[3.26] MoM Crit Power Siphon Totem Hierophant
 Intro I want to post about a build I started playing in Kalandra league. One of best builds I ever had. I did 40/40 in Kalandra (3.19) and always reached at least 36/40 in every other league since then. The build allows you to plant many totems in rapid succession and they annihilate your foes with Power Siphon [of the Archmage]. Flat lightning damage comes from Arcane Cloak and Power Siphon of the Archmage. A new additon to the build since a couple of leagues is Wilma's Requital helmet. It provides nice bonuses and Ancestral Bond. That is possible since Power Siphon of the Archmage was added and gained us so much flat lightning damage. This allows us to get rid of Mind of the Council. 3.26 - Mercenaries
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Boy oh boy what a league. We get permanent 45 Soul Eater stack. We get enemies in range have -200% lightning resistance. We get 80% increased mana regeneration rate and 4% life regeneration from merc gear. Like what is going on?!
My PoB right now: https://pobb.in/X9vF-VwQRrij - 150m dps - 2809 mana regen - 1900 life regen (if hit = Agnostic) - 50% MoM - 30% life recoup - 26% mana recoup To understand the Soul Eater ring setup please watch Lazy's video!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk0Ng9UBKU8
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#-200 lightning resist config since merc Doryani
#and Immortal Flesh belt #and -90% lightning res rings each #merc is str/int fallen revered and gives Wrath which is not even factored in!!! #soul eater ring and 0.06 curse duration on temp chains #we spam frenzy and stack to 45 stacks in a blink #bosses give 20 stacks per hit...insane #we zap through maps with Frostblink Wintry Blast #Dusk ring in left ring slot!!! you have soul eater #shaper seed amulet on merc 80% increased mana regeneration rate 4% life regenerated per second #mastermind flask you can apply an additional curse #a lot of life/mana recoup since we are 50% MoM #high mana regeneration rate #agnostic for life regen when hit #Impossible Escape to reach Hasty Demise #Unnatural Instinct not possible. Fucks with our skill duration. #We need reduced duration to get temp chains to 0.01 duration #Lethal Pride for double damage and option for rage #gives a ton of str too which frees a suffix roll #I added the option to grab chainbreaker at any point #but that requires disabling agnostic which I dislike #damage is plenty but it is an option for ubers to phase them quickly #30 rage and berserk is nuts #Healthy Mind near Constitution is good Leveling Guide
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Twink Leveling Guide
New League - Leveling Guide 1-59
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PoB: https://pobb.in/uHO3GoPH65ZM
We level with Holy Flame totem until the first lab where we grab +1 totem and Ancestral Bond at the same time. This gives use three totems. We use Holy Flame + Flame Surge + Wave of Conviction. Arcanist Brand with Flammability on bosses. We move with Shield Charge and Flame Dash. Sustain comes from Vitality and Clarity. Use fire damage to spells wand craft at 28. Here is the trick. Once you reach act 6 you stop progressing through the acts. You spam Tidal Islands until you find a rogue harbour chest. You go to rogue harbour and farm these contracts until you can buy Power Siphon of the Archmage, Piscator wand and Wilma's Requital helmet. Demolition > Engineering > Perception > Lockpicking > Counter-Thaumaturgy Buy those contracts with your chance orbs at each level up! Open all _big_ chest that have question mark or currency icon. Otherwise open every small chest with the leftover. Some rogues can open chests after alert. Use them on big chests in alert stage.
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PoB: https://poe.ninja/pob/74e32
Equip Power Siphon of the Archmage totem, Wilma's Requital and Piscator and respec. Finish the campaign. From that time on sky is the limit. The character will improve with every step. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Dernière édition par zorker#7481, le 23 juin 2025 à 06:08:55 Dernier bump le 25 juin 2025 à 12:14:11
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Hey, just starting the league and found this build on POE.Ninja, so to now find you written guide with some leveling steps is great. Thanks for the info!
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Hi i would like to know what you'll be for this build when Doryani's variant will be deleted (assuming no longer negative res after 3.19) ?
It will still be good to play for clear all content / all challenges ? Do you have pob example without Doryani's already or you will need to theorycraft (if you consider still playing it) |
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I am too dumb to figure this out (but still want to try this build!), but how do we convert all damage dealt to Lightning? We have to do only Lightning Damage, due to Doryani's.
Kinetic Blast and Power Siphon are physical attacks, doing phys damage. I can't find the explanation in the PoB... " You mean, flat lightning damage is enough for these damage numbers?? Shavronne wrapped Kaom's waist, with her gilded purple boots. "You want my sockets?" Dernière édition par Jadran#7994, le 19 oct. 2022 à 15:10:11
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I might be dumb but i'm wondering why do you ahve spell damage on your wand ?
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I think it's because of Wand Mastery "Increases and Reductions to Spell Damage also apply to Attacks while wielding a Wand".
Shavronne wrapped Kaom's waist,
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" For now I would pick the Lightning Coil variant. It is one of the variants. " ~400 from helmet ~800 from arcane cloak ~20-500 from Sigil of Power 1-160 from boot enchant (with Lightning Coil variant the 10% pen enchant is better) " Yes it is the Wand Mastery "Increases and Reductions to Spell Damage also apply to Attacks while wielding a Wand" |
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I think i try out this builds as league starter in 3.20. My question for this build is: is lightning coil or cloak of defiance better? Which makes you more tanky over all, which more damage, which more utility?
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Pre-patch notes looking at league starting this as well for a couple of reasons. Haven't played totems in a long ass time & I want something that starts with good single target. The early uniques look like they will be only a couple of C each.
Have leveled quite a few times with wintertide brand so might try something different but as to what... no (good) ideas yet. Looking at cloak of defiance vs lightning coil the coil seems better in every way by a large margin except for lightning degens. <Edit> So some early testing with just the helmet (1-2c) a piscators (1c) & a Atziri's Foible (it's expensive but gives the same dps as The Ephemeral Bond which is (1c) and a malachai's loop (2c) it can clear red maps with a 5 link at lvl 80. Had no issue killing essence monsters as well. Added lightning damage appears to be the superior support gem early on. Issues encountered: Degens are brutal. Bleed, Corrupting Blood and Poison. -60 chaos resist doesn't help either. Can get one of these on the mana flask. No pierce makes stuff that constantly summons adds (like beasts) rough for power siphon because it can't hit the rares so have to use KB Starting offhands The Scales of Justice (started at 1c last league & ended at 20 so may be expensive earl) Malachai's Loop (make sure you set your power charges to max 5 in PoB so this doesn't look better than it is) Ahn's Heritage may be worth losing 1 end charge for onslaught and a ton of life but the STR requirement is high Dernière édition par Endactam#0972, le 20 nov. 2022 à 09:35:23
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How do you manage the piercing problem of power siphon in the end game version?
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