【Path of Exile - Outdated】Wild Strike Lightning Raider -Build Guide- Insane Chaining Clear Speed!

[@jarowan]

This is Engineering Eternity level build guide content, and that's a pretty big compliment.

[@Esoro]

Jeez dude I really do appreciate that. That is an incredibly big compliment to be compared to him. I'll keep pushing the quality of the videos as far as they can go. Thank you for the support.

[@BassFishingNEB]

I second this comment. Earned a sub from me

[@SF_Savitar]

@@Esoro i havent even watched the full video first of all i love the legion music 2nd u randomly popped up in my feed and u gained a sub and 3rd i agree with the above quality content!

[@Esoro]

Thank you so much guys.

[@ILikeGuns1992]

50 minutes though...come on.

[@zeedrate5954]

This guide is great, and this build is really fun. A lot of people are asking about end game, and after playing this build in 3.10 for a bit and sinking 20+ ex into it, let me tell ya what it's like: you vaporize maps and clear faster than almost any build I've played. It is very good for Delirium on maps, and satisfying. HOWEVER (and this is a HUGE however): The single target of this build is not there. Just gone. I dunno where it is, but you won't find it. High level map bosses, conquerors, any other bosses are going to take you FOREVER to kill, and that's provided you can stop getting one shot because-and here's the only other shortfall of this build: it cannot take a hit. If you don't evade it, you go splat. I love this build, but if you're planning on farming conquerors or Sirius, this is not the one. Great for farming Delirium and maps though. I would strongly advise making a dedicated bosser toon to swap to for any sort of single target content you want to do. But all in all, thank you for this super fun/cool build. If anyone has found a way to improve single target damage (and not by a little, you would literally need to double or triple this build's ST damage output to make bossing tolerable) by all means let me know! Please do not take this as a gripe post, I love this build and Esoro makes the absolute best guides, just want people to know what they are getting into with a lot of the comments asking about end game!

[@vedetta9847]

Hello have you tried farmin blighted maps? If so what tier did you get to? thanks!

[@Pryingit]

You aren't using ancestral call on bosses are you?

[@zeedrate5954]

@@Pryingit It doesn't matter. Even swapping to awakened added lightning/lightning pen (which not only requires another 3-5ex investment, but an entirely new chest for colors), the ST is still lackluster. There are builds out there that can melt bosses for less than 1/2 the currency investment. Like I said, the build is fun for clearing, but is not a viable bosser. I'm not sure any amount of gem swapping or currency investment can change that.

[@zeedrate5954]

@@vedetta9847 I don't care for blighted maps so I have not been pushing them, sorry. I imagine it would be good for them. It's very fast and the chains should be good at clearing.

[@gergobarta7498]

@@zeedrate5954 can you farm t16 maps with 5 delirium orbs in it?

[@RatTacticsOnly]

What makes me really happy about this guide is the fact that you put in so much time and effort compared to others, you raised the bar on PoE guides and it paid off big time. Hopefully you will inspire other creators to take a similar path and increase the overall quality of guides that get released!

[@Esoro]

Man it was really nice reading this comment, thank you for the appreciation and support! The viewership and positivity on these guides has honestly been unbelievable. I'm going to keep pushing the quality of every video!

[@proudpatriot72]

Esero - Best build guides of all. Just tried the Molten Jugg and it was phenomenal. This one looks amazing. Only problem with watching your channel is that I create a very large currency sink - because I want to try everything! You are a treasure to the community and I look forward to your future work.

[@taskmasterjodda9983]

Hey man, thank you so much for this build. I've been having a blast since Metamorph launched. This is the first league I started from the beginning and made it into 'end-game', all after following this guide. Will use more of your guides when making another char. Thanks again!

[@unluckybrain]

How far are you? And how much have you spent on gear?

[@taskmasterjodda9983]

@@unluckybrain Having a really hard time getting past level 86... :-( Also tough to get the right end-game items, especially 6-links but I had to drop the Tabula for survivability. Not giving up though!

[@SlashGiefs]

Finally a content creator that makes informative HIGH QUALITY guides.

[@Esoro]

I appreciate that man, glad you enjoyed. Thank you so much.

[@SlashGiefs]

@@Esoro Np man. I really was missing a channel on youtube that was showcasing unique and powerfull build ideas (while not promoting RMT) and I just enjoy listening and taking in all of that information so I can use it for my own build later down the line.

[@Esoro]

Absolutely dude, happy I can help with that! I'll try my best to constantly keep improve the content.

[@crasche7765]

@@Esoro trust me you killed it on this one i cannot agree more with whats beeing said here. very good stuff i also like how you include alot of small details in there as in why this is stat is good and so on which will help newer ish players undestand the choises that are being made and can hopefully learn more from it than just how this build works. Cheers

[@Esoro]

Thank you very much man, couldn't have said it better myself. I'm very grateful for everyone who has been so supportive on the new build guides. Going to make sure the next one pushes the quality even further. Thank you for the support.

[@xcy7240]

I was expecting him to say “welcome to the guide exile” just because of the hype and quality of the start

[@Esoro]

lmfao thank you man I appreciate that, he's set a high bar to live up to

[@vvelikov]

@@Esoro Tribal fury annointment is not working for me. It says that it is unallocated and in the wild strike description it says that it hits 2 nearby enemies

[@limenoch2629]

In depth detail build review that come with alternative option in gears selection, rich and detail explanations, good voice. Astonishing video! This will be my next league build if i still alive ^ ^

[@Esoro]

Jeez really appreciate the kind words man. Thank you for the support!

