Reduced/Zero Duration Titan

I've recently learned that Ghost Dance also synergizes with reduced duration just like Time of Need, I also found out that with both active and enough evasion, we can quite literally be IMMORTAL while being afk in ANY pack of mobs no matter how large or difficult they are, granted we have enough evasion for ghost dance and life/es pool for both auras respectively. The one thing I couldn't figure out was how to efficiently make dps work with it, my goal is to have a dual Ghost Dance + Time of Need build with substantial enough dps, think 50 mil+ in a few seconds tops like every other coc build. I know it's possible, I'm just not smart enough for it and figured someone out there reading this could be inspired to theorycraft this as well with me. Let's do the imPOSSIBLE.

Comments

CharmingPerspective0•4 months ago•1

The thing with ghost dance is that you will want a lot of evasion to make use of the ES recovry, but if you have lots of Ev it means you will not be hit a lot, which means Zero duration wont make much of a difference in that regard.

golimaar278•4 months ago•1

It's too much travelling on the tree to get all the duration nodes and evasion. I found it too difficult to invest into evasion while pathing for the duration nodes

milafosi•4 months ago•1

a 75% rare jewel effect adorned is ur solution mate

ammenz•4 months ago•1

If your goal is to regen both life and ES the easiest solution is to spec into blood magic and equip Demon Stitcher. I would be doing that with my Titan, but I've spent a fortune crafting 3-sockets 60% effect of sockets rare gloves and I'm happy with 4k life.

The issue with Titans isn't getting enough regen (plenty of that with zero duration Time of Need) but to have enough life pool and mitigation to survive one-shots.

U_DONT_KNOW_TEAM•4 months ago•1

Time of need at .03 is plenty. Better to focus on max hit than another form of regen.

froginbog•4 months ago•1

I don’t think there are any survivable issue in maps with just zero duration + TON + 5k life + armor/amamanu. The only way to die are the big one shots from a few bosses. I don’t think ghost dance will help there as you’re not generating shrouds during those fights. Eg arbiter

mr_rib00•4 months ago•1

I wonder if reduced duration would work with sorcery ward?

coffealake•4 months ago•1

Given that traversing to zero duration takes so many passive points, the best you can do is to use a constructive command to boost your defensive and offensive at the same time. However, surround node cluster only provides increased amrour and evasion, and does not provide increased es, so it's better to build your character around life and armour.

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/beleafs-6120/character/DivDeparture

adratlas•4 months ago•1

I believe wind dancer is better is that regard, since you are being hit.

Wind dancer will proc a respectable amount of damage very often, which I believe can also life steal to keep you healthy

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