New Findings – Understanding Why Bloodnotch & Immutable Force Occasionally Cease to Function – Path of Exile 3.23 POE

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

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Sometimes I make a video because something comes to my attention independently and I think it's worth breaking it down to the player base. Other times though, someone else does the research and then reaches out to me and says, "Hey, you've got a bit more reach than I do, why don't you talk to people about this interaction?" This is that type of video. I was reached out to by one of the people who runs the Path of Exile wiki, and they've been doing some extensive research into some corner case interactions in the blood Notch immutable Force setup that a lot of players use to make their character very tanky.

Key Takeaways

Blood Notch	Rewards you for suffering stuns on your character and provides life recovery on taking a hit
Immutable Force	Provides resilience against stun and significantly speeds up character recovery from stuns

How It Works

Immutable Force provides an enormous amount of resilience against stun, but the stuns still happen just as easily as they would if you weren't using it. This gives a bonus to how quickly your character recovers from stuns.

Latest Research

This new research is based upon moments when the setup stops working and suggests a potential bug involved. If watching this video after the 7th of January 2024, check the Wiki page for more information on version history.

Understanding the Setup

In builds using the blood Notch immutable Force tech, the setup works if the hit is large enough to stun. However, three conditions need to be met to prevent a hit from stunning you and thereby prevent blood Notch from recovering a significant amount of life.

• The hit needs to be a Critical Strike
• The damage needs to be cold damage
• The attacker's critical strikes need to have the capacity to freeze

Solutions

If you're not playing in hardcore, it's probably sufficient to select a stun Mastery and go with hits against you cannot be critical strikes. Another option is using Mwal Mination in conjunction with a tempered by War Key Stone.

Conclusion

This setup seems really strong, but there are some corner cases where it might not work. It's crucial to be aware of these potential bugs.

If all the corner case technicalities in this video were a little bit too much for you, remember to recover from the stun quickly!