Path of Exile 3.9 - Explosive Arrow Deadeye Build Guide - Leveling + White & Yellow maps

In this 3.9 expansion, my starter build is Explosive Arrow Ranger Deadeye. For my gear so far I spend 15c and farmed divination cards for Tabula. With this little investment, I can clear white and yellow maps. For red maps I will need to invest much more currency, I  need to buy or craft a good 6L rare bow and also replace tabula with better body armor.

PoB link - https://pastebin.com/czxUjnRR , UPDATE: Level 1 Frost Bomb worked perfectly on Metamorph with Life Reg so be sure to use it. Update 2 - at level 85 I switched from crit version to Elemental Equilibrium + Elemental Overload, this increased my single target damage. For auras, to have more mana now I use only Summon Skitterbots + Precision level 1, or Malevolence + Precision level 1 - new PoB link https://pastebin.com/wfN9zpEn , Now i use Flammability (temp chains for single target maybe is better) curse.

Leveling: As a ranger, you start with the Burning Arrow linked with Pierce. At level 4 the third link for Burning Arrow is Mirage Archer. At this point, you can start using Dash as your movement skill,  decoy totem for defense and shrapnel ballista totem for additional damage. If you play in the trade league, for leveling you can buy Quill Rain Unique bow - or try to get some rare bow with +1 to Level of Socketed Bow Gems.

At level 8 you can replace Mirage Archer with Lesser Multiple Projectiles. Leveling with mines or traps is probably much faster but I really don't like that playstyle so I went with the burning arrow. In act 1, if you have tabula links for burning arrow are = Burning Arrow - Pierce - Lesser Multiple Projectiles- Mirage Archer - Added Fire Damage - Onslaught.

In act 1, after you defeat Brutus, you can start using your first aura - Precision. Be sure to keep it at level 1, so you reserve minimum mana possible.

In act 2, from level 16, you can use the Herald of Ash and Summon Skitterbots. The Skitterbots' base Chill is a 10% reduction of Enemy Action Speed and the base Shock is 15% increased Damage Taken. This is before the "Increased Effect of Shock" and "Increased Chill Effect on Enemies" bonuses of the gem are taken into account. This makes Summon Skitterbot a versatile defensive/offensive option for many builds. At this level, you can also start using Blood Rage to generate Frenzy Charges.

At level 28 you can replace Burning Arrow with your main skill Explosive Arrow.  AOE:

1. Explosive Arrow
2. Greater Multiple Projectiles (Lesser Multiple Projectiles)
3. Elemental Damage with Attacks
4. Less Duration (Faster Attack, Mirage Archer)
5. Combustion
6. Damage on Full Life

At level 31, be sure to start using Less Duration as this gem is really important for clearing speed.

For Single target, Less Duration support is not good and you will need to replace it with Barrage. Until you get this gem, you can use a faster attack or Mirage Archer. Also, you can replace Damage on Full life with Burning Damage support.

1. Explosive Arrow
2. Greater Multiple Projectiles (Lesser Multiple Projectiles)
3. Elemental Damage with Attacks
4. Barrage (Faster Attack, Mirage Archer)
5. Combustion
6. Burning Damage

To solve your mana problems be sure to use enduring mana flask - Flask Effect is not removed at Full Mana

Most of the upgrades will cost lots of currency, the reason I cannot recommend this build as a starter for the Metamorph League. There are builds that can perform much better with less currency invested.

In the next few days, I will try to farm currency, get upgrades and see how far I can push this build in red maps. 

If you have any questions about this build, you can leave them in comments below, contact me in-game - my IGN is McRedEAMeta or you can send mail to [email protected]

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