ARCHMAGE BALL LIGHTNING ASCENDANT - Melt It ALL With Just a Mana Flask - Path of Exile 3.11 Harvest

[@BigDucks]

Remember that I update Pastebins for Path of Building occasionally so always check the descriptions for dates/notes on updates!

[@MrRaja]

I would get Revelry Annoint on Amulet for +25 flat mana and 15% incr. Mana and i would consider max rolled (few points of mana regen) Atziri's Foible best in slot with Fertile Catalysts on it. I don't have your big brain tho. That is the first thing i saw and was thinking maybe that will improve the builds mana pool a little more.

[@silverhaong]

May I ask why the chaos res is so low? Does it because of no need or just not optimized?

[@ImSsorroW]

Hey where u have stun immune in this build, i stuns 1000 times in 5 deliriuos maps, how to fix it?

[@ydatoporin]

@@ImSsorroW try to use the Soul of the Brine King

[@electropioneertv8854]

Has anyone tested Elementalist instead of Inquisitor , it fixes reflect elemental problem and also lightning + chaos or stone golem are nice buffs i dont see the down side?

[@sobreaver]

"yeah, there were some bosses there, they just kinda died, they fell over.." Big Ducks with a Thanos smile XD I just want to say thank you very much Big Ducks, been playing this game for barely 3 weeks or so, tried your Vortex Blade build first, got some issues on how to make it efficiently work (didn't quite work for me at the time with the casting time of the blades.., was my first build, still trying to figure out things), then I tried your Contagion build for delves, that one was a joke, leveled it up so fast, but got stuck at some point (gearing/gemmin I guess) so I ended up to this third build, ArchWreckage and I must admit, the start was slow and painful af imo :P but the wait was well worth it, well it's just another play style, but works great. Trying the next level today with now a cheap a** staff build and other crappy gears BUTT got mah Foreboding flask, so let's see how that goes. Wish you a good safe and healthy 2021 year to you and everyone else ! Really, great videos, thanks and keep it up ! PS : ok, Blade Vortex Build FTW D OP AF as Advertised IF, of course, one follows the clear instructions carefully. Thanks again!

[@richardroyster405]

FINALLY a POE KZbinr who knows how to speak. Thanks, Ducks, for another great video.

[@Momohhhhhh]

I think you're *under* estimating how much the "damage taken as mana before life" mods are boosting your life pool. Mind over matter doesn't give you 30% more hp but rather 1/(1-0.3) = 42% more hp. Not sure how the other mods stack with this, but if they just add up to 50% then that's really 1/(1-0.5) =2 times as much hp, not 50% more. In that case your seemingly squishy 4.4k hp character is boasting something close to 9k, which is pretty ridiculous. This is of course assuming your mana pool never runs out. The way to think about this is that if you were to have 100% damage taken as mana before life, with an infinite mana pool, that wouldn't be 100% more life but rather 1/(1-1) = infinite life, which is why GGG has to be pretty careful introducing new sources of this mod to the game...

[@tektrixter]

1/(1-1) = 1/0 = undefined. The limit of 1/x as x approaches 0 *is* infinity from the positive side, but negative infinity from the negative side, therefore it's undefined. Isn't math fun?

[@BigDucks]

The way that I understood it is that when you take any amount of damage the % of MoM is diverted from your health and taken as mana. So if you take 7000 damage you would be taking 4900 to your life total and 2100 to your mana, meaning that for a single hit which is all that ultimately matters in this game, it improves your maximum "potential" healthpool for one hit to that number. I may be wrong of course but looking at what the Wiki says I think that is how it works.

[@alehut]

@@BigDucks correct, and 7000/4900 is a ratio of 1.42, or 42% "more" life for vanilla MoM.

[@dodarka1]

I'm a new player. This is my second league. This build is awesome!. The first time at level 70, I did the last lab.

[@soru-ro]

Excellent build / video. Thank you for linking the pob in the description.

[@exonerati]

This is why you're the only one I'm subscribing to on twitch. The constant improvements on guides, the updates and everything is just great!

