[3.0] NeverSink's ♣ INDEPTH Tornado&Archer Guide ♣ Beginner friendly ♣ Rapid clear ♣ All bosses

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Gorrath escreveu:

For those who've played both this build and Mathil's Voltaxic build:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1550827

Which one would you say is the most effective?

Thanks

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Zølthar escreveu:

As a fairly new player this guide gave me alot of information on individual aspects of a ranger build, but I'm just not seeing how all these pieces of the puzzle fit together quite yet. It starts with the skill tree.

I'm using the defensive version because I'm playing hardcore and I'm inexperienced. The tree does make sense and I get the logic behind it, however in practice it just feels like my character is starting to fall off too hard in terms of damage to just keep this path on the tree going.

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The more I play, the more I wish I went more defensively, I find it more fun too. I had the same damage slump, but then upgraded my jewels and 300+ dps Harbinger (4L) for about a chaos each.

So the first question is, how do I keep my damage relevant enough to be able to keep speccing points into this defensive tree setup? I'm currently using:

- Tornado Shot + Lesser Multiple Projectiles + Physical Projectile Attack Damage + Faster Attacks

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Use GMP instead, play with WED or PTL instead of FA gems, may help.

- Assassin's mark

- Hatred

- Artic Armour

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Herald of Ash would be great damage instead of AA, but use AA when you need to.

- Frenzy (just to get frenzy charges)

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I used to use it too, but Blood Rage is just easier to build frenzy.

- Blink Arrow

Should I replace Hatred with Herald of Ice + Curse on hit + Assassin's mark and get Blood Rage ASAP, then replace Frenzy with Puncture? (since the guide says Puncture goes well as a secondary for TS) If yes, what support gems should I link Puncture to? Or is there a better setup to use in combination with the defensive tree that I'm not seeing? (for leveling at least)

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The puncture trap setup in the guide is great for burst dmg, COH I stopped using since it's so hard to trigger the curse when using any Heralds (will only proc on the secondary damage from the aura). I use AM manually only when I need it.

Another question is about the gameplay. The way I see it now I'll end up with 5 active skills: TS + secondary attack + Blood Rage + Enduring Cry and Blink Arrow. Plus the occassional summoning of the Ice Golem. And this is assuming that Assassin's Mark is linked to Curse on Hit + Herald and doesn't need to be casted manually. Is that really how it's supposed to work or am I getting it wrong?

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I dropped Enduring cry once I got Daresso's Defiance (can be bought for 1c and then craft the slots and links). Ice Golem I linked to CWDT and Immortal Call to make it passive. Definitely use Vaal Haste and Vaal Grace, but if you had to pick only one, go with Vaal haste.

Is the secondary attack even mandatory? Why does the guide sometimes refer to it as a utility shot, but in the example it's linked to damage enhancing support gems and it seems more like a setup to cover both single target and AoE?

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For TS, Puncture trap is nice to have, but not req. I use it once in a while, especially for Vagan.

I'm just going to stop now because I've probably embarrassed myself enough for today. If someone can give some insight into this stuff I'd really appreciate it, sorry for the noob questions.

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Frankenberry escreveu:

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sansimilia escreveu:

Maybe it's asked before, but i can't find it somehow.
In the Aura Setup Section for the Hatred+Grace Aura Part i can not get how you still have enough Mana to Cast a Single Attack with this Setup.
I have the Charisma Cluster, Alpha's Howl and the conqueror's efficiency jewel but end up with 18 mana left, and lightning arrow or blast rain both cost more then 18 mana. So how do i get this setup to work ?

https://poe.mikelat.com/#

You should have 22% of your base mana as non-reserved. My guess is that you are linking your auras with a gem that makes their multiplier go up or you are also using a herald.

In either case drop herald or drop gems that make the multiplier go up.

Also drop conqueror's efficiency jewel for a real jewel since it is not needed.

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The most important level is 73.

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The goal is to get a harbinger bow with one of the mods listed above and a second decent mod (crit chance/attack speed/crit damage). The exception is "tyrannical" and "merciless", if you get this mod simply proceed crafting, no matter what suffix you get with the augmentation orb.

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Also: if you get a single stat blue item after alterating with either Flaring/Tyrranical, you can attempt regaling it. If you get the other one (so you have Flaring+Tyrranical), congratulations, you managed to create the holy grail of crafting in new leagues.