[2.5 Video Guide] Beginner's Build: Dual Flame Totem, Blood Magic Chieftain [Atziri & HC/SC Viable]

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Kodiak97 wrote:

Ok cool, also why in your crit totem set up do you run controlled destruction? Doesn't it have only a 5% crit permanently with CD?

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gargantua0 wrote:

working fine (i'm stuck du t8 map, cause i don't have higher yet, but it's easyly done).

DPS per totem?

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OzzyBurn wrote:

hi, i will go start one totem build, this build is viable to end game? shaper and guardians?

thanks. (sc)

no.

to anyone following this build and expecting to cheese everything, gl with taking down end game content with sub 50k dps

edit:
nvm seems like 50k is some serious overestimation. his proposed tree is interestingly inefficient.
try this tree instead: poeurl.com/P7m
dual wield wand with high cast speed, spell damage, and ideally projectile speed.
6L flame totem or incinerate totem

Gem setup

Flame Totem - Controlled Destruction - Elemental Focus - Fire Penetration - Faster Casting - Empower/Pierce
or
Incinerate - Spell Totem - Controlled Destruction - Elemental Focus - Fire Penetration - Faster Casting (a Rain of Splinters will be required for incinerate)

there is no need to run arctic armour. as a totem summoner, you are never supposed to stand still so the damage reduction part is plain useless. chilled ground is only useful when melee mobs are chasing you down, but if you pick up the totem taunt ascendancy (instead of the fucking endurance charge one lmao) you will never need to worry about that once you have put down your totems.
basically AA = giving away 12.5% of your life for nothing.

use orb of storms to proc elemental overload. i have no clue why he'd not utilize EO on a non-crit build

My crit flame totem

Hideout DPS

DPS buffed with 4 power charges and onslaught

Crit flame totem vs Uber Atziri

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slicchabib wrote:

Thx man for your post!I started this build without crit, tried everything (wands,doon sceptres,wand-shield, everything) but without crit, this build wont last higher then t10-t11.Atm im doin t14maps, with the staff-kaoms heart combo and the only problem what i have is the mobility.Sometimes im stucking in the middle of the fight if some really fast mob rush at me.And one more question, how da hell do u have so much dps? :D Can u pls check my profile for some advice?I would appreciate it.Thx!

• Pick up the staff crit nodes next to Avatar of Fire. Expect 59k -> 68k.
• Believe it or not, using a 20/20 Controlled Destruction instead of lv3 Empower will give you more DPS. Expect 59k -> 66k (without picking up the staff crit nodes I mentioned in the first point).
• Run a silver flask. Onslaught is nice. Expect 59k -> 65k.
• If you did follow my three suggestions above, you should be getting 85k dps per totem with 4 power charges and onslaught.

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slicchabib wrote:

And for quantumjump:when i went with that build what u try now, i used amulet with dex or used jewels with dex.I had even one dex node (+30dex) on the tree.U cant afford so much dexterity otherwise...

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tomay wrote:

Let's face it, for Crit FT, the Templar is a far better choice. I have played an Inquisitor a while back (with Three Dragons and light to spell dmg on daggers for good measure), it is way superior to this build. Fully buffed the tooltip DPS was around 125k per totem and thanks to the Inquisitor ascendancy crit strikes completely ignore monster resistances. Freeze, shock, shatter... helluva build. ;)

I did play this build after the original build guide (as a Witch, before Ascendancy) and while it is always a good choice for a budget friendly toon to start a new league it does have it's limitations when it comes to endgame content, even "upgrading" to Incinerate Totems helped very little in the end. :(