[@WhiteyUSMC]

Ok, I started playing this build. Great fun, took a bit to get it to "click" during leveling but was able to get the Foreboding flasks all the way down to Colossal to work. Also, Soulthirst belt just seems to be made for this build, at least while leveling. We'll see at what point it needs upgrading. The 24% reduced flask effect duration sure seems help. Fun build!

[@Archonaus]

I league started this and it’s as great as expected. Note however that I didn’t swap to Spellslinger as I couldn’t get a single 4 link until I was already past lvl 38. I decided it wasn’t worth switching with only 3 links, and Stormblast Mine and Orb of Storms carried me through to 38 just fine. Thanks for the great guide, Ducks!

[@freewoo9218]

Thanks for the build man currently running it exactly how you do it. I just dont undersgand what spellslinger does, how it works, how it interacts with triggering frenzy and wave of conviction. So losses on it nut the builds so strong it is doing work. Great job and great video guide

[@Rockliff]

another great guide and a third PoB of yours to add to my favourites collection, tyvm!

[@thomasdr08]

This looks really interesting. Nowadays I don't take too much stock in what's considered OP unless the build is equally as viable if Harvest crafting doesn't exist.

[@jasonblanchard7272]

Just curious as to if you plan on updating this for 3.12 and/or commenting on how much the Ball Lightning nerf might impact this build. Thanks!

[@Samsunaattori]

Pretty sure the arcanist brand curse thing ggg said wouldn't work was about using curse on hit, because at least in general you can't use triggers inside other triggers. Curses being cast normally works of course as they are just spells

[@zaedulus5307]

I think it is kind of false advertising to say you are a 'couple of exalts invested' into your current setup (10:18). Just the pledge of hands 6l will cost you minimum 2 ex already (currently listed for 4 ex, but thats because you made this video so I won't count that). The double influenced chest has a baseline cost of an awakeners orb as well, which is 5+ex without even considering the price of the actual bases and further crafting. That being said, I agree that you can steamroll t16s with a < 2 ex budget (probably way less even, like 50c) and I think the build will be fine and doable as a league start, but the performance wouldn't even be close to what is showcased in the video. The staff swap alone will cost you half of your dps, and you would also lose 20% MoM (which comes out to ~30% of your EHP). I think it would've been better to showcase the tests you mentioned you ran with the shitty staff + tabula. This build guide seems to be targeted towards newer/less experienced players, and that sort of info would be more valuable and relevant to them as well as lining up much better with what you are talking about in the video.

[@thealchemist3575]

Also he didn't mention that the build get's one freaking shot frequently ... Ok I miss the explody chest, but I have res capped , 3500 / 6300 mana, clarity watcher eye, mana before life chest everything done and still get one shotted frequently even when pressing the flask, Minotaur is a nono even on a crappy map.

[@satibel]

@@thealchemist3575 with 3500 life. you're at about 6-7k effective hp, but if you take a big hit right after casting, you'll be at around 4-5k, which is definitely in one shot range for a lot of stuff. mino's unburrowing is often a one shot even for 7k life builds (7k9 phys damage), so dodge him.

[@thealchemist3575]

@@satibel Beside Mino many things one shot me... I can reach 4k life and 6k mana exactly what Big duck has but I will still be one shotted...

[@Gumlass1]

I've tried league starting with it. Day 2 now, and struggling to get past T5. Not to mention, EXTREME RSI.

[@srgfkct3544]

This kinda reminds me a lot of the akane MoM miner build. Not that the are similar a great deal, but they have some common very interesting build mechanics.

[@BigDucks]

Not aware of the build, I was first introduced to this by chat over on Twitch. I am not a huge fan of Mines tho so I'm not surprised I haven't heard of it

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

@@BigDucks It's a great build and doesn't really feel like playing a miner, which I dislike playing as well. You should look into it.

[@Hir0ge]

This mana flask interaction reminds me of how the "Enduring" mana flask worked a few patches ago. Since you brought this "queue" interaction to light, it could be nerfed. Nice build though.

