[3.7] Ball Lightning Elementalist - Comfortable, safe, scales well. Simply enjoying your balls.

Added couple vids (Elder / Catarina), pumped my dmg by alot since the shaper kill.


Catarina :
https://youtu.be/HVgl4wxAvjo

Elder :
https://youtu.be/MbLB3NrLokI

Road to Uber Elder now. Might die tho since I've never done it :)

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Poimu wrote:

Added couple vids (Elder / Catarina), pumped my dmg by alot since the shaper kill.


Catarina :
https://youtu.be/HVgl4wxAvjo

Elder :
https://youtu.be/MbLB3NrLokI

Road to Uber Elder now. Might die tho since I've never done it :)

Really nice kills, the change you have made with using slow projectiles, and buffing proj speed with lethal assault, looks like a fine balance.. although the balls travel a bit slow surely great for bosses bot how does it play on clear?

Have remade my char to elemetalist, it works better than inquisitor, surely more damage, and the Pendulum of destruction is just so great for clear as well.

Nice that you can get the damage to mana in other ways beside cloak of defiance, your gear looks expensive :)

Thank you for sharing, i m using your guide just with a personal change on cold snap instead of orb of storm on SSF HC for personal preference...
Im actually a NOOB player (started poe 2 weeks ago) and i finished the story line an am already at map T4.
Balls destroyin everything on their ways :)

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zipha wrote:

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Poimu wrote:

Added couple vids (Elder / Catarina), pumped my dmg by alot since the shaper kill.


Catarina :
https://youtu.be/HVgl4wxAvjo

Elder :
https://youtu.be/MbLB3NrLokI

Road to Uber Elder now. Might die tho since I've never done it :)

Really nice kills, the change you have made with using slow projectiles, and buffing proj speed with lethal assault, looks like a fine balance.. although the balls travel a bit slow surely great for bosses bot how does it play on clear?

Have remade my char to elemetalist, it works better than inquisitor, surely more damage, and the Pendulum of destruction is just so great for clear as well.

Nice that you can get the damage to mana in other ways beside cloak of defiance, your gear looks expensive :)

Died to putrid cloister in the end, proxy shield had me. A bit sad cause it was a really tanky character. Made my way to uber elder with a juggernaut tho so I still killed it this league. :p

Lethal assault and side points are best for area of effect since aoe is a more multiplier for ball lightning. I also invested points in the tree for aoe.

I really love the build cause it can start really cheap and scales well. In the end, I had 100% more damage from the 1st shaper video kill, and I have plans to pump even more the dmg next league. :p

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Poimu wrote:

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zipha wrote:

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Poimu wrote:

Added couple vids (Elder / Catarina), pumped my dmg by alot since the shaper kill.


Catarina :
https://youtu.be/HVgl4wxAvjo

Elder :
https://youtu.be/MbLB3NrLokI

Road to Uber Elder now. Might die tho since I've never done it :)

Really nice kills, the change you have made with using slow projectiles, and buffing proj speed with lethal assault, looks like a fine balance.. although the balls travel a bit slow surely great for bosses bot how does it play on clear?

Have remade my char to elemetalist, it works better than inquisitor, surely more damage, and the Pendulum of destruction is just so great for clear as well.

Nice that you can get the damage to mana in other ways beside cloak of defiance, your gear looks expensive :)

Died to putrid cloister in the end, proxy shield had me. A bit sad cause it was a really tanky character. Made my way to uber elder with a juggernaut tho so I still killed it this league. :p

Lethal assault and side points are best for area of effect since aoe is a more multiplier for ball lightning. I also invested points in the tree for aoe.

I really love the build cause it can start really cheap and scales well. In the end, I had 100% more damage from the 1st shaper video kill, and I have plans to pump even more the dmg next league. :p

Impressive work! I completely abandoned the league due to well.. the league and another game I desperately wanted to play. Coming back to seeing this, it's damn nice.

Going to take a look at your character and see what I can improve for the future.

where is your talent tree pleas

In what order would you rank Divinarius, Doryani's Catalyst and Agnerod East?

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Fulgz wrote:

In what order would you rank Divinarius, Doryani's Catalyst and Agnerod East?

Divinarius is the cheapest option. Cheap from day 2 basically. Doryani's catalyst is considerably stronger, however takes a while till it drops to a budget price.

Agnerod East changes the entire build. You sacrifice Tankiness and stats from the shield for more damage. If you truely want it, it's more dps. But I'd wonder why you need even more damage already.

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rentaking wrote:

where is your talent tree pleas

Path of Building link still works. You can check it there. Or check my profile. It still holds my Elementalist, which has the talent tree.


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Currently working on a Chains of Command Scion. Couldn't be arsed with Synthesis league and to be fair, I still can't be arsed xD Can't promise that I'll continue the development of this guide for the forcoming period of time. Perhaps 2nd character of the new league.

Still, this is my most viable character so far. Absolute tank without sacrificing damage, while using a great skill.

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TotemLols wrote:

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Fulgz wrote:

In what order would you rank Divinarius, Doryani's Catalyst and Agnerod East?

Divinarius is the cheapest option. Cheap from day 2 basically. Doryani's catalyst is considerably stronger, however takes a while till it drops to a budget price.

Agnerod East changes the entire build. You sacrifice Tankiness and stats from the shield for more damage. If you truely want it, it's more dps. But I'd wonder why you need even more damage already.

Doryani's it is then, until I mortgage my house for a real weapon.

Thanks for the reply too - made me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside :D

Tinkering in the tree. Update is to come. Current estimate of new stats (which is quite unique heavy (Included Omeyocan boots + new Pledge of Hands) would equate to level 90:

3170 health
3063 unreserved mana (50% MoM)
1,2k ES

with 18% Block chance, 20% Attack/spell dodge, capped resistances of course. Instead mana leech due to Mind of the Council. With flask active, -4% chaos res, without you are still vulnerable.

Elementalist nerfs my ass. We lose some EHP due to tree adjustments, but overall we invest slightly more into damage. I felt extremely safe in the past and I'm comfortable to make the build slightly squishier without going overboard. I've literally tanked Shaper beam or the odd ball for longer then I care to admit. I can't dodge for shit.

Adjustments in the guide coming when PoB comes online. If you worry about a damage nerfs you are most likely overreacting. I reckon we take about 10% EHP nerf + 8% damage nerf, but we get 20% Dodge Chance in return. Which is.. fine if you ask me.

P.S. not sure how 'Greater spell Echo' will behave, so might go up ever so slightly'