[R.I.P.] life Mjolner done right by Rico - Juggernaut version - R.I.P. thx to "balancing" policy

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RicoKGB wrote:

Personally im still in the decision making process for a proper helmet for this build. Scolds is a nice DPS option, with Alphas i like cannot be frozen, +2 to auras and 8% reduced reservation. However with all those unique items on the build right now (only rare is a one ring lol) Im thinkig about solid rare helmet to cover up resistances and boost life further at the cost of +1-2% to max resistances and cannot be frozen.

I'm starting to see the value in that lol. I've got a lot of jewel sockets to work with but perhaps just a rare helm and using the sockets for damage would be easier. Here's what I'm working with as far as a tree right now. I still need to get the rest of the sockets and life of course but I'm fairly happy with the pathing to pick and choose if I want some more life, dmg, etc with only minor adjustments.

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/3.0.1/AAAABAEBAQHcBLMGxhEPES0S4RQgFVAWQBZvGjgdFCycLdIx-zLRNZI6WDsNPC09_EVHR35QMFXGVkhYY1nzXaRfP2EhZKNlTWZUZp5vO3IPcql2rHfjeA15aHyDfXN_44Kbg8yE2YTvhX2Mz49GkFWRzpRvmjuboZ8-ogCi6qcIqW6smKyqrQm18rc-u-29Nr6nwAHAGsBmwQTEFcT2xq7G2Msez37SONWm2CTYvdrd217d1eFz42rqGOvu7TzvDu_r9kj3MvfX-Ov60v4K

Is Vinktar still core for a mjolner discharge build like this? Can't we achieve similar shocks with just our lightning discharges?

My flask setup can pretty much be either Atziri's promise + Dying Sun vs. Vinktar + shock immune ruby flask. Figured the former would be better because I could still shock bosses somewhat reliably through discharge, but I'm not 100% sure. Ailment mechanics are always foreign to me, especially with the recent changes.

No Vinktar is not mandatory. With inyas boots theres a change that bosses with large hp pool will be shocked with just Discharge.

Ok so no more scold's heh. That was short lived. I value a high armor/life/res helm a lot more.

I was tired when I posted my tree last night so I thought I'd add why I picked unbreakable. The stun immunity only saves me 4 points but the double armor gives me some of what I lost from grace + IR while freeing up some points and still allowing me to run a 3rd purity for the +max res that I love so much. The third being cold, so that helps with freeze/chill.

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Zenzen wrote:

Ok so no more scold's heh. That was short lived. I value a high armor/life/res helm a lot more.

I was tired when I posted my tree last night so I thought I'd add why I picked unbreakable. The stun immunity only saves me 4 points but the double armor gives me some of what I lost from grace + IR while freeing up some points and still allowing me to run a 3rd purity for the +max res that I love so much. The third being cold, so that helps with freeze/chill.

I wouldnt throw away scolds idea yet. There might be an intresting synergy with Scolds.

Using skills -> Scolds hiting you -> Triggering Unflinching for Endu Charges -> Triggering Cast when Damage Taken for either Blade Vortex or Fire storm -> Generating power charges with Romiras and Inyas boots.

Anyone willing to test it out ? ;)

I would if I had an easy solution to the mana issue; I think I'd need a level 4 enlighten since I'm running 3 purities. I have a romira's with +2 mana gain on hit but I'm not sure that's even enough with how fast I'm cycloning and shield charging around.

edit: I bought one to just dick around, it works with both cwdt and unflinching. So could be cool in theory, completely unoptimized though. I'll need to get a decent enchant on it, need to get more dex out of my tree now (missing 16 if I lose devoto's), and might need level 4 enlighten for a larger mana pool. Pretty broke now though since I've dumped all my money into zana breaches and have my net worth tied up in expensive items that take awhile to sell lol, so won't be able to optimize this Scold's setup for awhile.

Do you know firestorm's interaction with EE, rico? Felt like when I was running it alongside BV for a little bit that it was screwing with some of my discharges.

Hey mate,

thanks for updating ur guide.

Do u think marauder is better then pathfinder?
And if Pathfinder do u think mjolner > cospirs?

which build will run better with a budget of 25 ex?

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Anbokr wrote:

I would if I had an easy solution to the mana issue; I think I'd need a level 4 enlighten since I'm running 3 purities. I have a romira's with +2 mana gain on hit but I'm not sure that's even enough with how fast I'm cycloning and shield charging around.

Why not use Blood magic with Cyclone?

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Anbokr wrote:

Do you know firestorm's interaction with EE, rico? Felt like when I was running it alongside BV for a little bit that it was screwing with some of my discharges.

Was wondering about that aswell. Shouldn mess it up if it works how I think it works (Discharge goes off imedietely after cyclone hit).

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Do u think marauder is better then pathfinder?
And if Pathfinder do u think mjolner > cospirs?

which build will run better with a budget of 25 ex?

Cant anserw those question yet. I must finalize my build and put it to the work vs hard content like Guardians, Shaper, Uber Atziri. Than we will see.

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RicoKGB wrote:

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Anbokr wrote:

I would if I had an easy solution to the mana issue; I think I'd need a level 4 enlighten since I'm running 3 purities. I have a romira's with +2 mana gain on hit but I'm not sure that's even enough with how fast I'm cycloning and shield charging around.

Why not use Blood magic with Cyclone?

Scold's no longer works with blood magic, has to be mana spent to trigger the self-damage that triggers cwdt and unflinching.

Guide has been updated to 3.0.