Updated Video #5: ruclips.net/video/UUteT9u4zGI/видео.html Updated Build Guide here: mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/3b8d69ce-55fb-4a3d-8160-09b1a6eacab6/builds/4bf3a263-4bdc-49ca-8a08-0d174aa6c58e As far as jewels go on the passive tree, I am using Emeralds with lightning damage, increased damage with crossbows, penetrate lightning res, increased damage to rares, increased shock duration, etc.
Something that helped me a lot with witchhunter is the obsessive rituals ascendancy node that gives sorcery ward. Sorcery ward turns your armor and evasion into an additional shield against elemental damage which helps more than you think it would especially if you get the second node as well. For ascendancy I'm running both of those, the culling strike one (helps with clear speed), and zealous inquisition (nice for trash clear). I could see dropping zealous inquisition for the one after culling strike but I'm on the fence on that one might have to do more testing. As for how people are getting that many divines it's from the increased rarity drop mod on gear, something needs to be done about that because it makes any gear that doesn't have it almost instantly trash.
what would really take this build to a much higher level damage wise is getting as much shock magnitude as you can. easiest way is in the socket passive jewels. youre at 22% (you can see it under the boss hp bar when you shock them). I half asses a build a got to around 57% but i think you can get into the 80s. from what i can tell with similar builds thats how they scale it for endgame and more. you can find jewels with 20% for a couple exalt. like 5-10
@@KingdomTwelve yes it does. It’s crazy how much more damage you can get with it. I’m no expert so I don’t want to say for sure or give big recommendations exactly but I would point you in that direction for research to find out exactly how strong it is. From what I understand so far it’s giga
@@KingdomTwelvelemme know if you noticed a big difference. I don’t know if there’s diminishing returns on it or caps but when I went from 20-50 I noticed a difference myself.
U seem like u know what's up...does the talent that gives damage while u have a herald apply only when the temporary buff shows up or during permanent one?
NGL man, i switched to this build from the grenades build and this is so much better and faster to clear with. I was getting bored on the grenadier and was even thinking of changing classes till ur build showed up. Using the railgun to snipe and just machine gunning bosses down is so satisfying. Shotgunning trash mobs running thru areas is so fun. Thanks man, will follow along for more updates.
They need to just revert to poe 1 with portals for death. This 1 death per map shit doesn't work at all because they built the maps somehow worse than poe 1 and expect you to not die...
So keep buffing your evasion and switch to sorc ward. It will save you from on death effects. I have a very similar build and with sorc ward i still have +60 evasion rating. Still hurts when you get hit but you will survive. Just a thought.
Oh no, are you playing an interesting build that brings you fun? The POE community will not forgive you. Quickly steal some chinese meta build and make a million videos with AI generated previews about how strong it is
I'm working on using this build (only level 76) I went last might for my 3rd ascension and fought that Scorpion boss for the first time. I thought I would pre charge for the Plasma attack but she spawned and was on me way faster then I expected. She hit me with that tail attack immediately and it was all over. I hate spending all that time in trial for it to end like that. I would be great it it would keep my progress up too that point and let me ascend once I do finally beat that boss. I do not want to go through all that stuff again...ugh.
I feel that, like I said in the video, I lost after 53min and it SUCKEDDDDDDD. Thats really the only downside to this build is the long blast time. I guess thats why people switch to stormcaller arrow or whatever it is.
@@KingdomTwelve Be proud of being off meta. I much prefer this style of game play rather then cookie cutter templates. I'm sure the defense issue will be solved one way or the other. I'm slowly moving towards higher evasion but quality of gear really dictates what I do.
One HUGE tip for anybody running this or any build that has an open gem slot and the strength requirement (which isn't high), slot the Shield Charge skill from warrior, then put a shield into your offhand slot for the Weapon Set 2 on your character. Next, open the skill menu (G default for MnK) click on the little arrow that shows your advanced stats for Shield charge and at the bottom untick Used with weapon set 1. This allows you to have a very good mobility skill for getting around. It will automatically pull out your shield when you click to button to use it on your hotbar and then it will switch back to your crossbow when you click a crossbow skill. If you want to be even faster, you can move Ingenuity support gem off of Emergency Reload onto Shield Charge. Last tip is to dodge roll at the end of Shield Charge to cancel the animation a bit faster. Been using this alongside the rest of the build showcased and it has been fantastic so far!
