My single target damage feels incredibly lackluster, but packs even on A5 (as far as I've gotten so far) T16 just explode as soon as I hardly tap cyclone. I'm sitting at 12.38 APS and I can't for the life of me figure out how people are getting over-capped, let alone reaching just under cap to begin with.
That being said: I have roughly 7 ex to my name. What would be the best things to prioritize upgrading and replacing next that would give me the biggest boost to single target damage? My survivability isn't horrible, even with only 4.4k life. I still die occasionally, but it's not too bad at the moment.
Cyclone helmet enchant and Precision IAS Watchers Eye are both 15%. Tailwind boots will multiply your attack rate by 10%. You are missing retribution for another 5% IAS. Acuity cluster can also be used to close the gap (btw this is a good position to socket an unnatural instinct).
I would try to roll Fire Leech on a Glorius Vanity in the jewel socket below Melding. That would allow you drop your belt and get CRS. Then try to replace your Starkonjas with a Fossil crafted -% Fire Resistance helmet
Just got an insane anguish implicit, might actually push this build to 30m if I can craft a helm with dex and ice nova enchant.
Well, its a 50% increase, very nice but nothing game breaking :) But you are right, this might be the best implicit on CoA. I was able to snipe one from the market for 1 ex a couple of weeks ago that even came along with a %life implicit:
So I've read through the original post a couple of times, and read through the last 15ish pages, but my head is swimming with all of the information and I'm at a loss. Information inundation I suppose. I know the Atziri's Promise is useless (except for the chaos res, which is kinda nice...), but I haven't picked up Avatar of Fire yet, so I haven't kicked it out just yet.
My single target damage feels incredibly lackluster, but packs even on A5 (as far as I've gotten so far) T16 just explode as soon as I hardly tap cyclone. I'm sitting at 12.38 APS and I can't for the life of me figure out how people are getting over-capped, let alone reaching just under cap to begin with.
That being said: I have roughly 7 ex to my name. What would be the best things to prioritize upgrading and replacing next that would give me the biggest boost to single target damage? My survivability isn't horrible, even with only 4.4k life. I still die occasionally, but it's not too bad at the moment.
Any advice or critiques would be much appreciated! All in all, I absolutely love the build and have been having a blast with it. I just know that for as much as I'm enjoying it, there's a lot of untapped potential I just can't figure out how to get to.
I hit +15 aps with attack speed on a couple of jewels as well as 20% quality faster attacks support for cyclone. I have to drop a level and replace some jewels if I want to get the Retribution node since it gives +APS.
You need to replace your belt ASAP and get one with 14% cooldown recovery speed. Otherwise all that APS is useless. I know you have fire-leech on your belt but you should be able to afford a glorious vanity + divine orb spam and get fire leech on your passive tree. In case you don't know you put it the jewel below Pain Attunement and hope that you get fire leech on a notable. Ideally you want the fire leech to replace Arcane Vision but that might be super expensive (I've spent 3 exalts so far and no luck).
Edit: For your helm spam scorched + pristine fossils on a good base enchanted helm. I think ice nova damage helmet enchants are starting to be a lot cheaper than cyclone speed enchants and like I said earlier hitting 15 APS isn't that much of an issue.
Made POB for Scion version https://pastebin.com/HvX3GW5U 15MIL DPS without outrageous gear. Life with some ES to get more HP for free, while still having Acro.
I hit +15 aps with attack speed on a couple of jewels as well as 20% quality faster attacks support for cyclone. I have to drop a level and replace some jewels if I want to get the Retribution node since it gives +APS.
You need to replace your belt ASAP and get one with 14% cooldown recovery speed. Otherwise all that APS is useless. I know you have fire-leech on your belt but you should be able to afford a glorious vanity + divine orb spam and get fire leech on your passive tree. In case you don't know you put it the jewel below Pain Attunement and hope that you get fire leech on a notable. Ideally you want the fire leech to replace Arcane Vision but that might be super expensive (I've spent 3 exalts so far and no luck).
Edit: For your helm spam scorched + pristine fossils on a good base enchanted helm. I think ice nova damage helmet enchants are starting to be a lot cheaper than cyclone speed enchants and like I said earlier hitting 15 APS isn't that much of an issue.
I did some shopping tonight and managed to divine my way into a Glorious Vanity that replaces Overcharged with %0.2 fire leech. Just takes a 4 point dip to get it... I'll be replacing my belt next, and once I do I'll swap the jewel in. I'll probably end up buying a second vanity gem for the sake of divining with spare currency to try and replace my current.
That's good to know about the Nova enchant helm... I'll probably sell my cyclone helm and buy a nova one since they're getting a lot cheaper. They're about the same cost now it looks like.
I also snagged a "cheap" Precision Watcher's Eye that boosted my APS considerably.
Thanks for the help both of you, looks like a new belt and some attack speed/health jewels are in my future!
