BEST Spark Stormweaver Build HIGH END Guide 10 Million DPS - Path of Exile 2

[@MeowgiTV]

Sad to see some percentage of the comments sour-posting about the build being too expensive. I've played 200 hours of sparkweaver so far and this is a great showcase of what I can aspire to. Currently at 6k mana with a 100kish tooltip using a sceptre in the offhand. Got a 65% ingenuinty and saving for either a flask or dream fragments next. To those saying a video like this is useless; Nick and several others have leveling guides for this build on their channel where they show exactly how to gear and where to put points when you're in acts and doing early maps. This video is clearly just to show what the build is capable of at peak performance. Anyway, thanks much for the video and content Nick, keep it up.

[@SpeciaLisTxFTW]

Can u recommend me any flasks ? Think everyone lets them out in build guides. Using spark stormweaver as well

[@TheGameblers-rv6df]

truthfully most people enjoy the grind.the problem is poe2 the people who started off and play a ton have it easy for currency where if you have a job you're basically drown in costs that you're unable to aspire to. the market prices have grown in a way that anyone who's not in the top 1% won't ever reach it without 24/7 playing or pay to win.

[@NickTew]

​@@TheGameblers-rv6dfthese are issues I entirely agree with and I feel bad that the market has turned out this way, but people taking it out on me and getting frustrated about the builds is disheartening.

[@MeowgiTV]

@@SpeciaLisTxFTW I was referring to the unique flask in the video in my comment. for flasks you can do one of two things: instant recovery and spam 2 if you ever see your mana go down, or a high "amount recovered" (600+) for mana sustain during bosses. find a good one and quality it to 20, but I mean it is rarely useful until you get maelstrom

[@TheGameblers-rv6df]

@NickTew oh ya I understand I'm sorry Nick. I deeply appreciate you're time and commitment you've invested and I'm really excited to pursue this build. I've already found two pieces of rare gear that exceed yours (cheaper pieces) so here's to you sir!

[@yzwme586]

Lol I literally made a comment on here saying that I wish you would take the items off so I could see how impactful each item was and how in the actual fuk you got to 400k cause I thought 156k was a lot, but I made that comment right after I watched the intro... You are taking off the items and showing the tooltip which I greatly appreciate

[@Exczistance]

What flask

[@Chippyishere]

the ultimate spark build is with ~60k-70k tooltips dps & 500% rarity bonus. Will wait until early Jan to see if GGG nerf rarity or spark build before chasing these very late endgame builds

[@mewni2956]

They'll probably reset it as it will be around the time the two new classes will be introduced.

[@RedRiverCAE]

@@mewni2956i strongly believe they wont reset, their plan was to do so upon full launch

[@s1ap812]

Couldn’t agree more, rolling full rarity with the shield aswell making 10x the div I was with the increase rarity running breach instead of chasing a high tooltip

[@ChristopherCosta918]

@@mewni2956 They've stated there will be no resets throughout early access

[@NickTew]

The purpose of this video was to show top end damage potential. You can easily slam in 2 rings with rarity and swap the helmet or something and barely lose any dps

[@xanderbrown4281]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but on the planner if you are going for mom + eb + ci any passives in the tree relating to energy shield don't work for mana or mana regen. Only flat mana buffs from gear

[@dylanbpf1011]

He has another video for earlier more realistic build of this, he’s just showcasing what the class can do with perfect gear and setup, cool vid. Nice to see where sorc can go

[@babyface-st3es]

which one

[@gamenwl]

where ?

[@jooshie3873]

Got a astraments amulet today. This video is a blessing to know where to spend my Divines. Im so lucky I'm still riding the high

[@TheUltimaFortuna]

Wow that is an insane build. As someone who followed you over from D4 glad to see you are addicted to POE2 as I am. Its nice to see Sorc actually powerful ina game for once. Keep up the good work Nick.

[@ullrgame623]

Thank you for min maxing such a build and explaining everything, it really helps me in gearing. I wont have so much resources but your explanations help me to know what I am doing when I am in lack!

[@moffettRL2727]

Your last spark stormweaver helped me tremendously. Thanks for the vids, and to hell with all the haters.

[@corybeal123]

Only dude out here that has “start with this” and “this is where you end up” good shit!

