ESSENCE DRAIN CONTAGION TRICKSTER - League Start Guide - Path of Exile 3.12 Heist

PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> THIS BUILD HAS VERY STRONG CLEAR, INSANE DEFENSES AND MODERATE SINGLE TARGET THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELING TREES AS WELL AS MULTIPLE GEAR SETS PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THEM THOUROUGHLY. THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. DO NOT IGNORE CHAOS RESISTANCE. THE ITEMS IN EXPENSIVE ITEMS ARE ONLY MEANT TO BE LOFTY GOALS WITH IDEAL STATS, YOU DO NOT NEED THEM BY ANY MEANS. THERE ARE ITEM SETS FOR SPELLSLINGER LEVELING AS WELL AS THE ENDGAME VERSION THERE IS A CI / GLANCING BLOWS SKILL TREE, JUST USE A BUNCH OF HYBRID ES/EVASION GEAR AND A WAND / SHIELD ======================3.12 CHANGES====================== SPELLSLINGER WAS UPDATED TO RESERVE MORE MANA FIX - DROP SOULREND AS A SPELL AND REPLACE WITH BLIGHT FOR SINGLE TARGET NOTEABLE ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS ESSENCE DRAIN - REGENERATE .10% OF DEBUFF DAMAGE AS LIFE BLIGHT - 60% INCREASED SECONDARY DURATION ======================F A Q====================== Q: Why does the endgame skilltree not have Eldritch Battery? A: THE ELDRITCH BATTERY KEYSTONE IS PROVIDED BY OUR UNIQUE HELMET. --- Q: When do I need to swap into the endgame version of the build? A: WHEN YOU REACH RED MAPS. --- Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: THEY'RE ON THE UPPER LEFT, YOU DONT NEED THE SAME ONES ALWAYS. (SOLARIS, SHAKARI) --- Q: Can I clear T16s without a 6 link or without the bow? A: YES, THE BUILD IS ABLE TO CLEAR 16s WITH A TABULA AND AN UNLINKED STAFF AND 11s WITH THE SPELLSLINGER SETUP. --- Q: Do I have to use Wind Dancer? A: YES IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR STAYING ALIVE WITH BIG HITS! --- 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. ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== WHILE LEVELING YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS. +++ OPTION 1 - SPELLSLINGER +++ YOU ARE ABLE TO SWAP TO SPELLSLINGER AT LEVEL 24, UNTIL THEN YOU CAN LEVEL WITH BLIGHT AND ESSENCE DRAIN / CONTAGION. ONCE AT 24 SWAP TO USING SPELLSLINGER WITH A 4 LINK ESSENCE DRAIN AND A 2 LINK CONTAGION (THE INFO ON THOSE LINKS IS IN SKILLS) USE BLIGHT FOR HELP ON SINGLE TARGET YOU WILL "RESERVE" EACH SPELL AND EVERY TIME YOU ATTACK WITH ANY WAND ATTACK IT WILL FIRE ALL RESERVED SPELLS. USE FRENZY AS YOUR ATTACK TO GENERATE FRENZY CHARGES. YOU USE A WAND AND A SHIELD. ADDED DAMAGE TO ATTACKS ON YOUR WAND WILL AFFECT SPELLSLINGER DAMAGE BUT IS MOSTLY USELESS FOR DAMAGE OVER TIME. +++ OPTION 2 - ED / CONT AND BLIGHT +++ THIS IS PLAYING THE BUILD AS INTENDED AND THE VERSION YOU WILL SWITCH TO AT RED MAPS. FOCUS ON KEEPING A 4 LINKED OR HIGHER ESSENCE DRAIN AND BLIGHT. CONTAGION CAN TAKE AOE LINKS WHENEVER YOU GET ROOM. THE BUILD IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHT FORWARD AND THERE ISNT MUCH TO SAY. ======================PLAYING THE BUILD====================== DURING SPELLSLINGER LEVELING YOU SIMPLY RESERVE BOTH ABILITIES AND ATTACK WITH FRENZY. APPLY ESSENCE DRAIN AND THEN CHANNEL BLIGHT FOR SINGLE TARGET. ONCE YOU TRANSITION TO THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BUILD YOU WILL USE CONTAGION TO START THE PROCESS AND ESSENCE DRAIN TO FINISH THE PROCESS AND SPREAD DESTRUCTION. USE WITHERING STEP TO APPLY WITHER FOR MORE DAMAGE AND SLOW ON BOSSES OR TOUGH TARGETS APPLY ESSENCE DRAIN AND CHANNEL BLIGHT ON TOUGH ENEMIES OR BOSSES ======================FINAL THOUGHTS====================== THIS BUILD IS EXTREMELY SOLID FOR LEVELING AND CLEARING MOST CONTENT IN THE GAME. IT WILL STRUGGLE IN RED MAPS UNTIL YOU SWITCH TO THE ENDGAME VERSION IT WILL STRUGGLE WITH VERY HIGH END CONTENT (A8 SIRUS / UBER ELDER) UNTIL YOU HAVE VERY SOLID GEAR. THE BUILD IS EXTREMELY DEFENSIVELY LAYERED AND SHOULD DIE VERY INFREQUENTLY. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BUILD PLEASE CONTACT ME ON 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!!