Toxic Rain Trickster (New Character) Livestream - Path of Exile 3.12 - Heist League

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> THIS BUILD HAS SOME OF THE EASIEST BOSSING IVE SEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME, EXCELLENT DAMAGE AND SURVIVABILITY ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET. 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. ALSO KEEP IN MIND EVERYTHING IN THIS GUIDE IS MEANT TO BE A GUIDELINE, IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER AND THINK THAT SOMETHING I DID WASNT IDEAL FOR YOUR SITUATION, ABSOLUTELY FEEL FREE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. JUST DONT COMPLAIN TO ME IF THEY DONT WORK =) ======================ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS====================== KEEP IN MIND NONE OF THESE ARE REQUIRED AND MOST ARE JUST MINOR BUFFS. I HAVE LISTED ANY ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS IN THE SKILLS SECTION, YOU WILL SEE AN ALTERNATE MAIN ATTACK THAT INCLUDES BOTH ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS AND AWAKENED GEMS. NONE OF THESE ARE NEEDED. PHANTASMAL TOXIC RAIN AND ANOMALOUS MIRAGE ARCHER ARE REALLY GOOD THOUGH. ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE SOLARIS AND ABBERATH --- Q: I'm dying a lot, what gives? A: YOU MOST LIKELY ARENT USING KINTSUGI OR DONT HAVE WIND DANCER. KEEP YOUR FLASKS UP AND DONT FACETANK TOO MUCH. --- Q: You have 15 withered stacks in the configuration but no wither totem, how do you keep them up? A: WITHERING STEP IF USED PROPERLY WILL KEEP YOUR WITHER STACKS UP. I SUGGEST PUTTING IT ON LEFT CLICK. --- Q: I don't know how to get your bow, how do I craft it? A: THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW ON HOW TO CRAFT IT, I WILL ALSO BE MAKING A VIDEO SOON, LOOK FOR IT. --- Q: Can I use caustic arrow instead? A: SURE BUT IT WONT BE AS GOOD IMO. THE BUILD IS DESIGNED AROUND TOXIC RAIN AND NEEDS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR CA. --- Q: I'm having mana problems... what do? A: ENCHANT YOUR RINGS / AMULET WITH - COST OF MANA OF NON-CHANNELING ABILITIES. USE CLARITY IF YOU HAVE TO. --- Q: My dps sucks and I dont know what to do. A: THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY A QUESTION BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROPERLY APPLYING WITHER STACKS WITH WITHERING STEP, KEEPING YOUR FRENZY CHARGES UP WITH FRENZY ON BOSSES AND PROPERLY STACKING THE PODS FROM TOXIC RAIN. --- Q: I don't have access to aspect of the spider, is there an alternative? A: YES JUST GRAB SUPREME EGO AND USE MALEVOLENCE ONLY. ITS ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST DPS OPTION BUT ASPECT OF THE SPIDER IS VERY SOLID DEFENSIVELY AS WELL, THAT IS WHY I CHOSE IT. --- Q: 6 Link Kintsugi is super expensive, do I need it? A: NO, THE ONLY 6 LINK YOU NEED IS THE BOW, 6 LINK SILVERBOUGH IS VERY CHEAP. BUY A 6 LINK SILVERBRANCH, LEVEL WITH IT THEN USE THE PROPHECY TO UPGRADE. --- Q: Can I go "insert other ascendancy here"? A: SURE BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT BUILD SO DONT BLAME ME IF IT ISNT GOOD OR DOESNT WORK. --- Q: Why do you use Cinderswallow? The ascendancy already has recovery. A: WE HIT EXTREMELY OFTEN AND HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FIRE DAMAGE WHICH ALLOWS US TO IGNITE, THIS LETS US MAKE USE OF THE 10% DAMAGE BUFF. --- Q: I am intimidated by the cluster jewels... can I avoid them? A: MORE INFO ON CLUSTERS BELOW. YOU CAN OPT TO USE THE NO CLUSTER JEWEL