[@BigDucks]

I'm not sure it will be nerfed as if it was nerfed the flask would be completely useless. But you never know with GGG.

[@darkgix6326]

They nerfed flask Clusters alrdy bcause of akanes mom builds but its still ok

[@stephenher]

@Hiro When I use the mana flask which have the same mod, it just flat didn’t regenerate mana while up time and couldn’t be stacked, did I do something wrong? It’s quite difficult to regenerate enough mana to cast even with mana flasks

[@darkgix6326]

@@stephenher do it like akanes builds and use cluster jewels that buff flask effect etc

[@stephenher]

Dark Gix I did grab all mana flask nodes.. I’ll try to get more regen and reduce my mana cost a lil bit

[@XanothAvaeth]

I've been wanting to league start a non-mine scion for 3.12 and wasn't sure what to do, this randomly popped up in my recommendations today, looks great.

[@D3letedSoul]

First of all : quality content. Despite 10k+ hours i still appreciate a solid pob explanation/notes. Secondly, i tried the assassin build but didnt like it one bit. Must not be for me. Went for necro archmage cremation this league, 40/40 achieved, i m trying this now. Just got to act 6, spellslinger style, obviously loving it. Might leaguestart as this if necro get s a butthurt load of nerfs. Or just for fun. :B looks solid. Last, it seems fun to play. Also ascendant, my least played char. So ye. Thanks a bunch.

I got to say, this is The best POE video in a very long time! Great Quality! Have another sub!

[@BWoolcock1995]

Thinking of league starting this for 3.13 was wondering what your thought are on running inpulsa's for the explode since that's going to be available much earlier than conqueror chests

[@pgarza2]

best build ever.... joined my buddy at depth 200 while im at lvl 69 with this build and im absolutely wrecking and staying alive with no issues

[@Oneiron666]

Switch out ball lightning for the new crackling lance for next league?

[@pr13st28]

curious about this too

[@Husker3011]

cracking lance would be way worse, the biggest thing about ball lightning is the damage effectiveness, it has a 50% damage eff but hits 13 times, giving you 6.5 times more damage from archmage added flat, while cracking lance has 90% damage eff scaling and only hits once, basically meaning that the added damage from archmage would be 7 times less effective, not to mention that cracking lance needs intensify and the spell echo repeats dont count towards intensify, meaning you'd have to cast 16 times to get 4 intensity or not use pledge of hands.

[@DeadSlugg]

Me trying this build: Looks awesome My FPS: imma head out

[@ygaummm]

Definitely is my top 1 for league starter on 3.13. Excided to see the changes with the new ascendancies and hopping that the build won't be nerfed.

[@h2omg207]

Thanks Big Ducks for this build... i thought I was done leveling up toons this league and then I saw this video... lol. Very cool build and absolutely steamrolls over everything I've put in front of it so far (granted I'm only level 70 at this point). Been looking for an explode chest with the 10% damage taken from mana mod but they're hard to find at this point in the league... been using Cloak of Defiance in the meantime. Look forward to more of your builds!!!

[@sussedu]

hi big ducks just a quick note to say thnx. I find your builds fun and strong, appreciate the work you do

[@Surreal-Bricks]

Awesome build, planning to start 3.12 with this one. How to get foreboding eternal mana flask ? So you spam alternation orbs until get foreboding mod on any eternal flask ? Or using different method to get forebonding ? Thanks!

[@koopakape]

Arcanist Brand + Wave of Conviction + Curse on Hit + Conductivity doesn't seem to work, at least as a 4-link gem setup. Maybe it only works (for now...) with curse on hit gloves.

[@snowcat8971]

Take away curse on hit. The brand will cast the wave of conviction and conductivity.

[@TheVanMan8]

This build still viable after ball lightning nerf in patch notes?

