PoE Necropolis | 9 Reasons why your RF Chief might feel squishy.

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[@PohxKappa]

Hope you guys enjoyed the video! Live now @ www.twitch.tv/pohx

[@redoxe4770]

Never apologize for taking a massive information dump on us. We love it, ok.

[@xD3S1x]

Is there a list of map mods an RF build needs to avoid? Thank you.

[@prayformercy4029]

@@xD3S1x look at 18:46

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

fix my build so i can get 500k tool tip dps. I use delirum +beyond+ritual. So monsters gets packed. I kill slow. Need to be faster. Jupiterrules1 is my pob

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Shock is ailment?

[@aznd1t001]

Thank you for focusing on beginner friendly content this season. You mentioned it in another video that it was something you changed for 3.24 and this is the furthest I've progressed while learning a lot of new concepts for next time.

[@imaquis8368]

Really needed this, I’ve been struggling with tankiness, and hearing you go more in depth on how some of this works was great

[@rustygaming7881]

A lot of people follow pohx's actual league character before knowing about gear progression. They will see him go from a 6L chest (that could take a slower player a week to obtain) straight into a 5L cloak of flame along with other gear shifts. then see his character and go oh shit he changed his chest I need that instead.

[@kjetilknyttnev3702]

Thanks, PhoxKappa. You have the best, clearest and most presentable videos on POE on youtube. Incredible work, for all levels of play. I also enjoy your calm voice with great dictation. Keep up the good work! You have my sub!

[@Ramdavian]

I'm not even playing RF (yet haha), its my 1st real league, and stumbling across your content has been so massively helpful because you just give so much useful info. Especially since I'm committed to a Melee Build. As a HCSSF player too, learning all these little bits and pieces has been huge in me being able to wrap my head around things slowly but surely. Also I know, new player + HCSSF + melee is not the most optimal new player experience, but I've been having a blast haha

[@pitohui4748]

Thank you so much for taking the time for this.

[@tomchambers6308]

Thanks so much for takin the time to put this together

[@DaleSwinburne]

Your content is the best. Simple and detailed explanations into the finer points of the builds. Thanks.

[@MidlifeCrisis82]

Thanks! Amazing and informative video, Pohx!

[@benriker2732]

Thanks for this. First time running RF and with your guides I managed to farm a mageblood last night. All of these explanations about the different mechanics really help me understand how the build works.

[@Dyingwood.]

what atlas strategy are you using?

[@benriker2732]

@@Dyingwood. harbinger breach deli. And a strong box shrine vanilla set up when not juicing.

[@sunshinydays.6487]

Can you share those trees? ​@@benriker2732

[@youngdrgn]

Thx for the video, it really helped me see the mistakes I was currently making in my defensive layers.

[@rolandw1988]

Thanks for this explanation! helps so much, love your videos and build

[@Jstall311]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, at 93 I still feel pretty squishy and die a lot. One thing I don't do is automate my flasks so I'm going to get to work on that ASAP. Thanks again for the guides!

[@Daihuu]

Thank you so much. I was just about to give up on my RF cause of how squishy I felt but this fixed everything. Thank you.

[@nonwatcher]

A neat interaction I accidentally discovered for call to arms + enduring cry setup: enhance support. It greatly increases the cooldown recovery

[@koosdebeer]

Thanks for the explanation. Ive league started RF so many times and always have the same issue. This video cleared it up :)

[@Kaos_Toaster]

this was a huge help. thanks for the content as always.

[@wonkolasane]

Great video as always. Appreciate your effort to enlighten me.

[@jackbowman1491]

Thanks for the video . I made a few of your recommended changes and has helped a lot

[@nunt2]

Quality content again. SSF and I finally managed to stop dying in reds.

[@Darkvodouu]

That was really clear ! Ty for your work !

[@BassJigGaming]

Very informative! Great video, thanks for sharing

[@biznogoud525]

OMG! Thank you so much for the info. I follow your guide and @89 currently I felt really glass canon. Thank you again for the info!