I was running around and a merc throwing grenades and found that it wasnt that enjoyable for me, since following part of this build im shredding thru mobs cheers for the tips
I'm using the three dragons helm to make lightning dmg contribute to freeze. Turns shockburst into a freezing laser beam against shocked enemies. And ricochet with galvanic shots turns it into a monster in most of these maps. I'd use ricochet over acceleration but that's just me
rare item find on gear helps you get alot more loot to sell that is how i get most of my orbs, also using the currency exchange for selling most things i dont need .
If you finally find kitoko's your build will transcend to the next level when you have electrocute build up from attacks, which also procs shockburst rounds.
@@cbosu7 basically it makes your normal dmg be able to generate electrocute build up which also procs the shockburst rounds bonus dmg. And it is generally faster to build up compared to the shock chance. And it's really good for crowd control. There is also a node which increases dmg when electrocuted.
I'm doing something similar with evasion but also running blind on hits so ideally makes it harder for them to land anything on me. Other than that, I'm running culling strike at 75% threshold on grey mobs (unique helm along with 2 passives) and decimating strike. 1 to 2 shot all grey mobs and then 50% cull on magic mobs, 25% on rare, 12.5 on unique
Honestly I'm only around lv 20 now and I'm just starting to see the beginnings of this build start to work. I prefer this over grenade spamming I see so many others doing. Keep up the builds. Appreciate it
@@KingdomTwelve may I ask one more thing? I'm following the tree you posted last time, do I need to really change anything from that to what you have now?
Hey man, thank you for the guide and updates for it! I'm currently enjoying this build very much. I agree with the problem of being squishy, dying from on-death effects or being stuck in a big pack of mobs. I have a question though - which piece of gear or passive tree node or skill gem gives you the electrocute contribution? I'm currently using Kitoko's Flow gloves and they let you stack electrocution like crazy, but i noticed that it's a significant dps drop. Could you share what you're using pls?
Yeaaa I hear a lot of people complaining about being squishy. So idk if its just the state of the game right now or what. If you click on the build link you can see my skill tree. Idk the names of the nodes off the top of my head. I just bought the hand of wisdom and action gloves but now my res is SCREWED. Idk what I'm gonna do.
How are you getting the jeweler's orbs for your skill slots. I guess I need to play the market. Anyways I'm a fan of this content. You're answering the questions I can't find anywhere else.
Yeah...I'm almost giving up on this game. Got 80% armour, 100% res (minus chaos, is like 35%), and I'm constantly getting one shot by tier 3 map bosses. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong. Got 120 point in strength at this point D;
I was wondering why your evasion was so low and then I realized you skipped taking 1 of the biggest buffs to Evasion "Beastial Skin". Even for you that's still 600 extra evasion you are missing (its a 1600 Evasion node for me). I'm 5 levels lower than you and by the time I catch up I will have almost 95% evasion and 35% armor, while still being maxed on resistances. I think you just need to focus on getting a couple upgraded pieces of gear and you will be much harder to kill :)
I now have 76% evasion without bestial skin. I believe people say it's very diminishing returns after 75-80% evasion so I'm not worried about getting It higher.
Since you have skill slots you’re not using, try using ripwire ballista to aggro rare monsters and bosses. That’s how I’m able to get off my railgun shots easily during tricky situations. 🎉
Gross. Did you listen the context of the video at all. This comment is just disgusting and you should be ashamed. I wish I could take the view back that I gave you.
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As far as jewels go on the passive tree, I am using Emeralds with lightning damage, increased damage with crossbows, penetrate lightning res, increased damage to rares, increased shock duration, etc.