TREE BUT THE CLUSTERS ARE CHEAP AND PROVIDE A HUGE DPS BOOST. --- 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====================== THE DAMAGE YOU SEE ON THE LEFT WAS SEMI DIFFICULT TO GET TO AS POB DOES NOT CALCULATE MIRAGE ARCHER DPS. THE DPS YOU SEE IS WHEN YOU ARE STANDING IN THE ENEMY'S FACE AND SPAMMING. YOU STILL GET LIKE 75% OF IT WHILE RUNNING AROUND. DPS WITH BUDGET GEAR = 5-10M DPS WITH MY GEAR = 12-17M DPS WITH EXPENSIVE GEAR AND ALL CLUSTERS = 35-40M I COMFORTABLY CLEARED MOST OF THE GAME WITH SIMILAR DPS TO THE BUDGET GEARSET AND ONCE UPGRADING TO MY CURRENT ITEMS HAD ONE OF THE EASIEST UBER ELDER KILLS I HAVE EVER DONE. ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== THIS BUILD IS EXTREMELY SOLID FOR LEAGUE START AND IS A VERY SMOOTH LEVELING BUILD. YOU USE BOTH CAUSTIC ARROW AND TOXIC RAIN TO LEVEL UP. -----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELLING----------------------------------- UNIQUES Tabula Rasa Goldrim Wanderlust Karui Ward 6 Link Silverbranch Silverbough Prophecy (The Silverwood) Hyrri's Bite -----------------------------------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----------------------------------- YOU WILL BE STARTING WITH CAUSTIC ARROW EARLY ON AND USING IT THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN. YOU WILL ALSO OBTAIN TOXIC RAIN AND USE IT TO ASSIST YOU FOR SINGLE TARGET. USE CAUSTIC ARROW TO CLEAR EASILY WHILE RUNNING THROUGH ZONES AND THEN FOR BOSSES KEEP ONE CAUSTIC ARROW UP AND THEN SPAM TOXIC RAIN. -----------------------------------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 DEFENSES AND MANA SUSTAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHICH ASCENDANCIES I TAKE IN ORDER BY CHECKING EACH LEVELLING 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 BUDGET ITEM SET AS WELL AS CHANGE OVER TO THE LINKS AND SKILLS USED IN THE ENDGAME SETUP. ======================PLAYING THE BUILD====================== THIS BUILD WORKS BY STACKING TONS OF DAMAGE OVER TIME EFFECT AND SPAMMING TOXIC RAIN WHICH WILL SPAWN LOTS OF SMALL PODS. THE MAIN DAMAGE OVER TIME FROM THE ABILITY IS ENOUGH TO CLEAR MOST ZONES AND THE PODS WILL ASSIST WITH SINGLE TARGET. WHILE CLEARING SIMPLY MOVE THROUGH THE ZONE AND USE ONE TOXIC RAIN ON MOST PACKS OF ENEMIES. YOU MAY WANT TO USE 2 OR 3 FOR MORE DIFFICULT RARES. FOR BOSSES MAKE SURE TO KEEP WITHERING STEP UP ON THEM AND TO USE FRENZY TO SUSTAIN FRENZY CHARGES WHILE SPAMMING TOXIC RAIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. ======================CRAFTING THE BOW====================== DEPENDING ON IF YOU WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY OR A LITTLE MONEY AND HOW GOOD YOU WANT THE BOW TO BE YOU HAVE 2 CHOICES. USE THE PORCUPINE CARD OR BUY AN ILVL 50 6 LINK SHORT BOW FOR A CHEAP OPTION OR BUY A 6 LINK ILVL 82 THICKET BOW. ILVL 82 IS IMPORTANT AS ANY HIGHER WILL ADD IN MORE BAD MODS AND ANY LOWER WILL PREVENT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DAMAGE OVER TIME MULTIPLIER. SHORT BOW OPTION 1. ALTERATION ROLL THE BOW UNTIL YOU OBTAIN (+1 to Level of Socketed Gems) A. IF YOU GOT ONLY THE FIRST MOD YOU CAN AUGMENT IF YOU LIKE FOR AN ADDITIONAL MOD. IT WILL NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS NO MATTER WHAT YOU GET. 2. REGAL THE BOW AND HOPE TO NOT GET A PREFIX. IF YOU GET A PREFIX YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO ANNUL THE BOW OR YOU CAN START AGAIN FROM SCRATCH. YOU CAN ALSO USE THE BEASTCRAFT THAT REMOVES A RANDOM PREFIX AND ADDS A SUFFIX. 