GhazzyTV - Essence Drain & Contagion (or Bane/Soulrend) Trickster [SC/HC/Uber Elder/Shaper]

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diablo184 เขียน:

hey was wondering if using a wand would give me higher damage output then a dagger or should i stick with a delirium crafted dagger

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Zathrus1 เขียน:

At least last league (and standard), if you put Totem on the gloves then both Wither and Blight became totems.

Don't put totem on the gloves -- put it on the helmet or boots instead. Blight will benefit from the Contagion buffs better anyway.

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Smahogny เขียน:

Hello! A very noobish question but I can see in your passive tree that you have put a skill in mind over matter, but is that necessary once you get cloak of defiance or should i remove it once I get cloak of defiance?

Thanks in advance

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Todesgurke เขียน:

I've started with this build in the beastary league. It worked very well so far. It clears up to T15 maps really fast and very smooth. (higher tiers not tested yet because I am lacking of map drop luck)

But I just dropped a shavs (lucky me). Now I am considering changing to LL. But I have also crafted a +3 staff and without a shield I would definitly lacking ES. Any other suggestions for the next upgrades?

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FerdTurgoson เขียน:

A few QoL things that have been helping me as I'm playing this as a league starter do-over.

1) Single target is tough until you have a decent Blight. A +1 Lightning Wand with Lightning Trap - Multi Trap - Elemental Focus does wonders to help with single target and overall clear speed. Eventually I'll get some Vaal Orbs to drop and I can get a Vaal Lightning Trap.

2) Essence Drain is a projectile and benefits from things like LMP (I believe the damage penalty from LMP and GMP only apply to the initial ED hit, and not the DoT component - someone confirm?) A +1 Chaos wand with Essence Drain - Void Manipulation - LMP is a good way to start off until you can get a 4-link, then run ED-VM-Controlled Destruction-LMP/GMP. One of the things I find really annoying is how often the single ED projectile misses, which is just lost damage, so additional projectiles are helpful.

3) Spell Cascade works with Contagion to create 3 areas of effect. I find this more effective than Inc AoE Support, though it doesn't support Blight. I might reconsider my setup when I get to Allelopathy, but even then I don't know if the increased AoE of Blight on top of what Allelopathy gives is needed vs. the QoL of having Contagion spam a huge chunk of the screen.

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schmitty5638 เขียน:

How do you feel about using the Heartbreaker dagger with this build? Maybe not as an item to seek, but one to use if you happen to pick it up? Apologies if this was already in your video. I watched a while ago and I don't remember.