[LHC] 2.6 Ramona's CI Essence Drain

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RabzH wrote:

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hupple wrote:

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RabzH wrote:

Hi Ramona, i was recently thinking about going consuming dark with a sai instead of a shield

id have around 9-10k es if i do, i wanted to ask if the damage output would be worth it?

dont get me wrong btw the damage right now is already awesome but i want to try to do shaper and uber atziri more confidently cause idk about the damage that id do to shaper atm

Just checked your profile, I think to improve damage, instead of using comsuming dark, it is better to change your chest to skin of the loyal. You will end up with similar ES as consuming dark but much better dps.

hey my dude, i managed to save up some money for a shavs and went ll i had around 17k chaos damage per sec, now im at 23.4k which is a huge boost, once i figure out my shit out and get some lucky drops ill upgrade my armour and get more es + go consuming dark if i felt like i needed more damage

also, thank you ramona for this build it is awesome, glad i got to play ed before 3.0 lol

Hi RabzH,

Glad to hear things worked out for you!
Hopefully this build will continue to bring you success! :)

hi folks it's me again.
thx again for the nice guidechanges, but need some input in my old brain :)
i managed to switch my gear in quite a good shape but i can't increase my damage atm. i have 9.3k es and 7.2k tooltip dps, but its hard for me to manage maps t12+ and uberizaro. i easily come in p3 but then i really struggle cause of my dps.

maybe here are some hints for me again :)

thx in advance

myn

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RabzH wrote:

hey my dude, i managed to save up some money for a shavs and went ll i had around 17k chaos damage per sec, now im at 23.4k which is a huge boost, once i figure out my shit out and get some lucky drops ill upgrade my armour and get more es + go consuming dark if i felt like i needed more damage

also, thank you ramona for this build it is awesome, glad i got to play ed before 3.0 lol

In my opnion, for damage, 6L LL with consuming dark + delirium weapon is the highest. But 6L LL with shield is roughly the same damage as CI Skin of the Loyal with shield.

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tanteMYN wrote:

hi folks it's me again.
thx again for the nice guidechanges, but need some input in my old brain :)
i managed to switch my gear in quite a good shape but i can't increase my damage atm. i have 9.3k es and 7.2k tooltip dps, but its hard for me to manage maps t12+ and uberizaro. i easily come in p3 but then i really struggle cause of my dps.

maybe here are some hints for me again :)

thx in advance

myn

Hi tanteMYN,

I would definitely consider looking at my gem setups and comparing.
Most of your gear and skill tree is similar to mine.
I apologize that I do not have any quick hints for you to raise your damage.
I can tell you that my current Essence Drain tooltip is just shy of 20k.
The important number to look at is not the big "DPS" but the "Deals ____ Chaos Damage per Second."
This number is your correct tooltip DPS to look at.
I would compare more between my character and yours, see what you can find different.
When I did Uber Izaro on my ED character at around 86-87, it was a very smooth and quick fight with no issues.
Hope this helps, if you have any more questions let me know. :)

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tanteMYN wrote:

hi folks it's me again.
thx again for the nice guidechanges, but need some input in my old brain :)
i managed to switch my gear in quite a good shape but i can't increase my damage atm. i have 9.3k es and 7.2k tooltip dps, but its hard for me to manage maps t12+ and uberizaro. i easily come in p3 but then i really struggle cause of my dps.

maybe here are some hints for me again :)

thx in advance

myn

I did uber izaro at level 84 (when I level my ED to level 19 and pick up enough reservation node to run both blasphemy curse). And I have no problem with it.

If you feel dps is not enough, the cheapest way is to buy uber lab and pick Void Beacon. It bascially is at least 20% multiplier.

I think the right order for ascendancy points is leave +1 curse as the last one, so another option is to respect those points, but this way is more expensive than simply buy uber lab.

hi all,
thx for the replies. i took a look at my chaos damagfe per second:23k.
9k ES atm. all resis maxed out. but at uberlab i'm getting 2 shottet from this ****** izaro :)

so i will try out ramonas gems. i took the liftednerds skillgems but he is playing with vortex / flamegolem and vaal disci. i think i need some more defensive stats. hopefully thiswill make it better...

greets
myn :)

hey guys i have a few questions. Is witchfire brew worth grabbing without a tri curse setup? I'm playing the trickster version of this build and I'm not sure what upgrade to aim for next. I can still run dual blasphemy and discipline without heretics veil. Maybe i should save up for skin of the loyal since i dont have a 6L. Although the right colors seems very expensive. I havent seen one on poe trade.

also, what are some baseline stats for uber lab? my gear is mediocre but i have 10k es and 16k ed dot with pierce gem. still lacking quality gems too. Im afraid my damage will be too low for uber lab so i havent done it yet.

any tips or input is appreciated. :)

in my opinion wfb is one of the best upgrades after a skin of the loyal. the pure ~60% damage over time is worth it. but thats only my opinion :D

So, I reached lvl 90 with this Build and now tried some Breachlords and the Minotaur Boss.

The Breachlords were super easy to do and no problem at all besides Chayula which I did not try. The Minotaur Boss on the other Hand killed me over and over again but I managed to kill him on my last Portal. It was also my first try ever at any guardian so that might also be a reason.

All in all this Build is super fun to play and probably the strongest one I have played so far in PoE. If you could help me optimize my Character for Guardians/Shaper/Chayula that would be appreciated as I do not know how to progress from here on out besides some 3-4ex Upgrades like 220+ ES Gloves.



Thanks again for this amazing build!

Loving the play-style of ED, and currently playing this as my 2nd character in the softcore league. I have a few questions, if anyone wants to weigh in.

Has anyone experimented with dropping zealot's oath and running a The Sorrow of the Divine flask instead? It's about 8 semi-wasted skill points to get to it with only a few other nodes in the area even being somewhat decent to use. I'm thinking about dropping the skill and picking up a few more damage nodes.

Has anyone used this build to do shaper? I'm hitting t10 maps and while the damage is decent against most enemies, bosses are not dying very fast. This could be because I'm still on a lvl 18 ED, but I have a lvl 4 empower, so that should offset it.

Any thoughts on running Valyrium instead of Eye? This would allow for more es and spell damage. If you find the right Talisman, this could be a big increase in dps.

Is the Abyssal Cry setup really necessary? While it's helpful sometimes, it hasn't seemed to save me that much time with clearing. Anything hit by Contagion melts after ED proc's. I'd think about replacing this with a IC setup or maybe a Vaal Spark setup for mapping.