Important Tree Nodes

The best ascendancy order is Flawless Savagery, Crave the Slaughter, Rite of Ruin, and Blitz. You should stack strength with this build because it greatly increases the damage of Kinetic Blast. The Reservation Mastery and Mana Mastery are important so that you can use the recommended reservation skills. A Watcher's Eye jewel is also recommended for up to 6% life, 6% energy shield, 6% mana, added cold damage while affected by Hatred, critical strike chance while affected by Hatred, and optionally spell suppression while affected by Grace. If you use an armour base strength stack helmet you can also get Bleed immunity from the Armour and Evasion Mastery which allows you to use a damage flask instead of a Bleeding/Corrupted Blood removal flask. The Iron Grip node is extremely important because it makes strengths melee damage also apply to projectile damage. You should also use a large cluster jewel for three damage increase notables and strength, a medium cluster jewel with Aerodynamics so that projectiles pierce another enemy, and a small cluster jewel with Sublime Form for increased mana reservation efficiency for Grace. This is a life build so make sure and take a healthy amount of the nearby life percent nodes for survival.

 

Defensive Layers

You will have very high life on this build from stacking strength which also gives life. This ascendancy also has very fast attack speed and movement speed from the Blitz ascendancy and Rage which make it much easier to avoid fight mechanics and they will also both increase your farming speed. You will have a very high chance to block attacks with The Iron Fortress which is the recommended body armour because it gives 1% increased chance to block attack damage per 50 strength.

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Gems

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Weapon (3-link)

Flame Dash

Sigil of Power

Dread Banner

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Shield (3-link)

Summon Flame Golem

Minion Life Support​

Culling Strike Support

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Armour (6-link)

Power Siphon

Impale Support

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Increased Critical Damage Support

Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support

Sacred Wisps Support

 

Helmet (4-link)

Grace

Hatred

Herald of Purity

Enlighten Support

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Gloves (6-link)

Kinetic Blast

Sacred Wisps Support

Awakened Greater Multiple Projectile Support

Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support

Faster Attacks Support (built into gloves)

Faster Projectiles Support (built into gloves)

 

Boots (4-link)

Steelskin

Empower Support

Enduring Cry

Call To Arms

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Reservation Skills

Grace is the best defensive aura for this build and gives very high evasion. Hatred is the best offensive aura for this build and gives increased cold damage and physical damage as added cold damage. Herald of Purity is selected to give increased physical damage and it also summons four minions that can help take the damage from enemies for you. Dread Banner is a significant damage increase for this build because it gives a chance to Impale, increased Impale effect, and it also lowers the accuracy of nearby enemies. You can use these auras once you have the increased mana reservation efficiency from the Reservation Mastery and Mana Mastery, the 50% mana reservation efficiency for Grace from a Sublime Form notable small cluster jewel, and a leveled Enlighten Support to reduce 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 armor to be effective.

2. With the changes in 3.23 Power Siphon with Barrage Support no longer casts in a line for single target but thanks to this being a physical damage based Kinetic Blast/Power Siphon build Impale Support was a very strong replacement. Sacred Wisps is also new in 3.24 and is now one of the most powerful support gems for wand builds.

3. Enduring Cry is used to bolster your defenses by giving a large 2200 life heal over one second, generates Endurance charges, and gives an extra 2% increased physical damage reduction and 2% increased elemental resistances per charge. Enduring Cry should also be linked to Call To Arms to make Enduring Cry instantly cast on cooldown.

4. Summon Flame Golem gives 20% increased damage, replenishes 2% life on Culling Strike, kills enemies at 10% life with Culling Strike Support, and provides an extra target for enemies to attack.

5. If you think you would prefer an energy shield based intelligence stacking build you can also check out the Intelligence Stacking Kinetic Blast Deadeye Guide which can be found here Intelligence Stack Kinetic Blast Deadeye Guide.

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Equipment

 

Weapon

Rare Imbued Wand

Look for a rare Imbued Wand that has the highest physical damage per second that you can find because this is a physical damage build. Added fire damage per strength is purely optional but is a great modifier if you can find one on a wand that also has extremely high physical damage. You can also use Tempering Orbs on rare weapons for a low chance at getting an increased physical modifiers enchantment but be aware that doing this can sometimes reforge the sockets.

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Shield

Strength Synthesised Shield

Look for a shield with a 6% increased strength synthesis and roll tier one strength, high life, high attack speed, block chance, and resistances. Deafening Essences of Rage can be used to guarantee the tier one strength modifier.

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Armour

The Iron Fortress

Gives 1% chance to block attack damage per 50 strength, strength's damage bonus instead applies 3% increased melee physical damage per 10 strength (which is converted to projectile damage), up to 120 strength, chance to block spell damage is unlucky, and 10% reduced movement speed.

 

Helmet

Rare Strength Stack Helmet

Look for gain accuracy rating equal to your strength, 1% increased critical strike chance per 10 strength, high life, resistances, and optionally +2 to level of socketed aoe gems. An armour base is preferred so you can get Bleed immunity from the tree.

