Chaos Inoculation still viable? : r/PathOfExileBuilds - Reddit

Given the increasing amounts of chaos damage in the game, ... Chaos Inoculation sets your life to 1, then you cannot reserve life for aura ... Foundtheinternet!r/PathOfExileBuildsPosts5Postedby8monthsagoChaosInoculationstillviable? HelpI’marelativelynewplayerbutcan’tseemtofindmuchinformationonthis,tomeitseemsgreatjustforsuchasmallinvestmentadamagetypenowhasnoeffectonyouandyoucaninvestinto1HPpoolonlyandmakeitmassive,amImissingsomethinghere?13commentssharesavehidereport69%UpvotedSortby:best level1·8mo.agoYes.It'smorecomplicatedthanbeingabletojustinvestin1HPpoolandbecomingimmunetoaparticulardamagetype.ThemajorgamechangerinmodernPoEshiftingtheemphasisawayfromCIisthepresenceofthetwokeystonesCorruptedSoulandDivineFlesh,onlyavailablefromtheLegionTimelessJewels.CorruptedSoulmakes50%ofallnon-chaosdamagebypassES,whereasDivineFleshmakesalldamagebypassESinexchangefortaking50%ofelementaldamageaschaosandgrantingyoubonusmaxchaosresist.WhileCorruptedSoul's50%bypasssoundslikeadownside,itactuallymeansthatyoucanmakemoreofyourlifeandESrecovery"work"atthesametime.Traditionally,yourESwouldhavetodepletebeforeyoutookdamagetolife,meaningthatyourliferecoverywouldbeuselesswhenyourESwasstillup.CorruptedSoulallowsyourliferecoverytoalsoapplyevenwhenyoustillhaveES,makingdouble-recoverymethodslikeInquisitor'sPiousPathandJuggernaut'sUnbreakable+DivineShieldverystrong-effectivelydouble-dippingthesamesourceofregen.DivineFleshisinsomewaystheantithesisofCI,sinceitencouragesbuildingmoremaxchaosresistancewhileforsakingESentirely.Giventheincreasingamountsofchaosdamageinthegame,andthereadyavailabilityofchaosresistandmaxchaosresist(thestandardis2xBornofChaosclusternotablesfor3%maxchaosreseach-combinedwithSaffell'sFrame(4%)andDivineFlesh'sown5%bonus,youhit90%maxchaosrestrivially),thismeanslife-basedDivineFleshbuildsarequitepopularintheirownrightasalategamedefensivesetup.TogetherwiththeviabilityofmanabuildscentredaroundAgnostic,thismeansthatthere'smorealternativestoCIforviableendgamedefensivesetups,andthisisbeforegettingintotheweaknessesofCIitself.First,youusuallyneedtoconvertmostofyoursourcesofliferecoveryintoESrecoverywithGhostReaverorZealot'sOath,sinceyoudon'twanttorelyentirelyonESrechargeifthat'syouronlylifepool.ThisissoevenwithWickedWardbeingonthetreenow.Second,freezeandstunthresholdsarestillcalculatedbasedonyourlifeasitwouldhavebeenwithoutCI.Ifyou'reaCIbuild,youwon'thaveinvestedinlife,soprettymucheverythingisguaranteedtofreezeorstunyoutothepointofunplayability,andyouneedtotakecountermeasuresagainstthatwhichlifebuildsofcomparableHPwon'tneedto.Last,CIcompetesagainstShav'sLLasanendgameparadigm.Shav'sLLhasthebenefitofbeingabletoplaywiththreeresourcepoolsinsteadofjusttwo,whichmeansthatbothlifeandmanacanbereservedforauras,whilefunctionallyenjoyingthesameeffectofhavingESasitsprimaryHPpool.Youdotakechaosdamage,butsinceitnolongerbypassesES,itisforallpurposesjustanothertypeofdamage,andaslongasyouhavestrongrecoveryandsomechaosresistanceit'sunlikelytoseriouslytroubleyou.CIisthereforerarelytheendgameparadigm,butusuallyasteppingstonetoShav'sLLbeforeShav's,PrismGuardian,andotherkeyitemslikePresenceofChayulacanbeacquired.ThegoodnewsisthatthereisanewhybridAR/ESCIarchetypethatisbecomingviable,duetotheadditionoftheDivineShieldkeystonein3.16thatprovidesanadditionalsourceofESrecoveryaswellasincentivisesinvestmentintoarmour,whichhelpsagainstanES'buildtraditionalweaknessofphysicaldamage.ThecentrepieceofthisstyleofbuildistheIncandescentHeartbodyarmour,whichisn'tfantasticonthestatsbutdoesallowyoutotake25%elementaldamageaschaos-whicheffectivelyvanishesthatdamage.EventhoughthisarchetypewillhavelessESthantraditionalCIbuilds,theEHPcanwindupbeinghigherasaresult.46ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2Op·8mo.agoWow,thatwasalotofdetail!Thankyousomuch!Iespeciallylikedhowyouexplainedotherthingstangentialtoit,Iotherwisewouldn’thaveknownaboutthemforawhile,I’lltakethisintoconsideration.Seriouslythankssomuch!3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1·8mo.agoIthinkLLisabetteroptionrightnowduetotheinflationofHPpoolsonlategamebosses,theincrediblepowerofadditionalauras(buffedDeterminationsayshi)andthefactthattradeleagueplayerscaneasilyaccesslategameuniquesthatsynergizefarbetterwithLL.EventhenewmasteriestheyputinseemtobebeggingplayerstogoLLorhybrid.PlusitusedtobeexpensivetogoLL,likealuxury,butnowitcanbedoneveryeasilyonabudget.AnyonecandoitonacheapcharactersolongasyoucanaffordaShavs.Forthepasttwoleagues,I'vebeenbuildingLLoneveryDPSbuildthatusedtogoCI,andI'vebeengettingbetterresultsthatway.MyManaGuardianisstillCI,butthat'sbecausehedoesn'tneedtododamage.3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·8mo.agoIfeellikeOccultistwasthebigCIascendancy,buthybridlife/ESisjustsostrongrightnowandit’sveryeasytocapchaosreswithoneascendancypoint.DoubledippingonESonkillandlifeonkillfeelsOP.2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·8mo.agoItiseasytocapchaosresistanceifyou’retakingWitheringPresence,otherwisethat’s-60%chaosresyouhavetomakeupfor.PlusOccultistisn’tthatimpressivewithCI,manyotherascendancycaninvestinESandgoCI.ManymaythinkthatVileBastionmakesOccultistthemostidealascendancyforCIbutimho,it’saveryunderwhelmingnotabletotake.40ESpersecondisn’tmuchvaluable,stunimmunityisprobablythebestpartofitbutyoucangetitfromvarioussources.ManyplayerswouldfavorProfaneBloomorMaledictionoverVileBastion.ButIageeethathybridisamuchsaferchoice,I’mplayingVortexandgoinghybrid(4klifeand3kES)andhavingaprettygoodtimeinredmapseventhoughmydamageisshit.3ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread level1·8mo.agoThere'salsosomefantasticsynergybetweenCIandTemporalRifttoinstantlyrestoreyourenergyshieldwhenyougethit.Ihaven'tusedit,butitseemslikeaverycoolnewdefensivemechanic.1ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel1·8mo.agoThemaintradeoffisanother3-4auraswithlifereserve.Theextraaurascandefinitelyoutvaluetheirdownsidewhichisneedingchaosresandashavs(chaoscannotbypassenergyshield).Edit:alsoEsh’sviasagealsohasthecannotbypassmodandlookspotentiallyeasiertoworkintoshieldbuilds-2ReplyShareReportSaveFollowlevel2·8mo.agoThemaintradeoffisanother3-4auraswithlifereserve.ChaosInoculationsetsyourlifeto1,thenyoucannotreservelifeforauraskillslinkedtosomethingthatmakesthemreservelife,no?4ReplyShareReportSaveFollowContinuethisthread Toppostsnovember4th2021Toppostsofnovember,2021Topposts2021helpRedditcoinsRedditpremiumaboutcareerspressadvertiseblogTermsContentpolicyPrivacypolicyModpolicyRedditInc©2022.AllrightsreservedBacktoTop 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