Build may not be a "meta" build but it got me loving POE 2 and my merc so thanks for sharing it and showing the progression on it
Hell yeaaaaa
Something that helped me a lot with witchhunter is the obsessive rituals ascendancy node that gives sorcery ward. Sorcery ward turns your armor and evasion into an additional shield against elemental damage which helps more than you think it would especially if you get the second node as well. For ascendancy I'm running both of those, the culling strike one (helps with clear speed), and zealous inquisition (nice for trash clear). I could see dropping zealous inquisition for the one after culling strike but I'm on the fence on that one might have to do more testing. As for how people are getting that many divines it's from the increased rarity drop mod on gear, something needs to be done about that because it makes any gear that doesn't have it almost instantly trash.
Thank you for the video, i referred some of your build and my game finally playable now
I've got an even better update coming out tonight.
what would really take this build to a much higher level damage wise is getting as much shock magnitude as you can. easiest way is in the socket passive jewels. youre at 22% (you can see it under the boss hp bar when you shock them). I half asses a build a got to around 57% but i think you can get into the 80s. from what i can tell with similar builds thats how they scale it for endgame and more. you can find jewels with 20% for a couple exalt. like 5-10
So does shock magnitude scale up that 20% extra damage they take while shocked? I've always wondered how the magnitude affected damage.
@@KingdomTwelve yes it does. It’s crazy how much more damage you can get with it. I’m no expert so I don’t want to say for sure or give big recommendations exactly but I would point you in that direction for research to find out exactly how strong it is. From what I understand so far it’s giga
@@Inigo_0 OH shit, I'll spec into the 75% increased magnitude then
@@KingdomTwelvelemme know if you noticed a big difference. I don’t know if there’s diminishing returns on it or caps but when I went from 20-50 I noticed a difference myself.
U seem like u know what's up...does the talent that gives damage while u have a herald apply only when the temporary buff shows up or during permanent one?
NGL man, i switched to this build from the grenades build and this is so much better and faster to clear with. I was getting bored on the grenadier and was even thinking of changing classes till ur build showed up. Using the railgun to snipe and just machine gunning bosses down is so satisfying. Shotgunning trash mobs running thru areas is so fun. Thanks man, will follow along for more updates.
@@Blayyyyyne Hell yeaaaa
same the grenade was so boring
This is my story as well. Thanks for the build and subscribed.
I don't mind on death effects. They are just too powerful. Needs a -50% dmg change
^^ this
They need to just revert to poe 1 with portals for death. This 1 death per map shit doesn't work at all because they built the maps somehow worse than poe 1 and expect you to not die...
So keep buffing your evasion and switch to sorc ward. It will save you from on death effects. I have a very similar build and with sorc ward i still have +60 evasion rating. Still hurts when you get hit but you will survive. Just a thought.
Yeaaaa I havent seen anyone use the 30% damage on concentration though and I wanna see how strong it is.
Man going this build on second merc here soon . Thanks for sharing your content.
I'm at the point where I really need to switch gear around with this build.
Oh no, are you playing an interesting build that brings you fun? The POE community will not forgive you. Quickly steal some chinese meta build and make a million videos with AI generated previews about how strong it is
LOL facts
@@ffsssdd8070 I bet you do those same builds you're criticizing lmao
just remember, its not a true AI preview unless you omit the title of the game/movie ;)
I'm working on using this build (only level 76) I went last might for my 3rd ascension and fought that Scorpion boss for the first time. I thought I would pre charge for the Plasma attack but she spawned and was on me way faster then I expected. She hit me with that tail attack immediately and it was all over. I hate spending all that time in trial for it to end like that. I would be great it it would keep my progress up too that point and let me ascend once I do finally beat that boss. I do not want to go through all that stuff again...ugh.
I feel that, like I said in the video, I lost after 53min and it SUCKEDDDDDDD. Thats really the only downside to this build is the long blast time. I guess thats why people switch to stormcaller arrow or whatever it is.
@@KingdomTwelve Be proud of being off meta. I much prefer this style of game play rather then cookie cutter templates. I'm sure the defense issue will be solved one way or the other. I'm slowly moving towards higher evasion but quality of gear really dictates what I do.