[@Y0y0Jester]

This is easily the best build guide I've seen on youtube so far. Big Kudos to you for putting so much effort in making this. You've really sold this build to me; can't wait to test it out!

[@OriginalityBoi]

Plz plz make a build guide for every single build out there. This was so perfect, easy to understand, not so boring and informative.

[@Esoro]

Lmao that's going to take a while but I'll try my best. I really appreciate that man, glad you ended up enjoying the video a lot!

[@kietay6505]

This video is extreme quality. Like TV commercial Tier Quality.

[@Esoro]

Dang thank you, I don't know about that lol, but I really appreciate the compliment. I'll keep working on always improving the quality!

[@ruks345]

The detail in this guide is fantastic. Thank you!

[@Esoro]

Sorry the late reply man, I appreciate the support! Thank you.

[@cyberthopp]

@@Esoro you've managed to inflate the price of the wild strike enchant from 30c to 4ex in a week. I guess it says something about this build :D

[@fetis13]

@@cyberthopp now 12 ex looking the 4 chain helm! :D

[@meridianeu6086]

I actually changed idea about this build. It's good only if you have top eq, that's overpiced still. No souls is enough to get desttoyed by a boss

[@UgyBoogie]

This is probably the best build guide I've ever watched. At the beginning I thought "50 mins? Well, I just listen to the beginning and skip through it." Ended up watching the whole thing from start to finish and didn't even notice how the time passed. Very well explained, good depth of information and thought process explanation. Just an A+ guide right here. Cherry on top is your soothing voice!

[@Esoro]

Jeez , I appreciate all of that man, that's some really high praise. Glad you stuck around for the whole thing! I'm happy to hear that the depth of information was helpful and the whole thing was easy to understand and follow. I've been trying to find the right tone for the voiceover, thrilled that I may have finally hit the mark with this video! Thanks again for the support!

[@LordSilverTooth]

dude your build guides are nuts. The third one I have watched and been like "yeah I'm keen" keep it up. love the detail and structure

[@Bosh188]

This is the best video overview for a build guide i've seen. good job man! I hope i can find some other vids from you at similar quality. The time you put into this vid is greatly appreciated.

[@ryd0r]

honestly dude, i`ve been playing this game for like 3 years, watched so many streams, guides, builds, but the one i just watched beats the shit out of any guide. very well done, a lot of depth, choices and so on. grats, and people, take note, this is how a build guide should look.

[@Esoro]

Man that some of the highest praise I could imagine getting, I appreciate the kindness a ton. The support on this video has honestly blown me away. I'm really glad you enjoyed the guide, I'll keep working hard to push the quality of the guides every video!

[@mello9686]

Agreed

[@innerg_92]

i can say the same, after 8 years of experiences.. this guy has the formuoli

[@MrCappuccino993]

The chains feels so....UUUUUUHHHHHH senpai UwU !!! GEZUS, can you go even faster? I just finished my magma-cyclone-sire build and now you make me try this one :'(

[@mello9686]

@@Esoro yo wouldn't spell echo chain more or is the damage reduction too much?nvm its melee I'm tripping

[@branbrannut1061]

This is the best build guide I’ve seen. I was currently leveling a build and because of this build guide I swapped mid leveling to level this instead

[@Esoro]

Ahh man that's awesome to hear. I appreciate the kind words. I hope the build goes really smoothly for you. I'll be around if you need anything answered!

[@branbrannut1061]

@@Esoro I currently have mine lvl 68 and my damage is non-existent, Idk what im doing wrong, I have the unqiue jewels but it just aint working out. If I could ask you questions in-game or something lmk but I can't do a T1 map with my version. (Just need tips on what to focus on getting first.)

[@Bolaway]

@@Esoro I made a freezing pulse build but it is extremely expensive and now i`m thinking to change my character. How many chaos do I need to made a build that works until level 65?

[@Esoro]

If you can link me the PoB I would be happy to try to help man.

[@branbrannut1061]

Esoro Currently had my friend fix it up and it can do about T10, just need more currency for items

[@TheGCDesigns]

Would like to have seen a "Leveling items" section for some ideas as to leveling items that speed the process. Also, off coloring Inpulsa's like that is incredibly expensive. Awesome guide though

[@dula5397]

First time I've ever watched a 50 min YT video start to end. One of the best guides I've seen :)

[@Esoro]

That's awesome to hear man, thank you so much! I really appreciate the support! :)

[@DogoodPOG]

All I have to say is wow and thank you so much ! This game is so overwhelming and you have explained the build so well for the first time I feel like I know what I need to do lol I'm going to start this build in the morning thank you again for your hard work.

[@magnusdragon9780]

first time seeing your guides and vids this one though is a freaking chart topper. utterly fascinating to watch even more so with the explanations great job. this is very much on par with engineering eternity, ziggyd, and path of building website made by Daniel. hope to see more. +1 sub

[@Esoro]

Geez man that's some really high praise. I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and decided to support the channel. Thank you very much!

[@GawdDaeme]

Just wanted to see stuff explode, stayed for the whole thing. Awesome guide and pretty informativ. Great work!

[@Esoro]

Thanks a ton man, glad you stuck around and enjoyed it!

[@CptNedmo-ye3iu]

My currency is saying no.. BUT MY BODY MY BODY IS SAYING HELL YEAH!

[@ShafiMB]

So far it works pretty well on low budget.

