hello, ive been trying a essence drain/contagion build on my trickster
and ive been struggling with survivability at tier 10 maps and higher
and also my dps are kinda low compared to what ive seen that this build could do

here is my pastebin link to my build/gear : https://pastebin.com/Avb1c45x

id like to know where i could improve my survivability/dps at a good price
i dont mind paying 6 ex if it what it cost but gives me a HUGE boost to survivability/dps at once
i just want to reach the end of the game by being able to survive and do enough dps to be able to do tier 16 maps and more

Had a quick glance, you want a +3 skills bow, enchant on helmet is a huge upgrade, get life on all of your jewels, anoint your amulet, get a good watchers eye.

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2581551

Read this guide. See what you made different. Change it. GG.
Farmed some 100% Delirium t16 maps with this build. Slowly but pretty safe.

From a quick look i see your weaopen is shit. Even Cane of unraveling would be better and is super cheap.
Also better go for The Vertex as Helmet and Hyrri's ire as Armor for more dodge.
Everything else should be in the guide. Good luck.

thats the thing, i dont have the craft recipe in my bench atm, otherwise the bow would be completed, i got the budget for it but no recipes
for the other items, ill try this out

This post was edited by Nihility on Apr 20 2020 07:40am

Then buy a bow? You dont have to craft it yourself.
Watch weapons in the guide i posted. The second best bow still would be a BIG upgrade for you.
But i think cane of the unraveling should be enough till red maps. After that go for a end game bow with empower level 4 in it.

just had the luck to find a perfect bow for dirt cheap with the right socket colors

update about it : after investing 25 ex (the right bow, right chest, the good rings, good quiver, good gloves and boots)
there is a bug into an ascendancy skill that dosent provide me the 10% spell dodge necessary and i cant get above 400k dot dps and manage to do maps above tier 12 and if i try to improve even more my dodge/evasion, i drop the dot dps even further and makes the map clearing total shit.
Decided to sell back the gear and do a new build that isnt squishy and dosent cost a ton to make effective, currently looking at some build and trying to decide what to do next

Weird. I can do t16 even with full quant gear and cane of the unraveling.
Nevermind if you start a new build good luck with it. Try to follow a guide this time to make it work.

I followed the guide thats the best part. I still had to invest 15 ex for the jewels, boots, rings, amulet and there is a bug with an arcendancy skill for the trickster atm. I decided to do enki arc elementalist instead with how detailed his guide is.

I had hyrri ire with the right gems, vertex, a great bow, a good stygian vise. Similar gloves to what he suggested. I was missing transcendant mind, green nightmare, the cluster jewel and a few more. I tested in pob to add the final missing pieces and the dps wasnt good enough to drop 15 ex to complete it

I know for sure i fucked up somewhere but after all the time i invested without results im tired of trying to make it work

This post was edited by Nihility on Apr 23 2020 02:08pm

Enkis Guide is a really good one and imo its pretty fun to self cast arc cause the feeling to be emperor palpatine is amazing
Good luck.