[3.0] Siege Ballist - Guardians down

Hello there!

++++Prologue++++

For a while i thinking about "what i want to play this league?"
And most of builds that i saw was about VP, Attack Speed or Dark Pact.
I started league with my EQ jugg but this build cant takedown T16. Even T15 core was damn hard.

So watchimg some builds i came across something that interested me - multiple Siege ballistas.
I think this is not a guide becuase im still newbie for PoE. Its about my experience of playing that build.

+++Pros+++

+Solid clear speed;
+Cheap - the most expensive thing - 6L chest;
+Pretty safe play style;
+99% map mods available - only "no mana ragen" mod is very crucial;
+Our ballistas is reflection_proof (not at all but you dont care how many ballistas will kill themselvs);
+While ballistas do all dirty job you can run around and flip rocks and open chests.

+++Cons+++

-No sustain. No life regen or life leech (either i am too stupid to get some);
-Not tanky. I have 4,5k HP, 50% evasion, ~40-50% dodges;
-Guardians\Shaper can be too long to takedown
-Mana. I read few guides about that build and nobody say about mana. Your ballistas are gonna die at T15-16 maps REALLY fast. You always need to replace them.
Single ballista cost like 50MP (6L). If your regen less than 50\sec... Well you know the math

+++Middle+++

=I really like this playstyle. I hate summons but the need to constantly use SB is nice. Pretty dinamic. Also you need to think (not so much but still) where to put SB.








Thanks for reading and watching! Hope you enjoy this.

Hello,

I am not trying to make your build idea bad, just posting facts and my experience.

Siege Ballista Damage in general is to weak, cause GGG doesnt care and clear speed against bosses before 3.0, was allready bad. You needed really high end gear to make at least some good damage.

Chieftain Siege Ballista is the best Build since 2.5. The Totems are fire damage immun and leech life for you and with the xoph amulet you can even make them never die to reflect.

All the good information(items and everything) about siege ballista, you will find here, if you read through all the pages: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1649328

Ive played alot siege ballista in 2.5 and can you show you my old gear, if you like.

Ive watched your Minotaur kill and it is just to slow. I mean slow for Siege Ballista and not compared to other skills. The Problem is Iron commander and squirmish doesnt give damage to your single ballista.

You want hard hitting Siege Ballista for bosses(1 shot alot damage) and more attack speed, which squirmish doesnt give you.

Why are you not using any unique flasks for more damage ?

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Kharadas wrote:

Siege Ballista Damage in general is to weak, cause GGG doesnt care and clear speed against bosses before 3.0, was allready bad. You needed really high end gear to make at least some good damage.

Thanks for answer.
So i need to change Iron Commander to smth useful?
Like what?

I dont use unique flask because i dont know what is better :)
Some of them cost like 100+c and improves dps just for 1-5%.
And i use one btw.
Also i uave no sustain so i need those 2 HP flask.

About chieftain. He is really good but i think i have no will to leveling once more time.
Some people on reddit telling me that deadeye is better.

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Kharadas wrote:

Ive watched your Minotaur kill and it is just to slow. I mean slow for Siege Ballista and not compared to other skills. The Problem is Iron commander and squirmish doesnt give damage to your single ballista.

Yeah. This kill like 2 or 3 so i still learning.
The best try i guess was about 3-4 min (just capture only this).