Lucky Drop of Astramentis

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Megatyrant wrote:
A perfect Astramentis will give you 116 to all attributes. The only way you're getting more than 116 INT on a rare amulet is if the rolls on the lapis amulet are perfect, a perfectly rolled lapis amulet probably doesn't exist whereas there are multiple perfect astramentis floating around. Also adding good affixes to high int amulets makes them absurdly expensive and well beyond the reach of your typical player.

I also wouldn't discount the fact that those additional stats help run gem setups that you wouldn't normally be able to run.


I just posted 2 with comparable stats for much cheaper. Int is simply a scalar for dps and ehp that can be off loaded onto other affixes.

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Megatyrant wrote:

I also wouldn't discount the fact that those additional stats help run gem setups that you wouldn't normally be able to run.


This is true. Every attribute has some nice gems behind it for nearly every build; saving on passive costs here can really pump up your damage or EHP in other nodes. It's a bit more versatile than just 93 int (second post by Nephalim) plus 45 str/dex. A bit like Tabula Rasa in that respect. Of course, also rarer.
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On a solid WI build, astramentis actually reads

- 116 all stats
- 4% inteligence

Which a rare amulet cannot achieve.

Some additional things to note

- the str and dex +30 clusters at the top left/right can be transformed to highly efficient intelligence nodes. Which can only be done if you managed the basic stat requirements for your gems already.
- free's up points/gear stats that would otherwise be required to reach min investment for gems.

Intelligence scaling depends on the total amount, so a few additional skill points or % increases quickly add up to value's like +150 additional int total which is not a tiny amount for builds that rely on the total sum.

A rare might be better if it rolled perfect all stats to boot allowing the gem min requirements to be reached and if it had some really beneficial mods on it like WeD, but even then you lose out on the 4% int roll which is an exponential increase.

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I bought a 92inter with ~45 res for 5c once. Sell that POS and learn woop system for rares.

Oh and you can add 20% ES to it usually too if a prefix is free.
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Last edited by Aim_Deep#3474 on Jan 18, 2017, 7:14:53 AM
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Boem wrote:
On a solid WI build, astramentis actually reads

- 116 all stats
- 4% inteligence

Which a rare amulet cannot achieve.

Some additional things to note

- the str and dex +30 clusters at the top left/right can be transformed to highly efficient intelligence nodes. Which can only be done if you managed the basic stat requirements for your gems already.
- free's up points/gear stats that would otherwise be required to reach min investment for gems.

Intelligence scaling depends on the total amount, so a few additional skill points or % increases quickly add up to value's like +150 additional int total which is not a tiny amount for builds that rely on the total sum.

A rare might be better if it rolled perfect all stats to boot allowing the gem min requirements to be reached and if it had some really beneficial mods on it like WeD, but even then you lose out on the 4% int roll which is an exponential increase.

Peace,

-Boem-

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Gz on discerning the virtue gems nemo \o

Where do you get 4% int? it reads -4 physical damage
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Aim_Deep wrote:

Where do you get 4% int? it reads -4 physical damage

Perandus signet
Didnt realize ppl were still using those. WI builds usually converts to fire these days with pyre .. HOWAs are using WED rings.
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Last edited by Aim_Deep#3474 on Jan 18, 2017, 7:49:11 AM
I'm "proud" owner of 1 off perfect Astramentis (15/100), which I got from 5 for 1 prophecy (I'm hoarder so I store all uniques, currently have 7 or 8 stash tabs and only now I sell duplicates to vendors).

I have low geared HOWA raider, who greatly benefit from Astramentis. Those 2 rare necks posted earlier are solid but nowhere near damage potential and utility of Astramentis. They are cheaper alternatives when you compensate lack of stats on other pieces of gear. If you get ideal gear and build, you will focus on INT and Astramentis would provide all the stats needed to run gems + huge damage boost.

Would I be willing to pay current price for near perfect Astramentis? No way but I would not pay 40+ C for those 2 necks either.
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Aim_Deep wrote:
Didnt realize ppl were still using those. WI builds usually converts to fire these days with pyre .. HOWAs are using WED rings.


some do, some don't, just answered your question regarding where those 4% could come from :)
personally, once the league is over and my char goes to standard, I do plan to use one perandus signet (legacy with 3%) and pyre

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