[@tarotaro6933]

Great guide, just something I want to add as my personal experience. Shield setup is better with a good breach ring instead of dream fragment, dream frag give lots of increase% but no base mana. A good breach ring can get lightning damage/max mana/cast speed/mana regen/int on it and it probably still cheaper than a 90 div dream frag. In comparison with a focus setup, focus will still provide higher damage due to +2 to spell is just very strong but it wouldn't be a 30% different like in video, more like 15% (breach ring + ingenuity just that strong), but in term you get block, you got around 1500 extra mana, which on paper almost double your effective health pool.

[@NickTew]

Good callout. I wouldn't say it's double effective HP since block is just effectively on average 25% DR against 'only' projectiles. Shield is certainly the better option from a defense perspective.

[@tarotaro6933]

@NickTew you can block melee attack and non-spell projectile.

[@aya211]

me personally prefer dream frag because chill and freeze immune is very helpful.

[@markh4604]

@@aya211 exactly . you go dreamfrag for the immune on top of the mana . shieldblock setup is also good and more budget friendly but less dmg

[@Jetlog8]

@@aya211 Facts.

[@zanido9073]

9:40 +1 gem corrupt doesn't work right now.

[@graphicsnovice]

awesome build! to survive w/o the expensive ring is to have a high increased mana regeneration rate, also kinda weird, your passive tree here in video and mobalytics last variant tab is different.

[@nathanpurss4582]

That's wild lmao. Love your work m8

[@kyles3334]

This is great! just hoping i can afford to get your end build eventually

[@crazymind1337]

I don't understand how such nice guy with such an extraordinary voice can be such a nerdy guy :D What a dream boy :D cute and gamer :D (sorry had to say that). And thank you for those detailed videos and showcases. I will never reach that point but it is nice to see whats possible :D

[@crazymind1337]

btw that amulet - got an orgsam while seeing it.

[@Astrolaria_]

you crazy my boy

[@crazymind1337]

@@Astrolaria_ i am

[@peachington]

I’ve been watching your content and build guides since d4 released, and while I don’t think I’ll ever get to this level on my sparkweaver build, I appreciate how in depth your explanations are, and how you’ve made several progression builds for this. What do you think is the best way to scale damage? Wand focus? Passive tree gems? I’m at about 36k tooltip and don’t know how to go up

[@judgehett]

Hey. Nice to see some other endgame options. Whats your opinion on using large controlled metamorphosis right side of MoM? This grants access to Shredding Force, Stormbreaker (guess only good if you have some gain xyz as extra fire / cold or group play), Sudden Escalation, Overexposure (really great) and for ES Eldritch Will, Dependable Ward.

[@jimmatthews3295]

Thanks for the video. Question on the Act 3/6 venom draughts - what do you recommend? Sorry if this has been asked already but there are too many comments!

[@perley4538]

great build, I added frost wall with echo just for fast save from rushing rares. Turns out it nukes bosses and rares

[@therainz]

controlled Metamorphasis Large would add a substantial amount of damage.

[@flamecrow]

390k+ dps is wild... what the f... looking at us poor folk stuck at 20k spark dps

[@Ridelith]

Sad times when my shitty ES spark build with 1/100th of this dps gets nerfed for the sins commited by others

[@lemonhead2205]

Oh pls 😂

[@D4stan]

just spec'd into this build. OMFG. love it. big ups to NickTew on this one.

[@YawningSwoop-g7r]

Its OP OP OP

[@nazguljj]

How do you get elemental focus on cast on shock? It will not let me put it on

[@Darkamilys]

Hi, thank for the video, can you tell what loot filter do you use ?

[@ratioactiveidiots1099]

GGG is coming out of holiday break so I don't recommend anyone to invest into this build because is WILL get nerfed

[@JS-ir8vt]

hey newbie, u know how much u need to invest to get into tis dps?

[@KIDCUT1000]

You think, when a Build is good is gonna be nerfed? Get to this Point First

[@dkeane6152]

Do you no longer value rarity on items?

[@ClarkieUK]

don't need currency to buy gear if what you're already wearing is bis

[@dkeane6152]

@@ClarkieUK I get that however Nick mentions a few times that some of his items aren't even his and he's lending them. Although MF is probably getting nerfed soon anyways

[@ClarkieUK]

@@dkeane6152 yeah, Im nowhere near endgame and minimum I try to have +100% rarity, I think its also gonna get nerfed / the mechanic will get changed.

