Can't Believe It's Not Mjolnier-- Lightning Strike/Molten Strike RT scion.

The gear slots that add the most damage are as follows: Rings, Amulet, Belt, Weapon, Gloves. no other slot can add damage that is as relevant as these slots.


When looking for a weapon you want to prioritize the values in this order. Attack Speed > Flat Elemental damage values > %Weapon Elemental Damage. The higher the attack speed on the claw the more LGOH will proc, making it safer(and that's what it's all about folks). Flat ele dps gives your other gear slots the opportunity to increase your damage by an even larger amount. %wed gives your auras more damage(substantial amounts).

[NOTE]IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PRIORITIZE LIFE AND RESISTANCES ABOVE ALL ELSE ON JEWLERY PIECES BEFORE YOU HIT 4.5K LIFE AND MAX RES DURING MERCILESS THIS INCLUDES THE BELT!! It's the exact opposite for jewelry pieces, this includes the amulet and rings. %wed > flat ele damage > Attack speed. Jewelry is also going to be your main source of stat requirement. It's very important that you're able to run your auras.


the belt has much more to offer in the defensive department, frankly, the belt is the most important piece of gear in this build,before the weapon. What we aim for on a belt is in this order. %wed > Armor> Raw Stats (str. dex.) > Other resistances/life.

The gloves are a very special piece in this build, You can spend a fortune on gloves and it is in my recommendation that if you're not very wealthy in POE, is to try and find a good pair of gloves LAST, prioritize the glove slot as the last slot. The aim(in a dps aspect) is Attack speed> Flat ele Damage> armor. as you can see, I haven't spent any time at all looking at my current gloves, but they grant me nice armor and needed resistances.

The gear slots that offer the most defense are Boots, Body Armor, Shield, Helmet. These are the pieces you're looking to get a high amount of armor and resistances on. This does not mean that they are the only pieces that can grant high amounts of defenses, amulets, belts, and gloves can also grant massive defensive bonuses. [NOTE]IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR PRIORITIZE LIFE AND RESISTANCES ABOVE ALL ELSE ON JEWLERY PIECES BEFORE YOU HIT 4.5K LIFE AND MAX RES DURING MERCILESS THIS INCLUDES THE BELT!!

Here we will go over the defensive stats and what stats should be prioritized over others. note: ALL GEAR SHOULD PRIORITIZE RESISTANCES OVER EVERYTHING ELSE UNLESS YOUR RESISTANCES ARE CAPPED AT 75% ALLRES, CHAOS RES NOT INCLUDED.

Boots are a special item in this build because they offer a wonderful stat called Movement Speed!
In this build though movement speed isn't a necessary suffix unless you plan on doing most evasive endgame content such as atziri. As for defenses the mods you're looking for are in this order. Life > Armor flat > %Max Armor> Raw Stats (str. dex.) >Resistances.

As far as Body Armor goes, I recomment the unique item Lioneye's Vision, as it gives us an extra link in our build, allowing us to build a 7link in the later stretches of the game. Although if 1alch is out of your price range or you prefer something less effective( teehee). then you would want to aim for: %max Armor> Armor flat> Life> resistances.


Shields. Oh how we love you on HC leagues. The shield is a fantastic piece and should be your #1 source of armor. It's the third most prioritized piece in the order of Weapon>Belt>Shield. I recommend the item Lioneye's Remorse because of it's cheap cost and effective block chance, It really pulls the build together in a defensive sense. Although in the far reaches of end game, it is pitiful in the eyes of the newly role-able 3k armor shields. (saffels for swap on atziri). The stats you're looking for are: %Armor> Armor flat> %Block Chance> Life > Resistances.

The helmet; Once you can afford it you want and by want i mean NEED to buy an Alpha's Howl SInner Tricorne. It will bump your dps as well as giving you the wonderful CANNOT BE FROZEN aspect. But, before alpha's, you want to prioritize in this fashion: Armor flat > %Armor > Life > Resistances.

Since I already linked my belt and amulet in the last spoiler there is no need to do it again, BUT there are aspects of the amulet and belt that are very important in achieving an omnipotent state of defense. For belts; flat armor is your best friend, along with flat strength as it gives a massive amount of life. For amulets; %armor is a very nice (and expensive) mod, it can make or break your character.

As far as flasks go, Instant Recovery/Bleeding and 100% armor granite are your biggest necessities.

Unlike a lot of other players I like to take what i call "I want to be safe because i'm bad" flasks. So I include in my most used flask slot, an Instant Shock Flask. and in my least used flask slot A curse immune amethyst Flask. How i use these is if i'm taking a lot of damage fast, something is wrong, what can possible be wrong? I'm shocked. Thus shock flask helps me out a whole bunch in that aspect, because fuck shocking mobs.(TEMPLE MAP BOSS I"M TALKING TO YOU)
For the amethyst curse flask, This is going to be replaced soon, but this is also a flask I use in situations where I don't know what i'm fighting, For instance, If i WB into a room like a fool (which i do all the time) and I don't know what i'm up against, I pop my Amethyst (along with my granite because armor is dope) so that in the off-chance I get cursed with vulnerability and smacked across the room, I don't get one shot :)