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3.21 Explosive arrow ballista elementalist - good dps, decent speed & survivability

PoE 3.21 · CrucibleElementalistExplosive Arrow

3 years ago21

by Prototype BSubscribe

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429.97K

DPS

81.59K

Effective HP

3.94K

Life

507

Energy Shield

Overview

3.21 Explosive arrow ballista elementalist - good dps, decent speed & survivability is a Path of Exile Elementalist build by Prototype B, made for the Crucible league (3.21). It is centered on Explosive Arrow and plays as a dexterity, attack, projectile, area archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 429.97K DPS with 81.59K effective HP, 3.94K life, 507 energy shield. Key uniques include Taste of Hate, The Devouring Diadem, Dyadian Dawn, The Eternal Struggle, Bottled Faith.

Build Video

Prototype B's Notes

pob: https://pobb.in/PT757UAj8wrs

28m dps against uber pinnacles and 15% cull ~50k armour w/o flasks 150ms w/o phase run

It's hard to find an good all-round ele ignite build now within a decent budget. The biggest issu is that after molten shell being nerfed, stacking armour and using molten shell requires too big investments. And elementalists don't really have many survivability options when not using a shield.

Good thing with EA ballista is that this is not a top-half talent tree build. We can reach iron reflex (determination & grace, 50k armour w/o flasks and a full molten shell), we can cap spell suppression, we can have high ms speed, while still having enough dps to skip uber SE phase. And there is enough space for doppelganger and divine flesh (cloak of flame and 4th vow are also good options)

The build is designed for totem playstyle so though it has a good max hit (considering it's SC elementalist and no mb), its ehp and recovery is not very good.

Gear

Empyrean Stinger
Chimeric Dart
The Devouring Diadem
Doppelganger Guise
The Eternal Struggle
Polaric Devastation
Doedre's Damning
Wrath Nails
Dyadian Dawn
Domination Pace
Gale Hope
Hypnotic Ornament
Glorious Vanity
Unnatural Instinct
Impossible Escape
Spirit Stone
Watcher's Eye

Skills

Weapon 1

  • Explosive ArrowExplosive Arrow21/20WMain
  • Awakened Elemental Damage with AttacksAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks5/20W
  • EmpowerEmpower4W
  • Ballista TotemBallista Totem21/20W
  • Awakened Deadly AilmentsAwakened Deadly Ailments5/20W
  • Awakened Burning DamageAwakened Burning Damage5/20W

Body Armour

  • Defiance BannerDefiance Banner20/20W
  • Arcanist BrandArcanist Brand11/20W
  • FlammabilityFlammability20/20W
  • PrecisionPrecision21W
  • Elemental WeaknessElemental Weakness20/20W
  • Flame SurgeFlame Surge1/20W

Boots

  • Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten Shell10/20W
  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken1/20W
  • Increased DurationIncreased Duration20/20W
  • Phase RunPhase Run20/22W

Helmet

  • DeterminationDetermination21/8W
  • EnlightenEnlighten4W
  • GraceGrace21W
  • Purity of ElementsPurity of Elements20/20W

Gloves

  • MalevolenceMalevolence21W
  • InspirationInspiration20/20W
  • Flame DashFlame Dash20/20W
  • Divine BlessingDivine Blessing20/20W

Body Armour

  • Unhinge20W
  • Arcanist BrandArcanist Brand11/20W
  • FrenzyFrenzy1W
  • CombustionCombustion20W

Gloves

  • Commandment of Light1W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.21
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Elementalist
Elementalist

Character Stats

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
81.59K
Life
3.94K
Energy Shield
507
Mana
50
Phys Max Hit Taken
32.65K
Armour
55.1K
Evasion
0
Block | Spell Block
0% | 0%
Ward
0

Resistances

Fire Resistance
75%
Cold Resistance
75%
Lightning Resistance
75%
Chaos Resistance
80%

Offence

Total DPS
429.97K
Crit Chance
20%
Crit Multiplier
100%

Attributes & Utility

Strength
167
Intelligence
166
Dexterity
228
Movement Speed
205%