PoE Hardcore, League Starter, Bow builds

Halo

3.23 Havoc Manaforged Lightning Arrow Deadeye (No Totems) Twitch: Youtube: Table of Contents < Who is this PoB for? Build Pros Build Cons Leveling - Gem Progression Leveling - Passive Tree Notes Gear - Notes Gear - Crafting Maps - Map Progression Maps - An Example Atlas Setup (Brief) Wildwood Ascendancy (Theory) Filter FAQ Who is this PoB for? <

General Build Notes Overview This build is a work in progress to create a SSF viable / League Start viable build that fits my preferred playstyle. I wanted to have access to Eldritch Battery and have a focus on using ballistas to stack poison. I wanted the build to not be tied to the current league mechanic and to not be reliant on specific unique items. I would eventually l

I'd like to introduce a tanky alternative to the traditional TS Deadeye.As with deadeye, you don't want to start TS, this applies to Champion as well. You start off with LA/IS/Galvanic/... or RoA for phys then switch when you think TS won't suck (+2 arrows bare minimum, likely even later). This isn't a full guide, just PoBs with variations of skilltrees/gems, so if you need handholding this isn't the place. The +2 proj on the tree prompted the builds, as I previously enjoyed a phys Impale champion back in... I honestly don't even remember, the character is gone too, so... Disclaimer: Built

==================================================================================================================== LIGHTEE'S NOTES ==================================================================================================================== When doing the early game leveling, make sure to use the rare rustic sash + whetstone + weapon vendor recipe to create a 40-59% increased physical damage weapon at various staged. I typically do this on a poleaxe at level 18 right before fighting the Weaver boss. Do the recipe again at level 23 with a vaal axe and this will take you all the way

Explosive Arrow: Now has "Explosion deals 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Explosive Arrow on Target" (previously just Hits). Change Hydrosphere to have a one second cooldown before it can be hit again. This maintains the ailment mechanic on Hydrosphere to still allow for some special skill interactions but is no longer such a significant single target damage multiplier for so many skills. I have been playing EA Totems in the Deli HCSSF event and was fairly successful with it. The build was hit-based, and with the change to Hydrosphere I doubt it will be competitive with ot