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@Phineas Poe One last question; can you explain your trinket setup for ascended and why you went with those choices? Would it be okay if with all 6 trinkets I went with + precision instead of the gold one? Or is the gold infusion worth losing the extra precision?

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@Phineas Poe One last question; can you explain your trinket setup for ascended and why you went with those choices? Would it be okay if with all 6 trinkets I went with + precision instead of the gold one? Or is the gold infusion worth losing the extra precision?

Yeah, I would definitely go for a utility amulet over an offensive/defensive amulet.

If not Gold Find, taking Magic Find or Karma Boost is well worth it over a gain of 5 Precision, which is less than a .25% increase in critical hit chance.

Like I said before, if you’re doing high end fractals you’ll want the additional Agony Resistance, but for most everything, a utility infusion is “best in slot.”

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tencoderiot.6430:

@Phineas Poe One last question; can you explain your trinket setup for ascended and why you went with those choices? Would it be okay if with all 6 trinkets I went with + precision instead of the gold one? Or is the gold infusion worth losing the extra precision?

Yeah, I would definitely go for a utility amulet over an offensive/defensive amulet.

If not Gold Find, taking Magic Find or Karma Boost is well worth it over a gain of 5 Precision, which is less than a .25% increase in critical hit chance.

Like I said before, if you’re doing high end fractals you’ll want the additional Agony Resistance, but for most everything, a utility infusion is “best in slot.”

I noticed you recently switched to all versatile simple infusions. Is that what you’d be using from now on. Total precision, if I’m understanding it correctly, is about 1.5% with all 6 precise infusions which doesn’t add up to a lot. Especially considering the amount of T6 materials used in crafting them.

Haha, wow. I just changed that this morning. Good eye.

If you’re wealthy it’s still a suitable option, especially now that T6 drops like crazy in the QJ Living Story event (and likely everywhere from champions).

But for the average player, if you’re just looking to stack 45 AR, the simple infusions are fine.

The main reason why I adjusted it is because I’m dropping Gold Find out of my build. Now that champions no longer drop money, but instead drop bags that give money instead, it’s not worth using anymore. Gold Find only affects gold directly dropped, and not gold obtained through Bags of Coins or other opened containers.

If you’re looking for a good utility buff, Karmic Infusion might be worth it, but I just slotted +5 AR anyway.

Do you think it’d be better or easier to go with the Book of Secrets or is it better to go with the Fractal Capacitor and just ascend it all the way to infused? I never have lots of gold so not having to buy 250 of a T6 material would be better I guess. It just adds an extra step with having to get exotic then ascend then infuse. But fractal relics are easier to come by than 250 T6. Plus ascending doesn’t require 50 globs either but instead philosopher’s stones or crystals. Just a thought.

It’s much better burning the Fractal Relics which you’re going to compile a lot of, anyway, than trying to farm gold for 250 Powerful Blood for the Book of Secrets. Ectos are really easy to get these days, too, through world events. Just salvage all the rares you get.

Only reason Book of Secrets is in the build is because Fractal Capacitors aren’t an option for some reason.