[PATH OF EXILE 2] - THIS BUILD IS INSANE! LIGHTNING BASED CROSSBOW WITCHHUNTER!

[@mbXtreme]

First UPDATE Video on the Build (Herald bug got fixed, new Setup) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaHIoIF4rd2goMk

[@mitzulika01]

Planner pls

[@Citreonic98]

Funny i have been playing a similar build without any input from content creators so its validating to see that someone is appreciating this setup.

[@RobertSela]

to be fair, the game is really straight forward so many people will do that. He is basically just using all the lightning bot skills to its full potential, there is barely a choice at the moment.

[@Dooby0071]

Same here I felt like the game was pushing me to go lightning lol

[@yeahright420]

Yeah its up next for nerf don't worry

[@armandosillones2643]

Gonna be honest, real deal is T10 onwards and you need something that doesnt die else the map is lost along with your xp. Hope we get an update later on.

[@sirill8293]

For leveling to Galvanic; use scattershot and martial tempo on high velocity rounds, it’s busted early with no investment

[@Patteschnatte]

A thing i've been playing with very succesfully for single target with galvanic shards is placing some glacial bolt with mutliple proj and whatever the skill is that gives ice crystal life. That spams a lot of ice crystals around the boss/rare mob which you can all use to trigger the lightning bursts from galvanic shards. Works really well but you gotta like the 2 button playstyle. Will for sure try the charge skill

[@NeckRomantica]

Hey man! My build is pretty similar to yours and thanks to you I've been able to optimize it with a little more crit! For clearing with Galvanic Shards I like to put in Electrocute instead of Conduction, which will go into Herald of Thunder, makes you kill slightly slower but very much safer as it freezes entire waves, they will still die or be finished off with Shockburst. Very lovely build, thanks again!

[@dekina1198]

To help out your stats in a few levels, at the right side of the tree, where you have acrobatics, left to acrobatics there is a evasion and dex cluster, there is a 8% noteable, some small ones with 8 dex, a noteable with 25 dex, and further left to is there is attackspeed + dex, and attackspeed per dex. All those notes should help out reaching the dex you need, and then you can convert the any attribute notes to str or int, because you get so much dex

[@Ninjippo]

I’m planning on doing a build like this eventually. Great to see someone make it work.

[@TKailan]

With your 2 free Slots u could add, Gas Granates and set them to break Armor. And the Balista with slow effect, set up for even more slow. This one gets targetet if Enemy distance to it is half of they're distance to u. So it will even tank some attacks.

[@montanaSD]

Not taking the cluster that’s directly to the left right before you turn right at the beginning of the tree? It’s like 90% dmg, it’s the one where the endcap gives 40% dmg but reduces 5% atk spd.

[@Washinyot]

make a maxroll build please

[@oBCHANo]

Why, this will be nerfed by friday

[@MrSquinty409]

@@oBCHANotrue everything nerfed can’t even play my coc build anymore rip cya next league

[@jxhunger]

@@MrSquinty409 This. Is. Not. A. League.... It's early access, how do you not get it?

[@user-lz5vh9bb5w]

@@jxhunger Who. Gives. A. Fuck... It's sad that they're just nerfing everything that's even remotely fun to play.

[@DavidWoodMusic]

@@jxhunger they can't read

[@Olixer109]

I love you. This is what I've been looking for in a build, going to build a merc immediately.

[@Adoptulous]

amazing call on using fork on galvanic shards, i am playing an extremely similar build on gemling legionnaire, haven't even finished your video yet and man it puts clear through the ceiling, cheers :p

[@CamScarlett]

For anyone watching this, they just fixed the Herald of Lightning/Ice bug

[@jakeywaykey]

I loved lightning crossbow so much that I mixed galvanic shards with lightning rod from ranger + barrage/scattershot to make more rods and it just clears everything with the right set up instantly. All the lightning bursts you get out of it do so much damage.

[@Adoptulous]

same here, as long as you have dex for the weapon swap to a bow it's absolutely insane to have lightning rod on standby for boss shock/electrocute uptime

[@lightskinninja9340]

I'm currently building a variant of this that runs bleed. I came across a unique helm that adds aggravated bleed when you crit a target.

[@andrewmccune2895]

Witchhunter is super fun, every class needs a skill liek galvanic shards. Feels much better than other classes in terms on "1 button' playstyle. Also kitokos is so busted for mapping

[@Karuvatto]

Seconding Kitoko, everything gets stunned while mapping and it sets up another stun phase on bosses to use Shock burst rounds on.

[@Aetheric]

@@Karuvatto who or whats a kitoko jw?