One HUGE tip for anybody running this or any build that has an open gem slot and the strength requirement (which isn't high), slot the Shield Charge skill from warrior, then put a shield into your offhand slot for the Weapon Set 2 on your character. Next, open the skill menu (G default for MnK) click on the little arrow that shows your advanced stats for Shield charge and at the bottom untick Used with weapon set 1. This allows you to have a very good mobility skill for getting around. It will automatically pull out your shield when you click to button to use it on your hotbar and then it will switch back to your crossbow when you click a crossbow skill. If you want to be even faster, you can move Ingenuity support gem off of Emergency Reload onto Shield Charge. Last tip is to dodge roll at the end of Shield Charge to cancel the animation a bit faster.
Been using this alongside the rest of the build showcased and it has been fantastic so far!
Oh shit, good tip!
I was running around and a merc throwing grenades and found that it wasnt that enjoyable for me, since following part of this build im shredding thru mobs cheers for the tips
This is way cool dude, love it
I'm using the three dragons helm to make lightning dmg contribute to freeze. Turns shockburst into a freezing laser beam against shocked enemies. And ricochet with galvanic shots turns it into a monster in most of these maps. I'd use ricochet over acceleration but that's just me
@brentcepticon I've been seeing the 3 dragons used alot!
rare item find on gear helps you get alot more loot to sell that is how i get most of my orbs, also using the currency exchange for selling most things i dont need .
If you finally find kitoko's your build will transcend to the next level when you have electrocute build up from attacks, which also procs shockburst rounds.
@audaceus Yea I need to test those or the one that gives attack speed.
How do these gloves add a lot to the build? Does it electrocute bosses too? What’s the main benefits of electrocuting?
@@cbosu7 basically it makes your normal dmg be able to generate electrocute build up which also procs the shockburst rounds bonus dmg. And it is generally faster to build up compared to the shock chance. And it's really good for crowd control. There is also a node which increases dmg when electrocuted.
@@audaceusthanks! Do enemies take more dmg from shock burst if they’re electrocuted versus if they’re shocked?
I'm doing something similar with evasion but also running blind on hits so ideally makes it harder for them to land anything on me. Other than that, I'm running culling strike at 75% threshold on grey mobs (unique helm along with 2 passives) and decimating strike. 1 to 2 shot all grey mobs and then 50% cull on magic mobs, 25% on rare, 12.5 on unique
I thought about boosting culling strike but decided against it.
how do you boost culiing strike?
post link to build?
Nice, playing same witchhunter xbow lightning, no prob in clearing but the intro is right, it'snot the same as the other meta builds
^^
Honestly I'm only around lv 20 now and I'm just starting to see the beginnings of this build start to work. I prefer this over grenade spamming I see so many others doing. Keep up the builds. Appreciate it
@@Samuraith2077 Act 2 cruel is where you'll finally get plasma blast.
@@KingdomTwelve may I ask one more thing? I'm following the tree you posted last time, do I need to really change anything from that to what you have now?
@@Samuraith2077 I have changed some things in the endgame. I need to go back and do a leveling guide but following the current tree should be ok.
Hey man, thank you for the guide and updates for it! I'm currently enjoying this build very much. I agree with the problem of being squishy, dying from on-death effects or being stuck in a big pack of mobs. I have a question though - which piece of gear or passive tree node or skill gem gives you the electrocute contribution? I'm currently using Kitoko's Flow gloves and they let you stack electrocution like crazy, but i noticed that it's a significant dps drop. Could you share what you're using pls?
Yeaaa I hear a lot of people complaining about being squishy. So idk if its just the state of the game right now or what. If you click on the build link you can see my skill tree. Idk the names of the nodes off the top of my head. I just bought the hand of wisdom and action gloves but now my res is SCREWED. Idk what I'm gonna do.
How are you getting the plasma beam do three attacks instead of just the one? 17:55
Support gem, I'm blanking atm, maybe ricochet?
It should be scattershot, it works differently on plasma beam than other attacks, the extra shots are delayed
How are you getting the jeweler's orbs for your skill slots. I guess I need to play the market. Anyways I'm a fan of this content. You're answering the questions I can't find anywhere else.
I've had 1 perfect jeweller's drop. Tempted to buy the other 2 I need. I think they are like 9 divine a pop right now.
