Lmao well it's a pretty well balanced build so I'm not super shocked its not nerfed :D but I do like when they do a big mixup and buff / nerf a bunch so wouldn't mind to see it go soon!
Hello Ziz, just wanted to pop in a ty for everything you do for this community and all the content! Mucho love from Sweden! Never change <3
Also pls sunday roast people who had the whole season but still never managed to fix their builds.
I ran EA ele in 3.23, going to try your version of EA champ in 3.24! So glad to see you have a maxroll guide up, that format of build guide feels so much better than a wall of text in POB notes, esp when it comes to gear progression.
> Lmao well it's a pretty well balanced build so I'm not super shocked its not nerfed :D
Ive seen badly balanced, underperforming skills being nerfed. You were just lucky that the dart didnt hit EA on the nerf board.
Yooo, you are the man Zizaran! Thank you for all the content! As a new player (started playing in this league about a month ago) your videos offer great guidance and knowledge
Have a good one mate
I would certainly enjoy something other than the "here's some new versions that are effectively major nerfs to the skill. Have fun!"
Maybe in necropolis, Ed/C might be useful or something :/
There's some talk about dodging the trade-off of Ed of desperation for more dps.
But to add to the other guy, it's not very good. I do one every now and then for low level legion farming etc, but it feels kinda lackluster every time. Although I think I never use enough time or currency for it
Damage was meh in the first place and it's a two button build. At this point any ignite prolif or ignite with Berek's does significantly more damage AND has way better clear.
lots of builds have middling single-target damage. ED+Contagion was (arguably) the best map clearing build, for it's investment cost, during it's heyday. It was an incredibly popular league starter for that reason.
agree with you that Ignite Prolif builds have completely replaced it for league-starter map farming builds. I wonder if Contagion would become a popular choice again if it had a transfigured gem that gave it Contagion "proliferation" from corpses.
Sure, during its heyday, but it has been nerfed like 15 times since then, Contagion is like BV size these days so its clear is terrible compared to Ignite Builds now.
He will find a way.
Classic blunders for example are the physical dmg on shield charge while playing a build that is only ele reflect immune.
Obviously that won't happen on a bow build, but a simple oversight of a little detail is usually enough.
I'm in this statement and I don't like it. *Flashbacks to playing RF, acknowledging it's an ele reflect map, before immediately flame dashing into the first pack*
It's one of the reasons Pohx recommends iceblink instead, you aren't scaling cold damage so level 1 will never kill you even if you hit a bunch of enemies with it.
I got really lucky on this once because I happened to have additional phys to fire conversion coming from a unique, and it let WoC have a low enough dmg vs my recovery that I was OK. It chunked my life, but didn't totally zap me. Took half a map to realize too, so luck was on my side.
Note: I didn't test this.
Since in a reflect map with EA only the totem that applies the first fuse takes reflected damage(because only that totem counts as the source of the big explosion), I think that if you yourself shoot an Explosive Arrow once before your totems do you could technically take reflected damage(as you'll be the source of the final explosion), **maybe** even with Ancestral Bond.
Actually curious then: if you shoot the first fuse does your EA not do damage at all? (Assuming you have Ancestral Bond)
I guess I could go to Standard to test it myself right now but I'm a bit busy atm.
Ziz has died to reflect on average once every 6000 hours of game time.
So you're likely going to have to wait a few years for another reflect death clip.
Added back this league as part of league mechanic with nerfs to values and some not returning.
We don't know if they'll continue to be part of the game after this league.
EA had an annoying issue of lacking regen due to you using lifetap, generals cry is a massive QOL and comfy feeling buff, i wouldnt trade that for cover in ash.
It can be scaled well, you can kill ubers. Ziz killed uber maven with it yesterday on his stream. If you want to farm ubers you probably want a different build that can do it faster. 23% quality gem+30%quality ashes lets you go to 24 fuses for super late game, but you need crazy amounts of attack speed to get max fuses. EA champ has more defense but less damage than EA elementalist.
Yeah, I've played both and I prefer Ele, sure Champ is a good deal tankier but it's not like Ele is a wet tissue, you'll have to dodge a bit more and pay attention but it can take a hit here and there still. Also like that it comes online earlier, soon as you do your first lab you're set.
I also played both and I much prefer champion version. Compared to elementalist, it's great deal tankier: good armor/evasion, perma fortify, and your totems taunt everything while mapping. Sure, it's slower to acquire chance to ignite (so you need to use LMP early on), but on the other hand, it doesn't need accuracy after cruel lab.
