[3.5] Soul Mantle Dark Pact Totems - League Starter - All Content

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fladsongomes wrote:

Hi SHEPUUURD, first, ty for the great guide, very detailed and short! It helps a lot for new players, like myself.

I am still leveling, but was wondering if you recommend the new belt/jewel abyss combination.

Cheers

Yes, it's the best belt base available right now. You want to have the same stats as in the guide, but use a Stygian Vise instead of the leather belt.

The Jewel should have life + anything that can benefit you (I don't know all the stats right now so it's hard to say what's the best).

OK you got my attention on this build, last league did build of the week DP totems and did liked it a lot, now its time for crit version and yours was approved by lifting :) now question about ascendance's Assasin is ok i see points of it, but about Templar, iam not going to be partying at all, more like solo but not selffound, and that 20% curse effect don't bothers that much that is still active after its gets reduced by rings, so i want to go full DMG on this one so maybe Herophant would be option? And other thing does these dmg items that is on list is only ones that can push this build to maximum damage output?

Hey thanks for the guide! I will give it a shot since I'm not satisfied with my first league starter build.

Just one question, the link in the leveling walkthrough section does not show what to pick up first and so on? Or am i just blind?

Just got my shiny toys at lvl 49, what can I say... HOLY CRAP!!!
Can't wait to see the new maps, hope I won't be as squishy as I was with my golemancer last league ))

Thanks for the build, keep up the good work!

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Bisrob wrote:

Hey thanks for the guide! I will give it a shot since I'm not satisfied with my first league starter build.

Just one question, the link in the leveling walkthrough section does not show what to pick up first and so on? Or am i just blind?

There's only one way you can go in the skilltree. Just take everything as you pass by it (or rush Ancestral Bond if you want to).

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diabloxxx400 wrote:

OK you got my attention on this build, last league did build of the week DP totems and did liked it a lot, now its time for crit version and yours was approved by lifting :) now question about ascendance's Assasin is ok i see points of it, but about Templar, iam not going to be partying at all, more like solo but not selffound, and that 20% curse effect don't bothers that much that is still active after its gets reduced by rings, so i want to go full DMG on this one so maybe Herophant would be option? And other thing does these dmg items that is on list is only ones that can push this build to maximum damage output?

Hierophant (instead of Guardian) is your best bet for realistic DPS, the Wither totem and Power Charges help a lot.

These would be your BiS items:

You want to replace your Wither setup with:
Spell Totem - Wither - Fater Casting - Increased Duration

And your Whirling Blades/Shield charge with:
Flame Dash - Faster Casting/Increased Duration - Arcane Surge

This is a Power Charge skill tree (you should only use this if you have the items):
http://poeurl.com/bFKQ

If you think this still doesn't deal enough damage (it should), then you can drop MoM and get more damage nodes on the skill tree, but you'll lose a lot of effective HP.

will be considering it as approval and will be focusing my future way by your advices, thank you for nice build and guide, hope this time ill push build to its max :)

What are your thoughts on the new Despair curse with Occultist?

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StellarAshes wrote:

What are your thoughts on the new Despair curse with Occultist?

For bosses it's better than Assassin if you think you can reliably apply the curse (maybe with Witchfire Brew?). I still don't think the curse is great compared to enfeeble.

Assassin will always be better for clearing because of the unconditional crit chance.

Lvl 94 passive-skill-tree doesnt go to the shadow area. It is possible to go there as it provides more dps ?

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Thanarchy wrote:

Lvl 94 passive-skill-tree doesnt go to the shadow area. It is possible to go there as it provides more dps ?

Yup, the tree went there last patch before I put the points into totem placement speed.

The nodes are really good, but you need to invest some points into traveling to get there, so it's only worth if you have enough points to pick everything up.