[3.13] SIEGE BALLISTA HIEROPHANT Build > Iron Commander & 15 Ballistas! CHEAP LEAGUE STARTER!
" I only just started this build in this league (and a week late), so my experience is far from a normal starter. That being said, even though ritual spits out garbage uniques like nothing else, in a future league without ritual, iron commander bow will still not be that valuable so is likely affordable by the time you hit 32 and you're speed leveling. If you are following OP's POB, there is no need to respec to fit the main skill while in the campaign. (Though you may want to in later maps to optimise your situation.) This was my starter, and I leveled with holy flame totem until late act 4, but I suspect you can just jump straight into SB right into level 12 when it's usable. As for viability, I accomplished 36 challenges with this build alone. Never mind early maps, red maps were easy, conquerors were easy, guardians were easy, sirus was eventually easy (first time I fought him was this league, having not played in 3 years). No especially detailed leveling guide though. Gotta figure out yourself when to get the gems. Last edited by radiostar01#5216 on Mar 5, 2021, 6:43:31 PM
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Hi
Really appreciate this build, able for me to clear T16 Maps rather easily. But feels like i've got a lack of DPS for Sirus, Maven , Minotaur and others. Any advices to improve my DPS ? Thanks https://pastebin.com/zLQegjdg |
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" 1. Change the anointment of Astramentis. The point of an anointment is to get a passive you'd really want but can't get because it would cost too many passive points to reach. Utmost swiftness is literally one point away. Change it to Shaman's Dominion. 2. Your flasks need to be changed. You don't need two healing flasks, your quicksilver has no mods, and your mana flask is not just low level but may not even be necessary (but will be if you follow tip 3). You should slip in a diamond flask somehow, preferably one that also makes you immune to curses. 3. A mana flask actually becomes worthwhile if you use rage, which becomes possible by buying the timeless jewel https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/6omj0g2tG, and attaching it close to a keystone. (I recommend the bottom by the duelist starting area). The keystone will change to chainbreaker, which gives you rage but also hurts mana regen. With rage you can use the gem berserk, which gives you a big boost to attack speed and movement speed. I recommend getting rid of lightning golem in exchange since it dies all the time. 4. The mana flask becomes unnecessary if either you don't follow the third tip, or if you do, you get rings that reduce the mana cost of your skills. 5. The passive tree could use some optimising. Here's one idea. https://pastebin.com/cMJTEtzi. You've got 4 points free to do what you want - get more dex, life, damage or even 4/5 into phase acro. The summary is as follows. I removed: - The 4 totem nodes below the starting area - Ironwood and the node next to it - The accuracy nodes next to wind dancer - The 3 points to Fangs of Frost (near point blank) - 3 points to Forces of Nature - The 3 points near the Brawn jewel close to ranger starting. - 2 points to ballistic mastery. - A bunch of dex nodes connecting ranger starting to shadow starting. As for what I added, you can figure it out. Just from these 5 changes (well, not tip 4 i guess), dps improves from 420k sirus dps to 780k. And if you want 1600 dex, get the last few from improving your rings, rather than putting passives into more dex. Last edited by radiostar01#5216 on Mar 8, 2021, 9:23:06 AM
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A Big Thanks for your really complete answer !!
I'm going to try your different tips I've already changed one of my ring, going to change the other Last question : most of the builds I see use gloves with "Physical converted to cold damage " Enchant. With % increased Dexterity, they cost a Lot! Does it worth it for Dps Boost ? Thx |
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" Of cause it's huge damage boost. https://www.twitch.tv/angry_roleplayer
All builds: http://www.angryroleplayer.com/path-of-exile-builds/ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2143469 |
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" I gotta ask though - is blood rage actually good? Because whenever I use it, I'm never at full life, thus damage at full life does nothing. |
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Thanks for build. Damage is awesome.
Did Elder, Uber Elder, Shaper, Sirius, Cortex map killed Venarius without any problem, Atziri, Uber Atziri, all guardians and etc. Had not perfect gear and only 14 ballistas. Didn't had much time for Maven but i think with her this build will deal also easy-peasy. Just wondering what this build can do with perfect gear, but i'm done for this league ;) |
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" Simple googling, solves your question: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2235316/page/1#p15882785 https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/9mjh5q/how_does_blood_rage_and_damage_on_full_life_skill/ Last edited by Kharadas#5625 on Mar 10, 2021, 8:30:41 AM
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" yes, it is worth and they cost only alot, if you want 9-10% inc dexterity plus high added dexterity. NOTE: General rule: After week 3-4 in the league ALOT(most) players stop playing POE and players picking up less loot. This means supply of items is alot less, making certain mod combinations very expensive and rare or even not available anymore on items. Last edited by Kharadas#5625 on Mar 10, 2021, 8:32:13 AM
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Here is what I was able to do so far, bulding on PS is a lot more expensive than on PC but almost done with min maxing.
Can't remember, probably around 50-60M dps with 16 balistas, still few possible improvements to do out there. Last edited by Shaalvy#9033 on Mar 26, 2021, 7:13:41 AM
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