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CURRENT TREE FOR LEVEL 95 AS OF PATCH 3.6







How did 3.6 Hit this build? Less Damage on Storm Brand - a bit less damage on LS trap - builds still really strong - slower clear than before but ST is roughly the same





3 Minute Deathless Uber Elder Kill



No Flask Uber Elder Kill Deathless





Level 100 and Uber Elder









While this build is budget and friendly to play - gearing up requires knowledge of multiple facets in the game. I draw Mods from a variety of different content pools. My amulet is from Incursion, I use Shaper Boots and Gloves, and I use a Delve Metallic Fossil Helmet. If you don't know what these are consider researching them and how they function before proceeding.





" Goals Hitting Level 100. As a result, this build needs speed, damage and survivability. The purpose of this build is to do all endgame content on a budget. Including Shaper, Uber Elder,. As a result, this build needs speed, damage and survivability.





Videos Deathless Shaper Video



Simple Forge of the Phoenix Clear



Simple Lair of the Hydra Clear



Why not Armageddon Brand? Slower Clear. Less Defensive compared to Storm Brand. Damage is slower and less responsive. Damage is higher. But area covered is lower. Storm Brand does everything except damage better.





Pros Super Fast

Very Tanky (enough to tank Shaper Slam)

Variety of ways to gear

Lots of ways to improve gear/build

Easy to start up on a budget

Very good Single Target DPS with Lightning Spire Trap

Excellent AoE DPS with Storm Brand

Brainless

Flexible





Cons Storm Brand needs LS to help Single Target when not geared.



Lightning Spire Trap can sometimes not activate if a mob moves.



Not invincible





Path of Building https://pastebin.com/a89peFib



Important to Note - does not calculate Storm Brands 50% more damage on branded targets , does not also take into account -9% Enemy lightning resistance for my Helmet.









Gear



Gearing Decisions

Helm - I have enough Resistances everywhere. The only things I'm looking for are Life and Mana for Survivability. However with Fossil Crafting and using a Resonator and Metallic Fossil you can craft a helm just like mine. It gives you the chance at getting the Fossil Modifier "Nearby Enemies have -9% to Lightning Resistance. A major boost in damage if you're close all the time like we are. Other than this stat, again. You want to prioritize Life>Resistances>Mana>Everything else. Ideally - you also want to have a Storm Brand Enchant. I prefer the 18% Chance to Chain, but 12% Penetration works too. The Chain is better for clearing, and in some situations better in single targets. This build has enough Penetration so take the Chain one if you can. This helm can take as little as 2 chaos to 1 exalt to craft depending on your look plus the cost of the Enchant. it cost me roughly 40c in total (30 for the enchant early on in the league and 10c in crafting costs)



Amulet - I like survivability - the biggest stat to look for is an Incursion Suffix known as Of Puhuarte this modifier gives us +(46–48)% to Lightning Resistance and 0.4% of Lightning Damage Leeched as Life. I bought my Amulet for 1 Chaos - You want to look for Amulets with another Resistance, any Damage Mods (Cast Speed/Spell Damage/Lightning Damage) and ideally Life and Mana. If you don't have one of these mods, don't be afraid to just craft one of them to fill up the stats. it's difficult finding a good amulet but generally the most important stat is just Lightning Damage Leeched as Life.



Chest Piece - You don't need a Caracass Jack - A Tabula Rasa or Rare 5L/6L can easily get you to level 90. I went to level 88 before swapping out from my 5L (which cost 1c). I used a 4L storm brand until level 84. As far as chest pieces go, you can do whatever you want. If you want Damage go Carcass Jack, if you want Defense go Loreweave. If you have a really nice Triple Res 6L Chest go that instead. This is the most flexible slot. You could even go Cloak of Defiance. If you go for a Rare look for Life>Resistances>Mana



Gloves - I use a Pseudo-6L in my Shaper Gloves. This gloves cost me 1c. The important thing to note is not to be intimated. Trappers love gloves for the stat that gives +1 Traps Deployed, generally speaking, those gloves cost a lot of chaos. But because my gloves don't have that don't be afraid. You want to look for any extra 2L in stats that can supplement Lightning Spire Trap. Faster Casting and Trap and Mine Damage are really cheap to find in Combination, the next important stat of course is Life and Resistances. My resistances were capped so I craft Mana on mine. Again, these gloves are really cheap.



Boots - Nothing Fancy. You want Life and Mana and Movement Speed and Resistances. Prioritize Life>Movement Speed>Resistances (if you need them), otherwise Mana. For enchants get Leech if you've killed Recently or Penetration if you haven't killed Recently. Took me 20 Lab Runs for this Enchant.



Belt - Rare Stygian Prioritizing the Following. Life> Resistances > Mana - Any other stat is a bonus, if you can get Flask Effect/Duration/Reduced Charges used those are nice too. You Could even craft Movement speed. I choose to Craft mana for a larger effective health pool



Weapon - Prior to my current weapon I craft using Essences - otherwise get a Shaper Sceptre with Elemental-> Chaos damage and multimod for Spell Crit chance



Rings - Life > Resistances > Mana > Mana Regen - If you have sufficient Resistances and Mana Regen then Life > Resistances=Damage > Mana

For this reason I run a really shitty Opal Ring with Lightning Damage on it because I want to squeeze out as much damage as possible.



For my Shield I use a Magna Eclipsis - It gives +2 level of socketed gems. Using a level 7 brand recall and level 3 empower we now have a level 13 Brand Recall with a Cooldown time of 1.36 seconds. this makes the build faster to play in maps and helps with survivability a little. You can use Invictus Solaris or Vix Lunaris if you prefer not to bg ignited.

