[2.0] The Flash build



first of all, this build is kind of a glass canon build, you can trade clear speed for survivabilty to make that doable in HC
The Concept


this is build try to make vaal spark activate as much and as fast as possible, while also trying to cover the most area with the sparks.



Mechanics


cast 150 sparks while u can keep on running, with spell echo that is 300 sparks. this is HUGE amount of sparks that cover the hole screen. (in 2.0 the wording has changed, maybe the mechanics of number of sparks also?)
the issue with vaal spark is the need to get souls for it to activate. and alot of it (96)
for that we will use new uniq jewels :
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:
this jewel can stack and with 4 of these its possible to reach 100% chance to gain additional soul on kill (i need to test if more than 100% can give more than 1 soul on kill)
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this jewel help us to almost always get another soul on kill.
but wait, spark to lightning dmg and this jewel need to shatter enemies, how do i do that?
for that porpuse come this beautiful uniq
, now, if we crit, the enemies will shatter, and get us the extra soul we need.

with those uniqs combination we need to kill 40~ monsters to keep it activated.

(since
was buffed around 80& increased dmg, and also got better crit chance (from 5% to 6%), i thought about taking the crit way, but maybe it will be even better to go with just elemental nodes / gear and chance to freeze)

now, in order to make vaal storm call kill as many enemies, i want it to cover as much area as possible, for that i use 3 things that work great with spark:
- increase projectile speed : the more projectile speed you have the more ground it will go in its duration
- increase duration : get as many of this as u can, this will make the spark last longer, aka cover more screen area.
- fork : this gem work beautifully with spark, and even got buffed in the awakaning, now, this gem at lvl 20 only make u loose 10 less dmg, but if it hit an enemy or a wal, it turn into 2 projectile! and can even hit again the same enemy it hitted before, in simple words, a MUST for this build.
- speel echo: make 150 projectile into 300 :)
- faster movment speed: while i activate vaal spark, i want to run as fast as possible in order to make the vaal spark reach more area of the screen.

for hard bosses, i always take with my also vaal storm call, to kill them :)

in order to get the highest clear speed and crit chance, i use herald of thunder and herald of ice linked with curse on hit and assassin's mark, for life q mana on kill and power charges.



Gear


: get as high projectile speed as possible, (can reach 100%), this is the best item for this build (6L not mandatory)
as explained in the mechanics area, this item is a must in order to activate chill of corruption jewel effect and get more souls
great for this build, cause i go for crit, this provide me hugh buff to dmg
need this because lack in life (kind of a glass canon)
movment speed and crit, great item :)
great for leech, since we doing 50% cold and 50% lightning
life leech and resists, very nice for this build
im useing this atm, but probably will switch to 305 movment speed + life + high res for better survivability
for quiver u want life/ crit/ high res / and projectile speed (also rearguard is ok)
this give me boost to dmg, but survaivability il probably switch to life crit and res amulet

Edit: now in 2.0 wands can get 46% projectile speed(maybe more?), with 2 of those
i can do much higher dmg, better crit, but only 4L for normal spark :(
testing this



Jewels


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- 4 X
for 100%
when ill have more slots ill probably use :
- for crit
- for duration



Links


- 6L: vaal spark - fork - spell echo - faster projectiles - increase duration - life leech / empower / add chaos/cold/lightnin dmg
- 6L: spark - fork - GMP - life leech - mana leech - speel echo / faster projectile
- 4L: vaal storm call - increased duration - spell echo - life leech / empower
- 4L: herald of thunder - herald of ice - curse on hit - assasin's mark
- 4L: ice golem - (not sure yet)
- 4L: CWDT- (not sure yet)





