u/Daerieen

I’ve been playing Flame Link support for 4 leagues in a row now, but this league I finally managed to make the build as strong as I always wanted it to be and it is in ruthless!.

What I can provide if we duo:

Level 28 Flame Link (My character has 11k HP, so the link currently gives 926 to 1113 flat fire damage. The gem is still missing one level, so it can probably go close to 1200 flat fire damage lol)
All three elemental damage auras at level 25 (Anger, Hatred, Wrath) with Summon Elemental Relic Guardian ascendancy
Around level 40~ Haste and Determination (Victario’s Influence + Hand of Phrecia give overall 35% increased aura effect to these, and since those auras numbers doesnt scale well with gem levels, they end up around level 40 values)
+100% MORE Currency Quantity (Yes, since 3.26 we get 100% more currency/additional party members scaling, it’s pretty crazy) and all loot is yours!
+15% Spell Block Chance (Guardian ascendancy)
Level 26 Precision (Hand of Phrecia gives 21% increased effect)
If you’re close to enemies (melee players with advantage), enemies around you get Fire, Cold, and Lightning Exposure
My movement speed adapts to yours while linked, so you don’t have to worry about me falling behind
I’m pretty tanky (Lvl 90, 77% elemental resistances, 30% chaos resistance, 78% block and spell block, plus gain life on block shield (thanks to a friend I met ingame) with 11k HP and 700 ES so I probably won’t die no matter what maps we run)

I Hyperlinked everything if you want to take a good look at the specific stuff!

Important notes:

If your build is DOT-based or uses Brutality, I provide no damage (since added dmg doesnt increase DOTS, and Brutality makes you deal no elemental dmg)
Physical builds will probably deal around 2x damage, but can reach higher (depends on a few things like increased damage nodes, etc.)
Elemental builds can reach around 4x damage depending on how much increased elemental damage scaling you already have

Of course monsters also get tankier in party play:

White monsters: +50% HP
Magic monsters: +60% HP
Rare monsters: +80% HP
Unique monsters: +100% HP

So physical builds may mostly feel the difference during clear speed, while elemental builds can realistically get up to 3x stronger even against uniques.

Mainly I’m looking to finish the “Astral Aggression” and “Neverending Nightmares” challenges, so the stronger your character is the better, but honestly I’m happy to play with anyone regardless of your dps just to have some fun in maps.

My character if you want to take a look at it: FlameLinkShrine. Write here, or add me ingame.

Thanks for reading, and I hope we play will play soon :D

Hey everyone,

I’m playing Guardian in Ruthless and trying to better understand how Summon Elemental Relic scales compared to the standard league version.

The wiki says the lvl 85 Relic (normal leagues) is roughly equivalent to something like lvl 27-ish Wrath / Anger / Hatred while in Ruthless the relic caps at lvl 80, and I’m trying to figure out what that actually translates to in terms of aura strength.

The issue is that aura scaling isn’t linear, higher gem levels scale more aggressively so a simple proportional downscale from 85 to 80 doesn’t seem accurate.

What I’m looking for:

Has anyone tested or datamined the exact aura values for lvl 80 relic?

Or alternatively, what gem level would you say it’s closest to in practice? (e.g. 22? 23? something else?)

Appreciating any insight!

I made a support build in poe ruthless that can possibly quadruple your dps, anyone wants to play?