Important Tree Nodes

The best ascendancy order is Gathering Winds, Far Shot, Endless Munitions, and Focal Point. A Watcher's Eye jewel is recommended for increased life, increased energy shield, increased mana, increased critical strike chance while affected by Hatred, increased critical strike multiplier while affected by Precision, and increased attack damage while affected by Precision. A Stormshroud jewel is helpful for 100% elemental ailment immunity when using the recommended boots. The Duration Mastery is extremely important because it greatly decreases your skill effect duration which is important because it significantly increases your attack speed with Kinetic Fusillade. The Reservation Mastery should be taken for increased mana reservation efficiency which allows you to use the recommended reservation skills. You should get Corrupted Blood immunity from the Resistance Mastery or a corrupted jewel. The Ghost Dance node is also helpful because it recovers energy shield when you're hit. Make sure and take the northern Wand Mastery skipping the wand attack speed nodes because increased attack speed can lower your projectile fire rate with Kinetic Fusillade. Note: The build ratings and skill tree have been updated for (3.28).

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Defensive Layers

You will have a wand and shield with this build using a ranged attack which gives this build strong defenses. You can also have elemental ailment immunity when using a Stormshroud jewel with the recommended boots. With the Focal Point ascendancy you will also take 25% less damage from enemies near your marked enemy which is also very helpful defensively.

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Gems

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Weapon (3-link)

Sniper's Mark

Mark on Hit

Dash

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Shield (3-link)

Summon Flame Golem

Minion Life Support

Culling Strike Support

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Armour (6-link)

Kinetic Fusillade

Less Duration Support

Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Increased Critical Damage Support

Impale Support

Note: Less Duration Support is important because it lowers the amount of time it takes to fire Kinetic Fusillade. As an added note, Awakened gems were removed and can be replaced with the normal support gems for seasonal characters.

 

Helmet (4-link)

Grace

Hatred

Precision

Enlighten Support

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Gloves (4-link)

Cold Snap (keep at level one)

Cast When Damage Taken Support (keep at level one to trigger more frequently)

Power Charge On Critical Support

Increased Critical Strikes Support

 

Boots (4-link)

Steelskin

Empower Support

More Duration Support

Enhance Support

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Reservation Skills

Grace is the best defensive aura for this build because it gives very high evasion. You should use Hatred and Precision as your offensive auras on this build for physical damage as extra cold damage, increased critical strike chance, and increased accuracy. Hatred can be used once you have some of the increased mana nodes, the increased mana reservation efficiency nodes from the Reservation Mastery, and a level four Enlighten Support to lower the mana reservation costs 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. The key to making Kinetic Fusillade work well is lowering your skill effect duration which makes projectiles fire faster.

3. Cold Snap generates Frenzy charges when enemies die in its skill effect area and it generates Power charges when it's linked to Power Charge On Critical Support. It also automatically casts when you take damage with Cast When Damage Taken Support. You should keep your Cold Snap and Cast When Damage Taken Support at level one to trigger more frequently.

4. Summon Flame Golem gives increased damage, kills enemies with 10% life remaining with Culling Strike Support, and provides an extra target for enemies to attack.

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Equipment

 

Weapon

Rare Wand

Look for a rare wand with very high physical damage, increased critical strike chance, and increased critical strike multiplier.

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Shield

Spell Damage Shield

Increased spell damage increases your attack damage with Kinetic Fusillade. Look for high increased spell damage, high life, high energy shield, resistances, and you should add chance to deal double damage at the crafting bench.

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Armour

Cospri's Will

This armour has high chaos resistance, an additional curse, makes curses affect hexproof enemies, and gives a 100% chance to poison cursed enemies on hit which is a major damage increase. You should also eventually look for a +2 to level of socketed projectile gems and a +2 to level of socketed AoE gems corruption once you can afford it.

 

Helmet

+2 to Socketed AoE Gems Helmet

Look for +2 to level of socketed AoE gems, high life, high resistances, and high energy shield. You can also roll percent physical damage taken as an element and percent physical damage recouped as life using Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors.

 

Belt

Stygian Vise Belt

Look for high life, increased life percent (which has a chance to be added with a Hunter's Exalted Orb), high resistances, and an abyssal socket. You should also use Fertile Catalysts on the belt to increase its life bonus.

Note: Socket this belt with an abyss jewel with life, increased critical strike chance, and increased critical strike multiplier.

 

Gloves

Great Old One's Tentacles (Corrupted)

Gives life, a chance to Impale, and a 50% chance to reflect Impales to nearby enemies when an enemy is defeated. You should also eventually look for an attacks have increased critical strike chance corruption once you can afford it.