[@Gabryelznes]

Up

[@darkstrider1270]

100%

[@brenopedretti6388]

Mate, how do you colour your Pledge of Hands? Omfg, already used 400+ chrom manualy (best way for vorici calculator), and still nothing! Hit 4 Red 2 Green 5 times :/

[@miky2sik]

What are all the ball lighting support orbs are being used when fighting bosses? Pin point and intensify?

[@ygaummm]

For bossing you'd want to swap only GMP to Slower Proje, the rest remains the same.

[@oryanch._8635]

Been playing Akane's BL Miner Scion for 2 leagues now. This looks like a different and faster take for an MOM Scion. I'll be trying this one out for next league if it isn't hit so hard. Good Content !!

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

I have been doing the same(actually, a slightly cheaper version of it) and have been loving it! I'm torn between Akane's and this build.

[@raymondstrange8998]

I love this build. Testing Lavianga's Spirit mana flask. Seems to work well.

[@drewmetcalf6329]

So I'm trying this build as my league start and I understand that the foreboding eternal mana flask is key. My question is, is the warding part also integral? Or would an "of staunching" work just as well if I rolled warding on another flask?

[@TerenKanan]

@Big Ducks have you considered Indigon with this build instead of crown?

[@erikdessiex1026]

Hi there, any suggestions on the alternate gems ? for instance divergent spell echo with a 60% increased damage on the last spell seems huge, but there are so many gems to choose from, I cannot test them all. Any recommendations ?

[@LtTrog]

tried your build almost exactly (used CoD and no intuitive leap but otherwise identical) and even though I'm getting similar numbers to you in PoB it really didn't feel like your claimed 15mil, not even close. It felt pretty bad really. if you ever fall off the mana flask you're boned. That said I switched to arc and it felt much better. you get Vaal arc for free it has a much lower mana cost giving you a bit more cushion for when you mess up the flask which due to auto-target you can micro-manage a bit more. Also, I know in-game it says they both have the same cast speed Arc doesn't feel like your rooted to the spot so much, maybe that's just because you aren't gonna miss a cast and fire in the wrong direction. lastly, you don't need the dying sun giving you another flask to play with, I went for quartz.

[@brenopedretti6388]

Yo, Big Ducks! Could you give us some thoughts about the build now with the patch notes and the nerf on ball lightning? Thanks man! Keep up the good work!!

[@muttli]

He already did on his Twitter :) "Build is fine" was his comment..

[@ElSabio159]

please answer me bid ducks please answer, can i use pathfinder ranger with this build? is it worse? why? please answeer thaanks

[@gordonreid1005]

Hi bro , i was wondering what kind of cluster jewel you are using in this video to get the thunderstruck?

[@the5seasons947]

just rolled this build last night! holy fuck, its legit. once you get used to flask management and skill management early game like level 40..... everything melts. i had a helmet with an enchant for slower ball lightening wearable at level 55. dude some bosses last less than 2 secs

[@doom_guard]

would it be worth going glancing blows since were close to it in our tree and were getting block nodes ?

[@СаханевичМихаил]

i think it cool too. more survival + brine king antistun on block

[@keenan1972]

Great video i have never seen your content before and i have been playing since beta but that build looks amazing and very well explained !

[@EngineerMan]

Is it essential to have an expody chest? I assume next league that'll be less accessible again.

[@jonnyjazzz]

No, it’s not. The explody is basically only for stopping porcupines and whatever else has a death trigger (lots of Delve stuff).

[@Eric998765]

I've been thinking of not playing Heist league because I like other ARPGs more than PoE, but still have been searching for a build just in case. KZbin recommended me this video even though I haven't been searching on KZbin, which is creepy. But wow. I was like that Vince McMahon meme while watching this video. I'm a sucker for Scion. And self-cast. And Ball Lightning (because my favorite skill form Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance). And I've been interested in trying perma flasks. And I've wanted to try The Agnostic. This build has all of that, and can league start, and can clear all content. If GGG doesn't nerf BL or Archmage into the ground this might be my build in Heist.

[@jetlee88]

im have a question in this boses clips you have 3 projectiles in your BL your using lesser multiple projectiles + slower projectiles ?

