3.23 EXPLOSIVE ARROW BALLISTA ELEMENTALIST - League-Start to End-Game. Easy mode.

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CaiusCrispus wrote:

Hi all,
Have reached level 98, and am happy with the build overall. Extremely pleased with how easy it kills Sirus, Eater, etc. However, having real problems when going against the Uber versions. I know I am a non-expert, and my playstyle probably accounts for my getting killed so much, but was hoping for some feedback as to how I might improve against the Ubers. Or is it just a limitation of the build?

https://pastebin.com/K6EW7u1e

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

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The fire exposure on hit you have on your gloves is being overridden by EE so you can probably find a better EoW implicit. Spell suppress? Phys to chaos? Global accuracy since I see you are not quite 100% hit rate.

This is just a suggestion, get an unnatural instinct and put it where you have your Impossible escape. The escape can go on the socket near magebane. This will give you an extra passive to put wherever.

Are you running purity of elements just for the immunity to ele ailments? If you are looking for more damage/survivability working towards getting a 5 aura setup with malevolence may be a way to go. Precision, grace, determination, defiance banner, malevolence, enlighten. You would need to forget the unnatural instinct idea and instead get a small cluster jewel with mana reservation and mortifying aspect. The right flask setup really goes a long way in making you immune to ailments.

Just a couple things I see. Good Luck! :)

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Pharaphet wrote:

Hey, it doesn't look like the build works anymore with the current skilltree, is there any workaround for this? i am not very experienced.

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DopeOnWax wrote:

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Th3J0k3r_1990 wrote:

Hey all,
I have tried to fallow the build and i think i am very close to what is discussed by people. I still feel that i can go further with the build but i am not sure how or with what. I asked before on upgrade options to optimize my build and some of you gave me GREAT ideas (shout out to MacGyver85EL for a very detailed suggestion with justifications why), so i am hopeing for some now as well.

Here is my PoB: https://pastebin.com/CKAwmyB7

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

I'm no indepth expert on the build but, I did notice that you are running your EA gem with 24 quality. This isn't good for us as it only increases the time it takes for explosions to occur. You'll find that no quality makes enemies almost insta explode. You'll notice the difference immediatly. An EA 21/0 costs 10c! This would mean you would have to ditch your ammy. Maybe consider one with +1 to skills gems or +1 to fire gems...or if you're loaded get one with both!!

One more idea would be to get the eldritch mod "ignites spread to other enemies within a radius of X" on gear. This means you can drop Ignite Prolif, and replace it with empower (3 or 4) which will give you a big damage boost although it will need a new bow with +2 to support gems.

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CaiusCrispus wrote:

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The fire exposure on hit you have on your gloves is being overridden by EE so you can probably find a better EoW implicit. Spell suppress? Phys to chaos? Global accuracy since I see you are not quite 100% hit rate.

This is just a suggestion, get an unnatural instinct and put it where you have your Impossible escape. The escape can go on the socket near magebane. This will give you an extra passive to put wherever.

Are you running purity of elements just for the immunity to ele ailments? If you are looking for more damage/survivability working towards getting a 5 aura setup with malevolence may be a way to go. Precision, grace, determination, defiance banner, malevolence, enlighten. You would need to forget the unnatural instinct idea and instead get a small cluster jewel with mana reservation and mortifying aspect. The right flask setup really goes a long way in making you immune to ailments.

Just a couple things I see. Good Luck! :)

Didn't know about the fire exposure on hit being overridden. Wow, thanks!
edit: Would using physical to chaos work, since Diyadian Dawn says we deal no physical damage?

I am indeed using Purity of Elements for the immunity to ele ailments. Can I not just replace it with the Malevolence, since both have 50% reservation?
I have seen some people on poe ninja using Divine Blessing with Malevolence. Would that work?

On another note, how good is Rain of Splinters? If I understand the mechanics correctly, we are after as many fuses as quickly as possible. Wouldn't Greater Multiple Projectiles work better, since it gives 4 extra projectiles?

Thanks again!

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DopeOnWax wrote:

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Pharaphet wrote:

Hey, it doesn't look like the build works anymore with the current skilltree, is there any workaround for this? i am not very experienced.

Hey man, no worries. I can highly advise you follow this guide:

https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/explosive-arrow-ballista-elementalist

A very simple, detailed and straight forward guide. You shouldn't have to much issue. You can always ask here anyway :)

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Prof549 wrote:

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DopeOnWax wrote:

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Pharaphet wrote:

Hey, it doesn't look like the build works anymore with the current skilltree, is there any workaround for this? i am not very experienced.

Hey man, no worries. I can highly advise you follow this guide:

https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/explosive-arrow-ballista-elementalist

A very simple, detailed and straight forward guide. You shouldn't have to much issue. You can always ask here anyway :)

So, the original PoB is not relevant anymore or what's happening? :O
panic mode engaged