PATH OF EXILE
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Please visit this Google Sheet to see all the information and data I kept track of.
Please take it with a grain of salt…
How do I score the builds
Each of the below 10 categories are scored from 0 to 10. The overall score is the total of these 10 categories for 100 potential points.
Defences
Based mostly on if I get one-shot. So I look at the total health pool: Life, Energy Shield (ES), Mana if Mind Over Matter (MOM); and mitigation (armour, resistances, suppression, phys taken as, fortify, etc.). As I’m not a big fan of avoidance (evasion, block, etc.) I don’t value them as high in my scoring.
Recovery
Net life regen is my favourite as it’s almost unconditional. I do value recoup high as well. Leech and life gained on hit is always great to have but won’t save you if you run around like a chicken.
DPS
Mostly based on the fat number in POB and how it feels as sometimes the number can be deceptively low or high. How fast do I kill these tanky rares in maps?
Bossing
How easy or hard was it to kill bosses? Enough DPS? Tanky enough? Fast enough? DOT, totems, brands would get some bonus points for a good DPS uptime.
Mapping
Movement speed? Explosions? AOE? Chain? Many projectiles? Ailment proliferation? Still enough DPS for the tanky rare. How fast can I clear a map?
Budget
The higher the score, the cheaper the build. One of the least reliable score as it depends on the economy and when I played the build. For each build, I logged how much everything cost, check the Builds page.
If this build is viable as a league starter and in SSF help with this scrore.
Visibility
Is this build a visual cancer? Can I see the pool of degen under me? Can I cook an egg on my graphic card? The higher the score the more invisible my skills are.
Speed
Movement Speed of course but also do I have a Leap Slam, Shield Charge, etc with a lot of Attack Speed? Do my onslaught, quicksilver, etc. up often?
Difficulty
What are the special interactions in this build? Do I need a PHD to play the build? Do I need to spend hours in POB with Cast On Critical Strike break points? Do I need to balance my attributes or resistances to get specific buffs? Do I need to micromanage spectres? Animate guardians?
My fun
Simply how much fun did I have to play this build. Did I enjoy the playstyle. Did I actually enjoy to level it? It will be often linked to all the above categories. But sometimes, even a bad build will be fun.