[3.24] The Infused Trickster | Build update. High Block. EHP has doubled | Demo video up

Hi Cyberpunk-lovers !

Here is an experimental test where I replace Born in the Shadows with Perfect Crime ascendancy from Saboteur : it grants two Triggerbots that cast your triggered spells for you ; in our case, the spells channeled with Lightning Tendrils.
These spells deal 35% less dmg but you get twice as much, so that's roughly equivalent to 65*2 = 130 = 30% more DPS (depending on the spells).

I'm testing various skills : Arc, Ball Lightning, Shock Nova, Voltaxic Burst and some more in this new video :

#4 : Perfect Crime

Hope you like it :)

For the next video, there'll be some significant changes to the build, along with a massive DPS buff. But I still need some more tests.

Good luck and have fun !

Hi Exiles,

Here is an advanced version for the build, where the sceptre and shield are replaced with the Annihilating Light staff, which grants triple elem dmg. Combine that with the Stronger Pulse that always crits and the result is 60% more dmg for the Stronger Pulse.

PoB : https://pobb.in/-f67wd1zHs59

Here is a short demo in a 10 boss arena. Enemies barely have time to move before they get frozen and shattered by the sheer energy of LT !

Coming up soon : a longer demo with excerpts from the Shaper, the Elder and fat Metamorphs.

About patch notes 3.22 : I've seen no change for the build so far.

Good luck and have fun !

Hi Cyber-Exiles,

Here is a complete demo with the new Annihilating Light setup :

#5 : The Annihilating Tendrils

Some Shaper and Elder, and a map with fat Metamorphs. All get destroyed quickly with the full power of the Phantasmal Lightning Tendrils !

You don't need 6 links on the staff, but it's advisable to get a good roll on the -res.



* The staff reduces all your res by 60 to 70%, so the trick is to use 3 Grand Spectrum jewels with +7% all res per jewel, for a total of +63% all res.

* As we always deal triple dmg, the Arn's Anguish belt becomes useless, so a rare belt with Elem Res catalysts will complete your res.


So that's it for 3.21 !

Compared to 18 months ago, DPS has increased tenfold. It has taken me several years of patience before getting the performances this build deserves. I knew from the beginning it could be a cool build, but at first, the numbers were not there. Now it is ready to go full Force Lightning on enemies !

Take care Exiles, and see you in 3.22 !

PoB 3.22 :
https://pobb.in/drpC6VPA9WcV

No changes compared to last version.
I'll test the Spellblade support, but it's not included in PoB yet.

So I'm currently doing the Annihilating Light variant but I am failing to see how you are able to do red maps/end game content, I just fall over in a unmodded red map. Any idea why that is? I have, in my opinion, decent enough gear and should be able to handle red maps along with other content but it seems to me that something just isn't working right or I am possibly doing something wrong would love to take this further then my frost blades character but currently that doesn't look like it'll happen. Here is my POB https://pobb.in/2_gRQ-Z4S5X0 would love some insight :)

1- You may lack a bit of elem res. It may explain why you struggle in red map. (With only 68% lightning res, you take 28% more dmg compared to 75% lightning res, for instance)

2- You are only level 75. Often in league, I don't begin red maps before level 90. So don't worry. Go up to level 85 : take Practiced Caster on your cluster jewel, add Enduring Composure.
Add Divine Judgment on the tree + life and ES (see Written in Blood cluster, for instance).
Then it will feel much better.

2- Also, you need to get level 20 gems for LT. This is a huge boost when it comes to spell skills.

For instance : currently, with level 17 LT and level 18 Trinity : 4.8M DPS with strong pulse.
With level 20 LT and Trinity : 6.8M. This is 40% more DPS !
With level 20 for all gems, lvl 5 for Awakened Added Lightning Dmg : 8.2M

This is without frenzy charges and extra fire dmg from the helmet.

Here is a simulation of your character at level 86 :
https://pobb.in/bDMY6OSQckJf

Level 20 gems
Herald of Ice is not useful IMO.
Added Swift Affliction to Lightning Warp (quality of life feature only).
Ticked the boxes in Configuration
Completed the tree

Hope this helps. Good luck and have fun !

Hi Cyberpunks !

* First post infos have been updated.

* My YT channel just reached 400 subs. For the occasion, here is a fight against Aul, the Crystal King, at depth 415, with life as extra ES. Tough guy indeed. This is my first time beating him :)
With the Annihilating Light staff, I can never be...

#1 : Alone In The Dark

Hope you like it, good luck and have fun :)

Hi Exiles !

I'm currently trying to improve the DPS (even more) with an Elegant Hubris jewel.

The best notable for us is Gemling Inquisition : 80% inc spell dmg. It grants ~10% more DPS. With 4 of them in radius, this is 40% more DPS !
Other good notables : https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Elegant_Hubris

- Brutal Execution : +40% crit multi.
- Dialla's With : 15% inc cast speed.
- Eternal Bloodlust : 10% inc dmg per Frenzy charge
- Eternal Fervour : 10% chance to gain a Frenzy charge on hit (then no need to cast Vaal Cold Snap). This notable seems very rare.

- Eternal Resilience : "Gain 1 Endurance Charge every second if you've been Hit Recently" (replacing a small cluster jewel with Enduring Composure)
- Superiority : 12% inc effect of non-curse auras
- With Eyes Open : +37% to Chaos res (replacing Asylum cluster)

There are several sockets where we can put the jewel : west of Templar, north of Witch or east of Shadow, or even near Supreme Ego, between Shadow and Ranger (but in this case, we need other points to improve mana reservation).

Hi Exiles,

after some researches about the Elegant Hubris jewels, I've found a satisfying solution : put it in the Shadow socket and try to get several Gemling Inquisition notables : 80% inc spell damage = ~10% more dmg.

My current jewel number is 126640.
Poe.trade link : https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Ancestor/3GP3DEPs5

The Templar or the Witch sockets can be used, too. After all, a Trickster is supposed to use all the tricks available ;)

So, I've gained even more DPS. And the icing on the cake : I've changed the Ascendancy nodes to get Soul Drinker. Another 15% more DPS !

Now, the DPS numbers can go through the roof.
Without breaking a sweat, the Stronger Pulse can deal 4M dmg per hit, at least 3 times per second.

Here is a new video to see the results :
#2 : The Gemling Legionnaire

Metamorphs are just melted, and so is the Elder, with probably more than 30M DPS on average. And for a grand finale, I completely freeze, shock and destroy the Forgotten ! Believe me, I'm the first to be impressed by the results.

Hope you like it, good luck and stay cyberpunk, Exiles !

is it ssf viable ?