Path of Exile: Essence Drain Build Guide - Endgame & Budget Viable!

Tips, Tricks

1. how is poison relevant for essence drain ? essence drain is a slow hitting , low damage attack.
   and poison only deals 8% dmg of the initial hit. i´m just wondering if consuming dark is really the best option for this build
   and also if the poison in general is worth it. wouldn´t it be better to get a high spell damage weapon ?
   
   
   also i am thinking about switching to a bow with +1 to skillgems and or chaos gems with essence of delirium
   plus soulstrike. then we could use blink arrow for better quality of life and maybe even get a corrupted soulstrike
   with an additional projectile, making essence drain better.
   
   
   i have played this build to level 72 in BHC on a 4 link. it is okay-ish but not overall satisfying.
   with 9,5 k ES i still feel squishy and essence drain as an attack is not the safest one out there, no hitstun slow hitting,
   monsters often evade the hits. to really push it through the roof you need yet again expensive items like a 6 link vaal regalia
   and possibly even a heretics veil, destroying the budget aspect of the build.
   
   so i don´t know if the cost/reward is really good enough to call this a budget friendly build. however i do think that
   the build shines when there is a huge pack density.
   
   ( i am a beginner, so if anything i´m saying is bullshit, bear with me)
2. would it be fine to run a curse with this character
3. how do i stop dying from puncture from every single pack with this build?
4. How do i level this? I actually watched the guide on how to level casters, but the essence drain build isn't exactly the commons caster, is it?
5. Dude how do I get this skill book skin? I can't find it in the mtx shop :3
6. All of those SS SSSSS SSSSS have to be fixed... please...
7. Hey liftingnerd if you see this, can you explain how to get a higher tooltip dps on essence drain? here's my character. https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/nouyu/characters MetaStuffing. My current drain damage is 27k.
8. So... i Have a question, right now i only have a Loyal 3 Blue/2 Green/1 Red, so what gem should I run with it?
9. 39k Dps on essence drain, Damn son, it's high !!
10. Hi friend! How is that you have 1 hp? Do you use a specific gem/item/jewel?
11. I'm having a lot of trouble sustaining long boss fights as a CI character without ghost reaver.
12. Yo Lifting nice Build currently playing it Low life with 6l shavs. what would you recomment: 3 Curses With heretic helmet or what else ?
13. lift i have a question... can u update a skill beginner video.i just start playing and i need a guide for marauder.Nice vid
14. Any chance this gets a Forum Guide anytime soon? :)
15. Hey Lifting, what filter do you use?
16. 3G2B1R Skin of the loyal has gone up to 3 exalts now luls, I bought it for 120 c. But still sucks for me, cos a +1 one is going more expensive faster than I am getting richer luls :D
17. Nice build I will definitely try that out because it seems cheap to construct. Im kind of a noob here, how are you getting a bonus 6k temporary shield at times? Is that a flask or spell?
18. hi i have a question. if switch this build for inquisitor, forgive 70% and +100 energy shield but i can have 500% critical chance with 300%multipler or 40%more damage by elemental overload. how about?
19. 10k es without an es chest, nice game LUL