[2.2] Inquisitor Crit Grenadier (Trap) build theorycraft [95% crit, budget friendly, SC]

Have you tried or done some math on dagger+shield version, and the 2nd dps trap?

I am using deerstalker atm to run my shock trap nova, and it works great, but iam not sure if its better overall to go with rare boots + voidbringers (imo thunderfists seem like a subpar choice)

If you go for Deerstalker you will lose the double shock duration from thunderfists (this is as dealing double damage when it comes to shocking) and you will lose even more room for resists & life.

So no, don't think it is really viable lategame until you are rocking some really high end gear in which case you should really be running a staff anyway.

i dunno, maybe your right, ive switched out my deerstalker and maligoro's for this now:



i havent noticed any difference, but maybe there is :) do you see staff as the only late game you can? i cant imagine goign without whirling blades + jaws

In terms of upgrading, iam thinking of getting a divinarius, and a better chest thats 6 linked

Also - the whole MoM thing works well, but can sometimes get you in trouble since you cant cast traps because your getting alotta damage, i tried going EB, but that didnt really help. Still trying to find out how that can be helped. one of my ideas was to run an a temporal chains/blasphemy setup, so IF enemies get close to you they are slowed, but iam not sure how well it would work, and its generally useless since you throw traps from a distance

Staff allows for several different options compared to daggers, mainly the use of running 2x 6L trap setups or Kaom's heart.

This is a rather huge deal for traps, and it get's even better when you factor in that you can roll +2 to level of lightning/cold gems on a staff which could turn not only your Ice / Lightning spells much stronger but also increase the potency of Added Lightning / Added Cold gems if you put them in the staff.

Seeing as a single properly rolled mana potion can have even 10 uses it's not really an issue sustaining mana in my opinion.

Strictly in the terms of damage the staff version should be stronger, however it is left to the player to determine what kind of playstyle he finds better.

Regarding defense issues be sure to run at least 1 basalt flask and maybe add in enduring cry since you have time to cast it anyway given you are playing traps.
Belly of the beast would be great for the dagger version if you feel squishy, rolling blues might be a challenge but there are alternatives to some of those, alternatively Cloak of Defiance might make mana sustain better and Cloak of Flames always provides at least some reduction (around 12%).

Hey, I'm setting everything up to try this build, but i'm not very experienced in tree progression and I got really lost in that. Could someone show me how to progress with this tree? I'm going to use this tree for staff with Acrobatics. Thanks for help (:

I've been working on this build lately and it is FUN! Kind of playing around with different stuff, Icestorm trap is pretty nice for bosses!

I will post leveling trees in the 2nd post during the day.

Glad to see people enjoying this!

Edit:

Didn't have time to do the leveling trees today, sorry :\

I just level to 79 with my pancake thrower inspired by this build.

Its been fun. Dps is more than enough so far. I would like some comments and advice for improving its survivability.
gem link: ice nova-trap-trap and mine damage-elemental focus-increased aoe-cluster trap
this is my character
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-forum/41

name is JennyHopelessTrapper

I run a more agressive version with whirling blades. Ive added a Blasphemy+temporal chains setup, so now my defences are 4.1k HP, Chaos Golem, MoM, Fortify, Arctic Armor & Temporal chains. Overall iam running tier 9 maps with no problems, and only mod i reroll is no regen.