PoE Trickster, League Starter builds without Explosive Trap, Explosive Trap of Shrapnel, Splitting Steel

Hi guys! I discovered this insane build 1y year ago thanks to u/Dreadmaker (link) and still looks criminally underused with only \~100 characters on PoE ninja. I figured I could share my Lighning Strike of Arcing version which carried me to 100 while farming T16 8000wisps maps this league. POB for 100-150div budget : Not a leaguestarter, requires \~20d and level 92-95 to come onlin

Gearing notes: - Tincture: Lightning Pen and Melee Strike range. They're not terribly expensive, and my perfect rolled on cost me 1 div. I like to prioritize the range over the pen, because I like hitting monsters from the other side of rivers. Might be able strike range out for splash, or rage on hit, and get more damage, but then you'd probably be running different tinctures for different content, and I just want to be lazy. - Helm: Anything ES here. Crown of Thorns is a nice starter. Get resistance, get something better than what I have. - Weapon

=This is a Level 98 Tree, if you do not have this many skill points consider the below: -Drop Lethe Shade, this is mainly for endgame bosses that cover the area with degen pools -Drop the extra node in the Sovereignty Wheel -Drop Glacial Cage/Season of Ice Wheel =Do Not activate the Trickster Ascendency Swift Killer until you have a chest that generates Frenzy Charges. For leveling and league start, pick up One Step Ahead until you transition =Do Not constantly cast Wintertide Brand in a fight. You have to wait until they reach max stages and expire to do the most damage. Get used to how

5.5 div or around 660c this build cost weapon 60c- 10c base 40c on shrieking wrath essence 10c for aps craft shield 50c helmet 25c amulet 150c - 100c base 50c annoit body 80c- 40c base 40c on chaos spaming gloves 40c boots 10c rings- 10c ea belt 40c abyss jewel 20c- 10c base 10c alt and regal spam gems- 60c ignore (just use regular anom ls) cataysts and eater/exarch 45c- self farmed most of it tattoos- self farmed but should be around 60c.

Build About Basics/Summary ~ hexblast is slow cast rate which makes it perfect to use with mines due to overwriting the base case rate with mines normal fast cast rate. ~ Sandstorm fixes hexblast crit then curse on hit ring + blasphemy guarantee the 100% more damage proc on hexblast damage. ~ why elemental res curses with chaos skill? hexblast bases damage on lowest enemy resistance which makes it more powerful to target an elemental res as those are easier to