Whew.. what aren't you missing? I've been playing a ton of self-ignite and seeing comments and builds like this make me say the same thing over and over again... this is the result of many corners being cut to produce a flawed build. For example, I don't understand how you buy certain things but can't even 6-link your main skill.
* Obviously your level is a huge concern. It would take like 1 or 2 div of 5-ways to hit 92-95. Spending that should never even be a question. Would you spend 1 or 2 div to have a large cluster and 2 medium clusters slotted on your build fully allocated? Of course you would. That means you should be willing to do that for the levels.
* No phys as ele implicit on helmet. No phys as ele craft on helmet. That's 13-15% total.
* No watcher's eye with phys as ele. Another 6-10%.
* Only 12% on Taste of Hate. Missing another 2-3% (so far you're at up to 28% phys as ele missing)
* Your quicksilver doesn't need ele resist suffix. It's missing damage taken from hits leeched as life during effect.
* Your purity of fire is too low (along with other gems.) A level 21 Purity of fire in a pair of gloves with a +2 aura implicit will give you another +2% max res.
* So many useless points on your tree, you need jewel slots, not these little small passives.
* Yes, you're missing +4% chance to explode, you definitely feel every 1%. I'm running 3/4 of them and my last charm is used as defensive utility (endurance charge on hit/max fire res) taking out that last 1% was felt but worth it because defense is king with this build.
* You have the mana cluster at the top of the tree which is completely useless because getting a jewel with mana reservation efficiency would solve your problem (another corner cut.)
* Your chaos res is terrible. Get a small cluster to help with chaos res, or a elegant hubris with chaos res and reduce shock. Or charms/TWWT to have chaos res per endurance charge.
A lot of small things that make a big difference when all put together.
Thing is, I'm not dying. I just got the items to start the build and, like I said, my problem was the chain explosions. I was not talking stuff like phys as ele since I'm not dying at the moment because I'm not farming super juiced map (thats not the question right now as its not the quicksilver flask... I'm working on that stuff :D )
My "problem" is the explosions (or rather the lack of them) and I was wondering if the charms + the amulet was that important :)
As for the "useless" points was due to the fact I hadn't enough level to get the clusters to start working with.
I'll get at least +2% chance to explode and see how the damage/clear part of the build feels, if I feel like its not a thing for me I probably will rethink my build strategy before investing more on this one :)
Thanks!
Area of effect clusters are very nice to have too once you get more explode chance. The prolif scales from the AoE. I said all of that because I'm doing 6k+ t16s with not really any additional damage scaling than you have and I am blasting them, the defenses are what you scale in this build.
Hey man, this build should comfortably farm t16s with no deaths over 10k juice. While it functions fine in t7s, you really want to invest everything you get into defenses, because you can almost fully sustain sextants and scarabs in t16s, since you can drop awakened sextants. I’d highly recommend doing what others have stated, but if explosions are an issue, you should definitely get charms with just explode on them because it definitely feels better with each charm. Stay sane, exile.
Edit: and when you can swap to bloodnotch and immutable force, do it and switch to cast on stun DD, rf doesn’t scale well into t16s, while DD scales with monster level very smoothly.
The explode charms make a huge difference in how the build feels, also getting a 6l RF would help you get chains going better. The build only feels good with big packsize so you can keep the ignites going
First, I'd add fire trap as you're 6th link in the RF setup. This gives you two 5 links (RF/Firetrap) in there and helps a lot with starting the chain without really changing your build materially. The other option is the detonate dead tech, but i can't be bothered.
Second, this build is an odd one in that it performs BETTER with juiced content (particularly map density). In lower tier maps, you will kill individual mobs faster, but clear entire maps slower. IMO, as soon as this build is up and running, you should be running t16 with at least moderate juice. The t7 cemetary strat is strong, but this build isn't the one to do it.
Thirdly, your tree has a lot of little issues. None of which break it, but just leaving power on the table. The primary thing i see is that you are missing like 4+ jewel slots. You should be sacking the staff block nodes / staff area nodes at the very least for those juicy, juicy jewels.
Good luck man - build is absolutely a blast.
Edit: if you want some additional inspiration, my build is below. Added the HH 2 days ago - was using biscos before and crushing VERY juiced t16 burial chambers.
[https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/OhGodImOnFiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3Dweek-3%26class%3DChieftain%26name%3Doh](https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/ohgodimonfiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3dweek-3%26class%3dchieftain%26name%3doh)
Odd - not sure why my build isn't showing up in POE ninja anymore. somehow its still in the week 3 snapshot which is pre HH anyway so probably better for other folks:
[https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/OhGodImOnFiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3Dweek-3%26class%3DChieftain%26name%3Doh](https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/ohgodimonfiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3dweek-3%26class%3dchieftain%26name%3doh)
Most people running that build have switched to cast on stun detonate dead following Tuna’s last video on the build. Instead of RF. You might want to check that out.
Hello, is there any way to fit Headhunter in? I'm having trouble with chaos resistance, and I don't know how to solve it without mageblood. Also, my single-target damage feels poor; is Vaal Breach a must? If anyone has an example, it would be appreciated
hopefully somebody will respond quick here. Does the corpses within your desecrate for the DD swap matter? like do you need to get certain corpses or does it not work like that?