[@ygaummm]

Hey Jet, for bossing you should swap GMP to Slower Projec, it gives you a huge boost on single target dmg.

[@CrixCz]

Awesome guide, this will probably be my league starter (either this or the creeping frost occultist). But I have one question, if you league start with this build, which spell should you level with? You can get Arc in Act 3 as a Scion, but not before that. Sorry, if this is a noob question.

[@CrixCz]

For anyone wondering - Stormblast Mine or Vaal Arc from side areas

[@howardgod]

Hi, do you consider choose Hierophant over Inquisitor for that 25% maximum mana?

[@TroatyOrpheus8]

Taken from build notes on Path of Building FAQ Q: Cant I go Ascendant Heirophant instead of Inquisitor? A: NO, ASCENDANT HEIROPHANT IS TERRIBLE.

[@howardgod]

@@TroatyOrpheus8 forgot that’s part, thanks for remind

[@poopbutts]

I've played it both ways and I prefer inquisitor when I have a bottled faith (consistent consecrated ground) and hierophant when I don't. When choosing heirophant it is for the "8% of damage taken from mana before life", not for the max mana.

[@rafaelbenicio4609]

Will you update this build to 3.13 changes?

[@HerrmDogg]

The PoB and the video don't mention what skills to level with. I mean you do mention Arc prior to 24 in the notes of the PoB if using the Spellslinger option but I was going with the Archmage option and Arc isn't available to Scion. I'd like to use this as my 3.12 league start so can you please let me know the best leveling skills to use prior to level 38 when we get Unleash? Thanks!

[@ILoveMyBGE]

Go to the skills tab in POB and then look in the window labeled Socket Groups and then click on Option 2 to see the leveling skills for Archmage.

[@HerrmDogg]

@@ILoveMyBGE That shows Ball Lightning, which we don't get until level 28. I'm talking about early leveling, from the start of the game until getting Ball Lightning.

[@zenithxivinvexthal6038]

Level 1-40 has been rough, scion would need to mule arc to use that, not sure how i feel about this as a league starter.

[@h2omg207]

This build gets really good once you get 7+ passive mana flask charges every 3 sec... you have pretty close to 100% flask uptime assuming you keep spamming the flask (and not counting initial 7 sec to get flask effect activated)... the key is to keep spamming the mana flask to keep the flask effect "active"... if you lapse for too long you'll find yourself quickly OOM having to wait another 7 sec for flask effect to activate.

[@xiaoxu8447]

Dude how do you maintain that much during a no adds boss fight?

[@KevinWatt13]

@@xiaoxu8447 It's from the passive "3 flask charges gained each second" in the ascendancy, so it's not related to killing mobs at all.

[@henrytecacine]

You recomend as league starter? I am thinking to go for heist to this built, Carrion Golems or Ball lighting totems thanks for your work

[@greatguildersleeve8861]

I really enjoy your builds HOWEVER lately the Path of Building keeps showing me errors when downloading. I checked that my POB version is up to date 1.4.170. Do you have any ideas?

[@fixxxer729]

Get the Community Fork version.

[@HOT601]

I play on console do you have a shadow build built around the same attack?

[@brianandrais1415]

Harvest was my 1st league, i was kinda struggling with coc nova and tried this one. It was amazing for all content, done sirus a8 and cortex without dying, delve 250ish, one shot conquerors, no hit shaper, uber elder, its immune to lab traps. And all at lvl 80. Great build

[@Rcm8251]

what is the song at 1:50

[@Blazarathus]

Hi, is this build going to be similar to the construction of this video in Heist?, TY.

[@alexisfouineau8969]

Hi, just two little questions : - Do you think Glancing Blow would be good for this build (with Thread of Hope if needed) ? - Do you think a divine mana flask would still cap your mana and benefits from a lower delay ? Also for league start, I think supreme ego might be very worth taking while leveling before getting an Essence Worm

[@michaelgelardi8029]

Any updated PoB links, mine gives me an error?