[@AtlantisArch]

I would say quite the opposite right now ;) another reroll, my body wants some sleep !!

[@sn0wblind]

Thanks for sharing the update on this build in the description, I'm loving it in Ritual

[@Daniel-Luke]

Cheers for the build. I'm fresh out of Lab at lvl65 running T5's and shredding. Sooo fun... Was lucky enough to also link my Impulsa six (6) with 4R 1G 1B. Happy!

[@mladengacevic5405]

Probably the most in depth guide i've seen so far. Trying the build right now, and I'm pretty happy with the way its being developed. Nice job dude.

[@Esoro]

Really glad it was helpful man, thank you for the support!

[@kerngebiet]

PoE posted the changes for 3.9 today. It looks not bad for lightning builds. In fact, none of the used skills is touched and there will be new lightning nodes next to the ranger starting point. Looking forward for this. I hope Esoro will update the build the next time too. :)

[@006969697]

im actually following this build this season. i really hope Esoro updates this build quick.

[@kerngebiet]

@@006969697 he already has.

[@MrPeanutButterJar]

Amazingly well done video, got a new subscriber!

[@Esoro]

I really appreciate that man! Thank you for the support.

[@SlashGiefs]

Same

[@raoulgrave2288]

quality of these builds is absolutely exceptional. I followed this guide last season (3.9) and found it one of the most satisfying playstyles and clear speeds i've done so far. The single target fell off abit lategame, especially vs juiced metamorphs and high lvl bosses/conquorers, but it still maintained amazing map clear at t16. Keep up the awsome guides, greatly appreciate your updates and dedication

[@chacharealsmooth9215]

Can you show me your pob on this one? I'm having a hard time on high tier maps with this one.

[@fubarace1027]

As always I love your guides. Running your molten strike jugg right now as well, it's doing very well for me. My only problem is I often watch your vids and think the grass is greener on the other side, rather than focusing on my jug! Gonna start this I think and have a look

[@ewakonarowska1575]

Man, I rarely look videos like this but You nailed it :) Very comprehensive and educational video mate. Awesome build!

[@Esoro]

Really glad you enjoyed the video man, thank you so much for the support!

[@oxoenigmaoxo]

to be fair i wasn't interested in playing poe again this season was gonna have a break seen this pop up on my recommended.... now lvl 40 the build guild is well designed and executed u clearly spent a long time perfecting a guide for idiots like myself so i can say a big thank you for this, only thing i could possibly of preferred u to have done more on is the levelling aspect purely for the not so experienced members of the community who wanna level with ease with some information on what level gear and gems

[@Esoro]

That's awesome to hear, really glad I was able to help pull you back in for at least one more character. I appreciate the kind feedback on the build guide, happy it was helpful! I completely agree on the leveling aspect, I have since incorporated much more full leveling sections on my guides. I just posted a new one a few minutes ago with the most fleshed out leveling section yet. Thanks again for the support on the videos!

[@ShadowMebs]

Really nice guide, I haven't played Wild Strike before, but this got me tempted to try it next league!

[@Esoro]

Thank you man! Hope you give it a shot in the future.

[@googhan]

nice avatar

[@stunna1971]

Great vid...is there any chance I can a list of all the items ,so i can check them off to make this build..plz ty

[@skillfulactor09]

Is flicker strike faster then this not sure and how would this work when playing with a friend ?

[@TheMartinSan]

There's honest work behind your vids, I'll try your builds this season. Was thinking of doing the blazing salvo for starter, but can easily see this one become my second build :)

[@jacobbrown739]

This is a very well done video guide. A HoWA int stacking version can be a great way to take lightning based wild strike to the next level, now that we have these new jewels to build around.

[@Avel_runner]

Could you please update this build for the upcoming league, if you have the time? This build is too awesome, and I think the updates might make it even better!

[@caspermac]

I'd be interested in seeing that as well

[@jurissenvalds]

I'd be interested in seeing that as well

[@Esoro]

Absolutely! I'll be updating all of my builds and their PoBs before 3.9 launches! There may not be a ton of changes with this update but I'll make sure everything is good to go. I'm really happy that you enjoyed the build so much.

[@TNTspaz]

@@Esoro Didn't really get to play Blight much but it would be awesome to have this build 3.9 ready with the new Jewelery systems. Not many builds get me hyped but this one just looks like to much fun to miss out on.

[@deviatioNNN]

my league starter with the new OP Raider changes :)

[@rakunishz]

Can new elementalist compare to raider with ws?

[@maxgemkow167]

deviatioNNN can I use the guide for 3.13 or did they change anything?

[@Esoro]

I made some heavy improvements to the build this time around and new Raider changes are great. We've swapped into the Avatar of the Veil side of things. I think it'll do some good work this league but it will likely really struggle with Boss Rush. Be aware of that before going forward with the build.

[@st33llock]

​@@Esoro Would it be strong(er) to drop 1 combat focus and run trinity support? Or does that break the build elsewhere?

[@exacc992]

@@Neunzehnhundert93 @Esoro after doing a quick pob it look very worth it to scale physical damage on the claw and skill tree and also scaling elemental damage just a little bit less. Easier to scale and exponentially better with gear. It could be an interesting angle to take for 3.13

[@namelessking5413]

The fact you have 4 vids with 6k subs show the quality.

[@go6ko1]

This guide beats any forum guide by an unimaginable margin.. Great job !

