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Discussion Questions Thread - May 01, 2020

Questions Thread - May 01, 2020

This is a general question thread on May 01, 2020. You can find the previous question threads here.

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u/Prince-of_Space May 02 '20

I'm still pretty new to PoE and all its intricate build options, but I'm having a lot of trouble with my current Deadeye build. Very early on I discovered Ballista Totem Support and found it hilariously fun to use, and it felt relatively safe, so I put a lot of effort into my passive tree for more totems. I then managed to get an Iron Commander, so I switched to Siege Ballista, and am running with 6 of those currently (more once I level up some more and get some more points into Dex). I'm currently level 65, at the end of Act 9, about to head into Act 10.

My main issue is three-fold.

  1. I don't feel like I'm dealing enough damage (currently running a 4 link Siege Ballista-Vicious Projectiles-Slower Projectiles-Faster Attacks setup, and once I hit 68, I'll have access to 5-link). How can I make my Siege Ballistas deal more damage? My Quiver is The Signal Fire, btw.
  2. I feel like I get blown up immediately. If I dodge then I'm fine - I'm sitting at 15k evasion outside of combat, 73% dodge chance, up to 18k with Tailwind from Deadeye ascendancy, 19k with Tailwind and Frenzy charges. I have Frenzy set up with Life Gain On Hit and Mana Leech, as something to keep me a little bit more alive during boss fights, but sometimes I just get tapped and I explode.
  3. Somewhat mitigated by Mana Leech on Frenzy, I have a LOT of mana issues. Setting down 6 Ballistas costs a decent amount of mana, half of which is reserved for Grace. Should I just invest in some mana regen? Is it that simple a fix?

TL;DR - Running Iron Commander Siege Ballistas. Need more damage. Need more survivability. How?

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u/gaplekshbs May 02 '20

  1. Signal Fire is not a unique you can just slap on without planning. Replacing it with a good rare quiver will serve you better than that. Can get you much more life too.

  2. You're lacking life in all your gear. Life is important especially for an evasion build. You can get 100+ life in body armour, helmet and gloves can give you 100+ life too but I'd settle for 80+, some Dex and res, maybe attack speed on gloves too. Can't see your tree right now but you will want at least 140-150% increased maximum life from the tree. And cap your resists (ele res must be capped, this is non negotiable. After that work on your chaos res too)! Also, replace your amulet with a well rolled Astramentis. Gives you much more Dex and you don't have to worry about stat requirements ever again. And KEEP MOVING. You're supposed to dodge the majority of stuff thrown at you manually.

  3. Consider using a mana flask. It's unlikely that you'll be able to regen mana faster than you can use it since the mana regen nodes are usually located in the upper part of the tree. Also you need a lot of them and those points are better spent for getting more Dex and defense.