im obviously still a noob and pretty much can only follow guides but i'm having a really hard time surviving damage in the t12-15 range including getting absolutely shredded by citadel bosses. in the guide that im following I feel like i have what should be comparable gear but all of my stats are lower across the board and i feel way less tanky because of it. I made a moba link to my actual gear to hopefully get input on where i'm going wrong.

https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/cbb73f31-45b4-4474-b5f7-98541daa0f75/builds/88587a93-a0ca-4b0b-b08e-2c0947765b1a


I'm using a 6 bell build because it seemed like the most broken down for divine investment. I've mostly filled out the cookie cutter passives but i can't quite reach things like MoM but i'm not sure if thats all i'm missing to survive.







Heres a screenshot of my stats and my damage output. I'm also not sure if I should look into other builds, this is all in japanese so it makes following it a bit more difficult.

Balance your stat stacking.

More str and dex. Reach mom.

mom is your #1 defensive layer and the reason you are stacking mana/playing gemling
the 2.5k life are nothing in high tier juiced maps.

get mom, whatever you have to sacrifice for it.

oh and also get the unique mana flask, it makes you more or less immortal combined with mom

This post was edited by EhleZylinder on Feb 10 2025 01:34am

Thank you both for the input, I will reevaluate my skill tree to get Mom and then go more damage with the later levels. Is there a reasonable stat range to be getting to at this general gear value? Obviously more div = higher numbers but I will certainly get more str somewhere.

Also is there a priority list anywhere in any guides? I feel like when I look at a guide, their gear is so specific and this game is too rng to just get that especially if exactly that is 2-3x the price of comparable gear.

Get mind over matter path toward mana increse on tree

What others have said.

With Mind over Matter and the unique mana flask my character grew by 1000%.

Beside getting the MoM, change your helm with a 2 socket Atziri's Disdain
Gold Circlet. This will give you a lot of ES. Also go with Ci.
On one of your ring, get the add fire damage to attack to boost your Tempest bell dps
Get your dex to about 400
You're missing a link on your Tempest Flurry.

I ran the 4 Tempest bells version.



This post was edited by D2Ghosts on Feb 10 2025 02:28pm

Was able to scoop up the below ring for 20ex (i gave them 30 because they felt like they underpriced it heavily) and i picked up a 22/28 atziris and got mom. i'll see how it goes and look into this 4 bell build because I assume it allows me to go back to having quality over extra skill slots. My guess is Melting Maelstrom is a little ways a way, as is rocking ingenuity unless i can really stack res elsewhere. I appreciate all the help!

Run Grim as it'll double your ES.

Did it too as my first char, and had the same issues, great DPS but dying way too often...

Monk invoker >>> gemlink

mainly cause chaos immune + energy shield stacking is much superior. also ignoring lightning resistant mobs is really nice.

The build I'm following, atm I'm lvl 81.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtMsko0pdPw&t=624s

Only difference I went for Heavy Buffer on amu instillation and I took Mindful Awareness + Step Like Mist in the passive skills tree