Eye of Chayula vs. Unwavering Stance

Using Spectral Throw.

Just having a lot of life can prevent you from getting stunned, the only things that would stun you are big hits like Vaal Smash.

There are some pretty heavy duty elemental damage bosses (Shrine Piety for instance) that can stun you even with 5k+ Life, and if you get stun / shock locked you are almost definitely dead in that situation.

If US is actually netting you points instead of costing them, taking it should be a foregone conclustion. Chayula is a last resort for builds that are highly vulnerable to stun but are unable to cost effectively stunproof themselves via better means. Blind support is also really unlikely to outperform the 100+ life and other good stats from a strong amulet, along with those saved points.

Also, pure stacked life doesnt actually provide stun/freeze proofing when you need it most.

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KoTao wrote:

If US is actually netting you points instead of costing them, taking it should be a foregone conclustion. Chayula is a last resort for builds that are highly vulnerable to stun but are unable to cost effectively stunproof themselves via better means. Blind support is also really unlikely to outperform the 100+ life and other good stats from a strong amulet, along with those saved points.

Also, pure stacked life doesnt actually provide stun/freeze proofing when you need it most.

Well, 'netting' is a bit strong. It's just a result of the fact that Blind becomes useless, but I can't really sustain the Mana to use anything besides Faster Projectiles as a fifth support on my ST, so that would replace Ballistic Mastery... and being unwavering, the 3 Heart of Oak nodes wouldn't be useful at all.

But yeah, I'm leaning towards that at the moment. Playing around with Blind / no Eye of Chayula for the moment until I commit, but only doing lower maps so the stun isn't as much of an issue.

Heh, just as I was almost decided, I did a Poorjoy's Asylum. Blind was *really* useful in that map. Now reconsidering again.

Bumping once, would like an opinion from a Blind user...

I keep an eye in my inventory permanently (along with an atziris foible for half mana and 1% fire leech laz for ele refl). Dont use it that often...but it can be nice to switch to in certain situations.

Map bosses or certain extreme packs (looking at you tittybitches) that can stun lock can be much easier. Its also a nice counter for mult projecile maps as well as fracture. I had a never-ending fracture map the other day with those beetle spitters, carrion queen I believe is their name. Scores and scores. Also nice for the cowards trial final room.

But all the time? Giving up too much.