[@Justme-jp8ih]

Been using lightning build aswell while majority went with grenadier build. I just cant stand the fuse time. If it exploded on contact it would be great but nah. This is much more straight forward and I like it

[@Dee3Tears]

Yeah if there ends up being a unique that changed them to impact grenades, I’ll gladly play grenadier

[@Atksheep]

This is going to be my next character. Love the playstyle and the visuals. Nice build

[@hristoblagoev2718]

This is similar to my self created build, that is currently doing 3-4 maps, however I didn’t have issues leveling with it, as long as you are able to keep updating your weapon.

[@hristoblagoev2718]

I do have to mention my passive point go a different route, but there are a lot of overlaps

[@TheSk1ll3r]

Killing an Act Boss as "show off" doesnt convice me. (Quote: It wasn't really that great") 10:17 You can have as much damage as you like, but if you die you lose the map - this is not poe 1.

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

if you use a bow as alt weapon, you can also use voltaic mark and lighting rod which both synergise well with this build, its what i do.

[@ZhierOrreih]

This was my build in standard mode, then when I reached cruel, this build was no more applicable, so I changed to granadier build, and it works perfectly to mobs and boss. But this build was fun. I still keep it and use it from time to time. This is Galvanic shards build with scattershot support gems and lighting output support.

[@TheTirty]

ATTENTION! Infusions on Heralds are DISABLED (fixed really), damaged drop is noticeable for me.

[@mason69769]

Damn near exactly what i was already playing, very fun build

[@reyclorox]

This is the exact build i'm using XDD Getting shock duration and shock magnitude and chance is huge for this build, also herald of thunder helps a lot with clearing

[@Rob-147]

Looks good 👍! Also appreciate the positive attitude 😊

[@whoaitzwoo]

Grenades are fun. But its so nice to see a build that doesn't involve them. Thank you for the video.

[@vitor0tritto]

Look at that! Been playing Merc and started shifting the build towards lightning just yesterday because it feels waay cooler them grenade spam to play - and I didn't even know you get a frigging laser beam at some point! Dunno if you tested but Voltaic Mark gives a +50% chance of shocking targes. Maybe its more usefull at my level tho. From a merc to another: subbed :)

[@Smisk1o1]

Seems fun! Could you put up a written guide on mobalytics? :) Also, it seems they have fixed the bug with the herald gem support damage buffing all skill dmg, so no 50% extra damage on all skills. Does this build still work now that its neutered?

[@EnthusiasticEric]

im getting better results using voltaic nades to apply the shock stun, then shockbursting it. it's melting everything. plus the nades just insta clear everything. you roll, throw nades, roll throw nades, if something lives it's typically shock stunned and you just shockburst.

[@imperialsect4257]

Great video, nice to see someone using a different ability.

[@jamesbrandenburg2430]

Running this build too but using gemling. Don’t have to worry about the gem requirements doing that so it’s better QOL and can stack health

[@gabecranmer6086]

how do you think this compares to the gas grenade build?

[@TheSchultzZ]

so you have crit nodes and also lucky hit with no crit? shouldnt i just remove the crit nodes so hits always lucky??

[@wusu8828]

Crits deal substantially more dmg than a lucky hit, its double dipping for better overall dmg

[@wannabeday9]

@@wusu8828 not neccessarily I think? A low rolled lightning damage crit could do less damage than a high rolled non crit.

[@dt3055]

I'm playing a version of this build, Shockburst rounds also trigger on Electrocution,which is a base 5 sec stun, as well as Shock. If you can build Electrocution as well do it!

[@MaximusProxi]

That's pretty much the build I'm going for.. Didn't wanna go grenades so I chose lightning!

[@Citreonic98]

After watching the video quick question: Are you focussing on Crit because crits affect shock chance or strength ? Im confused on why you want to scale crit when non-crits are rolled twice.

[@spectermk1]

Herald of Ice/Thunder interaction with Infusions apparently fixed/nerfed/changed(whatever you want to call it) with latest patch.

[@sgt_badedyr4445]

At what level does build come into play ? Playing grenade right now, But this look fun fun 🙂 Only finish Act 1, So still early for me. Thanks kindly.

[@gaspardancelin9770]

Listen to the video and you'll find out my dude :)

[@BDOSpecial]

Looks cool as fuck. GL with your progress, man. I've always appreciated how you do your own thing and figure shit out for yourself. Keep it up!

[@zarombiste9158]

I discovered this build in my first char, lucky to have good build in first try

[@utlagi3180]

hey man, i'm switching over to this build. Think the electrocute gloves might be good with it ? anyways, give me a maxroll or something so i can look at your updates

[@ElFazo]

Looks just like LA.. i hope rapide-fire bleed pops assault rifle will exist

[@NasGuardia]

why galvanic shards doesnt shock? and i cant see shock chance in tooltip

[@wtfronsson]

For that boss it looks like you don't start by charging plasma, you dodge the first attack far enough and then charge. I think. Cool build definitely.