Videos


grotto map (lvl 68):

http://youtu.be/wTLzllHXktE


reef map (lvl 68):

https://youtu.be/L-jMhiVRBnA


tropical island map (lvl 68):

https://youtu.be/6ooqxgq9-r0


spider lair map (lvl 70):
https://youtu.be/WNi5qnefJmM

tunnel map (lvl 71):
https://youtu.be/jiijYXjDfCQ

shore map (lvl 71):
https://youtu.be/EtOQ5Eq-vYc

Pier map ( lvl 72):
https://youtu.be/_7ZhuOBr8Xc

bog map (lvl 72):
https://youtu.be/PXODR2ofWrE

Arid lake map (lvl 72):
https://youtu.be/ymNHqujesY4

Strand map (lvl 73):
https://youtu.be/q-CWsmk_qjU

gorge map (lvl 74):
https://youtu.be/DhneiFzN5aw



Extras


for this build, loot filter is almost mandetory, cause you will run fast, you need to see and hear only neccesary things to grab (like a mirror drop 3 screens away) :)
i reccomand neverSink loot filter :)

also special thanks to LeMing for help with this build :)


other builds


Oro's Bridle build:
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823/page/1
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
Last edited by The_x_ile#7220 on Aug 27, 2015, 8:48:48 AM
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my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
How often do you have to use regular spark?
Ultimately, 2 wands with high proj speed would be a lot better than a bow+quiver combo, more crit chance / multi / ele / spell dmg, but that limits regular spark to a 4L
Increasing Field of View in PoE: /1236921
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Araycan wrote:
How often do you have to use regular spark?
Ultimately, 2 wands with high proj speed would be a lot better than a bow+quiver combo, more crit chance / multi / ele / spell dmg, but that limits regular spark to a 4L


i use normal spark quite often, when not everything goes smoothly
dual wand is and option, but u loose link (probably projectile speed) and around 80% projectile speed even if u have it on both wands, plus 2 links.

it can work, but the theam of this build is the projectile speed t ohit far away , fork alot, and hit the same enemy as many times as possible.
you also use life and res from quiver.

need to test it though, might be better :)
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
The main problem I see with the build is the severe lack of HP; even in softcore, you should have at least 3.5k-4k hp to begin mapping. I actually have characters that left Normal difficulty with more HP than you have in maps. I can't really see this character getting past the low to mid 80s due to the extreme lack of hitpoints resulting in getting 1 shot very often by devourers and dropbears, which can't be offscreened.
You are right of course, I wrote here in the guide that I'll probably change amulet for one with life and resist
This is a proof of concept , you are very close to alot of life nodes, and can change the tree however you want.
More life is easy to get, I just wanted to see if the tree is working. To reach 3.5k is not big investment
Thx for your feedback
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
updated more maps in higher lvl
will soon upload a george map run :)
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
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Keele0 wrote:


this tree is nice from the crit point of view.. but:
- u dont take acrobatics, it is kinda of a glass cannon as it is, without it you will die all the times.
- you dont take projectile speed nodes, they are really important for this build
- you probably wont have enough dex for high lvl fork / increased proj speed
my builds:
- COLB (Cast On Last Breath) first ever build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1632595
- the Flash: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1367774
- the oro's bridle build: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1409823
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The_x_ile wrote:
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Keele0 wrote:


this tree is nice from the crit point of view.. but:
- u dont take acrobatics, it is kinda of a glass cannon as it is, without it you will die all the times.
- you dont take projectile speed nodes, they are really important for this build
- you probably wont have enough dex for high lvl fork / increased proj speed


Well, if you take the +30 dex node that it's adjacent to, you get +85 dex from tree. So with just 1-2 pieces of gear with dex on it, you can use high lvl dex gems.

When I was making this tree, my idea was to focus a little more on spark than vaal spark. Possibly using tabula as a dual 5-link:

Vaal Spark - Spark - Increased Duration - Faster Projectiles - Fork - Spell Echo

Scion life wheel will probably be filled out soon in this tree, and could possibly spec into Whispers of Doom for an additional curse by level ~80. This lets you dual curse with a 4L Herald of Thunder setup:

Herald of Thunder - Curse on Hit - Assassin's Mark - Warlord's/Poacher's/Conductivity/Ele Weakness/etc..



I should mention that I'm planning to do this in warbands, on a somewhat limited budget. Thus, I do not have all the luxuries of standard. My aim is to dual wield projectile speed wands, and I will most likely be using a few more rares than your build, so I should be able to reach a higher amount of life than you. This is another reason that I decided to skip the cold damage/projectile speed nodes in the bottom of the tree, as I will not have the call of the brotherhood or berek's grip.

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