[3.18] Spark RF Inquisitor | 86-90% All Resistances - 75/75 Block - Aegis Aurora - High Regen

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Blaized wrote:

I've tried rolling 2% max cold res on gloves but it always rolls 1% no matter of the eldritch tier...I've spent like 6 exalts trying to roll 2% on gloves...as for the body armor is it recommended to replace the +1 level of all vaal skill gems with the +3% max cold res? if so ill re-roll over it, if not ill keep it

as for the body armor I can not put a eldritch orb on a influenced piece of armor so this makes me take prismatic skin for the anoint on my amulet.
I am still however max attack/spell block

Sorry for slow responses, been grossly absorbed into Elden Ring :)

The new Influence system is tricky. 2% cold res on glove / 3% on chest do not roll naturally. In fact there are many mods which cannot roll naturally as they are tier 5 or tier 6 mods. The regular currencies only allow up to tier 4 mods. In order to obtain a higher tier mod you need to use an Orb of Conflict, which randomly raises one influence (so essentially gives you a 50/50 shot of upgrading 1% to 2%, or 2% to 3% respectively).

So what you need to do is use Tier-4 Exarch orbs to hit the desired mod, throw on some other useless Eater mod, slam an Orb of Conquest and you'll have a 50/50 shot of getting the right upgrade.

Regarding your body armor, personally the only reason I'm using an influenced chest is the Frenzy on Hit mod. Without it, you are probably better off just using a standard chestpiece with the new influences.

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You don't need the max Res on glove and chest to hit 90%. I played the build at league start and can't remember the exact numbers but with enough aura effect, max res on chest (2% works if I remember correctly), purity of ice effect on chest, you can hit 90%. I had pierce and unnerve as my glove mods

This is correct, but you really need a lot more Aura Effect. Looking at my build, I would need another 45% Aura Effect with only 2% resists on chestpiece to hit 90%. It's definitely achievable, but up to you if it's worth fitting this in. 45% is quite a lot, you'd probably need to sacrifice some medium damage clusters in favor of aura effect clusters, or try to grab more from your skill tree (anoint Charisma, try pathing to Influence, Megalomanic, etc.)

I've built close to this, but I'm 4 million less dps and can't really figure out why. I converted my other spark inquisitor build to this (standard unfortunately; I don't get to play a lot).

It looks like the Forbidden Jewels account for close to half the damage of the build? The wand does a lot too, but mine is only 300k dps less. Every item looks like it's getting scaling from a stat, because my items individually aren't that much worse than the build. The biggest difference I noticed is no frenzy charge on chest.

Any advice? I use it for delve almost exclusively and am getting destroyed by anything Vaal.

https://pastebin.com/tkD3TJyF

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slipperyzoo wrote:

I've built close to this, but I'm 4 million less dps and can't really figure out why. I converted my other spark inquisitor build to this (standard unfortunately; I don't get to play a lot).

It looks like the Forbidden Jewels account for close to half the damage of the build? The wand does a lot too, but mine is only 300k dps less. Every item looks like it's getting scaling from a stat, because my items individually aren't that much worse than the build. The biggest difference I noticed is no frenzy charge on chest.

Any advice? I use it for delve almost exclusively and am getting destroyed by anything Vaal.

https://pastebin.com/tkD3TJyF

I noticed some things in your PoB, first your not utilizing melding of the flesh for 90% all res. you need a blizzard crown. also im pretty sure once you get 90% all res a Nebulis Synthesized Void Scepter would be better than a rare.

you want your purity of ice to be level 21 in your helmet so it would take advantage of the +1 AoE gems craft. and the +1 gems from your body armor. this will put your purity of ice at level 23.

you need a sacrificial garb to achieve this level of purity of ice and would also need a Vaal purity of ice.

also getting a pair of gloves with +2 to maximum cold res
anointing Prismatic Skin for +2 maximum all res
at the end I have doubled your DPS and your still max attack block/spell block

PoB with the changes I made: https://pastebin.com/GdKArpn6

-EDIT
try and get a Nebulis Synthesized Void scepter with chance to gain frenzy charge on kill.
also you want a vitality watchers eye

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slipperyzoo wrote:

I've built close to this, but I'm 4 million less dps and can't really figure out why. I converted my other spark inquisitor build to this (standard unfortunately; I don't get to play a lot).

It looks like the Forbidden Jewels account for close to half the damage of the build? The wand does a lot too, but mine is only 300k dps less. Every item looks like it's getting scaling from a stat, because my items individually aren't that much worse than the build. The biggest difference I noticed is no frenzy charge on chest.

https://pastebin.com/tkD3TJyF

As Blaized pointed out above, you are not utilizing the main defensive aspect of this build (Melding of the Flesh) and especially if you are running Righteous Fire, you are essentially negating all your regeneration without the higher fire resistances.

People have done some calculations and 100% spell suppression is supposedly equal to around 10-12% maximum resistances, which is the difference from 75% and around 87%. It's a massive difference, on top of making Righteous Fire deal almost no damage to you (thus it's better than spell suppression, as you also gain a ton of regen).

