EK build questions

hi guys, so here goes :
1. what would be the best EK build dmg wise and why ?
2. I like the nugiyen build with inquisitor but I don't know the reason for it
3. can an EK build do all content in the game ?
4. how ok is this vs bosses ? (regular and endgame)


P.S. on another topic how does this link setup work : herald of ice - curse on hit - assassin's mark - summon lightning golem.
does the golem proc the herald + coh assassin's mark ?
or the golem could be unlinked and he casts manually the herald ?
or the herald is just a buff for something else ?

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macsu написал:

P.S. on another topic how does this link setup work : herald of ice - curse on hit - assassin's mark - summon lightning golem.
does the golem proc the herald + coh assassin's mark ?

no

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or the golem could be unlinked and he casts manually the herald ?

no

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or the herald is just a buff for something else ?

herald is a buff on you, the player character

There is no benefit to having Summon Lightning Golem in link with Herald, CoH, AssMark. It is the same as having 3L Herald CoH AssMark and 1L (unlinked) Golem

I see, so then the point of this is that :
1. I have a simple lightning golem
2. my hits have extra cold damage and my hits curse on hit with assassin's mark

cool, ty !

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macsu написал:

2. my hits have extra cold damage and my hits curse on hit with assassin's mark

not quite, that is a common misconception among new players

Curse on Hit only supports the Hit from the Herald of Ice Skill, your "hits in general" aren't the Herald of Ice skill. The Herald of Ice skill only hits when you shatter a Frozen enemy and it explodes in an icy explosion. So not all your hits will curse on hit, only the enemies that are hit by you shattering frozen enemies.

most players agree Herald of Thunder works better than Herald of Ice for that, because instead of a one-time explosion it gives you a persistent buff that hits random enemies, when you kill a Shocked enemy (instead of when you kill a Frozen enemy)

no EK expert reads the forums ? :) or just doesn't want to share ? :D

dunno if Id call myself an ek expert, Ive had at least 1 ek build on the go consistently for the last 4 years so Im very familiar with the skill and have played it many different ways.


Nothing wrong with the way nugi plays it, nugi is a highly experienced player, his poe IQ is pretty massive, hes a smart guy, observant, he knows what hes doing.

Theres no 1 best build, theres probably 1 exact build that does more damage than any other but its probably one of the least viable because its a game about balancing offense and defense, youre looking for a strong mix. I think CI is currently the most optimal way to play most spells, but life based ek is possible.

your highest lvl character to date is 77? If I have that right then realistically here I dont think were looking at reaching lvl100, mass farming uber atziri, shaper and the guardians, spending 50+ exalts on some supercar character, I hope thats fair to say. I feel like were looking at something that beat up white and yellow maps quite confidently, get into red maps a bit, get you to lvl90. You can do that any number of ways with EK going life or ci.

I think nugi has a good build, you could do a lot worse than simply following that path. If I remember right his build paths a long way to get the physical damage converted to cold in the ranger area, on a tight budget as a player who hasnt got a lot of experience getting to a point where you have a ton of passives to make that sort of journey on the tree before your build fully comes together you can use the Hrimsorrow gloves to convert the rest of the phys damage to cold and then drop them for proper gloves when you reach those passives. Hes using vinktars flask a lot for leech, you could use blasphemy + warlords mark at first to get your leech if you dont have this flask + use an atziris promise flask which should be extremely cheap.






Other than that you can just follow that build, if you get stuck ask nugi, his twitch chat or come and post here and Im sure you will get the help you need to bring it all together.

You are right about the level and progression stuff, however I would like to play a build that could do all content eventually.

Thanks for the input I will stick then to this build !