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PoE 3.15·Expedition·Berserker

Am I missing something that could make this build unplayable?

by Niroc5 years ago1

DPS
6.38M
Life
6.57K
Level
100
Min budget

Overview

Am I missing something that could make this build unplayable? is a Path of Exile Berserker build by Niroc, made for the Expedition league (3.15). It is centered on Vaal Molten Shell and plays as a strength, spell, area, duration archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 6.38M DPS with 6.57K life. Key uniques include Prismatic Eclipse, Empire's Grasp, Soul Ripper, Crest of Desire, Saffell's Frame.

Niroc's Notes

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This build revolves around running around with reverse knockback cyclone, blowing things up with Molten Shell, triggered with reflected damage from Hiltless and Defy Pain. Transcendence is necessary, because otherwise, a pathetic ~7k phy hit from defy pain would only tickle the molten shell.

In PoB, this build is near-immortal with enough damage for end-game content. Super fast boss kill speed when you can get Vaal molten shell up. The only thing strong enough to kill it, is itself (or any other large phy hit while molten shell is down.)

But I have some concerns. Namely:

  1. Is molten shell damage increased by the double damage modifier on crest?
  2. Is molten shell damage increased by aspect of carnage (build assumes not, damage corrected with a modified gem.)
  3. The helmet enchant increases the %protected HP all the way up to 100%/95%. Does that actually work, or is PoB wrong?
  4. Does molten shell actually block reflected damage?

Lastly, any thoughts on how I could squeeze out some extra passive damage?

Loadouts

Gear

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Prismatic Eclipse
Crest of Desire
Belly of the Beast
Amulet
New Item
New Item
Empire's Grasp
Belt
New Item
Saffell's Frame
Jewel With reflect damage corrections
Cluster Jewel
Militant Faith
Cluster Jewel
Cluster Jewel
Cluster Jewel
Cluster Jewel

Skills

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Helmet

  • Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten Shell20/20WMain

Body Armour

  • CycloneCyclone20/20W
  • FlammabilityFlammability20/20W
  • Life Gain on HitLife Gain on Hit20/20W
  • HextouchHextouch20W
  • Life LeechLife Leech20W
  • KnockbackKnockback20W

Gloves

  • Ancestral CryAncestral Cry20/20W
  • Increased DurationIncreased Duration20W
  • Urgent OrdersUrgent Orders20W

Boots

  • Infernal CryInfernal Cry20W
  • Increased Area of EffectIncreased Area of Effect20W
  • BrutalityBrutality20W

Weapon 2

  • DeterminationDetermination23W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.18
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Berserker
Berserker
Bandits
Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)

Character Stats

Level
100

Damage

Full DPS
0
Combined DPS
6.38M
Hit DPS
0
With Poison DPS
5.1M
With Ignite DPS
10.2M
With Bleed DPS
5.1M
Damage over Time
1.28M
Ignite DPS
1.28M
Average Hit
5.1M
Average Damage
5.1M

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
0/s
Cooldown
0.3s
Hit Chance
100%
Crit Chance
0%
Crit Multiplier
0%
Mana Cost
0
Life Cost
0

Defence

Life
6.57K
Energy Shield
0
Ward
0
Armour
381.97K
Evasion
0
Phys Damage Reduction
0%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
0%
Spell Block
0%
Evade (Melee)
0%
Evade (Projectile)
0%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
72% (+34%)
Cold Resistance
71% (+27%)
Lightning Resistance
71% (+16%)
Chaos Resistance
29%

Recovery

Life Regen
-105.17/s
ES Regen
0/s
Mana Regen
0/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
255
Intelligence
117
Dexterity
144
Movement Speed
40%
Endurance Charges
3
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Devotion
70