[3.28] Herald of Agernaut - Perfect first build - Tanky AF and 10/10 Uber Down

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Tijuas_Living#6836 wrote:

Hello, firstly thank you for your efforts on this archetype, it has been my favorite since 3.06 with Quill rain, theifs torment and survivability via life gain on hit.

It was a blast then, it is a blast now with winter orb activation.


My question is; why use awakened added fire instead of empower?

For my version of a Herald of Agony build Empower support doesn't outperform other supports.

I checked my lvl 100 Mageblood PoB and even if I could afford the exorbitant cost of an Awakened Empower level 5 (minimum 1000 Divine Orbs according to PoE ninja stats)... my level 5/20 Awakened Added Fire support still provides more damage at a cost of 2-3 Divine Orbs.

In fact the Empower 5 only just outperforms my 21/20 Damage on Full Life according to PoB numbers... the damage diff is so insignificant it's not worth consideration.

Hi. Thx for this build. It made me have alot of fun with poe again. Do you craft your items and would you consider adding how you craft your end-game items?

Thanks for the kind feedback Jompius, I'm glad you enjoyed the Tank!

I'm not much of a crafter sorry and 90% of the stuff I wear is bought from Trade.

However I don't mind crafting the Cluster jewels, especially now that regal orbs and exalted orbs are more common.
I just alteration spam til I find 'Pure Agony' or 'Minions have 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed' then Augment/Regal/Exalt then Scour if it sucks or celebrate if it's decent.
Prolly better ways out there to get the Cluster results you desire... but if there's nothing in Trade or it's overpriced - this method will get you a decent Cluster for 1 - 2 Divine worth of currency.

Anyways I'm looking forward to getting wrecked in Ziz Gauntlet in a few days. Love this bloody game!