Lightning Strike Slayer!! Path of Exile [3.25] | League Starter Build guide

[@Lokati_gaming]

POB Will be updated continuously and I will try to keep this comment updated with those changes. Update video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWOyZ5-JqdOpmqM&ab_channel=Lokati Update: Adding Eternal Blessing with Anger for now but Purity of Elements could be the goto if the damage is very strong in play. Update: Added loadouts for ACT VI LS Swap and Early-mid mapping thanks @JonasMohammed for the suggestion. Update: Added late mapping loading & End game build, gear and loadout to differentiate more between early-mid mapping and end game capabilities. Update: Added loadouts for all parts of the game.

[@Freexers]

Awesome. Thanks

[@GuidoShotFirst]

Where are you getting pierce?

[@Freexers]

@@GuidoShotFirst potentially gem?

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@GuidoShotFirst the base 1 pierce is more than enough for day 1/2 of the build. It will be added via some avenue once we're further into the league and we know what our options are.

[@Stauderbear]

probably the best 3.25 start pob i have seen so far and i have seen a lot :D great job man have a nice start and keep making those great builds :)

[@Lokati_gaming]

Thanks! I am looking forward to it as well!

[@Andreaskentorp]

Thanks for this, you are a hero!

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@Andreaskentorp hah you're welcome 🤗

[@islandstyls1]

I'm gunna league start with this, also referencing Ben_'s POB for late game. Thanks for the guide! Will be back for updates.

[@kingGooiee]

do you have a link for Ben's POB?

[@Lokati_gaming]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@chuckmeister6240]

POB link

[@EwokPanda]

@@kingGooiee in/baVIl_f8IUmq (removed pobb to avoid link filtering)

[@asapBreeZy]

Please keep this updated bro. I’m starting a slayer as well. Think I might go FB into LS but who knows now that I’ve found this. Thank you dude!

[@Lokati_gaming]

Appreciate it, everything will be updated daily!

[@asapBreeZy]

@@Lokati_gaming what do you think about people saying that warden beats slayer? Masterful form is nice as hell but considering warden gets so much damage, can’t they focus on defense

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@asapBreeZy I think that warden is weaker overall and we could easily sacrifice defenses, get more damage and still be tankier than warden. People are leaning into warden because it's new and interesting. On paper I don't think it's any better but only time will tell.

[@SlearTechno]

hell yeah been waiting for this, thanks for the awesome build

[@Lokati_gaming]

More to come!

[@angpham4033]

Thanks for the build. Gonna try this.

[@Lokati_gaming]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@lebromalaeb7621]

I will definitely be league starting this build! U added very smart solutions. Just one suggestion: I will be using Darkray boots for an extra frenzy and Devoto's for some movement speed to progress fast and a frenzy corruption gloves

[@Lokati_gaming]

Both are great choices for future build versions but on league start I only include craftable rare gear because uniques can be so hit-or-miss.

[@Cruz76ss]

Hello! Thank you for the great breakdown. Was wondering what your thought on arcing lightening strike ? And maybe oni goroshi for this style of build ?

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@Cruz76ss arcing works fine, good clear but less single target, oni is probably a bad choice thougg

[@islandstyls1]

Sorry, I'm new to melee and I'm trying to figure out the Eternal Blessing auras. As I understand it, I can only run one aura with Eternal Blessing at a time, even with Blood Magic? So how do I in the Early-Mid mapping loadout, use both of those? Is one being self cast? And it lists the Enduring Cry skill as 'disabled' but I'm guessing that's being cast for endurance charges? Thank you!

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@islandstyls1 feel free to ask anything! Eternal blessing just stops mana reserving not life reserving. And yes enduring cry is being self cast for endurance charge uptime.

[@ReNamed9]

Looks great. What are your thoughts on 1h nd sheild instead of 2h?

[@Lokati_gaming]

Its definitely doable and until we know what items can get what rune enchantments there's no way to know exactly where we will go. 1h & shield will of course be significantly lower dps but with added survivability.

[@CBMof0]

Thought on this for SSFsc? Torn between Ls and PS locus mines.

[@Lokati_gaming]

This is an amazingly simple to gear SSFsc build

[@DSGNjunkie]

Why not use mark on hit with mark mastery for Frenzy charge on hit? Would this be the best option if we don't go w a sword?

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@DSGNjunkie it is an option, long term were just going to use ralakesh anyway so it doesn't matter

[@roonyaldo]

Thoughts on fubgun version?

