[3.2] Spellomancer, facetank 95%, clear 99.9% of the game with ease. Budget, Shaper, Uber, HoGM ...

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volosi_nazad wrote:

wanted to respec my summoner to farm HoGM on hardcore
made build close to this one but with volatile dead as main spell, ~11k ehp, 75/75 block and without poet's pen (using scorch ray as 2nd spell for max. blockers)

not that fast clear of hogm but seems safe for hc (already meet most dangerous grandmasters, maybe just got lucky with block idk)
if someone interested in that version, u can check my char SpectreChanV_NZ
i guess it can even clear maps pretty ez, but weapon should swapped to brightbeak and leap slam for shieldcharge

would be nice if ud give me some advices, maybe i did something wrong, since u are more expirienced maxblock spellomancer :)

well, this build is really solid for hall of grandmasters farming, just be careful in hardcore.
the champions rushing zombies or spectres along with poison and caustic arrow builds can wipe you off very quickly (dangerous even with the logout macro), I usually run it deathless but I've died sometimes because of those guys (even if you run away, the damage over time can be lethal).
to do that safe in HC, you could consider removing blood rage (as OP advices) and taking the last upgrade of Arakaali pantheon for chaos dmg overtime resistances; also, I find very good the Soul of Shakari pantheon with upgrade (against caustic clouds and poison), I think it should solve many problematic encounters.
furthermore, a curse removal flask allows you to engage faster between each line of exiles, so that you don't have to wait for the curses to expire (and some curses are very rippy during fights); freeze removal flask and witchfire brew for the cloud of smoke.
I hope this helps :)

y of course i stacked chaos res on positive value and took pantheon of shakari
most problem in hogm was danzig or something like this, he is crazy, shooting for 3 screens with lightning penetration, he removed about 9k ehp with 1 hit, thx god his next hit got blocked, not sure how to counter this.. i survived but it was like a lottery

Why despair and not flammability, is it just to don't conflict with witchfire brew?

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volosi_nazad wrote:

y of course i stacked chaos res on positive value and took pantheon of shakari
most problem in hogm was danzig or something like this, he is crazy, shooting for 3 screens with lightning penetration, he removed about 9k ehp with 1 hit, thx god his next hit got blocked, not sure how to counter this.. i survived but it was like a lottery

I usually can block his shots, but I understand that this might be problematic in hardcore. You could equip an Anvil amulet along with Rathpith globe to bring the block chance at 78%.

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volosi_nazad wrote:

y of course i stacked chaos res on positive value and took pantheon of shakari
most problem in hogm was danzig or something like this, he is crazy, shooting for 3 screens with lightning penetration, he removed about 9k ehp with 1 hit, thx god his next hit got blocked, not sure how to counter this.. i survived but it was like a lottery

With VD is easy, prestack orbs, activate. Run away and finish remaining from off screen. With VD u have higher reach, then any of those GMs.

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AvengerWashuHakubi wrote:

Why despair and not flammability, is it just to don't conflict with witchfire brew?

For SR it is a bigger dmg boost.

To be honest, the only guy (I don't know if there are more) who gives me some trouble is the essence drain champion... despite the positive chaos resistance, he does too much overtime damage which cannot be dispelled as far as I know. I was thinking about an amethyst flask or some other specific gear with chaos resistance in order to reach the cap

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Giammafix wrote:

To be honest, the only guy (I don't know if there are more) who gives me some trouble is the essence drain champion... despite the positive chaos resistance, he does too much overtime damage which cannot be dispelled as far as I know. I was thinking about an amethyst flask or some other specific gear with chaos resistance in order to reach the cap

HoGM has a lot of rng. Sometimes u can just get reckt, while usually have no problems. With SR char my biggest problem were caustic arrow guys.

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1337fun wrote:

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Giammafix wrote:

To be honest, the only guy (I don't know if there are more) who gives me some trouble is the essence drain champion... despite the positive chaos resistance, he does too much overtime damage which cannot be dispelled as far as I know. I was thinking about an amethyst flask or some other specific gear with chaos resistance in order to reach the cap

HoGM has a lot of rng. Sometimes u can just get reckt, while usually have no problems. With SR char my biggest problem were caustic arrow guys.

yeah that's it, of course in the HoGM you can't fail a run with this build, it's just a bit annoying when you lose one or two portals and maybe you're carrinyg another guy inside.
DanziGG sometimes hits very hard, but he can be blocked the most of the time, and in this league we can count on the Shakari pantheon to minimize the damage from caustic clouds and poison.
next time I'll try to kite and shoot offscreen the essence drain/blight guy, it could work that way

Can anyone help me? I'm building the poets pen version and i feel really squishy. I love the build and want to continue playing it but i feel kind of stuck atm.

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Daddywarrbux wrote:

Can anyone help me? I'm building the poets pen version and i feel really squishy. I love the build and want to continue playing it but i feel kind of stuck atm.

Spoiler

Check your amulet
20% life convert to ES.
It means you lost out 20% life.