PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <
https://youtube.com/c/bigducks>
THIS BUILD IS INSANELY POWERFUL AND CAN CLEAR ALL ENDGAME CONTENT FOR VERY LITTLE INVESTMENT
THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELING TREES AS WELL AS MULTIPLE GEAR SETS PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THEM THOUROUGHLY.
THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. DO NOT IGNORE CHAOS RESISTANCE.
THE ITEMS IN EXPENSIVE ITEMS ARE ONLY MEANT TO BE LOFTY GOALS WITH IDEAL STATS, YOU DO NOT NEED THEM BY ANY MEANS.
======================F A Q======================
Q: Why Ascendant? Isn't Heirophant better?
A: NO HEIROPHANT DOESNT WORK FOR THIS BUILD, IT IS A FLASK BUILD. IT ONLY WORKS AS SHOWN HERE.
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Q: Cant I go Ascendant Heirophant instead of Inquisitor?
A: NO, ASCENDANT HEIROPHANT IS TERRIBLE.
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Q: Can this build be done without the Foreboding mana flask? What about enduring?
A: NO ENDURING! FOREBODING MANA FLASK IS MANDATORY.
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Q: Is the Large Cluster Jewel needed?
A: YOU ONLY NEED THUNDERSTRUCK WHICH IS EASY TO OBTAIN EVEN IN SSF (AVERAGE OF 40 ALTS)
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Q: What Bandit?
A: KILL ALL.
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Q: What Pantheon?
A: THEY'RE ON THE UPPER LEFT, YOU DONT NEED THE SAME ONES ALWAYS.
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Q: Can I clear T16s without a 6 link or without the Staff?
A: YES I TESTED UNLEASH OR SPELL ECHO WITH NO STAFF AND IT WORKED FINE WITH A TABULA
I ALSO TESTED A 5 LINK PLEDGE OF HANDS AND IT WORKED EVEN BETTER THAN 6 LINK IN TABULA.
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Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here?
A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT!
also because its easier to read on certain screens, the font for lower case in PoB kinda sucks IMO.
======================ACTUAL DAMAGE======================
THE DPS LISTED ON THE LEFT IS ***NOT*** ACCURATE. BALL LIGHTNING DPS IS NOT ACCURATELY TRACKED IN POB
THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT EXACT BUT WHEN FULLY CALCULATED THE ESTIMATED DPS OF EACH GEAR SET AT LVL 95 IS AS FOLLOWS
ALL WITH SLOWER PROJECTILES INSTEAD OF GMP
ALL SET TO AWAKENER LEVEL 8
BUDGET SETS - 2 to 3 MILLION DPS
MY GEAR - 15 MILLION DPS
EXPENSIVE GEAR + EXPENSIVE CLUSTERS + EXPENSIVE JEWELS - 40 MILLION DPS (At this point the game is literally broken and barely a challenge!)
======================THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ABOUT THIS BUILD======================
THE FOREBODING MANA FLASK IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SWAPPABLE FOR ANY OTHER MANA FLASK. IT IS THE ONLY REASON THIS BUILD WORKS.
THE MANA FLASK HAS A BUILT IN 7 SECOND TIMER THAT CAN STACK INFINITELY.
WE SCALE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MANA FLASK RECOVERY AND FLASK CHARGE GENERATION.
DUE TO THIS A SINGLE USE OF THE FLASK RECOVERS WELL OVER OUR MANA CAP AND WE HAVE "INFINITE" FLASK CHARGES.
IT TAKES 7 SECONDS TO BEGIN RECOVERING MANA BUT FOLLOW THE RULE BELOW
- AFTER 7 SECONDS HOWEVER MANY TIMES YOU PRESS THE FLASK PER SECOND IS HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET FULL MANA BACK PER SECOND -
TLDR; HIT THE FLASK LIKE 3 TIMES A SECOND FOREVER AND IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND WATCH THE VIDEO
======================LEVELING SECTION======================
WHILE LEVELING YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
+++ OPTION 1 - SPELLSLINGER +++
YOU ARE ABLE TO SWAP TO SPELLSLINGER AT LEVEL 24, UNTIL THEN YOU CAN LEVEL WITH ARC AND WAVE OF CONVICTION WITH NORMAL LINKS.
ONCE AT 24 SWAP TO USING ARC + WAVE OF CONVICTION AND UPON REACHING 28 SWAP ONE OF THE SPELLS OUT TO BALL LIGHTNING.
