Sanctum feedback- from someone who didn't play it League
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Lyutsifer665 wrote:
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Pizzarugi wrote:
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masskillers wrote:
I give up. I poured 30 divines into this shockwave build and it gets deleted by Lycia in her blood phase.
This is just bullshit
Try a poison SRS build. You can get up to 50m DPS relatively cheaply and it's more than strong enough to kill Lycia before she can do her blood phase. I'm running the build right now and I can assure you that it works.
I'd be happy to stream how I do my runs on Discord if you'd like.
how much is the budget for your srs build? i'm thinking of starting one just for sanctum but i see everyone is running awakened multistrike and ashes amulet with it
I'm using neither for my build and can reach upwards of 50m DPS if I copy my build directly into PoB. You can use Ashes and Awakened Multistrike if you really wanna squeeze as much possible DPS out of your build, but it isn't necessary. Ashes is only important if you also want to buy the Divergent SRS gem so you can minmax how many of them you can summon, and a 21/20 for that is also pretty hefty in cost. I don't have one in my build either.
Needless to say, my current build is pretty cheap, but there is still plenty of room for me to invest further for even more damage if I really wanted to.
As for your question, I'm honestly not too sure what the build cost me in total. It was definitely a few divines, but I honestly thought it was cheap enough. The most expensive items I think are the helmet and gloves I crafted which also isn't necessary. Good poison jewels can also cost a bit, and those are something you really don't wanna skimp on.
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Last edited by Pizzarugi#6258 on Sep 17, 2023, 8:14:51 AM
I've been playing an ice spear/freezing pulse totems build since leaguestart, it has 0 defences and like 3k hp at most but it can run Sanctum and most maven invitations easily, with an 8-10 divine budget you can get 70-80 mil burst dps on Ice Spear which is more than enough to skip the final Sanctum boss's phases I'm pretty sure. And then if you want even more dps you can save up 10 divines for a heatshiver with additional ice spear projectile enchant too. Here's kind of a cheap 8-ish divine budget version of the build: https://pobb.in/fUpNBezg-VRN (soul mantle 1.6 div,non-corrupted 60% staff is 90c,belt is 1.4 div,Anathema ring 30c,Dying sun is 20c don't care that much for its rolls, one of our cluster jewels is 190c the rest are cheap, and a decent Rain of Splinters with 33-35% dmg reduction is like 5-7 divs, awakaned added cold is like 1 divine or so to buy at lvl1 then buy Wild Bramblebackx4 beasts to level it yourself, the +1 int big tattoo is 1 div, all the rare jewels with double res are 10c at most,forgot to mention Alva gloves mine cost me 1 div on leaguestart but I'm sure you can find good ones for cheaper or the same price now) So it all comes around to 10-13 divines max to make this char in the pob, just checked all these items in trade sc as I'm typing this reply.
And in case you're wondering about a min-maxed endgame version, here's my current character after I got done with 40/40 challenges and invested way more divines into it: https://pobb.in/9olLw3PVPtC2
thanks for the reply. i already have a lvl 93 templar in the league so i can just respect from that. i hate starting new characters. would a wand and shield work too? that staff would mess with my resistances too much
I'm using neither for my build and can reach upwards of 50m DPS if I copy my build directly into PoB. You can use Ashes and Awakened Multistrike if you really wanna squeeze as much possible DPS out of your build, but it isn't necessary. Ashes is only important if you also want to buy the Divergent SRS gem so you can minmax how many of them you can summon, and a 21/20 for that is also pretty hefty in cost. I don't have one in my build either.
As for your question, I'm honestly not too sure what the build cost me in total. It was definitely a few divines, but I honestly thought it was cheap enough. The most expensive items I think are the helmet and gloves I crafted which also isn't necessary. Good poison jewels can also cost a bit.
thanks for the reply. i will try the templar first since i already have one so i can just swap builds without leveling a new character
I'm using neither for my build and can reach upwards of 50m DPS if I copy my build directly into PoB. You can use Ashes and Awakened Multistrike if you really wanna squeeze as much possible DPS out of your build, but it isn't necessary. Ashes is only important if you also want to buy the Divergent SRS gem so you can minmax how many of them you can summon, and a 21/20 for that is also pretty hefty in cost. I don't have one in my build either.
As for your question, I'm honestly not too sure what the build cost me in total. It was definitely a few divines, but I honestly thought it was cheap enough. The most expensive items I think are the helmet and gloves I crafted which also isn't necessary. Good poison jewels can also cost a bit.
thanks for the reply. i will try the templar first since i already have one so i can just swap builds without leveling a new character
You'll have to tell me how that pans out. I'm running a witch for necromancer.
Once I hammer out all of the challenges this league, which is gonna be the first time I ever get 40/40 in this game, I was gonna try a skeleton mage guardian (you know, just in case GGG nerfs poison SRS in the near future) before calling it quits. Build is gonna be a lot more expensive to reach the same DPS, but it has a much higher ceiling if you wanna invest a lot into it.
PoE players: Our game has a wide diversity of builds.
Also PoE players: The [league mechanic] doesn't need to be nerfed, you just need to play a [current meta] build!
