Mathil's Voltaxic Crit LA/Blast Rain - Cruise control the entire game. Uber Atziri Viable 2.2 ready

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Coatesy wrote:

I managed to pick up a six socket windripper for cheap.

What's everyones opinions on best gem set up for using this build with a wind ripper?

Cheers.

Just replace VM/Poison with increased crits/crit multi/added cold/lightning/chaos.

LA ripper links should be LA + GMP + Pierce + WED + Added Cold + Added Lightning and if you're using Lioneye's vision, then the last link instead of pierce should be Crit multi/Crit strikes, but that would require GGGBBR, so good luck lol.

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Etherfire wrote:

LA ripper links should be LA + GMP + Pierce + WED + Added Cold + Added Lightning and if you're using Lioneye's vision, then the last link instead of pierce should be Crit multi/Crit strikes, but that would require GGGBBR, so good luck lol.

Am I the only one that thinks Lioneye's vision was simply made for some sort of physical fire archer?

EG Split arrow/tshot + WED + Added fire + fire pen + GMP + whatever?

And then for single target, you just might go all in on that with a blast rain?

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Saranghaeyo_ wrote:

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IlyaK1986 wrote:

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Etherfire wrote:

LA ripper links should be LA + GMP + Pierce + WED + Added Cold + Added Lightning and if you're using Lioneye's vision, then the last link instead of pierce should be Crit multi/Crit strikes, but that would require GGGBBR, so good luck lol.

Am I the only one that thinks Lioneye's vision was simply made for some sort of physical fire archer?

EG Split arrow/tshot + WED + Added fire + fire pen + GMP + whatever?

And then for single target, you just might go all in on that with a blast rain?

I don't disagree with that. Actually I see occasionally some Marauder/Duelist using it. Honestly if it wasn't a bitch to color I'd do some testing. Very strong chest piece though.

Come to think of it...it can actually work as a generalist chest piece, though the strength requirement makes it a bit iffy.

See this little HARBINGER ELEMENTALIST guide I thought up:

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMCAN-KkPrUBxekVK7fbdyNEzV90kyLIvTvS2sXbAu86pMnwFS-ilM1CPRqQ6EvUEKMNlVLidNh4nBSJpUqCxa_XfIPq3X9JIuEb8M61EKbtSo4tUiExetjES8DHjY9H0GdqmyMYqy0xcLsBbUqW42_efZRR9QjQzYwfDfU51QwcVLsjX1_K-0_JP3dqCP21oo51Fb6_95LeE2Sb_J29-4O3UY6QqCfMfr8xe96Y6cNjdN-EYFbr4d2fXUAXiF2Tirjn2eg_roZjobOTP8j00p97YPBM0Mxj2BvJwgu2sGNfppqLlN07be2028FLXXLeu_qYr6nZU29Nkd-

Elementalist with Mastermind of Discord, dual golems, and anti-reflect.

Flasks: Taste of Hate, Seething Divine Life Flask of Staunching, Surgeon's Topaz Flask of Grounding, Surgeon's Ruby Flask of Heat, Atziri's Promise (if using poison)/Seething Divine Life Flask of Staunching #2/Surgeon's Basalt Flask of Dousing/Surgeon's Silver flask of Adrenaline.

Depends on Lioneye's Vision for an absolutely nuts tri-elemental LA that scales mostly off of fire damage.

Lioneye's Vision links:

LA - GMP - Added fire - WED - Fire pen - Poison/PPAD/Increased critical strikes/Phys to lightning

4L + 2L in harbinger bow: ice golem, fire golem, blink arrow, mirror arrow // orb of storms + PCoC

4L: Frost wall + echo + increased duration + faster casting

4L: Hatred + herald of ice + curse on hit + assassin's mark

4L: CWDT + IC + ID + Enfeeble/Temp Chains.

The downside of this build is that you'll need a strength amulet and still will need to find another 35ish strength from gear. Aside from that, it's very highly dependent on how good of a harbinger you're gonna be rocking.

So is anyone going to continue to use this build with the chaos reduction, or try something new. If something new, what are you thinking of going? From what I read it seems like it may still be viable just have to be careful on reflection mobs.

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RedEyeJedi wrote:

So is anyone going to continue to use this build with the chaos reduction, or try something new. If something new, what are you thinking of going? From what I read, it seems like it may still be viable just have to be careful on reflection mobs.

I'm also really interested in this. I want to run this build in 2.3 but unsure if it's still as OP as it was :)

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RedEyeJedi wrote:

So is anyone going to continue to use this build with the chaos reduction, or try something new. If something new, what are you thinking of going? From what I read it seems like it may still be viable just have to be careful on reflection mobs.

I'm still interested in playing the build, just because I've been a fan of the Voltaxic since it entered the game. I will be using a topaz or Vinktar flask and perhaps the newly buffed Pathfinder ascendancy (if a topaz or Vinktar is still insufficient / unreliable). Quite confident the Voltaxic isn't blown up to death but I guess time will tell if it's still viable.

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Saranghaeyo_ wrote:

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Th3LoRD wrote:

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RedEyeJedi wrote:

So is anyone going to continue to use this build with the chaos reduction, or try something new. If something new, what are you thinking of going? From what I read, it seems like it may still be viable just have to be careful on reflection mobs.

I'm also really interested in this. I want to run this build in 2.3 but unsure if it's still as OP as it was :)

I mean, the obvious answer is no since you're losing 40% of your conversion.

I actually don't think it'll be as strong because I'm convinced they will be killing the Frost Wall interaction, so you'll have to go back to playing fair.

I personally will be using Enlighten + Wrath + Purity of Lightning and testing a Vinktar. If the Shock is too dangerous for me, a regular Topaz Flask. I think for mapping that will be fine, but to replicate what we are getting now, that is not going to be possible.

Kill frost wall interaction and wanders are just plain dead. Bow specs will still have their chained LA + Blast Rain. Wanders will be completely fucked.

regarding the voltaxic nerf:

the main thing for this build is the LA/frost wall interaction. in mathils most recent tree he doesnt have any chaos nodes, so we can still stick with the same tree

the only thing that changes is that less lightning damage gets converted to chaos. so the dps drops slightly because of monster ele resist, but considering he is 1 shotting atziri on a 5l, that should still be perfectly fine.

with the extra ascendancy deadeye can have an extra projectile and +1 chain, so the dps should still be higher now than it was before.

i cant tell how bad the 40% lightning will hurt against refect but appart from that the build should continue to be just as strong as it was

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Goobey wrote:

regarding the voltaxic nerf:

the main thing for this build is the LA/frost wall interaction. in mathils most recent tree he doesnt have any chaos nodes, so we can still stick with the same tree

the only thing that changes is that less lightning damage gets converted to chaos. so the dps drops slightly because of monster ele resist, but considering he is 1 shotting atziri on a 5l, that should still be perfectly fine.

with the extra ascendancy deadeye can have an extra projectile and +1 chain, so the dps should still be higher now than it was before.

i cant tell how bad the 40% lightning will hurt against refect but appart from that the build should continue to be just as strong as it was

sorry for the incoming noob question, but i was away for a while.

What is the key function of Frostwall + LA? What makes the build so strong? Is FW casted manually?

thanks in advance