[3.26] 40+ million DPS perma-flask Poisonous Concoction | Trickster/Pathfinder

Reading through I noticed you said we have no way of gaining endurance charges on boss fights, have you thought about using The Writhing Jar in place of a flask for fights without adds just from testing in hideout you do get endurance charges from killing them.

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AmmosYT#7337 wrote:

Reading through I noticed you said we have no way of gaining endurance charges on boss fights, have you thought about using The Writhing Jar in place of a flask for fights without adds just from testing in hideout you do get endurance charges from killing them.

That's not as efficient as the Warcry, and costs you a lot more in time/fiddling/power IMO.

I am, however, working on a Pathfinder version that uses Farrul's Fur, and so solves the problem.

I decided to try leeching charges from my Merc, here are my findings on endurance charge generation:
You can use a body armor on your Merc with "while pinnacle boss is in your presence, gain endurance charge every 2 seconds".
Since YOU count as pinnacle boss in their presence, they gain charges.
HOWEVER, Conduit node does not work, because Mercs do not count as allies for charges. This makes it more difficult.
You can use Supreme Grandstanding node on yourself, but since we're limited to only 1 timeless jewel, that would mean sacrificing sweet damage from our Brutal Restraint.
There is another way of leeching charges from Merc, and that is using a link mastery and a link skill. That means you will have to reapply link every time it expires. Tedious, but it works. You can still die if Merc dies so not good either.

TL;DR: Probably use a STR merc with endurance charge skills, and use methods listed above only if you need non-str merc.

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Crimonit#4953 wrote:

I decided to try leeching charges from my Merc, here are my findings on endurance charge generation...

Nice! I've been playing the PF with Farrul's Fur and I have to say, not worrying about charge generation is a big selling point.

Final versions in the original post. TL;DR Trickster is faster and easier to gear, Pathfinder is the strongest ultimate version, and the one to choose if you really like min/maxing and QoL.

Correctly built and geared Mercenaries could alter that.

Hi,

First i wanted to thank you for this build ! I had a really great time with this as i'm coming back to the game since a long year without playin ! And cuz of your build, i liked the game as if it was new.

I just have a blocking point i can't explain myself. In the prossess of farming kinda juiced up maps, i struggle with the tanking and get often one-shoted. Not trying to go like full crazy maps i'm running breach alch & go with this strategy :

https://maxroll.gg/poe/poe-atlas-tree/4i9iz0so

I don't really undestand how cuz breach is not (in my mind) some crazy content and we have on this build litterraly all defense layout possible...

Here's my pob, if you could have a look it'll be really kind of you :

https://pobb.in/6a_Cks0uPWJT

UPDATE : Adding Rumi's Concotion and had a big loot which allow me to get the Precursor's Emblem made my day way better. Also, looking for your advices, i swapped strategy with blight and it's in fact easier. Not a big fan of blight but it works well and it's worth the drops.

I can't see your Mercenary, so I'm going to assume you don't have one just for the purposes of replying here.

First thing you need to do is get Temp Chains either on your gloves as a corruption, or on your Mercenary if you don't already. Then you should enchant your neck with Whispers of Doom. You could also consider swapping to a Witcher's Brew flask and changing up your rare ring because the flask gives significantly more damage, but I also tend to prefer the curse on hit ring mechanically. There are a bunch of different combinations that will give you both Temp Chains and Despair.

That will not only give you a damage boost, but Temp Chains is actually a part of your defense. Slowing mobs makes a big difference, and you're also killing them faster so they can't kill you.

I would recommend at least some kind of Brutal Restraint jewel. Here is a Trade search with a bunch of useful versions if you can't get a 7699. Do try to get one of those, though, as it's clearly the best for the build.

Your current Watcher's Eye is leeching, but leech is far inferior to +Life on Hit while affected by Vitality. I highly recommend it. You will immediately notice that you are almost unkillable - especially in Breach where you are hitting so many mobs with PConc of Bouncing (which hits a minimum of 11 times each throw).

Also, and I know the mana reservation is tricky, but eventually try to get enough room to run Blood and Sand. You could also swap up to Determination or get it on your Merc somehow. However I found B&S to be more than adequate and a good defensive boost.

Don't forget Kaom's Binding on your Merc. The Nearby Enemies Convert 25% of their Physical Damage to Fire is another really solid defensive bump.

Finally, you can get a Progenesis flask. Stupidly expensive, but for a reason. It's the biggest single defensive boost you can get.