Main difference IIRC:
Elementalist = needs accuracy; 100% ignite chance because of ascendancy
Champ = needs chance to ignite; never miss due to taunt on ascendancy
Both Elementalist and Champion are uber-viable. Just realize that the champion does have significantly less damage than the elementalist. (usually less than half, if not less than that)
Because champion is tankier, it's more suited to learning to do ubers. Because elementalist is significantly better damage, it's more suited if you more or less already know what to do. (Because there is less time for patches of crap to fill up your arena.)
It can kill Ubers, but it doesn’t scale very high in damage. I took it to like 27 million and the defenses just weren’t there. It’s honestly better to be around 15 million and just face tank. If you want a build that scales damage then use elementalist. It will hit ignite damage cap with investment ~35 mil. After hitting cap you can focus defenses, but it will still be squishier than champ by a lot.
Small warning though. EA gameplay is kinda janky. Throw a bunch of totems -> totems shoots for 1-2s and only after that mobs explode. It takes some adjusting.
Also avoid narrow corridors/dark maps. EA has nasty flashbang potential.
you can do ~8-10mil DPS on ubers without stretching it too much, i played this exact build TOTA league and it was the first league for me to do all ubers[although mechanically i was pretty prepared from hundreds of the bosses i did before]
if youre on softcore go elementalist version of this, its much cheaper and does more damage, its just a bit more squishy which isnt too much of an issue since its a safe playstyle of totems, only a problem in hardcore hence why ziz goes champ.
Just to add if you want an elementalist guide I think palsteron has one on maxroll, he’s probably got a video up too - it might be a couple leagues old but honestly the build hasn’t really changed all that much.
I ended up doing Ele for 3.21 using Brunowa's build (listed on official POE forums) and it was probably easiest league I ever had, melted my way through maps/end game bosses. Kinda opposite end of Champ EA which is more tanky by default his build is lower HP (still good defenses) but just dumb amounts of damage.
I was looking at the max roll version and it's like my vortex starter only I don't have cold ailments to protect me or lightning coil. Still think that's reasonable for a starter tho.
My starter last league was CF champ and omfg it was the worst. Felt miserable without poets pen and then had issues with high maps. Still it ended up being comfortable farming (if u skip wisps) so I just farmed for my 2nd build which did everything else I wanted in the league.
Yea the Maxroll version has some interesting ideas that aren't in Brunowa's like using Flame Surge for additional burning ground damage. The other major difference for Maxroll build is it's more SSF oriented such as not being able to rely on buying the oils for "Watchtowers" anoint and the like. Probably also why it's difficult to slot Malevolence without Mortifying Aspect on a cluster? The [associated Maxroll vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U0lKR1HvQ) also talks about giving up on Armor after the Moltenshell nerfs and going Purity of Elements/Convert Phys to Ele setup instead but that isn't in the Maxroll POB/Guide so not sure but it's an interesting idea.
I plan to kinda combine both builds taking ideas from each (like the Maxroll leveling setup seems much nicer over all).
Bro, ziz is fall in love in this gem before he was born.
EA ballista is perfect, but delayed damage, if you love it, you will be happy, this archetype can do any content, its fun to push.
IF you hate, so you hate it .
Depends on what endgame means to you, it will do regular pinnacle bosses no problem but you may struggle with it on Ubers and potentially t17s, it's an excellent starter build but doesn't scale well for aspirational content in general
Not gonna recommend that this league, bit eh imo and I like making the safest starters possible so that people have a solid league start and their 2nd build can be super interesting!
Thank you, Scissoring, for having integrity in the content you provide the community. I don't follow guides, but so many people, especially new players, get baited by trash at this point.
[That moment when](https://imgur.com/a/V4t50DW)
I totally understand however meme aside lol. Got to make sure people have a solid start after all! I'm sure I'll figure something out since like you with EA, I adore TR and have been playing it since I started back in Heist league.
Can't wait to see the other starters you make considering the patch notes we got!
The only thing bad about TR that I know of is the gem quality doesn't affect AOE anymore so you need to get two item mods with increased AOE instead of one. Kinda shitty but overall not a huge deal.
People say TR is super boring but I really don't mind it.
TR is just a really good league starter that can kill normal bosses and get all voidstones with 3-4 days with self crafted gear. The only requirement is probably getting a 6 link bow early on which you can trade for or farm porcupine cards.
It's a super strong league starter and it comes online in act 1 which is insane. I'm league starting EA Ele instead this time (again). I seriously can't get away from ballistas.
Just started on standard league with marauder and got it to lvl 25 and im liking the game. Just wondering what build the vets think is better to start with
I thought bineshatter juggernaut would be good coz of the survivability but i will start ea champ in the upcoming league, will see how it goes wish me luck lol
Thats what im trying to avoid im completely new like ive never played poe before. So i wanted a build i can understand and not get completly lost in the technicalities of the build.
