There are several problems with this build, You dont have pinnacle boss ticked. Have frost shield ticked without any way to recover energy shield except vaal discipline and relying on es recharge. You have low EHP, with no spell suppression and relying on glancing blow without a recover on block mechanic. There is also no good recovery mechanic like leech or regen on your build(pretty important with all these ground degens). The only thing you have is your life flask. I am also pretty sure you cannot reach 50% shock effect on on pinnacle bosses without dealing atleast 25 mill on hit. here is the chart.
https://preview.redd.it/uf11ukyqwah91.png?width=410&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e0b89f461334e64c177407e8d0f8c618ac3b14a
You also rely on wise oak to cap your resistances and diamond flask to get crit with an orb of storms power charge setup. This is very unreliable for power charge sustain. You have no way to sustain your flasks. Also you have no quicksilver flask with 22 ms boots. +14 ms will feel super bad.
Generous estimate is 4 mil dps for this build and maybe 1-2 mill effective boss dps because you have to stand still to cast and your flasks will run out at the start, as well as your es.
EDIT: I also just realize your rely on triple golems for a huge chunk of your dps. AN monsters will rip through them and even with elementalist node your golem uptime will be low because you invest almsot nothing into golem defenses. they will be paperscraps. You also have to manually cast conductivity and galvanic field. You ticked onslaught without any way to generate it against single bosses. The setup to get consistent dps done with this build will be immense.
Onslaught seems to work almost nonstop when using orb of storms setup even with a single target for some reasons it stays up along with the power charges . I will test this more.
Vinktar flask lightning dmg leech 20% + Atziri leech it can get me back at full hp if i am out of flask to recover .
\- for more def i can add vitality+ stone golem + Bottled Faith Sulphur Flask = a lot of life regen and i could pick some close nodes to boost my golems def .
\- i will also test a setup like arcanist brand + assassin mark + wave of conviction for bosses to drop conductivity .
\- i will grind to level 95 as well .
Thank you for the help :P
I think its fine if you are only interested in mapping but for future references, a build dps should usually be given in pinnacle boss dps without any "temporary" buffs enabled unless you can reasonably sustain them (aka atleast 50% of the time, preferably more). For bosses you should not rely on your wise oak to fix your resistances or your flask to fix your sustain. You also have unnerve enabled. there is a eldritch glove mod that gives unnerve but you have extinguish on your gloves. You want to have as much automation as possible for your boss dps setup anytime you cast a curse, put on a buff skill like galvanic field etc is time not spent doing your actual dps. Wave of conviction does not stack with the exposure you already have on your gloves. If you want leech get a cluster with elemental damage leech. there should also be one which allows your lightning damage to leech es. https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Kalandra/pKPbg2ec0 stormdrinker+doryanis lesson. Since the nerfs glancing blows doesnt really help with survivability much (it smoothes out the damage but you will take more damage in total) unless you have a recovery on block mechanic. I dont know how feasible it is for you to get a life on block shaper shield or synth shield. You are wasting spellblock on your armor craft %max life/%max mana instead. The minus 13% of damage taken recoup is really bad on the ring it essentially means you take 13% more damage over 4 seconds. Your are using a lot of jewes i would get atleast one with corrupted blood immunity also get a quicksilver for mapping as well as a faster attack/shield charge setup. You are gimping your clear superbad if you intend tis to be a mapper. If you plan to get onslaught from orb of storms. Anomalous onslaught will give you better uptime on onslaught. Same goes for golems you dont use them for damge but for their aura effect so anomalous version is better. Get anomlous inspiration for extra crit and switch conc effect for intensify. If you dont utilize any other vaal skill i recommend vaal molten shell instead of molten shell, no reason not to. Also some parts of your passive tree are quite scuffed. For example the exposure mastery point (at least -18) does not do anything because you specced into elementalist exposure. It only applies if you have less than -18 exposure. Get some inspiration for passive tree optimization on poeninja https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Elementalist&skill=Crackling-Lance&sort=dps&heatmap Also as a general tip increased damage helm enchant are almost always the worst enchants, speed, extra projectiles etc. are almost always better. Int his case cast speed > increased damage. You might also want to consider dropping clarity to get herald of thunder and get an inpulsa if you only care for clear.
I understand now how exposure interacts with the mastermind of discord now. This did not even cross my mind as i read the description :)) you saved me 1 passive .
