[2.6 / 3.0] BLADE VORTEX OBLITERATION

Hey guys,

nice build for sure. Gave it a try after 'finishing' my goals for this league, just to give double - dipping a try before it will RIP.

What do you think about using the 'Eldritch Knowledge" jewel in the slot above witch's starting point?
There are 8 int.notes, so its 40% increased chaos damage, issn't it?

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Oxygene_PoE wrote:

Hey guys,

nice build for sure. Gave it a try after 'finishing' my goals for this league, just to give double - dipping a try before it will RIP.

What do you think about using the 'Eldritch Knowledge" jewel in the slot above witch's starting point?
There are 8 int.notes, so its 40% increased chaos damage, issn't it?

It's not bad, having more damage is always cool. But you can easily obtain a rare jewel with 6-7% life and at least two double dipping mods (for example inscreased area damage and increased damage), which is way superior in my opinion. Even more cause this build doesn't really need more damage, and usually rare jewels are a better option (or you can use a Green Dream jewel there, to generate frenzy charges).

i try to do a life version with more crit chance and multiplier (20% - 225%)

u think i must lose crit nodes for take some more life? 6.4k atm

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Beskaius/characters

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Beskaius wrote:

i try to do a life version with more crit chance and multiplier (20% - 225%)

u think i must lose crit nodes for take some more life? 6.4k atm

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Beskaius/characters

I think you would gain more damage and survivability dropping those crit nodes and investing in jewels.
You have at least 3 jewel slot near your pathing, those can give you a lot more benefits than a little amount of investment into crits.

Hi im new and this build so far is doing pretty ok for me. I was just wondering as I joined the league on the last month I wanted to like doing this build again in 3.0 will it still be viable then? thanks!

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Chaavy wrote:

Hi im new and this build so far is doing pretty ok for me. I was just wondering as I joined the league on the last month I wanted to like doing this build again in 3.0 will it still be viable then? thanks!

Hi, I am not able to tell you yet if this build gonna be as strong in the next expansion. For sure it's going to be viable, but probably it won't be as crazy as it is now, with double dipping, in single target scenarios.
As far as general map clearing it should not be affected at all by the nerf hammer of the 3.0.

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lallalaus wrote:

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Chaavy wrote:

Hi im new and this build so far is doing pretty ok for me. I was just wondering as I joined the league on the last month I wanted to like doing this build again in 3.0 will it still be viable then? thanks!

Hi, I am not able to tell you yet if this build gonna be as strong in the next expansion. For sure it's going to be viable, but probably it won't be as crazy as it is now, with double dipping, in single target scenarios.
As far as general map clearing it should not be affected at all by the nerf hammer of the 3.0.

so that means i can still farm uber lab etc with this possibly? thank you im kind of new so i dont know much and probs havent even tried double dipping and think its pretty decent so far, just the leveling was a pain.

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Chaavy wrote:

so that means i can still farm uber lab etc with this possibly? thank you im kind of new so i dont know much and probs havent even tried double dipping and think its pretty decent so far, just the leveling was a pain.

Double dipping is an "implicit property" in how the damage is scaled right now in the game, which affects skills that apply a DoT effect (like poison, in this case), by scaling its damage by massive amounts. This kind of scaling is getting completely removed in 3.0, lowering the damage output of many builds that relied on this mechanic.
Our build uses double dipping with poison, but it is only really necessary for hard single target fights. You are for sure gonna be able to farm Uber lab, but probably it's going to be a bit slower.

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lallalaus wrote:

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Chaavy wrote:

so that means i can still farm uber lab etc with this possibly? thank you im kind of new so i dont know much and probs havent even tried double dipping and think its pretty decent so far, just the leveling was a pain.

Double dipping is an "implicit property" in how the damage is scaled right now in the game, which affects skills that apply a DoT effect (like poison, in this case), by scaling its damage by massive amounts. This kind of scaling is getting completely removed in 3.0, lowering the damage output of many builds that relied on this mechanic.
Our build uses double dipping with poison, but it is only really necessary for hard single target fights. You are for sure gonna be able to farm Uber lab, but probably it's going to be a bit slower.

thank you for ur quick replies. So you think this build will still have its awesome clear speed and how much slower are we looking at if double dipping is nerfed significantly? like a lot? would recommend this as a league starter for next league like are you planning to continue updating this build or like maybe move on to another one? thanks!

Hey, thanks for the guide, I've decided to start this toon with the remaining time in league, and had a quick question regarding chest piece. I'm playing SSF (SC) and have most of the gear needed for this.

Here's what uniques I currently have available, and plan to use in SSF:

Devitos
2x Oblit
Witchfire Brew
Atziris Promise
Cov/Tab (see below)
Mings (see below)
Kaoms (see below)

Here's where I have a few questions:

1. Which do you think would be better for chest?

5L Covenant w/ 20/20 Void Mani
Tabula w/ 20/20 Void Mani and 20/20 Added Chaos Gem?

2. I also saw you mention taking unwavering stance later on, I have Kaoms boots, but I'm not sure if I lose out on too much from skipping rare boots. I don't have a hidden potential, so my rings/neck/gloves/belt will probably be my only resist slots.

3. Is it worth running dual curse w/o Cospri? i.e. Witchfire to curse offensively while clearing, and then another curse (enfeeble or something) on CWDT to overwrite Vuln automatically to boost survivability? Or would it be better just to run 0 curse in links and just run with Witch alone.

4. If I'm res capped, is there any other downside to playing with Mings? Or is it just not really worth it outside the specific maps you mentioned (for Chaos res)?

Thanks again! Hoping this build will keep me entertained for a bit