Quick Questions on Uhtred's Augury/CoA Comet (and Bonus Olroth's Resolve Question)

Howdy all,

I've been following Iva Markova's CoC/CoA Looping Comet Oracle build (https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/18c79) and I'm at a point where I'm doing great damage, have great survivability, and I'm looking to optimize things even further.

In going through some of the other top Oracle Comet builds on PoE Ninja, I've noticed that a lot of them use Uhtred's Augury in Cast on Ailment and a lot of them use the Olroth's Resolve Ultimate Life Flask, and I want to make sure I understand why they're being used before I make such a big investment. My questions are:

  1. If I slot Uhtred's Augury into CoA which also has double Comet slotted, does the +3 levels go to CoA? One of the Comets? Both of the Comets? CoA and one/both Comets?

  2. It's easy to understand the DPS increase if the +3 levels goes to one/both Comets, but if it goes to CoA, is there an easy way to figure out the approximate DPS increase I'd be getting? Obviously increased energy gained means Comet casting more often, but how does increasing energy gained scale my DPS?

  3. In Iva's build, her CoA is slotted with Comet, Comet, Lifetap, Efficiency II, and Spell Cascade. Between Efficiency II and Spell Cascade, how do I decide which to replace with Uhtred's Augury? My instinct is that I should keep Efficiency II and replace Spell Cascade, but is that correct? Is there a way to objectively determine which is the correct choice?

  4. I know with Olroth's Resolve you're getting instant health recovery (which means more casts of Frostbolt) plus Guard for any excess health gained. Are those the only reasons people are using Olroth's Resolve, or is there some other benefit I'm not thinking of?

Any insights greatly appreciated!

Comments

theswang•5 months ago•1

  1. The + 3 levels will go towards any skills are that affected by 2 support gems. So both of the comet in this case would receive it for nearly a 60% damage increase. You can also play around with Uhtreds Omen and Dalia’s Desire.

  2. The dps increase for +3 levels in CoA is minimal because if you’re running two comets you’re already way over capping on energy and energy gain is the main benefit of levels on CoA.

  3. I would personally get rid of spell cascade. It is mainly used to look cool and the three comets are never hitting the same target anyways. Efficiency is also not needed IF you have more than 2-2.5x the hp compared to the cost of your comet.

  4. Instant recovery is good for those oh shit moments but this should be your last upgrade since it is by no means game changing.

Personally I run the following in my CoC: comet, arc, living bomb, uhtreds omen, dallias desire. Every single skill gem is getting a total of +4 skills here, so I have level 40 comet, arc, and living bomb.

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