[LHC] 2.6 Ramona's CI Essence Drain

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RabzH wrote:

okay thanks for clearing that up, also id rather opt out of a heretics veil as it got nerfed idk if it still decent or not

Hi again RabzH,

For Heretic's the only major change is you need a 21/20 Blaphemy now instead of 20/20 for the Blasphemy gem quality.
The nerfs impact on the other gems is honestly insignificant in the long run.
I would say the benefits of using one is still well worth the slot.

ill think about it

also i have to say, im so in love with profane bloom, its like a mini abyssal cry lol

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RabzH wrote:

ill think about it

also i have to say, im so in love with profane bloom, its like a mini abyssal cry lol

Hi again RabzH,

Yeah I love the sound of Profane Bloom, similarly to others loving the shatters from Vaal Spark.
Plus it's damage is great, it just unfortunately isn't a 100% chance. :)

Been using this build to farm uber lab for the past few days and netted some lucky enchants that funded my upgrades.

Transitioned to Lowlife and solved the mana issue I was having once and for all, now running Blood Magic linked with Discipline and Clarity, then Blasphemy linked with Temp chains and Enfeeble on mana reserve. Mana Regen on gear helped a lot too.

In the current state, I'd say ED Occultist is still decent for boss killing, a bit sloppy for map clearing though after the AOE changes.

Current setup:



Got lucky with the 21/20 ED vaaling.

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trevorllw wrote:

Been using this build to farm uber lab for the past few days and netted some lucky enchants that funded my upgrades.

Transitioned to Lowlife and solved the mana issue I was having once and for all, now running Blood Magic linked with Discipline and Clarity, then Blasphemy linked with Temp chains and Enfeeble on mana reserve. Mana Regen on gear helped a lot too.

In the current state, I'd say ED Occultist is still decent for boss killing, a bit sloppy for map clearing though after the AOE changes.

Current setup:

Got lucky with the 21/20 ED vaaling.

damn dude i cant wait till i find a shavs and go ll that seems so awesome ! gratz

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Ramona wrote:

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Giammafix wrote:

Hey Ramona, I saw a video made by Liftingnerdbro, in which he stated that The Consuming dark does more damage than a Delirium dagger being more effective in high tier maps.
I think that he said that because of the poison effect, but with that this build will struggle against poison immune bosses like chimera and hydra.
What do you think about? :)

Hi Giammafix,

I have a section under 'Everything else' tab and FAQ for my opinion on The Consuming Dark versus Delirium.
To summarize poisom scales higher but you need 3-4 casts of ED to apply poison for it to be the same or more damage than Delirium.
Also I do not take nodes in my tree to optimize for Poison scaling, so I would keep in mind that you would need to change points if you used it.

oh yes sorry, I didn't notice that section!
some other questions :)

- do you think that picking an Elreon ring would solve some of the mana issues?
- what about a level 3 enlighten instead of enhance linked to the curses?
- whirling blades instead of shield charge?
- Energy from within jewel put near melding?

Hi Maaarc,

you are welcome. :)

True, mana is really an issue in this build.
I would invest into Dreamer for a bigger Mana pool.
You could remove the Dex Node under Fangs of the Viper.

Then use a low lvl Clarity (lvl 4 for example).
Youll need to experiment a bit with the lvl of Clarity to get the best results.

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Giammafix wrote:

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Ramona wrote:

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Giammafix wrote:

Hey Ramona, I saw a video made by Liftingnerdbro, in which he stated that The Consuming dark does more damage than a Delirium dagger being more effective in high tier maps.
I think that he said that because of the poison effect, but with that this build will struggle against poison immune bosses like chimera and hydra.
What do you think about? :)

Hi Giammafix,

I have a section under 'Everything else' tab and FAQ for my opinion on The Consuming Dark versus Delirium.
To summarize poisom scales higher but you need 3-4 casts of ED to apply poison for it to be the same or more damage than Delirium.
Also I do not take nodes in my tree to optimize for Poison scaling, so I would keep in mind that you would need to change points if you used it.

oh yes sorry, I didn't notice that section!
some other questions :)

- do you think that picking an Elreon ring would solve some of the mana issues?
- what about a level 3 enlighten instead of enhance linked to the curses?
- whirling blades instead of shield charge?
- Energy from within jewel put near melding?

Hi Giammafix,

For my setup with Heretic's Veil and Charisma (plus the other aura 4% reserve nodes), your mana pool is no longer an issue.
This is why I run Enhance over Enlighten, it allows us to scale auras much further with Enhance.
I wouldn't personally use Whirling Blades as Sai daggers are naturally slow, shield charge is simply a better option in my opinion.
Finally, I personally dislike the use of EFW in the Melding wheel of the tree.
That being said, I may consider it worth it down the line.
But to be honest I don't use Melding in the final version of the skill tree, I would rather allocate the points elsewhere.

Hi there!

I'm looking to improve my character a little bit further. I'm waiting for voidwalkers to drop in price a little bit more before I purchase them.

Could you take a look at my tree and items and tell me what I should improve? I'm looking for more ES. Only have 9.4k ES right now after my switch from a Regalia to SoTL. I'm starved for strength and I'm sure swapping out of my crappy corrupted Eye of Chayula to a non-corrupted one would help a lot.


Here's my items and skill tree!

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superjack010 wrote:

Hi there!

I'm looking to improve my character a little bit further. I'm waiting for voidwalkers to drop in price a little bit more before I purchase them.

Could you take a look at my tree and items and tell me what I should improve? I'm looking for more ES. Only have 9.4k ES right now after my switch from a Regalia to SoTL. I'm starved for strength and I'm sure swapping out of my crappy corrupted Eye of Chayula to a non-corrupted one would help a lot.


Here's my items and skill tree!

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https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMBAQMeBbUNfA5IES8RUBGWFX4V1xhqGYoajxslHNwdFB9BIuoi9CaIJ6ko-ipbKwospiy_NAo1uTdmPV9CekM2SRNJUUmxS65SU1KvUuxWY1fJWAdcQFxrXfJn_GnYbAttGW1scLt1nnaCeC959npwfOV88H6hf8aCx4RIhMWGrofLieCPRo_6kQeTH5Mnl5WX9Juhm7WhL6cIpyunm7QMtUi3MLiTu027_L46vorBAMHFwuzDOsNtyAzK088V18_ZE9lb3V_fiuZY53ToWujW6QLquutj6-7sGO-I8NX1S_ba98H31_k3-ej60vsJ

Hi superjack010,

I can summarize some what, unfortunately I can't give a great review as I'm not at my Computer.
ES is going to be some what harder to increase, with a Skin of the Loyal your other pieces become very important.
Buy a Crystal Belt (look/craft for strength here), Rings with Int+% ES+Str, shield is also pretty low ES 350 is what's I would consider a starter piece.
Really any other ES upgrades you can get are very beneficial to Skin of the Loyal scaling.
I'll take a look at the skill tree later today, I would reference the skill tree at the start of my guide for my current final tree.
I'll include the version I plan to use before Voidwalker boots, I have it created but haven't posted it yet.
If nothing else, you can definitely use my character RamonaGecko as a reference for gear, though her tree and gems aren't 100% up to date.