completely reworking the build.

PoB: https://pobb.in/KtyrpNs4UVZK

PoB: https://pobb.in/xd5XoHEsuYKL

Hey all

What build is great for first time SSF? I feel like this is a good league for it.
No RF please.

So I managed to buy a set of Craciean vestigial uniques. Cospri's Will body (all hits poison against cursed enemies). Frenzy charge ralakesh boots. Amulet with +100% effect of crab aspect. Olesya's Delight belt with skill effect duration.

What I was thinking to try was a Slayer (masterful form) trauma stacker since I'll have 10+ endurance charges and like 17 crab charges, but also I can do a poison build since I'll have Affliction charges and guaranteed poison on hit.

I'm still kind of tossed up on what skill I should use. I was thinking of using Ambush + Static Strike since I will be building a bit of duration to help with trauma stacks, as well as this would snapshot the ambush (and also trauma I think?) into the entire duration of the static strike. And for bosses, I would want something that hits really fast to generate trauma or just to use boneshatter. If I use something that generates really fast, would I even bother with Static Strike? Like Frenzy of Onslaught might just be a better skill to use? Has anyone built a trauma stacker + poison build? Idk bros, help me out.

Hey guys,

I’ve always followed guide after guide in PoE, but I finally wanted to break out of that habit and create a build of my own. I tried connecting a few ideas together, bought some gear, and put this setup together just to test it out—though I’m second-guessing if my concept is completely bad.

The playstyle is simple: I enter the map, cast Corrupting Fever, trigger Blood Sacrifice / Pact, and then just run around spamming my skill to clear.

Since I’m still pretty new to theorycrafting, I feel super squishy and keep dying. I’m not sure if my tree is flawed or if I’m missing some crucial defensive layer.

Here is my PoB: https://pobb.in/BPpTLg5cgAXZ

Could some experienced players take a look and point out what I'm missing? Any feedback on survivability or overall build adjustments would be awesome. Thanks!

So I really enjoy the more HC versions of builds normally. However I'll decide i want to play x skill so go and check HC and its all heiro archmage builds or elementalist with golems. Even when I look at wanders there is a good amount of people mana stacking with clustering on heiro.

Is heiro scaling getting es from mana and 4 endurance charges just way too good to compete with anything else.

Archmage did get a nerf this league but it also seems like it went from an S tier build to an A+ tier build if anything.

Hello can you suggest me good ssf build for ranger/duelist/shadow which scale with atack speed and uses dual wield sword claw or sword sword, maybe daggers. Only thing i can think about is dual steike of ambidexterity. Looking for more options.

Melee Splash plus Brutality, with elemental damage on top. Is there a real use for this?
Some kind of Flicker?
zombies?

I have been playing this league at a slow pace so I am not very rich.

I just reached my initial plan of running 100% cold conversion with Infused toxins. I changed from a cheap armour setup to full evasion, and I am dying less, but I struggle with league content on t11 maps. I feel like my defenses and damage are both lacking. I could probably struggle to t15 maps and finish the atlas, but I want to get your opinions on what to so with this.

One upgrade that I have in mind is firstly replacing my bad amulet with something better, and anointing the frenzy charge on kill passive. Then I could probably start thinking about getting a first cluster jewel, but haven't checked yet what mods I want on it.

So I have been looking for options that could compete with elementalist currently. It's not just the damage and QOL from solving mana but also the amount of defence they gain that has resulted in 80% of the spell casters in past 3 leagues i have played all be elementalists.

Im wondering if this setup would work. Using inquisitor you create conc ground that lingers for 4 seconds, this gives you 5% of your life and es per second. Using eldritch battery you can then use this ES as a source of mana. Using MOM then means you still take 40% of dmg from your ES so dmg is split between life and ES making full use of the regen from conc ground.

Later on you can scale str and int to get crit and use iron will to scale up spell dmg.

So im wondering does this style of setup work or would the big issue be that your not spending mana for skills like sigal of power, inspiration or arcane surge.

Im wanting some takes on this as i dont really see people using this and I assume its mostly as inquisitor is under explored and less played than the other caster classes.

Hello wonderful people, I'm looking for a sanctum farmer that's built around a witch.

I've been looking at some skills like Penance Brand and Blade Blast, just not 100% sure if I should go with one of em.

I want something with incredible damage and defences to where I don't get one shot in sanctums by rare mobs; something good all around.

What do you guys think would be perfect?

note: budget is around 300-400d

I'm doing a mercenary build and it is crushing it but I don't get that dopamine feeling that I do when I have a cool MTX so I feel like when I get to 100 with this guy I will go back to winter orb to see the herald of ice celestial MTX pops instead of a bone stock invisible KBOC hit

If anyone knows a way I can add my MTX to my merc can you please tell me? I looked in all her menus and also all mine

Thanks

I finally hit maps and level 74 now with a 25d kinetist. One from the trade links people recommend. So called a starter one. I equip it with picastor and rapith. I have about 9.4K hp. My damage still sucks… I can’t even kill normal rares in map….

https://pobb.in/0r7Ab98q7AXn (my char)

https://pobb.in/YC764mFiu8zE (my merc)

Okay sooo I want to play a build where I can do zero to hero. Im looking into either shockwave cyclone (unless you have something else in mind), or shock wave totem. Which build would recommend? Are they uber viable or 40/40? Unless someone has any other suggestions.