PoE Ruthless, Lightning builds

So, I was messing around youtube, and did not find any build using storm secrets. So i began messing around in POB i got this. Defences are shit, so any suggestions on how to be more than a wet noodle or any other changes. I'm levelling this build atm, so for now it's just a theorycraft. (Ignore resistances for now, im not done adjusting that)

Inscriptions to save a skill node (10+ Div) - Inscription of Glancing Blows - Inscription of Pain Attunement Smite - Anon 20% duration - Phan 5% attack/cast speed Leap Slam - Phantasmal 10% speed Faster Attacks - Default 10% speed Tempest Shield - Div for +2% spell block Wrath - Div for 4% reservation efficiency Petrified Blood - Default 5% addtl life loss prevented Hatred - Anon for 10% freeze/chill duration Righteous Fire - Div for 20% incr spell damage Blood and Sand - Projectile Speed Crit Damage - Default for 10% Crit Multi Spell Echo - Default 1% damage - Anom cast

atziri's reflection - 3 div Cloak - 1,5 div crown - 1div with ench slave - 1div sunblast - 1div foible - 1 div fragments - 150c Balbala - 150c expected cost - around 10-15 divs

I commented in a thread about my CI Poison Spark build the other day, and there seemed to be some interest about my approach to what is quite a popular build this league, so I thought I'd make a post. My philosophy is that I want to hit the DOT cap, with good Wither uptime, and after that I focus on hit damage and defenses, namely in the amount of a high ES pool. At 10.31 casts per second (11.27 with Smite active), the build is extremely mobile and generally hits the DOT cap in 2-3 seconds, depending on the arena. I eschew Awakened Deadly Ailments and Awakened Unbound Ailments in favor of A

Inscriptions to save a skill node (10+ Div) - Inscription of Glancing Blows - Inscription of Pain Attunement Smite - Anon 20% duration - Phan 5% attack/cast speed Leap Slam - Phantasmal 10% speed Faster Attacks - Default 10% speed Tempest Shield - Div for +2% spell block Wrath - Div for 4% reservation efficiency Petrified Blood - Default 5% addtl life loss prevented Hatred - Anon for 10% freeze/chill duration Righteous Fire - Div for 20% incr spell damage Blood and Sand - Projectile Speed Crit Damage - Default for 10% Crit Multi Spell Echo - Default 1% damage - Anom cast

I was very fortunate to be gifted a Mageblood. My Inquisitor power level shot way up, but still has a very long way to go to my goal if no-hit Sanctum runs. I have an excellent Relic (stolen from my main char) which helps a lot with the auras. I've got clusters set up for aura stacking, and about 6 Divines worth saved up. I'm hoping for input on what I should improve next. I think my gloves are in a good spot, and clusters are pretty close. But I'm not sure where to focus next. Some ideas: 1) Swap in a 2nd Snowstorm Cluster, about 4% improvement 2) Buy/Craft a better +3 Spark helmet

On brand wheels, there is a mastery available that reads "Recover 10% of mana when a brand expires while attached". In theory, if we reduce the brand duration low enough, we can proc this effect frequently enough to sustain the monstrous mana costs of Indigon or Archmage. And since we are recovering by a percentage of maximum mana, we don't really need to invest much into mana regeneration. Our mana recovery will basically scale with our maximum mana. Reducing Brand Duration ================== So this is actually the easy part. Wintertide Brand is the shortest duration brand at a base

Hey guys! It's my first time playing SSFHC a bit more seriously and I decided on Goratha's Spark Inquis. After ripping 3 times, I managed to put together this version of the build: Right now I'm looking for more ways to improve my damage as the build feels pretty bad for bossing and sanctum (I usually can't get through the third floor in red tier sanctums). Stuff that I already have on my to-do list: - helmet focus craft - getting the timeless jewel - crafting a better wand (what's the best way to go about this?) I added the sanctified relic I'm using in the

I'm playing a Spark Inquisitor in a small private league. My goal is to build towards no-hit Sanctum runs. I have been looking at cluster builds for achieving high speed & duration projectiles for clearing Sanctum around corners. Naturally this also requires clearing T14/16 maps. But my overall damage is very low, projected 360K DPS at level 90. The top builds on PoeNinja are many millions of DPS, and they are all heavily aura-stacking. I'm trying to figure out what I can achieve in without access to lots of reservation clusters. I haven't been able to pinpoint where the core of the