Impale Lancing Steel Champion - Path of Exile 3.13 League Start Testing - Will It Survive?

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> THIS BUILD HAS AN ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF LIFE GAIN WHEN PLAYED PROPERLY, IF YOU ARE DYING ITS FROM ONE SHOTS INVEST IN MORE LIFE AND DEFENSES. THE BUILD CLEARS QUITE FAST BUT IF YOU WANT FASTER CLEARING YOU CAN SWAP TO SPLITTING STEEL FOR MAPS. IT WILL IMPACT YOUR SURVIVABILITY THOUGH. THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELING TREES AS WELL AS MULTIPLE GEAR SETS PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THEM THOUROUGHLY. THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. DO NOT IGNORE CHAOS RESISTANCE. THE ITEMS IN EXPENSIVE ITEMS ARE ONLY MEANT TO BE LOFTY GOALS WITH IDEAL STATS, YOU DO NOT NEED THEM BY ANY MEANS. THERE IS A VERSION THAT USES THE SAVIOUR SWORD BUT THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN A LATER GUIDE. ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE SOLARIS AND TUKOHAMA --- Q: I'm dying a lot, what gives? A: YOU MOST LIKELY NEED MORE LIFE OR RESISTS, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP POACHERS MARK UP ON BOSSES TO SUSTAIN LIFE PROPERLY. --- Q: Keeping up Poacher's Mark on the boss is really annoying, any tips? A: IF YOU WANT YOU CAN GET A POACHERS MARK ON HIT RING, IT IS WORSE THAN A HIGH LEVEL ONE THOUGH. --- Q: The vitality watcher's eye is expensive, what do I do to help survive during clear? A: PUT ENDURING CRY ON LEFT CLICK AND LOOK FOR MAYBE SOME LIFE ON HIT RINGS. --- Q: What about splitting / shattering steel? A: SPLITTING IS FINE FOR CLEAR BUT SUCKS ON BOSSES, SHATTERING IS OKAY BUT IT LOSES THE MAIN BENEFIT OF LIFE ON HIT. I PREFER LANCING FOR EVERYTHING. MORE FUN =) --- Q: I'm having mana problems... what do? A: ENCHANT YOUR RINGS / AMULET WITH - COST OF MANA OF NON-CHANNELING ABILITIES. GET THE LIONEYES CHESTPIECE AND RESERVE LESS MANA. --- Q: My dps isn't good, and I don't know what I'm doing wrong... A: THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY A QUESTION BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING CALL OF STEEL EVERY 3 ATTACKS AT MINIMUM. IT IS YOUR MAIN SOURCE OF CLEAR AND IT WILL RECHARGE YOUR ATTACKS DURING BOSS FIGHTS. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU ARENT TRYING TO SCALE MELEE STATS, WE ARENT ACTUALLY MELEE AND IT DOESNT WORK FOR US. --- Q: The 6 link is too expensive, do I need it? A: NO, I DID MOST OF THE CONTENT IN THE GAME INCLUDING AWAKENER 8 SIRUS WITH A 5 LINK CHESTPIECE WHICH COST ME 5 CHAOS. --- Q: You didn't go with the free accuracy ascendancy? A: NO, YOU CANT GET FORTIFY IN YOUR MAIN LINK AND I DONT LIKE RELYING ON LEAP SLAM. WE ALSO ARE ABLE TO PRETTY EASILY OBTAIN ENOUGH ACCURACY TO HIT 100% OF THE TIME. --- Q: Can I dual wield? A: SURE BUT ITS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE AND PROBABLY NOT MUCH BETTER. --- Q: What about cluster jewels? A: THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES BUT NONE STOOD OUT TO ME AND THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD NODES ON THE TREE FOR THIS BUILD. CRIT CLUSTERS SEEM GOOD. --- Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here? A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT! also because its easier to read on certain screens, the font for lower case in PoB kinda sucks IMO. ======================ACTUAL DAMAGE====================== DUE TO PATH OF BUILDING NOT BEING ABLE TO CALCULATE CALL OF STEEL IT IS HARD TO GET ACCURATE DPS FOR THIS BUILD. GOOD LUCK =) ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== WHILE LEVELING YOU WILL BEGIN WITH SPLITTING STEEL, YOU CAN USE THIS ABILITY FOR CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE CAMPAIGN. I SUGGEST THAT FOR SINGLE TARGET YOU ALSO USE SHATTERING STEEL WITH A SEPARATE SINGLE TARGET LINK