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------------------------ ACT 1 ---------------------------
IMPORTANT - Vendor all Magic & Rare items you can find/dont need, to be able to Buy our Gems we need to progress!
[Keep ANY Elemental Essences for Wands to upgrade - Physical Damage Wands SUCK]
Use Freezing Pulse/Stormblast Mine before buying Spark from Nessa
Spark - Added Cold - Added Lightning
Frostblink - Arcane Surge [Leave arcane surge at level 1]
Orb of Storms [Used when stationary and casting Spark]
Flame Wall [Used to boost Spark and Power Siphon projectile damage]
Clarity [Do NOT level beyond Level 5]
Sniper's Mark [Used for Spark & Power Siphon]
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[Bandits: Kill All - 1 Skill Point] Remember to get Golden Hand in the Crypt for the other 1 Skill Point
Do Den Quest for 2nd quicksilver if needed
Buy/Use Heavy Belt & Carved Wand [Hatred/Anger/Woe Essence the Wand]
Should your wand have a OPEN Prefix craft Adds + to + Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage [4 Transmutes]
Drop Arcane Surge + Spark & Orb of Storms
Buy from Nessa Act 1 - 2 Power Siphon's + Ballista Totem Support + Added Lightning + Precision
Power Siphon - Added Cold - Added Lightning
Power Siphon - Added Lightning - Ballista Totem
Playstyle - Place 1 Ballista > Shoot with Power Siphon once and repeat while running
On Bosses Sniper's Mark > Place 3 Ballistas > Flame Wall in front of them and attack yourself - As long as the projectiles go through the wall before hitting the boss
Auras - Clarity + Precision + Herald of Thunder + Herald of Ice
Buy Elemental Damage with Attacks [Replace Added Cold]
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Drop Herald of Ice for Wrath [You should have the RMR Mastery and Influence wheel on Skill Tree]
Buy Grace for later
Do Siosa Quest to Pickup Volatility
Power Siphon - Added Lightning - Elemental Damage with Attacks - Volatility
Power Siphon - Added Lightning - Ballista Support - Faster Attacks [Buy from Nessa Act 1]
Quick Side note: Should you want to be faster get Shield Charge from Siosa and Faster Attacks from Nessa
Do Normal Lab and allocate One Step Ahead for Freeze & Chill Immunity
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Take Mark on Hit from quest reward BUT don't use it just yet, continue manually applying Sniper's Mark on bosses until starting Maps
Do NOT use Barrage it only hits once and not multiple times!
Get an Engraved Wand at level 40 and Imbued Wand level 59 [Hatred/Anger/Woe Essence the Wand]
Should your wand have a OPEN Prefix craft Adds + to + Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage [4 Transmutes]
From here on you can speed your way through the Campaign without worring about gems
Do Cruel Lab Act 7-8 and allocate Polymath for much needed sustain/damage
Ensure you keep looking for Wand & Gear upgrades while crafting resistances/damage if possible
Flat Added Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage to attacks on rings/amulet/gloves are a great boost to our damage
Keep all Chaos Orbs/Alchemys to get early gear - check Gearing Priority Early Yellow to Red Maps below
----------------------- Map Start & Respec --------------------------
Ensure you have at least 14 Refund Points in order to respec your skill tree at the starting area of Shadow for the correct pathing, if you dont respec
any points and followed the PoB trees you should easily have these readily available
Drop Herald of Thunder & use Grace
Drop Clarity [Leech Mastery will take over mana sustain]
Sniper's Mark can now be linked to Mark on Hit
Buy & socket in Frost Shield + Sigil of Power from Petarus and Vanja in Act 4 if you can
Playstyle - Remains the same except use Frost Shield + Sigil of Power away from bosses and blast them while moving around inside the circle
Buy & socket in Level 1 Clarity & Vitality from Act 6 Nessa - Do not level them! [Used with RMR Mastery 8% Increased damage per aura affecting us]
Craft any missing resistances/damage on gear then jump directly into maps without hestitation to get started farming for upgrades, you do not need Merc/Uber Lab
I was able to complete up to T10 maps with this setup in campaign gear
------------------- Gearing Priority Early Yellow to Red Maps --------------------
Do Merciless Lab & allocate Escape Artist then Uber Lab to allocate Spellbreaker
Get a Vaal Power Siphon ASAP to screen clear packs
The Ghastly Theatre - 1C at most and gives a 1000 Phys Damage Absorbtion, 100% Bleed avoidance and extra damage when the Aegis is down
Piscator's Vigil - 1 to 3C [You dont need the best rolls, boosts Crit Chance and Attack Speed drastically]
5Link - 5C to 10C Corrupted R - R - B - B - B or none corrupted just ensure you have these colors, Your 5th link must be Increased Critical Damage
Fury Valve - 5 to 15C [Boosts our clearspeed and enables us to drop Pierce on the skill tree for Instinct giving Suppression]
Fix gear to have more Life/Resistances/Damage with cheapest upgrades possible, remember to look for items with open prefix/suffix to craft on & spare extra currency
Save up for Thunderfist Gloves - These are BIS until muuuch later when we have a 6L Replica Hyrri's Ire
----------------------- Red Maps CI Swap Level 90+ --------------------------
PLEASE NOTE: Before switching to CI ensure you can afford the items needed, past leagues reflect that you will need at least 50 - 120c+ depending on which day of league it is
You will also need about 10 refund points to correct your tree in dropping all life nodes
Drop Clarity, Vitality, Precision [Discipline replaces these for much needed Energy Shield]
Link Sniper's Mark - Mark on Hit with Inspiration [This reduces the mana cost as you will only have about 50 mana]
Automation - Steelskin - Increased Duration (Don't level Steelskin past 15 for strength requirement) [Bleed removal is Huge and so is the additional damage it can take]
Link Vaal Power Siphon - Increased Critical Damage - Volatility - Elemental Damage with Attacks in the gloves
Ravenous Passion - 20 to 100C maybe less or more depends on demand [Gives 30% MORE Spell Damage at 30 rage]
Thunderfist - Will be 100C+ until day 3 so best to get it day 4 onwards, this could be more or less depends on demand once again [The Flat Added Lightning damage is insanely good]
Shavronne's Revelation - 10c at most [ONLY USE IN LEFT SLOT - Gives a massive boost to Energy Shield pool, mana regeneration for sustain but you CANNOT regen/recharge energy shield so we rely on leeching]
Shield - Get high as possible Spell Damage + Energy Shield with w/e resistances you need
Body Armour - Highest possible Evasion/Energy shield chest you can afford with resistances [The more Evasion the more Energy Shield we get from our Escape Artist Ascendancy Node]
Boots - At least 20% Movement Speed + Resistances
Ring - Resistances with Mana is helpful and any + - + Flat Added Damage to Attacks
Belt - Must be Heavy Belt with Resistances and Mana is also helpful once again with Energy Shield
Jewel - Corrupted Blood Cannot be Inflicted on you [This is a must as we dont have CB removal]
This setup should get your Atlas Map completions done while farming up to upgrade - Refer to my Update videos or the Endgame Goal PoB that was my Own Character Last League!
https://pobb.in/qPgOcYpmpkTS
The Endgame Goal POB Setup is strictly ONLY as a reference and is NOT apart of the League Start as its unrealistic in terms of budget, unless you are a juicer!
Build could be improved on further however am happy with it as is, feel free to Add or Remove whatever YOU want to for FUN!
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