Black Sun Crest

The budget option has up to 15% increased strength, 15% increased dexterity, 15% increased intelligence, and +1 to level of socketed gems.

 

Belt

Synthesized Strength Stack Belt

This belt can have a 15% increased strength implicit, high strength, high life, and resistances. You should also use 20 Intrinsic Catalysts to increase its attribute bonus.

Cyclopean Coil

The budget option gives up to 15% increased attributes, 120 life, cannot be Ignited if strength is higher than dexterity, cannot be frozen if dexterity is higher than intelligence, and 1% increased damage per 5 of your lowest attribute.

 

Gloves

Rare 6-Link Gloves

Look for Faster Attacks Support / increased attack speed and Faster Projectiles Support / faster projectile speed built into the gloves, 70% increased critical strike multiplier for socketed gems, high strength, life, and +1 to level of socketed projectile gems / projectiles pierce an additional target.

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Boots

Rare Boots

Look for tier one strength, high life, Onslaught on kill, resistances, and if you can afford it Tailwind and Elusive. You should also use Eldritch Ichors and Eldritch Embers on the boots if they don't have influence to roll a chance to avoid elemental ailments and increased action speed.

 

Amulet

Astramentis

Gives up to 115 to all attributes for a huge damage increase from strength and high intelligence so you can equip an Imbued Wand as a Berserker. You should also use 20 Intrinsic Catalysts to greatly increase its attribute bonus.

 

Rings

Rare Vulnerability Ring

Look for a ring with the Vulnerability curse on hit, high strength, life, increased damage, resistances, and add reduced mana cost at the crafting bench. You should use 20 Intrinsic Catalysts on both of your rings to increase their strength bonuses.

Rare Strength Ring

Look for high strength, high life, increased damage, resistances, and add reduced mana cost at the crafting bench.

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Tattoo (Standard Only)

Honoured Tattoo of the Berserker

This tattoo can replace a 30 dexterity node to give You Gain Onslaught For 4 Seconds on Hit which replaces the 12% chance to gain Onslaught on kill modifier on your boots.

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Utility Flasks

Bottled Faith

Gives 40% increased damage, 150% increased critical strike chance, and 10% increased damage to enemies on consecrated ground. 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.

Silver Flask (if you're using Honoured Tattoo of the Berserker you should instead use a Jade Flask for evasion)

Gives Onslaught which increases your attack speed, cast speed, and movement speed. Look to roll Bleeding and Corrupted Blood immunity and use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you are Bleeding.

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Anointment

Your amulet should be anointed with Disintegration which gives 60% increased critical strike chance with wands, 30% to critical strike multiplier with wands, and 20 intelligence at Cassia using a Violet Oil, Black Oil, and Black Oil.

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Enchants (Standard Only)

Helm: 15% Increased Power Siphon Attack Speed

Gloves: Commandment of Blades

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

Belt: 30% Increased Accuracy Rating While You Have Onslaught

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Bandits

The best bandit to help during Act 2 is almost always Alira because she gives 15% to all elemental resistances, 20% increased critical strike multiplier, and 5 mana regeneration per second which are very beneficial.

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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

The Blood Thorn

A high damage two hand level one weapon with a 30% block chance and a 100% chance to cast Vulnerability on block.

Limbsplit

Gives high physical damage for its level, level one Gore Shockwave if you have over 150 strength, +1 to socketed strength gems, and Culling Strike which kills enemies at 10% life.

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Armour

Tabula Rasa

A strong level one offensive chest armour that has six white linked sockets. This armour allows you to link any six skill gems and support gems together for much higher damage at an earlier level. You can also get 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 level one resistance helmet with up to 40% to all elemental resistances that has 10% increased rarity of items found.

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Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

Level one gloves that give 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

Wondertrap 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

Tear of Purity

An amulet that gives level 10 Purity of Elements, up to 20 to all attributes, 40 to life, 30 intelligence, and 10 to all elemental resistances. Purity of Elements increases your resistances for a 50% mana reservation cost.

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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% increased 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, creates consecrated ground, increases enemies damage taken by 10% on consecrated ground, and gives 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground.

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Leveling Gems

Ground Slam can be used at level one and you can add in Ancestral Protector for more damage and attack speed at level four. Make sure to pick up a Steelskin gem once you've reached level four for a defensive guard skill. Dash also requires level four and should be used as your travel skill at early levels.

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Upgrades

You can upgrade your weapon to Stormheart at level 28, to Jorrhast's Blacksteel at level 44, to Kaom's Primacy at level 58, and then finally to your endgame Kinetic Blast weapon after adjusting the tree. You can switch to the Carnage Heart amulet at level 20 for up to 56 to all attributes and 20% increased elemental resistances. You can also benefit from upgrading to two Praxis rings at level 22 to reduce the mana costs of skills by up to 16 which allows you to use utility flasks in the place of mana flasks. Many of the items listed in the leveling section above last until the midgame where better items will become available.

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And that's all for the Kinetic Blast Guide! For more about Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.

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