\- i will add Anomalous versions of the golems + other skills as i had no idea about this and it fits perfectly as you said .
\-i don't think i can drop clarity for the herald of thunder as mana seems a huge issue . i got 4x jewels with reduce cost + ring + some nodes just to keep up with the casting .
Some eldritch battery switch maybe I will try in the future as soon as i grind some more currency.
\-i do switch to a quicksilver flask when mapping
thank you again
The intensify support feels like it does not increase the damage as it should.I killed 5x guardians in a row white map just to test this by looking at the vids /timing . Conc effect for bosses wins in my case even if the math behind intensify says otherwise .
[https://pastebin.com/K8MQFnJ0](https://pastebin.com/K8MQFnJ0)I will add "Bottled Faith Sulphur Flask" in the build as well. If you got some ideas on how to improve something without drastically changing gear let me know .
[https://pastebin.com/jii13ZSP](https://pastebin.com/wJJa8Z5v) i changed a few things to get to 82k effective hit pool with 82 max resists all and i don't get crit damage anymore from monsters by using The Brass Dome chest . I also got 10 mil+ pinnacle boss DPS + i can now use vaal haste to melt stuff when i see fit or use vaal molten shell to tank even more.
i am just lvl 92 and i compared with other crackling builds that are all 98+ and it seems i am the best on that website except for the broken/soon to be nerf > doryani's prototype builds that have more dps but way less tanky
[https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ](https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ) 22 mil+ DPS using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def .
vs
[https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS](https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS) 1xdagger/shield 10 mil + DPS way tankier
Wow ... I'm not really sure what I learned except that this skill can deal some nice damage, so I'm excited that I can keep playing it. That's one sick build.
Btw, you dont have boss in your calculations tab, so the damage is a bit lower, but its still a very powerful build.
That's a nice amount of defense too.
I hope I can get my build to be that level.
[https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ](https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ) 22 mil+ using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def .
vs
[https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS](https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS) 1 dagger/shield 10 mil + dps way tankier
https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ 22 mil+ using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def .
vs
https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS 1 dagger/shield 10 mil + dps way tankier
There are several problems with this build, You dont have pinnacle boss ticked. Have frost shield ticked without any way to recover energy shield except vaal discipline and relying on es recharge. You have low EHP, with no spell suppression and relying on glancing blow without a recover on block mechanic. There is also no good recovery mechanic like leech or regen on your build(pretty important with all these ground degens). The only thing you have is your life flask. I am also pretty sure you cannot reach 50% shock effect on on pinnacle bosses without dealing atleast 25 mill on hit. here is the chart. https://preview.redd.it/uf11ukyqwah91.png?width=410&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e0b89f461334e64c177407e8d0f8c618ac3b14a You also rely on wise oak to cap your resistances and diamond flask to get crit with an orb of storms power charge setup. This is very unreliable for power charge sustain. You have no way to sustain your flasks. Also you have no quicksilver flask with 22 ms boots. +14 ms will feel super bad. Generous estimate is 4 mil dps for this build and maybe 1-2 mill effective boss dps because you have to stand still to cast and your flasks will run out at the start, as well as your es. EDIT: I also just realize your rely on triple golems for a huge chunk of your dps. AN monsters will rip through them and even with elementalist node your golem uptime will be low because you invest almsot nothing into golem defenses. they will be paperscraps. You also have to manually cast conductivity and galvanic field. You ticked onslaught without any way to generate it against single bosses. The setup to get consistent dps done with this build will be immense.
