Path of Exile

**Dakk-Siren** · 2016-08-08 14:35

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/vi...1683083/page/1

This earthquake build and its many variants were prophecy's flavor of the league builds. All it took was Marohi Erqi Karui Maul which is less then a chaos. The chest preferred was belly of the beast which was maybe 5 chaos max and really only needs a 4 link to work but with the 5 link prophecy getting 5link anything was pretty cheap. It is powerful enough to go to 100, with 95ish% phys damage reduction its tanky as fuck. Easily face tanks buffed endgame lab boss.

**Tricen** · 2016-08-08 21:27

Woah jeez. I'm surprised there wasn't nerfs to that.

**Day** · 2016-08-09 09:42

Haha that was one of the builds I ran this league too. Can't believe how tanky that shit is for the dmg it puts out.

Think next league I'm gonna finally do a CoC Discharge with a shit ton of movement speed.

I dont know if you guys know about this site but it's pretty awesome for looking for a build based on a skill: http://www.timtips.com/buildbrowser/#/list You can change to previous league to check out past builds too.

**Dakk-Siren** · 2016-08-09 12:06

I usually wait until they show off the new skills they add each league. Last few have been pretty disappointing. Frost blades was and still is complete shit even though it looked so cool.
Sunder is just a crap version of EQ.
Vortex ended up being pretty good but ice bolt was crap. The interaction the two skills have was cool on paper but in play felt bad, so vortex was just an alternative to ice nova.
The chaos skills were cool but are far to slow to be played in a group.
I hope they add a new bow skill to can even close to rival tornado shot and to a lesser extent lightning arrow.
What i really want to see in this game is a spell that sucks things to a point, like vaal cyclone, and some sort of meteor.

**Wulfgang** · 2016-08-09 12:17

I did 1-65 EQ Marauder before swapping to King of the Forest (that's the designed level path; 2H melee to 65 then swap to bow). The issue I have is that once you get used to mega-ultra-movement speed-of-doom, it's really hard to go back. I have only done three builds to 80+: Cyclone MRD was my first, then Reave RNG, then King of the Forest. The Cycloner wasn't slow exactly, but it was a turtle compared to IAS Whirling Blades spam on the Reaver. King of the Forest is like a god damn missile zooming around; it is awesome. EQ Marauder is safe and does solid dmg, but feels so slow after some other builds.

Originally Posted by Dakk-Siren

What i really want to see in this game is a spell that sucks things to a point, like vaal cyclone, and some sort of meteor.

They should just plagiarize Black Hole from D3; used to love that skill with playing with friends who could nuke an area instantly. Vaal Cyclone is my favorite skill in the game pre-end game. I love dropping massive ones in Dried Lake in a lower level party (before you get the GG builds just annihilating everything instantly).

**Wulfgang** · 2016-08-11 17:30

Pretty sick 48-hour HC self-found race going this weekend (starts tomorrow at 4 ET):

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/vie...1703834/page/1

**Wulfgang** · 2016-08-31 16:31

Atlas of Worlds expansion drops this Friday at 4 PM ET just in time for the long weekend. I'm amped, though I still have no idea what build to play. Thinking about an Oro's Flicker Spam build, but still tempted by various ranged, Ancestral Warchief, and others. Patch notes are below and are extensive; biggest things of note were substantial EQ and CoC nerfs:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1716228

My account name is WulfgangNSH if you're planning on coming back and want to add to your friends list. I picked up a fairly decent guild at the end of Prophecy as well if you're in it for the long haul.

**arus2001** · 2016-09-02 05:10

Might look into this for a change of pace. Generally not wild about seasons, but at the same time, didn't get terribly invested in my archer so some of the stuff I was reading was Greek to me, anyway. So, in contrast to that squishy build, what's something more sturdy that isn't a giant damage drop, either? And obviously easy to build up/into with all the trade bullshit.

