Enki's Arc Witch Memorial Page & POE 2 Arc Summary

"

Amnyx 님이 작성:

"

Jackofblades87 님이 작성:

Well, i've got a question.

I read the guide and i'm not sure about replacing Arc for Vaal Arc.
In case of doing it, for what support gem should I replace the Echo Support one?

Btw, great guide mate! :P

Hi,

not OP but playing this myself and i think i can help.
The new Vaal Gems grant you the "normal" version as well. So putting a Vaal Arc in your setup will give you a normal linked Arc and a linked Vaal Arc. Wich means there is virtually no downside to using Vaal Arc over Arc at least in the beginning.

And trust me you wanna see a whole screen of enemys explode or go out in a flash when you use your Vaal Arc. ;)

Edit: Read your question again and thought i might missunderstood you. If you are asking if you should replace the Echo support to get an additional link on the Vaal Arc i would say no. The Vaal Arc is in anycase one charge and potent enough with one support less.

Okey, so, now, should I corrupt my Arc gem by using a Vaal Orb?
I'm a bit newbie actually and I'm not sure about doing it, I mean, now I can easily destroy all the bosses (I'm on act 7) and I can fully clear the incursions, but I don't know exactly how the system of souls in the vaal gems work. It's normal to run out of souls, or can I spam the right click without any problem?

Thanks for your quick answer :D

Edit: I asked about replacing the Echo Spell support because OP said that it doesn't work with Vaal Arc, so the first thing that comes to my mind is replace it by another one in order to get more damage or utility, for example.

Hey I am absolutely loving this build in hardcore at the moment but am unsure of what to upgrade next to keep progressing here is my character if you want to take a look, thanks.

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/forkheals/characters

Cant i play without Mind over Matter? I really, really hate that passiv from the bottom of my heart.

So play without MoM and then with Herald of Thunder?

And when the answer is no, why?

sorry for my english.

@Saufkopp: I'm not OP but I think I can answer your question because I've also been considering this.
One of the weaknesses of this build is the fact that it doesn't stack armor/evasion so you need to have some other type of damage mitigation. MoM does just that. It reduces the damage to your life by using some of your mana as additional life. Without MoM, you would likely die at the slightest burst of damage.
In regard to Herald of Thunder, i'm currently using it but it doesn't add a lot of damage. HoT alone would not warrant the loss of MoM. If you were to use HoT + Hatred and no MoM, you'd have greater damage but would die much more often.

Hi, which arc version would be better this league trap arc or selfcast one?

@Jackofblades87: As Amnyx wrote, Vaal Arc is too limited to drop one of the best supports for regular Arc for it. Vaal Arc can only store one use and has a soul prevention time of 4s, which means you can't just spam it. This soul prevention time can be circumvented with the new Soul Ripper flask but I haven't had the chance to try how well that works yet.

@FreddyRamsone: It should work nicely, but it may limit you in overall content this build can do since you will end up eating more hits, and probably can't avoid stuff like Shaper slam. I'd recommend to get the Whirling Barrier passives and go all out on block on other gearpieces to make up for the survivability loss.

@AustinQT: Viable yeah, but way too expensive while being inferior to Ahn's Heritage.

@Sturmcantor: Looks overall solid for now, i'd recommend start with an Essence Worm and Ahn's Heritage, then look out for a belt with more resistances and flask duration, or an open suffix to add one of those mods, Poeaffix can help with if you're unsure.
If you got currency left after that, you could replace that Quicksilver Flask with a Lavianga's Spirit, or simply switch to a Vaal Clarity until you can afford one of the highend options for mana sustain.

@forkheals: Flasks should have priority, they should be easy to roll. After that, get two good jewels and if you can afford, an Essence Worm and maybe a belt with flask duration.

@Saufkopp: As KingAlistair wrote, it's not a good idea. You'd end up losing ~2k additional hitpool that you can't really make up for on the upper part of the passive tree, and HoT doesn't nearly add enough to be worth it even if you'd spec into Mastermind of Discord.

@azuriteh: Each option has its perks I guess. Selfcast is more fun to me personally, it's a little bit faster and allows you to use Inpulsa's, which isn't just a clearspeed boost but also disables the dangers of any on death effects such as Porcupine spikes or Detonate Dead.
Traps on the other hand, just like Mines and Totems probably have more single target potential, especially once you can afford two Shimmerons.

Am I blind? I cannot see a pastebin.

"

Romney 님이 작성:

Am I blind? I cannot see a pastebin.

It's in the passives section, first link.

What about Intuitive Leap jewel on the right to pick up both Overcharged and Dreamer?

Especially early league good jewels are expensive.

I have been really enjoying this build, but using the gems recommended really leaves my single target lacking. Is that normal?

I have been using lightning spire trap linked with trap damage, concentrated effect, and increased duration and that shreds any bosses so quickly, at the cost of a lot of gem sockets. my current setup is

chest (inpulsas)
arc - spell echo - added lightning - lightning pen - controlled destruction (no 6l yet)

Helmet (rare)
Lightning spire - concentrated effect - increased duration - trap damage

Gloves (shaper rare)
orb of storms - arcane surge - increased duration - flame surge - faster casting (shaper inbuilt)

boots (rare)
flame golem - lightning golem - minion damage - minion life

weapon 1 (rare)
CWDT - immortal call - enfeeble

weapon 2 (heartbreaker)
herald of thunder - added lightning - Lightning pen


I know my mobility sucks, I really hate shield charge, and I'm not to the point where I need the defensive stats of a shield just yet. the plan is to get a shield once I get to tier 9/10 ish maps. survivability is not a current issue for me, but my single target without lightning spire definitely is.