[@ryandixon3892]

Running this with awakened gems for 65 chains, with 2 weapons at 600+edps, pretty crazy so far, greatest guide

[@rageofsweets]

i'm playing this build as a starter in harvest clear speed is indeed godly, you're quadruple arc with legs. your single target is a bit mediocre though but tbh i probably just need to stop being lazy and swap out ancestral call for something else. it may be worth going down to get tribal fury without anointing it since the instant warcry keystone is right next to it and instant warcry is so good. you could probably drop ancestral call permanently with tribal fury (probably change the socket to blue and go awakened added lightning, or even lightning penetration) very squishy though. your evasion against attacks is great (you need a very good chest to reach the high percentages in thumbnail, with a more average piece you'll be at 50-60% which is still quite good but not facetank ez), but it's not as good against spells so those should still be manually avoided. rolling maps is annoying because there are so many mods to avoid, not hard bricks like ele reflect but big nuisances like elemental equilibrium, no leech (you rely on mana leech), elemental resistances, increased accuracy+dodge chance is unlucky (why does one mod do both of these????) getting so many red sockets on any evasion base is rough. the claws are indeed very easy to roll though, you can basically just buy any imperial with t1 attack speed and an open prefix, craft added lightning onto it, and you're good. wrath and herald by themselves seem to be good enough dps for t15 i dunno if darkray vectors are still worth using. if i hit frenzy charge corruption on gloves i would definitely swap them out for something with life and resists, maybe tailwind boots currently blazing through t11s, honestly it's so fast and fun that i don't even feel the need to go to harder maps.

[@christo2690]

I played this build in Metamorph, i couldn't kill my own watchstone bosses with it at higher levels, im gna make another one of this for map farming tomorrow tho. If u want a boss killer go for his cyclome max block build, i can HIGHLY recommended it

[@CaptainJZ]

Loving the build so far and awesome in-depth explanation. Whats the best way to improve single target dps??

[@Votypeks]

Great question 1+ :D

[@youssefhammam6902]

2:36 ur pc froze bcz of the clear wow

[@doormatt72]

i made a similar build, but one thing i did in it is that i use a life and mana gain on hit claw and level 1 clarity with a watcher's eye that does 10% damage taken goes to mana while affected by clarity. it gives a nice defensive benefit that doesn't have any downside because of the crazy mana generation of the build with leech, regen, and mana gain on hit. cool build guide!

[@misspaws9990]

Thank you so much for keeping builds up to date! I tought this one will be crushed by nerfs and was so sad about it because this build has insane clear speed for maps!

[@dw1599]

This is a really nicely made guide, and really fun to play, but just to warn anyone out there, this build really doesn't work in 3.9. I'm up to level 90, I've spent a lot of money on items, but red maps are quite a struggle without dying - and the end game bosses are practically impossible - especially with the life pool we're rocking after speccing some of these items - ~5k hp you can easily get 1 shot by bosses.

[@jaom3108]

and this build cannot handle elemental reflection as well

[@Gdozify]

any pastebin? can I look your gear? Evasion build against sirius is practically impossible. But I think you can kill some maps and metamorph with this. especially if you get 400 dps claw

[@dw1599]

@@Gdozify I'm afraid I nuked the character and sold the items, I'll try asnd dig out a pastebin - I'm pretty sure my claws were 390DPS and 350DPS - they certainly weren't amazing, but that wasn't really the problem, it was just the low life pool.

[@OriginalDiscordCoffee]

Fuck, that's really sad to hear, this looked so fun. You can't swap out the skill for any ST stuff? Or I guess you're saying it's the lifepool that's the issue...

[@nikolajvincenzo6678]

When you are so new to the game you have to watch comments and video several times to realize what class it is lol

[@AK-tn4sd]

started 11 days ago, had to google what raider is when asendancy part came on the video

[@djsmith7671]

@@AK-tn4sd factz

[@joseinfante7845]

Can you upload this to poe.builds as a written guide please? I think that it will help a lot of us to follow the guide better an it can expand the followers of the build too!

[@corgimeister7283]

Ive been rocking your chieftain fire BV since the start of heist, its min maxed already with a headhunter. Now ive decided that this is going to be my 2nd build for this league! Keep up the great work!

[@Addicted2wowlulz]

How is the survivabity and speed in Heist ?

[@corgimeister7283]

@@Addicted2wowlulz it was pretty decent, i have a total of 7,497 life. With the right invesment.

[@paulgascoyne5248]

One of the best guides I think I've seen, long yes but amazing detailed explanation keeps you engrossed and never bored. Superb m8

[@kpiaum]

You could put on PoB the stages of the tree while leveing.

[@nolan66617]

Chose 2 out of 3: Speed , Clear or boss This build: YES!

[@Eatsp]

I wonder how this build will work with the next season on the 13th. I'm interested in trying it out since it's so fast and exciting.

[@raphaelsimpliciano9679]

VERY HIGH QUALITY BUILDS. ++++ would recommend. keep it up man!

[@PhilC]

Ok wow... I just found my newest go to build guide channel. Sub'd and notifications on. Made it to the end of the video, absolutely amazing content. Thank you for all your hard work Esoro.

[@Alan-tz8dv]

Hey Esoro, This was an amazing build, and I’ve been trying to get a character like yours. However, I have always struggle on bosses due to low boss damage. Could you recommend me a way to boost my single target?

[@danielo7536]

Since wild strike has a 160-185% effectiveness of added damage (pretty high), you need high pdps claws to scale your damage further and hopefully, that will help you with bossing. High pdps anything comes with a price though.

