Enki's Arc Witch Memorial Page & POE 2 Arc Summary

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Lance_Fryar schrieb:

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Mytftw schrieb:

Hey guys, I´m pretty new to this game (2nd char I´ve ever created), and I´m using this guide. It worked pretty well so far, I´m done with all 10 acts, but I have a question.
The guide states that we should keep desecrate at lvl1, but it only spawns creatures up to lvl20 as a lvl1 gem. Am I missing something here? I follow the guide using it every time before bossfights etc, but it seems to do nothing.

I´d appreciate any help/answer.

Cheers

You are not missing anything. The only thing we care about Desecrate is to generate the corpses, the corpse levels doesn't matter, we only need it to activate the Necromancer passives and to consume them for Bone Offering wich grant us Block Chance.

Hope this answer your question.

Cheers.

Helped a lot, thanks mate!

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Lance_Fryar schrieb:

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Mytftw schrieb:

Hey guys, I´m pretty new to this game (2nd char I´ve ever created), and I´m using this guide. It worked pretty well so far, I´m done with all 10 acts, but I have a question.
The guide states that we should keep desecrate at lvl1, but it only spawns creatures up to lvl20 as a lvl1 gem. Am I missing something here? I follow the guide using it every time before bossfights etc, but it seems to do nothing.

I´d appreciate any help/answer.

Cheers

You are not missing anything. The only thing we care about Desecrate is to generate the corpses, the corpse levels doesn't matter, we only need it to activate the Necromancer passives and to consume them for Bone Offering wich grant us Block Chance.

Hope this answer your question.

Cheers.

Nice!
I had the same question, this league is my second so far and this build is helping me a lot.
But i was lost with this skill desecrate, lol.
One more question, we had to use it everytime the CD is ready or just one time?
Thanks

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snnnp schrieb:

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Lance_Fryar schrieb:

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Mytftw schrieb:

Hey guys, I´m pretty new to this game (2nd char I´ve ever created), and I´m using this guide. It worked pretty well so far, I´m done with all 10 acts, but I have a question.
The guide states that we should keep desecrate at lvl1, but it only spawns creatures up to lvl20 as a lvl1 gem. Am I missing something here? I follow the guide using it every time before bossfights etc, but it seems to do nothing.

I´d appreciate any help/answer.

Cheers

You are not missing anything. The only thing we care about Desecrate is to generate the corpses, the corpse levels doesn't matter, we only need it to activate the Necromancer passives and to consume them for Bone Offering wich grant us Block Chance.

Hope this answer your question.

Cheers.

Nice!
I had the same question, this league is my second so far and this build is helping me a lot.
But i was lost with this skill desecrate, lol.
One more question, we had to use it everytime the CD is ready or just one time?
Thanks

Keeping Bone Offering up will help with survivability as it gives Chance to Block and Life gain on block, so is a good idea casting it each time it ends. Once you get a Trigger socketed spell when you use a skill you can forget about casting it as it will be casted automatically.

For those finding the manual casting of bone offering and desecrate tedious, an option was presented in previous guide (but Enki removed it because it was confusing for people):

You can use Kitava's thirst (unique helmet, you can buy one with 3 links for 1 chaos).

This helmet will auto cast spells socketed in it (and it gives some mana).

However, this will use a 4L spot instead of a 3L, so you'll have to replace one of the 4L setups by a 3L. I chose to run the CWDT setup without Increase Duration until I get an autocast wand

You can also use Arcanist brand (if you only intend to use this in boss fights). In this case, you can either link everything to the brand or remove spell cascade (=> less corpses) and replace it with the brand

I find the brand pretty effective against bosses (since you put it, it lasts a while, and you can focus on dps during this time), but not so much on mapping / mob packs (they die too quickly, brand has no time to tick, you must constantly cast it...)

EDIT: of course, a wand with the "triggers socketed spell" is waaaayyyy better than any of these options, so don't hesitate to swich as soon as possible ;)

i just noticed that unless you find some extra dex you cant run second wind anymore and unless i missed it the guide doesnt really mention you need to either find extra dex or dont level second wind all the way because even with atziri's foible 25% attribute req reduction u still only get up to 64dex and u need 70dex for a lvl20 second wind with atziri's foible.

am i missing something or is this an oversight since i noticed the pob is using a dex implicit amulet so it wont have that problem but as soon as u remove that it has the same problem (dropping to 64dex)

PSA if anyone is wondering about Crackling Lance beyond "probably not" - it works, but I would say it is strictly worse than Arc for this build. Tried it as a league starter and ended up putting it aside for the time being.

My findings:

Pros:
- Single target feels better assuming you have the opportunity to repeatedly cast at max intensity.
- Damage profile for large packs of tough enemies (e.g. wall of death in Heists) can be a little better since it is AoE and damage doesn't fall off with chains
- Can link Conc Effect as a link rather than Ele Focus, which allows for juicier shocks

Cons:
- The AoE of the skill tends to leave quite a lot of stragglers. I even tried using Inpulsa's with it which helped, but ultimately it ends up taking longer to clear in maps
- Damage can get blocked by terrain much easier and no ability to hit around corners
- Against harder hitting enemies standing still and the damage falls off significantly when not at max intensity

In general, I didn't find the extra damage enough to be worth the downsides, at least at my gear levels. It might be worth exploring using it as a gem swap for some bosses.

Oh boy, you are gonna get some competition from Esoro :P

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Oh boy, you are gonna get some competition from Esoro :P

Hardly. With Pledge of Hands and Cloak of Defiance's Prices skyrocketing, that build will not be a good league start... sadly :(

@poe1121 The Atziri's Foible amulet reduces gem and item stat requirements, which allows us to use a level 20 second wind. Alternatively, Ungil's Harmony gives dexterity, which helps as well.

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whirlw1nd schrieb:

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Oh boy, you are gonna get some competition from Esoro :P

Hardly. With Pledge of Hands and Cloak of Defiance's Prices skyrocketing, that build will not be a good league start... sadly :(

Oh well. It means more wands and decent body armors for us lol