3. IF YOU LANDED ON A SUFFIX YOU CAN NOW MULTIMOD THE BOW WITH (Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers)(+36-40% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier) and (+2 to Level of Socketed Support Gems). IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE CRAFTS FEEL FREE TO JOIN MY DISCORD LINKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS NOTES SECTION AND ASK FOR HELP. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS DURING THESE TRADES, MAKE SURE TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE WITH A HIGH RANK IN THE DISCORD. THICKET BOW OPTION 1. ALTERATION ROLL THE BOW UNTIL YOU OBTAIN (+1 to Level of Socketed Gems) 2. AUGMENT AND HOPE TO GET (% to Damage over Time Multiplier) 3. IF YOU GET A BLUE BOW WITH THE MOD IN STEP 1 AND THE MOD IN STEP 2 THEN USE A CRAICIC CHIMERAL BEAST TO IMPRINT THE BOW AS IS BEFORE YOU DO THE NEXT STEP. KEEP IN MIND IT IS VERY RARE TO GET THIS COMBO AND I SUGGEST YOU SETTLE ON ANY GOOD SUFFIX AND THEN MOVE ON IF YOU INTEND TO SPEND LESS THAN MULTIPLE EXALTS ROLLING IT. 4. REGAL THE BOW FOR (+% increased Attack Speed) IF YOU ARE DETERMINED TO GET ATTACK SPEED AND YOU MISS IT, YOU WILL THEN USE THE IMPRINT TO BRING THE BOW BACK TO BLUE AND THEN IMPRINT AGAIN AND REGAL AGAIN UNTIL YOU LAND ON THE MOD YOU WANT. KEEP IN MIND THIS WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE A VERY LONG TIME. ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN REGAL FOR ANY SUFFIX. IF YOU HIT PREFIX YOU CAN USE THE BEASTCRAFT THAT REMOVES A RANDOM PREFIX AND ADDS A RANDOM SUFFIX FOR A 50 / 50 CHANCE. IF YOU MISS USE THE IMPRINT AND START OVER. 5. ONCE YOU LAND ON A SUFFIX YOU CAN NOW MULTIMOD THE BOW WITH (Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers)(+36-40% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier) and (+2 to Level of Socketed Support Gems). IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE CRAFTS FEEL FREE TO JOIN MY DISCORD LINKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS NOTES SECTION AND ASK FOR HELP. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS DURING THESE TRADES, MAKE SURE TO LOOK FOR SOMEONE WITH A HIGH RANK IN THE DISCORD. ======================CLUSTER JEWELS / THREAD OF HOPE====================== THE LARGE CLUSTER IS ACTUALLY QUITE CHEAP AND EASY TO ROLL YOURSELF IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED. ACCORDING TO CRAFTOFEXILE THE EXACT CLUSTER TAKES ON AVERAGE 25 REGAL ORBS WORTH OF TRYING TO GET. I ROLLED ONE MYSELF VERY EASILY BY ALTERATION ROLLING UNTIL I GOT ONE OF THE MODS AND THEN REGALING FOR THE OTHER. THE MEDIUM CLUSTERS ARE SIMILARLY EASY TO ROLL. THEY COST ACCORDING TO CRAFT OF EXILE ROUGHLY 27 REGALS TO CREATE. YOU CAN CRAFT THESE BUT I SUGGEST SIMPLY BUYING THE FINISHED PRODUCT. --- THE THREAD OF HOPE IS EXTREMELY POWERFUL AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU GO FOR IT. IT GIVES YOU A SIGNIFICANT POWER BOOST FOR ALMOST NO DOWNSIDE. YOU ONLY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR 15% FIRE RES IF YOU GET A MIDDLE ROLL AS THE OTHER RES ARE COVERED BY THE POINTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN IT. ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== EASILY ONE OF THE SMOOTHEST BUILDS FOR BOSSING I HAVE PLAYED IN QUITE SOME TIME. EXTREMELY IMPRESSED ON WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH SUCH A SMALL BUDGET AND HOW MUCH DAMAGE CAN BE DONE WHEN YOU DECIDE TO INVEST. 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!!