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Can anyone give some extra detail regarding Zealotry vs Wrath?

I just bought a ring with "Shock nearby Enemies for # Seconds" as stated in the "Medium budget section". But I do not yet have a ring with "Level # Assassin's Mark on Hit" as they are very expensive.

Do you need both of these suffixes or do they work independent of each other?

So i'm crafting this staff and I'm not 100% sure what optimal crafts would end up being. Tested a bunch in POB but I would like input on my last suffix craft.

So far in POB it looks like these are the highest dps crafts
Multi Mod
Spell Dmg
% Increased Lightning Dmg % Chance to Shock
This leaves me with 1 more Suffix which seems like cast speed would be optimal but I can't test dps of Double dmg on focus to compare.

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WealthyDoge wrote:

So i'm crafting this staff and I'm not 100% sure what optimal crafts would end up being. Tested a bunch in POB but I would like input on my last suffix craft.

So far in POB it looks like these are the highest dps crafts
Multi Mod
Spell Dmg
% Increased Lightning Dmg % Chance to Shock
This leaves me with 1 more Suffix which seems like cast speed would be optimal but I can't test dps of Double dmg on focus to compare.

im not crafting expert, but just wanted to point out that %chance to shock is probably useless if you are using three dragons helm, since our lightning damage can freeze but not shock when using that helm?


using shock nearby enemies when focused on rings for example is another independent mod though, and really strong dmg increase, but in case of crafting shock on staff without focus I think shock is useless here, at least if you are using three dragons helm.. just my thoughts here!

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Elfernovich wrote:

I just bought a ring with "Shock nearby Enemies for # Seconds" as stated in the "Medium budget section". But I do not yet have a ring with "Level # Assassin's Mark on Hit" as they are very expensive.

Do you need both of these suffixes or do they work independent of each other?

they work independent of eachother, focus is a skill that appears on your skillbar when you have atleast one item with focus mod on it, as far as I know it works so that you focus for 4 seconds when pressing focus button, and gain buff during this time and the cooldown is 12 seconds before you can use it again, I dont know if the 4 seconds are included or excluded from the 12 second cooldown though, I mean not sure if its 12 or 8 seconds effective cooldown :P


but hope that answers your question !

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ConanCcM wrote:

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You where write, i was aking if i cast "Wave of Conviction" the "Stellskin" will cast automaticly or not, seems i'll do it throw CWDT, another question, if i link all 4 gems CWDT-Wave-Stellskin-Duratiion, the CWDT will automaticly cast Wave after getting hit? Or only casts Stellskin.

But than you wont be able to run "physical reflect" maps, cause cwdt wave into a group will kill you. I guess.

not if you keep WoC at max level ~10 like enki states in his gear guide regarding phys reflect maps when using WoC :p


WoC phys damage increases with level of the gem, and also duration of the effect, the -25% resistance to enemies remain the same tho so for good balance of duration and to be safe from phys reflect maps ~level 10 is recommended like enki says on page 1

Hi thanks for your input. I wasn't planning to get any value from the shock aspect of the craft, seems that the % Lightning dmg is just the highest dps option and it happens to come with shock chance.

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WealthyDoge wrote:

Hi thanks for your input. I wasn't planning to get any value from the shock aspect of the craft, seems that the % Lightning dmg is just the highest dps option and it happens to come with shock chance.

ah I see, well whatever gives the most % dps with your current gear out of all available options is probably what you should go for then, might sounds obvious lol but yeah ^^


also, sometimes what is the best mod/dps increase can depend on your current gear too, if you have a lot of penetration already for example getting more penetration can lead to diminishing returns quickly, and other mods will be better, sometimes empower level 4 gem is better than other support gems , sometimes not, depending on current gems / gear etc,



that maybe doesnt help you or your question tho lol, just wanted to point it out since I play around in PoB myself a lot :D it can be a bit of a puzzle sometimes to mix and match mods until finding the optimal, heh :D

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BigBobBobson wrote:

Can anyone give some extra detail regarding Zealotry vs Wrath?

basically, wrath gives more damage, zealotry gives a little bit less but also some safety from creating consecrated ground under your character when you damage a rare or unique enemy, that gives life regen, but since you have to stand still to get the benefit of this I really think wrath is better, cause when it really matters against tough content we have to move around anyway and avoid dangerous attacks and mechanics imo,


also, IMO wrath has better options on the watchers eye jewel , at least in terms of damage options, but zealotry has some decent options too there, like arcane surge on creating consecrated ground / extra ES leech etc..


in the end its close imo but im using wrath anyway, enki also discusses this on the first page but I guess you read that already :P


I guess if you find watchers eye jewel for better price with great mods for zealotry compared to one with great mods for wrath, then you could use zealotry instead, and vice versa,


hope that helps anyway!

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WealthyDoge wrote:

Hi thanks for your input. I wasn't planning to get any value from the shock aspect of the craft, seems that the % Lightning dmg is just the highest dps option and it happens to come with shock chance.

I would definitely include "+2 to level of socketed support gems" when multimodding a staff; it's really strong with Empower in the Arc setup and with yours in particular will let you get your base Arc really high.