(Outdated see 3.19 levelling guide) Lightning Strike Raider Levelling Guide POE 3.17

Before lethal pride you will need strength on gear. Look to get it on amulet and belt (Heavy Belt) Levelling: Ascendancy Order: Way of the Poacher - Quartz Infusion - Avatar of the Veil - Avatar of the Slaughter As soon as you can afford it fill your offhands with Lightning Strike gems. The idea is get 6 gems to level 20, trade them in for 20% Quality and then Vaal them. Also each time you get a vaal orb go back to act 1 and buy a lightning strike and try to Vaal it. After level 12 you also want to hit up every Vaal side area. Act 1 - All gems A1/Nessa - Splitting Steel and Two Handed sword from Town after killing Hillock - Pick up Quicksilver Flask and Onslaught after Tidal Flats - Pick up War Banner and Decoy Totem after Killing Dweller - Pick up Whirling Blades after Prison - At Level 12 Buy Spectral Helix and Equip 2 x Claws - Get 2 x Sapphire Rings for fighting Merveil - Be on the lookout for Move Speed Boots and G-G-G Helmet/Gloves/Armour - Spectral Helix - Added Cold - Onslaught - Whirling Blades & Dash/Lightning Warp Act 2: - Add in Herald of Ice (A2/Yeena) and Skitter bots/Herald of Thunder (A2/Yeena) as auras - Pick up Quicksilver Flask as Beast Reward - After Killing Weaver buy Faster Attacks (A2/Yeena) and link to Whirling Blades (A1/Nessa) - Make sure you also have a gap crossing movemenete skill - Kill all 3 Bandits - Remember to collect Skill Point from Act 1 for Unsealing The Passage - Buy Ele Damage with Attacks (A2/Yeena) and Trinity (A2/Yeena) (We are not using them yet so feel free to come back for these) - Can use Blood rage (A2/Yeena) stepfor attack speed and frenzy charges - Can use Withering step (A1/Nessa) angerfor increased movement speed (If using Dash, Withering Step will put Dash on cooldown) - Be on the lookout for Move Speed Boots and Claw Upgrades Act 3: - Collect Anger (A3/Clarissa) and Purity of Elements (A3/Clarissa) after killing Piety - Ignore Gravicious and Library quests - Complete last 3 lab trials - When you have the reservation nodes get rid of Herald of ice and Skitterbots and run Purity of Elements and Anger - At some point pick up Assassins mark (A3/Clarissa) mark on and Mark on hit support (A4/Petarus and Vanja - after killing Malachai) (No point using them until you get some crit chance though as it does very little) - Start looking out for a 4 Link which will be: Spectral Helix - Added Cold - Elemental Damage with Attacks/Trinity/Faster Attacks + Onslaught (The options mean you have more sockets colour choices). If you pick trinity make sure it procs - Take Mana & Life gain on hit from Claw Mastery. We will swap this later to % Mana/Life Leech Act 4: - Craft resists to cap if needed to make Lab easier - Do your first Lab, take "Way of the Poacher" - No gems from this act are needed, so just complete it for the skill points Act 5: - Don't really need any rewards this act, just complete it for the skill points - Start looking for flasks, want Silver, Diamond and Jade by the time getting to Maps Act 6 thru 10: - Use Elemental weakness (A3/Clarissa) as a curse until crit chance is increased - Buy the rest of the gems once you get socket space - Add in a low level Precision (A1/Nessa) to your auras - If you can, add CWDT (A4/Petarus and Vanja) - Immortal Call (A6/Lilly Rith)also Ancestral Protector (A6/Lilly Roth) - Do 2nd Lab and take "Quartz Infusion" - While completing acts keep an eye out for gear and claw upgrades, also keeping resists capped - Before killing Kitava its highly recommended to farm Heist for currency and gear upgrades - Level to at least 68 and ensure resists are over capped without Purity of Elements - When you are confident complete 3rd Lab and take "Avatar of the Veil" - Kill Kitava - If you are not confident doing 3rd Lab, feel free to leave it until you have levelled in maps. Make sure resists are capped after the hit from killing Kitava Early Maps: - Shield with 30% ailment avoidance. Craft with Harvest reroll Fire, Cold or Lightning. Then drop Purity of Elements and run Grace (A3/Clarissa) plus start leveling Precision - Next is a better claw, use Harvest Attack and Speed rerolls, also Zeal, Wrath, Hatred or Anger Essences - Then upgrade the rest of your gear from the campaign, ensuring capped resists and needed strength/intelligence - Start using Mark on hit set up Assassins mark (A3/Clarissa) and Mark on hit support (A4/Petarus and Vanja) Transitioning to Vaal Lightning Strike: - You need 5 Link, Vaal Lightning Strike, Pierce nodes on skill tree or on gear - The 5 links: Vaal Lightning Strike - Nightblade Support - Ancestral Call - Trinity - Added Cold/Elemental Damage with Attacks/Inspiration - Run Withering Step on left click Gem shopping: Lightning Strike (A1/Nessa, A6/Lilly Roth) + Vaal Orb -> Vaal Lightning Strike Nightblade Support (A2/Yeena, A6/Lilly Roth) Ancestral Call (A1/Nessa, A6/Lilly Roth) Trinity (A2/Yenna, A6 Lilly Roth) Added Cold (A1/Nessa) Elemental Damage with Attacks (A2/Yeena, A6/Lilly Roth) ) / Inspiration (A6/Lilly Roth) Uber Lab can be done on a 5 link, but it is much more comfortable on a 6 Link - Upgrade to a 6 link (Ancestral Call): Vaal Lightning Strike - Nightblade Support - Ancestral Call - Trinity - Inspiration - Added Cold/Elemental Damage with Attacks(Depending on Trinity proc'ing) - T14 maps should be fine with a 6 link Ancestral Call, killing bosses might be just a little slow - 1st upgrade should be Strike gloves - 6 link (Strike Gloves): Vaal Lightning Strike - Nightblade Support - Trinity - Inspiration - Added Cold - Elemental Damage with Attacks - Complete Uber Lab and take "Avatar of the Slaughter"