[@Esoro]

The boss damage is an issue with this build without significant investment. It's a clear speed monster and has it's shortcomings as a result. As Daniel O mentioned picking up some really high physical dps claws would be a great idea. Picking up a circle of regret with all dps boosting modifiers and getting a solid watchers eye will help a lot too. Always pop vaal ancestral warchief on the boss and get all the recommended damage you can cram into the build without sacrificing too much survivability!

[@Veginite]

Outstanding quality. Extraordinarily done! Rip helmet enchant price though :(

[@noteven1933]

Managed to get a plus 6 chain one for 14c... pretty damn qol LuL

[@Esoro]

Thank you I really appreciate that man! Oh wow, what in the world. I did not expect to see that. Jeez that enchant went up like 120-150c in price, that's insane. Going to have to update the description. Sorry that happened...

[@antaresmaelstrom5365]

@@Esoro Just found the video, looked up helmets. crap helmets with +6 chaine ncant now start at 2ex, acceptable helmets with it at 4ex, starkonjas with it don't exist. Well maybe later in league.

[@Esoro]

Yeah its been pretty unreal honestly, I've updated the description but it's out of my hands now :(

[@gyrstwurstco.5622]

@@Esoro This happens with every guide that gets popular. There are so many flippers, and if the prices were very low it can only require one guy to buy them and list at higher price :/

[@Escaladian15]

What would you recommend for leveling like gear wise

[@gallantblues5328]

I've played your gladiatoer lacerate build before, but at this point I just watch your vids because you have a nice voice and a ton of info. 10/10 would subscribe again

[@seethlaemmert5175]

I haven't been playing that long, but I really appreciate the depth, clarity, and reasoning you put into this. Very well done! It *does *look like a lot of fun, I may be following it soon :)

[@Esoro]

Thank you for the positive feedback man. I'm really happy that the video was helpful and easy to follow. I hope the build goes smoothly if you end up giving it a shot! I appreciate the support.

[@seethlaemmert5175]

​@@Esoro I have been doing it now; totally worth it (up to level 50 so far). Bearing in mind there's lots I don't know, and gear I don't have-- I have to work on crafting and valuing items. But what do you think of the skill Iron Reflexes? You lose evasion, but gain armor, and it just seems like you'd be really nicely tanky. Edit: At 75 without most of the gear (still new, here) means that the primarily evasion strat works, until you get blasted. So for now, it has to be shelved because I can't manage end-game content without the toys yet. BUT...damn, it's fun when it's working.

[@seethlaemmert5175]

Following along, though, and looking at it...the crimson combat focus jewel doesn't activate; it needs strength and int to 40 and it doesn't look like that happens in this build. Looks like another 3 points can push it over, though? Edit: it obviously does, though, I just don't get how!

[@Олег-ф3о6э]

how to increase the damage in the solo goal, I want the bosses to fall quickly

[@Jothaxify]

Use another skill.

[@Олег-ф3о6э]

Jothaxify for example?

[@ryanxu548]

How is your voice so calming and entertaining even though you’re talking about a build. 69/10 And how does this do on blighted maps? Especially those bosses

[@Esoro]

Build handled blighted maps impressively well for me. The chains do good work on just about everything in the zip code around you. When bosses show up I would use that opportunity to pop Vaal Haste, Vaal Grace and Vaal Ancestral Warchief and try to put them down fast. Combining that basic idea with tons of firestorm and freeze towers and you should be making short work of most blighted maps. Man though that's fantastic to hear, I'm really happy people are enjoying the voice-over. Thank you for the support!

[@ryanxu548]

Esoro Wow that's amazing, what does your atlas look like? Does it always sustain? And what's the expected budget for max end game gear?

[@crasche7765]

@@ryanxu548 i looked at the prices of what i would consider the budget version with the examples he gave and that is in the 2-3 ex range to farm Red tier maps with no issues now max is possible to go into the 20-25+ ex and you could possibly even fit a HH in wich im planing on trying out and that would put above 80ex so it really depends on the how much you are willing to spent

[@TheOnlyGhxst]

@@crasche7765 Yeah... you can also do a Wild Strike build with all self-crafted rares and still do just fine. Any build can be done on an extremely low budget, you just scale it up over time to make it stronger as you get more currency.

[@crasche7765]

@@TheOnlyGhxst That was the point i was trying to make more or less. My thoughts was that he was a newer player since he was asking about map sustain as well so i thought it would be good idea to give him an estimated price to run high maps without to much issue :) but i do think your point came across abit cleaner :D

[@Saphirot91]

hi, thx for this guide. is there a written version?

[@giteshdhir]

Great guide. I love how you went into detail explaining the mechanics so that people actually understand the appeal of the build rather than giving people just a pastebin to copy with some map clear. Subscribed.

[@jerowancyran4401]

I was thinking of playing an Arc build but then I saw this... and my god dose it looks satisfying to play!! Awesome video man!

[@Junotekh]

I like this

[@Esoro]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@kanjiNaem]

me: "uh... another one of those meme wildstrike builds...." *reads title* ~50 chains | inpulsas me: "ok count me in m8"

[@Esoro]

It's a lot of fun and has finally reached a point where it's super usable and consistent.

[@kennethtorp3279]

make an update for this build in 3.11

[@xxtasadarxx]

Probably the best guide I've seen for any build. Nice work dude.

