Time to Blast on Static Strike of Gathering Lightning - PoE 3.28 - Mirage

Excited to play Static Strike of Gathering Lightning in 3.28 Mirage league. Gonna be a fun one

10/03/2026 Update --- Blaster mapper. I swapped to Static Strike of Gathering Lightning after Merciless Lab and had very smooth progression. Unlocked the whole atlas by the end of day 2 (other then Remembered Invitation). The one part that felt awkward to me was the fights against bosses during the progression (Pinnacles and Nightmare). A lot damage was missing compared to the cases where I get chains against the enemies (like 4-5 less damage than when I'm mapping, you can watch my vod where I was phasing out Uber Elder within 3 seconds compared to regular Shaper taking much longer). I ended up changing the setup specifically for bosses and that helped a lot:

1. Get 2x Writhing Jar + Ryslatha pantheon
2. Get Frenzy charge on hit through Sword Mastery, Mark Mastery or both
3. You can get Increased Charge Duration mastery I've done some changes to the PoB I linked before the league started. Swapped a couple of gear stats. I imbued the Static Strike of Gathering Lightning with Fortify, added new Exceptional Gem for Inverted Resistances. Currently farming juiced Ritual and for that reason I ended up running Endless Hunger instead of Impact (might swap back eventually). Day 3 Character Snapshot: https://pobb.in/fbGVuYPS0EUJ

13/03/2026 Done pushing the build for the most part. I can do the content I want perfectly well and the next upgrades would take about as much currency as I currenctly have invested into build (Headhunter, 12-Link Sword + Squire, Frenzy Charge Implicits, Lucky Block Forbidden jewels, etc.). It's fine to pursue these if you were to min-max the build to its limit but I'd also like to play other stuff as well. Final Snapshot: https://pobb.in/WgL60wEzpAtT

Path of Building

1. Endgame (Day 3-4 for me) Claw/Sword: https://pobb.in/mzpa4cIhLBF3 2-Handed Axe Conversion: https://pobb.in/UKk034zL9klX

2. Loose Leveling: https://pobb.in/Wye3lCeABovS

Leveling Runs for Reference Elemental Hit Balaar (A10): https://youtu.be/HfQF2Ni2XCg Tuadh (2-Stone): https://youtu.be/4vSaRKUT99I Explosive Concoction Havoc (2-Stone): https://youtu.be/loLekLBOVlo

Links: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/allbor21 PoE Profile: https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/AllBor21-6911/characters

0:00 New Static Strike Gem 1:25 2-Hander Setup 2:16 One Hand Claw/Sword 4:32 Leveling

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