**Wulfgang** · 2016-09-02 09:48

I put together a list of like 12 builds I was considering for AoW. Some of the tankier (but also generally slower ones) are below, but I also dumped in some other options that may pique your interest. I suggest watching some the gameplay videos in the guides to get an idea for how it will feel once leveled up:

VERY TANKY / SLOW
Duelist - 1H + Aegis Shield with Max Block [super tanky, but slow; I ran this in a HC race a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/vi.../868996/page/1

Duelist - Warchief Totem + Axe [build made by one of the top PoE streamers; this is a build where your totems do the dmg; very tanky and enemies attack the totems, but I don't like totem gameplay generally]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1717002

MEDIUM TANKY / OK CLEAR SPEED
Duelist - Beginner's EQ Melee [this is your basic melee meta build generally; faster clear speed than the previous ones, but squishier]
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1596320

STILL PRETTY TANKY / VERY FAST
Ranger Pathfinder - Blade Vortex [tanky, great clear speed, but will be one of the more popular builds this season]
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1634532

Duelist - Oro's Flicker Strike Accelerator [I am leaning towards this build for AoW personnaly; just watch the videos - you move like Mach 2 and this game is largely about clearspeed outside of the Ubers, etc.]
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1648558

**Day** · 2016-09-02 11:03

Man flicker is fun but holy shit I can't play it, I lay down at night and my eyes are like bouncing all over the place from watching my character, it's really unnerving.

**Wulfgang** · 2016-09-02 14:10

Haha yeah, I'm second guessing everything right now. The Flicker build is really not great for Uber Lab / Atz and I think I'd like to push on these this league. Everyone and their cat is going to be doing Blade Vortex imo and I don't really love its flask heavy / stack driven gameplay; I did a Reave RNG once and, while fun, the pressure to keep stacks up made looting really annoying and just contributed to a frenetic experience.

I've done a ton of vanilla LA / TS bow builds along with a beast Ice Wall hax one last league. So looking to do something else, but just can't decide. I generally dislike totem gameplay, but I'm considering an Ancestral Warchief Totem build for my first run through just to build currency before trying for something cooler.

50m to go!

**Day** · 2016-09-02 14:20

I want to finally make a super speedy coc discharge this time around I think, they haven't nerfed since last couple patches have they?

**Wulfgang** · 2016-09-02 14:22

Sorry, dude, but they nerfed the crap out of most CoC builds in these notes. Check out Reddit, but there's a new 500ms delay on procs and other implications.

And decided on Hegemony's Leap Sweeper; looks like a solid clear rate, awesome tankiness, and solid single target deeps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVBPoFplJEA

EDIT: Going with Essence Drain; final decision!

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/vi...1716534/page/1

**Day** · 2016-09-02 14:28

damn lame, knew i shoulda done it previously

**Day** · 2016-09-02 14:37

got damn they rekt it, on top of that it change discharge now deals 35% less damage

**fattucus** · 2016-09-02 15:14

Last league i did Oro Flicker, couldnt do atziri but did endgame lab. will probably more fun this league with the essence crafting.

I will be doing the same build i do every league. SRS Specter Necromancer until people figure out what the meta will be.

**Wulfgang** · 2016-09-03 01:19

Hit Cruel on Essence Drain and am having a grand time. With AOE+ on Contagion, you can clear massive areas with the chain reaction. Very safe / tanky and no worries for reflect, etc.

**arus2001** · 2016-09-03 02:53

Yeah, I'm not a fan of high mobility builds, even though I understand why people like them. Just jerking around the screen evokes a feeling I'd relate to motion sickness even though I don't get it traditionally. Just disorienting, I suppose. Things with intense micro are all also usually out since I'm usually gaming to unwind and not just play with my butt clenched.

Will peek at some of those vids in a bit, though.

**Day** · 2016-09-03 08:52

Originally Posted by Wulfgang

Hit Cruel on Essence Drain and am having a grand time. With AOE+ on Contagion, you can clear massive areas with the chain reaction. Very safe / tanky and no worries for reflect, etc.

ED prob my fave build last few leagues, something so satisfying about the way it melts packs

**Tricen** · 2016-09-03 09:59

How laggy is the build? I stopped playing because I would die to stuttering or lag. My PC isn't super amazing, but it made higher lvl maps very difficult if I would die before I could react.

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