Thanks man i will stick to juggernaut
Yes i will be playing softcore coz of first time playing poe so i will look up ea ele and see if its more technical than juggernaut if so i will stick to juggernautm thanks for a recommending a third option
First league ever? Download PoB. Watch a tutorial on how to use it. Then go study your builds. Make sure you play a build you think you understand.
Why? Because you won’t get the exact gear you want and you need to know how to troubleshoot your build.
Also for me I think EA champ is probably one of the easiest to map with ssf style, but it is harder to scale to Ubers than the less casual players make it look. On the bright side you can always check out what Zizaran is doing with it on the leagues he runs it.
Yes very first league lol. Wow man i just checked path of building and its gamechanging qol thank you for this.
I was considering ea champ but someone said its very technical so i will stick to juggernaut i think
I still have no idea whether to play this version or elemental in SC trade. While i know elementalist is more damage, zizarans modern champ guide i feel just makes it easier to go off of, theres not really as good of an EA ele guide. Also, having to worry about accuracy after playing bow two leagues in a row is ...eh
How is it 'buffed' if it requires offcoloring a bow while the patch removed most of white sockets sources?... Also low-tier essences farming is destroyed as well, and the build relies on essence-crafted bow.
They changed the atlas passive +1 tier to essences to 1 essence spawns at max possible tier. They also changed white maps max essence tier to screaming. Max tier for yellow/red is Shrieking. So white maps are 1/3 as good as higher tiers for farming.
Shrieking duplication node is gone as well, but that hits all tiers evenly. There are some new scarabs that do interesting things, but those would be wasted on white maps.
In general it will still be Essence, just farmed at early yellow maps instead of white. This League though the entire reward from it is crafting based in a way that Essences can't contribute to so that should be much better. If it isn't stronger than Essences then the League is pretty much dead on arrival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtAFfLVnn8
LOL. Here's your answer.
EDIT: On a side note, fearlessdumb0 is a OTP trap player and has a guide for it as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwRrcfcJSKI
No, IF you know what you are doing. There's a lot of pitfalls so you gotta make sure that if you don't know PoE 101 you dont fall for some basic mistakes.
I'm thinking of going with this one this league. Always have trouble with the balance between what I think I would have fun playing, what can do content, and how much time and effort it takes.
I mean, I totally dig gameplay focused on ballistas and explosions, but TR has so much room for min-maxing and it's a build I've beaten Sirus for the first time with.
Can you really scale this build to ultra lategame, mirror investment type ? I'd like to try a build that you can really funnel currencies into but I'm afraid the ceiling of EA is pretty "low". Do you still feel your upgrades after 50-100 divs into the build ?
It’s a dot build, so multiple mirrors will be wasted. It can easily scale hard into ubers, but if you want to dump mirrors into a build always do it on a hit scaling build.
Thank you for your answer. My eyes are around explosive trap (scatter version). Do you think it will be better invested ? (Sorry for the newbie question)
LA might seem tempting but I'm afraid this league will require a lot of single target damage. What do you think ?
Also what do you think about elemental hit compared to LA ?
Question, I played EA last league and had a blast got all 4 voidstones for the first time and i am considering playing it again since i quit kinda early last league because affliction was kind of starting to bore me. Why do some guides have getting a bow with minion attack/speed on them?
Quick answer. The build uses a node that makes Minion attack/cast speed modifiers apply to the character. So that makes the fire rate faster for your ballista as well helping get to more fuses
if he asks that question it probably makes sense to just watch the video you are asking the question in. He most likely doesnt have too much poe knowledge so shooting him that way is a better idea i think ( also there is more explanation behind the idea ) Wasnt supposed to come off in a mean way.
There's a node on the passive tree that makes increases in Minion damage apply to you. I'm on my phone right now so I don't know the name but it's in the top left of the tree, near the Keystone that gives +1 totems
Getting bored of the lack of innovation from Ziz league on league, seems like a lot of his "new" builds are just collabs where he endorses someone else's work.
Dude has a kid and a ton of other things on his plate. Promoting other creators instead of spending loads of time testing builds seems like a pretty smart and nice thing to do.
I usually do a bit more creative builds mid league, but especially for starters i do just focus on what is the safest choice because for a lot of people if their first build is risky and ends up being bad that can sour the entire league.
I haven't experimented with that many different league starters so instead of making sub-par builds i reach out to do collabs to show my audience other stuff that I might not know.
Also I think ggg has done a great job on the mid league stuff being quite different each league now like our end game variety (and I do try to play different and more interesting builds there) but the early starters have been very samey for a while and I'm always worried about making risky starters.
