Penance Brand Trickster Build Guide - SCREENWIDE Autoclear and HUGE Boss Damage - Path of Exile 3.13

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> THIS BUILD IS NOT LEAGUE START MATERIAL AND REQUIRES A FEW ITEMS TO GET GOING, CHECK BELOW FOR REQUIRED ITEMS BEFORE STARTING THIS BUILD. THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. 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 =) ================ACTUAL DAMAGE================== THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT IS THE CLOSEST I COULD GET TO THE DAMAGE IN THE CALCULATOR THE GOAL OF THIS BUILD IS TO MAKE PENANCE BRAND GET AS CLOSE TO 20 STACKS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE EXPLODING WITHOUT ACTUALLY WASTING ANY TIME BEING AT 20 OR ABOVE STACKS. WITH A COMBINATION OF CAST SPEED, ACTIVATION FREQUENCY(HIT RATE) AND SKILL DURATION WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE NUMBERS NEEDED TO OBTAIN THIS DAMAGE YOU WILL NEED TO USE A GOOGLE DOC THAT MY COMMUNITY LINKED ME TO (COURTESY OF REMI APPARENTLY -> https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Remicaster1 ) YOU CAN FIND THAT HERE - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uqXMR5hh4dL1z6ZKJkrVTxzy-WzZMPAxM_6y7TTMblA/edit - YOU WILL NEED TO GO TO FILE > MAKE A COPY TO USE IT THE GOOGLE DOC EXPLAINS ALL OF WHAT YOU NEED TO INPUT INTO THE BUILD AND WHERE IT CAN BE FOUND. EXAMPLE OF THE STATS FROM "MY GEAR" WITH THE LEVEL 100 FINAL TREE -> https://i.imgur.com/lntZolz.png IF YOUR STACKS ARE TOO HIGH YOU NEED TO REDUCE YOUR CAST SPEED / BRAND DURATION IF YOUR STACKS ARE TOO LOW YOU NEED TO INCREASE YOUR CAST SPEED / BRAND DURATION =====================SKILLS====================== EXPLAINING WHY I PUT THE THINGS IN THE PLACES I DID AURAS - WRATH IS BETTER IF YOU HAVE THE WATCHER'S EYE. REPLACE IT WITH HATRED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT. - FLESH AND STONE CAN BE ADDED IN WITH A HELMET ENCHANT TO REDUCE MANA COST, A LEVEL 4 ENLIGHTEN AND SOME MANA RESERVATION NODES ON THE TREE. LEVELING SKILL - KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS - STORMBLAST MINE HAS WEIRD GEMS, BUT YOU SWAP AWAY FROM IT AT 12 AND THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE ACCESS TO UP TO THAT POINT. ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE BRINE KING AND GARUKHAN --- Q: I'm dying a lot, what gives? A: THIS BUILD IS NOT A TANK BUILD AND IS NOT DESIGNED TO RUN DIRECTLY INTO THE FACES OF ENEMIES. THE MAIN SUSTAIN IS OFF OF LEECH. IT HAS GOOD EHP BUT NOT AMAZING DEFENSES. IF YOU RANDOMLY RUN FACE FIRST INTO A LOT OF MOBS YOU WILL DIE. --- Q: The price of (INSERT ITEM HERE) went up so much! How can I ever play this build? A: I DON'T CONTROL THE ECONOMY, IF MY BUILDS GET POPULAR THE PRICE GOES UP =( --- Q: Can I go "Insert other ascendancy node here" A: SURE BUT THESE ARE THE BEST ONES IMO, I TALK ABOUT IT IN THE VIDEO. --- Q: Do I need that exact Timeless Jewel? I can't find one with that number! A: NO YOU JUST NEED THE SAME COLOR OF JEWEL WITH THE SAME NAME ON IT. THE NUMBER AFFECTS THE RANDOM SMALL NODES THAT IT CHANGES. --- Q: I'm having mana problems... what do? A: YOU SUSTAIN MANA WITH THE ASCENDANCY. IF YOU ARE RUNNING OUT TRY TO REDUCE YOUR RESERVATION TO GIVE YOU A LARGER POOL OR OBTAIN MANA ON GEAR. --- Q: I cannot afford the shaped rings, do I really need them? A: NO, YOU CAN RUN THE BUILD WITHOUT BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU WANT TO PUSH THE BUILD TO ITS LIMITS THEY ARE VERY VERY POWERFUL (TRY TAKING THEM OFF IN THE ITEMS SECTION AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DAMAGE) --- Q: So if I'm not running the Shaped CoTB should I run non shaped ones or random shaper rings? A: COTB IN BOTH SLOTS IS MANDATORY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE SHAPED OR NOT. THE BUILD DOES NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THEM. --- Q: My dps sucks and I dont know what to do. A: THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY A QUESTION BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE PROPER ITEMS, THIS BUILD IS COMPLICATED SO I DONT BLAME YOU FOR POTENTIALLY DOING SOMETHING WRONG. DOUBLE CHECK THE CALCULATOR AND SEE IF YOU CAN OBTAIN MORE OR LESS CAST SPEED / DURATION / ACTIVATION RATE. ALSO JOIN MY DISCORD LINKED IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION IF YOU NEED MORE HELP! --- 