Z's **0.9.12** LS CI GR! Spec

most LS i talk to ingame are pure ES and Im a bit low on ES (obviously because of the bad gear I linked) and going pure ES chest seemed like the most reasonable way to increase my defensive capabilities. PLUS I had been looking for a 5L for 3-4 days and nobody was selling any that had ES on it (even as like evade/ES combo) so I grabbed one as soon as I could after so long.

I'll try to get a quality ele damage gem. I honestly never thought to get quality on that gem. thank you for that tip.

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Shaard wrote:

I'll try to get a quality ele damage gem. I honestly never thought to get quality on that gem. thank you for that tip.

This is probably going to get ya 2k dps, if not more, once it hits 20%. Maxing any gem is a tall order. Save every orb you come across & trade for as many gcp as possible to buy the highest % wpn ele dmg gem you can find.

I did a respec and focussed more of the build on elemental damage as opposed to dagger crit and now my DPS is about the same full buffed (anger wrath and hatred) @ 2800 but its more focused on the projectile portion (the part you mainly use to farm/kill) so I'm noticing much faster killing power now. This also will make +lightning damage on jewelry and weapons add more to damage (so more 100/100 phys/lightning weapon as opposed to a 200 phys weapon)


Gonna keep farming for gear and hopefully get a % ele damage. build is starting to look up!

Note: new build spec:

You are deviating away from what I can attest to being successful. Crit dmg is great & all... if it crits. What is your crit rate right now?

This is what I recommend.

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shirt1 wrote:

You are deviating away from what I can attest to being successful. Crit dmg is great & all... if it crits. What is your crit rate right now?

This is what I recommend.

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I dont like how that build ignores +15% elemental damage and picks up spell power (useless for LS). Plus I'm going to be running 3 diamond flasks so I'll be critting 100% when I need to (rares and bosses) so it's all about the crit damage.

Then I see you grabbed the dagger crit, making the build exclusive to daggers, which is good, but I dont like the thought that if I find a really amazing lightning damage weapon later on I'm not going to be able to use it unless its a dagger.

the crit chance is nice near CI, but I dont have a use for the physical really as I'm focussing on the actualy lightning damage part of lightning strike rather than running up point blank and smacking something for physical damage.

Its the phys damage which leeches your mana back.

I wouldnt ignore specialized passives for weapons. Thats a huge self nerf just to use a weapon that might drop in the future. You dont want to be totally reliant on Light as a source of dmg. Some maps have mobs that are all but immune to lightning.

Then again, Im not gonna tell you how to play. Hope that works out for you.

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Tyranthal wrote:

Weapon Speed + dmg usually trumps all else. The first dagger I linked, Woe Scrape, is a good example. I couldnt believe it did way more dps than others with 3x ele dmg on it. Test every decent dagger you come across, the results may surprise you.

A dagger with 210dmg but 1.2 aps isnt going to do very well. APS is extremely important.

That's entirely true, but even with mana leech, your mana efficiency is going to sharply decline. It's important to get the highest damage you can, but not at the cost of running out of mana in 2-3 seconds. You do zero damage when you are out of mana.

Also, how do you feel about Double Strike as a secondary skill to use in place of a regular attack? I've been using it successfully and both hits on mine currently add up to about 1100 DPS (and that is with nothing but a melee physical damage gem linked to it).

Which brings me to my second question - why does my Double Strike out-DPS my Lightning Strike? I don't yet have the best sockets I need for the gems I want to link to my LS, but I still think it should be doing more damage than it currently is (DS does 581 x 2 = 1161 / LS does 803).

Here is the gear I am/will be using, maybe you can tell me if there is something wrong with it:

Current Gear



Planning to use



and while I've already linked it, should I use that dagger in place of the one I'm currently using? The APS is almost identical, and it has more elemental damage then the one I'm using atm.

This spec isnt going to work nearly as well as it could if Weapon Ele Dmg is not linked to Lightning Strike! LS will kinda suck without it, at any level. !!!

LMP is a mana hog. Take it out & see for yourself.

Make sure to do dps testing of gear/weapons with all your auras up.

Make sure all your mana flasks are instant recovery.

Blood Rage (once you have CI) helps make up for slower weapons. It is a must on maps with temporal chains & +cold dmg modifiers.

Double Strike is awesome. This is another good one to link a mana leech to.

Hi Everyone!

I started about a week ago with PoE and i have been hooked playing A LOT in this week. Now i am a lvl 56 Shadow going more or less along this guide (mixed a bit with the other dagger ls ci guide out there). I am in the middle of Act1 merciless right now and just killed Brutus. I received a major boost today since a friend gave me about 7 gcp which I spent on a 5L chest (120 chroms spent to get 2 red sockets linked, no more chaos orbs left to reroll) and a weapon.

Anyways. Now I am feeling super strong but I am afraid that this might be an illusion regarding the endgame. Therefore I would like to ask where I should go next regarding passives and which upgrades I should prioritize.

Here is my gear currently:



And this is how my tree looks like (heading for adders touch right now?):




Skills that I use are LS and Flicker strike. I don't have elemental weakness yet but I should probably get that and switch for vulnerability right?
Auras that I always use are Wrath, Grace and Discipline. The Rest of the skills in the items are mainly to fill the slots. Don't know what to actually use there yet!

Great thread so far, I am trying to build up to spec and am enjoying the play style so far. Thanks to everyone who contributes, and the OP.

Now my noob question.

Pain Attunement - 30% more spell damage when low on life.

Why is no one taking this? is the damage of LS not considered spell damage? and with CI, doesn't that automatically put you at "low life"?

And lastly, I'm not playing HC, my ping is horrible, so I wonder if someone would recommend a more carefree DPS version of the build. (unless it is already for non-HC).