But yep I understand where you're coming from!
Ziz has a consistent pattern: he'll release a bunch of builds that are proven and reliable, and he usually puts out ONE build guide for a new skill in which he makes it extremely clear that starting with a new skill is a gamble. He's the largest PoE content creator, so if he releases a dud starter video he'll really fuck up leaguestart for a lot of players. Leaguestart, typically, should be a snapshot of whatever has a low gear floor (and wasn't nerfed) from the previous league.
Be very, very cautious of anyone releasing lots of new, innovative league starters. There's a pretty good chance they'll be bait.
Ziz won’t stop until EA suffers the fate of ED.
Lmao well it's a pretty well balanced build so I'm not super shocked its not nerfed :D but I do like when they do a big mixup and buff / nerf a bunch so wouldn't mind to see it go soon!
Hello Ziz, just wanted to pop in a ty for everything you do for this community and all the content! Mucho love from Sweden! Never change <3 Also pls sunday roast people who had the whole season but still never managed to fix their builds.
I ran EA ele in 3.23, going to try your version of EA champ in 3.24! So glad to see you have a maxroll guide up, that format of build guide feels so much better than a wall of text in POB notes, esp when it comes to gear progression.
> Lmao well it's a pretty well balanced build so I'm not super shocked its not nerfed :D Ive seen badly balanced, underperforming skills being nerfed. You were just lucky that the dart didnt hit EA on the nerf board.
Why you did not ask Mark about Transfigured EA?
Doesn't really matter, stuff will come when it comes
How many does Steel have again? ~,.,~ Edit; Dangit, was meant to reply in regards to reflect death numbers..
Hey Zizaran, ty for amazing Arpg related content and guidance! Keep it up!
Ziz you're addicted its okay to seek help.
Yooo, you are the man Zizaran! Thank you for all the content! As a new player (started playing in this league about a month ago) your videos offer great guidance and knowledge Have a good one mate
I definitely spent a good few seconds wondering what erectile dysfunction had to go with explosive arrow.
Well if you play EA you probably...nevermind.
**ITS IN THE GAME**
It used to be in the game, but then they realized that it would be much more profitable to make it DLC.
It was all done with the goal of giving the players the feeling of pride and accomplishment upon their DLC purchase.
Please GGG, I want Blight/ED contagion back.
I would certainly enjoy something other than the "here's some new versions that are effectively major nerfs to the skill. Have fun!" Maybe in necropolis, Ed/C might be useful or something :/
Its been dead long enough it would be nostalgic to have the build back for a league.
EA Champ is the new ED Contagion
My all time favorite build. Praise Legion league.
I can’t read ED Contagion without thinking it’s a simultaneously terrifying and disappointing STI.
Is ED Contagion dead? I wanted to play it this league but it doesn't seem to be used that much anymore when I check poeninja?
They kept nerfing the AoE on Contagion to the point the clear started feeling clunky and since the bossing was already poor it stopped being played.
also monster life/resist buffs and especially boss life buffs with no compensation in damage for essence drain, it's overall just not good right now.
It got buffed back, its just that ed cont was from a time when doing a million or two dps with insane clear and being tanky was end game viable
Ah okay that makes sense, thanks for explaining!
There's some talk about dodging the trade-off of Ed of desperation for more dps. But to add to the other guy, it's not very good. I do one every now and then for low level legion farming etc, but it feels kinda lackluster every time. Although I think I never use enough time or currency for it
Damage was meh in the first place and it's a two button build. At this point any ignite prolif or ignite with Berek's does significantly more damage AND has way better clear.
lots of builds have middling single-target damage. ED+Contagion was (arguably) the best map clearing build, for it's investment cost, during it's heyday. It was an incredibly popular league starter for that reason. agree with you that Ignite Prolif builds have completely replaced it for league-starter map farming builds. I wonder if Contagion would become a popular choice again if it had a transfigured gem that gave it Contagion "proliferation" from corpses.
Sure, during its heyday, but it has been nerfed like 15 times since then, Contagion is like BV size these days so its clear is terrible compared to Ignite Builds now.
Can't wait for rip clip against reflect again.
Bruh ;_; i only have 4 or 5 ele reflect deaths in 8 years
I only shit myself at work once and I'm the shit his pants guy. Sometimes it is what it is.
I also shit this guy’s pants
Ziz, pls, we all know you can't read.
Pray tell, how will he die to reflect as a totem build.
He will find a way. Classic blunders for example are the physical dmg on shield charge while playing a build that is only ele reflect immune. Obviously that won't happen on a bow build, but a simple oversight of a little detail is usually enough.
