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PoE 3.23·Affliction·Berserker

Why is my Kitava's Thirst Absolution Berserker build bad

by ouroboros_winding2 years ago

DPS
40.15K
Effective HP
58.05K
Life
4.02K
Level
92
Min budget

Overview

Why is my Kitava's Thirst Absolution Berserker build bad is a Path of Exile Berserker build by ouroboros_winding, made for the Affliction league (3.23). It is centered on Absolution of Inspiring and plays as a strength, spell, minion, duration archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 40.15K DPS with 58.05K effective HP, 4.02K life. Suited for: Legion. Key uniques include The Rippling Thoughts, Kitava's Thirst, Aul's Uprising.

ouroboros_winding's Notes

https://pobb.in/S838msOmCDrX

Dumped a ton of end of the league currency into this one and was very underwhelmed by the results. Idea was supposed to be similar to https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExileBuilds/comments/1578ohd/spellblade_champion_ft_kitavas_thirst_and_the/ except on a Berserker, using the added physical damage when crit and access to attack speed.

It is terrible for the investment, can't even clear T16. Neither the damage nor the tankiness is there. And I don't exactly see why? It seems like the scaling should be there in theory - Berserker attacks fast to spend mana quickly with Prismatic Burst--Archmage and the Legion Sword--Archmage. This should frequently trigger Absolution in Kitava's Thirst, which is also boosted by Berserker added physical damage on crits. Then since we need a lot of mana to be able to spend 100 mana over and over again, keep a large portion of mana unreserved and use MoM + Agnostic which should be a strong defensive layer with all the mana regen I also have. In my head this all made sense but clearly I am missing something.

Gear

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The Rippling Thoughts
Kitava's Thirst
Corruption Ward
Aul's Uprising
Corpse Finger
Hypnotic Knot
Havoc Fist
Blight Snare
Behemoth Pace
Rapture Bastion
Ancient Arbiter
Vivid Hope
Deadeye's Lupine Charm of the Raider
Behemoth Heart
Carrion Joy
Morbid Gaze
Grim Oculus
Soul Curio
Deadeye's Lupine Charm of the Gladiator
Morbid Sight
Deadeye's Lupine Charm of the Gladiator
Foul Stare

Skills

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Helmet

  • Absolution of InspiringAbsolution of Inspiring20/20WMain
  • Physical to LightningPhysical to Lightning8W
  • Awakened Elemental FocusAwakened Elemental Focus1W
  • InspirationInspiration17W

Body Armour

  • FrenzyFrenzy9W
  • ArchmageArchmage5W
  • Prismatic BurstPrismatic Burst20W
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks10W
  • Life LeechLife Leech5W

Gloves

  • ClarityClarity21W
  • Herald of PurityHerald of Purity20W
  • EnlightenEnlighten3/14W
  • Awakened EmpowerAwakened Empower4/20W

Weapon 2

  • Sigil of PowerSigil of Power21W
  • Arcane CloakArcane Cloak20/20W
  • Awakened EmpowerAwakened Empower4W

Boots

  • Whirling BladesWhirling Blades20W
  • DeterminationDetermination21W

Boots

  • ZealotryZealotry20W
  • Divine BlessingDivine Blessing20W

Weapon 1

  • OverchargeOvercharge8W

Weapon 1

  • ArchmageArchmage7W

Weapon 1

  • Power Charge On CriticalPower Charge On Critical16W

Weapon 1

  • Summon Harbinger of the Arcane1W

Weapon 1

  • Storm Cascade20W

Ring 2

  • ConductivityConductivity1W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.23
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Wildwood Primalist
Wildwood Primalist
Berserker
Berserker
Bandits
Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)

Character Stats

Level
92

Damage

Full DPS
0
Combined DPS
40.15K
Hit DPS
40.15K
With Poison DPS
40.15K
With Ignite DPS
40.15K
With Bleed DPS
40.15K
Damage over Time
0
Culling DPS
0
Reservation DPS
0
Average Hit
97.94K
Burst Damage
97.94K

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
0.41/s
Hit Chance
100%
Crit Chance
18%
Crit Multiplier
215%
AoE Radius
3.2 m
Mana Cost
40
Life Cost
0

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
58.05K
Life
4.02K
Energy Shield
0
Mana
1.6K
Ward
0
Armour
27.82K
Evasion
286
Phys Damage Reduction
89%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
30%
Spell Block
5%
Spell Suppression
6%
Evade (Melee)
0%
Evade (Projectile)
0%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
76% (+20%)
Cold Resistance
77% (+5%)
Lightning Resistance
76% (+19%)
Chaos Resistance
30%

Max Hit Taken

Physical
11.49K
Fire
25.35K
Cold
26.45K
Lightning
25.35K
Chaos
8.69K

Recovery

Life Regen
833.8/s
ES Regen
14/s
ES Recharge
0/s
Mana Regen
-95.9/s
Life Leech
0/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
0/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
317
Intelligence
151
Dexterity
121
Movement Speed
40%
Endurance Charges
3
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
4
Rage
65
Devotion
0