Thanks for share.
more bolts per clip might reduce damage b/c of fewer reloads
Trueeee, but if we get enough attack speed, it'll be better.
switched to this build from the grenades, this is much better
love the video bro! Just FYI - Its magic find. You're missing the party right now as magic find is absolutely broken
Ahhh gotcha
I am here for it!
Yeah...I'm almost giving up on this game. Got 80% armour, 100% res (minus chaos, is like 35%), and I'm constantly getting one shot by tier 3 map bosses. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong. Got 120 point in strength at this point D;
@@MeniscoManeiro Yeaaa armor is very bad right now. But get that chaos res up BIG TIME. Chaos res is huge
They have Increased Rarity on Items gear. That's how they get the multiple divine drops.
@@KimDahl77 I've heard that doesn't affect currency and only gear drops.
@KingdomTwelve it does affect currency.
@@KimDahl77 which wherein lies the problem
@@KimDahl77 Good to know, I started keeping gear for a "rarity" build but it sucks losing damage for rarity.
Its a sad state of reality rn needing to sacrifice power for rarity because otherwise you just get left behind :
I was wondering why your evasion was so low and then I realized you skipped taking 1 of the biggest buffs to Evasion "Beastial Skin". Even for you that's still 600 extra evasion you are missing (its a 1600 Evasion node for me). I'm 5 levels lower than you and by the time I catch up I will have almost 95% evasion and 35% armor, while still being maxed on resistances. I think you just need to focus on getting a couple upgraded pieces of gear and you will be much harder to kill :)
I now have 76% evasion without bestial skin. I believe people say it's very diminishing returns after 75-80% evasion so I'm not worried about getting It higher.
If you are doing t15 how is it not meta? What is the highest level maps? I’m currently act 3 normal so I have a ways to go
@@bradsharpe9413 It's not meta because there are other classes doing a ton more damage.
@bradsharpe9413 But t15 is technically the highest. Although you can juice them to 17 I believe.
Im doing a build like this, im not getting 1 shot as much after running evasion and ward, have 81% evasion and the ward shield for ele dmg
Damn idk if I could even hit 81%
Since you have skill slots you’re not using, try using ripwire ballista to aggro rare monsters and bosses. That’s how I’m able to get off my railgun shots easily during tricky situations. 🎉
You know, I did that going through act 3 cruel and most of the time that aggro helped alot. I might have to go back to that.
@@KingdomTwelveit’s saved my life countless times😅
Youre not giga high dmg railgun anymore?
It will be once I shift some gear around!
FYI if you're going to do a guide then whizzing through each gem makes it a pain in the ass to pause, look at gem, unpause, rewind, pause, etc, etc
@@paynevsplayer7779 I shortened this one because I spent 10min going over them in the last update video. It's all in the mobylitics guide anyway.
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The thing you’re missing about crazy wealthy streamers is magic find and time spent playing. Magic find is way overtuned right now.
what is magic find
The fact you said "meta" is a problem in itself. PoE 2 = Last epoch and D4 still better than both.
Yeaaaa I feel no matter what, every game will have meta. But it's early access and they've already done some balancing. D4 bad 🤣🤣
take out thunderstruck, its literaly doing nothing for you. that 2 skillpoints you get for free
If that's the one I'm thinking of, I removed it last night on stream xD Got rid of 4 nodes and got more magnitude of shock.
@@KingdomTwelve @qwertzuiop4767 why isn’t thunderstruck doing anything?
@@cbosu7 only a few skils can electrocute, he is not using any of them
These streamers have divines because they rmt lol
👀
looks fun but damn youre squishy
Superrr squish lol. Gonna crank some more life and evasion and pray.
Play glass cannon in a game where you die and loose the progress....also boss dmg is meh compared to my warrior. Bait build
Gross. Did you listen the context of the video at all. This comment is just disgusting and you should be ashamed. I wish I could take the view back that I gave you.
@@phobyux1349 nah trash state of game, but u can run ur chin we streamer build we dont care
Warrior is literally the bottom of the barrel without cheesing shit with a staff.
I got 15 devines for $20 lol
I've been seeing the seller spam in general chat LOL
@@KingdomTwelve so I switched to this build but my damage is no where near yours ? What am I doing wrong ?
@@Looneytokk Could be a number of things.