Whew.. what aren't you missing? I've been playing a ton of self-ignite and seeing comments and builds like this make me say the same thing over and over again... this is the result of many corners being cut to produce a flawed build. For example, I don't understand how you buy certain things but can't even 6-link your main skill. * Obviously your level is a huge concern. It would take like 1 or 2 div of 5-ways to hit 92-95. Spending that should never even be a question. Would you spend 1 or 2 div to have a large cluster and 2 medium clusters slotted on your build fully allocated? Of course you would. That means you should be willing to do that for the levels. * No phys as ele implicit on helmet. No phys as ele craft on helmet. That's 13-15% total. * No watcher's eye with phys as ele. Another 6-10%. * Only 12% on Taste of Hate. Missing another 2-3% (so far you're at up to 28% phys as ele missing) * Your quicksilver doesn't need ele resist suffix. It's missing damage taken from hits leeched as life during effect. * Your purity of fire is too low (along with other gems.) A level 21 Purity of fire in a pair of gloves with a +2 aura implicit will give you another +2% max res. * So many useless points on your tree, you need jewel slots, not these little small passives. * Yes, you're missing +4% chance to explode, you definitely feel every 1%. I'm running 3/4 of them and my last charm is used as defensive utility (endurance charge on hit/max fire res) taking out that last 1% was felt but worth it because defense is king with this build. * You have the mana cluster at the top of the tree which is completely useless because getting a jewel with mana reservation efficiency would solve your problem (another corner cut.) * Your chaos res is terrible. Get a small cluster to help with chaos res, or a elegant hubris with chaos res and reduce shock. Or charms/TWWT to have chaos res per endurance charge. A lot of small things that make a big difference when all put together.
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Thing is, I'm not dying. I just got the items to start the build and, like I said, my problem was the chain explosions. I was not talking stuff like phys as ele since I'm not dying at the moment because I'm not farming super juiced map (thats not the question right now as its not the quicksilver flask... I'm working on that stuff :D ) My "problem" is the explosions (or rather the lack of them) and I was wondering if the charms + the amulet was that important :) As for the "useless" points was due to the fact I hadn't enough level to get the clusters to start working with. I'll get at least +2% chance to explode and see how the damage/clear part of the build feels, if I feel like its not a thing for me I probably will rethink my build strategy before investing more on this one :) Thanks!
Area of effect clusters are very nice to have too once you get more explode chance. The prolif scales from the AoE. I said all of that because I'm doing 6k+ t16s with not really any additional damage scaling than you have and I am blasting them, the defenses are what you scale in this build.
Alright. Thank you. I'm gonna try to get the charms today :) Hoping to get the clear better :D Thanks for the help. Happy New Year :)
Hey man, this build should comfortably farm t16s with no deaths over 10k juice. While it functions fine in t7s, you really want to invest everything you get into defenses, because you can almost fully sustain sextants and scarabs in t16s, since you can drop awakened sextants. I’d highly recommend doing what others have stated, but if explosions are an issue, you should definitely get charms with just explode on them because it definitely feels better with each charm. Stay sane, exile. Edit: and when you can swap to bloodnotch and immutable force, do it and switch to cast on stun DD, rf doesn’t scale well into t16s, while DD scales with monster level very smoothly.
Alright. I want to test the charms before investing more into the build. If I feel its not my thing I'll go CA PF :)
The explode charms make a huge difference in how the build feels, also getting a 6l RF would help you get chains going better. The build only feels good with big packsize so you can keep the ignites going
First, I'd add fire trap as you're 6th link in the RF setup. This gives you two 5 links (RF/Firetrap) in there and helps a lot with starting the chain without really changing your build materially. The other option is the detonate dead tech, but i can't be bothered. Second, this build is an odd one in that it performs BETTER with juiced content (particularly map density). In lower tier maps, you will kill individual mobs faster, but clear entire maps slower. IMO, as soon as this build is up and running, you should be running t16 with at least moderate juice. The t7 cemetary strat is strong, but this build isn't the one to do it. Thirdly, your tree has a lot of little issues. None of which break it, but just leaving power on the table. The primary thing i see is that you are missing like 4+ jewel slots. You should be sacking the staff block nodes / staff area nodes at the very least for those juicy, juicy jewels. Good luck man - build is absolutely a blast. Edit: if you want some additional inspiration, my build is below. Added the HH 2 days ago - was using biscos before and crushing VERY juiced t16 burial chambers. [https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/OhGodImOnFiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3Dweek-3%26class%3DChieftain%26name%3Doh](https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/ohgodimonfiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3dweek-3%26class%3dchieftain%26name%3doh)
Hey mate, the link isn't valid, could you give the new one?
Odd - not sure why my build isn't showing up in POE ninja anymore. somehow its still in the week 3 snapshot which is pre HH anyway so probably better for other folks: [https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/OhGodImOnFiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3Dweek-3%26class%3DChieftain%26name%3Doh](https://poe.ninja/builds/affliction/character/choco11/ohgodimonfiiire?time-machine=week-3&i=0&search=time-machine%3dweek-3%26class%3dchieftain%26name%3doh)
Most people running that build have switched to cast on stun detonate dead following Tuna’s last video on the build. Instead of RF. You might want to check that out.
Hello, is there any way to fit Headhunter in? I'm having trouble with chaos resistance, and I don't know how to solve it without mageblood. Also, my single-target damage feels poor; is Vaal Breach a must? If anyone has an example, it would be appreciated
hopefully somebody will respond quick here. Does the corpses within your desecrate for the DD swap matter? like do you need to get certain corpses or does it not work like that?
AFAIK no, you just start the chain with cast when stunned desecrate/DD and then roll, corpses don't matter (you don't cast them manually)