[@NickTew]

Rarity is definitely good, I have a section timestamped speaking about rarity. I think it'll get nerfed so I didn't really mention it, but it's pretty easy to fit it into this build

[@FawakaFrank]

@@dkeane6152 G2G > MF

[@Furiates]

Great build going to swap from lightning warp to this. Felt way too clunky on some T15 maps

[@7Singularity]

Please keep up the good work, you help me a lot 🎉

[@pWndConan]

Have you looked at the "Mana Remnants" Skill ? How would that interact with Archmage, Arcane Surge, etc? When would you Concider it?

[@kuppa_91]

is it a tooltip bug whit archmage? my corrupted 19 +1 is 9% ps. i also use lightning mastery support so its 21

[@tarkata9391]

Can you explain increased energy shield and recharge rate nodes when using eldritch battery? These increases don't work prior to conversion, unless I'm missing something.

[@NickTew]

It's to reach the 5% max mana node

[@JoseMazariegoOficial]

What version of the guide is this video? I'm doing the pure mana

[@NotCasuals]

Are you not using the temporalis silk robe build with eye of winter?

[@Beansswtf]

What sort of D4 player comment is this

[@NotCasuals]

@@Beansswtf Wat

[@jonrainbow123]

Vaal orbing helmets lets you get spirit as well, so you could do a high ES chest with a helm and amulet for the 60 spirit.

[@jojoomaley8970]

Hey i don't know if this can help someone ; if you are in a struggle with your mana there is Considered Casting, an annoint which gives 8% reduced mana cost and 20% mana regen, very helpful !

[@jeffchan-r9k]

Sadly , this video did not help me at all 😅

[@jonathanalcobendas]

It dont help anyone, so dont feel sad

[@kylenader7276]

Pretty much how sorceress operates rn need mandatory items to make it effectively broken but besides those items sorceress is pretty average from experience. Can’t really run archmage efficiently until you get into mapping

[@jeffchan-r9k]

@kylenader7276 why are people so excited about a pay to win game 😅

[@kylenader7276]

@@jeffchan-r9k I still really enjoy the game and like it but GGG needs to do something about the market trading it’s starting to get out of hand and we’re only in early access

[@Utahjazz-uh9fm]

Play monk. Fun as hell no guide needed. Just start with a bow till you can use ice strike

[@bigdogang]

This is a showcase yall chill !!! He’s got early game build vids !

[@msullivan86]

I cant seem to get up there in dps, respecd into this minus dream fragments. Sitting at 6k mana, max res and about 85k on tooltip.. not mad cause its still super easy clear.. just wondering whats different in mine. Im just missing skill points.. about 5 short but surely that cant makeup almost 300k lol

[@toddsishc1291]

Your build link doesnt show what supports you use in skeletal cleric and sould offering?

[@snowmanmc87]

Nice build , thanks . 1. you mentioned Electrocution , i don't see it in your build where is it coming from ? 2. you are using Conc on you Lighting Conduit , but that does not up the tool tip , are you sure it is working ?

[@NickTew]

Yeah not sure if it works. I typically swap considered casting onto it, lightning mastery or inevitable crit is probably pretty solid

[@andrease.4584]

why do you skill in the Endgame MoM+EB+CI Variant eldritch battery and increased energy shield recharge? you don't have an energy shield, what's the sense behind this?

[@NickTew]

[@adammarczak5628]

Why do you take nodes that benefit ES recharge rate or ES percent rate if they don’t apply to Eldritch Battery conversion? Tooltip says only base values are converted and then mana increase% is used to buff it after conversion.

[@linhnhiphanthi]

I'm almost level 40 and your build(early endgame) guide has helped me a lot When should I switch to your Endgame MoM build? Your video is great

[@xfcarcache8771]

I’m level 38 and wondering the same thing. Getting tempest was a game changer.

[@danyolo1997]

does the branching bolts (lightning skills have an additional chance to chain work with spark ? or is that for another ability also love the vids man keep it up

[@NickTew]

Yes it does work with spark

[@yihsiangkao]

Wondering is mahu working correctly for you? I don’t think it’s working correctly. It doesn’t increase cast speed for me with the ascendency. With the amount of mana it gives it should increase a lot of cast speed

[@robertrenke893]

Noticed the same, is it not working?

