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Lightning Strike build for Raider that uses Frenzy Charges to deal a lot of damage at a rapid pace
Updated for Patch 3.19
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Guide notes |
November 3, 2021 -Build created March 24, 2022 -Updated for Patch 3.17 August 27, 2022 -Updated for Patch 3.19 |
Build overview | |||
Tags: [MELEE] [ELEMENTAL] [LIFE] | |||
Budget: Defenses: | Boss DPS: AoE: |
Lightning Strike is an Attack that can be performed with a melee weapon that converts a portion of your Physical Damage to Lightning Damage and fires Projectiles toHit your enemies standing further away. You will use it with Trinity Support and a Claw, the reason for this is an excellent synergy a Raider has with Elemental Attacks, and a huge variety of Added Flat Elemental Damage Affixes you can find on a Claw,their high base Crit Chance, great passives near your Starting Location,and Life/Mana gained on Hit Implicit mods. Trinity Support Requires you to have a somewhat equalized amount of each of the three Element's Damage you will bedealing - you can't use only one type of Elemental Damage because you won't create Resonance with Trinity. The most important stat to look for is a Flat Elemental Damage of various types - a fixed amount of added damage is better than an increase in your already existing damage. That's why it is recommended to use Anger over Hatred and Wrath and Herald of Ice over Herald of Ash or Thunder.
It's a Life-based build with a high Evasion Rating - it's possible to achieve 4 or 5k of Maximum Life and up to 50k of Evasion Rating and 100% Spell Suppression Chance. It is, however, glass cannon build - your most reliable defensive layeris to kill enemies instantly. The build can reach millions of DPS with the right gear. It offers fast-paced gameplay like most of the Raider builds do;you should constantly have 7 Frenzy Charges, Onslaught, Elusiveness, the benefits of Rotgut Flask, and Avatar of the Slaughter. The build is expensive, there are costly Uniques such as Mark of the Elder or Farrul's Fur, but the most valuable are the Rare Items that could have a lot of Affixes synergizingwell with this build.
Patch 3.17 introducedCrystallised Omniscience which is a game-changer for such builds. You can still play without it, but the vast majority of players switched to this new archetypethat requires Attribute-stacking. Besides that, the new version included Secrets of Suffering - the recently popular Keystone from Unique Small Cluster Jewel to deal even more damage. Most of the Skill Gem setups remain untouched - we've added Determination, and Assassin's Mark to be linked with Mark on Hit.
As of patch 3.19 - bothCrystallised Omniscience, and the effect of Brittle have been nerfed, so it's not as good as it used to be. The price of the Amulet is also too high for most players. You may now have some issues with Mana Reservation Efficiency, the modifiers increasing it can be found onRedeemer's Helmets, Shaper's or Hunter's Shields, and various Amulets. You can also use the Enlighten Support Gem.
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1. Gameplay
Lightning Strike is a melee Attack to use with a Claw, it firesup to seven Projectiles that improve your Clear Speed significantly. To enhance your Clear Speed even more anoint your Amulet with Tribal Fury or get a pair of Gloves with Hunter's Prefix that worksthe same way. Use Ancestral Protector and Ancestral Warchief to boost your damage during long fights, Whirling Blades as your movement Skill, have a Blood Rage constantly up, and Link your Immortal Call to a Cast when Damage Taken Skill Gem. Use Precision, Grace, Anger, and Herald of Ice which is a preferable alternative to Herald of Thunder - it helps with clearspeed.
This video was recorded on a level 94 Raider using 300~ Elemental DPS Imperial Claw, Farrul's Fur, Darkray Vectors, Mark of the Elder, and a bunch of random rares. Lightning Strike's DPS was at around 2kk, which isn't the highest possible, but allowed us to comfortably and quickly farm Red Maps
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
Start with any Attack that creates projectiles - it can be SpectralThrow, Spectral Helix, Splitting Steel, Frost Blades, and other such skills you feel comfortable with. Lightning Strike can be used as soon as level 12, but it's not crucial to use it right away.As you start putting your Skill Points specifically into Claws be sure to have one by then.Around act 2 or 3 start specializing in Elemental Damage, especially Cold Damage. You can use most of the Essences really, especially Essences of Hatred. you can useCrystallised Omniscience early on, after allocating Utmost Swiftness.
