POE 2 ✧ Lahkesis Queen of Chaos ✧ "Essence Drain " Guide releas (Showcase video include)

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Imm3k#0816 wrote:

Did you kill the last boss? So far I failed twice with 10% hp remaining.


Nope I went blind and lost to clock mechanic on my first try. Didn’t want to repeat as his hp moves down too slow and for ascending ultimatum is way easier (however I hate the fact that you get duplicated keys).

lol this build is never coming out.
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Wondering how all the other bloodmages are doing? I have been progging very good after I switched my initial planned build to focus around DoT into Chaos Crit since there wasn't good ways to scale DoTs. I solo'ed my 4th ascendancy which was fun and clear T15s with breeze. My current Hexblast is doing 53k DPS not including Sigil of power or full wither stacks and despair. I still use ED and contagion on boss fights and now I have some fun with adding bleeds.



https://imgur.com/X1aXg9n

I can provide my build if anyone is curious. Trash clear is instant and fun and bosses are just as fun with a couple going down in 2-3 lucky crits


Would love if you shared the planner of your build!



Hey, I finally got around and made a decent rough draft of the build. If I get good responses i'll make it into a more dedicated bujild planner but for now this should suffice. Since that photo, my Hexblast is now at 63k DPS.

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/9318a4ac-f602-4988-a358-8aa30eb71530/builds/45024af0-d6b9-4c3e-a9fb-f0eed63d0fa0
Last edited by wolffresh#3615 on Dec 23, 2024, 11:57:16 AM
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adavydow#2566 wrote:
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Imm3k#0816 wrote:

Did you kill the last boss? So far I failed twice with 10% hp remaining.


Nope I went blind and lost to clock mechanic on my first try. Didn’t want to repeat as his hp moves down too slow and for ascending ultimatum is way easier (however I hate the fact that you get duplicated keys).



In ultimatum I got pissed with manticora boss, flying away from me.
Finally after long fight managed to defeat sanctum last boss.
No idea how long that fight was, probably ~10 minutes.
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Imm3k#0816 wrote:


In ultimatum I got pissed with manticora boss, flying away from me.
Finally after long fight managed to defeat sanctum last boss.
No idea how long that fight was, probably ~10 minutes.


Manticore is awful yeah, but overall ultimatum is pretty safe as anything except tornado bird can be recoup-tanked (as long as you don’t take dot punishments). My usual runs are sub 20 minutes and for SSF I want to farm it anyway as it is the only source of souls.

Had very limited time to play since the last weekend, once I do, will try sanctum boss.
Last edited by adavydow#2566 on Dec 23, 2024, 1:53:21 PM
Idk why everyone is so up in arms about how long this is taking? It's still early access and I think a lot of us were surprised that ED wasn't as strong as we initially thought.

Theres at least several builds in this thread not to mention so many different builds to try with different classes.

Give the guy a break. Hes working hard to get us a top tier build, that im sure those of you complaining will ultimately use.
RIP, was really looking forward to this build.
Main issue is the fact we have nothing. While he is way down the road on the maps. I stoped playing 7days ago because i dont actually know what ascendancy to pick and we cant change it as of now. Its understandable it takes time but 20 days and we got fancy banners but we dont even have like basic pointers at all.
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Main issue is the fact we have nothing. While he is way down the road on the maps. I stoped playing 7days ago because i dont actually know what ascendancy to pick and we cant change it as of now. Its understandable it takes time but 20 days and we got fancy banners but we dont even have like basic pointers at all.


This was my gripe with it as well. I ended up figuring out something else for myself and have been clearing and farming t15+ maps and beat my first boss. At this point im curious if the OP even made ED/Contagion work as a main skill and not a filler. For now im not changing my build since im sure I can every pinnacle boss with it.


I'm wondering how to improve my ED damage. 3.5k sheet Dot damage doesn't seem like much. Maybe someone can help.



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It's a fairly standard ED setup with some Chronomancer defenses (Time Freeze, Blasphemy). Doing quite well so far, but I'd like more ED damage for bosses and rares.

Items
+7 staff swap for ED (& Sigil)
Amulet with more skill levels
Anoint something with damage

Skills
More gem levels (18 currently)
I don't have any 5 slot gems yet

Passives
Weapon set with more spell damage for ED (Event Horizon, Spaghetti, Spiral)
Anoint Dark Entries (+1 level) and take something easier to get to

Questions
Does ED snapshot?
Does it snapshot Despair (meaning it has to be applied first)? Technically it shouldn't snapshot, as it just makes the target take more chaos damage when that damage happens.
Any ED tricks I missed? Aside from the usual Minion Pact and consume ailment.

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