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PoE 3.17·Archnemesis·Elementalist

Blade Vortex 3.18 League-Starter Build Guide: First Weekend Update + Tips for Archnemesis Mods

by Chronic_Painless4 years ago109Subscribe

Vaal Blade Vortex
DPS
2.1M
Effective HP
67.35K
Life
4.92K
Level
93
Min budget

Overview

Blade Vortex 3.18 League-Starter Build Guide: First Weekend Update + Tips for Archnemesis Mods is a Path of Exile Elementalist build by Chronic_Painless, made for the Archnemesis league (3.17). It is centered on Vaal Blade Vortex and plays as a critical, dexterity, spell, area archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 2.1M DPS with 67.35K effective HP, 4.92K life, 103 energy shield. Key uniques include Hrimsorrow.

Build Video

Chronic_Painless's Notes

Patch 3.18 brought us some of the toughest monsters in the history of Path of Exile, but Blade Vortex is more than up to the challenge! In this video, I'll go over my recommendations for tweaking the build and optimizing playstyle in the face of Archnemesis Mod monsters.

This video is an update to my earlier video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqmhQtO-XoE which itself was an update to this video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35wvd1IPGBA

For the most current POB, try importing my character directly: https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Plumbot

For the lazy, here's a snapshot of the setup I used in this video: https://pastebin.com/pkW7wEL9

Check me out on Twitch for more build discussion and Blade Vortex blasting: https://www.twitch.tv/chronic_painless

00:00 Intro 00:34 Build Changes (Tanking) 01:17 Build Changes (DPS) 02:57 Playstyle Tips 05:39 Outro

Gear

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Gale Bite
Maelstrom Visage
Loath Coat
Chimeric Scarab
Rift Grip
Bramble Loop
Hrimsorrow
Dragon Lock
Miracle Goad
Rage Bite
Hollow Arbiter
Apocalypse Joy
Gale Glimmer
Foe Vessel
Foe Glisten

Skills

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Body Armour

  • Vaal Blade VortexVaal Blade Vortex20WMain
  • InspirationInspiration20W
  • Increased Critical StrikesIncreased Critical Strikes20W
  • Increased Critical DamageIncreased Critical Damage20/20W
  • UnleashUnleash20W
  • Cold PenetrationCold Penetration20W

Helmet

  • VortexVortex20W
  • Arcane SurgeArcane Surge10W
  • BonechillBonechill20W
  • Unbound AilmentsUnbound Ailments20W

Boots

  • Summon Flame GolemSummon Flame Golem20W
  • Summon Stone GolemSummon Stone Golem20W
  • Summon Chaos GolemSummon Chaos Golem20W
  • Culling StrikeCulling Strike20W

Gloves

  • DeterminationDetermination21W
  • Herald of IceHerald of Ice20/20W

Gloves

  • HatredHatred20W
  • Summon Ice GolemSummon Ice Golem20W

Weapon 2

  • Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten Shell20W
  • Defiance BannerDefiance Banner20W

Weapon 2

  • Flame DashFlame Dash20W

Weapon 1

  • Vaal Righteous FireVaal Righteous Fire20W

Weapon 1

  • Assassin's MarkAssassin's Mark20W
  • Primal Aegis20W

Ring 1

  • FrostbiteFrostbite1W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.18
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Elementalist
Elementalist
Bandits
Help Alira

Character Stats

Level
93

Damage

Full DPS
0
Combined DPS
2.1M
Hit DPS
2.1M
With Poison DPS
2.1M
With Ignite DPS
2.1M
With Bleed DPS
2.1M
Damage over Time
0
Culling DPS
0
Average Hit
279.93K

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
2.28/s
Hit Rate
7.5/s
Crit Chance
94%
Crit Multiplier
449%
Mana Cost
34
Life Cost
0

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
67.35K
Life
4.92K
Energy Shield
103
Mana
101
Ward
0
Armour
27.36K
Evasion
2.58K
Phys Damage Reduction
80%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
15%
Spell Block
0%
Spell Suppression
54%
Evade (Melee)
17%
Evade (Projectile)
17%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
75% (+5%)
Cold Resistance
75% (+13%)
Lightning Resistance
75% (+8%)
Chaos Resistance
75% (+8%)

Recovery

Life Regen
673.36/s
ES Regen
0/s
Mana Regen
122.4/s
Life Leech
0/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
0/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
193
Intelligence
260
Dexterity
167
Movement Speed
77%
Endurance Charges
3
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Devotion
0