In case of Uliana, the auto applied EPs are buffed by Mystic Rhythm or not?

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Hi guys,

Just a quick question because I can’t seem to get a straight answer:
In case of Uliana, every third hit from the generators apply EP. Now, every third hit from generators also makes the next spender deal 40% more damage ( Mystic Rhythm ). My question is: are the applied EPs buffed from MR or not and I have to apply a new EP manually to take into account?

Kind regards,

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I have a vague memory of testing this and i think Mystic Rhythm requires spending spirit to activate, so it will boost Seven Sided Strike instead which is still good.
You might want to check that in-game yourself though, it was a long time ago so i might be wrong.

EDIT: I found an old thread that says otherwise; Diablo 3 Forums

From the thread:

Basically freshly applied EPs can gain the MR buff, but only on one enemy at a time. If a rare (yellow) elite already has an EP and you applied it and others to multiple monsters at once, you can manually apply a MR buffed EP on the yellow by manually casting EP on it after a 3-hit combo. Rift Guardians should automatically gain a MR buffed EP if they are alone i think.

It might also be worthwhile to gain a MR stack before each cast of SSS, if your build allows for it. When i played Uliana’s i didn’t do this because i used the Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac to cooldown SSS with Cyclone Strike spams, having some RCR and spirit regen with my build. Maybe just SSS after gaining MR if you need resource from primary attacks.

I hope this helps, Uliana’s can be a fun set to play. :+1:

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Thanks for documenting!

I am using Crippling Wave - Tsunami that basically freezes all enemies in 17 years at its 3rd hit. Along with the freeze some enemies will also have applied EPs. Next I pop SSS and everything turns into block of beautiful ice…

But to understand better, by the time I freeze enemies with my third hit, some EPs will apply. You are basically saying that exactly 1 of those EP will be MR buffed?

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According to the author of that thread, yes just one EP at a time will be buffed by MR. It’s enough for rares and rift guardians, but i reckon that for clearing trash it’s more worthwhile to consume a MR with SSS instead, since it will buff every strike of that skill.

EDIT: Actually 3-hit combos will automatically apply MR to one of the EPs applied to an enemy when clearing trash, so it would take two 3-hit combos to buff SSS with MR, with the second combo performed on enemies that all already have EP applied.
Honestly i wouldn’t worry about trying to control MR too much, as long as your spending spirit with SSS and applying exploding palm, one of them will gain MR after each 3-hit combo.
MR kinda sorts itself out when fighting rift guardians too. The first 3-hit combo will apply EP with MR, then afterwards SSS will gain it each time since EP is not consumed and stays applied. With MR buffed EPs being re-applied every 8 seconds i suppose if that’s what happens when playing Uliana’s.
If your fighting a solo rare after clearing trash, just override the old EP on it with a manually cast EP while having MR available to immediately buff EP with MR. Afterwards MR will follow the same cycle as on rift guardians, sorting itself out.