SETUP. -----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELLING----------------------------------- UNIQUES Tabula Rasa Goldrim Wanderlust Karui Ward Lord of Steel - Increased Reflected Damage Version (VERY IMPORTANT - NORMALLY 1 CHAOS AT MOST GET THIS A S A P) -----------------------------------ABILITIES TO USE----------------------------------- IF YOU CHECK IN THE SKILLS SECTION YOU WILL SEE EARLY GAME ABILITIES AND SETUPS. THE SUPPORT GEMS ARE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. MEANING IF YOU HAVE A 4 LINK USE THE FIRST 4 GEMS, 5 LINK USE THE 5TH ETC. -----------------------------------LEVELING THE BUILD----------------------------------- IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP TRACK OF YOUR WEAPON AND YOUR ACCURACY RATING UNTIL YOU HAVE RESOLUTE TECHNIQUE. KEEP IN MIND LATER YOU WILL WANT TO SPEC OUT OF RESOLUTE TECHNIQUE AS WE GO CRIT. MAKE SURE TO USE THE VENDOR RECIPE LISTED HERE TO UPDATE YOUR WEAPON WHENEVER POSSIBLE 2 HANDED SWORD + YELLOW RUSTIC SASH + BLACKSMITH'S WHETSTONE = 2 HANDED SWORD WITH PHYSICAL DAMAGE % ROLL TAKE THIS SWORD AND EITHER CRAFT ATTACK SPEED WITH THE BENCH OR AUG / REGAL AND THEN CRAFT. YOU WILL BE LEVELLING WITH SPLITTING STEEL, I SUGGEST HEAVILY THAT YOU INVEST IN THE LORD OF STEEL JEWEL EARLY IF POSSIBLE. WHILE CLEARING YOU WILL WANT TO HIT ENEMIES A FEW TIMES WITH YOUR ATTACKS TO IMPALE THEM AND THEN USE CALL OF STEEL TO "POP" THOSE IMPALES. MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING CALL OF STEEL EVERY FEW ATTACKS TO REPLENISH YOUR STACKS. WITH PROPER USE OF YOUR STEEL ABILITY AND CALL OF STEEL YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM AOE CLEARING THE ENTIRE GAME WITH RELATIVE EASE. FOR BOSSES YOU WILL USE SHATTERING STEEL, IT SHOULD HIT SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER AND PROVIDE YOU SOME DEFENSES. KEEP IN MIND YOU STILL WILL NEED TO USE CALL OF STEEL TO GENERATE CHARGES. -----------------------------------ASCENDANCIES----------------------------------- WHILE LEVELLING IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU DO THE FIRST ASCENDANCY AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE (AROUND LEVEL 30) AS IT IS A HUGE BOOST TO DAMAGE YOU CAN SEE WHICH ASCENDANCIES I TAKE IN ORDER BY CHECKING EACH LEVELING TREE. THE FOLLOW UP ONES ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT BUT STILL PROVIDE WORTHWHILE BOOSTS AND YOU SHOULD DO THEM WHEN ABLE --- ONCE YOU HIT MAPS YOU SHOULD LOOK TO FILL OUT THE ITEMS IN THE SUGGESTED ITEMS SET AS WELL AS CHANGE OVER TO THE LINKS AND SKILLS USED IN THE ENDGAME SETUP. ======================PLAYING THE BUILD====================== THIS BUILD REVOLVES AROUND APPLYING MANY STACKS OF IMPALE THROUGH LANCING STEEL AND THEN "POPPING" THOSE STACKS THROUGH CALL OF STEEL. THIS ONE TWO PUNCH IS VERY POWERFUL FOR CLEAR AND ALSO FOR BOSSING. LANCING STEEL HITS MANY TIMES PER SECOND (WITH MY SETUP ITS OVER 90 TIMES PER SECOND) SO THIS SCALES EXTREMELY WELL WITH LIFE GAIN ON HIT. WE OBTAIN LIFE GAIN ON HIT THROUGH A VITALITY WATCHERS EYE, ELDER RINGS AND POACHERS MARK. MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAINTAIN POACHERS MARK ON BOSSES TO KEEP YOUR LIFE GAIN ON HIT GOING. MOVE THROUGH MAPS WITH LEAP SLAM AND USE LANCING STEEL INBETWEEN MOVING AND THEN CALL OF STEEL TO FINISH OFF ENEMIES. ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== THIS BUILD SURPRISED ME QUITE A BIT, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF HEALING WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN WITH SO LITTLE GEAR. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BUILD OR NEED HELP WITH THIS OR ANY OF MY OTHER BUILDS JOIN MY DISCORD -> https://discord.gg/aDtqeDC Thanks for reading all the way down to here! Enjoy the build and let your friends know about my YouTube Channel / Twitch Stream and Discord server! Thanks, have fun, and stay safe out there in Wraeclast! Hope to see you next time!!