So I've read through the original post a couple of times, and read through the last 15ish pages, but my head is swimming with all of the information and I'm at a loss. Information inundation I suppose. I know the Atziri's Promise is useless (except for the chaos res, which is kinda nice...), but I haven't picked up Avatar of Fire yet, so I haven't kicked it out just yet.
My single target damage feels incredibly lackluster, but packs even on A5 (as far as I've gotten so far) T16 just explode as soon as I hardly tap cyclone. I'm sitting at 12.38 APS and I can't for the life of me figure out how people are getting over-capped, let alone reaching just under cap to begin with.
That being said: I have roughly 7 ex to my name. What would be the best things to prioritize upgrading and replacing next that would give me the biggest boost to single target damage? My survivability isn't horrible, even with only 4.4k life. I still die occasionally, but it's not too bad at the moment.
Any advice or critiques would be much appreciated! All in all, I absolutely love the build and have been having a blast with it. I just know that for as much as I'm enjoying it, there's a lot of untapped potential I just can't figure out how to get to.
From your POB I can suggest some stuff:
- You don't have CRS on boots, which mean your cap is 12 (6 for each Cospri), not 15 (7.5 for each Cospri). You're going a little over your APS cap, which reduces our damage output; that could explain why you feel your damage could be higher. So, try to get a >=14% CRS on boots. That's your main focus for now.
- About the APS, you'll still pick Retribution on tree and get a 20 20% Faster Attacks on your chest, but there are some stuff can help you reaching the cap. Tailwind increases your APS by 10% (eg. if you had 13.5 APS, you'll have 14.85 with tailwind). Watcher's Eye with precision attack speed also help. You can also go for a rare jewel with some attack speed affixes (focus on the more specific ones, like dual wielding, one handed weapon and swords, as they have higher value ranges). Also, frenzy charges help a lot (you can generate them with chest affix or with Poacher's Mark ring).
- I'd recommend you to replace Inspiration for Fortify on your 6link. Inspiration has a good buff, but we are quite low on survivability.
- As soon as you get Avatar of Fire, drop Atziri's Promise. It won't benefit you then (other than for the chaos resistance)
- Once you get a Wise Oak, work your resistances so your fire resistance is your highest (so you can benefit from Wise Oak penetration).
So I've read through the original post a couple of times, and read through the last 15ish pages, but my head is swimming with all of the information and I'm at a loss. Information inundation I suppose. I know the Atziri's Promise is useless (except for the chaos res, which is kinda nice...), but I haven't picked up Avatar of Fire yet, so I haven't kicked it out just yet.
My single target damage feels incredibly lackluster, but packs even on A5 (as far as I've gotten so far) T16 just explode as soon as I hardly tap cyclone. I'm sitting at 12.38 APS and I can't for the life of me figure out how people are getting over-capped, let alone reaching just under cap to begin with.
That being said: I have roughly 7 ex to my name. What would be the best things to prioritize upgrading and replacing next that would give me the biggest boost to single target damage? My survivability isn't horrible, even with only 4.4k life. I still die occasionally, but it's not too bad at the moment.
Any advice or critiques would be much appreciated! All in all, I absolutely love the build and have been having a blast with it. I just know that for as much as I'm enjoying it, there's a lot of untapped potential I just can't figure out how to get to.
From your POB I can suggest some stuff:
- You don't have CRS on boots, which mean your cap is 12 (6 for each Cospri), not 15 (7.5 for each Cospri). You're going a little over your APS cap, which reduces our damage output; that could explain why you feel your damage could be higher. So, try to get a >=14% CRS on boots. That's your main focus for now.
- About the APS, you'll still pick Retribution on tree and get a 20 20% Faster Attacks on your chest, but there are some stuff can help you reaching the cap. Tailwind increases your APS by 10% (eg. if you had 13.5 APS, you'll have 14.85 with tailwind). Watcher's Eye with precision attack speed also help. You can also go for a rare jewel with some attack speed affixes (focus on the more specific ones, like dual wielding, one handed weapon and swords, as they have higher value ranges). Also, frenzy charges help a lot (you can generate them with chest affix or with Poacher's Mark ring).
- I'd recommend you to replace Inspiration for Fortify on your 6link. Inspiration has a good buff, but we are quite low on survivability.
- As soon as you get Avatar of Fire, drop Atziri's Promise. It won't benefit you then (other than for the chaos resistance)
- Once you get a Wise Oak, work your resistances so your fire resistance is your highest (so you can benefit from Wise Oak penetration).
I hadn't thought about going over the non-CRS cap! Thank you. Getting a belt or boots with 14% CRS is my first goal when I log back in. I already purchased a Watchers Eye for the APS from Precision as well as a 20/20 Faster Attacks gem for my chest.
I picked up AoF last night as well, and dropped Atziri's, gonna look into resistance balancing tonight as well for a Wise Oak to replace it.
Thanks for the pointers! I'll update once I've made those purchases and see where I'm at. I'm sure I'll have a different set of questions once I'm further along haha.