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: I am intimidated by the cluster jewels... can I avoid them? A: THEY ARE KIND OF NEEDED. YOU DO NOT NECESSARILY NEED THE EXACT 3 NODE LARGE CLUSTERS THEY JUST SAVE POINTS. THE MEDIUMS ARE VERY STRONG. MORE ABOUT CLUSTERS BELOW VVVVV --- 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, ITS ALSO KIND OF A MEME =) ======================REQUIRED ITEMS======================= YOU WILL NEED TO OBTAIN ALL OF THESE BEFORE EVEN THINKING ABOUT PLAYING THIS BUILD. THE ETERNITY SHROUD 2X CALL OF THE BROTHERHOOD (SHAPED OR NOT) WITH 20% ELEMENTAL QUALITY GLOVES WITH 25% PHYSICAL DAMAGE CONVERSION TO LIGHTNING (THIS IS A CRAFT) HEAVILY SUGGESTED ITEMS TO HAVE BEFORE PLAYING THE BUILD TASTE OF HATE INTUITIVE LEAP MEDIUM CLUSTER WITH HOLY CONQUEST / REMARKABLE MEDIUM CLUSTER WITH SEEKER RUNES / REMARKABLE ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== THIS IS NOT A LEAGUE START VIABLE BUILD. DO NOT LEAGUE START AS IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP. -----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELLING----------------------------------- UNIQUES Tabula Rasa Goldrim Wanderlust (or) Seven League Steps Call of the Brotherhood x2 OTHER ITEMS Holy Conquest Medium Cluster Jewel (IF YOU ARE LEVELING AS BRANDS) -----------------------------------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----------------------------------- I PERSONALLY LEVELED THIS BUILD AS STORMBLAST MINE -> STORM BRAND -> PENANCE BRAND IN ENDGAME HOWEVER YOU CAN SKIP GOING STORMBRAND AND STICK WITH STORMBLAST MINE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE LEVELING PROCESS. KEEP IN MIND YOU WILL NEED TO ADAPT THE TREE TO THIS PLAYSTYLE AS I GRAB BRAND NODES WHILE LEVELING. I SUGGEST YOU DONT PLAY THIS WITHOUT DECENT CURRENCY SO YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE GOOD LEVELING GEAR AND UPGRADE REGULARLY AS BRANDS WITHOUT HOLY CONQUEST FEEL QUITE BAD. -----------------------------------ASCENDANCIES----------------------------------- WHILE LEVELING IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU DO THE FIRST ASCENDANCY ASAP AS IT WILL PROVIDE YOU MANA FIXING. THE OTHER ASCENDANCIES ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT UNTIL YOU SWAP TO PENANCE BRAND. --- 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 IS VERY COMPLICATED TO CRAFT BUT IS VERY SIMPLE TO PLAY YOU PLACE PENANCE BRANDS DOWN AND DUE TO THE HOLY CONQUEST CLUSTER JEWEL THEY WILL JUMP AROUND CONSTANTLY. YOU WILL CLEAR THE ENTIRE SCREEN WITHOUT HAVING TO AIM OR RECAST. ONCE YOU HAVE AT LEAST 3 REMARKABLE CLUSTERS YOU WILL START CREATING 2 BRANDS PER CAST. ON BOSSES YOU DO NOT WANT TO SPAM BRANDS AS YOU ONLY NEED TO KEEP ROUGHLY 4 UP AT ANY TIME, 2 ATTACHED AND 2 ON THE FLOOR. YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FLASKS AND COOLDOWNS (VAAL RIGHTEOUS FIRE / WITHER TOTEM) UP FOR WHEN YOU FIGHT BOSSES. ======================CLUSTER JEWELS====================== THE LARGE CLUSTERS ARE SIMPLY WHATEVER YOU CAN GET FOR GOOD DEFENSIVES AND DAMAGE. THE ONES ON THE TREE ARE THE ONES I CHOSE. OF NOTE DORYANI'S LESSON - PROVIDES US WITH ELEMENTAL DAMAGE LEECHED AS LIFE, THIS PROVIDES US A WAY TO REFILL OUR HEALTH. DISORIENTING DISPLAY - A VERY POWERFUL DEFENSIVE TOOL. BLINDS ALMOST THE ENTIRE SCREEN. AS FOR THE MEDIUM CLUSTERS THESE ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT FOR MAKING THE BUILD WORK PROPERLY. YOU WILL NEED THESE NOTABLES FROM MEDIUM CLUSTERS FOR THE BUILD TO WORK AS INTENDED 3X REMARKABLE - THIS PROVIDES US 2 BRANDS PER CAST AT 105% CHANCE. 1X HOLY CONQUEST - THIS ALLOWS OUR BRANDS TO JUMP TO A NEW ENEMY EVERY TIME THEY ACTIVATE AND ENABLES OUR CLEAR (ALSO HUGE DAMAGE ON 2 TARGET BOSSES) 1X SEEKER RUNES - THIS WILL ALLOW YOUR BRANDS TO SEEK TARGETS FURTHER AND WILL ENABLE THE "SCREENWIDE" CLEAR ALL OTHER CLUSTERS ARE SIMPLY FOR DAMAGE. BRAND LOYALTY IS MAINLY FOR SINGLE TARGET DAMAGE WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF THE BUILD. ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== THIS BUILD WHILE EXTREMELY COMPLICATED WAS VERY FUN TO PLAY AND MADE BOSSING QUITE ENJOYABLE. CLEAR IS PRETTY SOLID AND IT GIVES YOU SEEMINGLY INFINITE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHARACTER AS EACH PIECE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. 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!!