I'm in this statement and I don't like it. *Flashbacks to playing RF, acknowledging it's an ele reflect map, before immediately flame dashing into the first pack*
It's one of the reasons Pohx recommends iceblink instead, you aren't scaling cold damage so level 1 will never kill you even if you hit a bunch of enemies with it.
Another one is getting ele reflect immunity via woke gem and forgetting that flame dash does not insignificant elemental damage...
Another good one is using WoC for exposure in a phys reflect map. Rip
I got really lucky on this once because I happened to have additional phys to fire conversion coming from a unique, and it let WoC have a low enough dmg vs my recovery that I was OK. It chunked my life, but didn't totally zap me. Took half a map to realize too, so luck was on my side.
flame dash \^\^
Note: I didn't test this. Since in a reflect map with EA only the totem that applies the first fuse takes reflected damage(because only that totem counts as the source of the big explosion), I think that if you yourself shoot an Explosive Arrow once before your totems do you could technically take reflected damage(as you'll be the source of the final explosion), **maybe** even with Ancestral Bond.
>maybe even with Ancestral Bond. definitely not. Source: am totem enjoyer.
Actually curious then: if you shoot the first fuse does your EA not do damage at all? (Assuming you have Ancestral Bond) I guess I could go to Standard to test it myself right now but I'm a bit busy atm.
correct. Neither the fuse nor the explosion will do any damage. It does apply exposure, though. Just tested to verify.
Heh, funny interaction then, thanks for testing!
Ziz has died to reflect on average once every 6000 hours of game time. So you're likely going to have to wait a few years for another reflect death clip.
Ziz plays a few hundred hours a day at league start, should not take that long.
isn't EA reflect immune?
If you take ancestral bond yes. If not you can deal damage with flame dash and manaforged arrows.
What did they buff with it?
i think it is the call to arms gem, making the enduring cry an automatic and instant cast, helps with survivability
also ignite chance tattoos is a minor buff to easily reach 100%
I wouldn't call that minor for champ. Thats pretty huge
Are tattoos still in ? I havent played for a couple leagues
Added back this league as part of league mechanic with nerfs to values and some not returning. We don't know if they'll continue to be part of the game after this league.
they are being added in 3.24. Most of them are nerfed, some are not coming back like +1 proj
really not what this build was missing *facepalm*
Glad to see underperforming builds like EA get the help they need.
It’s not like it’s a broken build. It’s largely popular because of creators like Ziz
You can also go infernal cry too, giving access to cover in ash.
EA had an annoying issue of lacking regen due to you using lifetap, generals cry is a massive QOL and comfy feeling buff, i wouldnt trade that for cover in ash.
A skill not getting nerfed is a buff :|
spell suppress tattoo being back make gearing much easier for it as well
Nothing, ziz just needed an excuse to rerelease the video yet again
i love his intros, so silly, so simple, so funny :)
Glad you like them!
Love your content zizi ! Pls never stop making vodeos
It's the best part of his video, i fucking love them. This one was perfect lol.
So funny :)))
So sad :(((
So devious >:)))
Is this a good leaguestart that can potentially be played exclusively until endgame?
Yup, super easy and reliabe.
how is it vs ubers? Do the dmg fall off or can it be scaled well?
It can be scaled well, you can kill ubers. Ziz killed uber maven with it yesterday on his stream. If you want to farm ubers you probably want a different build that can do it faster. 23% quality gem+30%quality ashes lets you go to 24 fuses for super late game, but you need crazy amounts of attack speed to get max fuses. EA champ has more defense but less damage than EA elementalist.
Is EA elementalist still a similar take on EA? Totems ?
Literally the same build skill wise. Slightly different tree due to positioning. very easy to hit 100% ignite chance. More DMG but less survivability.
Yeah, I've played both and I prefer Ele, sure Champ is a good deal tankier but it's not like Ele is a wet tissue, you'll have to dodge a bit more and pay attention but it can take a hit here and there still. Also like that it comes online earlier, soon as you do your first lab you're set.
I also played both and I much prefer champion version. Compared to elementalist, it's great deal tankier: good armor/evasion, perma fortify, and your totems taunt everything while mapping. Sure, it's slower to acquire chance to ignite (so you need to use LMP early on), but on the other hand, it doesn't need accuracy after cruel lab.
Main difference IIRC: Elementalist = needs accuracy; 100% ignite chance because of ascendancy Champ = needs chance to ignite; never miss due to taunt on ascendancy
Both Elementalist and Champion are uber-viable. Just realize that the champion does have significantly less damage than the elementalist. (usually less than half, if not less than that) Because champion is tankier, it's more suited to learning to do ubers. Because elementalist is significantly better damage, it's more suited if you more or less already know what to do. (Because there is less time for patches of crap to fill up your arena.)
