act 5 Speedrun 1:34:45 - 3.17 Leaguestart Lightning Caster Templar

------- Act 1 ------- Colours to look out for: BBB, BBG, BG, GR Currency required: 2-3x Transmutes, 2x Alteration 10-15x Wisdom scrolls (look out for iron rings) ------- After killing Hillock, enter town and look for good coloured items and a magic driftwood scepter. (you can keep the R G B scepter dropped by hillock, the colours will come in handy) pick up Rolling Magma (quest reward) and link to Elemental Proliferation (you already own this). This combination is very strong due to ignite proliferation. After mudflats and Tidal island and pick up the follwing Gems in Order of priority depending on the amount of Wisdom scrolls you have: Quest rewards: Onslaught (quest reward) - Frost Bomb (quest reward) - Frostblink (quest reward) Vendor Gems: Stormblastmine - Orb of Storms - Holy Flame Totem - Arcane Surge - War Banner Links in order of priority ( /+ means link only if you have the colours otherwise put at random): Onslaught + Frostbomb /+ Orb of storms Rolling Magma + Elemental Proliferation Frostblink + arcane Surge Holy Flame Totem War Banner Drop portal at Submerged Passage Stairs and make your way to the lower prison. You can still use Rolling Magma as your main ability or already start using a one link Stormblastmine, up to you Take the waypoint back to town and go though TP - enter The flooded Depths to kill the Dweller of the Deep Make sure to keep track of your currency along the way. Your main priority will be to get an Alteration. Usually 3 identified items will sold to the Vendor will result in 1x Alteration. Adittionaly you will need enough Wisdom scrolls to buy a Iron ring from the Vendor to sell with a green Skill gem, it will grant you a white Topaz ring. Should you be unlucky, and the vendor didn't sell you a magic driftwood scepter, you will also require a Transmute. In a perfect world you should now be lvl 8+ and able to create your first Caster weapon before entering the lower Prison again. Create Flat added lightning Scepter -> Vendor 1x white Topaz ring + 1x Magic Scepter + 1x Alteration Quest reward: added Lightning Switch out Rolling Magma / Elemental Proliferation with Stormblastmine / added Lightning Make your way through the Prison and Kill Brutus. Always pick up as much items as possible and try to get another Scepter craft ready. Quest reward: Flame dash replace Frostblink with Flame dash at level 10 On to the Cavern of Wrath, do the Fairgraives skillpoint along the way. If you are not super unlucky after killing Fairgraives is the latest point where you should be able to create your second added Lightning Sceepter craft Quest reward: Stormbrand Vendor: Leap Slam (if you have 1x Transmute, otherwise return for it later) Final Act 1 Links: Onslaught + Frostbomb /+ Orb of storms Stormblastmine + added Lightning /+ Stormbrand Frostblink + arcane Surge Holy Flame Totem War Banner You can always make sure, before going through Cavern of Wrath and onto killing Merveil to pick up: 1-2x Sapphire Ring cause she deals tons of cold damage 1x Greater Life Flask if you dont have a good one Makes your life at Merveil alot easier. ------- Act 2 ------- Colours to look out for: BBB, BBG, BG, GR (whatever you are missing, BBB and BBG is very important later, and GR for leap / faster attack too) Currency required: 5-7x Alteration, 2x Alchemy Orb or Essence, 2x Topaz ring ------- Act 2 I usually start by going right into the Old Fields, skipping Den since we are Leap slamming already or if not able to buy it, soon. Pick as many rares as possible, to identify + Sell them to stack up Alterations. After Killing Fidelitas in Chamber of sins pick up Heralds. Quest reward: Herald of Thunder Vendor: Herald of Ice After that go left to the Western Forest and Kill Weaver. Quest reward: Faster Casting Vendor: Faster Attacks - Wave of Conviction Kill All Bandits, Alira last to pair it up with "the Way Foreward" Skillpoint quest. You should be around lvl 18 now and your link Setup will look as follows: Lvl 18 links: (Drop Holy Flame and Frostbomb) Onslaught + Stormbrand + Faster casting Wave of Conviction / added Lightning or Physical to Lightning / arcane Surge Leap Slam + Faster Attacks Orb of Storms /+ Elemental Focus /+ added Lightning Herald of Ice Herald of Thunder War Banner (If you have waaaay to many Alterations pick up and insanly good links: Elemental Focus + Physical to Lightning, but keep in mind that you need 2x Alterations later for Scepter crafts) Now we do the Trial in the Crypt since we traverse pretty fast due to Leap slam. Then make your Way through the Vaal ruins and go to Vaal oversoul Throughout all of Act 2 we want to keep in mind our Goal for crafting lvl 20. flat added Lightning Scepters. For this we need 2x Alteration, 2x Alchemy Orb or Essence, 2x Topaz ring + 1x Portal scroll Once we reach Vaal oversoul, we are lvl 21 ~ and we initiate his spawn animation and prepare the Scepter crafts and take a TP scroll to Town. They recipe works as follows: lvl 20: Create 2x flat added Lightning Scepters -> Vendor 2x rare Topaz rings + 2x magic scepter + 2x Alteration (you can obviously use your already crafter magic Scepters that you have equipped) Back into the TP and kill Vaal Oversoul. ------- Act 3 onwards ------- 4 Links to look out for : BBBB / BBBG Currency required: 3-5x Alteration In Act 3 resistance becomes pretty important. I usually pick up a variety of Rings so i can always adjust depending on the Damage mods of the Zone. if you have the nessesary 4 links you could potentially already have the link setup until maps starting at lvl 24: Onslaught + Stormbrand + Faster casting /+ added Lightning Wave of Conviction / added Lightning / arcane Surge /+ Physical to Lightning (if you lack sockets you can put both Wave aswell as oos in one 4 link in the beginning) Leap Slam + Faster Attacks /+ endurance charge on on melee Stun Orb of Storms / Elemental Focus / added Lightning /+ Lightning Penetration War Banner We drop the heralds and use the following Auras: Determination Wrath Clarity you will be able to use all of them lvl 38, when we pick up the first reservation efficiency Cluster. Until then choose either defensive or offensive option depending on your gear and league you are starting in. at lvl 38 you can add additional Defense with Cast when Damage Taken + Steelskin --> This is your final Gem setup until you transition into whatever caster build you desire at BA or Maps etc. You can also see the gems under the POB Skills section. Leveling Pantheon: Brine King (Stun reduction) / Ralakesh (Bleed reduction, esepcially good for Lab) Ascendancy Note: Most used ascendancy will probably be Inquisitor in which case i suggest taking "Sanctuary" first then "Pious Path" It works just as well on any Templar ascendancy but if you want to level f.e Minions as a caster i recommend Armageddon brand Cremation, which i will release a quick guide aswell. Note: The Speedrun Variant i used in the Video for slighty more Attack speed focused. For Leaguestart i would recommend not going that route since Leap slam is already fast and the other one is more Damage and balanced It works just as well on any Templar ascendancy but if you want to level f.e Minions as a caster i recommend Armageddon brand Cremation, which i will release a quick guide aswell.