QUOTE(KKautocar @ Mar 12 2021, 09:53 AM)
Hi, wondering if you can help me take a look at what i can do to increase my damage as well. am a newbie at this game and kind of stuck at this stage. can you suggest some budget upgrades
https://pastebin.com/SDk76DvF1st of all that tree is horrible, u dont take a circle around, u want to make a train in different direction pls refer how ppl path on the tree
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Pa...c-Rain&sort=dpsfor toxic rain build its not recommend to use totem, Ballista Totem support decrease your damage about 20 - 30% depending on level and you are using a quil rain thats 30% less damage, you are basically using 4 link to play right now
depends on your budget i think toxic rain is kinda high budget to feel good with +1 socketed gem + 2 support gem bow
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/drKr3nbIJand that is 7ex with bad bases
if you want very cheap option but it wont feel good option
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/8Bjz0BUVcraft chaos damage overtime multiplier if there is an open suffix and make it 4 green 1 blue 1 red , and put in a level 3 empower
the next part is gonna be expensive as well, the damage overtime and chaos damage overtime offered by the tree are not that much so you have to rely on cluster jewels
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ritual/Eo7Zy6BC5 and these cost about 3-4ex each you need at least 2 large cluster jewels
overall there is only 2 part expensive only the cluster jewel and your +1 +2 bow
if you want to play totem build i suggest you play another build, damage overtime arrow + totem is a big no no because you already slow putting down totem and you have to wait for the damage overtime to cut in, making you very slow and slow = death
you can try however
dex stacking siege ballista build (current build im playing, i can teach you some good budget option)
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Hi...=Siege-BallistaElemental hit totem hierophant (it requires a 6 link quill rain which you already have)
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Hi...a-Totem-SupportStrength stacking ancestral warchief chieftain (very tanky and high dps)
https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Ch...e-Iron-Fortress