Voltaxic Rift - i don't understand why it's good

Honestly I can't think of a single build that is overall better than a Voltaxic Lightning arrow / blast rain when you factor in the high content it can do, the cheap cheap price for building it, and the vast number of map mods it can do.

For like 5-10 EX you can make a character that can easily do Uber Atziri and any map.

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VixTrader wrote:

Honestly I can't think of a single build that is overall better than a Voltaxic Lightning arrow / blast rain when you factor in the high content it can do, the cheap cheap price for building it, and the vast number of map mods it can do.

For like 5-10 EX you can make a character that can easily do Uber Atziri and any map.

10 Ex. Can also do any mod. 35k Crit 'Nado in that 5L (6L will push it to ~47k). 6K Hp with forty, 18k Eva and Phase Acro

Sorry, but nothing is better then a good tuned phys crit build with a Harbinger.

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elitedesolator wrote:

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raics wrote:

Doesn't really matter, I was more on the idea behind such items, it's 'noob friendly' because it solves problems for you.

Right, so life and ES rolls on gear is noob friendly.

Also, weapons are noob friendly, real hardcore players use their fists with no Facebreakers.

Skill gems are also noob friendly, makes you clear faster.

You forgot trading, lets you gear up exponentially faster.

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Astarte911 wrote:

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VixTrader wrote:

Honestly I can't think of a single build that is overall better than a Voltaxic Lightning arrow / blast rain when you factor in the high content it can do, the cheap cheap price for building it, and the vast number of map mods it can do.

For like 5-10 EX you can make a character that can easily do Uber Atziri and any map.

10 Ex. Can also do any mod. 35k Crit 'Nado in that 5L (6L will push it to ~47k). 6K Hp with forty, 18k Eva and Phase Acro

Sorry, but nothing is better then a good tuned phys crit build with a Harbinger.

Nothing wrong with your build, i'm sure it's really good as well. Actually all bow builds can be cheap and very effective and physical builds definitely do well with late game content. But my point was, Voltaxic is better in the cheaper price range. Obviously a physical bow build with an insane bow and top jewelry would be better, but at 5-10 EX, Voltaxic builds would be better than yours, higher damage, easier to gear, and zero problems with reflect.

Hey, dont get me wrong. By no means i thinking Voltaxic builds (either spell or attack based) are bad

The first problem is that people do not want to work around reflect. They take it as given and that you, because of that, cannot get good DPS (which is not true).

The second problem is that people going to start those builds (because no one tries/want to build around reflect) and then GGG going to "adjust" it...

...which comes to problem 3. Or the sum of problem 3. There are too many screws where GGG can adjust those builds.

- Look at consuming dark. They could do less conversion. Since ALL of those builds do not relying on VP, this could mean the end for all top crit Voltaxic builds.
- Could adjust double dipping with poison. This is retarded anyway and i dont know why its still in the game
- Changing the base damage of Voltaxic (not sure if this is sensefull, since its not the problem)

- at last, the most important adjustment: static electricity.

I dont know who is doing the numbers in the team. But this jewel is so retarded OP, its rediculous. 2 well placed giving you 1-200. Wrath at lvl 20 is giving you 14-248. So essentially you getting a fucking free 50% aura. Yea, sure, why not ?
I comparison Mantra of Flames: with 8 (!) buffs up a maxed rolled Mantra of Flames giving you 40-96 fire damage. Thats 30% more then a well placed static electricity and is limited to 1. How can this be, i ask?...

So in sum, Voltaxic performs good right now. But it will get hammered, cuz there is too much imbalance between other stuff. And, of course, the crying will be big..because its so advertised and overplayed.

Its very simple too demonstrate why Voltaxic is so popular. Take any half decent bow 5 link it then put lightning arrow in it with the usual supports then go do any upto T10 map marvel at the death you deal and then marvel even harder when you one shot yourself on an off screen elemental reflect mob.

Same story but now with Voltaxic same death dealing ability with added boss nuking poison bonus and never worry about reflect ever again.

IT is good for lightning spells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awY71kXcY_I&feature=youtu.be


On my LB build I can use it to still deal ok damage.
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1481578

It also make mobs with high lightning res easier (necros) and make you immune to reflect.

I don't have any problem with the static electricity jewel itself. It's very good, but that's not the problem. The problem is, they are dirt cheap to buy. So is a 5 Link Voltaxic. The rest of the gear required costs next to nothing as well. A cheap quiver, rare belt and boots, a rats nest and maligaro's and done, a couple rings with WED and you can craft lightning damage on them.

So you end up with a build that for like 5 EX you can easily do Uber Atziri (assuming you know the basic play style to avoid getting hit)

In the 5-10 EX range, Voltaxic is hugely OP. It'll be nerfed next patch I'm sure. Physical builds are nearly non existent right now but they will come back next patch. It's always an ebb and flow with this game.