Enki's Arc Witch Memorial Page

When am I supposed to drop Orb of Storms?

I noticed that it doesn't say to stop using it in the leveling guide nor is it mentioned in the final gem setup.

just started doing red map and im getting destroyed, i have

4k Life
1k ES
6.5k Mana
res cap

this is the gear im using idk whats the problem

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Belyiste schrieb:

just started doing red map and im getting destroyed, i have

4k Life
1k ES
6.5k Mana
res cap

this is the gear im using idk whats the problem

Well for one thing you're missing a gem in your 3rd slot on your chest piece

What's wrong with my gear? How to increase damage so as not to beat t16 bosses for 30 seconds?

HI guys, I have just made it to Act 9 and the whole thread for the last few pages are people complaining that this build does not work. Can someone give an alternative feedback? Or should I start buying all regrets available on the market?

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Previously chained +40 times.
Now chains 5 times, […]

Vaal Arc is fucking dead, Jimmy.

Has anyone given Crackling Lance a try since the buff? I haven't seen anyone mention if for the last half dozen pages or so. It seems like it competes well with Arc on paper.

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Signarion schrieb:

What's wrong with my gear? How to increase damage so as not to beat t16 bosses for 30 seconds?

One thing I am noticing is that your wands both have mediocre spell or lightning % increased damage, but both have flat lightning damage.

That flat damage is lost in the Archmage effect, while a higher percentage boost would be a much bigger gain.

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turbozanik schrieb:

HI guys, I have just made it to Act 9 and the whole thread for the last few pages are people complaining that this build does not work. Can someone give an alternative feedback? Or should I start buying all regrets available on the market?

I'm getting a bit worried too, only level 45 but all those posts have me wondering if I should change to something else

I've watched Enki's stream a little and he seemed to struggle a bit too. Can't say I paid too close of an attention of what tier maps he was running exactly, so maybe it was some very high-end stuff and I am sure he will clear it up, but it kinda discouraged me. Not talking about the death to Sirius' minions, those were truly ridiculous.

I spent all my currency (edit: only 1,5 ex; re-reading it sounded more serious value than it actually was) on the unique armor and amulet and that helped with feeling absolutely terrible about my mana, and I have a bunch of upgrade and leveling paths ahead of me, but this was not a smooth experience at all.

I am not really seeing the positive feedbacks either. Some people always find success, even with some of the least optimal builds, because they are that good in the game, but - from my experience - if a beginner friendly build is truly successful it is usually littered with praises and how smooth everything went. Ie. I remember in Delve league I switched to a Voidfletcher Deadeye and the build basically played itself even with suboptimal gears and game knowledge.

That being sad, I am not too torn about sticking with this build. First of all, an hour before league start I had no idea what I wanted to play and Enki delivered a nice guide; I have played his previous Arc build and it was fun. Moreover, this build forces me to go out of my comfort zone. I really dislike managing a "you have ~4 seconds to deal tons of damage if you press these 3/4/5 buttons in order" mechanic, but it is not as bad as I'd previously imagined and it will probably be a valuable experience moving forward, seeing as GGG introducing more of these.

It's also my first mana-starved build so I am actually having a new PoE experience as well. And it's fun when everything aligns and you completely melt a boss with all your buffs up, it definitely keeps me going. I will probably play it around lvl 90 and worst case scenario I farm up some currency for a second char, best case scenario the build gets a bit more optimized - or it is already optimized, but it gets a bit more beginner friendly.

Oh, and about beginner friendliness: I would suggest altering the guide about the first ascendancy points. I usually follow guide's religiously, especially from respectable and nice people like Enki, but this time I had to go the golem route first because it is such a quality of life node that even if the -25% res is better, it just doesn't feel as good. I much rahter spend an extra 10 seconds killing a boss (and that assumes I hit my wave of conviction rotations) if my golems are respawning automatically.