Important Tree Nodes

The best ascendancy order is Far Shot, Endless Munitions, Gathering Winds, and Wind Ward. Make sure and travel up the right side of the tree to the northern Wand Mastery for a huge damage increase for your wand attacks. You should also take the Leech Mastery with the Clever Thief node for 1% life leech on attacks and 1% mana leech on attacks which also works with elemental damage. A Watcher's Eye jewel is recommended for increased life, increased energy shield, increased mana, 100% increased critical strike chance while affected by Wrath, and optionally damage penetrates 15% lightning resistance while affected by Wrath. The Reservation Mastery is also important for 24% increased mana reservation efficiency which allows you to use the recommended reservation skills. A Stormshroud jewel makes Shock avoidance apply to all elemental ailments and is highly recommended for 100% elemental ailment avoidance with the recommended boots. A The Interrogation cluster jewel should also be used to make your critical strikes cause Brittle, Sapped, and Scorched instead of Ignite, Chill, and Shock and should be paired with the Shock and Chill from Summon Skitterbots for five elemental ailments. The Interrogation cluster jewel and Summon Skitterbots are used because Elemental Hit of the Spectrum deals 15% more damage per elemental ailment on the enemy. You can also use a Summon Flame Golem linked to Combustion Support to Ignite enemies for another elemental ailment. The recommended corrupted Piscator's Vigil weapon has a high critical strike chance so aim for a 100% critical strike chance from the tree and your equipment. This is a life build so make sure and take a healthy amount of the nearby life nodes on the tree for survival. Note: The skill tree above has been updated for the new season (3.25).

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Defensive Layers

The Wind Ward ascendancy gives Gale Force which improves Tailwind for increased action speed and movement speed. The Gathering Winds ascendancy gives damage reduction per stack of Gale Force. Elemental Hit can also inflict elemental ailments which can improve your survivability. You will also block attacks and spells with this build which is helpful defensively. 

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Gems

 

Weapon (3-link)

Sniper's Mark

Mark On Hit

Arcane Surge Support

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Shield (3-link)

Grace

Wrath

Enlighten

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Armour (6-link)

Elemental Hit of the Spectrum

Awakened Elemental Damage With Attacks Support

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Increased Critical Damage Support

Sacred Wisps Support (added to the game in 3.24)

Trinity Support

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Helmet (4-link)

Summon Skitterbots

Enlighten Support

Faster Casting Support

Flame Dash

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Gloves (4-link)

Summon Flame Golem

Minion Life Support

Combustion Support

Elemental Army Support

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Boots (4-link)

Steelskin

Empower Support

More Duration Support

Vaal Haste

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Reservation Skills

Grace is the best defensive aura for this build and gives very high evasion. Wrath is the best offensive aura for this build and gives high added lightning damage. Aspect of the Cat is free with the recommended Farrul's Fur body armour and gives a 100% increased critical strike chance/chance to avoid all damage at times and 10% increased attack speed at times switching back and forth. Summon Skitterbots gives Chill and Shock and adds two elemental ailments for the 15% more damage per elemental ailment with the quality on the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum gem. Wrath can be used once you have the increased mana reservation efficiency from the Reservation Mastery, the socketed gems have 30% increased reservation efficiency modifier on a shield, and a level 4 Enlighten Support to lower the reservation cost of your skills.

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Gem Notes​​​

1. Steelskin is the recommended guard skill for this build because Immortal Call requires you to use potions more often and Molten Shell requires very high armour to be effective.

2. Sniper's Mark increases your projectile damage and makes attacks split from the enemy to two additional targets. It can be used once you have Vixen's Entrapment unique gloves preferably with an Elemental Weakness curse on hit corruption which has an additional curse which is explained in the equipment section below.

3. Summon Flame Golem gives increased damage, Ignites enemies with Combustion Support which gives 15% more damage with the quality on the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum gem, gives enemies -10% fire resistance with Combustion Support, gives fire exposure with Elemental Army Support, and provides an extra target for enemies to attack.

4. If you think you would prefer to play Elemental Hit as a bow build which has similar damage but less defenses you can also check out the bow Elemental Hit of the Spectrum guide which can be found here Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Raider.

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Equipment

 

Weapon

Corrupted Piscator's Vigil

Gives up to 18% increased attack speed, 30% increased critical strike chance, 400 accuracy rating, 115% increased elemental damage with attack skills, and penetrates 5% elemental resistances. You should also look for two corruptions on Piscator's Vigil and one of them should be damage penetrates 8-10% elemental resistances.

