incenarte blocking build - tought and help

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Epikur wrote:

I'm playing an incinerate-block-build currently at lvl 66:
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAnEC4wSzB2MHpQx9DkgQexB_ES8RUBGWFVAabB0UHwInqSlPKwosnDbFOtg74UNjRwZJG0myTdhRYFcrWPVfamaebRlxTXvXf8aBb4IQh2WIa4t6jHaPRo_6mZqaz5wtna6dxJ48oqOnCKcrqZWvt7TFtve3MbiTu9a-OsEAwcXB88Lsw23Gntgk2xrb59-w4vfjhOQi5oHrY-wY7Dj1S_fB-tJwfU99gFY=

This build will have max block when lvl8x is reached. I'm using pain attunement and righteous fire on low life for damage boosting and Daresso's Courage as shield for max spell block. Support gems are: faster casting, increased projectile speed, greater multiple projectiles, life leech, mana leech. Killed Piety in merci with lvl60 without problems.

While I think this new claw is a great item for my build, I doubt that it will allow me to drop life leech. With real good faster casting % you probably get to 12,5 casts per second, therefore 100 hp/second/target. This is way inferior to life leech and will outperform it only on groups of 15+ monsters. Not to mention it sucks at bossfights even if Cybil's give 400 hp/s due to shotgunning (not sure about this). On the other hand a good rare wand can give me much more spell dmg and faster casting. A perfect one would have a high projectile speed roll too, what would allow me to drop increased prohectile speed gem and use fire penetration or the new empower support gem.

do u use shavrones ring? all your regen is 1%? u hav mana regen?
is all u need to incenerate is mana leech?

and can u please show your build later on?

Final Build: Level 95 Of course, I won't get that high, I'm more aiming for ~85. Thats reachable in Lunaris and I neither do maps because random chaos dmg instantly kill this char, nor could I afford a 6L Shav or highlvl maps (soloplayer). Don't know yet what passives to get first, but I want at least 65% block/ spell block and enough ES to sustain Righteous Fire.

Righteous Fire: I have 463 hp, 2,75% regeneration (1% passive + 1,45% * 1,21 Vitality with Inner Force). Burning is 118 ES/s and regeneration 102 ES/s, so I have a small loss at the moment, but -16 ES/s doesn't hurt that bad and with more ES I'll be able to sustain RF. I've tried Shav's ring, but without manareg you'll have to use mana flasks and it feels really uncomfortable, especially when using a lot other skills like curses, traps and molten shell.

Auras: Right now I'm using Vitality, Purity, Discipline and Tempest Shield. I have a leveled Clarity too, but I can sustain Incinerate without it. I would love to support Tempest Shield with 20% Added Lightning Damage and Elemental Proliferation for shocks, but then I have to use either Malachai/Covenant bug (have to recast Tempest Shield in each new area anyway, but will maybe get fixed) or get some reduced mana passives - don't really have the points for that.

Equipment:




Got my hands on a Cybil's Paw, and as I thought it's a nice defensive addition to life leech, but can't replace it. Chayula and Dream Fragment are highly recommended for this build and I'm using Lori's ring, Wondertrap and Daresso's for their nice low life boni, but they may get replaced when I get nice rolled Rathpith and Rainbowstride. DPS with lvl17 Incinerate is 6700 in stage3, covering one third of my screen. No problems with spell reflect or lightning thorns (praise the spellblock!).

well... i really think that playing a char that wont be able to take ANY chaos hit, is really...... not even worth talking about.
if u have shavrone (or can afford it), that plan it.

anyway i also see u have very low ES on gear..
i wold recommend this build instead :

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgUAAnEEBwSzBVsFtQX5BukJIQx9EH8RLxXwGjIa2xutHRQegR8CJ2EoxSlPLJwtHzLRNj02xTrYO-E94kNjRUdG10cGSO5JG0uNTDVMs03YUWBY9V3GX2pgbWaebRlxTXvXf8aBb4Kbh2WIa4uMjHaPRo_6lwaZmprPmyacLZ2AncSePKKjo4qnCKcrqZWvt7TFtQS297cxt9O4k7vjwcXB88Lsw23EosaezerXy9gk2j3b593z3vbhc-L35CLndOjW62PsGOw47SDzvvfB-WP60v66_xw=

(notice the ballistic mastery node, worth a lot with incenarate, and have 75% block)
and its also for lower lvl, 85-86. u can make small changes here also (maybe iron reflex?)
but thats probably the way to, and ofcourse with shavrone...

without it, i recommend u to go on one of my life builds, its true that u have more dmg , but u die of every small thing, so that not really worth it.
with one of my life builds u will nee to hit 5 sec instead of 3, but u wont die (maybe ull die in really tough spot)

Don't see much point of using the Paw with an ES build when LGOH doesn't work with ES. Only 2 builds get the most out of this unique: max block anvil users or incinerate life users.

You also don't need to worry about stuns with a life build, you get ~1 second of not firing incinerate before you lose your stacks. Block recovery is also way easier to get than block and stun, so a life build with enough block recovery will be able to get a string of stuns without losing their stacks.

I've got a good build for this atm, though not a Paw, can't afford the damn thing right now. My build uses firestorm as a secondary attack to deal with long range and lightning thorns, the death knell of incinerate users.

Current level 63


Eventual level 75

http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Life_Gain_on_Hit
Life gain on hit works with attacks not spells as I understand.

check this out :

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/522335

the current build im working on.

Im currently level 52 using EK for multi and Inc for Single. The damamge is a bit weak right now but once i reach late game i think il have zero problems.



Plus tempest shield makes me take almost zero damage.