New Discoveries - Why Bloodnotch & Immutable Force Sometimes Stops Working - Path of Exile 3.23 POE

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One of the people behind the POE wiki asked me to make this video to clarify some important corner case scenarios where the unique jewel Bloodnotch stops working.

Short summary: In many (not all) circumstances, critical strikes from abilities that do cold damage are prohibited from inflicting stun, causing Bloodnotch to fail.

0:00 Intro
0:33 The Bloodnotch/Immutable Force Combination - what the Bloodnotch part does, why it's popular
1:14 The Bloodnotch/Immutable Force Combination - stun duration mechanics, why Immutable Force addresses Bloodnotch's weaknesses so well
1:43 The 961% Breakpoint (431-960% is still solid, but meaningfully worse; consider it a good budget option)
2:17 Final summary of the package
2:28 The Moments Bloodnotch Stops Working. Note, This Might Be A Bug.
3:00 "Freeze" usually trumps "stun". Usually.
3:29 The Precise Conditions That Prevent Stun (And Thus Turn Off Bloodnotch)
4:27 Note - Freeze Immunity Doesn't Help - Freezes That Are Rolled But Fail To Land Still Prevent Stun
5:02 Some Corner Cases That Were Tested To Discover This
5:23 Strategies To Prevent Bloodnotch Failing
6:06 Final Thoughts



Summary of the research on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/...

In depth POE Wiki summary of stun mechanics (already jumped to the interaction with freeze, cold damage and critical strikes): https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Stun#Int...



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