It’s been a week since my original post, and I’ve made some substantial improvements based on feedback from the comments. The end result is a build that hits way harder, feels smoother to play, and still keeps the whole “rarity bot that also deletes everything” identity.

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What changed since the last version

• ~2.1x DPS increase over my previous setup (which was already ~2x higher than fubgun’s baseline).
• 40% increased cost efficiency drops Comet life cost from 1489 -> 894, which improves survivability/QoL and makes “cannot regen above 50%” mobs irrelevant.
• Blink casts per second improved from 2.75 -> 3.04. On paper it doesn’t look huge, but in practice it feels very noticeable.

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Where the original minmax guide starts

My original minmax guide begins where fubgun’s guide ends. The major swaps to get you into the ~300% rarity / ~1.8m DPS zone are:

• Andvarius instead of a rare ring
• Push resists onto double-corrupted magic jewels
• +5 wand instead of a mirror wand
• Rare amulet instead of Choir, ideally with +4 and ~+53 total spirit (Sanctified gold ammy is best, but a Solar amulet is fine)
• 145 spirit Sacred Flame (125 base + 2 sockets) instead of Palm of the Dreamer
• Put Living Bomb + Snap onto CoEA for infusion automation
• Arctic Armor for survivability (later swapped out in Part 2)

That setup puts you around 300% rarity, ~1.8m poe.ninja DPS, and high mobility thanks to Blink + Temporalis. From there, the goal of Part 2 is to double your DPS and improve Blink cadence while staying above 300% rarity.

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1) Run +3 Comet instead of Uhtred’s Augury

Uhtred’s Augury (UA) is insanely strong and expensive for a reason: +3 skills is a huge damage bump. The problem is the opportunity cost—UA effectively constrains Comet to only 2 supports (out of the 4 max you can leverage in a CoC setup). That limitation becomes brutal once you’re trying to push both damage and cost stability.

The better route is to cap Comet level through a +3 Comet PoB jewel (swapping out a single magic jewel). Once you do that, you can drop UA and also remove Boundless Energy (which was mostly just filling a socket and not providing much value). This opens up two additional support slots, which is where the real power comes from:

• Efficiency II: takes Comet from 1489 -> 894 cost, improving survivability and making “cannot regen above 50%” mobs irrelevant.
• Conc Area / Spell Cascade:
  • Conc Area is about 30% more damage
  • Spell Cascade is roughly 40–50% more in practice depending on setup and overlap

So even though UA’s +3 is great, the net gain from freeing support slots ends up being greater, while also fixing the build’s most annoying friction point: Comet cost.

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2) Infusion of Power + Charge Regulation, remove Arctic Armor

This was inspired by a comment in the last thread, and it’s been one of the biggest “feel + performance” improvements.

Charge Regulation gives:

• 29% MORE crit chance
• 27% increased skill speed ...as long as you have a power or frenzy charge.

Power charges come from the Infusion of Power (IoP) notable. Because we’re constantly consuming infusions on Comet and Arc, we’re effectively crit capped around 70–75% hideout tooltip.

The easiest way to get IoP is through a Megalomaniac, which basically means you’re trading one jewel slot for a massive boost of crit chance and skill speed.

For frenzy charge upkeep, you have a few options:

• The straightforward approach is simply casting Sniper’s Mark every 15 seconds.
• If you want semi-automation: slot Electrocute onto Arc Spellslinger, do the num lock trick, and find an extra ~30 spirit so you can run Combat Frenzy.

If you can maintain charges reliably, Charge Regulation is one of the most efficient “single-slot upgrades” you can add to the build.

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3) Optimizing Uhtred’s

Now that we’ve removed UA from our CoC setup, we can reshuffle the rest of the Uhtred’s pieces to optimize the build further.

Here’s the swap sequence:

• Move Uhtred’s Augury onto Blink, and add Rapid Casting II
• Move Uhtred’s Omen onto Elemental Conflux, and add a Fire/Lightning/Cold Mastery support
• Slot Uhtred’s Exodus onto Charge Regulation

Overall, this should give you a noticeably faster, snappier Blink, 4% more elemental damage from Elemental Conflux, and +1% crit plus 1% increased skill speed from Charge Regulation.

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4) Conclusion

At this point, the build is in a really fun spot: cost is solved, DPS is absurd, Blink feels noticeably snappier, and you can still sit at 300%+ rarity while deleting 6p juiced content. I still have a few ideas for further improvements I’m cooking up, so there may be a final Part 3 coming soon. If anyone is an expert crafter, please hit me up if you’d like to help fulfill the vision.

Feel free to message me in game @YukkuriWitch or on Discord @yookyyy if you have any questions or suggestions for the build. Thanks for reading!

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FAQ

Q: Is this build better than the Rathpith variant?

A: Yes. Rathpith can show higher damage, but it’s not relevant in real play because going that route typically forces a focus, which blocks running CoEA and costs you a large chunk of rarity. It also wastes tons of affix budget on +mana and mana% just to function. In practice, sceptre builds have a higher ceiling and a cleaner path to scaling.

Q: How much total spirit do I need?

A:

• 328 spirit with my exact gem setup (using Dialla’s Desire in CoC to reduce reservation)
• 330 spirit if you move Dialla’s to CoEA

Q: Magic vs Rare Adorned—what’s best?

A:

• Early minmax: Magic — you only need 2 good affixes to get full value.
• Mid minmax: Rare — 5 mods can be higher value for DPS, but costs ramp quickly.
• End minmax: Magic — to keep rarity and cap res, you generally shift res onto double-corrupted jewels, which is much easier with magic. Also, double res on rare eats too many slots, and we don’t value %ES as much.
• Super endgame: Rare — only if you don’t care about res (e.g., Headhunter band-aids it) and want to go full glass cannon—which honestly isn’t necessary.

Q: Is rarity still worth it if I’m not running Temple?

A: Probably not past ~150%.

Q: Do I still need Rakiata’s while using Sacred Flame?

A: Yes. Sacred Flame only lowers enemies to their lowest resist, but +ele res mods still exist everywhere, and Rakiata’s remains a big multiplier.

Q: Dreamer vs Sacred Flame?

A:

Sacred Flame

• ~20–25% more raw damage
• Fire > chaos here (adds ailments for CoEA and scales with ele increases)
• Buffs allies + lowers enemy resists
• Can roll up to 145 spirit
• Normal light radius

Dreamer

• More AoE via Gloom explosions
• Max 135 spirit (forces spirit implicit on amulet, which costs rarity)
• Negative light radius
• Lower raw damage (chaos doesn’t benefit from ele scaling the same way)

Q: Choir vs Rare Amulet?

A: Rare amulet is one of the best minmax upgrades. Losing Lightning Bolt damage is irrelevant compared to gaining ~50 spirit, cast speed, rarity, and spell damage.

Q: Why is my poe.ninja DPS different from my real DPS?

A: poe.ninja doesn’t calculate Uhtred’s Augury correctly. Export to PoB and manually add +3 skill levels to compensate. Also double-check your Configuration tab (power charges, frenzy charges, etc.).