[@bgtiti]

hi big =) What do u think bt ball ligh + slower proj nerf ? Is this build keeping good at league starter or it's dead with ?

[@SweetTart79]

lol thats pretty insane mate nicely done is it possible to do it will only that last potion in your line uup?

[@gabrieleliotahumadaadrianz1665]

Thats so much information, Feels like noone has ever worry about me like this lol gonna try this as a league starter, hope they don't nerft it

[@AtlantisArch]

not a league starter, at all. test it SSF and you'll see.

[@efreitorhabibulin238]

@@AtlantisArch I tested it, a little slow, but so what?

[@xedden2]

What would you say are the pros and cons of this build vs the BV assassin for league start? I did BV assassin earlier in the league and really liked it but this certainly looks interesting too. Looks a good deal more expensive though

[@BigDucks]

I wouldn't say its going to be a ton more expensive to start but may be more expensive to push to endgame depending on how expensive the staff is.

[@jthiel0711]

Think this build will work with crackling lance? Been looking at arcmage builds for it and this seems like it could work tbh. Thoughts?

[@DexterMorgan]

Is this a good build to run right now? Or is everything skyrocketing in price now that a KZbin video is out?

[@AbrahamLincoln_]

I believe there's no item that can skyrocket in price after this video so you should be good to go

[@DexterMorgan]

@@AbrahamLincoln_ Sweet. I did hop on after seeing this video and got some stuff. Spend less than 1 ex to get the main uniques. They're not perfectly rolled stat wise, but I'm hoping it'll be good enough to still take out content. Not doing anything super juicy, I just want to easily clear T16's and Sirius when he pops :)

[@Jc-go3mz]

Wubba Lubba Dub Dub! Reeeeeeeee it’s Sirus not Sirius lol

[@DexterMorgan]

Jc 9919 lol, blame autocorrect 😂

[@jasonbrock3472]

Any new suggestions with the upcoming Sigil of Power spell?

[@AndreasTHansen]

Nice build, i just started trying it out but with a non-crit version and using Supercharged cluster jewel notable and the scion-hierophant asendant :) Is it possible to convert this to at Spark build just by taking the increased effect duration in the passive tree near the scion start, or do u need more change?

[@seisolotu666]

Could you please recomend a pantheon?

[@Myzreal92]

Can we fit the new Replica Kaom's Heart here? Is it worth it? I'd assume not really, as this build seems to already have enough damage and shouldn't sacrifice life for even more

[@uru3657]

We're safe boys, they only nerfed AoE (which decently hurts to DPS) and flat damage (not a big deal considering archmage support). Agnostic untouched, Foreboding flask untouched, Watcher's Eye clarity mod untouched. Also I'm pretty curious about Sigil of Power skill, seems like good boss DPS boost for archmage (in case you would need even more DPS for some reason) and Pinpoint support. Btw since Arc cannot be purchased as scion at Act 1, I'd probably gonna try out league starting with Crackling Lance.

[@Rawlingm]

i was going to ask, how would this build be with crackling lance versus ball lightning? or is this build mainly for ball lightning and wouldn't work with a channeling skill like crackling lance? also, its says in the patch notes crackling lance wont be available until sever the right hand, which isn't until act 3, so what would you level before that with this build? thanks in advance for any answers you can provide

[@uru3657]

@@Rawlingm oh, guess just stormblast mines again. Or I'll just ask my guildies to buy me Arc gem. Actually already got to Act 3 with 2 link stormblast mine + 2 link orb of storms on SSF with this build POB. Obviously using almost no damage passives and only 2-link main spell wasn't the smoothest leveling I've ever had, but it still was surprisingly okay'ish.

[@Husker3011]

@@Rawlingm cracking lance would be way worse, the biggest thing about ball lightning is the damage effectiveness, it has a 50% damage eff but hits 13 times, giving you 6.5 times more damage from archmage added flat, while cracking lance has 90% damage eff scaling and only hits once, basically meaning that the added damage from archmage would be 7 times less, not to mention that cracking lance needs intensify and the spell echo repeats dont count towards intensify, meaning you'd have to cast 16 times to get 4 intensity or not use pledge of hands.

