Highest DPS - Lightning Arc Witch Build - Need Opinions

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My build is based achieving the highest dps using the skill ARC.

To achieve that, I get Increase in Cast Speed + Lightning Damage + Elemental Damage + Double Curses [Elemental Weakness + Conductivity] + Shock Chance + Critical Chance + Critical Multiplier.

Because Shock Chance can stack up to 220%. That 220% is then multiplied by Critical Multiplier (150% + 90% = 240%). 220% x 240% = 528%. And the double curses then further multiple that damage increase. Elemental Weakness + Conductivity cuts about 90% Resistance. 528% x 190% = 1003%

My Shock Chance % stacking is easily achieved by fast casting speed (Currently 94% Cast Spd Incease) + shock chance + critical chance.

My Arc Skill is linked with Lightning Penetration + Faster Casting.

For Defensive Skills, I take Discipline Buff with Inner Force Nodes / Max Energy Shields / Energy Shield Cd.



I need opinions on if I can further improve my build or if I'm missing out on anything.

I recently posted a thread, its still on the first page about my build.

Im kind of in this same boat, only I use Critical weakness + Conductivity. (Doedre Ring for +1 curse)

Critical weakness right now increase my crit chance by 9% and 86% dmg multipier.

Maybe you want to look into that? Dunno if Elemental weakness would be better or not of course. I also use a 20% Arc Gem, and have a 45% base chance to shock and a 70% chance with conductivity to shock. I'll probably end up taking all the faster casting nodes as well.

I was triple cursing at one point, Crit Weakness + Conductivity + Elemental Weakness, but stuff dies so fast a lot of times I dont even have a chance to get the curses up...lol, so I sold my windscream boots (+1 curse) and went a low life build to take advantage of 30% more spell dmg passive + 100% more rarity on my new boots (Wandertrap).

I also use dual wands, Moonsorrows.


and an added lightning dmg gem for my arc since it scales with moonsorrow as well. You might have theorycrafted more than I have, I haven't done THAT much, maybe lightning penetration is better.

Though I wreck everything pretty much right now, tbh.

Check my Thread Out.

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/227039

Leave feedback if you have any as well...=) Much appreciated

Thoughts:

1) Unless you have good gear, you will die a lot.

2) You will have mana problems.

3) You've taken some slightly sub-optimal routes, which could liberate a few points. Assuming you have the gear to handle such an offensive spec, you could re-do it thus:


You pick up body and soul, 100% mana regen, 2 extra skellies for your totem to help you not get mauled, and a little more int instead of worthless wand nodes. You gain 4% res all, lose 15% res fire (who cares).

I would never run this build (not defensive enough), but at least that makes more optimal use of your points to get the things you wanted.

Trust me, lightning skills are the most UNDERpowered gems.

Compared to say fire builds (fireball) or freezing pulse builds.

Lightning is weak period.

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tobes111 wrote:

Trust me, lightning skills are the most UNDERpowered gems.

Compared to say fire builds (fireball) or freezing pulse builds.

Lightning is weak period.

I can't speak for fire build, havent tried it, but I respecced from a freezing pulse/ice spear cold build to lightning.

Freezing Pulse does some pretty insane damage but unfortunately it doesn't have the range like Arc does, that's what attracted me to it. Plus when Arc hits it chains twice and can hit mobs 1-2 screens away if mobs are the right distance from each other. My lightning build wrecks stuff honestly. Then again my Freezing Pulse build wrecked stuff also, and even though it froze most of the mobs I didn't like them being so close to me in the first place so I prefered the Arc build. I made a post, you should check it out. Link is at the bottom of my previous post on here.

As for fire build I can see where it probably does work, I have a summon and just having 2 of those multifire ball mobs from Solaris Temple is insane damage...lol

I beg to differ on lightning being weak though, I think I've gotten a pretty steady dps build for lightning.

Yeah IMHO arc is well suited to summon hybrid builds because of its range. If you don't have a meat wall to hide behind I'm not sure arc offers much that freezing pulse or fireball couldn't do better.

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I beg to differ on lightning being weak though, I think I've gotten a pretty steady dps build for lightning.

I've got 1700 tooltip dps on my arc (level 18), which kills fast enough in most situations, and that's on an arc/summon hybrid. I'm sure if I were focused on arc damage I could have much more (heck I have item rarity and item quantity linked to it, even, I could have two extra damage related links).

But that still doesn't compare to emptying a room in a flash with freezing pulse (gmp+faster proj), fireball (gmp+chain), etc. Arc builds are never going to be in the running for fastest killer, but they can kill plenty fast enough, and can be safer.

Check my build out if you get a chance:

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/227039

I dont even use Summons to be honest. Even though I probably should...lol

Id rather be cursing, plus I use Lightning Warp as a safe haven if I run into trouble or just want to move around maps quickly.

Feel free to critique it as well. Good criticism is always appreciated.

I have 1700 DPS on my lvl 16 Arc. A 94% Cast Spd increase. Currently lvl 61

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KaiDestinyz wrote:

I have 1700 DPS on my lvl 16 Arc. A 94% Cast Spd increase. Currently lvl 61

Same my Arc is around 1500-1700, im not in game to check, im at work..lol

But its only lvl 16 as well, if I recall.

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magicrectangle wrote:

Thoughts:

1) Unless you have good gear, you will die a lot.

2) You will have mana problems.

3) You've taken some slightly sub-optimal routes, which could liberate a few points. Assuming you have the gear to handle such an offensive spec, you could re-do it thus:

Spoiler

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMBAW8C4wVbB6UMfRB_EVATnhSwFecW8xpsHNwd2SMYJjwo-ilPKrosnCymLR8tRy-dNAo3ZjeDOVI6MDrYO-E8jkNURKtGcUbXSbJN2E5tT79QQlWuVytXyVgHXcZd8mBta9ttGXBScNVzU3OzdhF9U34zf8aCEIIegpuESIVtiEKLeouMjDaMdo0ZjRyOZI9Gj6aTJ5Ugm6GdgJ2upJGm66cIpyusmLQMtoa2-rfWuJO71rw3wbTBxcHzw23Gnsy30NDVT9V11YHdjN3z3nffsOAS4XPi9-Qi5Ozquuvu7BjsOO0g8GvxdvId8s73pvfX

You pick up body and soul, 100% mana regen, 2 extra skellies for your totem to help you not get mauled, and a little more int instead of worthless wand nodes. You gain 4% res all, lose 15% res fire (who cares).

I would never run this build (not defensive enough), but at least that makes more optimal use of your points to get the things you wanted.

Thanks for tips. I play with my friends in a party of 6. Yeah. I'm aware is not defensive enough.