Also, looks like you are missing an Enduring Composure?


Regarding your DPS, I think it's just a lack of levels and small incremental bonuses. This build is extremely point-starved as I needed to minmax every single skill point, so the last ~10 or so levels are really important to fit in cluster jewels. I'd say around level 90-92 at a minimum will feel good to get most of what you really need to fit in.

Some things I noticed:

1) You are missing the Caster Mastery for +1 Intensity, with Pinpoint, this is a 20% more damage multiplier. This is huge. For reference my build has 152% more damage multiplier, you are only at 88%. If you level all your gems to 20 and grab +1 intensity this boosts you up to 121%. You are also missing 12% from frenzy charges, if you fit in cold snap in your wand you will generate them during clearing.

2) You are at 228% increased damage, I am at 321%, which is roughly 100% difference. Again, most of this is just missing levels and gem quality - you need the levels to fit in a few extra Medium cluster jewels, and max out your gem qualities. The biggest one is a "% increased damage against chilled enemies" glove - this rolls up to 50% increased damage, and is a big boost. Coupled with a Blizzard crown and/or Frost Shield/Frost Blink, you are already chilling everything.


3) As you mentioned, the Instruments of Zeal jewels are a big factor in the DPS. They raise my spark casts per second from 4.46 to 7.8. This is roughly 1.75x the number of sparks being thrown out, which is very significant. Not quite double damage, but very close.

4) Level 21 Spark is a big damage boost.

5) Your amulet is anointed with Grave Pact which does nothing for you.

6) You have no Eater/Exarch implicit on your helm or gloves. Even the tier-1 mods have decent hits. Since you are using an influenced chest, I'd highly recommend the Frenzy charge generation here, as it provides consistent charges on bosses. If you are only mapping/delving you can get by with Cold Snap on wand.

7) The Abyss jewel in your belt doesn't really do much. I'm also not sure you have corrupted blood immunity? It's typically easiest to get this on an abyss jewel, and is mandatory for survival. Try to make sure all your jewels have %life or +life, as every point counts to get your pool above 4K. You only have 78% life from your tree, which is really low. Try to get this above 100%.

@KooperT

Just wanted to say Thanks for this Build Guide and Forum post! I LOVE this build so much that I'm going to push 100

I had to make some changes to the PoB to account for the fact of the 1% max cold res I am missing from my gloves. as Exceptional Eldritch Ember are currently 3 for 1 exalt. and the odds of me hitting 1% maximum cold res is like 1 in 50 that's a very expensive craft for me..so i had to adjust some things around on the tree.

this is my current PoB: https://pastebin.com/GSmVHUir

if I were to get 2% max cold res on my gloves I could save so many points. but sadly like I said Exceptional Eldritch Ember are very expensive. and the odds of me hitting max % cold res is very low. and my current budget is very tight as I've been pouring all my money into this build.

just wanted to show my gratitude and respect and applaud you for this amazing build that literally can not die. the immortal build as I would like to call it :)

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Blaized wrote:

Just wanted to say Thanks for this Build Guide and Forum post! I LOVE this build so much that I'm going to push 100

I had to make some changes to the PoB to account for the fact of the 1% max cold res I am missing from my gloves. as Exceptional Eldritch Ember are currently 3 for 1 exalt. and the odds of me hitting 1% maximum cold res is like 1 in 50 that's a very expensive craft for me..so i had to adjust some things around on the tree.

Glad you are enjoying the build! I've made a ton of "tankier" builds over the prior leagues, and this one is near the top.

Regarding max resists, the Exceptional embers are definitely expensive. You can look into alternatives such as on your Megalomaniac - try to run a live search for one with Enduring Composure and another max resist notable, since yours has 2 rather weak notables.

Examples include:
Prismatic Carapace - 1% All Max Res
Prismatic Dance - 1% All Max Res
Winter Prowler - 2% Max Cold Res
Antifreeze - 1% Max Cold Res

Actually, some of these are so strong (the Winter Prowler especially, 2% max cold and 6% movement speed are both awesome) it would make capping much easier.

so i got lucky this league, dropped a mageblood. wanna play this build, what do?

Hey, I have a question. IDK why but sometimes when I cast sparks I'm stopping and can't recast in for about 2-3 sec. I'll be appreciate if u help me to fix it. Also, it seems like I lack of DPS and survivability.

Pls: check my items and tree

https://pastebin.com/KDpZev1K

Hello!

Which mechanic are you exploiting that allows for spamming spark so fast and not running out of mana. I may be missing something obvious?

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Killtrox wrote:

Hello!

Which mechanic are you exploiting that allows for spamming spark so fast and not running out of mana. I may be missing something obvious?

Fanaticism reduces all mana costs by 75%.

Coupled with some decent regen, a low level clarity, and/or some reduced casting costs, you don't even need an enduring mana flask to handle spark casts.

Actually, with Fanaticism up, my spark costs 0 mana - literally free.