[@jakemartin5553]

I'm curious if crit is really the way to go for lightning builds in poe 2 (right now). Crit and crit dmg seem a lot harder to stack than PoE 1.. with the "non-crits lucky" node, I feel like those passives would be better off going to pen and shock magnitude

[@thejohnnytapia123]

What does he say at 14:00 ? PUV? is that some damage calculator?

[@SignalLost730]

Galvanic sharts. Nice. @2:23

[@雪魚魚]

The gamplay map is only lv61. Does this build work on high tier map? Maybe at least tier 6 waystone or higher......

[@ivanpopinov6683]

I play on a similar build and pass Tier 8 maps in MF Gear

[@lilturtle7631]

I used a nearly identical build thru the campaign and it was alot of fun! Ended up switching to gas grenade. Curious how this build is performing in high maps

[@Heydad956]

I'm noticing a lot of auto attacks hit really hard. Thank god tbh

[@slloyd9892]

What about the attribute stats? Better str or dex?

[@elminster298]

Does Lightning Rod reroll Decimating Strike If the damage is lightning or is decimating strike considered "generic" damage?

[@Tomzkk]

I've tested a similar setup but with slightly different pathing, it was decent and felt like it could be fun, but the damage was a bit lacking and I couldn't really see an obvious easy way of improving it. More then the damage though, the defenses felt very bad. Interested to see where you take this

[@maurice4572]

Did you all level with grenades until u got the big Lightning snipe skill? Or is it possible to lean into this build as soon as u get galvanic shards?

[@zaiphu]

Clear is good, but need shocking rounds for single target

[@maurice4572]

@ when do you get shocking rounds

[@slayershad05]

you are the king you think being

[@eerd2449]

Question, why you dont have any support gems in "crosbow shot" doesnt this add up to the damage of the amunition shockburst round ability you using??? confused how this works.

[@JoseValdeolivar-n7b]

I'm pretty sure xbow shot is its own skill and it doesn't affect other skills.

[@SignalLost730]

PLEASE make a build guide on maxroll or somewhere for this!

[@gryu325]

I wanna know if the recent nerf is gonna impact this build?

[@fmalch1209]

Ah man I thought I was the only one rocking this build.

[@Phantomzeroneo]

Well from what I have gathered in the last 5 days is that spell casters suck unless you are breaking a mechanic (ex CoX comet). Time to reroll I guess.

[@nanashiryuu5630]

yup. ive rolled all classses to act 3 and leveling feels bad. not really any good skill combinations early that feel good and they need to change that.

[@c1n1kdtm50]

Just add voltaic grenades, and set all passives to shock chance. Im not even using plasma bolt now

[@sheveuquciwbwbw]

I‘m low level and want to work towards this build. I‘m scated to skill the wrong ability, is there a step by step guide for this?

[@TheMasterOfTheWorld9]

Just vaal a few 4link gems for the 5link

[@metalrayne1]

Your helmet can roll with a high critical chance increase!

[@landonperry9371]

Add in the lightning grenade for free shocks

[@CharlyLPride]

Tbf, it feels like you have so much damages you actually don't care that much about shocking them. Well that's also because it's low level monsters

[@xAndrzej42]

Going for that too, nades are too bugged for me

[@ludovicrosier1550]

hello this build ok after patch ?

[@ragragrec1]

nice build man. But idk as starter lvls 1-20 merc is crap

[@brayan1612]

Did this survive the todays nerf? most build videos are now broken because of the patch

[@mellinu]

do u have leveling guide ? this fell off at lvl 20

[@djJaXx101]

7:03 wait... filterblade isnt working yet... is that the ingame filter or something?

[@jacobfierro1749]

Neversink filter is working

[@djJaXx101]

I tried to make a new filter, then exported and I get the error: "ERRORS DETECTED IN FILTER!! FILTER WONT WORK!!:" followed by 200 [Error] list items (bare in mind I just created a new filter and tried to export without changing any settings) I know he has a downloadable version, but I figured I would just wait for the webpage to be fixed. Are you saying the webpage works for you?

[@edy-c4v]

Rely nice info and video...

[@aaronliu9833]

awasong build dude!~! I like it

[@Deathenforcer73]

Replace the Herald of Ice with a cast on shock with a setup for Voltaic mark and the clear gets wild, especially in maps. Super fun. Herald melts packs and the mark explodes your screen.

