Raven Darkholme

Pretty much the more diverse the party is the more op it becomes, but also a LOT more work. That's why I like to call 6 chanters lazy party.^^

It definitely did not generate focus before 2.00 or I woulda spammed the **** out of that ability. Can't be intentional.

On wizards Dex is less important since their cast speed is super fast. I always used very similar stats to what Sking posted: (I would probably not min Dex and not max Might)

Beware that this is NOT the most op build as you stated, but just the easiest way to get through the game. It is clearly op enough to make the game a joke, but so is almost every other party. Just take away 2 chanters and add a cipher and a defensive paladin. The cipher uses mindweb, the paladin has max defenses and Sacred Immolation, which is even better than dragon slashed but comes at level 13 instead of 9. Combine this with the DR chant and you are absolutely unkillable.

And it can be applied to ranger's animal companion ------ Have tried new chanter's phrase (+100% healing). I think it can be especially good if you have Kind Wayfarer paladin. (added Strange Mercy to Pallegina via console) And that's with only 14 might and even without +healing bonus from survival. Gotta test new "The Sword and the shepherd" too. ------ P.S. Exact stats of new summoned weapons: Caedebald's Blackbow: Reaping Knives: (and yes it can't be cast on self) Ranger seems super good now, pet is awesome for martyr and Ranger gets damage and attack speed bonus if pet is knocked out.

Wtf. This is so op. Loving the mindweb, defensive paladins have gotten way better once again, even tho passively. :D Shame SFV had to come out the very same day as WM 2.

Duplication sounds nice.

Ok, finally got to do the video. If you just wanna see the build it's right in the start, but I somehow managed to ramble on for over 40 minutes after that : https://youtu.be/ylV_z3ORMLc

Am I the only one reading Cancerhaut, each time I read this thread title?

Since there are foes with Slash or Pierce Immunity both weapons have their uses. If your question is, whether your party can "survive" PotD, just ask yourself if your party consisting of SIX chars actually CAN be weaker than a solo character.

No go I hate druggies.

Just use ST. Ydwen's Rewdeemer.

Yeah, white worms is a lot of fun.

Well, if we could choose by looks we all would go for the super hot nature godlikes.

Except for people who will never touch a ranger.^^ Oh wait, never is the wrong word, my first PoE character was a ranger.

The fact that there are very nice unique hunting bows doesn't make the unique war bows bad. Cloudpiercer (rending + jolting touch), Sabra Marie (confusing), Rain of Godagh Field (speed) and Borresaine (draining, stunning) ar all very good in my opinion. Ok - I also always go for Stormcaller of Persistence, but still... Stormcaller is very good for building focus because of the -6 shock DR. I would choose it for my bow cipher - if had no ranger in the party of course. If you have more than one cipher, sure war bow might be an option.

Yeah I picked Goldpact mainly for GotM for 1 ST. Coastal Aumaua is definitely better than pale Elf, since the bonus vs prone happens to be extremely important vs dragons.

Yea. Wot's a droggie?

Potions do handle the healing quite well, BUT sometimes it's super hard to swallow a potion which seems to be some kind of bug. Character goes back to auto attacking again and again, it can be frustrating if you are a last second healer, like me. I always tried to save potions, even tho that made me end up with over 40 major endurance potions. :D Liberating Exhortations isn't too bad, for example it helps you avoid sneak attacks by the Alpine Dragon. By the Goldpact I only meant unique dialogue, which you don't get except with them. It's no big deal and I remembered one of them wrong, which was actually for Darcozzis. (Oerneros the bear.)

Yes the buckler also affects the user. I always went with Zealous focus, but before boots of stealth Charge is awesome also. Yes dump Int for sure, Dex is a matter of taste I had it at 6 but dumping works, too. I can try to make a vid tomorrow.

War bows have no good uniques. Huntring bows are quite good on the other hand.

Well, the first video obviously shows the character creation and every now and then I level up or respec. If you want I can make a video, where I show the final build, active effects and items.

Since Deep Wounds resets every time you hit the target what use is a high intellect that merely extends the duration of the DoT? Might controls the damage per tick and Intellect controls the number of ticks. Or is this wrong? Can't you stack this, like the effect of Drawn in Spring?

No matter how bad some talents might be, giving them for free would make PCs just more powerful, then they already are.

Cipher.