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Shield

Rare Reservation Efficiency Shield

Look for life, socketed gems have 30% increased reservation efficiency, increased attack speed, resistances, and you can add chance to deal double damage at the crafting bench.

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Armour

Farrul's Fur

This armour has up to 100 life, Frenzy and Power charge generation, Phasing, and free Aspect of the Cat. This armour option gives higher damage than Replica Farrul's Fur because of the Power and Frenzy charge generation.

Replica Hyrri's Ire

This option has up to 50 intelligence, 30% spell suppression, 25% increased Shock duration on enemies, and high added lightning damage with wands. It deals more damage than Farrul's Fur before Frenzy and Power charges are considered.

 

Helmet

Rare Helmet

Look for high life, high resistances, and the combined +2 to level of socketed AoE gems/increased area of effect or you can optionally add +1 to level of socketed AoE gems/increased area of effect at the crafting bench. You should also use Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors to roll increased attack damage and increased damage per Power charge.

The Broken Crown

A budget option that gives up to 15 to all attributes, 20% increased damage when you are on low life, and 61% chaos resistance.

 

Belt

Rare Stygian Vise

Look for high life, strength or intelligence, resistances, increased elemental damage with attack skills, and an abyssal socket. You should also use Turbulent Catalysts on the belt to increase its elemental damage bonus.

Abyss Jewel

Look for an abyss jewel with high life, increased critical strike chance, increased critical strike multiplier, and accuracy rating.

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Gloves

Elemental Weakness Gloves

Look for the best gloves with the Elemental Weakness on hit corruption you can find. Vixen's Entrapment unique gloves are highly recommended because they give an additional curse which allows you to use both Elemental Weakness and Sniper's Mark. Malachai's Mark gloves are a budget option that can be used for high life and Power, Frenzy, and Endurance charges on hit or you can use the budget The Embalmers gloves for high life and increased chaos resistances.

 

Boots

Rare Boots

Look for high life, chance to avoid being Shocked, resistances, chance to gain Onslaught on kill, and increased movement speed. You don't need Tailwind on your boots because you'll already have it from your ascendancies. You should also use Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors to roll increased life regeneration and a chance to avoid being Shocked which gives 100% elemental ailment avoidance with the elemental ailment Life Mastery and a Stormshroud jewel socketed in your tree. You can craft these boots by getting a tier one chaos resistance fracture (golden modifier that appears above the line that cant be changed) and roll Deafening Essences of Torment for Shock avoidance until you get high life and resistances. Next you can craft chance to gain Onslaught on kill and increased movement speed at the crafting bench for a great pair of boots.

 

Amulet

Rare Amulet

Look for high life, increased critical strike chance, increased critical strike multiplier, resistances, and attributes. At the high end you can also look for +1 to level of fire, lightning, cold, or spell skill gems with the rest of the recommended modifiers. You should also use Unstable Catalysts on the amulet to increase its critical strike modifiers.

Carnage Heart

The extreme budget option gives up to 56 to all attributes, 20% increased elemental resistances, 50% increased recovery from life leech, and 40% increased damage when leeching. You can also use 20 Intrinsic Catalysts to increase its attribute bonus or 20 Prismatic Catalysts to increase its resistances.

 

Rings

Rare Elemental Damage Rings

Look for high life, strength or intelligence, resistances, increased elemental damage with attack skills, increased critical strike chance, and add reduced mana cost at the crafting bench. You should use Turbulent Catalysts to increase their elemental damage or Fertile Catalysts to increase their life. One ring should also have the Aspect of the Cat modifier if you are using Farrul's Fur.

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Utility Flasks

Bottled Faith

Gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground, and makes enemies take 10% increased damage on consecrated ground. You should also use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.

Diamond Flask

Gives 100% increased critical strike chance and can have up to a 35% chance to gain a flask charge on critical strike and 17% increased attack speed. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask when it has full charges.

Rumi's Concoction (use this once you hit the critical strike chance cap without using a Diamond Flask)

Gives 1500 armour, a 12% chance to block attacks, and a 6% chance to block spells. The legacy version is better and gives higher block chances. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask when it has full charges.

Jade Flask

Gives 1500 evasion. Try and roll Bleeding and Corrupted Blood immunity during effect and you can use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you are Bleeding.

