[3.26]The dirty Scorpion-Tail|Herald of Agony|Minion-Cyclone-Guardian|Arachnophobia Allstars 191M

Edit : Managed to get by so removed most of my initial post.

I'm a CI Guardian using your build and I like the part where I don't die often, so I'd like to improve on that, could you give me some pointers on how to achieve that?


I'm skimming pages on the thread day by day but it's still hard for me to know where to go from now on.

Thank you !!

EDIT 2 : I really enjoy the idea of having this build and being invincible or close to that, if that helps give you an idea of what I want to do with it.

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Keishiro#4640 wrote:

Edit : Managed to get by so removed most of my initial post.

I'm a CI Guardian using your build and I like the part where I don't die often, so I'd like to improve on that, could you give me some pointers on how to achieve that?


I'm skimming pages on the thread day by day but it's still hard for me to know where to go from now on.

Thank you !!

EDIT 2 : I really enjoy the idea of having this build and being invincible or close to that, if that helps give you an idea of what I want to do with it.

The best improvements to tankyness are:

1) Get some more skill efficiency on clusters, helmet eldritch implicit, anoint charisma, etc, squeeze in flesh and stone.

2) Many more smaller alternatives before are in the compilation "flat dr" in "checklist stats" on page 443: enfeeble, infused channeling, taste of hate, etc.

3) Get purity of ice on a Merc (Frost Hand or Winter Deacon), raise elemental resis to 88-89% with melding of the flesh.

Get Kaom's binding on merc and Runegraft of the Fortress and for mapping of the Soulwick.

4) Or try further out: Get "unaffected by poison" on rare boots, turn hybrid life+es, get a b.i.s. watcher's eye with doubled recovery or also a third mod. (Then also a b.i.s. 2 auras merc discipline+purity of ice fits).

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Chromino#4813 wrote:

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Keishiro#4640 wrote:

Edit : Managed to get by so removed most of my initial post.

I'm a CI Guardian using your build and I like the part where I don't die often, so I'd like to improve on that, could you give me some pointers on how to achieve that?


I'm skimming pages on the thread day by day but it's still hard for me to know where to go from now on.

Thank you !!

EDIT 2 : I really enjoy the idea of having this build and being invincible or close to that, if that helps give you an idea of what I want to do with it.

The best improvements to tankyness are:

1) Get some more skill efficiency on clusters, helmet eldritch implicit, anoint charisma, etc, squeeze in flesh and stone.

2) Many more smaller alternatives before are in the compilation "flat dr" in "checklist stats" on page 443: enfeeble, infused channeling, taste of hate, etc.

3) Get purity of ice on a Merc (Frost Hand or Winter Deacon), raise elemental resis to 88-89% with melding of the flesh.

Get Kaom's binding on merc and Runegraft of the Fortress and for mapping of the Soulwick.

4) Or try further out: Get "unaffected by poison" on rare boots, turn hybrid life+es, get a b.i.s. watcher's eye with doubled recovery or also a third mod. (Then also a b.i.s. 2 auras merc discipline+purity of ice fits).

Hello, thank you for the reply, I've been working on my Guardian HoA CI for a few days with your tips, and have been making good progress, I think it's solid but I think I should invest more into the next cluster of voices for max agony, but I don't wanna drop too much defensive layers, I don't even hit the poison cap yet I think.. Lol

I'd appreciate it if you could criticize my tree and give me tips on how to keep the idea of staying overly defensive for juiced mappings but also having the defensive layers at the same time (sole reason I went guardian lol)

I'd like to not reroll and keep praising the arachnophobia lord and keep this char but shifting the tree around is kinda tricky, but I think I'm doing alright-ish for now ^^


My best option would be MB, no?

Maybe you got the perfect idea of tankyness/dps balance that I don't, cuz I might be overdoing it xD

EDIT : Here is my poe ninja

https://poe.ninja/builds/mercenaries/character/Keishiro-4640/NoPantsGoon?i=20&search=skills%3DHerald%2520of%2520Agony

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Keishiro#4640 wrote:

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Chromino#4813 wrote:

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Keishiro#4640 wrote:

The best improvements to tankyness are:

1) Get some more skill efficiency on clusters, helmet eldritch implicit, anoint charisma, etc, squeeze in flesh and stone.

2) Many more smaller alternatives before are in the compilation "flat dr" in "checklist stats" on page 443: enfeeble, infused channeling, taste of hate, etc.

3) Get purity of ice on a Merc (Frost Hand or Winter Deacon), raise elemental resis to 88-89% with melding of the flesh.

Get Kaom's binding on merc and Runegraft of the Fortress and for mapping of the Soulwick.

4) Or try further out: Get "unaffected by poison" on rare boots, turn hybrid life+es, get a b.i.s. watcher's eye with doubled recovery or also a third mod. (Then also a b.i.s. 2 auras merc discipline+purity of ice fits).

Hello, thank you for the reply, I've been working on my Guardian HoA CI for a few days with your tips, and have been making good progress, I think it's solid but I think I should invest more into the next cluster of voices for max agony, but I don't wanna drop too much defensive layers, I don't even hit the poison cap yet I think.. Lol

I'd appreciate it if you could criticize my tree and give me tips on how to keep the idea of staying overly defensive for juiced mappings but also having the defensive layers at the same time (sole reason I went guardian lol)

I'd like to not reroll and keep praising the arachnophobia lord and keep this char but shifting the tree around is kinda tricky, but I think I'm doing alright-ish for now ^^


My best option would be MB, no?

Maybe you got the perfect idea of tankyness/dps balance that I don't, cuz I might be overdoing it xD

EDIT : Here is my poe ninja

https://poe.ninja/builds/mercenaries/character/Keishiro-4640/NoPantsGoon?i=20&search=skills%3DHerald%2520of%2520Agony

Looks great!

That`s an awesome pure agony - uncompromising - enduring composure megalo!
Congrats!

Good built in melding of the flesh! Get purity of ice on your merc for 90% max-resis and kaom`s binding belt for 20% phys-dr and Garb of Epheremal for slow-immunities.

The stibnite-flask is not optimal, I would switch to a quartz-flask and 1 passive suppresion-mastery for 8% more suppression while phasing. Or instead to a Sin`s rebirth for more withers.

You have some overcapped spellblock after casted spell - so your second megalomaniac with magehunter and second skin is not optimal, I would switch them to rare medium clusters.

Next layer of tankyness would be flesh and stone. Should be very easy possible when you get a frosthand merc with 2 auras discipline+purity of ice and turn hybrid with unaffected by poison rare boots. When you want to remain CI one more small cluster sublime form, 35% increased effects on all small clusters and fertile catalysts on rings should be almost enough.
+1 Endurance charge on a ring-implicit should be nice to gear too.

Hello,
Thank you for your reply as always. You gave me some nice pointers once again.
I never understood why we had Sin's Rebirth so your reply made me check what unholy might does in details, turns out it's also to apply withers! I feel dumb, I removed it earlier for that reason, lol.
Yes, that melding was quite a find! 10 div or so I think. The HoA population is not that high so we can sometimes find decent deals :)

I like the idea of staying CI, being immune to chaos has been very fun so far, since it's my first ever CI, I'm not used to not having to deal with chaos stuff, that might give me bad habits with piloting my character.....

My current merc was equipped with Kaom's and Garb of Epheremal
I will try to find a frosthand for flesh and stone, and move on to perfecting my clusters as some are very dated. Along the +1 ring!

I think having clarity opened up could also help me setup a brand for spirit offering, because I haven't been using it at all for single target yet.

Thank you again,

Praise.