[@Evil_Arthas]

Why do i watch this? I know all that. Because Pohx have really chill voice to listen to

[@ebrian1978]

This is amazing. Just yesterday I was playing some juiced T16 maps and thinking that I've started feeling squishy and wondering what I've done wrong. My deaths have climbed above 100! And then Pohx comes in with some defensive tips. What a great guy -- thank you sir! Maybe there's still hope for me yet.. I've been stuck at level 95 for a week!

[@jasonbentley3989]

Great video. It definitely helped. It still feels like a slog having to sift through all the mob modifiers, though.

[@judasiscariot6263]

Thanks for the guides. You're the best!

[@Commandelicious]

Very helpful! I will have to implement like half of that into my arc totem Hierophant.

[@isun0ne648]

Great video as always,big thanks !

[@J1ggyPoo]

I am just about to start my journey on RF chieftain, and this was great to mentally prepare for the various hurdles in the game.

AMAZING VIDEO!!! Thanks for the class!!

[@LuisOrtiz2131]

Pohx this video is amazing, thanks for all the help.

[@jrl5k]

First 100 in poe this league thanks to Pohx and chieftain RF! 🎉

[@lswallie]

phox is a veteran master!

[@nieven00]

now I know what Mageblood is

[@yanoschz8293]

Thank you so much. I took the immortal call setup and it helped a ton. Yet my problem (even before) was more the lack of damage when you progress through the content. I had a really hard time killing maven e.g. would you consider the same type of video for scaling damage instead of defenses? Keep up the great content and thank you for this build :)

[@temwatkins]

Very helpful thank you!

[@Hidonian]

Thanks for another amazing video this has been very helpful for me.,

[@darrenyorston]

The last two leagues I have been taking Wellspring of Creation on the Atlas tree. Monsters deal 25% less damage and monsters have 50% more life. More life bigger pops with Hinekora, Death's Fury. I also try to roll every map with more life on monsters. Regularly I have had red map bosses insta pop when the adds die near them. Aside from Niko's Packed With Energy, Wellspring is the only Atlas node which grants more damage.

[@lavq7000]

That's actually an insane tech for Hinekora's Chieftains. Thanks for the tip!

[@Andrava86]

Hi, Pohx! Awesome video as usual. Could you please give us an explanation on the immortal coil setup that you transitioned into?

[@Do0mtrainw3]

Been struggling with squish thanks for this. Was able to get defiance of destiny last night

[@joaomarques6944]

I actually gave up on RF chief, I have done 4 RFs league starter over the years and this one was probably the one I died the most by a long shot. I miss inquisitor :(

[@vhbcccuhvv8534]

ye, same the nerf to the already Weak rf was a headshot. Dying all the time due to the insane forced mods on maps. Lacking damage due to nerf. Thanks but no thanks. And before people say, i am tanky as fck with my RF, even tanking shaper slams etc.

[@tomchambers6308]

My approach to this has been to slow down and progress map tiers only when I feel confident that I can handle the one I’m already in. While I’m doing this, I’m building currency, which I then use to improve my gear before I go onto each new set of map tiers.

[@vhbcccuhvv8534]

@@tomchambers6308 ye but the problem is that you dont need much currency to clear tier 16 but you need a hell lot to push further. talking about like 20 div upgrades.

[@1jackct]

@@vhbcccuhvv8534 cheiftain has always been tankier than the other versions inquis was in no universe tankier than the cheiftain version is now your actually insane

[@DoPtRiGGa]

User error, watch the video LOL

[@carstenbeerwerth7982]

Amazing vid. Rlly helped me Out :)

[@NU3ZY]

I’m sold on RF Chief. Only died 3 times in campaign. That was the fastest I’ve ever ran to maps. Still working on it, but I love this setup.

[@Commandelicious]

Going well for me. 88 all res, 60 chaos. Went with Dawnbreaker, because it just sat there. Taste of hate 14%, Lightning Coil (don't hurt me please) and an (imho) amazing helmet. 5% phys taken as cold and 6% phys taken as fire. Got Vitality level 21 on life, to get a point. +1 AOE gem gloves, have to get a stick to swing to get my purity of fire to 23 somehow. The fun part about this is: You explain everything great, but I have to always see what fits. The puzzle is fun :) Thanks man!

