2.1 HC Lightning Strike Duelist.

im in cruel act 4 hardcore right now. lvl 55 im behind too since i rolled my build up to 70 in softcore first.

I´m not sure if it will help you, but I´m working on a Lightning Strike Based build.

It´s probably not HC viable, but might get you some insights to work on your personal solution bro.

Cheers.

Hi Everyone,

I have two Lightning Strike characters that are duelists, both level 85:
* One is based on a Soul Taker / Doryani's Catalyst combination (dual wield)
* The second is based on two Soul Takers (dual wield)

My 5L gems are:
LS + Phys to Lightning + MS + WED + Melee Physical Dmg

When I get Blood Rage going with Frenzy charges I can just break 100K DPS for the Melee Attack. I have no idea how to determine how much DPS my projectiles are doing :(

Here's the Soul Taker / Doryani's Build:
https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQBAdwEswUtCVgLYQxfDjwR1RQgFHEV7BhdGj4cpyFgKCoppS5TMgkyfjWSNe86UjrtPC0870MxRJ5HfkrIUEdTpVO7VbVXl1fiXz9gQWFSY3BlTWeAZ5to8mxGbbRul26qbztybHKpdO108Xfjd-V4DXzZgUGCB4Kbg1-DzITZhmCLT5d5mSubLZ7Nn8uiAKcwqAepbq4-r2y18rc-uR29Nr2Bvqe_1cAawGbBBMGLxPbGrsqQ0iHTb9P82L3ZfNrB26fhc-RR6UbtIO8O8B_yQfKc9kj3Mve-_go=

QUESTIONS:

I am confused about several passives and how they affect Lightning Strike:
1) Does Iron Grip really help projectile damage? Especially if I am using Physical to Lightning Gem? And if so, is it worth it with 95% strength bonus from my strength (483).
2) Do Elemental Damage nodes give more DPS or Projectile damage than say picking up Physical Damage nodes?
3) Should I swap out one of my gems for Added Fire or Phys Proj Attack Dmg?

Thanks in advance