You can use a level 6 Brand Recall for 1.43 Second cooldown





For Abyss Jewels get More life. I run Onslaught on Kill for more Clear Speed. I run Phase on kill to move fluidly and survive more in Delves. I also use Hinder % chance on hit to slow mobs and bosses more easily.



As far as Abyss jewels goes - just get damage after everything else, like Penetration if you haven't killed, or % damage if you've killed, or added Lightning Damage to Spells.





Gems Follow what's in my gear





Leveling Guide - Ascendancy and Bandits

Level with Freezing Pulse and get Frost Bomb at level 4 - smooth sailing until you get Storm Brand at level 12. While leveling you also to want to use another skill for more DPS against bosses - I recommend Blade Vortex.



Here's the tree for the first 47 Points



For Leveling you also want to pick up Flame Dash, Brand Recall and Arcane Surge ASAP in a 3L. This will help with mobility, mana regen and give you more damage overall. This is a permanent setup pretty much even deep into endgame until you get en Empower level 3. For Auras I just used Herald of Thunder and Wrath



At Level 28 you'll want to pick up a Lightning Spire Trap, helps single Target immensely. Run it in a 4L. More sockets you have while leveling more smoother this build becomes.



Links while leveling are

" Storm Brand - Controlled Destruction - Elemental Focus - Added Lightning Damage



This is until level 31 where you get your Ascendancy first Ascendancy - Shaper of Desolation. At this point , replace Elemental Focus for Lightning Penetration. At level 38 you Replace Added Lightning Damage for Concentrated Effect.



Your new 4L at level 38 is

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Storm Brand - Controlled Destruction - Concentrated Effect - Lightning Penetration

Storm Brand - Controlled Destruction - Concentrated Effect - Lightning Penetration

If you can get a 5L or 6L (Tabula Rasa) - You can do

" Storm Brand - Controlled Destruction - Concentrated Effect - Lightning Penetration - Faster Casting - Added Lightning Damage



It's important to note this is the pure leveling setup. I personally take Hypothermia and Added Cold damage later on for survivability in maps.



Tree at 84 Points



This is pretty much the endgame tree. At this point you can decide what you want more, life, damage utility.



Eventually you'll respec to Crit.



This is the final Tree

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For Ascendancy take

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Beacon of Ruin

Pendulum of Destruction

Mastermind of Discord Shaper of DesolationBeacon of RuinPendulum of DestructionMastermind of Discord

In that Order



For Bandits - Kill all for the 2 Skill Points



For Pantheons I use Soul of the Brine King and Soul of Shakari for mapping

Level with Freezing Pulse and get Frost Bomb at level 4 - smooth sailing until you get Storm Brand at level 12. While leveling you also to want to use another skill for more DPS against bosses - I recommend Blade Vortex.For Leveling you also want to pick up Flame Dash, Brand Recall and Arcane Surge ASAP in a 3L. This will help with mobility, mana regen and give you more damage overall. This is a permanent setup pretty much even deep into endgame until you get en Empower level 3. For Auras I just used Herald of Thunder and WrathAt Level 28 you'll want to pick up a Lightning Spire Trap, helps single Target immensely. Run it in a 4L. More sockets you have while leveling more smoother this build becomes.Links while leveling areThis is until level 31 where you get your Ascendancy first Ascendancy - Shaper of Desolation. At this point , replace Elemental Focus for Lightning Penetration. At level 38 you Replace Added Lightning Damage for Concentrated Effect.Your new 4L at level 38 isIf you can get a 5L or 6L (Tabula Rasa) - You can doIt's important to note this is the pure leveling setup. I personally take Hypothermia and Added Cold damage later on for survivability in maps.This is pretty much the endgame tree. At this point you can decide what you want more, life, damage utility.Eventually you'll respec to Crit.This is the final Treehttps://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.6.0/AAAABAMCABzcEFiXLYPzCPRZ848arJeUb7zq323Q9WyMjmRMi8BmyL_DCSaVZlQC4_Id7-uhLyoTBLNVS4w2rhK1SK6zBUJJUcrycWlJsoUylS65Ar6KRZ1_xmaeGjiCmwQHpAXfsF8qES0-ZTLRkFVwUmHiB6Vd8h2DghDr7pMnHRQWb88avKpqQxa_RlLw1WKsbAuxNgbnLJww-FBC8B-J09WmwxN8g0yzQZYYXTBbZJ2P-uv1Jy_8TElPIvQ6WJ2qdhGu_zrYTq4fArmTRUf-szY9cg90pe9LEZafSJrg6-RtGZD6Bx6D2_rSU1LQH2t6ahtTjVorKgulZ_emrfFTNeNqVcY2xbb6ogA=For Ascendancy takeIn that OrderFor Bandits - Kill all for the 2 Skill PointsFor Pantheons I use Soul of the Brine King and Soul of Shakari for mapping





How did 3.6 Hit this build? Less Damage on Storm Brand - a bit less damage on LS trap - builds still really strong - slower clear than before but ST is roughly the sameWhile this build is budget and friendly to play - gearing up requires knowledge of multiple facets in the game. I draw Mods from a variety of different content pools. My amulet is from Incursion, I use Shaper Boots and Gloves, and I use a Delve Metallic Fossil Helmet. If you don't know what these are consider researching them and how they function before proceeding. I am a Mirror, I do not exist. Last edited by Kraiwen on Mar 12, 2019, 1:32:13 AM Last bumped on Jul 13, 2019, 12:05:02 AM