[@Commandelicious]

89% max res now, need +2 on fire gems and I am set :D

[@JKanoid]

Thanks for this! First time RFer ... this will help immediately, and lots of it is general POE knowledge that I've never run across before (Valako Tatoo - wut?)

[@TheCreepVideos]

wanted to add that getting life regen on boots and gloves was very big for me. At that point i was able to farm for defiance of destiny pretty comfy, and now i'm VERY tanky

[@utmastuh]

I've had good luck with automation over cwdt. With increased duration you can time when molten shell or steelskin is up and then go in for damage and dip out when they go down

[@bennym1956]

Thanks for great video. In POE, literally the DEVIL is in the details !! lolol Your knowledge shows why you can do things us newbs can never do ! Plus higher level crafting. Being honest !

[@Ottesen23]

Poxh: Not sure if you mentioned it, but getting phys as fire can be easy using timeless jewels... I had to give up one jewel socket and got 15% phys as fire (and a bunch of strenght) from mine for cheap...

[@ceruleanorb]

I really do wish that poe had a death recap :(

[@BestBasti]

First of - thank you SO MUCH for your tips and insights! When it comes to Immortal Call with the trigger support - I can't really tell if IC gets triggered. :-/ I don't see anything changing in my stat window. I'm aware of the max. level restrictions mentioned by the support trigger gem and these are ok, I checked them... Can I see the proc of IC on the down right side of my skill tab? Or on the upper left?

[@safoan231]

Please make a quick video on defiance of destiny percentages and mageblood flasks 🙏

[@R1zzyW1zzy]

FIRST! Thanks for being helpful as always! Enjoying my first time RF

[@thisisMRJAMES]

Needed this video

[@pokesmot6997]

As a complete noob after 500hrs of playtime and countless characters, (guideless, glutton for punishment i know), RF was one of the scariest yet most intriguing skills i couldnt figure out. This dude changed that, running the RF Jugg and focusing on regen/life/resist's.... wowwwww this is powerful 🔥🔥🔥

[@aliaksandrzmrocny1888]

Pretty sure guard part could be it's own video with potential setups, gem levels, triggers etc. and different variations as needs tend to be pretty different.

[@Lkymn]

Just got my Defiance of Destiny and it made my guy like 20 times tankier.

[@ney2424]

new sub from PH, been following and enjoying your guide man! Thank you so much!

[@heavyrice8836]

I switched out molten shell for steel skin. Didn't realize dropping Determination would make that much of a difference.

[@andreasbrey6277]

that was excellent, the best anti-squishy tutorial I have seen so far! @Pohx: Could you make another survival tutorial adressing the other defense layers like evasion, ES, etc.? ty

[@Neskard]

Thanks for the good job!

[@HerrElak]

Great video. Do you have link to your pob? not the web page. Thanks!

[@Mattcarr3]

Great video. I started RF this leave for the first time. I feel like I’m tanky enough but my RF damage is lacking so I end up dying because the mobs take too long to kill. Also, with the need to constantly move, I struggle to kill rare. When I stop to throw fire traps at them, I get one shot. Can you do another vid like this but how to scale RF damage higher now that it changed last league and also go over the best ways to add more RF damage?

[@TheFartan]

Great video! Is it more important to get reduced effect of shock on your flask, or immunity to shok/avoid being shocked?

[@realIyreally]

if you cant get 100% avoidance, reduced is probably better for consistency.

[@user-yc3fd3et7s]

Lotta info here thanx learnt a few things curious what the dps of your rf tooltip says

[@jakescott8865]

maybe a dumb question, but what do you take reduced effect of shock instead of immunity to shock doing flask effect?