[@Lokati_gaming]

I haven't seen it yet, have a link? edit: I did look at it and I am avoid reliance on uniques and prefer a much tankier build. My build has significantly more recovery and defensive layers and is not built around finding specific uniques.

[@burakahmettr8193]

im thinking about dual wield block gladiator start then this for late game. do you also think slayer is strongest for late game ?

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@burakahmettr8193 strongest? No way to know. But it's defensive layers and damage are amazing

[@harkonan5913]

dual wield slayer will have around 40% block, I think slayer will be way more scaleable than glad for this, and can build into frostblades and molten strike very easily too, which both could be very strong also.

[@asain3586]

Been watching a lot of different videos about LS Slayer. Need some suggestions due to how squishy i am

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@asain3586 come by the twitch channel I only make tanky builds! I'm happy to help

[@JohnDoe-g4h7f]

Padding the PoB with a Lethal Pride 15% double damage as a "league starter" is kinda funny, ngl...

[@Lokati_gaming]

"Fair"ish, how many would you want 1 or 2 then? Its not a huge impact either way. This entire POB is so far from padded that's just the one that got picked. Could have gone with 5.

[@JohnDoe-g4h7f]

Having a note listing mods that can be interesting (rated or not) or to look for would be way more realistic and usable for people, i suppose. We usually know what is good overall, but depending on which lever/tech you're using some may be stronger/usefull than anticipated.

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@JohnDoe-g4h7f I'll be sure to include that in the notes.

[@JohnDoe-g4h7f]

Oh, and the "return projectile", not sure where it's from, but if it's from "the crafting from the league mechanics", it has been said that you can disenchant unique. That's probably where it's from. Meaning that you need to disenchant an item with it, to probably unlock it. Meaning that you need to disenchant... Nimis. To probably apply it on.. a ring (they probably won't allow applying a specific enchant on other slots). So... yeah, return proj "nimis" is definitely "questionnable".

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@JohnDoe-g4h7f Yeah, it is questionable, which is why I made a note that other rune enchants are comparable. Infact, in the very end game of the build we will probably be best off with +50% of phys as extra fire/cold/lightning and running a t1 phys weapon with a nimis ring. But even without the return proj or any other rune enchantment the build will be incredibly powerful.

[@askolei]

I've been playing a Lacerate Gladiator build that I've raised to 10M dps, but range and recovery are so miserable I'm considering switching to your build entirely.

[@Lokati_gaming]

DOOOO IT!!!

[@amig012]

why there are 4x LS in POB included in fullDPS? Noob question. THx for the guuide

[@Lokati_gaming]

I explained it thoroughly here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJnMpZaEir2opbc but basically its the result of proj+non-vaal strikes+return proj

[@Lokati_gaming]

Changed the POB to account for return proj damage as a percentage and reduced the projectile count to be easier to understand and included some math on it.

[@WhiteShack]

Volley doesn't work with lightning strike, so the POB for lvl 32 is wrong, which says Act 2, which if you kill until you're lvl 32 in act 2 something def wrong anyways.

[@Lokati_gaming]

Well the guide says to be using spectral throw which it does work with but you are right that is actually 32 skill points, not level. It is level 28, which is still a little high for act 2 but its just a "reference".

[@simonhansen8113]

Hi. How are you going to sustain your frenzy & endurance charges doing bosses, when the only thing applying them are 8% chance to get frenzy charge on kills?

[@Lokati_gaming]

sword mastery until access to ralakesh for frenzy charges and enduring cry for endurance charges

[@simonhansen8113]

Ahh i see, thanks for replying 🙂​@@Lokati_gaming

[@lizcarrasco-v2h]

como se que letal pride comprar para tener el 15% de doble daño ?

[@Lokati_gaming]

come by twitch and type !timeless to watch a video on how to search for the perfect one

[@christianhudspeth9018]

Wouldn’t it be better to get endurance charges from the gain one every second on the left side of the tree and on eldritch implicit on chest so you can save a gem slot for more damage ?

[@Lokati_gaming]

The gem slot is good quality of life and almost the best damage at 28% more damage from 7 endurance charges, plus this will increase as we scale our character with more frenzy charges, so the endurance charge on stun will end up being our most powerful support late game. There are lots of ways to generate endurance charges though, yes, and future versions of the build may include some.

[@christianhudspeth9018]

@@Lokati_gaminggotcha thanks for the reply. So do you take rage and fort on the left side of the tree ? Don’t have pob on my work computer so can’t check that till later

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@christianhudspeth9018 Yes rage and fort on left. You can still view the POB on the web version by clicking the link.

