Dominion's Hardcore Dual-Spark CI Witch - UPDATED for 1.0.1

I really interested in spark, but my question is, how the 300 max lightning dmg would actually be powerful and how you get more than 1k dps? Sorry if i asked a noob question, as i really wish to try this build, i like charged bolt back in D3, lol

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ethan007 wrote:

I really interested in spark, but my question is, how the 300 max lightning dmg would actually be powerful and how you get more than 1k dps? Sorry if i asked a noob question, as i really wish to try this build, i like charged bolt back in D3, lol

300-400 spark dps is enoth to finish a3 questline on Merciless

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woodyfly wrote:

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Fireknight wrote:

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woodyfly wrote:

So why doesn't anywhere on this guide say : Hey, this build does absolutely no damage until very very late game??? Would have saved me a lot of time and frustration.

Because 1 day worth of progression is not "very very late game"

Are you a telemarketer? You are really good at bending the truth. Yeah, you make "1 day worth of progression" sound like 2 hours. More like 24 hours straight, lmfao. My spark totem does around 25dps, while my searing touch fireball does atleast 10x more damage. In other words, the totem is useless until very very late game. This build is more like "freezing pulse witch until level 70", stop misleading people

i used this build and by crul act 3 i was doing way more dmg with spark than with searing touch staff and fireball/firestorm/incinerate. If u focus on crit nodes and grab all power charges your dmg is gonna be really good

How u generate power charges with ice spear if u cannot use any spell urself with ancestral bond?

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APCY wrote:

How u generate power charges with ice spear if u cannot use any spell urself with ancestral bond?

Nowhere in ancestral bond does it say you can't use spells, the wording states, "You can't deal Damage with your skills yourself".

You can still cast damage spells, and those damage spells can still crit - the damage just becomes zero.

Fireknight, thanks for updating the build on ExilPro. I have a few questions for clarification purposes.

The "transition into Ancestral Bond" passive tree is still using Frost Walker, but by the time you hit the CI tree, you have Lightning Walker. When exactly do you respec between the two? If you respec too early you will likely be losing overall damage from Freezing Pulse/Ice Nova until you get AB, but if you transition later, then you'll likely be using a lot of respec points and/or Regret Orbs. I am worried I won't have enough respec points for everything, especially since respeccing for CI takes a lot. I am in this situation right now and have simply stopped allocating points after Frost Walker (until I have enough to reach AB). Is this acceptable?

Also you mention wanting to have at least 3,000 ES before switching to CI. Is this including Discipline? I am in A3 cruel atm and only have 600 ES (without Disc). Is 3k ES by Merciless Fellshrine really practical?

Thanks in advance.

To be honest, you dont even need to specc into the Frost Walker imo. I never specced into it and did well.

About 3k es with Discipline is fine, you will get a nice es boost trough the nodes after CI.
It's getting more easy to reach "decent" Es numbers, after you reach merciless, since the items itself do get a higher ES base.

Hello everyone, I just got this wand in anarchy but I have no idea how much its worth? Is this good for lightning witch? I'm still using heartbreaker at the moment.



What I'm using


Could anyone please give me an idea of how much the Serpent wand is worth in anarchy? Ty and have a nice day!

Hello !

Thanks for posting your Witch build, I'm doing it from the beginning, would it be also good to farm with high IIR endgame ?
(Party so no IIQ, would not worry much for survival, being a support char to the group.)


Also, as I will be leveling with party mostly, is there any guide on how to add the passives of the build without having to remove passives later ?

I mean, progression on the build with optimal damage and mirroring the final build ?

Thanks ! Have a good day and great work.

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Haleine wrote:

Hello !

Thanks for posting your Witch build, I'm doing it from the beginning, would it be also good to farm with high IIR endgame ?
(Party so no IIQ, would not worry much for survival, being a support char to the group.)


Also, as I will be leveling with party mostly, is there any guide on how to add the passives of the build without having to remove passives later ?

I mean, progression on the build with optimal damage and mirroring the final build ?

Thanks ! Have a good day and great work.

You mean levelling in a group, being useful, but not wanting to use respec points? That's what I am doing right now :) 100% groupplay, with some Spectres and a LMP/FastCast/Icespear and skilled the "Critical branch" to the right of the final build. Permafreeze and nuff Manaregen to sustain it. Every Group likes me, since who does not like a permafreezer in the group :)
ATM lvl 42 and transitioning to the "left branch" aka Ancestral bonds. No life nodes taken yet, but 450ish ES and no CI taken, yet.

If you're interested:
http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMAAuMHYwelDkgPxBEvEVARlha_LJw7fDvhSbJXK1qmXfJjQ20ZcFJw1XYRfq9_xoIQh9uIQpmanaOiLqKjpyu297jKu9bBtMHFwfPDbdzH37Di9-OE5Ozmgetj7BjyHfPq_Ks=

I tried soloing too, the DMG (and ofc. the CRITS) of a lvl 8ish IceSpear makes use also for soloing, but I like the IIQ and XP advantages and all the meatshields that a group offers more than soloing content.