On taday’s build selection, we’re going to highlight three builds that use all the unpredictable chaos of lightning to leave a trail of destruction where they passed.
1. Crackling Lance
The first build of our shocking selection is the Crackling Lance Elementalist with the Witch class.
Crackling Lance is a very interesting skill that adapts to your needs while walking and clearing maps. It’s wide to hit many targets per cast. While you’re standing by to kill bosses, it will turn in a concentrated beam to do a lot more damage.
Pros
To list the pros of this build, I would start with its versatility.
It’s great to have that boost on the area of effect and boss damage already included in the skill without the need of gem swaps.
This build is also very cheap and doesn’t need any mandatory unique items and can achieve great values of clear speed and boss damage all of that on a ranged skill. That also grants a good amount of safety.
Cons
Now, to list the cons, the first thing that comes to my mind is that sometimes that changing area and power can be against your will. You cast a powerful and concentrated beam when you just wish you had that extensive area of effect, but just taking a few steps with your character can easily fix this.
Another issue is that you maintain that powerful and concentrated beam. You need to stay still and sometimes this puts you in a vulnerable position in boss fights. That brings us to the last con of this build. It’s a lack of evasion and spell suppression.
Budget
As for budget, this build is very cheap. You can get it by destroying early endgame maps with only around 35 Chaos Orbs. To comfort to advance to yellow maps, you need to invest around 100 Chaos Orbs. And for easily completing your atlas, I recommend investing around 4 Divine Orbs. But you can totally do it with less.
Don’t forget it on Poebuilds.net, you can find a list with all the equipment that you need to buy for this build with direct links for examples being sold for another players.
Clear Speed
For clear speed, I’ll give this build 9 out of 10.
As I said before, the one problem is when you need to cast a few times while standing still and the area of effects gets smaller.
Boss Damage
The boss damage is very good and I give it 9 out of 10.
You just need to remember that you must cast while standing still to deal with the most damage.
Survivability
For this survivability, I’ll give it 8 out of 10.
This build comes with almost 50,000 effects of HP because of high armor and block chance. However, it needs to stand still to deal more damage to bosses, and it doesn’t have evasion or spell suppression.
2. Mortal Spark Inquisitor
Following, we have the Mortal Spark Inquisitor with the Templar class.
Spark is an erratic lightning skill that runs on the floor, killing any living thing that has the misfortune of crossing its way.
Pros
To list the pros of this build, I would start with how simple and easy it is to play.
You don’t need to aim or anything, just cast the spark and they will run on their own and get a job done. This build also only needs one mandatory unique item and comes with a great boss damage and survivability.
Cons
Now to release the cons, I would point that the clear speed is not very smooth because you end up having to cast spark many times. It’s almost like raging spirits build.
Another issue would be the lack of evasion in spell suppression. But don’t worry, we have many other offensive layers.
Budget
As for budget, you can get it destroying early endgame maps with only around 85 Chaos Orbs. To comfortably advance to yellow maps, you need to invest around 120 Chaos Orbs. And for easily completing our atlas, I recommend investing around four Divine Orbs.
But you can totally do it with less. You need only one mandatory unique item for this build, the Call Of The Brotherhood ring. That converts 40% of your lightning damage into cold damage. This is great because we freeze enemies for more survivability and we can also use Herald of Ice for more clear speed.
Clear Speed
Speaking of clear speed, I’ll give this Build 8 out of 10.
Spark projectiles have a long duration and pierce enemies. So, after you cast them, they go through a long distance carrying many of them. But since you can’t control their path, you end up having to cast many times, and that might slow you down a little.
Boss Damage
The boss damage is significant and deserves 9 out of 10.
Especially when you find yourself in a closed arena where the spark projectiles can hit the target many times.
Survivability
For this survivability, I’ll give it 9 out of 10.
This build comes with an amazing regeneration, huge life and energy, shield pool, high armor and block chance. This can be even better if you invest a few Chaos Orbs purchasing a Replica Soul Tether belt for a Corrupted Soul.
3. Arc Totems
Finally, we have one of my favorites, the Arc Totems Hierophant, also with the Templar class. On this build, we use many totems that cast the arc skill for a fast and safe clear speed.
Pros
Listing the pros of this build, I would start with how cheapy and easy it is to complete your atlas. Using this build with almost no investment, you have a powerful, safe and fast character that will be the perfect currency farmer for this or future builds.
Cons
Now, for the cons, this build also doesn’t have access to evasion or spell suppression. But don’t worry. Totem builds are very safe to play.
Another issue is that some players might find this gameplay to be a little tedious and too easy, but that’s just a matter of taste.
Budget
As for the budget, this is one of the cheapest builds in existence.
You can get it by destroying early endgame maps with only around 35 Chaos Orbs. To comfortably advance to yellow maps, you need to invest around 90 Chaos Orbs. And for easily completing your atlas, I recommend investing around three Divine Orbs. But you can totally do it with less.
For instance, I completed the whole atlas for my Kirac’s Vault last week only using this build and around 120 Chaos Orbs.
This build needs three mandatory unique items, but they are very cheap and easy to get. The first one is the Soul Mantle armor that causes socketed gems to be supported by a level 20 spell totem. This grants us an extra support gem.
We also need a Kikazaru Topaz Ring to counter the effect of curses. This is because of a side effect of Soul Mantle that will apply to you a random curse whenever a totem dies.
Finally, we also need a Self-Flagellation jewel that grants up to 20 percent increased damage for each curse on you.
Thanks to Soul Mantle, you always be with around 9 curses, resulting in 180 percent increased damage.
Clear Speed
For clear speed, this build gets 9 out of 10.
Arc is an awesome skill that chains through many enemies and easily clear enormous packs. This build comes with four totems casting this outstanding skill.
Boss Damage
The boss damage deserves 9 out of 10.
With the right debuffs and all four totems summoned, this build can take even big bosses down with no issues
Survivability
For the survivability, I’ll give it 9 out of 10.
As a totem build, it will be always far from the action while your totems do all the work. So, if you know how to mind your position, you can easily complete high tier maps with low grade gear. Above all, this build still comes with high armor and block chance.
