Outdated (See Description for new guide) - Levelling Guide Lightning Strike Raider [POE 3.15]

Levelling to the first lab is pretty painful The most important thing is our weapon but it is not the usual phys craft recipe. Most of our damage comes from elemental damage so ideally you want something with lightning damage. Any secondary elemental damage is a bonus Do not use claws less than 1.5 Attack per second Do not worry if levelling feels terrible. Once you hit act 6 onwards and you get currency to actually craft a weapon and get a 6 link you will cruise through content The gear in this POB is what I had at the beginning of Act 6 and it was ample enough to clear quickly and kill bosses If you want to level with claws it will be slower but it is safe as you get life gain on hit ***Decoy Totem is your best friend. Pick one up and use it on EVERY Boss as early on our DPS is rubbish and this thing willl keep you alive Links I used: Act 1 - stick with bow and use caustic arrow and puncture. Caustic Arrow - Pierce Puncture - Chance to Bleed War Banner Craft a phys damage bow to help with buffed Act 1 In Act 2 once you kill Feliditis in the chamber of sins take Herlad of Ice and Herald of Thunder. This is a big boost to DPS. Ignore crit supports as we do not get crit until much later on 3 link if you are claws in act 3 is Lightning Strike - Trinity - Added cold. (Get trinity from Weaver) DO NOT SWAP TO CLAWS UNTIL YOU HAVE ONE WITH FLAT ELEMENTAL DAMAGE PREFERABLY LIGHTNING Look out for flat elemental damage on rings with added cold you should be keeping trinity up Kill all bandits Ensure you are running a shield if using claws as we do take shield nodes that help our DPS If you are stil running bows add Vicious proj into both set ups Links by mid act 3 when you get a 4 link are: Lightning strike - Ancestral Call - Added Cold - Trinity Movement Skill Herald of Ice - Herald of Thunder When you complete library buy inspiration and for bosses swap out ancestral call for inspiration Ele weakness can be used on bosses when you grab the mana leech nodes swap herald of thunder for Anger From here on just keep looking for decent claws as this will determine how quick we level Look for lightning damage, any other ele damage & Attack Speed. Flat Elemental Damage on rings is also very helpful In Act 6+ look for links to get Fortify - Vigilant Strike - Ancestral Call, but this can wait until maps When Act 10 Kitava is down check resistances and start farming low tier maps looking to transition towards crit. When you get a 5 link this should be: Lightning Strike - Inspiration - Nightblade Support - Added Cold - Trinity - (Critical Strikes would be 6th link) Look out for Claws with T1-3 Lightning damage, attack speed and an open prefix for added cold. This will skyrocket our DPS. only Look for 1.70 Attacks per second