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Why You Should Play Path of Exile

5 years ago11.05K

by JousisSubscribe

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18.97K

DPS

5.43K

Life

128

Energy Shield

Overview

Why You Should Play Path of Exile is a Path of Exile Berserker build by Jousis, made for the Ritual league (3.13). It is centered on Blast Rain and plays as a fire, dexterity, attack, area archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 18.97K DPS with 5.43K life, 128 energy shield. Suited for: Delve, Mapping. Key uniques include Quill Rain, Dying Sun, Empire's Grasp, Bear's Girdle, Skirmish.

Build Video

Jousis's Notes

Import the following code into the Path of Building application to see the details of the build: https://pastebin.com/v09nLAAD

Install the LocalIdentity fork of Path of Building to view all of the correct details: https://github.com/LocalIdentity/PathOfBuilding/wiki/Installing-this-Fork

Song info: https://pastebin.com/rwETynca

I stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/jousisstream

I have a public Discord server: https://discord.gg/eaTh9uE

See games and MTX that I've reviewed, and support me by buying them (I get a cut): https://www.nexus.gg/jousis

Hideout: https://hideoutshowcase.com/hideout/show/1647

This build is not an original idea. In fact, it was featured in Build of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqBNflR3KFU

This build is very fun to play, and performs decently on a budget. Unfortunately, it can't kill any bosses that like to teleport around, like Uber Elder. In fact, it can't even get halfway through the first phase of Uber Elder, because the Shaper warps away before you can do more than a few thousand damage.

I've been playing this build since Delve, and it's only improved since then. I experimented with a lot of skills. Rain of Arrows is best for vacuuming the screen, Blast Rain is by far the best for single target DPS. You could try to use something like Lightning Arrow or Ice Shot if the density of the map is insane. The DPS increases with how many enemies are being hit.

The majority of the poor performance is caused by enemies being hit, but not being killed. If 1200 attacks per second are hitting a pack of enemies for 10 damage each, that's going to lag the server and your FPS. As soon as they get into the totem circle, they'll die pretty quickly, and the lag will stop.

In this video, the game servers were not performing well, and I was streaming and using Shadowplay, so the build would have better performance outside of those conditions. Still, I'm using a Ryzen 2700x and RTX 2070 Super, so unless your specs are rated in bitcoins per second, you're not getting a stable 60 FPS.

Gear

Quill Rain
Skirmish
Soul Crown
Maelstrom Keep
Eye of Innocence
Hypnotic Nail
Ngamahu's Sign
Empire's Grasp
Bear's Girdle
Torchoak Step
Replica Conqueror's Efficiency
Spire of Stone
Chimeric Stinger
Hypnotic Wing
Rain of Splinters

Skills

Weapon 1

  • Blast RainBlast Rain20/20WMain
  • Greater Multiple ProjectilesGreater Multiple Projectiles20/20W
  • Life Gain on HitLife Gain on Hit20W
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks20/20W
  • Lesser Multiple Projectiles20/20W
  • Culling StrikeCulling Strike20/20W

Body Armour

  • Blast RainBlast Rain21WMain
  • Ballista TotemBallista Totem21/20W
  • Greater Multiple ProjectilesGreater Multiple Projectiles20/20W
  • KnockbackKnockback20W
  • CombustionCombustion21W
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks20/20W

Boots

  • Flame DashFlame Dash20W
  • Blade VortexBlade Vortex8W
  • Ball LightningBall Lightning4W
  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken1W

Helmet

  • Wave of ConvictionWave of Conviction7W
  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken1W
  • HextouchHextouch20/20W
  • FlammabilityFlammability20/20W

Gloves

  • PrecisionPrecision20/6W
  • HasteHaste20/20W

Gloves

  • Enduring CryEnduring Cry20/20W

Gloves

  • War BannerWar Banner20W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.18
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Berserker
Berserker

Character Stats

Defence

Life
5.43K
Energy Shield
128
Mana
176
Armour
3.69K
Evasion
1.15K
Block | Spell Block
0% | 0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
75%
Cold Resistance
75%
Lightning Resistance
75%
Chaos Resistance
-60%

Offence

Total DPS
18.97K
Crit Chance
10%
Crit Multiplier
175%

Attributes & Utility

Strength
375
Intelligence
157
Dexterity
198
Movement Speed
159%