[@yakoubbonnie]

Hey Pohx, First and foremost - huge fan of the build so far! I am returning to the game after getting the ARPG itch not-scratched from D4. This is my first league since Ritual, and I used to play Enki's builds - yours has been a true successor in my eyes, and the amount of work and time you put in are legendary my friend. I have a question surrounding the gem setup ~ 17:00 mins. I just recently got my defiance of destiny amulet, but my health pool is not near yours yet (~5,5000-6000). Per your POB - I am running Infernal Cry, Lifetap, and Punishment with Call to Arms to automate the Infernal Cry. I am hoping to add a little bit of mitigation, as I will on occasion get overwhelmed in the juiced t16 Harby/Beyond maps structured in your previous farming videos. I was wondering how you would structure this swap to Infernal Cry/Enduring Cry? Should I drop Punishment? I am running Vitality and Arrogance in my weapon, should I put Immortal Call instead of vitality? Appreciate any insight you can provide!

[@yakoubbonnie]

Updated - skill issue - it's been so long I forgot i needed to upgrade my pantheon stuff - i am no longer getting stunned/stuck and zooming through maps no deaths.

[@NuKamTaiRupi]

thanks, good video !!!

[@tobiaslarsen2302]

I play with console and to hit with fire trap is very clunky. I can control direction but not the throwing distance. What would be the second best skill for single target?

[@k.h.raider9329]

So with the gain charges to flasks on hit, is there a way to craft that or help shift the rng to get that? As helpful as it is I have maybe only seen that roll 2-3 times out of hundreds of tries

[@SistemaDemian]

thanks Pohx

[@Joegengstah]

Which builds are decent for farming t17 specifically? Guessing zoom zoom isn't as important as being tanky with high single target damage

[@XxYannis]

Hey Pohx I wanted to say I just started PoE and decided to run with RF, I have to thank your 4-5 hour video for such great help getting through the campaign while giving me the insight into the build, only issue I have at the moment is that I'm now at the stage where I'm supposed to run maps and I don't quite know how to transition from 'campaign gear' to "endgame", the PoB seems to sort of brush over it? (it also seems to not use sockets that make sense in the PoB? (6 blue on chest for example)

[@youngdrgn]

Yeah, I wouldn't pay too much attention to the socket colors of the gear used in the PoB. Just look at the skill gems to see what colors you need to aim for when socketing your gear.

[@youngdrgn]

Also, the PoB has different gear sets that you can use as a reference to match your current progression, so since you just finished the campaign the "61-80" item set is what you want to reference. His website also has an FAQ section of RF questions that will be of assistance to you.

[@bizjak3246]

What pantheon is best after we get The Annihilation's Approach boots?

[@victorsoto4821]

This is interesting, switched to fulcrum since RF just felt so squishy, but now that I got MB, defiance and whatnot might swap back to RF

[@TheHahaman23]

Is there a way to reliably craft the gain charge on hit flasks? They are a little out of my budget at the moment and I do t currently have a whole hell of a lot of alts to roll flasks with.

[@dmitrisidelnikov1782]

Спасибо за проделанную работу!!!

[@TheBean182]

lol first question is what i came here for didnt understand what in the pob swap for malev at 50% phys as element i was like whats that :D

[@olivierrun8364]

Thanks for this, very helpfull ! Just one question, are you sure that Fan the flame is activated with RF?

[@DoPtRiGGa]

It does not work with RF because RF doesn't hit, so it cannot ignite, instead it is just a ring causing burning damage. What can hit though is the Chieftain Ascendency node Hinekora's Fury the explode node, so with that and some ignite chance the big explosions from Hinekora's Fury will cause like million+ damage ignites which then get spread by Fan the Flames. Fire Trap can also ignite but the death fury ignites are way cooler. Stay sane Exile.

[@olivierrun8364]

@@DoPtRiGGa Thanks a lot, dude !

[@gingagingerful]

I would love a bit more SSF advice, I have 2 voidstones, but I can't imagine having enough damage or defence to get the other 2. I have cloak of flame, rise of the phoenix, prolif gloves, not found elder helm yet after hundreds of maps. Just feel a bit stuck.