[@Husker3011]

Similiarly how the flat damage gem nerf doesnt affect archmage (only 3% less damage), so doesn't the sigil of power, its only 7% more damage on 4 stages; tho the defences are really nice.

[@dcdcdcdcdful]

@@Husker3011 Hits 13 times before nerf I guess? Did some 1 math how many Hits it is now?

[@chapstic593]

great build i did it with the witch better access to elementalist acendancy and lightnig dmg nodes. also tankier.

[@khaled_a]

can you please update us after patch notes if this is viable and if this works for a league starter

[@greatguildersleeve8861]

I tried copying the Build to POB but it says there are errors with it. I checked POB to be sure its updated & it says that it is. I really enjoy your builds, specially your notes as to why you are doing with the tree, skills, etc. Is there something I'm not doing in order to load POB?

[@austinirwin9347]

you need to download pob fork its a new and better pob

[@plague6079]

@@austinirwin9347 Thanks I'll give it a shot

[@uncensorred]

Currently playing this build and its melting, does tailwind/elusive boots work on that, assassin mark as well on ring any good

[@tonysun4543]

what do u level with before u reach lvl 38?

[@erikdessiex1026]

Hi there, sorry to ask a stupid question, but in order to get pathfinder, hierophant and path of the ranger, don't we need 10 ascendency points ?

[@snowcat8971]

No. The way it works is that you spend your first 2 toward the pathfinder. Spend the next two by spending one on Pathfinder and one on the path to Hierophant. Then spend the next two to get Hierophant. When you complete the Eternal Labyrinth, you can get the path of the Ranger.

[@erikdessiex1026]

Thanks.

[@trevord9922]

Why staff not two wands? I dont see another five gem combination in this build what would explain the need for another five/six link item

[@zenroshi3957]

Because Pledge of hands gives you greater spell echo...

[@trevord9922]

@@zenroshi3957 but what if I'm not planning to spend 15 ex on that staff? 😁 just total added values on wands seem to be better. That's why I'm wondering

[@Stevduit]

How to make Pledge of Hands go from 2c to 200c! [Guide]

[@kukenikox]

is there a replacement you can use

[@dodarka1]

@@kukenikox ? Rare staff?

[@kirascendant]

Pledge of Hands is already a 4ex 6l, the greater spell echo does insane things for most builds.

Big Ducks, you're my favorite build guy. Just wanted you to know that. I like your personality and the way you explain things. I'd 100% be friends with you, keep making content and keep being you. I dont watch streams/twitch but I'll have to make an exception and drop by your stream soon man. What times/days do you stream, or when's the most likely time for me to catch you?

[@TylerLawlawsy02]

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[@BigDucks]

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[@L1St3n3R]

Subscribed! You are the man.

[@АлекПитер]

Hi! What about Thread of hope (max radius) in the left part of tree and Glancing Blows

[@MrRaja]

We are kind of starved on points but losing 7% life and 10% Mana plus crit chance would be painful for some glancing blow that caps spell block right? Or is attack as well?

[@АлекПитер]

@@MrRaja sorry if i ask smthing stupid. If we drop enigmatic reach we get 3 point. Yes we lose one jewell life and mana, even two( I changed second with Healthy mind around scion to get more mana). I just need your pro opinion. Would 3900 life and 7700 mana and half damage from glancing blow cost all sacrifice in comparison with 5000 life/7200 mana?

[@MrRaja]

@@АлекПитер if you get max block with glancing blow then It's worth it otherwise I would stick to the life and Mana the agnostic works better the more Mana you have and 48% means you want double your life as Mana

[@drewmcfarland88]

I'm super new to POE. Where do you get a Foreboding Mana Flask? Is it just a random drop? Sorry noob here.

[@larsthomasen5728]

Alch a mana flask until you get it.