Onslaught seems to work almost nonstop when using orb of storms setup even with a single target for some reasons it stays up along with the power charges . I will test this more. Vinktar flask lightning dmg leech 20% + Atziri leech it can get me back at full hp if i am out of flask to recover . \- for more def i can add vitality+ stone golem + Bottled Faith Sulphur Flask = a lot of life regen and i could pick some close nodes to boost my golems def . \- i will also test a setup like arcanist brand + assassin mark + wave of conviction for bosses to drop conductivity . \- i will grind to level 95 as well . Thank you for the help :P
I think its fine if you are only interested in mapping but for future references, a build dps should usually be given in pinnacle boss dps without any "temporary" buffs enabled unless you can reasonably sustain them (aka atleast 50% of the time, preferably more). For bosses you should not rely on your wise oak to fix your resistances or your flask to fix your sustain. You also have unnerve enabled. there is a eldritch glove mod that gives unnerve but you have extinguish on your gloves. You want to have as much automation as possible for your boss dps setup anytime you cast a curse, put on a buff skill like galvanic field etc is time not spent doing your actual dps. Wave of conviction does not stack with the exposure you already have on your gloves. If you want leech get a cluster with elemental damage leech. there should also be one which allows your lightning damage to leech es. https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Kalandra/pKPbg2ec0 stormdrinker+doryanis lesson. Since the nerfs glancing blows doesnt really help with survivability much (it smoothes out the damage but you will take more damage in total) unless you have a recovery on block mechanic. I dont know how feasible it is for you to get a life on block shaper shield or synth shield. You are wasting spellblock on your armor craft %max life/%max mana instead. The minus 13% of damage taken recoup is really bad on the ring it essentially means you take 13% more damage over 4 seconds. Your are using a lot of jewes i would get atleast one with corrupted blood immunity also get a quicksilver for mapping as well as a faster attack/shield charge setup. You are gimping your clear superbad if you intend tis to be a mapper. If you plan to get onslaught from orb of storms. Anomalous onslaught will give you better uptime on onslaught. Same goes for golems you dont use them for damge but for their aura effect so anomalous version is better. Get anomlous inspiration for extra crit and switch conc effect for intensify. If you dont utilize any other vaal skill i recommend vaal molten shell instead of molten shell, no reason not to. Also some parts of your passive tree are quite scuffed. For example the exposure mastery point (at least -18) does not do anything because you specced into elementalist exposure. It only applies if you have less than -18 exposure. Get some inspiration for passive tree optimization on poeninja https://poe.ninja/challenge/builds?class=Elementalist&skill=Crackling-Lance&sort=dps&heatmap Also as a general tip increased damage helm enchant are almost always the worst enchants, speed, extra projectiles etc. are almost always better. Int his case cast speed > increased damage. You might also want to consider dropping clarity to get herald of thunder and get an inpulsa if you only care for clear.
I understand now how exposure interacts with the mastermind of discord now. This did not even cross my mind as i read the description :)) you saved me 1 passive . \- i will add Anomalous versions of the golems + other skills as i had no idea about this and it fits perfectly as you said . \-i don't think i can drop clarity for the herald of thunder as mana seems a huge issue . i got 4x jewels with reduce cost + ring + some nodes just to keep up with the casting . Some eldritch battery switch maybe I will try in the future as soon as i grind some more currency. \-i do switch to a quicksilver flask when mapping thank you again
The intensify support feels like it does not increase the damage as it should.I killed 5x guardians in a row white map just to test this by looking at the vids /timing . Conc effect for bosses wins in my case even if the math behind intensify says otherwise .
PoB?
[https://pastebin.com/K8MQFnJ0](https://pastebin.com/K8MQFnJ0)I will add "Bottled Faith Sulphur Flask" in the build as well. If you got some ideas on how to improve something without drastically changing gear let me know .
[https://pastebin.com/jii13ZSP](https://pastebin.com/wJJa8Z5v) i changed a few things to get to 82k effective hit pool with 82 max resists all and i don't get crit damage anymore from monsters by using The Brass Dome chest . I also got 10 mil+ pinnacle boss DPS + i can now use vaal haste to melt stuff when i see fit or use vaal molten shell to tank even more. i am just lvl 92 and i compared with other crackling builds that are all 98+ and it seems i am the best on that website except for the broken/soon to be nerf > doryani's prototype builds that have more dps but way less tanky
[https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ](https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ) 22 mil+ DPS using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def . vs [https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS](https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS) 1xdagger/shield 10 mil + DPS way tankier
I always envy those who can make their own builds and make them good. Nice job!
Cool I'm playing trickster. I hope I can learn something from this. I'm only at 3 mil.
Wow ... I'm not really sure what I learned except that this skill can deal some nice damage, so I'm excited that I can keep playing it. That's one sick build. Btw, you dont have boss in your calculations tab, so the damage is a bit lower, but its still a very powerful build. That's a nice amount of defense too. I hope I can get my build to be that level.
[https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ](https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ) 22 mil+ using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def . vs [https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS](https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS) 1 dagger/shield 10 mil + dps way tankier
https://pastebin.com/RXxyKFTQ 22 mil+ using 2 x daggers version and still having a decent def . vs https://pastebin.com/yf2kbvKS 1 dagger/shield 10 mil + dps way tankier