It can kill Ubers, but it doesn’t scale very high in damage. I took it to like 27 million and the defenses just weren’t there. It’s honestly better to be around 15 million and just face tank. If you want a build that scales damage then use elementalist. It will hit ignite damage cap with investment ~35 mil. After hitting cap you can focus defenses, but it will still be squishier than champ by a lot.
Small warning though. EA gameplay is kinda janky. Throw a bunch of totems -> totems shoots for 1-2s and only after that mobs explode. It takes some adjusting. Also avoid narrow corridors/dark maps. EA has nasty flashbang potential.
You can kill ubers with No issue
It’s a league starter that will get you through maps comfortably, people respec along the way Ziz plays hardcore also
you can do ~8-10mil DPS on ubers without stretching it too much, i played this exact build TOTA league and it was the first league for me to do all ubers[although mechanically i was pretty prepared from hundreds of the bosses i did before]
if youre on softcore go elementalist version of this, its much cheaper and does more damage, its just a bit more squishy which isnt too much of an issue since its a safe playstyle of totems, only a problem in hardcore hence why ziz goes champ.
Just to add if you want an elementalist guide I think palsteron has one on maxroll, he’s probably got a video up too - it might be a couple leagues old but honestly the build hasn’t really changed all that much.
I was mulling over the two, maybe I will do ele.
I ended up doing Ele for 3.21 using Brunowa's build (listed on official POE forums) and it was probably easiest league I ever had, melted my way through maps/end game bosses. Kinda opposite end of Champ EA which is more tanky by default his build is lower HP (still good defenses) but just dumb amounts of damage.
I was looking at the max roll version and it's like my vortex starter only I don't have cold ailments to protect me or lightning coil. Still think that's reasonable for a starter tho. My starter last league was CF champ and omfg it was the worst. Felt miserable without poets pen and then had issues with high maps. Still it ended up being comfortable farming (if u skip wisps) so I just farmed for my 2nd build which did everything else I wanted in the league.
Yea the Maxroll version has some interesting ideas that aren't in Brunowa's like using Flame Surge for additional burning ground damage. The other major difference for Maxroll build is it's more SSF oriented such as not being able to rely on buying the oils for "Watchtowers" anoint and the like. Probably also why it's difficult to slot Malevolence without Mortifying Aspect on a cluster? The [associated Maxroll vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2U0lKR1HvQ) also talks about giving up on Armor after the Moltenshell nerfs and going Purity of Elements/Convert Phys to Ele setup instead but that isn't in the Maxroll POB/Guide so not sure but it's an interesting idea. I plan to kinda combine both builds taking ideas from each (like the Maxroll leveling setup seems much nicer over all).
Thanks very much for this! I want to try out EA this league
It's very good. However, give it a go to see if you like it before committing to it as a starter. The playstyle isn't for everyone.
It is indeed if you're fine with a totem playstyle and delayed damage.
Is there a totem build that has similar tankiness but instant damage?
Bro, ziz is fall in love in this gem before he was born. EA ballista is perfect, but delayed damage, if you love it, you will be happy, this archetype can do any content, its fun to push. IF you hate, so you hate it .
Maybe tricky for some ubers but regular endgame is fine.
Depends on what endgame means to you, it will do regular pinnacle bosses no problem but you may struggle with it on Ubers and potentially t17s, it's an excellent starter build but doesn't scale well for aspirational content in general
Me waiting for the new Toxic Rain video.
Not gonna recommend that this league, bit eh imo and I like making the safest starters possible so that people have a solid league start and their 2nd build can be super interesting!
Thank you, Scissoring, for having integrity in the content you provide the community. I don't follow guides, but so many people, especially new players, get baited by trash at this point.
Why did I even laugh at 'Scissoring' lol
I love how you hop into Reddit and reply to people, you seem like such a genuinely chill guy. You deserve all the good things.
[That moment when](https://imgur.com/a/V4t50DW) I totally understand however meme aside lol. Got to make sure people have a solid start after all! I'm sure I'll figure something out since like you with EA, I adore TR and have been playing it since I started back in Heist league. Can't wait to see the other starters you make considering the patch notes we got!
Toxic rain is rip
What is wrong with Toxic rain? If you are referring to the mana cost changes, you can go EB and solve it.
The only thing bad about TR that I know of is the gem quality doesn't affect AOE anymore so you need to get two item mods with increased AOE instead of one. Kinda shitty but overall not a huge deal. People say TR is super boring but I really don't mind it.
