Hi Exiles !
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Spectral Throw has always been good for mapping, but lacked DPS against single target.
ST of Materialising solves this problem : the projectile does not hit when it flies outward, but when it returns, it materialises and deals a lot more DPS than the regular version.
The base damage is almost twice as high : 240% effectiveness, against 125% for normal ST.
And the Proj gain 30% reduced deceleration, meaning they hit more frequently on the return movement. And it's easier to circle around a boss meanwhile, concentrating a lot of proj on it for a shotgun effect.
So you have to wait till it returns to finally get some damage. And you may think it's really bad, which is what I thought at first.
But :
- The DPS is really satisfying during this "backstab" phase. If you position your proj properly, fat rare enemies can be destroyed while you're already targeting another pack.
- You can also throw normal ST in conjunction with ST of Mater., doubling the number of projectiles flying.
Here is a demo video in Affliction league.
PoB level 85 : https://pobb.in/E01ehXOj2gPI
Improved version compared to the video. ST of Materialising is not updated yet in PoB.
Hope you find this helpful, good luck and have fun !
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