(3.26 ✔) Soulrend Aurastacker / Block based Chaos DoT / Infinite EHP / All Content ✔ /

The big issue here for damage is the missing gem levels and your allocated points are very scattered. With a couple of hanging points.

See if you can buy a +1 all chaos amulet I noticed that soulrend amulets went from costing 1 divine to costing 9 divines in the span of 1 league.
Search for these amulets instead
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Mercenaries/JvW0brRIl

See if you can try to buy a level 21 soulrend. That would be +2 levels from where you are now and will spike your damage.

Each gem level is a major break point in damage. If your dot can insta kill things then the explode just makes your life easier.

For clusters you don't want to take every node on them. You want to minimalize what you take and what you get from them with the end goal being whats at the end of your jewel sockets. In your case you have 2 jewels with one of them not being used (I have a habit of doing this ngl lol) The other jewel is 6% chaos dot multie and mana reservation which you dont actually need right now.

That being said if you do invest points into a cluster jewel you need to make sure you are at least trying to get something by the end of your cluster. Not just jewels that have 1-2 stats that you want on them. The reason this is, is because clusters are direct competition of the skill tree. If you dont have a cluster to use.

I would recommend before having clusters to take hasty demise. It lowers soulrends duration though but for 4 points youd get a lot of damage.

If you have a 2 notable** cluster make sure the notables are decent (Touch of cruelty alone itself is not good) only take the right path of the cluster up until you get the top node. After that youll want a medium cluster jewel. Heres a search for this leagues clusters:
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Mercenaries/8jzGBBGFV


The most important thing is

Get a vaal discipline.

Its like a health potion that doesn't stop and keeps going while you are in middle of combat. So if something nails you for 90% of your barrier then you can instantly go to 100% and be safe for the next couple of seconds.

Thanks for the massive help.

Ended up getting a level 21 Soulrend gem for the massive price of 8C.

Switched up the cluster setup and bought a +1 chaos amulet while saving for the dragonfang.

Also got a vaal discipline which i am currently leveling up. Already feeling a massive difference and got a solid plan for further improvements. Thanks ALOT

Anytime! Also willing to do this for any future player!

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TheBladezPurge#7645 escreveu:

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Blacryan#1317 escreveu:

Any idea of the best type of merc for this build?

A blade bitter with withering step and preferrablly +1 to cooldown use on it
As of right now at least he helps me kill bosses a bit faster

You think blade is better than the wither merc? Also you have any gear recommendations for the merc? Either the wither one or blade?

can you kill T17 bosses and uber bosses with this build, with enough investment?

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Giammafix#2456 escreveu:

can you kill T17 bosses and uber bosses with this build, with enough investment?

Yea for sure

Ngl I havent really been playing with a merc this league yet as I've been farming ultimatums and farming the new bosses.

You can give the merc curses and valuable assets such as
= Temporal chains(Its massive because it extends soulrends duration)
= Punishment (You deal more damage to people who are low HP).
= Envy skill is free more damage modifier if you can equip them with an item with that.
= Poison stacking


Outside of that I havent played with them much and would love to hear what others think. I have gotten some feedback from a couple people on it.

Is the build SSF viable?
Playing in a private league.

I have tried to play the build in ssf(Private server) and got level 93 but it gets a bit harsh but assuming you know what you are doing you can piece together your gear in SSF.

Nothing on the gear is exceptionally rare. Minus the aegis aurora and fractured wand base.

I dont think this is the best SSF build but It can and has been done. If you do pursue it feel free to ask questions!

Do you have an atlas build for ritual you have been using? The one you posted in OP seems to be delirium focused?

Also can you check out my build and give me some suggestions/ideas?

https://pobb.in/xNxK4Ppl_bOx