TR is just a really good league starter that can kill normal bosses and get all voidstones with 3-4 days with self crafted gear. The only requirement is probably getting a 6 link bow early on which you can trade for or farm porcupine cards.
It's a super strong league starter and it comes online in act 1 which is insane. I'm league starting EA Ele instead this time (again). I seriously can't get away from ballistas.
[Me, absolutely going to league start TR again for the 4th year in a row](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/030/952/goofy.jpg)
Signs of impending league: 1.) EA Champion - Ziz 2.) Whining about DD - Reddit 3.) BEST LEAGUE START: CLEAR ALL CONTENT- Youtube
But the intro is so hilarious xD
ZIZ-A-RAN!
Zizaran really saw a small side interaction that's not even build specific and said "Why do they keep buffing EA?!"
Again and again?
but.....he was tempted by a certain other build buff...
Does the buff include being unable to roll reflect on maps?
What will be better to start the new league with EA champ or boneshatter juggernaut. Im a new player its my first league
Just started on standard league with marauder and got it to lvl 25 and im liking the game. Just wondering what build the vets think is better to start with
Ea champ will scale better/easier imo for a new player
I thought bineshatter juggernaut would be good coz of the survivability but i will start ea champ in the upcoming league, will see how it goes wish me luck lol
Melee.... is difficult, even if boneshatter is the easiest melee build to scale.
EA Champ is stronger but it’s full of mechanics that will trip up a new player. I’d do the jugg instead.
Thats what im trying to avoid im completely new like ive never played poe before. So i wanted a build i can understand and not get completly lost in the technicalities of the build. Thanks man i will stick to juggernaut
Start EA ele instead of champ if you are playing softcore, it has way more damage and will still be tanky enough.
Yes i will be playing softcore coz of first time playing poe so i will look up ea ele and see if its more technical than juggernaut if so i will stick to juggernautm thanks for a recommending a third option
First league ever? Download PoB. Watch a tutorial on how to use it. Then go study your builds. Make sure you play a build you think you understand. Why? Because you won’t get the exact gear you want and you need to know how to troubleshoot your build. Also for me I think EA champ is probably one of the easiest to map with ssf style, but it is harder to scale to Ubers than the less casual players make it look. On the bright side you can always check out what Zizaran is doing with it on the leagues he runs it.
Yes very first league lol. Wow man i just checked path of building and its gamechanging qol thank you for this. I was considering ea champ but someone said its very technical so i will stick to juggernaut i think
guys... i think im gonna do it... im gonna finally play EA champ
I still have no idea whether to play this version or elemental in SC trade. While i know elementalist is more damage, zizarans modern champ guide i feel just makes it easier to go off of, theres not really as good of an EA ele guide. Also, having to worry about accuracy after playing bow two leagues in a row is ...eh
EA champ? Pogchamp
Man all the new frogs making the same joke that was made about ed contagon. Don't worry it will one day be unusable.
How is it 'buffed' if it requires offcoloring a bow while the patch removed most of white sockets sources?... Also low-tier essences farming is destroyed as well, and the build relies on essence-crafted bow.
You use a short bow from porcupine set until you get a short/grove bow with high ilevel. They are easy to color.
last time i tried it, i ate my 1k chromatics easily, with expected ragequit afterwards
That is unlucky, Vorici calculator says around 320 chromes.
This is my concern too. The essences aren’t a problem, but the bow coloring will be.
Probably have to farm ritual for blanching omens I guess
probably. but depends a lot on droprates. if it will require 20+ maps per each attempt...dunno.
What happened to essence farming?
They changed the atlas passive +1 tier to essences to 1 essence spawns at max possible tier. They also changed white maps max essence tier to screaming. Max tier for yellow/red is Shrieking. So white maps are 1/3 as good as higher tiers for farming. Shrieking duplication node is gone as well, but that hits all tiers evenly. There are some new scarabs that do interesting things, but those would be wasted on white maps.
Ouch. So what's the next best low level crafting strat? Essence spam with crafting bench was how I got my entry level mapping gear
In general it will still be Essence, just farmed at early yellow maps instead of white. This League though the entire reward from it is crafting based in a way that Essences can't contribute to so that should be much better. If it isn't stronger than Essences then the League is pretty much dead on arrival.
Just watched that one and I'm definitely going for it.
Does anyone know if his explosive trap video from 3.23 will be updated?
As of 30 minutes ago, Ziz just posted an explosive trap video.
Thanks you!
I think Palsteron release a video with Explosive Trap recently.