[@Blacky720]

thanks for this awesome guide ! I love how detailed it is and started playing with wild strike. the fun level of the gameplay rises up into different dimensions. you did a very good job!

[@Esoro]

Of course dude! Hope it ended up being really helpful. Thanks for giving it a shot!

[@LivingSoul16]

Finally! Ty man! :D

[@Esoro]

I credited you towards the end. Such a fun build. Thanks for the support dude.

[@LivingSoul16]

@@Esoro just finished watching the guide man! Detailed af and will be looking forward to trying this one out. Looking forward to more guides.

[@Esoro]

Thanks again man. Hope it ends up being really fun for you! I'll try to keep the guides coming.

[@andreacolombo7031]

Is it possible to play this as a league starter in delirium?

[@Esoro]

Absolutely, the gearing is very flexible! You really only need to worry about the combat focus jewels. Delirium is once again making enemies even tougher, though it looks like the league mechanic will be more clear speed orientated. Which is Lightning Wild Strikes greatest strength. The build does have somewhat weak single target though, which can prove to be liability in some situations. I've been considering adding an extra 4-6 link setup that is completely single target focused to improve this.

[@williamrourke2133]

Esoro what are your thoughts on a 4 link Vaal Doublestrike for single target? The boys are always strong

[@rothaarshanks4401]

Hi guys, at this point im sure i can give you some tips for this build from my opinon, i crafted all of my gear my self and improved some stuff to make this build more tanky vs metamorphs. For those of you have lack on surviabilty , maybe you can try it out ! I can clear now up to T 16 + metamorph vithout die anymore. First of all u need a Abyss juwel with Blind on Hit. if enemy is blined gives you around 60% + evasion vs attacks ! Then i use a Taste of Hate for 20 % phys dmg taken as cold , i changed my Impulsa vs a rare Chest with Huge life and some resi + 15 Phys dmg taken as lightning and on top of it i craften on my helm 8 % phys dmg taken as Fire dmg. that gives me 43 % phys dmg taken as ele dmg and i changed the Gloves for Atziris Acuity , that gives Vaal Pact ( safes me 3 skill poins to reach that note) and help to reach the Int requirements for Wrath and Herald of Thunder, all of this gives me a huge surviablty boost ! Also i have 5.2 k hp now , and i think i can get 5.5k at the end im lvl 90 atm. , im sure there a alot of other options to make this build even more tanky but for now it helped me a lot to change this . I hope i can help some of you guys ! And btw thx to Esoro for this amazing Build !!!

[@taibetta1499]

about the gloves....how do u deal with the mana problem? u using the rare ring with warlord mark?

[@rothaarshanks4401]

@@taibetta1499 Hi, im sure asking becasue of the mana problems with wirling blades ? I dont fully upgraded my precision gem, i keep 100 rest mana for spamming wirklingblades .

[@Snipe13051]

@rothaar shanks u got a profile link to see ur setup? and thx for the advice.. currently trying out that.. but hard to get some items because the price :O

[@rothaarshanks4401]

pastebin.com/B6Wck2kz thats my actual setup , but i try always to improve and change some stuff, atm i investet around 130ex in my gear i selfcraftet all of the gear my self. i can do all content but i think sirius is way to hard for a build like that

[@ericluby8550]

@@rothaarshanks4401 hey your pastebin seems to be down. Any chance we could see a new one or your profile? Many thanks!

[@joshw6212]

Possibly the best build guide i've watched to date....Came to this after I watched your dead eye guide...I do like that you added a more indepth leveling guide in that build...But just an excellent guide all around on both of them. You earned a sub sir.

[@Esoro]

High praise man, thank you so much! I completely agree that the leveling section in the Ice Shot video made a big difference. Thank you for the support!

[@DaveedRL]

I really hope you update this build for 3.14! All of your builds that I've played so far have exceeded my expectations, great job and keep going!

[@lunathetuna]

Very good guide, in-depth but not overwhelming. One of the rare cases where I can justify the full 50 minutes. However, if there is one thing I disagree with, it's the gem links. Why aren't you running a Golem? Ice Golem grants 30% crit chance at little cost. Also, I would add Nightblade to the Whirling Blades three-link to give a big defensive boost if Whirling Blades crits, as it does often. This helps justify running Claws. Other changes I would make are small ones. Vaal Haste is a smaller DPS boost than one would hope because you have such high attack speed already. I believe Vaal Ancestral Warchief is sufficient. The 32% melee damage is a multiplier you don't get often. I run Ice Golem - Vaal Ancestral Warchief - Culling Strike as a three-link. As personal preference, I put Vaal Grace on the CWDT - Steelskin setup and added Increased Duration. What do you think of these changes?

[@VicariousArc]

what can you recommend as a starting build while leveling?

[@sydbailey1320]

commenting in case he replies :)

[@Daccura]

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[@unranked86]

Frost blades, it's incredible for leveling, and you can use the same tree pretty much with the FB jewels too.

[@Esoro]

I would highly advise using an elementally focused melee skill. I love rocking molten strike early on or as unranked said frost blades can be fantastic as well. Run tabula, wanderlust, goldrim, atziri's foible, perandus signet x2 into thiefs torment at level 30 and grab decent physical damage unique claws for cheap. Upgrade them as you go every 15-20 levels!

[@Votypeks]

Update with new Raider buff would be awesomo

[@Esoro]

All updated! Ton of good changes this league!

[@Votypeks]

@@Esoro So this build just got stronger right ?

[@demfred]

Esoro is my new source for build choices; amazing stuff. Keep 'em coming !

