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[2019] Questions Thread - June 05, 2019


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Questions Thread - June 05, 2019

This is a general question thread on June 05, 2019. You can find the previous threads here.

Remember to check the Wiki first.

You can also ask questions in the #any-question channel in our official Discord.

The idea is for anyone to be able to ask anything related to PoE:

  • New player questions
  • Mechanics
  • Build Advice
  • League related questions
  • Trading
  • Endgame
  • Price checks
  • Etc.

No question is too big or too small!

We encourage experienced players to sort this thread by new. We'd like to thank those who answered questions in the last thread! You guys are the best.

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over 5 years ago - /u/Mark_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by Bender_the_Great

How does Hierophant's Sanctuary of Thought interact with the Gluttony belt? At 0 max energy shield do I get 100% reduced mana cost?

No. 0/0 is not considered full ES (nor low ES).

over 5 years ago - /u/Mark_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by dude_who_could

Does new added damage on skills apply before or after damage effectiveness?

Effectiveness of Added Damage on a gem modifies all Added Damage of the skill, regardless of where it comes from.

It does not scale base damage, only added damage.

over 5 years ago - /u/Mark_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by dude_who_could

This sounds like you are saying that the added damage on the gem is "base damage". Y/n?

No. Added Damage and Base Damage are fundamentally separate categories.

over 5 years ago - /u/Mark_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by dude_who_could

Then what would count as base damage in an attack?

The damage of your weapon is the base damage of the attack, or the base unarmed damage of the character if you have no weapons.

Spectral Shield Throw (and the new Shield Charge) are the only attacks that grant base damage on the gem, to make up for the fact that they are hitting with an item that is not a weapon, and thus does not have damage to be the base damage of the attack. They also grant added damage based on the defences of the shield.

over 5 years ago - /u/Mark_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by KaioNS

Then is it safe to say that the physical damage provided by my weapon will NOT be multiplied by the damage effectiveness of the skill I'm using? Only added damage from other sources will?

Yes. Effectiveness of Added Damage applies only to Added Damage.

However, most attacks that have an Effectiveness of Added Damage set will also have a "Deals x% of Base Damage" modifier, which as the description implies, applies to base damage.

Generally these are set at quite close values, but these are not always exactly the same.

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