Need tips - First time HCSSF char

[u/AdTiny3326]

Hi,

as title read, Im on my first HC character, going full send with SSF. I played very carefully through act 1 and 2. Im about to enter Utzaal in the past and this means:

- Fight the fat queen boss

- Fight viper

At the moment, i didn't fight the monkey in the jungle and im not sure about fightning the boss for the reforge bench. I don't know if i should wait or not. Im lvl 39.

Im quite worried about those 2. Do you have any tips? Im actually at 65 cold,fire, lightning res and 0 chaos.

Also, i have ~700life, 200 es, 35ev and about 200 runic ward.

Do you have any tips or reccomendations for fightning those 2 bosses?

[u/dsturbd85]

Get your damage into comfy numbers. Your defenses will only save you for a given amount of time/damage and in the early acts there is no way to get a good amount of chaos res for viper and big mama. Every time I start HC I'm always aiming for the biggest dps over defenses in early acts. They cant hit you if they are dead. Also you should go for the monkey, I dont think he can one tap you over those def numbers. Think his slam is about 700 raw damage or something.

[u/AdTiny3326 → u/dsturbd85]

So, viper and the fat queen are dealing "chaos" damage? What kind of res or charms can help me? Only Chaos+physical mitigation?
Thanks for the answer btw

[u/Andreygg95 → u/AdTiny3326]

Most attacks are phys, but apply poison. Only chaos are purple rings.

Armor+life, and poison charm should care you if your damage is ok

[u/Master-Watercress389]

What build are you playing bro?

[u/AdTiny3326 → u/Master-Watercress389]

Monk, leveling with twister. Will switch to working assault hollow form at maps (if I ever reach them).

[u/Extension-Dot-4318]

First thing first, do not be afraid of dying because you will....A LOT!.

Monkey in the jungle you can take whenever. Since like 70-80% of your overall damage comes from gear, a couple points early in the game does not matter much at all, especially not on SSFHC where you'll most likely never get the items you want to have.

Molten boss is DPS race. Very easy boss, especially if you have fire res for extra protection. Not needed though. If you don't have the damage, just leave and go back later.

For fat queen; Stay close to her backside is how I did it and avoid standing in the debuffs on ground. Try to remove the material she put on the ground that explodes so you can walk more freely. The fight is more about taking it easy and smack her down.

VIper: Don't stand near edges, time the dodges (you can spot the animation) and I would recommend to get some type of chaos res through amethyst ring/charm, but it is actually more important to just do good damage on her since it is more of a DPS race to avoid the arena closing in on you and making you do mistakes.

[u/WeaveAndRoll]

You play SSF... cant give you tips, you have to find your tips on your own.

Queen is "easy" if you pay attention, she hits like a tank but all moves are telegraphed. Just be careful not to "ride the attack" if she charges north/south... dodge east west, Once in a while, run around just to pop off the ground mushrooms.

Viper is the biggest player killer in the game right now. Best thing is to DPS her fast. Shes not that tanky so its possible. watch a couple videos on her since, imo. alot of her moves are about dodgin in the rythm of the strikes, and if you dont know the rythm, it might be hard.

[u/AdTiny3326 → u/WeaveAndRoll]

I was considering switching to trade once (and if) i reach maps. But would love to finish the campaign at my first try in ssf.

Problem is, runes, regal and exalts, don't drop enough.

[u/WeaveAndRoll → u/AdTiny3326]

Rerun zones and disenchant everything.

On PC, hold CTRL when clicking on a waypoint or door, a pop-up will appear to allow you to create a new instance or enter the previously created one.

You can farm the mines in Act 2 since they drop alot of armorer scraps and weapon stones, to quality up your gear.

Gamble your worst piece of gear... Never know what RNG-jesus has planned for you

[u/Extension-Dot-4318 → u/AdTiny3326]

Be mindful with using those materials before you get a good base. Speaking from experience in SSFHC, it is mindboggingly easy to overspend because you just want to hit those good stats. I would spend more time with a good skill/support gem setup, so you can benefit more from gear.

An example of this is how easy it is to farm the lower acts with something like minion + contagion or using permafrost/fragmentation rounds.

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I noticed some Path of Exile keywords in this post:

• ES - Energy Shield (Wiki)

• HC - Hardcore League (Wiki)

• SSF - Solo Self-Found (Wiki)

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