Poe Penance Brand Herald stacking with PoB, Crafting, and Gameplay

NOTES - 6 influence types for Venarius' Astrolabe: - Shaper/Elder Archdemon Crown - Crusader/Redeemer OR Crusader/Warlord Sacred Chainmail - Hunter/Warlord OR Hunter/Redeemer (Cogwork) Ring, whichever you didn't get on the body armour - endurance*/frenzy/power charge generation: *endurance charge generation is the least important of the charges to generate; expect to block most hits - endurance: Warlord body armour 'endurance charge hit recently', unveiled ring 'endurance charge on kill', Megalomaniac, OR Elegant Hubris 'endurance charge hit recently' - frenzy: Redeemer body armour 'frenzy charge on hit', unveiled ring 'frenzy charge on kill', OR Elegant Hubris 'frenzy charge on hit' - power: Power Charge on Critical, Disciple of the Forbidden *Calculating Herald of the Hive buff effect (to manually config in PoB) total more damage = (3%(# of heralds affecting you)) x (herald buff multiplier) = (3(5)) x (4.48*) = 67.2% more damage *herald buff multiplier is variable. in PoB, Calcs tab -> Socket Group 'Herald of Ice...' (any herald) -> under 'Skill type-specific stats', use the mutiplier under 'Herald Buff Mod' - I use 5/6 heralds: Purity, Ash, Ice, Lightning, and Hive (no Agony) - substitute Progenesis -> Rumi's Concoction to cap block more easily, there's enough suffix space to cap chaos res without it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REGEX "!o al|'v|ur$|gen|f el|ld f|deb|o su|wb" Reflect elemental Minus max resistances Monsters suppress spell damage Debuffs on monsters expire faster Bloodstained sawblades Reduced action speed Monsters remove 5% life, mana, ES on hit Cannot regen Less armour, reduced chance to block - if you do not have 100% conversion from physical damage to elemental, add physical reflect to regex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRAFTING NOTES ARCHDEMON CROWN 1) Use an awakener's orb to create an ilvl 84+ Shaper/Elder Archdemon Crown 2) Essence of Horror spam for T2+/level 18 hypothermia + 1 empty suffix. YOLO annul unwanted suffix if full. Repeat step 2 if you fail the annul 3) Benchcraft 'suffixes cannot be changed' -> harvest reforge 'critical' for 1/3 chance at '2%+ spell crit'. Yolo annul unwanted suffix if you fail the reforge. Repeat from step 2 if you fail the annul 4a) Benchcraft 'mana' and exalt slam twice (if applicable), looking for T3+/level 16 concentrated effect. Proceed to step 5 if you succeed. Proceed to step 4b if you fail 4b) Beastcraft 'Wild Bristle Matron' -> scour to clean prefixes. Repeat from step 4a 5) Benchcraft 'AoE gems' WAND (FRACTURED SUFFIX, EXPENSIVE) 1) Purchase a fractured T2+ 'crit multi' Profane or Omen wand base 2) Woe essence spam for '+1 all spell skill gems' + open prefix - If prefixes fill and unwanted prefix is not a caster mod, benchcraft 'cannot roll caster mods' and safely annul unwanted prefix - If prefixes fill and unwanted prefix is a caster mod, YOLO annul. Repeat step 2 if you fail the annul 3) Benchcraft '3 crafted mods' and 'cannot roll attack mods' -> Harvest add/remove 'physical' to 50/50 add '+1 phys spell gems' and keep prefixes. Repeat from step 2 if you remove a prefix 4) Benchcraft 'prefixes cannot be changed' -> veiled chaos -> benchcraft block any 'charge mod' -> unveil hybrid 'cast speed' = 'DD' > 'DD while focused. Repeat step 4 if you unveil an unwanted suffix 5) Benchcraft 'cast speed' or 'DD', whichever you didn't unveil WAND (FRACTURED PREFIX, MULTIMOD) 1) Purchase a fractured T2+ 'spell damage' Profane or Omen wand base 2) Use any cheap suffix essence and spam for '+1 all spell skill gems' + open prefix - If prefixes fill and unwanted prefix is not a caster mod, benchcraft 'cannot roll caster mods' and safely annul unwanted prefix - If prefixes fill and unwanted prefix is a caster mod, YOLO annul. Repeat step 2 if you fail the annul 3) Benchcraft '3 crafted mods', 'prefixes cannot be changed', and 'cannot roll attack mods' -> Harvest add/remove 'physical' to deterministically add '+1 phys spell gems' 4) Benchcraft '3 crafted mods', 'cast speed', and 'crit multi' TWILIGHT REGALIA / SACRED CHAIILMAIL (BEASTLOCKING, VERY EXPENSIVE) *Craft details the crusader/redeemer craft, but is also applicable to crusader/warlord variants 1) Apply a crusader orb to an ilvl 86+ (20%>) Sacred Chailmail base and alt spam for T1 explode (~5k+ alterations) 2ai) Augment slam if applicable, hoping for any crusader suffix. If suffix is not a crusader mod, proceed to step 2b 2aii) If you hit a crusader suffix, beastcraft 'beast lock' -> check for elevated explode - If lock shows elevated explode, elevate and proceed to step 3 - If lock shows explode removed, reset lock with Tailoring orb > Sacred orb > Blanching chromatic (on 3 socket item) > fusing and repeat from step 2aii) 2bi) Beastcraft 