Suggested leveling Gemsetups:
Ice Shot setup | |
![]() | Spectral Throw- use this or a similar Skill Gem to level up your character |
![]() | Elemental Damage with Attacks Support - to increase the Elemental Damage you're causing |
![]() | Added Cold Damage Support- adds flat Cold Damage to your Attacks, you can use Added Fire or Added Lightning Damage Support gems too |
![]() | Inspiration Support- it lowers Mana cost of Skills, increases Elemental Damage and Crit Chance |
Aura setup | |
![]() | Precision- keep it at a low level so it won't affect your Mana Pool too much, it increases your Crit Chance |
![]() | Herald of Ice- use this Herald to deal more Cold Damage, Freeze and Shatter enemies |
Curse and Mobility setup | |
![]() | Frostbite- lowers Cold Resistance of your foes, you can use Curses such as Conductivity and Flammability if you're dealing more Lightning or Fire Damage |
![]() | Whirling Blades - your Movement Skill you can use with Swords, Claws, or Daggers |
Bandits:
Two Additional Passive Skill Points seems like the best option for this build
Leveling Skill Trees:
37 Points Skill Tree
look for Projectile Damage, Elemental Damage, and Claw Damage
70 Points Skill Tree
Get more Life, Elemental Damage, Accuracy Rating, Point Blank Keystone, Dexterity, and Fangs of Frost to deal more Cold Damage
Recommended leveling items:
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+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance Adds (7-10) to (15-20) Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks +(200-300) to Evasion Rating 50% chance to Avoid being Chilled 10% chance to Freeze Adds 40 to 60 Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies | |
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+(20-30) to Strength +(40-50) to Evasion Rating +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Reflects 100 Cold Damage to Melee Attackers | |
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(12-24)% increased Global Physical Damage Adds (14-16) to (30-32) Fire Damage to Attacks Adds (10-12) to (24-28) Cold Damage to Attacks Adds 1 to (60-68) Lightning Damage to Attacks +(6-15)% to all Elemental Resistances 30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect |
+(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) |
Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Item has 6 White Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) |
4. Final Skill Tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
108 Points Final Skill Tree(doesn't include Cluster or Unique Jewels)
121 Points Path of Building (PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
- Quartz Infusion
- Avatar of the Veil
- Way of the Poacher
- Avatar of the Poacher
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Lunaris:1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each
nearby Enemy, up to 8%
Minor God: Soul of Shakari:for You cannot be Poisoned while there are at least 3 Poisons on you; 50% less Duration of Poisons on You and additional Chaos Damage mitigation
5. Final Gems links
[DPS] Lightning Strike setup | |
![]() | Lightning Strike- The main damaging Attack in this build - it's a strike Attack that creates Projectiles, which helps with clear speed |
![]() | Nightblade Support- more Crit Chance, Elusive Effect on Critical Strike, and enhanced effect of Elusive |
![]() | Elemental Damage with Attacks Support- increases your Elemental Damage with Attack Skills |
![]() | Inspiration Support- reduces your Mana Cost of Skill, increases Critical Strike Chance, and Elemental Damage |
![]() | Added Cold Damage Support- adds flat Cold Damage to your Lightning Strike |
![]() | Trinity Support- Creates Resonance Stack as you deal damage with more than one Element - these increase your Elemental Damage and Elemental Damage Penetration |
[UTILITY]Auras setup | |
![]() | Anger- an Aura that adds flat Fire Damage to your Attacks and Spells |
![]() | Precision- increases your Accuracy Rating and Critical Strike Chance, keep it a low level to save Mana |
![]() | Herald of Ice- adds flat Cold Damage to your Attacks and Shatters Frozen enemies increasing your clear speed |
![]() | Vaal Grace- your chance to evade Attacks, and Spells is increased, use during boss fights |
[UTILITY] Duration Spellssetup | |
![]() | Withering Step- grants you Elusive Buff with increased effect and inflicts Withered debuff on enemies |
![]() | Blood Rage- increases your Attack Speed and Life Leech while generating Frenzy charges and draining your Life |
[MOBILITY] Whirling Bladessetup | |
![]() | Whirling Blades- a quick dash you can perform while wielding Claws that has no cooldown |
![]() | Lifetap Support- you will use Life instead of mana for Whirling Blades |
[UTILITY] Cursesetup | |
![]() | Assassin's Mark- increases your Critical Strike Chance and its Multiplier, and recovers your Life and Mana on Kill |
![]() | Mark on Hit Support- Assassin's Mark is applied on Hit |
[UTILITY] Determination | |
![]() | Determination- use it for more, and increased Armour |
[UTILITY] Totems setup | |
![]() | Ancestral Protector- increases your Attack Speed |
![]() | Ancestral Warchief- increases your Melee Damage |
![]() | Multiple Totems Support- allows you to have both of these totems up at the same time |
[UTILITY] Immortal Callsetup | |
![]() | Increased Duration Support- increases the duration for Immortal Call |
![]() | Immortal Call- keep it at level 3 to periodically take much less damage |
![]() | Cast when Damage Taken- keep it at level 1 t automatically cast Immortal Cast as often as possible |
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6. Gear Setup
You're using Lightning Strike so the Stats you're looking for the most are Elemental Damage with Attacks, Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier, Elemental Penetration, Attack Speed, Accuracy Rating, and added or increased Elemental Damage with Attacks. Your defenses are primarily Maximum Life and Evasion Rating with Spell Suppression. Look for Flat Added Damage to your Attacks, and if you're using Farrul's Fur, have an item with Aspect of the Cat. The build requires a lot of Attributes to benefit fromCrystallised Omniscience.