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Anointment

You should anoint your amulet with Prism Weave for 6% increased attack speed for wands, 24% increased elemental damage with wands, and damage with weapons penetrates 5% elemental resistances at Cassia using a Sepia Oil, Opalescent Oil, and Opalescent Oil.

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Enchants (Standard Only)

Helm: Steelskin Buff Can Take 45% Increased Amount Of Damage

Gloves: Commandment of Blades

Feet: 16% Increased Attack And Cast Speed If You've Killed Recently

Belt: 30% Increased Accuracy While You Have Onslaught

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Bandits

The best bandit to help in Act 2 is Alira because she gives 15% to all elemental resistances which allows you to focus more on damage from your equipment. If you don't need the resistances you can kill all three bandits instead for 1 passive skill point.

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Pantheon

Soul of Solaris is the best major Pantheon power and gives 6% reduced physical damage taken when only one enemy is present, a 20% chance to take 50% less area damage, 8% reduced elemental damage taken if you haven't been hit recently, take no extra damage from critical strikes if you've been hit with a critical strike recently, and a 50% chance to avoid elemental ailments from critical strikes. Soul of Ryslatha is the best minor power and gives 60% increased life recovery from flasks at low life, life flask charges every 3 seconds if you haven't used a life flask recently, and enemies you hit have 50% reduced life regeneration.

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Leveling Gear

 

Weapon

Silverbranch

Silverbranch is a great level one bow with +1 to level of socketed bow gems, increased attack speed, accuracy, and mana on kill.

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Armour

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa is a great level one chest armour that has 6 white linked sockets. Any color gems can be linked together inside of it which allows you to deal much higher damage at an earlier level. You can also look for a Tabula Rasa with a high increased damage corruption which also requires level one for fairly cheap from the trade site.

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Helmet

Goldrim

A great level one resistance helmet with up to 40% increased elemental resistances and 10% increased rarity of items found.

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Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

These excellent level one gloves give up to 15% increased attack speed, 15% increased cast speed, and a 15% chance to generate a Frenzy, Endurance, or Power charge on kill.

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Boots

Wondertrap

Wondertrap boots can be used at level nine and give a high amount of strength, dexterity, intelligence, and movement speed.

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Amulet

Kurai Ward

A level five amulet that gives up to 30 strength, 30 dexterity, 100 accuracy, and 30% increased projectile damage.

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Rings

Perandus Signets

You can use two level one Perandus Signets that each give up to 65% mana regeneration, 65 mana, 2% increased intelligence for each unique item equipped, and 2% more experience gained.

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Flasks

Quicksilver Flask

This flask can be used at level four and gives 40% increased movement speed which helps speed up the leveling process. This flask can also have increased attack speed or movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.

Silver Flask

This flask gives Onslaught which gives increased attack speed, cast speed, and movement speed as early as level 27 and can have increased attack speed or movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.

Bottled Faith (use a Sulphur Flask for 40% increased damage if you can't afford Bottled Faith)

This endgame flask requires level 27 and gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, increases enemies damage taken by 10% on consecrated ground, and gives 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use it whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.

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Leveling Gems

Galvanic Arrow is the best elemental bow skill to use at level one because it has multiple projectiles without a support gem. Precision is the best offensive low level aura and can be used once you reach level 10 for increased critical strike chance and accuracy. Vitality is the best defensive aura for leveling by far and can be used as early as level 10. You can switch to Elemental Hit of the Spectrum and Lesser Multiple Projectile Support once you are level 12. You should pick up a Steelskin gem once you've reached level four and have 16 strength for a defensive guard skill. Dash also requires level four and can be used as your travel skill at early levels.

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Upgrades

You can upgrade your weapon to two Ashcallers at level 12 for high added fire damage, a 10% chance to cover enemies in Ash on hit, and a 25% chance to summon Level 10 Raging Spirit on kills. Carnage Heart is the budget amulet for this build and can be equipped as early as level 20 for up to 56 to all attributes and 20% increased elemental resistances. You can also upgrade to two Praxis rings at level 22 to reduce the mana costs of all skills by up to 16 which allows you to use utility flasks in the place of mana flasks. Many of the items in the leveling section above last until the midgame where better items will become available.

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That's all for the Elemental Hit of the Spectrum Wander Guide! For more about PoE you can view a guide here Endgame Guide.

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