[3.21] Aegis Incinerate Elementalist - Tank with over 10mil Shaper DPS!

Yeah that is one of the best value MTX :D

OK so I've been using a mana flask that has remove curse on use... turns on there's no "immune to curse during flask effect" anymore, but there is a "reduced curse effect during flask". Even though I'm not using coward legacy (and therefore no need for a curse reduction ring), an effect like this is still good to keep incoming damage down. Again my build deviates from the official POB because I dont have any unique flasks yet, so much remove XYZ stuff to use...

Edit: Wow bottled faith is 11X right now, way out of my budget. I'm saving up for an empowered 3 now that I got my 2R4B Lords. Remember consecrated ground also gives 50% curse reduction now.

Edit2: Wise oak now only goes up to 6% reduced damage taken and 8% elemental penetration, sad trombone...

I have a pretty late version of this build and mana regen is proving an issue without clarity. My PoB regen is 1.1 higher than my use per second _if_ I've applied exposure recently. If not, I drain mana pretty quickly. I think I have all the efficiency nodes and I'm using a -3 ring.

If I want to run defiance banner (or HoA) I need to ditch clarity. Are others just assuming they will apply exposure frequently enough to keep their mana topped up, or am I missing something? I could run a second ring with reduced mana cost but I'm not seeing that in any other PoBs.

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ChippDamage wrote:

I have a pretty late version of this build and mana regen is proving an issue without clarity. My PoB regen is 1.1 higher than my use per second _if_ I've applied exposure recently. If not, I drain mana pretty quickly. I think I have all the efficiency nodes and I'm using a -3 ring.

If I want to run defiance banner (or HoA) I need to ditch clarity. Are others just assuming they will apply exposure frequently enough to keep their mana topped up, or am I missing something? I could run a second ring with reduced mana cost but I'm not seeing that in any other PoBs.

Try to get a -4 ring, it makes a big difference. I use -4 and a level 1 clarity, it still allows me to use HoA, Tempest, Discipline, Determination and Defiance without mana issues

Hmm I imported your character and your cast rate is 8.3, cost is 8 and your mana regen is 91 so you should be able to sustain incinerate. One thing to remember though is that trigged spells also cost mana now, and you are getting hit then your wave of conviction and reckoning will trigger, costing mana.

Yes exposure is a big source of regen. There's nothing with running a mana flask as well. I still run one but it's really for its enduring applied effect of reduced cost effect (or whatever else you want).

Your unreserved mana is very low so there's not much reserves

I think for a -4 ring I need it to be a natural Elreon? Which will make it much harder to get the reduced curse effect on it. I could move the mana cost mod to a separate ring to make acquiring two good rings more practical, but it's been tough to give up Lori's Lantern for the 1c it costs :)

I should probably drop my CwDT/WoC down to level 1; I have them higher because of the tree from earlier in the league, but I could get back 6 mana per triggered cast there. Reckoning should have a 0 mana cost.

I've been labbing my mana regen in the hideout so not sure how it feels yet trying to sustain with exposure, though that'll make running no exposure maps even worse.

PoB is probably showing my banner in mana reservation, but it's turned off - it drops my unreserved mana below what I need to dash / warcry so it's not practical to turn it on yet. (PoB is definitely including exposure.)

Downleveling clarity could also be an option, just means eating a gem socket that the reference PoBs don't use.

Gave it a shot relying on exposure for regen, it holds up OK when walking around and not trying to maintain 100% uptime on Incinerate, though I do see it getting too low on a tanky mob. I'll get another 7 regen from Mental Rapidity (next level) so will see how much that helps. Thought maybe I was missing some major mana reduction node, but sounds like nope.

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ChippDamage wrote:

I think for a -4 ring I need it to be a natural Elreon? Which will make it much harder to get the reduced curse effect on it. I could move the mana cost mod to a separate ring to make acquiring two good rings more practical, but it's been tough to give up Lori's Lantern for the 1c it costs :)

FWIW, keeping Incin up 100% of the time is infinitely more important than any curse reduction. Get the -4 and get your mana under control. You won't even notice the difference in curses imo.

I ended up replacing Lori's Lantern with a resist ring, hopefully the loss of unlucky hits isn't too bad. Also means more total resist which I needed, chaos maps were getting rippy. Free prefix means -6 to channeled skills so I should be able to drop level 3 clarity (which is what ended up making my incinerate free). Definitely don't want to run out of mana for incinerate since so much of our defense comes from active channeling.

All of that is at least enough to run defiance banner for ~4K armor and gives me a gem slot back for vaal RF / vaal haste (or even portal without weapon swaps) - or maybe I'll be able to fit HoA in somewhere.

Woot just made it to 93, first time ever (made it to 92 a few times in past leagues). Got an empowered 3 for 1X earlier. Now not sure what's next. Grinding more levels seems daunting, and the next reasonable "upgrade" is to swap to using legacy with no reserved life for more tankiness.

One big question about Watcher's Eye with *Energy Shield gained for each Enemy Hit while affected by Discipline* How good is it ?