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

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NeverEndingLagpoe887 schrieb:

I unspecced from Agnostic, added divergent vitality and it seems to be a really big damage + QoL increase. Should I not do this? ive seen no suggestion and trading a small amount my mana pool seems to make no difference.

If it matters im @ 5.1k health and 4.5k mana
e/ Div Vit is in place of V RF. since my single target Dps lacks, and sustain on bosses. (usually me standing in fire like a dip shit)

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Kickon schrieb:

Hey guys,
I don't really understand Thread of Hope. I mean, it's good to get Sanctuary on the tree, but you also write in your guide that it saves points for Spiritual Aid and for Discipline and Training. I know that we can get some points from the rest, but is it worth the dps drop?

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Gimdornim schrieb:

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WorderMostFoul schrieb:

For instance...Gimdornim posted an excellent idea a few days ago about a medium cluster jewel with Master of Fear and Wish for Death notables. I managed to craft one yesterday and wish I had thought of it last league! Pretty convinced it's BiS. I didn't even know what to do with the free gem slot so I started running a Portal gem! (Awakened level 5 Hextouch would solve that "problem" for me, though.) Only catch is that those jewels are hella expensive. I managed to roll my own in fewer than 1000 alts, but I may have gotten lucky. But with Storm Brand, it's basically guaranteed Unnerve and Culling Strike with 100% uptime against Sirus, which is absolutely amazing utility (plus lets you just focus on getting gloves with solid core stats).

Nice! I've spent countless alts/regals/chaos and still haven't got it :) I'm considering just buying one so that I can free up one of the medium cluster jewel slots to experiment with other wild ideas.

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WorderMostFoul schrieb:

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Karathis schrieb:

Yeah i really like spellcaster builds as well, but in the beginning ive bricked so many attack and spell builds i just stuck to dot/chaos builds which i did a bit better with. i think im going to level a witch tonight. It really looks fun to play and i could use a bit of fun after mindlessly mapping with barely any results. is there anything i should do when i get to maps? And anything different than the guide recommends?

You totally should! Leveling with Arc is really fun, even if you spec into another build afterward. Once you know what you're doing, it's definitely more satisfying than another generic cdot build. I'd buy a level 1 20% Anomalous Arc to start with so you can benefit from the extra chain length early on. Grab an Atziri's Foible and equip it the moment your level is high enough, stack as much mana and regen as possible on your early tree and gear, keep your Clarity and mana flask(s) current, and drop all non-Clarity auras as soon as you get Archmage. Don't run MoM and Agnostic together until endgame, it's too hard on your mana pool with Archmage early on. I prefer Agnostic, but pick one of the two (MoM is better against one-shots).

Enki's guide is superb through the whole game and progression should be smooth into maps, so you shouldn't have to worry about doing anything specific (aside from capping resistances, of course).

As you reach endgame and have currency to do so, there are definitely some upgrades you can make outside of what the guide recommends that will yield big damage increases. PoB is unfortunately still fucked (won't export), so I can't share mine, but there are a number of people posting on here whose characters you can look at through their profiles or by importing them into PoB via their accounts. Because the build has a strong backbone and PoE is a beautiful game, there are virtually limitless ways to get creative, Nyangoro, Gimdornim, and Zarasi--among others!!--all have Heist necros that offer great examples of what to strive for. I fully admit I have departed from the guide's build in some ways and that some of my gear is definitely still jury-rigged, , so for reference only, here is what I am currently working with, including cluster jewels:

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Nyangoro schrieb:

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Kickon schrieb:

Hey guys,
I don't really understand Thread of Hope. I mean, it's good to get Sanctuary on the tree, but you also write in your guide that it saves points for Spiritual Aid and for Discipline and Training. I know that we can get some points from the rest, but is it worth the dps drop?

If you want to use the cluster jewels, definitely, else you won't have enough points. The points that go into cluster jewels are much more valuable point-for-point than the ones you would otherwise have to spec into without Thread of Hope.

My personal recommendation is, it's only worth it if you have

1) a 8 passive large cluster with at least Mage Hunter and Conjured Wall(considerable plus if you have an additional third notable in Sap Psyche, Arcane Heroism or Practiced Caster),

2) Kitava's Teachings small cluster

3) and either Openness(if you have enough life and chaos res)/Blessed(if you don't) 2-3 passive small cluster(I use 2 passive cluster because I don't have enough points otherwise).

Eventually, you want:

4) a 4 passive medium cluster jewel with Master of Fear and Wish for Death, but points 1 to 3 are more than enough to make cluster jewels worth it.

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Kickon schrieb:

So, do you mean that Light of Divinity and Holy Dominion are worth the sacrifice? I'm talking about "Discipline and Training" way.