just want to know what is going on

I have a Spark witch with CoC comet that's really strong rn, and most upgrades I could do are worth from 1k divs to one mirror right now (like a From Nothing jewel with Coinduit). So it's really a min maxing, and I don't have time (or want to) do that, to me that build is done.

Having said that, I still want to play and was debating if it's still worth it to start a new character this late in the league where most things have become extremely expensive. I have about 700 divs to use (I have spent close to 2k on the witch, that's why I have so little to use).

I'm not there biggest fan of doing the campaing considering I have 2 hours a day to play, so it takes me 3 days to finish it, so I didn't want to waste time just to realize I can't afford another build.

What are your guys thoughts? Too late?

P.S.: I could farm for more divs, but as stated above, I don't have much time to play, so realistically, 700 divs is pretty much what I have.

Hey,

i played a lot of Diablo 2 and my favourite character was a Barb with the frenzy skill. i wonder, whether there is a similar build in poe2

Anyone wanting an extremely fast method to get outta campaign, this is my over the top extreme twink build (can obv dim it down no problem and be crazy fast) and this is on HC Forbidden Rites League. Forgive the Garbo editing and half the game audio didn’t record, but was sure fun to do.

Hi everyone, I’ve started building a low-budget Gemling Permafrost character.
Right now on T12 maps, I can clear the mobs easily, but I'm having serious trouble with map bosses.

Since I don't have much Rarity on my gear, almost nothing is dropping either.

I’m currently Level 83. I haven't played the game for about a year, and it seems the Atlas juicing mechanic has changed. We used to juice the Atlas map using towers; now it looks like only the map we enter gets juiced via tablets.

Could you take a look at my character and give me some advice on what I’m doing wrong or what needs fixing?

Which items should I swap out, and what specific stats should I look for on the replacement gear?

I have a budget of 20 Divine Orbs. I’d like to stick with Permafrost for now while significantly boosting my character’s power.

Could you also share a few example item stats and their approximate market values?
It’s been a while since I last played, and the economy/prices seem to have changed quite a bit.

Knowing which base items, stat tiers, or specific attributes (e.g., high flat damage, resistances, life, spell suppression, or cooldown recovery) I should prioritize—and what price range to expect for budget/entry T14–T15 gear—would be extremely helpful.

Thanks again for the help!

Have this beauty with 39% ele and 3 sockets, why I have no armour or evasion?

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Kronoslodo-1031/standard/character/DaTankS

wft is going on? or to put it better what am I missing on this?

Any ideas on what to swap to from a flame blast gemling?

I’ve got like 2k div saved up and rather than finishing out the build I’d rather try something else.

Is cast on dodge ember fusillade comparable with a budget of 2k div?

If I put all my stuff in the shop and sold it at throw away prices I can probably get another 2.5k but I’m worried I won’t be able to clear 200% deli and carry 6 man expedition parties with cast on dodge ember fusillade.

Had an idea for a tank mage build for a while now, but haven't been able to play much really between 0.4 until 0.5.5 came out. Trying this concept:

Disciple of Varastha

Lvl 65, 50% through 3rd interlude. Only 4 ascendancy points right now, the rest was planned to go into sacred rights line.

Weapon set 1:

Staff with freeze build up, using frost bomb (short fuse) to make infusions and start chill stacking and freeze build up and ice nova for big freeze and damage

Weapon set 2:

Mace and shield for tankyness and to leap slam into and do earthquakes for are smash and shattering.

Plan is to use herald of ice for big booms, while staying alive, and using fire doing tornado trap and ice djinn fracturing for even more freeze and to explode my large amounts of chilled ground.

Armour is ES and armor hybrid.

Idk, it feels strong, but I know my boss damage is lacking and earthquake, despite big aoe, feels really slow with long delay between initial hit and aftershock.

Any ideas on what to do? Not SOLD on having to use shield and mace, but felt right for tanky smashy goodness.

Lots of passive points in minion damage up to buff the djinn, but not using any other minions, I wanted to be the other damage dealer for when the djinn are of line, which isn't much.

Edit: adding to ninja for rough idea of what I have. Again, still really slow in the league with life and travel ling for work, so very broke right now.

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/stalkersoldiers-6808/forbiddenrites/character/DredgenWish

Looking to upgrade both rings in the future and i notice Fubgun only has + cold damage to attacks.