[@JoaoCarlos-gr1pj]

is there a guide anywere for this build? to level it

[@GMurph2336]

Cast on…got nerfed hard so maybe not

[@CharlyLPride]

@@GMurph2336 didn't get nerfed on bosses, and that's where it matters the most. You can also do cast on shock conductivity

[@DavidWoodMusic]

CoS is dead sadly

[@CharlyLPride]

@@DavidWoodMusic it's not. Still playing it, still no problem clearing

[@RickBomhof]

But how does it do in t10 maps

[@ivanpopinov6683]

Good

[@jakenotjake899]

getting past act 3 is such a slug god damn, epecially with how horrible my rng has been with drops and vendors/crafting. i have not been able to upgrade my monk staff or deadeye bow

[@jason-vl4pu]

The weapon is everything tbh. My build felt shit even though I had all the right combos/synergies. Then I got a godly cross bow and my build is suddenly “insane”.

[@TheLadyGrimm]

Wondering how this build does now with the Herald of Thunder changes.

[@AuberonHuppermage]

You basically lost 50% damage with both infusions. I am using the same skills but with a deadeye. It's nice !

[@jupiterlicht789]

For the Emperor of Mankind ✨️

[@Mecheka]

Why 0% armor and 0% evasion? Whats the defense layer on this build?

[@domotomo]

I cant for the life of me figure out exactly which support gems he has on his skills, may a kind soul please list them

[@Saiperia]

i play fire spell crono mancer atm and i have to say spells feel so weak

[@jlindsay9331]

Hoping they change this. I love ignite builds but they are ass right now.

[@hunterrose5950]

Did they nerf this already? I respec'd to this yesterday was at 11k dps plasma burst and 7.5k shockburst rounds. Log on today and they're now 7.2k and 5k. What happened?

[@hunterrose5950]

and double checked to make sure the build was identical

[@grisslyhora63]

The Galvanic Sharts

[@StrongBodyNation_]

gotta wait to see if it gets nerfed. rip my cast on freeze

[@skept3k516]

Fellow CoF refuge, this build looks fun too so likely nerd incoming

[@DavidWoodMusic]

Just a heads up man, when you're hovering over your skills on the lower right, we can't see anything because of your overlay

[@F44zzy]

does this build work with Gemling?

[@Aetheric]

it definitely would, he's not using anything particularly like witchhunter special. he adde dlike some culling etc. but you could easily do extra supports on gemling or gem qual etc. and be A-OK.

[@TheArnoldification]

why are you taking crit nodes with lucky damage on non-crits?

[@ramza73]

can u do a guide? so its easy for us to copy the set up

[@swordhammer]

how you got 100 spirit man ? cant see it on ur gear, plus i have 30 spirit without any sprit on my gear and i finished the game already, can u enlight me about it pls ? thanks

[@mikhaelcote2732]

There is 30 spirit gained in act 2, 3 and 40 in act 3 when you kill optional bosses. Just hunt all those down and you'll get 100 too.

[@NelflowR]

I think u get Spirit from side-quests in Act 1, Act 3, and Act 3 Cruel.

[@kaizengaming0313]

@@mikhaelcote2732 @swordhammer Maxroll has a guide of where to find each of these. As Mik said, hunt all these down and you will have 100

[@ibag2494]

Kill the Ritual Boss in A1 und the witch in Azak Bog in A3 normal and cruel difficulty. There you get the spirit

[@HK-xk9dx]

no link to a skill tree?

[@busfahrer09]

looks fun, gonna try this after my other one got nerfed. what else should be on the crossbow, I found a lvl41 +4 all projectile skill gems, this seems legit? maybe add chance to shock?

[@Aetheric]

In general crossbow stuff max roll is maybe something like.. Expert base of the i think Dryad Xbow for +1 bolt per clip? or maybe high crit % high flat phys base. idk what all the xbow bases are then add on stats of: + % phys dmg + added flat phys dmg + level of projectile skills + added flat lightning dmg + atk spd % add sockets for runes ^ add iron runes for some more phys % dmg. corrupt for +1 skill or maybe +1 rune socket or something if you're WILDIN.

[@mte10499]

Maxroll please friend

[@ShaddyzZz]

A lot of cool builds here on YT. But how are survivability? You need like 3k hp minimum in T10 and beyond. And a LOT of defences. Glass cannon builds doesnt work in this game, sadly. Its OK for campaign and early maps, but later on rares and bosses will one shot you with 2500 hp.

[@sachinjungade9265]

One more nerf incoming 😂😂😂

[@metalrayne1]

What if you run into an enemy with lightning resistance?

[@DannyJava]

He took lightning pen on tree and gem

[@tobbhert2256]

so.. wheres the link to the build?🤔

[@ahmedfaroukxd]

where is the build link please