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The original was posted on /r/pathofexile by /u/HatSpecialist1126 on 2024-02-19 13:47:16.

I made a PBoD PF just to try PBoD out before it gets nuked next patch. Went for the tankier Lightning Coil/Progenesis version to facetank stuff, but there seems to be a discrepancy with the max hit on POB and the actual hit I can take ingame before death, or I’m miscalculating somewhere.

Specifically, this discrepancy is for Maven’s brain blast (non-uber).

Char POB -

POB max ele hit (without steelskin padding, correct config, progenesis active, pinnacle boss etc.) -

POEdb Nucleus brain blast (pretty sure this is the right ability) -

If we take max roll, the total dmg for this ability should be 20702*3 = 62106 (20k lightning, 20k fire, 20k cold).

Given the dmg can’t be suppressed, let’s say we take half of the POB ele max hit, so it’s 82k.

Why does the brain blast 1 shot me, when the max ele hit taken is far higher than the theoretical max hit of brain blast? I tested it 3 times, and all 3 times this specific ability 1 shot me.

This char can tank memory game just fine, even though memory game max hit is even higher (and char has around 95% phys to ele conversion).

Which part of the dmg calculation am I doing wrong for Brain Blast? Something with the dmg conversion or no spell suppress interaction I’d assume, OR it crit all 3 times and I was just unlucky…

P.S. Yes I know Brain Blast is very easy to avoid, I was just confused about the max hit discrepancies so wanted to test it.