[@Aridity12]

Thank you! On the late-game pure mana planner I don't see anything regarding "Skeletal Cleric" - I'm kinda curious about this

[@canerakyol3165]

How is your lightning conduit shows level 29 when used as cast on shock. Mine shows lvl 19

[@Azsunes]

The one thing really pushing that shield up is rarity, a 3 socket perfect 666% soul core shield gives 229% rarity.

[@YourCasualPoster]

19:28 "increased duration of damaging ailments on enemies" does nothing, shock is not a damaging ailment.

[@soulless2962]

23:34 you keep recommending Branching Bolts for spark. Did you ever look into spark and look if it CAN chain? No it can not. if you take this note on spark you take it only for your orb of storms :) Spark has nothing about chaining, just compare it to other chain spells or maybe just read the spell you are maining. you can rightclick spark on your skillbar and the tooltip will open. Edit: i was wrong it works!

[@NickTew]

Captainlance tested this and determined that it does work for spark however I don't use it once the build is near perfect as it's a bit redundant but can help sometimes for breach clear speed ig

[@soulless2962]

@@NickTew hmhm... Now i got new doubts if you say someone tested it :D but thanks for the answer! Got me a bit mad that everyone always recommends it. still cant imagine how it would work and how this could be tested. gotta seach for captainlance yt video or something! But not really needed anyway so not thaat importent. my autistic brain still wants to know and cant imagine that it works. edit: i found the video! unlucky for us he did not show if he tested with or without the piercing supp gem. In his build he uses it, so maybe his test was comprimised by his pierce. gonna have to test it myself to be sure! edit2: it works, unlucky cant trust the tooltip in early acces :(

[@dawarrenman]

Loving the vids! My Lightning conduit on COS isn't getting global levels. Am I missing something?

[@kristokiller1620]

i think the shield is expensive coz its used to get a shit ton of rarity

[@Eskoxo]

regular version of shield is only like 10-12 div with decent roll it's just the 3 socket corrupted are like 50.

[@JulianStefanov]

Hi. which size needs to be the Controlled Metamorphosis Diamond to get to Wild Storm?

[@Kreammobile]

Charm on the guide is for frozen which doesn't matter due to ring- id suggest stun or rarity on kill

[@NickTew]

yep just forgot to update it

[@jonathaneuper7740]

Even though I have crit chance and damage passives, it doesn't show in the info of the spark skill gem. I can't figure out why it's not showing. Do I need to have a certain amount for it to show?

[@KaizaOu]

Archmage with clarity as u haven’t use it

[@zeztox]

Which lootfilter do you use?

[@Exczistance]

And what spell do you have inside cast on shock?

[@icebrakerr]

Do you have a link for the loot filter you’re using?

[@s.r.1048]

What do you get from using quality on the dream fragments? I got one that's corrupted with 25% dmg added as a corruption line, but it isn't qualitied.

[@NickTew]

Mana %

[@ZhyliukValerii]

is pierce better than fork? for me fork feels much better, or i just dont understand something

[@BearedExile]

Where your Prism of belief diamond on +3 to Spark lvl???

[@NickTew]

That thing doesnt work

[@PhantomRip]

what is that white circle at the passive tree?

[@TheAbu7anash]

If I decide to go with Morior Invictus 5 slotted. what soul fragments should I slot, should I go for Mana % or Elem Res %

[@aya211]

i have a question about crit chance. i only saw crit in ur focus abd helmet. is that enough to hit 42% chance for ur spark? because right now i have only 18% chance but i have none spell crit chance on gear, only on two of my jewel.

[@NickTew]

I have a lot of crit on wand & in the skill tree. More is better but you don't need a crazy high value for it to be worthwhile.

[@aya211]

@@NickTew ty, i'm aiming for 30+ crit chance but yea, more the better.

[@EdwinSherwood]

I’ve made a titan and ranger and both are getting 1 hit endgame. What’s the best endgame farmer to make next with energy shield because I’m tired of hitting dead ends. Evasion and armor suck so is stormweaver the best right now?

[@kalleklovvn9262]

infernalist really solid without gear, sorcerer is also decent due to energy shield. Both can do good without great stuff. warrior is horrible without gear, ranged u can atleast grind decently with

[@felipearias1130]

which rune is used with support of archmage?