Ourrecommended items will:
- Cap your resistances at 75%
- Provide you with enough DPS and Lifeto start mapping
Stat priorities on items:
- Maximum Life
- Elemental Resistances
- Attributes
- Critical Strike Chance
- Critical Strike Multiplier
- Accuracy Rating
- Added ElementalDamage to Attacks
- Evasion Rating
- Spell Suppression Chance
- Elemental Penetration
- Attack Speed
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Min. requirements: 90 to Maximum Life +40% to Elemental Resistances 30% increased Critical Strike Chance Optional affixes: Nearby Enemies have decreased Fire/Cold/Lightning Resistance Accuracy Rating Evasion Rating increased Area Damage | |
Helmet enchantments: Lightning Strike enchantments | |
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Recommended affixes: adds Fire Damage adds Cold Damage adds Lightning Damage increased Attack Speed increasedCritical Strike Chance increased Critical Strike Multiplier Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate #% Elemental Resistances Accuracy Rating | |
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Min. requirements: +70 to maximum Life 50% increased Evasion Rating +50% to Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Chance to deal Double Damage increased Attack Speed Accuracy Rating | |
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Min. requirements: +90 to Maximum Life +50% to Elemental Resistances Attacks have +1% to Critical Strike Chance Optional affixes: You can apply an additional Curse Enemies you Kill have a #% chance to Explode, dealing a tenth of their Maximum Life as Physical Damage increased Area of Effect increased Maximum Life | |
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(100-150)% increased Armour and Evasion +(80-100) to maximum Life Aspect of the Cat has no Reservation +2 seconds to Cat's Stealth Duration Gain up to your maximum number of Frenzy and Power Charges when you gain Cat's Stealth You have Phasing while you have Cat's Stealth | |
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(40-70)% increased Armour and Evasion +(20-40)% to Lightning Resistance 5% increased Movement Speed per Frenzy Charge +1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges 40% reduced Frenzy Charge Duration 25% reduced Light Radius 2% chance to Dodge Attack Hits per Frenzy Charge | |
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Min. requirements: 70 Maximum Life +70% to Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Chaos Resistance increased Critical Strike Chance Accuracy Rating Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemy increased Damage with Hits against Chilled/Burning/Shocked Enemies | |
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Min. requirements: 90 Maximum Life +90% to Elemental Resistances 20% increased Elemental Damage Strength Optional affixes: increased Dexterity (Synthesised Implicit) increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills increased maximum Life increased Flask Effect Duration | |
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Min. requirements: 80 Maximum Life +80% to Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills adds Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage to Attacks Damage penetrates Elemental Resistances increased Global Critical Strike Chance Strength | |
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+(10-16) to all Attributes Modifiers to Attributes instead apply to Omniscience +1% to All Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience Penetrate 1% Elemental Resistances per 15 Omniscience Attribute Requirements can be satisfied by (15-25)% of Omniscience | |
Recommended Anointments: Disciple of the Slaughter | |
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Min. requirements: 60 Maximum Life +80% to Elemental Resistances 100 Attributes Optional affixes: increased Elemental Damage with Attacks Accuracy Rating Non-channeling Skills have (-7–-6) to Total Mana Cost (crafted) Added Fire/Cold/Lightning Damage to Attacks | |
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Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks 20% chance to Trigger Level 20 Tentacle Whip on Kill Adds (26-32) to (42-48) Cold Damage to Attacks (6-10)% increased maximum Energy Shield (6-10)% increased maximum Life (60-80)% increased Attack Damage if your other Ring is a Shaper Item Cannot be Stunned by Attacks if your other Ring is an Elder Item | |
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Recommended affixes: | |
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Adds Secrets of Suffering | |
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Denoted service of (500-8000) dekhara in the akhara of (Asenath-Balbala-Nasima) Passives in radius are Conquered by the Maraketh Historic | |
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Passives in Radius can be Allocated without being connected to your tree | |
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(4-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield (4-6)% increased maximum Life (4-6)% increased maximum Mana <Two or Three random aura modifiers> Recommended Aura modifiers: Precision: Inc Attack Damage Precision: Inc Attack Speed Precision: Inc Crit Strike Mult Anger: inc Critical Strike Mult | |
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Recommended affixes: 1 Added Passive Skill is Drive the Destruction 1 Added Passive Skill is Opportunistic Fusilade 1 Added Passive Skill is Prismatic Heart 1 Added Passive Skill is Corrosive Elements 1 Added Passive Skill is Disorienting Display 1 Added Passive Skill is Martial Prowess | |
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40% increased Damage Creates Consecrated Ground on Use (20-40)% increased Duration Consecrated Ground created by this Flask has Tripled Radius Consecrated Ground created during Effect applies (7-10)% increased Damage taken to Enemies (100-150)% increased Critical Strike Chance against Enemies on Consecrated Ground during Flask effect | |
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+35% to Chaos Resistance 2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect Gain (5-8)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect Gain (5-8)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect | |
Other suggested Flasks:
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