WILD STRIKE
BUILD
INFORMATION
This is a Raider based build focusing on the Skill Wild Strike. This is a very satisfying build to play, super fast movement and attack speed. Has an easy leveling process and it's cheap, great for beginners looking for a build to star a new League.
Pros
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Cheap
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Good Clear Speed
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High Evasion
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Fun Playstyle
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League Starter
Cons
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Evasion Dependable
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Vulnerable to Physical Damage
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Not the Best Single Target Damage
EQUIPMENT
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BODY ARMOUR
- I recommend a Belly of the Beast, it provides up to 40% increased maximum life and 15% to all elemental resistances.
- Another good alternative is Queen of the Forest, it grants up to 2163 evasion, 70 life, elemental resistances and more movement speed.
- You can also use a rare body armour with life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
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SWORD
- Hyaon's Fury is a mandatory sword for this build, it provides a huge lightning DPS, attack speed and 12% increased lightning damage per Frenzy charge. Use 2
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HELMET
- A rare helmet with life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
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GLOVES
- Rare gloves with life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
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BOOTS
- Rare boots with movement speed, life, elemental resistances and evasion. Examples here.
- You can also use Atziri's Steps that provides high amount of evasion, life, movement speed and chance to block spells.
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BELT
- A rare belt with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.
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RING #1
- An Essence Worm ring is mandatory for this build, it gives us the chance to use an Aura without reserving any of your mana.
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RING #2
- A rare ring with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.
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AMULET
- A rare amulet with life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attacks. Examples here.
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FLASKS
- 2 Divine Life Flasks. Look for mods like ''instant recovery'', ''removes bleeding'' and ''removes freeze''. Examples here and here.
- 1 Stibnite Flask for evasion boost and blind source for your enemies. Examples here.
- A Wise Oak to boost your damage with lightning penetration. Remember that your uncapped lightning resistance must be the highest. Details here.
- The good old Atziri's Promise for a big boost to your damage and life leech.
- If you have a good amount of currency you can also use Vessel of Vinktar for more damage
GEMS
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BODY ARMOUR
Wild Strike
Multistrike
Elemental Focus
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Added Lightning Damage (If 5 Linked Sockets)
Lightning Penetration (If 6 Linked Sockets)
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET
Cast when Damage Taken (level 1)
Conductivity
Curse on Hit
Blade Vortex (level 8)
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET
Vaal Lightning Strike
Elemental Damage with Attacks
Added Lightning Damage
Increased Duration
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GLOVES, BOOTS OR HELMET
Cast When Damage Taken (level 1)
Immortal Call (level 3)
Vaal Haste
Increased Duration
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SWORD
Whirling Blades
Faster Attacks
Fortify
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SWORD
Grace
Enlighten
Summon Ice Golem
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RING
Wrath
SUMMARY
CLASS: Ranger
ASCENDANCY: Raider
HEALTH TYPE: Life
MAIN SKILL TYPE: Melee Attack
COST: $$$$$
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
STARTER VIABLE: Yes
BEGINNER FRIENDLY: Yes
GAMEPLAY: Here
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 at your rare gear. You can have ''+89 to maximum life'' on your helmet for instance.
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You say the build is cheap, but there are some expensive recommended items there. How?
- Those items are only recommended and not mandatory. Maximize a build with the best possible items and 6 Linkeds takes a good amount of currency. Start using 4 Linkeds on low tier maps in order to farm currency to upgrade your gear.
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All my mana is reserved, what can I do?
- The Essence Worm ring is listed as mandatory for this build. Auras socketed on this ring do not reserve any mana, place your Wrath there.
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Why Cast When Damage Taken at level 1 and Immortal Call at level 3?
- Cast When Damage Taken can only support spell gems that have the same required level or lower. At level 1 the required level of Cast When Damage Taken is 38, the same as Immortal Call at level 3.
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Cast When Damage Taken cannot trigger Vaal skills, why do you put them on the same setup?
- Vaal Haste is not there to be triggered by Cast When Damage Taken, but to be supported by Increased Duration.
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My Blade Vortex setup isn't cursing enemies, what am I doing wrong?
- Please be sure that your Cast When Damage Taken is level 1, Blade Vortex level 8 or lower and Cunductivity level 6 or higher.
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How do you generate Frenzy charges?
- The ascendancy Raider has a passive called Way of the Poacher that grants 20% chance to get a Frenzy charge on kill and 20% chance to get a Frenzy charge when hit a rare or unique enemy.
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Why Immortal Call if you don't generate Endurance charges?
- Endurance charges are not mandatory for Immortal Call to work, they just make it last longer.
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Why does my Grand Spectrum have only 4% increased elemental damage?
- This is an old version of the item and can only be found on Standard League, look for the 12% one.
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How can 3 Grand Spectrum jewels with 12% each generate a total of 108% increased Elemental Damage?
- It's 12% per each one you own, so if you have 3 every single one gives 36%. 3x36=108% quick maths....