'imprint', set aside -> regal orb -> benchcraft 'prefixes cannot be changed' -> harvest reforge 'critical' 2bii) YOLO elevate, hoping for elevated explode - If you fail the elevate, repeat from step 2bi - If you hit the elevate, proceed to step 2biii 2biii) Clean the prefixes to isolate elevated explode (1 prefix, magic item) - If elevated explode is already isolated, benchcraft 'prefixes cannot be changed' -> scour. Proceed to step 3 - If elevated explode isn't isolated, benchcraft 'prefixes cannot be changed' -> scour -> beastcraft 'prefix to suffix' until elevated explode is isolated - If you fail to isolate the elevated explode, repeat from step 2bi - I you isolate the elevated explode, benchcraft 'prefixes cannot be changed' -> scour. Proceed to step 3 3) Purchase single influence redeemer donor armours for beast locking - purchase (1) redeemer body armour with 'frenzy charge on hit' - isolated elevated redeemer will have the same awakening outcome as unelevated isolated redeemer; not worth it - purchase (1) redeemer body armour with 'frenzy charge on hit' + 1x other redeemer mod - OPTIONAL: - purchase (1) redeemer body armour with 'frenzy charge on hit' + 2x other redeemer mod 4) On the isolated explode armour, beastcraft 'lock' -> check Awakener orb outcomes* from each donor body armour, looking for elevated explode, frenzy, and other good mods *if awakener orb outcome is not what you want, reset lock with Tailoring orb > Sacred orb > Blanching chromatic (on 3 socket item) > fusing - isolated 'frenzy on hit' donor has a guaranteed chance to transfer frenzy mod - 'frenzy on hit' donor with 1x other redeemer mod has a 50% chance to transfer frenzy mod, be careful you don't lose it if other mods look good - 'frenzy on hit' donor with 2x other redeemer mod has a 33% chance to transfer frenzy mod, be careful you don't lose it if other mods look good 5) Benchcraft 'added chance to block attacks' with open prefix or any hybrid 'res' = 'additional physical damage reduction' with open suffix TWILIGHT REGALIA / SACRED CHAINMAIL (POVERTY) 1) Just purchase an awakened one off of trade with T2+ explode, frenzy on hit, and open prefix PALADIN GLOVES (TEMPLE MOD) 1a) Buy any temple mod gloves with either T2+ ele res/chaos res and open suffix -> Harvest swap 'lightning/fire to cold' -> benchcraft 'strength' 1b) Buy any Paladin gloves with 2-3 good suffixes 2) YOLO unpredictable recombinate for paladin gloves with hybrid temple mod + 2 other good suffixes. Repeat from step 1a if you fail the recombination 3) Beastcraft 'Wild Bristle Matron' -> Veiled chaos -> benchcraft block 'mana' -> unveil any 'phys damage convert to ele' mod 4) With benchcraft 'mana' blocked -> (foulborn) exalt slam high tier 'life'. Eldritch annul unwanted prefix if you fail and repeat from step 4 if you succeed. Repeat from step 3 if you fail the eldritch annul 5) Benchcraft 'phys damage converted to fire/cold', finish implicits PALADIN BOOTS (ABYSSAL SOCKET, PRECRAFTED) 1) Purchase STR/INT boots with finished suffixes 2) Beastcraft 'Wild Bristle Matron' -> Veiled chaos -> benchcraft block 'mana' -> unveil any hybrid 'movement speed' mod 3) With benchcraft 'mana' blocked -> (foulborn) exalt slam high tier 'life'/any hybrid 'armour/ES' mod. Eldritch annul unwanted prefix if you fail and repeat from step 4 if you succeed. Repeat from step 2 if you fail the eldritch annul 5) Benchcraft 'life'/any hybrid 'armour/ES', finish implicits COGWORK RING *Craft details the hunter/warlord craft, but is also applicable to hunter/redeemer variants 1a) Apply a warlord exalt to an ilvl 84+ cogwork ring OR purchase an influenced cogwork ring and change influence via harvest bench to warlord or hunter 1b) Purchase any single-influenced hunter ring (or warlord if you changed influence to a hunter cogwork ring) 2) Use awakener's orb on donor ring to make a double influenced cogwork ring 3) Zeal essence spam for 2 other good suffixes (not attributes), 1 open suffix, and 1 open prefix - If you get 2 other good suffixes with 1 bad suffix, YOLO annul the bad suffix. Repeat from step 3 if you fail - If you get 2 other good suffixes with 2 prefixes, YOLO annul any prefix. Repeat from step 3 if you fail 4) Benchcraft 'suffixes cannot be changed' -> veiled chaos (no space to block) -> unveil suffix: frenzy charge / endurance charge >>> hybrid res > hybrid attributes - If you unveil a prefix, benchcraft block 'mana' if applicable -> unveil hybrid 'life' and sell - If you unveil a non-charge suffix, either sell or proceed to step 5 with the intention to sell 5) Beastcraft 'Wild Bristle Matron' -> harvest reforge 'life' - If you fill prefixes, either sell or YOLO annul. Repeat from step 3 if you fail the annul - If you reforge into low tier life, repeat from step 5 6) Benchcraft 'non-channelling skills reduced mana cost', apply catalyst