[@jd8122]

holy fuck dude these videos are amazing. Its actually fun to watch even putting aside whether Ill use the build. You're talented bro, keep it up!

[@eeelonmusk2761]

Best guide i've seen in my life, good job mate.

[@xS1LV3RxHAZ3x]

I keep coming back to this for inspiration. Such a great guide dude! I'm actually tempted to try this with Mjolnir for some even crazier shenanigans lol. The synergy with between the buffed Wild Strike and Mjolnir seem real bonkers, just gonna be a pain to stack all the attributes. Might even be worth throwing on some Repentence gloves. You think this could work as Raider, but going left of the tree to grab the mace stuff and iron reflexes for better defense? Thanks again for this epic guide brah!

[@Esoro]

Sorry for the slow reply. Really glad you enjoyed the video man! Thank you for the kind words dude. I think the idea of using Mjolnir sounds fun as hell. Rework the tree however you see fit and it should still be performing really well! Hope things ended up going well for you man.

[@LUGIGGGGGG]

Did you ever do it and did it work?

[@xS1LV3RxHAZ3x]

@@LUGIGGGGGG Hey brah. I did try it as an Elementalist a while back. It was fun af honestly, but it was tough getting accuracy up. Never got far, but got in to Red maps atleast. Sorry I don't have a PoB though, since I cold turkey'd gaming for personal reasons a month ago.. .I hope PoE stays fun for ya, it was a blast for me for a while ha

[@chrisklooz9538]

Once again awesome video! Love the build. So for someone that is limited in time to play, so i cant do both.... Would you recommend your molten strike or this Wildstrike for someone who enjoys mapping but i play slower than the zoom zoom boys. I also want to focus on delving more with my next build, my current build is too squishy for delving.

[@Esoro]

Thanks man, the support is always much appreciated. This build is absolutely more in the zoom zoom category. If you're wanting to play slower and tank a lot more darkness damage I would absolutely go for the Molten Strike. With all of the life gain from leech and indigon it should do some good work for you. Good luck man!

[@MichaelDahlkvist]

My ONLY problem is deciding what build of yours to play first. Amazing mate! Amazing!

[@Esoro]

That's the best problem to have I suppose! I really appreciate that my friend, thank you for supporting the channel!

[@Aionaddict]

Aside from for the other compliments, really nice tonality. Clearl and well articulated. Thanks, subbed

[@Zamparatas]

Still viable for 3.9?

[@TeRkOiZ27]

Im not really that deep in the Atlas but so far so good.

[@oldfox4]

For mapping, delving and blight maps, yes. Endgame bosses, no. Bosses this league got beefy af.

[@GameHeist]

One issue I have with builds like this and what A LOT of "build creators" do is they fluff the POB damage like crazy. Adding literally all maxed modifiers on everything and adding stats that you don't actually have active 100% of the time. 90% of the people leveling and playing the build are not even going to get half the POB damage because they won't notice the small added modifiers you've checked on. I very much wish I was better at making guides and stuff because I want to get rid of this bullshit fluffing. When i create builds I always use realistic values and budget gear. Once I obtain a real and good number for Defences and DPS THEN i upgrade and min max in game while using PoB to test requirements and decreases/increases. None of this "all flasks are active at all times" "all flasks have 70% MORE chance to crit" "Always on full life" "using power charges with no included way of obtaining those charges" etc. Give me some realistic POB numbers and gear and then lets start a build.

[@Snipe13051]

Great guide but would be nice to see an each "cap" (lv15, lv30 etc.) equipment setup for this build.. especially when u go this path like u suggested since it's hard to lvl up without a good base equipment from another character (like tabula rasa etc.) Edit: This build is kinda hard against bosses... i die tons of time in metamorph league.. maybe later on with high tier equip it's much easier...

[@gasiorewsky2806]

Dude this build is lit. Yesterday i completed all pices of the puzzles, And form map tier 1 i went to t13. Thank you for this uber good build :D

[@alnitakgaming5207]

I followed the Build almost exactly, only change i made was grabbing Essence Sap before I grabbed Primeval Force early on so I had no mana issue whatsoever from very early in leveling and then took the points out later once i could get into the Claw tree. Made it much simpler for me personally, dont know if others thought of it or not

[@TheMtoczylo]

This build looks super fun, I'm still trying to figure out what to play but I have 5 EX to burn, is that enough to get this rock and rolling?

[@jakl]

I've spent 1ex, doing mid-tier maps just fine. Running this as my second toon this league.

[@MrVvulf]

If you've only got 5 ex to drop on the build right now (in Metamorph League) I'd suggest grabbing a 6 link Inpulsa. The rest of the gear is fairly flexible, but the build comes alive with that chest. Getting the colors you need on the chest will be a challenge, but there are options for the links that he doesn't really dive into. For "undesirable" colors, you can use Added Lightning and/or Lightning Penetration for blues, and for greens I found Nightblade Support to be surprisingly effective.

