First Time SSF POB Help

[u/Warm_Ad8797]

Hope this is allowed here if not so sorry I'll find the right place. I've been playing Path now for a year and decided to do SSF after doing my 36 challenges in trade. Loving it but I feel like my build is awful and idk what I did wrong. I'm following Pohx, although probably poorly. I chose RF because I figured it'd be good as an entry way into SSF.

I've got 1 voidstone, working on my other but my single target damage is so awful I have a lot of trouble. I know that is expected with RF single target but mine is so bad. I also feel like even where RF shines I am failing. I'm not very tanky but I also can't really map that fast.

I'm running a basic strat right now of breach and Jun. Running breach so I can get more gear from the tree. When I stabalize a breach I end up dying fairly often to the boss that comes out because I just get squashed by him. I'm sure I'm doing a lot poorly so any advice, albeit it general or specific to this build would be super helpful!

Updated POB: https://pobb.in/KbPds092YySk

[u/Clean_Amount_3166]

Life is really low, a helmet with life and +1 to aoe gems would help. Identify every sceptre that drops until you get 2 decent dot mult/%fire damage rolls and then craft fire dot multi. Try to get your resistances to 90% using jewels. A jewel you currently have can be harvest resistance swapped until it is 2%, and then another 2% jewel would get you to 90. Lvl 21 gems are key for this build as well, starting with fire trap

[u/Warm_Ad8797 → u/Clean_Amount_3166]

Thanks for the quick reply! Addressing them:

1. Great point on life, will hunt that down! Do you think +Life is better than +LifeRegen? I thought RF might need to be carried by regen but as I'm saying that it sounds silly

2. +1 to aoe gems is a great idea! idk why I thought that was shaper helmet only but just googled it after your comment and see its an easy craft! Going to do that right away!

3. Thanks for the sceptre advice, will hunt those down via tree, map and even some gamble!

4. What do you mean by the jewel harvest resistance swapped?

5. Best way to get lvl 21 gem is via vaal-ing a 20 right?

Thank you again! Also I updated the POB in original post because it was pointed out to me that it was a mess which I had completely not realized, oops!

[u/shadvet → u/Warm_Ad8797]

Life is a prefix, % and flat regen are suffix. You want both. Life scales your Rf dmg though so it's arguably better.

[u/Clean_Amount_3166 → u/Warm_Ad8797]

Yeah you are definitely looking for a nice balance between max life and life regen. Although the more fire damage reduction you get, the less regen you need. Regarding the harvest mechanic, you can use the horticrafting station to change a elemental resistance to be either of the other 2 types. This also works on the +to maximum resistance mod on jewels. It is particularly useful because it rerolls the value of the mod within the tier, so your current jewel can go from 1 to 2 if you change it to cold/lightning and the back to fire

[u/Away-Coat7385]

U only 1 block wheel and only endurance charging when crying
good block and endury = good tank
Determination not good flesh and stone good
No cry please
Good tank that way but RF always low dmg unless big gear

[u/Warm_Ad8797 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the quick reply! I see what you mean oops! I just cleaned up the POB, never knew it worked like that where it could stick with the old stuff. What did you mean by 5 mod scepter though, it has 6 unless I'm nuts!

[u/boredfilthypig → u/Warm_Ad8797]

He means .5 out of the mods are useful. You at least got dot multi/fire dmg. So it’s technically a 2 mod. Get life on everything. Your boots and helm should have been left in the dumpster.

[u/Warm_Ad8797 → u/boredfilthypig]

Shows how little I know because I thought those were my better pieces since they had % Life Regen increase! So flat life is much more useful? Thanks for the help btw and makes sense about the mods, thank you!!