[@flegmaPSPoE]

Hi Pohx, Can you explain why Dawnbreaker is expensive swap I just get dropped Mageblood at lvl 83. Should I build around Mageblood or sell it to buy Cloak of flame and other gear which is still shitty(mine) Thanks

[@FREEDOMFIGHTER28s__Left__Dent]

I made a lightning tendrils elementalist build fully blind this league as a newish player , made it to tier 14 maps but no matter what I did I couldnt fix the defenses past that without having a complete makeover. Ended up with like an energy shield regen armor hybrid with 75 res only and 2k-4k HP+ES with 650 energy shield regen. depending on what version of the build... bad. I had to focus more on max res, armor nodes (had 0) spell suppression and actually get a shield on offhand and run that damage reduction guard skill you showed (thought they were all hp shields) I actually got a 5 link cloak of flame and a helm for phys damage taken as fire 50% but didnt work because of all the factors. I know, it's fixable if I corrected all the defensive layers but it's too much of a hassle at this point after wasting so much currency, so I will restart with RF chieftain. I have a feel for the difficulty of the late game maps now though so I know what to expect and your guides are great to help alongside what modifier to focus on what gear etc!

[@rollieray7175]

thats great and all but I do 800k damage with similar setup why is yours at 6million i cry.

[@animgamer7917]

hi what is the damage type of rf chief? i though it was fire so i never done a reflect magic map with it but yesterday i done a kirac mission with my friend (he is a DD player) and he died in first hit so we check again and i saw it said 15% reflect elemental damage but i was not getting hit from reflect so that means the RF is not doing elemental damage or is for something else?

[@CrystalStearOfTheCas]

Where do you grab max res to compensate for rise of the phoenix when switching to dawn breaker?

[@kjetilknyttnev3702]

Why is punishment preferred over flammability or elemental weakness in your build?

[@malcomhenry8662]

Just fantasttic !!

[@IAMZERG]

Defiance of Destiny is such a game changer on the tankiness front... It feels almost mandatory.

[@bennym1956]

Defiance of Destiny is currently 2 Divines...and I haven't even had 1 Divine drop yet !

[@karmoth6666]

this is good stuff

[@johnvaniersel3400]

@Pohx Can you help us how to run t17 maps, can we? and what to avoid?

[@wesso27]

i'm playing with jugg version, so no tankiness complains hehehehehe

[@JuuzouGBC]

Good Video Pohx I know u dont like to do Expensive Pob's but for example, i played RF at my first playtrough in 3.19 and learned The game with it thanks to you! But know im sitting on alot of Currency beacuse i learned how to get there and really want a setup like yours but dont want to mess up, im surely not the only one in this kinda Situation, can u please atleast post your POB or something? :)

[@PohxKappa]

it's been on the front page of my site for a bit friend www.pohx.net/ | You can also always just import my profile

[@JuuzouGBC]

@@PohxKappa ohh im sorry for that, i didnt saw it

[@adeirfanwahyudin2215]

Aegis melding rf version is underated

[@alistaircross9921]

I am not that good at the game but am playing with some friends who play a lot in a group found game, and following this build. What I would ask is, how can I get a cloak of flame without trade the easiest?

[@911ace007]

To fit in CWDT + immortal call, and Enduring Cry + Call to Arms under your "Non Adorned" PoB Skill set, the only way I can think of to fit all 4 of those in would be to drop Momentum, and also drop the Arrogance + Vitality (and make up the lost regen elsewhere). Does that seem right?

[@PohxKappa]

Yes

[@ney2424]

Hi Pohx, would like to ask regarding the Physical Damage Taken as # Element, does having a different element other than fire still applies (ie. for the shield, instead of fire you can take Lightning/Cold). Thanks!

[@rigby6142]

Yeah thats fine

[@ney2424]

@@rigby6142 awesome!, does this mean that a stacked damage taken as fire (56%) v.s. a damage taken as fire (48%) + damage taken as lightning (8%), redux the same? TIA!

[@daviddingwall4268]

I don’t understand how to get enduring cry, immortal cry and call to arms in there, I only have one spare gem slot following Pohx’s lvl 95 single cluster pob. Any advice anyone?

[@safoan231]

I feel like this video was specifically made for me because i kept asking him why im so squishy on stream😂😂 thanks pohx!!

[@hirojason]

Can't we get reduced effect of shock on rings for like 2c now?