[3.21] 🌿Ultimate Claw Poison Pathfinder - Untouchable Viper - Molten Strike update by FEL

Can someone guide me a bit here, feel like my damge should be higer, I´m clearing t14+ with no problem but, single target is other history, here is my gear at lvl 93

I am using Venom Gyre currently, but i only have 5L , which 5 gems i use will be the best performance?

i dont know Deadly Ailments or Unbound Ailments which one is better

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Kunioh wrote:

Can someone guide me a bit here, feel like my damge should be higer, I´m clearing t14+ with no problem but, single target is other history, here is my gear at lvl 93

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Buy a 21/23 pestilent strike (40c) and awakened added chaos damage (15c) if you don't mind investing a bit.

Optionally, you can just swap to viper strike on hard bosses. The 21/23 gem is cheap.

For anyone who is struggling with Cobra Lash at T14+ bosses/conq single target dmg, here is an option: switch to Viper Strike in body and Cobra Lash in gloves.

This has several benefits:
1. No need to gem swap
2. around 60-70% more single target dps, you will feel the massive difference immediately
3. You maintain the excellent clear speed with Cobra Lash, 5L in Embalmer is good enough to clear rare T16 maps
4. Since you're only using Viper Strike for single target, no need to use melee splash/tribal fury. You can use the exact same gear/tree as Cobra Lash, just recolor your chest and gloves.
5. You have flexibility in fights like Veritania. When you can melee her, you use Viper Strike. When she retreats into the ice you can Cobra Lash for some chip damage.

Downside is it takes gem slots so there is opportunity cost. I don't plan on using Perfect Form so my gem slots are relatively free.

Cobra Lash single target feels like you're trying to do conquerors on a 4 link. The damage is just not there and many fights for me went to empty flask running around, stalling, and dying. Viper Strike dmg actually feels respectable.

This build has been a lot of fun so far, just barely starting red maps and not having any issues yet. I was wondering if there were any alternate quality gems that should be used for the Cobra Lash setup?

HoA providing wither stacks seems decent and possibly divergent cobra lash? Currently using Divergent malevolence since it seemed obvious.

Whats i should upgrade next? In name of this topic i see 100% delirious farmer, ok i try t7 full 100% map with my gear. This doable but i think i do this map almost hour and die 2 times, because some mobs in delirium immune to lich mana, i even equip mana flask because of that. Damage looks like pretty low, i barely kill even white mobs. I try to swap for physical damage support but this still not work. Also on normal red maps i not have damage too and not have defence, sometimes i one shotted even when all my flasks used and molten shell on.

This looks like any glass cannon build with same gear better for mapping than pestilent strike pathfinder. Maybe in 100% copy gear from this build its do a lot of damage, but i not a streamer or whale, i just play for fun. Have 2 exalts and 150 chaos right now in my currency tab.


PS. I also buy really nice abyss jewel in ritual shop in first day of league, in my belt right now, give me onslaught after kills, whats flask i should use instead onslaught one?

If I would to get Hunter gloves with the mod "Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemies" the Tribal Fury Anoint wouldent be as useful I guess so what could be good alternatives :) ?

Looking at nodes like "Corruption", "Swift Venoms", "Constitution", maybe there is even better alternatives :) ?

Is having the following ancestral protector 4-link in replacement of wither totems a good idea?

Ancestral Protector - Multiple Totems - Faster Attacks - Withering Touch


Pros:
- On PoB it shows a 10% dps increase due to totem providing atk speed.
- Faster totem placement speed

Cons:
- Not sure how effective it is at stacking wither, especially if the boss moves constantly since AP is melee

I've also included withering step in the build to help with wither stacking.

Thanks for the build. Loving it for a change. I have a question though. Why isn't the build using any cluster jewels? It seems like those things are pretty stat efficient, and we could make use of stuff like Unholy Might for dps boosts, right? I haven't actually done any looking in PoB yet, just curious since almost all other builds make use of them.

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Is having the following ancestral protector 4-link in replacement of wither totems a good idea?

Ehm, yes? That´s why the uber melee variant is recommending it? :D

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I have a question though. Why isn't the build using any cluster jewels? It seems like those things are pretty stat efficient, and we could make use of stuff like Unholy Might for dps boosts, right? I haven't actually done any looking in PoB yet, just curious since almost all other builds make use of them.

Cluster Jewels provide more damage but it costs us survivability. A lot of the nodes we take eigher come with additional evasion on the path or with block. In general the build is pretty scuffed in terms of skillpoints and the cluster jewels provide nothing but raw damage which is not even needed when everything comes together. Thats why there arent any cluster jewels recommended.