Do we not want both + cold damage to attacks and also +% added cold damage?

Hey. Looking for advice on where to focus my next investment to improve my Frostbolt COC Build.

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Faro0-7290/forbiddenrites/character/Ffaro

Hi fellow nerds

I need help with my Grim pillars oracle build. Im lvl 95 and am on tier 15 with kinda juiced tablets. I got some problems though, i die a lot. I dont know if i dont have enough damage or survivability. I have linked my POB in the link, can any of you take a look and come with any pointers please?

Its my first build sinde poe 1 so i might have missed some obvious things. Sorry for the language, its not my first :)

Hello. I have been theory crafting for a while now and have been failing to piece together a build that takes high advantage of elemental archon.

I want to try and use the infernalist ascendancy with the Pyromantic Pact and Seething Body ascendancy nodes to maintain (almost) 100% uptime on elemental archon.
However I’m a severely unsure of what to do afterwards.

I don’t know what types of spell interactions i should be leaning towards, elemental archon gives buffs to all 3 elemental spell types. Increased elemental damage, Increased freeze buildup, increased flammability magnitude, and increased shock chance.
Part of me wants to try using all three at once but I fear that it may not work too well with needing infusions and what not (ontop of needing to maintain high infernal flame without going over)

I fear that my idea is much more gimmick then genuinely usable build. So I would like some advice.

(Heres some things I already know I can utilize.
With the nodes related to archon buffs at the top and f the skill tree, I can take advantage of immunities to shock, chill, freeze, and perhaps bleeding aswell.
This can let me use things like overcharge for increased magnitudes of shock without the drawback of shocking one’s self.)

Empty roar says "All Attacks count as Empowered Attacks".

Temper weapon says "While Channeling each strike of the anvil Empowers your next 3 Melee Attacks".

both use "Empowers" do they work together or not all?

Following ky arc totem build, inbetween besos step 3 and Elonmaxxing

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/GotYouBanned-9713/forbiddenrites/character/Gttt__t

I've never played minion builds before, so I'm not entirely familiar with how these mechanics work. I'm considering using Periphery and focusing entirely on scaling the Azmerian Swarm's damage, but I'm not even sure if this approach is viable. I'd appreciate some help understanding how these mechanics interact, especially from anyone who has experimented with this bow.

1. How is the minion's base damage calculated?

Does Azmerian Swarm only use the physical damage provided by the Periphery unique bow (~100 flat phys), or can it also benefit from flat phys added by other gear, such as rings or a quiver?

Living Lightning has the line "Minions convert 100% of Physical damage to Lightning damage." Does it work similarly, taking flat phys from your other gear into account, or does it only use a specific source of physical damage?

2. How do other sources of physical damage conversion interact with minions?

For example, Ice Shot converts 80% of physical damage to cold damage. If I use Ice Shot alongside Living Lightning or Azmerian Swarm, would that conversion reduce the physical damage available for the minions to convert, resulting in lower minion damage? Or do the minions calculate their damage independently of my skill's conversion?

3. Can stacking flat phys scale their damage?

If Azmerian Swarm and Living Lightning can benefit from flat phys provided by other gear (i.e. rings/quiver), would stacking enough of it significantly increase their damage? For example, could life stacking with Bursting Decay or getting high flat phys rolls on Breach rings be a viable way to scale their damage?

4. How do minion levels affect their damage?

I know that minion levels generally scale minion life, but how do they affect temporary minions whose damage is based on or converted from your own damage? Do higher minion levels provide any additional damage scaling in this case, or does their damage depend primarily on your own damage?

I'm not even sure whether this build idea is feasible, so my main goal is to understand the underlying mechanics before investing in it. Any insights, explanations, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

It works, it feels good, I wanted to take spark out of my ball lightning coc but I might put that back in (maybe for ice nova). I don't think its final, my mageblood could be improved for example (maybe bismuth instead of quicksilver -> cast speed on rings)

Am I missing anything crazy simple here or is mageblood replacement step 1?

Please, Shaman die hards, I need you!

Couldn’t find an answer on Google, what happens if you put the Thunderfist Fists of Stone into the Verisium Anvil? And are there any other fun ways to upgrade these gloves?