The Three Dragons Fireball'er!

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j0zef wrote:

The idea behind current build is flawed. 3Dragons is not doing anything for you, your first shot takes off half HP and your 2nd shot finishes them off, whether you have 3 dragons or not. The only time you'll see some sort of a difference is during boss fights where shock actually has a chance to stack.

The tree is pretty bad. You take EB without MoM, or even IF? What do you need so much mana for? No Static blows? Random pts wasted in the shadow area - instead of connecting through Blaze you're taking random int/str nodes.

Links are pretty bad too. Sure, you'll clean up trash at an ok rate, but resist fire mobs and rares will take years.

Nugi will have you eating these words and you can bet it will be an awesome build!!!

I actually leveled up this build up to 82 with only problematci enemies beign rhoa chargers, which i can avoid by playing carefully ( altough i got one-shotted two times in 74 maps).
This is my skill tree:
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYBAuMHYwelCPQMfQ5IEH8RLRGWFecZhRpsJDwkqiaVJ6ko-ilPLJwtHy9vMYg26UGWRKtFnUlRSbJMs1AwVUtVrlXGVytabV3yXypirGNDZk9r220ZcFJwu3DVc1Nzs3kDeqp8g35Zf8aBSYIQgh6Cx4V9iEKMNo5kjr6PRo-mmuCdY52jnaqdrqKjpLGnCKdcsji2-riTwFHAVMHzxp7N-s9l0NDVT9ad2RPbC9te3nffsONq44TkIuWO6-Tr7vBr8h3z3fem-ej8qw==
Currently i plan to take Athleticism and life nodes right next to Bloodhirst.

Heres my gear:

I currently have 3643 HP and 4002 MP, 77% all res, 367 mana per sec, lvl 19 AA.
Lvl 18 Fireball DPS with 7 charges is 3646 (GMP - Chain).
I am able to do ele reflect maps with absolutely no dmg taken ( My HP bar doesnt even move when shooting to reflect). I cant do -max ele reflect, half-regen only without AA, no regen and blood magic never.
I have no problem with fire resistant enemies - Fire Pen and Chaos dmg from IF. Also i one or two shot rare bosses ( even golems) with my Fireball. I also one shotted every boss up to 74 maps with Vaal Fireball - trap.

yuhoo u are there :) ofc for a fireball crit user Three dragons is BIS. now use fire pen +conc effect and u got it :O instead of chain and other usseless gem . u will get 11k Dps GMP fireball. now we are talking big crits :)
i am a bit low on skills but damn my soso pwns :P

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j0zef wrote:

The idea behind current build is flawed. 3Dragons is not doing anything for you, your first shot takes off half HP and your 2nd shot finishes them off, whether you have 3 dragons or not. The only time you'll see some sort of a difference is during boss fights where shock actually has a chance to stack.

The tree is pretty bad. You take EB without MoM, or even IF? What do you need so much mana for? No Static blows? Random pts wasted in the shadow area - instead of connecting through Blaze you're taking random int/str nodes.

Links are pretty bad too. Sure, you'll clean up trash at an ok rate, but resist fire mobs and rares will take years.

I so want to try this build in next league

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Catchafire2000 wrote:

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j0zef wrote:

The idea behind current build is flawed. 3Dragons is not doing anything for you, your first shot takes off half HP and your 2nd shot finishes them off, whether you have 3 dragons or not. The only time you'll see some sort of a difference is during boss fights where shock actually has a chance to stack.

The tree is pretty bad. You take EB without MoM, or even IF? What do you need so much mana for? No Static blows? Random pts wasted in the shadow area - instead of connecting through Blaze you're taking random int/str nodes.

Links are pretty bad too. Sure, you'll clean up trash at an ok rate, but resist fire mobs and rares will take years.

I so want to try this build in next league

You should.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KahnyqQqzCE&feature=youtu.be

It might also be worthwhile to also level another fireball for hard bosses, but single target: no chain no lmp/gmp.

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Catchafire2000 wrote:

It might also be worthwhile to also level another fireball for hard bosses, but single target: no chain no lmp/gmp.

except more than one fireball can hit a single target , making lmp/gmp better for single target..

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Bada_Bing wrote:

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MartinDeShade wrote:

Don't you lose most of your damage when you chain or pierce with fireball?

Yes. You do 50% Less damage instead of 69% more damage if using concentrated effect instead.
I can only guess the reason for this is to protect against reflect (and maybe because it is a bit bothersome that fireballs don't go past the first row of monsters in bigger groups). If the damage is gimped enough, AA can do the job of absorbing a high enough amount of damage (percentage wise). Getting a reflect on a dps maxed fireball (CE instead of chain) while critting on the other hand will just roll over the AA mitigation (-189 damage ain't that much) and insta gib you.

Not true- a decently used AA (lvl20 + 3 level from wand + 1 from lvl1empower) would give around -280 (and that's with a non-levelled empower or corrupted AA), and this means that with purity of fire + ruby a single fireball needs to do at least 6K damage to even move your health at all.

OTOH, you can still shotgun bosses (5fireball at once) which triple-stack shock them at the same time. If there are other enemies nearby, it just get funnier.

EDIT: nvmd, i thought you mean it would gib you with chain, no CE.

What is a good skill to supplement this with? Additionally, what would be the best auras and curses to use?

The more I look into the build, the more I see that it is a very "affordable" build. If we decide to go with Purity of Fire gem, we are getting fire res from three key resources:
1. The 3 Dragons Helm
2. The Mantle Chest Piece
3. Purity of Fire Aura

Those three items provide you with some serious buying power options. When buying gear, you won't have to worry at all about fire res on your gear allowing you to focus on lightning/cold res gear along with the other priorities Nugi mentioned. That is insane when you think about it.

I'm currently trying the build out, and I'm struggling against phys damage. I've AA (not fully leveled, at 17 currently), CWDT linked to end cry, and molten shell. Its a bit hard for me... I'm popping granite flasks and still nothing.