PoE 3.26 - Best Merc For Volcanic Fissure of Snaking

Summary

In this video, Tuna provides an in-depth guide on optimizing mercenaries for the Volcanic Fisher of Snaking build in Path of Exile. He emphasizes the importance of finding a Ruptor mercenary with key skills, especially Flame Link, which dramatically boosts damage by adding flat fire damage based on the mercenary's life. Tuna covers the importance of specific items, including the Rune Graft of Treachery and gear that enhances the mercenary’s effectiveness. The video includes tips on gear choices, curses, and how to maximize mercenary stats for optimal performance in endgame content.

Takeaways

• 😀 **Ruptor Mercenary** is essential for the Volcanic Fisher of Snaking build due to its unique skill combination, especially **Flame Link**.
• 🔥 **Flame Link** provides massive damage boosts, offering 169-254 added fire damage and 5% of your maximum life as extra fire damage.
• 🛡️ **Determination** on a Ruptor mercenary increases your armor, providing substantial defensive boosts, particularly for Volcanic Fisher.
• 💥 Flame Link significantly boosts damage, with a potential of **696 additional fire damage** if your mercenary has around 8,000 life.
• ⚙️ **Mercenary Gear** such as **War Cry Cover Enemies in Ash** on the helmet and **Elemental Weakness on Hit** on gloves enhance the Ruptor's damage and utility.
• ⚡ The **Legacy of Fury** item applies **Scorch** to nearby enemies, reducing their fire resistance and further boosting damage output.
• 🛡️ **Rune Graft of Treachery** increases aura reservation efficiency and makes your auras affect allies, allowing you to use **Determination** without enemy drawbacks.
• 💡 The **Infamous Ruptor** may offer better stats and a more powerful skill combination, making it worth aiming for if you can find one.
• 🔧 **Life stacking** on your mercenary increases his damage potential significantly, especially when using **Flame Link**.
• 📈 The synergy of **Punishment** and **Ash debuff** from the mercenary’s **War Cry** results in a substantial damage boost, especially when combined with other gear mods.
• 🎮 The **MaxRoll Guide** provides detailed information on mercenary setups, itemization, and how to further optimize your build for maximum performance.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the video?

The main purpose of the video is to explain how to minmax mercenaries for the Volcanic Fisher of Snaking build, particularly focusing on the optimal mercenary, the Ruptor, and its key skills like Flame Link.

Why is the Ruptor mercenary considered ideal for this build?

The Ruptor is ideal because it can spawn with a combination of skills that no other mercenary has, including the crucial Flame Link, which significantly boosts damage, and other useful abilities like Determination and Infernal Cry.

What is the significance of Flame Link in this build?

Flame Link is significant because it provides a huge increase in added fire damage. It lasts 8 to 9.9 seconds and adds between 169 to 254 flat fire damage, which can be further amplified by the mercenary's maximum life, potentially doubling the damage output.

How does the Rune Graft of Treachery affect the build?

The Rune Graft of Treachery increases the reservation efficiency of skills by 15%, allowing for better mana management. It also ensures that mercenaries are not affected by negative modifiers from auras, making it a good fit for the build.

What is the difference between an infamous and non-infamous Ruptor?

The primary difference between an infamous and non-infamous Ruptor is unclear, but it is suggested that infamous Ruptors may have better items or potentially better combinations of skills.

How does the mercenary’s life affect the damage output with Flame Link?

The mercenary's life is crucial because Flame Link grants added fire damage equal to 5% of the mercenary's maximum life. Increasing the mercenary's life, such as reaching 8,000 life, significantly boosts the damage due to this synergy.

What gear should be equipped on the Ruptor to optimize its performance?

Key gear includes a helmet with life regeneration and modifiers like war cries covering enemies in ash, which reduces enemy movement speed and increases damage taken. Other notable items include Perl's Toe for increased damage and Legacy of Fury for applying scorch to nearby enemies.

How does the war cries modifier on the Ruptor’s gear help in combat?

The war cries modifier, which covers enemies in ash for 5 seconds, reduces enemy movement speed and increases fire damage taken. This results in a significant damage boost, especially when combined with the Punishment curse.

What is the purpose of Perl's Toe in the Ruptor’s gear setup?

Perl's Toe provides a lucky damage modifier, which gives a 6% damage increase for fire builds. Although lucky damage is less effective on builds with small damage ranges, it still offers a notable damage buff.

How does the Legacy of Fury item benefit the build?

The Legacy of Fury is useful because it applies scorch to nearby enemies, which is similar to elemental weakness. This reduces enemy resistance, adding a significant damage boost by lowering their elemental resistances.

What is the main challenge with finding an optimal Ruptor mercenary for this build?

The main challenge is finding a Ruptor with Flame Link, as it significantly enhances the damage output. Despite its importance, the speaker has not yet found a Ruptor with Flame Link, highlighting the difficulty in obtaining the ideal mercenary.