[@christianhudspeth9018]

@@Lokati_gamingya I did, it wasn’t showing me the talent tree for some reason. One last question, how expensive do you expect the lethal pride to be? I’ve never bothered with them because I don’t know how to roll/purchase them 😂. Over 2k hours played btw. This game is something else

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@christianhudspeth9018 A really good lethal pride will be expensive, a random usable lethal pride will be cheap. It gives a good source of progression.

[@Antibodies69]

Can you give me a tldr on why starting slayer off the start is better than starting champion then swapping to slayer

[@Lokati_gaming]

Starting champ and switching to slayer is fine. I tend not to make builds that require an ascendancy transfer though.

[@Antibodies69]

@@Lokati_gaming Ahh perfect thanks!! And how come we dont go dual wield sorry for all the questions haha if i missed it in the video i apologize as well

[@GuidoShotFirst]

because slayer does everything better this league...

[@Lokati_gaming]

Dual wield is viable just less damage is all.

[@JonasMohammed]

Should use Eternal Blessing with an aura, no?

[@Lokati_gaming]

Yeah still trying to decide where to go this is a starting rough draft with lots of love still to come! Its either Eternal Blessing Anger for higher damage and better resonance control or Purity of Elements for ailment immunity.

[@JonasMohammed]

@@Lokati_gaming Great! I really think youve put together a really nice league starter here. Great dps for really low investment. If you are expanding on it, I would love to see some some more scaling options etc (maybe use the new loadout feature?). Probably gonna be my league starter, so looking forward to see your progress :)

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@JonasMohammed Loadout feature?

[@JonasMohammed]

@@Lokati_gaming Yeah top right of PoB there is a dropdown. You can create a "loadout" that syncs the different tabs. Like you can make a "Early maps" skill set, as well as skill tree, and sync them both to the same loadout. It just makes it easier for the average user to "sync" the correct sets across the tabs really. (I am on beta PoB, maybe its not on live. Not sure when it was added).

[@Lokati_gaming]

@@JonasMohammed Thanks for the information I'll look into this.

[@stoop14]

Are you us8ng a 2 handed sword?

[@Lokati_gaming]

No I think sword and shield is the best way to go.

[@stoop14]

@@Lokati_gaming sword over claw?

[@Babalokabzn]

Im médium range player and I wanna know how to level up this build, pls?

[@Lokati_gaming]

You level the build using spectral throw or molten strike until lightning strike swap at act VI, you can see these in the loadouts dropdown menu in the top right of POB.

[@notskrub7013]

"Gain an endurance charge every 15 seconds" eldritch mod + "100% increased charge duration" mastery? Would be enough to upkeep endu charges on bosses without having to click a warcry, freeing up 2 gem slots and increasing build QOL. Though it would lose a bit of damage from the 3% dmg per charge mastery, tradeoff I guess. (I didn't watch the video, maybe you go over this, I just looked at pob) Is it possible to go crit later? With an exquisite blade? Dmg seems a bit low, even with the lethal pride with 3x double damage nodes. If I do end up playing this I'll probably spare some points for accuracy nodes instead of painstakingly having to get accuracy on every gear slot+whatever other stats you need, that's just miserable

[@Lokati_gaming]

The lethal pride and double damage nodes are miniscule in the scaling. And yes there are many options for end game scaling, this is a day 1/day 2 league starter build and is geared, itemized as such with attainable/craftable gear. There will be much more min/maxing once we get the league started and see truly what our options are.

[@MruMruDes]

11k ele sword on the league start scenario, you could at least keep it realistic, they cost at 10div minimum, it's a bait video

[@Lokati_gaming]

I guess you missed the 400 dps sword and the 1700 dps sword too? Its called progression.

[@MruMruDes]

@@Lokati_gaming then start from showing 400dps sword ^^ you are giving wrong impression of the build dps

[@Freexers]

@@MruMruDes or use your brain and actually look at the build properly instead of doing a quick check then finding a comment section to complain. No one is going to put up a build with 400k damage on base gear. They put good / real solid gear and then the good Build creators put breakdown points of progression. Do you complain on every build maker that doesnt tick Pinnacle boss enemyy too?

[@MruMruDes]

@@Freexers and now you are writing from your sub account LOL

[@Freexers]

@@MruMruDes sub account?

[@Paultimate7]

Zero gameplay

[@Lokati_gaming]

I'll be sure to add some on league start when we get an idea of what we can do.