And the winds will cry / and many men will die / and all the waves will bow down / to the Loreley
Last edited by Pizzarugi#6258 on Sep 17, 2023, 8:18:36 AM
I've been playing an ice spear/freezing pulse totems build since leaguestart, it has 0 defences and like 3k hp at most but it can run Sanctum and most maven invitations easily, with an 8-10 divine budget you can get 70-80 mil burst dps on Ice Spear which is more than enough to skip the final Sanctum boss's phases I'm pretty sure. And then if you want even more dps you can save up 10 divines for a heatshiver with additional ice spear projectile enchant too. Here's kind of a cheap 8-ish divine budget version of the build: https://pobb.in/fUpNBezg-VRN (soul mantle 1.6 div,non-corrupted 60% staff is 90c,belt is 1.4 div,Anathema ring 30c,Dying sun is 20c don't care that much for its rolls, one of our cluster jewels is 190c the rest are cheap, and a decent Rain of Splinters with 33-35% dmg reduction is like 5-7 divs, awakaned added cold is like 1 divine or so to buy at lvl1 then buy Wild Bramblebackx4 beasts to level it yourself, the +1 int big tattoo is 1 div, all the rare jewels with double res are 10c at most,forgot to mention Alva gloves mine cost me 1 div on leaguestart but I'm sure you can find good ones for cheaper or the same price now) So it all comes around to 10-13 divines max to make this char in the pob, just checked all these items in trade sc as I'm typing this reply.
And in case you're wondering about a min-maxed endgame version, here's my current character after I got done with 40/40 challenges and invested way more divines into it: https://pobb.in/9olLw3PVPtC2
thanks for the reply. i already have a lvl 93 templar in the league so i can just respect from that. i hate starting new characters. would a wand and shield work too? that staff would mess with my resistances too much
The staff is too important, it literally triples our damage and that's what gives this build such huge burst dps. You can solve res by getting double double-res jewels(12% fire and cold, 12% fire and lightning for exmaple on 1 rare jewel, just searching for that alone is cheap) and having boots with triple res, alva gloves with at least 1 extra res thats around 30% and then a nice rare ring with double or triple high res+resistance catalysts. All of that+replacing at least 1 str tattoo and 1 int tatto with 8% fire and lightning res should be enough to be capped since this build gets so many rare jewel slots, and if you still need res then just don't use rain of splinters for now and use an additional rare jewel. It's quite possible to be capped since I did it without tattoos and needing curse reduction on rare jewels back in Crucible. That's why we want the staff to have the lowest 60% reduced ele res roll, any other roll is bad.
Last edited by Toforto#2372 on Sep 17, 2023, 8:34:05 AM
I dont have the patience or currency to reroll. Think I'll admit defeat (unless I can change char mid sanctum run) and try to bear in mind a sanctum runner next league
You should be able to change char at least between floors as that tome item can be traded even IIRC?
No wonder it's lost, it's in the middle of the jungle!
I dont have the patience or currency to reroll. Think I'll admit defeat (unless I can change char mid sanctum run) and try to bear in mind a sanctum runner next league
You should be able to change char at least between floors as that tome item can be traded even IIRC?
True but my cold dot really doesnt like regular sanctum. Can clown on 83 lycia fine but struggles running it. TBH, my cold dot can do most content and i was just trying to enjoy sanctum but its enough for me.
Im just gonna grab the challenges I think i can get (just grabbed the breach one) then call the league a day.
One cannot help but wonder how such a lust for loot can affect a persons mind. Although these exiles appear to be our salvation, it would not take much for them to turn on us as easily as they fight gods and demons.
Lycia is exarch 2.0. Making her immune during that wave phase is build-limiting bad design, same as exarch rolling meteor phase. Once again, either you oneshot her before she starts the phase, or you have to facetank it all. Manually fitting through those waves with a mouse is BS. Maybe it is better on controller, idk.
My main character can get to lvl 83 lycia with 500-700+ resolve in stock, then I die since I cannot leech ES from immune enemy and cannot evade. Definitely not going to make special build just for sanctum. For all time you spend running all 4 floors, not sure loot is worth it compared to other content, unless you get lucky and duplicate some divines
Lycia is exarch 2.0. Making her immune during that wave phase is build-limiting bad design, same as exarch rolling meteor phase. Once again, either you oneshot her before she starts the phase, or you have to facetank it all. Manually fitting through those waves with a mouse is BS. Maybe it is better on controller, idk.
My main character can get to lvl 83 lycia with 500-700+ resolve in stock, then I die since I cannot leech ES from immune enemy and cannot evade. Definitely not going to make special build just for sanctum. For all time you spend running all 4 floors, not sure loot is worth it compared to other content, unless you get lucky and duplicate some divines
Boons still work in that fight. If you can get the Scare Mask (-40% enemy damage), it should make Lycia's blood wave phase a hell of a lot more manageable. If you get Honed Claws affliction, which does the opposite, you're gonna have an awful time.
PoE players: Our game has a wide diversity of builds.
Also PoE players: The [league mechanic] doesn't need to be nerfed, you just need to play a [current meta] build!
And the winds will cry / and many men will die / and all the waves will bow down / to the Loreley
Lycia is exarch 2.0. Making her immune during that wave phase is build-limiting bad design, same as exarch rolling meteor phase. Once again, either you oneshot her before she starts the phase, or you have to facetank it all. Manually fitting through those waves with a mouse is BS. Maybe it is better on controller, idk.
My main character can get to lvl 83 lycia with 500-700+ resolve in stock, then I die since I cannot leech ES from immune enemy and cannot evade. Definitely not going to make special build just for sanctum. For all time you spend running all 4 floors, not sure loot is worth it compared to other content, unless you get lucky and duplicate some divines
Boons still work in that fight. If you can get the Scare Mask (-40% enemy damage), it should make Lycia's blood wave phase a hell of a lot more manageable. If you get Honed Claws affliction, which does the opposite, you're gonna have an awful time.
I died to that red wave phase this league and lost a run like that, then just waited until my build had the burst dps to completely skip it and kill her while she's doing her frontal tornado thing. The only way to survive that is either have crazy dodging skills like in exarch ball phase or just be a tanky build and have a lot of inspiration/resolve left when you get to the boss.