[@yzwme586]

That amulet has to be worth a couple mirrors alone. There is nothing even close to that on the market.

[@NickTew]

yeah it's pretty insane

[@EdwinSherwood]

What’s the best reasonable endgame character with survivability? I’ve got a ranger and titan and tired of being 1 hit. I’m assuming it’s someone with energy shield since armor and evasion suck !but which one has good damage with reasonable gear

[@Neru619]

As much as I want to build Spark Sorc, I have a strong gut feeling it will be the first thing getting nerfed when the devs come back from their vacation.

[@jasonrappa8681]

I tried to use cast on shock. It never triggers. I don't get it. It doesn't even accumulate energy so I moved to energy invocation and that subs for energy Shield damage then it's supposed to trigger. But then it sits at 100% and never triggers. I don't get it any help appreciated

[@darkinsanity98473]

It feels like a race against time to get to this point in the gear setup before stupid nerfs happen. I dont know how people do it so efficiently. I'm sitting here about to find my second Citadel ever and it took forever to do that. Id love to get to this point though.

[@iBezNastyzz74]

Do you stream?

[@Whackguy671]

Your build link is showing the wrong build. It isn't showing this build

[@thatnerdgui3496]

Here I was getting to 62k sparks after like 250+ hrs and then I see this 😢

[@d0uglaz1]

what support gem do you use on skeletal cleric?

[@NickTew]

Danse Macabre, Ablation & persistence. It should be timestamped

[@Lightning0803]

cool build, sadly only like 1% of stormweaver will get access to this due to the price. Love ur content though, done good job explaining.

[@Hipno556]

how are you converting all of your energy shield to mana? i have Eldrich battery but its only converting a portion of my energy shield

[@Naci-tk7fo]

Thats because you are using the unique amulet that transforms 20% mana into shield, with normal one you would have 0 ES with battery equiped

[@WendelCoelho]

10mi dps and 10mi fps killer! My ps5 is dying with that build and I'm running in a budget yet :( (not actually dying, but the ocasionally fps drop is a thing i never saw in poe 1 full juiced on ps5)

[@Exczistance]

how do you activate spirital cleric? i cant activate it on skills bar. no option

[@Unkut59_]

Hi, the gems you put on your video are not the same as your moba

[@FawakaFrank]

Man went tot G2G and got a dream fragments lmao

[@NickTew]

30:10 Also if you can't farm 90 divines with 300 hours played like myself, you're dogshit at games

[@Burnt_Toast_]

So you're insulting all the people who watch your videos because they can't farm as fast as you, because they don't have anywhere near the same gear as you because you bought your beginning items​@NickTew

[@FawakaFrank]

@NickTew your hostility proves my point. You did buy divs.

[@DLiMiT973]

How do you gain extra slots for your skills I'm at chapter 3 and still with the same 3 slots

[@rriegel]

I spent so much getting a +1 corrupted spark, and it was the same dps as my failed corrupted spark. Is that a bug?

[@GQLin27]

Nicktew, I’m interested in coaching, how do I get a hold of you? Thanks!

[@CristianLupuca]

Where can i get your filter from?

[@austinfletcher12345]

So how do you run archmage and cast on shock? Amulet and chest?

[@ryanhoulder8516]

Yes he says that in the video

[@sebastianschutt5542]

How much you payed for your Gloves Nick?

[@Vahlentine]

Thanks for the guide

[@kwelzkewlz8931]

is "Crit Dmg for spell" is same as "Crit dmg?

[@hobbes3]

I was saying since the first video that all-mana is the way to go lol.

[@alvin463]

Did you ever find a solution to your fps?

[@solat152]

Did you get approval for the title from Lily before posting.

[@buszyywl]

Grim feast + Clarity would be a solid option for the extra spirit Edit: (When still playing The Everlasting Gaze)

[@NickTew]

Grim feast doesn't work when you have 0 energy shield unfortunately

[@Joe93187]

So many builds I’d love to try but just don’t have the currency to even buy items for this. 200 hours of PoE and I’ve seen 3 divines drop lol

[@PresidentsPlayhouse]

Amazing build

[@zombie5017]

when filling in the passives, I never know if i should go left or right first when at a T intersection

[@DLiMiT973]

The build on the video and your builder page are not the same

[@th3f0d41]

Ok looks nice, but where do I stack rarity? Im talking about the shield (666x3 sockets).