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Boots

Rare Ailment Immunity Boots

Look for tier one life, high resistances, spell suppression, chance to avoid being Shocked, and add increased movement speed and Onslaught on kill at the crafting bench. You will already have Tailwind from your ascendancies. You should use Eldritch Ichors and Eldritch Embers to roll a chance to avoid being Shocked and physical damage as extra elemental damage.

Note: The Shock avoidance on these boots gives elemental ailment immunity with a Stormshroud jewel socketed in your tree.

 

Amulet

Critical Strike Amulet

Look for high critical strike chance, critical strike multiplier, attributes, life, and craft reduced mana cost at the crafting bench.

Carnage Heart (budget)

This extreme budget amulet gives high attributes, high all resistances, life leech, and increased damage while leeching.

 

Rings

Rare Vulnerability Ring

Look for a ring with the Vulnerability curse on hit, high life, all resistances, and optionally attributes. You should also use Fertile Catalysts on both of your rings to increase their life bonuses and/or reduced mana costs.

Rare Ring

Look for high life, resistances, increased critical strike multiplier, and add reduced mana cost at the crafting bench.

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​Utility Flasks

Bottled Faith

Gain 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, consecrated ground has triple radius, up to 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground, and 10% increased damage to enemies on consecrated ground. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.

Taste of Hate (legacy is better)

Gives 15% of physical damage as extra cold damage, 30% of fire and lightning damage taken as cold damage (new modifier), 15% of physical damage taken as cold damage (legacy modifier), 50% cold resistances, and 30% reduced chance to be Frozen or Chilled. The legacy version is better and has higher damage modifiers and physical damage taken as cold damage. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.

Silver Flask

Gives Onslaught which increases your attack speed and movement speed. You should roll Bleeding and Corrupted Blood immunity on the flask. You should also use Instilling Orbs until you automatically use the flask whenever you're Bleeding.

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Anointment

Your amulet should be anointed with Hasty Demise which gives 10% less skill effect duration for a faster attack rate with Kinetic Fusillade at Cassia using an Indigo Oil, Violet Oil, and Golden Oil.

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Enchants (Standard Only)

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

Gloves: Commandment of Blades

Feet: Adds 1-160 Lightning Damage If You Haven't 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 also kill all three bandits 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 strong level one bow with +1 to level of socketed bow gems, attack speed, accuracy, and mana on kill.

Roth's Reach

Requires level 18 and has high physical damage, 80% increased elemental damage with attacks, and skills chain +2 times.

Note: You should start off with Ice Shot until you get enough reduced skill duration to use Kinetic Fusillade.

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Quiver

Craghead

This level four quiver gives up to 7-14 added physical damage with 25% reduced projectile speed.

Hyrri's Bite

Requires level 12 and gives strength, dexterity, intelligence, attack speed, area of effect, and added cold damage to attacks. 

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Armour

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa is a level one chest armour with six white linked sockets which allows you to link any combination of skills and support gems for much higher damage at an earlier level. You can also look for a Tabula Rasa with a high increased damage corruption which still requires level one for fairly cheap from the trade site.

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Helmet

Goldrim

An excellent level one resistance helmet with up to 40% to all elemental resistances and 10% increased rarity of items found.

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Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

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

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Boots

Wondertrap

These boots can be equipped at level 9 and give up to 30 strength, 30 dexterity, 30 intelligence, and 25% movement speed.

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Amulet

The Kurai Ward

This level five amulet 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 Perandus Signets at level one for mana regeneration which each give up to 65% mana regeneration, 65 mana, 2% increased intelligence for each unique item equipped, and 2% increased experience.

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Flasks

Quicksilver Flask

This flask can be used at level 4 and gives 40% increased movement speed which helps speed up the leveling process. This flask can also have increased attack speed or increased 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.

Taste of Hate (legacy is better)

This flask only requires level 18 and gives 15% of physical damage as extra cold damage, 15% of physical damage taken as cold damage (legacy modifier), 50% cold resistances, and a 30% reduced chance to be Frozen or Chilled. The legacy version is much better and has higher physical damage as extra cold damage and physical damage taken as cold damage. You should also 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 a Bottled Faith)

This endgame flask requires level 27 and gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, up to 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground, and 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.

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Leveling Gems

Galvanic Arrow is the best 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 it can be used once you reach level 10 for increased critical strike chance and accuracy. You can switch to Ice Shot with Volley Support once you're level four and switch to Lesser Multiple Projectile Support once you are level 12. You should switch to Kinetic Fusillade once you have a Less Duration Support and the less skill duration nodes on the skill tree. You can use Steelskin for a defensive guard skill once you've reached level four and have at least 16 strength. Dash also requires level four and can be used as your travel skill at early levels.

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Upgrades

Death's Harp is a great leveling bow that can be equipped at level 32. You can upgrade to Death's Opus at level 44 for high critical strike modifiers and two extra arrows. Carnage Heart is the budget amulet and it can be used at 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 all the way until the midgame where better items will become available.

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