OR USE ALL 3, WHATEVER FEELS BEST TO YOU.
YOU WILL "RESERVE" EACH SPELL AND EVERY TIME YOU ATTACK WITH ANY WAND ATTACK IT WILL FIRE ALL RESERVED SPELLS.
USE FRENZY AS YOUR ATTACK TO GENERATE FRENZY CHARGES.
YOU USE A WAND AND A SHIELD. ADDED DAMAGE TO ATTACKS ON YOUR WAND WILL AFFECT SPELLSLINGER DAMAGE.
IF YOU USE THIS LEVELING TREE TO GET TO MAPS MAKE SURE TO AVOID THE STAFF NODES EARLY ON AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY
HAVE TO SPEC INTO MORE DAMAGE FOR IT TO FEEL PROPER, WHICH WILL REQUIRE SOME RESPECCING AND YOU WONT BE ABLE TO USE
THE AGNOSTIC KEYSTONE OR ANY OF THE MANA SCALING.
+++ OPTION 2 - ARCHMAGE +++
THIS IS PLAYING THE BUILD AS INTENDED AND IS THE SUGGESTED METHOD AT LEVEL 38 ONCE YOU OBTAIN UNLEASH.
ATTEMPT TO ROLL AN ENDURING MANA FLASK AND UPDATE IT WHENEVER YOU ARE HAVING MANA ISSUES.
YOU CAN USE LMP OR GMP IF YOU LIKE FOR CLEAR BUT THEY WILL NERF THE DAMAGE EARLY ON.
YOU CAN SLOT IN SLOWER PROJECTILES FOR BOSSES OR MORE SINGLE TARGET DAMAGE BUT IT WILL MASSIVELY SLOW YOU CLEAR.
ONCE YOU OBTAIN THE "DYNAMO" NODE ON THE TREE, ARCANE CLOAK WILL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU MANA BACK UPON USE.
======================PLAYING THE BUILD======================
THE BUILD IS COMPLETELY CENTERED AROUND ARCHMAGE AND BEING ABLE TO CONSTANTLY REFILL OUR MANA THROUGH A FOREBODING MANA FLASK.
ARCHMAGE ALLOWS US TO SPEND A LARGE PORTION OF OUR MANA PER CAST TO SUPPLEMENT THE DAMAGE OF OUR ABILITY WHICH IS BALL LIGHTNING.
THE GENERAL PLAYSTYLE IS AS FOLLOWS:
START HITTING YOUR MANA FLASK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE YOU MOVE ANYWHERE IN THE MAP.
CONTINUE TO HIT THAT MANA FLASK FOR THE DURATION OF THE MAP, 2-3X A SECOND.
USING GMP FOR CLEAR CAST BALL LIGHTNING IN ANY DIRECTION AND WATCH EVERYTHING IN THE GAME THROUGH ALL CONTENT MELT.
ON BOSSES AND DIFFICULT ENEMIES SWAP GMP FOR SLOWER PROJECTILES TO DO MANY TIMES MORE DAMAGE.
ALSO MAKE SURE TO USE YOUR ARCANIST BRAND ON DIFFICULT ENEMIES TO APPLY BOTH EXPOSURE AND YOUR CURSE.
PUT ARCANE CLOAK ON LEFT CLICK AND UTILIZE YOUR VAAL AURAS FOR DIFFICULT ENEMIES OR FOR MOVING QUICKER THROUGH MAPS.
======================FINAL THOUGHTS======================
THIS BUILD IS RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL AND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT NERFS TO MAJOR MECHANICS SHOULD MAINTAIN ITS POWER.
IT LEGITIMATELY FEELS LIKE IT IS BREAKING THE GAME WITH HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT CAN DISH OUT FOR SO LITTLE GEAR AND INVESTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BUILD PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY DISCORD ->
https://discord.gg/aDtqeDC
======================LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH "MY GEAR"======================
ALL CONQUERORS ON T16
SIRUS AWAKENER 8
ELDER
SHAPER
UBER ELDER
HALL OF THE GRANDMASTERS
T16 BLIGHTED MAPS
T15 FULLY BUFFED 100% DELIRIOUS, BEYOND, 4 SEXTANT, 4 GILDED SCARAB BURIAL CHAMBERS (We killed Kosis and Omni but ended up dying too much in the middle, That corner was rough...)
CORTEX
WE ONE SHOT OURSELVES TO 1% ATZIRI REFLECT (DPS CHECK COMPLETE)
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