[@ericeya]

I want to give Esoro the most highest praise on building such a neat, easy to follow guide. But i need to say this. This build is very difficult to play. Mobs are super easy to clear. But, unless you have a challenger level control skills and fully equipped gear spending $$$$$$ exalts, you will have some frustrating time with Uber Elder, and some of the bosses. For me, I spent about 20 exalts to get my gears equipped, but apparently, still isn't enough damage to melt down some of the high tier bosses. While you have the really fast life leech with 46 life gained on hit, if you are not hitting something and you get hit by something, you'll still die. Evasion rating is super high with 95% but that 5% chance will kill you one shot. I may not be the most skilled player, but I think of myself as better than any average POE player. I quit playing POE this season after playing this build because I couldn't clear Uber Elder as easy with this build and if it takes that much effort to kill UE, then what's the point of spending more $$ to invest in gears? I've always fell in love with melee builds but always ended up in despair with the level of survivability. I thought this build would overcome that, which is why I tried melee build again. My hope was destroyed as I reached 90+ level. It is definitely fun and satisfying to play as well. But yeah, this is not for "beginners".

[@DavySpikeMill]

I 100% agree. It's great fun killing mobs up until say juiced T13's where one shots are common. I've spent about 40ex on this build and I'm disappointed to be honest. It's good when it works and bad when it doesn't. I think a main reason is the small life pool - no matter how high your evasion, only takes one hit to get through and bam you're gone. Also I found single target damage poor. Without a doubt it's a fantastically made guide and I'll be checking out any other made with this quality.

[@killerboy456]

wow 20ex and 40ex and single target is still bad? time to reroll lol

[@kyosiro242]

Hahahahahhaha, OMG I can't one shot UE with this build - - - > shit build. Please post your poe profile here so we can roast you. I am delving at 1k+ depth with this build and have used it to kill Aul the crystal king many times with ease.

[@kyosiro242]

Did you swap out ancestral call for ruthless? Using the correct flasks? Scaling the right type of dmg? Having enough crit multiplier? Having high enough dmg scaling such as ele dmg/ele dmg with attack skill? I'm doing 4mils dmg at max frenzy charges with lightning hit. And evasive def mechanism is the strongest def type right now. What did you spend 40ex on? My suggestion is to craft your own gears using fossils, essence or alter rolling. It's so much fun to craft your own gears and you end up saving a lot of currencies most of the time. Buying pre made items will cost you a big premium.

[@ericeya]

I didnt say this was a shit build. Its just not for beginners. I dont know how much money you spent that got you to 4 mil damage, as esoros damage is 1.6m at max per POB. My max damage on POB is 800k. I have 350 dps claws on both hands which i admit they are low. The damage is fantastic on mobs. It is just not an easy build to play is what I am saying. Dont get so mad just becuz you got the money and skills, doesnt mean you have to be so rude.

[@Eqnotalent]

How much is the build? 40ex? But only has 4.9k hp, it cant do anything t15 or higher. or get 1 shotted often vs metamorph

[@unstablehermit6369]

Builds like this are strictly map clearing lol?

[@Spyros482]

Killed everything with this build amazing works man i hope u make more builds like that i enjoyed alot

[@M0rtifer]

Very good guide ....well done video. You should have way more subscribers! I'll try your build :)

[@Esoro]

Thank you, appreciate that! I hope the build goes very smoothly for you!

[@ver-2526]

“cheap helmet enchant” soooooooooo about that....

[@DavySpikeMill]

Yup, rip cheap helms for this build. I was lucky and saw this guide when it was just released, I bought a Starkonja with the wild-strike enchant for 1.5 Ex and at the time thought I was paying over the odds lol. What hasn't helped is the fact that streamers have been playing WS builds also.

[@TomCox84]

@@DavySpikeMill Now it's 15ex for a Starkonja with +6 chains :^)

[@DavySpikeMill]

@@TomCox84 I sold mine yesterday for exactly that. My advice after playing this build, don't bother with the Starkonja's, buy a base with the WS enchant and craft or roll high life and lighting penetration (crucial in this build and suggested as an alternative to Starkonja's in the build guide). My clearing single targets and elemental resist mobs was improved, I'm looking at ways to get more lighting/elemental pen into the build today.

[@TomCox84]

@@DavySpikeMill The build actually seems quite nice. Just started mapping yesterday. But it took forever to pick up. Before level 50-60 it was really painful to play. I had to run past even rare monsters, because it would take forever to fight em. And bosses were a complete nightmare, chipping away at their health bars pixel by pixel. Before I had the frenzy charges it was really abysmal. There's no other way to put it. Now the clearspeed is fantastic, even without the anointment and enchant. But singletarget still is very uncomfortably low. Still wondering what I can do to improve it. You think some lightning penetration on helmet will be enough?

[@scadooshy5161]

Bro your format, presentation and just the way you deliver information and talk is very concise and enjoyable. Earned a sub!

[@Esoro]

Thank you so much man, I really do appreciate hearing that!

[@ShafiMB]

This build is insanely great. Also thumps up for the incredibly detailed explanations. For a new player this really, really helps a lot. The damage is so absurd I didn't even bother getting the two jewels or put on my tabula rasa till act 9, because you just blaze through stuff. Now with some low budget gear and a 6L body armour that was disgustingly expensive for a beginner (2ex, basically all my money) I fly through mapping. Beats the other builds I tried before by far and is just so much fun to play.

[@Esoro]

Thank you so much for all the kind feedback man. I'm thrilled that this actually ended up being quite helpful for new players. I was concerned a video of this length was going to push people away, but it seems to have had the opposite effect. Really happy to hear that the build has been going well for you and even performing on a budget! It was a blast to play and I already kinda miss using wild strike. Thanks again for the support!

[@PierreOlivierTran]

Dude, your videos are the very meaning of dedication. Great content, clear explanations, no BS, straight to the point.

[@Esoro]

Thank you Olivier, I appreciate that a lot.