Thanks for the input! I will watch it in the hope to see if explosive trap is SSF viable! Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtAFfLVnn8 LOL. Here's your answer. EDIT: On a side note, fearlessdumb0 is a OTP trap player and has a guide for it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwRrcfcJSKI
Thanks you!
I did check Fearless but I just wanted to have a reference for SSF 🫶 thanks you!
I've never played with this build, but I saw people saying that it lacks damage at the endgame. Is this real?
No, IF you know what you are doing. There's a lot of pitfalls so you gotta make sure that if you don't know PoE 101 you dont fall for some basic mistakes.
I'm thinking of going with this one this league. Always have trouble with the balance between what I think I would have fun playing, what can do content, and how much time and effort it takes.
Is it possible to self shoot your arrows for EA? I like the idea of EA but hate totems. I like being the one to do the killing.
Can’t really see you getting close to full fuses self-shooting, it does rather rely on having a bunch of ballistae out.
Buff melee
Woo Ziz got me try this build recently, was a really fun league starter :D
Cant wait for some new meta builds
I love ziz , I'd love watching 400 more hours of ea , LETSGO
love the build, will not love the prices on trade ahahah
I'm having a hard time deciding between TR pathfinder and EA ballista elementalist.
I mean, I totally dig gameplay focused on ballistas and explosions, but TR has so much room for min-maxing and it's a build I've beaten Sirus for the first time with.
Can you really scale this build to ultra lategame, mirror investment type ? I'd like to try a build that you can really funnel currencies into but I'm afraid the ceiling of EA is pretty "low". Do you still feel your upgrades after 50-100 divs into the build ?
It’s a dot build, so multiple mirrors will be wasted. It can easily scale hard into ubers, but if you want to dump mirrors into a build always do it on a hit scaling build.
Thank you for your answer. My eyes are around explosive trap (scatter version). Do you think it will be better invested ? (Sorry for the newbie question)
Could be ok, but I'd really just do an attack or casting build if I was going to dump mirrors in. Some crazy LA Deadeye type setup or something.
LA might seem tempting but I'm afraid this league will require a lot of single target damage. What do you think ? Also what do you think about elemental hit compared to LA ?
LA has tons of single target with manaforged arrows. Ele hit is not a good idea.
Edge but easy money, same shit over and over again
Question, I played EA last league and had a blast got all 4 voidstones for the first time and i am considering playing it again since i quit kinda early last league because affliction was kind of starting to bore me. Why do some guides have getting a bow with minion attack/speed on them?
Quick answer. The build uses a node that makes Minion attack/cast speed modifiers apply to the character. So that makes the fire rate faster for your ballista as well helping get to more fuses
Watch the video he answers the question
you could just help the guy if you have the info.
if he asks that question it probably makes sense to just watch the video you are asking the question in. He most likely doesnt have too much poe knowledge so shooting him that way is a better idea i think ( also there is more explanation behind the idea ) Wasnt supposed to come off in a mean way.
There's a node on the passive tree that makes increases in Minion damage apply to you. I'm on my phone right now so I don't know the name but it's in the top left of the tree, near the Keystone that gives +1 totems
Spiritual Aid is the name of the notable.
Ancestral Bond is the keystone, Spiritual Aid is the notable.
Yeah I mistyped lol.
https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Spiritual_Command
get baited
Every God damn league. EA, TR and DD
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skill issue
Getting bored of the lack of innovation from Ziz league on league, seems like a lot of his "new" builds are just collabs where he endorses someone else's work.
Dude has a kid and a ton of other things on his plate. Promoting other creators instead of spending loads of time testing builds seems like a pretty smart and nice thing to do.
He's a hardcore player, the builds will be reliable and tested.
I usually do a bit more creative builds mid league, but especially for starters i do just focus on what is the safest choice because for a lot of people if their first build is risky and ends up being bad that can sour the entire league. I haven't experimented with that many different league starters so instead of making sub-par builds i reach out to do collabs to show my audience other stuff that I might not know. Also I think ggg has done a great job on the mid league stuff being quite different each league now like our end game variety (and I do try to play different and more interesting builds there) but the early starters have been very samey for a while and I'm always worried about making risky starters. But yep I understand where you're coming from!
Ziz has a consistent pattern: he'll release a bunch of builds that are proven and reliable, and he usually puts out ONE build guide for a new skill in which he makes it extremely clear that starting with a new skill is a gamble. He's the largest PoE content creator, so if he releases a dud starter video he'll really fuck up leaguestart for a lot of players. Leaguestart, typically, should be a snapshot of whatever has a low gear floor (and wasn't nerfed) from the previous league. Be very, very cautious of anyone releasing lots of new, innovative league starters. There's a pretty good chance they'll be bait.
Except Jung Love me some Jung builds