[3.21] 🌿Ultimate Claw Poison Pathfinder - Untouchable Viper - Molten Strike update by FEL

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would dendrobate be worth to use instead for dmg? Seems like it would boost dmg like crazy. Also with the spider gloves, I already have 75% mana reserved with malevolence and herald of agony, how do I use spider as well?

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Xenser wrote:

Killed Sirus lvl8 yday, great build tho. Nothing to upgrade anymore, except claws (spend already 13 ex on them, still nothing)

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crushda wrote:

you use enlighten support and link that with herald of agony & malevolence and craft non channeling skills have - 8 to 9 to total mana cost on both rings and the amulet(although im sitting at 55 mana, enlighten lvl 3 and only 2 crafts on the rings? O.o)
edit\\ is it advised to use growing agony?

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HeliumHe wrote:

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would dendrobate be worth to use instead for dmg? Seems like it would boost dmg like crazy. Also with the spider gloves, I already have 75% mana reserved with malevolence and herald of agony, how do I use spider as well?

There were similar opinions on Dendrobate earlier, iirc, and also in other poison related Ranger builds. Most of the guide writers agreed that although Dendrobate is better damage wise, the build is already doing very good at dealing damage. Survivability instead is much more appreciated.

I am on a slow side and just started doing T6-10, and I also agreed with Torstein and other guide writers that other armors that offer protection in some forms are better. (I started getting one shotted with evasion based 6-link rare in T9, especially when I timed the Molten Shell wrong. Should I have had Arctic Armor from Perfect Form on, I might have survived, but who knows...)

@Torstein

All in all, would the Helmet enchant "Pestilent Strike do 40% more damage" be better than "Increase Pestilent Strike AoE" after all? I have had no issue with its radius before, and I have to say, after manage to get that helmet for 1c and craft some life+resist on, T10 just melts even faster! (I will of course fossil craft it later for -% chaos resistance when I get a lvl83+ version)

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Archernick wrote:

So, I've decided to reroll my build finally, but I wanted to leave a little review for this build guide while I sell my old gear to fund a new project.

First of all, this is without a doubt one of the best build guides here on the PoE forums. Period. Not only is it very well written, but you've got content that covers four distinctly different playstyles/skills. It really has something for everyone.

Now as for how the build treated me this league:

-I league started with the intent on using Pestilent Strike. This carried me all the way to T16's, Awakening Level 8, and Deathless Level 8 Awakener Kill. All Elderslayers (lvl 8) and T16 Metamorphs would die before my Molten Shell would expire, and by the time they cast their first big mechanic (haha fuck you and your immunity phase Drox!).

-I did sub in Viper Strike during this progression for some bosses, due to its higher duration, but I found out that it isn't necessary in the slightest for you to be able to boss with.

-Map clears are blinding fast - one of the fastest mappers I've played. The only critique is the missing teleportation based movement skill, but it's only a small annoyance at best.

-This build has a really fun progression scaling to it. You can get started with very simple gear, but chase down very juicy upgrades the deeper you go. It kept me hooked for just under 7 days /played. Considering I usually only play leagues for 2 weeks of real-time, this is an amazing feat!

-Finally, Torstein is an incredibly friendly and welcoming guide-writer: always on-hand to answer questions, theorycraft and open to suggestions/ideas!


If you're reading this and are wondering whether you should take the plunge, please, stop reading and start your Poison Pathfinder today; POISON THE ATLAS!

This is now my go-to league starter until further notice.

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would dendrobate be worth to use instead for dmg?