[@jetlee88]

congrats this build looks very interesting but im dont undertand how sustain your mana like in this video , the flask say recover full mana when the effect end right ? but the effect are 4sec im dont understand how can sustain with this

[@C0kePlaza]

mana regen

[@jetlee88]

@@C0kePlaza its imposible the build only have 600 mana regen and her recovers full mana instantly this come about mana flask but I don't understand how this flask works

[@maximilienbrusalbs3932]

@@jetlee88 "Foreboding eternal mana flask" gives 3600 mana "instantly at end of flask effect". From the tree he stacks multiple flask gained and less flask charges used. He has 3 flask charges gained every 3 seconds from Pathfinder. So he just stacks all of this and spam the flask to regain mana

[@jetlee88]

@@maximilienbrusalbs3932 yes but the flask say recover full mana when the effect of the flask ends and the duration of the flask its 7 seconds, i think only can recover full mana one time each 7 seconds that's why I don't understand how it can get full mana all the time

[@BigDucks]

The flask buff stacks with itself infinitely. Each 7 second timer is independent.

[@juva932]

Any thoughts on using Crackling Lance on this build? or would it be impossible to sustain damage even with the mana flask spam?

[@finlaystewart6894]

I dont understand how you are meant to sustain mana flasks on bosses that dont have adds? I press it once a second and I still cant sustain it infinitely with all the points on the tree + pathfinder

[@minimoiizz]

i have the same problem !

[@austinirwin9347]

@@minimoiizz Have you done your lab? you take pathfinder which means you gain a flask charge every 3 sec and %15 not to consume a flask charge

[@flx9r238]

You thin i can play this for 3.12 as a league starter and can go with this build into late?

[@squigglymonkey1]

What skills are used to level to the 30's? I tried spectral throw and sunder both were pretty lame, especially on bosses.

[@robdepace6278]

Can i run voidbringer gloves for extra mana cost?

[@chemicalrayz]

can i use indigon and atziri's foible?

[@eleanorselmser948]

Does foreboding mana flask still work like this? Why Does it work?

[@TheSarogath1]

Hey, fun build but struggling to obtain never ending mana refill. I would like to know what factors contribute to 100% mana refill much how you display in your video? I have the flask, gear, flask nodes, and all ascendencies but have died many a time because I could not fire for a second or two. Mashing the flask button repeatedly did nothing but restart the flask countdown. I may have missed something in the explanation but like I say, not confident to take true end game content until I can solve this mana regen issue. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, it has been asked but what pantheon major/minors do you recommend? Thanks!

[@henrikmolenaar4964]

make sure your mana flask has the prefix 'foreboding' it wont work otherwise. try to get an eternal mana flask and just alt spam it, its easy to get.

[@cyan2925]

How about cracking lance conversion?

[@ocramloco]

This is the most in-deph PoB that i've ever seen in 3 yeas of PoE... amazing work. Q: Which are the gems for a 5-link Pledge? I've not seen the gem-priorities in the PoB or the video =) maybe i missed it Also, the new Sigil of Power, would you use it for bosses? Thanks!

[@СашаВеселов-е6ш]

why dont you use Indigon Hubris Circlet ?

[@_unknown_guy]

So how big nerf is this: Ball Lightning Now has a base radius of 18 (from 22). Now deals 3 to 48 lightning damage at gem level 1 (from 3 to 57), up to 22 to 426 lightning damage at gem level 20 (from 28 to 533). Loosing dmg from overlap with slow projectiles from radius nerf, right?

[@ДенисЧетвериков-с8у]

Great content! Subscribed.

[@dirigibles4997]

How is this build post harvest?

[@WesternHypernormalization]

I missed Delirium so I haven't tried Archmage yet and it's rare I play Scion sadly so I'll probably give this a shot as a league starter next league. 23:25 lol so what your saying is we need more damage! On a serious note, if you don't have the clarity watcher's eye, would you take Supreme Ego?

[@amondberzal6195]

you can build hierophant with arcane surge nodes and mana nodes in ascendency.Its hybrid hp+es.He is more fat,but less damage.

[@elindred]

How does this build deal with stun?