ARC TRAP

BUILD

INFORMATION
This is a Saboteur based build focusing on Traps of the Skill Arc. This Build has an awesome clear speed and it's able to clear all end game content. It's a great build for beginners because it powerful and easy to play.
Pros
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Easy to play
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Good currency farmer
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Can do all map mods
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Great Clear Speed
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Awesome Boss Killer
Cons
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Need a lot of mana regeneration
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No Life or Mana Leech
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Vulnerable to Chaos Damage

EQUIPMENT
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BODY ARMOUR
- Inpulsa's Broken Heart is the best body armour for this build, it grants up to 80 life, 50% increased damage, 40% increased shock effect and makes your shocked enemies explode dealing AoE damage. It's not so cheap though.
- As a budget alternative you can usa a rare energy shield body armour with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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WEAPON
- The best cost-benefit weapon you can get is a rare wand with at least 80% increased spell damage, 80% increased critical chance for spells and +1 to all lightning spell skill gems. Examples here.
- Void Battery grants 25% spell damage for each Power Charge and 1 extra Power Charge. Using 2 you have 8 Power Charges and 400% increased spell damage. It’s expensive and doesn’t give much more damage than the rare wands. So only use it if you have a pair gathering dust in your stash.
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HELMET
- An armour helmet with life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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GLOVES
- Rare Trap Shaper Gloves with "Socketed Gems are Supported by level 20 Trap Support". Examples here.
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BOOTS
- Rare energy shield boots with movement speed, life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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BELT
- A rare belt with strength, life and elemental resistances. Examples here.
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RING #1
- An Essence Worm ring is mandotory, so we can use the Wrath Aura without sacrificing a huge amount of mana.
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RING #2
- A rare Ring with life, mana regeneration and some elemental resistances. Examples here.
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AMULET
- A rare Amulet with Life, Strength and some resistances. Examples here.
- If you don't have problems with Strength and Currency you can also use Choir of the Storm for 50% increased lightning damage and 75% increased critical strike chance.
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FLASKS
- Divine Life Flasks. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'', ''removes bleeding'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here and here.
- Diamond Flask for more critical strikes. Look for mods like "increased duration" and "increased evasion during flask effect". Examples here.
- The good old Atziri's Promise for a big boost to your damage and life leech.
- A Wise Oak to boost your damage with Lightning penetration. Remember that your uncapped lightning resistance must be the highest. Details here.
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ENCHANTMENTS
- Helmet: Arc chains an additional time
- Gloves: Of Reflection
- Boots: Elemental Penetration
P.S. Enchantments are not super important, so don't feel bad if you don't have the right ones ;)
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RECOMMENDED ANOINTMENTS
- First Choice: Constitution (Silver + Golden + Golden)
- Alternative Option #1: Heart of Thunder (Sepia + Azure + Golden)
- Alternative Option #2:
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FULL BUILD ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS
- Strength: 130
- Dexterity: 155
- Intelligence: 245

GEMS
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BODY ARMOUR






Lightning Spire Trap
Trap and Mine Damage
Elemental Focus
Controlled Destruction (If 5 Sockets Linked)
Added Lightning Damage
Advanced Traps (If 6 Sockets Linked)
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SHAPER GLOVES (With Trap Support Gem)




Arc
Swift Assembly
Trap and Mine Damage
Added Lightning Damage
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HELMET




Cast When Damage Taken (level 11)
Flame Dash
Increased Duration
Steelskin (level 16)
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BOOTS


Orb of Storms
Power Charge on Critical Strike

Arcane Surge (level 7)

Increased Duration
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MAIN HAND



Vaal Righteous Fire
Increased Duration
Vaal Grace
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OFF HAND


Clarity
Summon Skitterbots

Enlighten
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RING

Wrath
THIS BUILD'S FAQ
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Is there a good place to buy unique items?
- Not only for unique items, poe.trade or pathofexile.com/trade are great websites for trading your items.
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I'm lvl 40 and I'm dying a lot, what can I do?
- Please take a look at your Elemental Resistances, they are really important for your survivability. After lvl 40 try to keep at least 50% of each. The meximum is 75%, try to reach that when on end game.
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I don't have as much HP as the gameplay shows and I've followed the Skill Tree step by step. Can you help me?
- Look for more HP on your rare gear. You can have ''+89 to maximum life'' on your helmet for instance.
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Why are you not using Trap Support on your Arc Setup?
- The Arc setup must be in an item that already grants Trap Support like Deerstalker or Trap Shaper Gloves.
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I don't have enough Strength for all those gems, what can I do?