HELP - CoC Oracle with wet noodle single target

Hi guys,

I'm really happy with my clear and am enjoying end game content, but have been avoiding a lot of boss fights as my single target just sucks. I feel like I'm missing something fundamental but not sure what. I have a small budget to work with but just wanted folks to take a look and offer suggestions (maybe I just messed up my tree). If not skill based, maybe some suggestions on prioritizing upgrades as I get more divines.

Appreciate your help!

Profile - kDaser_FOTV - Path of Exile 2 - poe.ninja

POB: https://pobb.in/uDsvpaiuHBVT

Comments

jerrybeanman•5 months ago•1

couple of things after taking a quick glance:

- take off the double comet. it's not worth speccing into unless you have really high crit damage/crit chance on your build
- swap spell cascade for Zenith II. I don't notice much different in terms of clear without spell cascade
- You got some life cost efficiency on your build so you should be fine taking off efficiency 2 on your comets
- Upgrade to lv21 on your skill gems, especially comet
- Some respec on your tree, esepcially take the node up top for +1 to all cold skills
- Personally I never find the need for Fast Metabolism on ammy annoint. Cooked is a great choice as the build is completly MoM and life based.

Probably missed a couple of things here, but you should be able to almost 2x your ouput from these changes. Here's my current build that got migrated from HC to SC recently. Takes down max atlas boss in about 2-3 seconds, and 3 deaths total on the char: https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/jerrybeanman-3510/character/CarulaBricked

jb3mta3•5 months ago•1

Personally I would move diallas to comet and only run one to start. Could also pick up the cold skill point at the top of the tree for a bit more damage.

Greedy-Gap-1634•5 months ago•1

We have similar set ups. If you follow my tree, you might squeeze a little more damage depending on your time lost jewels.

Other quick fixes would be a +4 vertex and a +6 skill wand.

As others have mentioned take off double comet in coc for now for a damage increaser like zenith II.

Also highly recommend you put tuls stillness into ele weakness. Swap out Ritualistic curse. You’re gonna lose some aoe but the spell itself becomes a lot stronger and freezes mobs so you energy generation per cast for coc and coea. My curse radius is at about 5m and it’s been more than fine.

Another pro tip: put all your support gems that cost spirit like vitality, clarity, etc. with your Archmage gem (w/ diallas desire). You’ll save some spirit.

Here’s my build if you wanted other ideas. Currently at 1.2m comets and 4.7k mana.

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/j3rrin-5529/character/pikachu_

silversurfer022•5 months ago•1

Living bomb + comet on CoC instead of double comet. Living bomb + comet on CoEA.

LionwolfT•5 months ago•1

Why are you using CoC and CoEA lvl 19? The higher their lvl the more energy you generate, also get Boundless energy instead of efficiency II on your CoC, get a better chest with more life efficiency, get a vertex with +4 lvl this affect your CoC, so more energy.

You don't need living bomb on CoC if you're using it on CoEA, some people here told you to not run 2 comets but this build can go without problems with 2 comets.

Also drop Fast metabolism, you already have instant leech, so you can get something better like Cooked.

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