Intro & build description
If you want to clear maps fast and have millions of DPS with less than 10 Ex investment, this is the build for you. This Fire Elemental hit version takes advantage of Avatar of Fire, Call of The Brotherhood and Frostferno damage conversion to scale the build to amazing damage with relatively small currency investment.
Build Pros
- Fast clear thanks to the Deadeye ascendancy
- Can clear maps on budget, with most build uniques costing no more than a few Chaos Orbs
- Good boss killer
- Scales extremely well with currency invested
Build Cons
- Reflect is a problem
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.15] Skill Tree PoB Community LinkBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
---|---|
Labyrinth 1 | Ricochet |
Labyrinth 2 | Endless Munitions |
Labyrinth 3 | Gathering Winds |
Endgame Labyrinth | Wind Ward |

Skill gem setup
Helm
Elemental Hit
Elemental Damage With Attacks Support
Elemental Focus Support
Barrage Support
Body Armor
Elemental Hit
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
Mirage Archer Support
Elemental Damage With Attacks Support
Inspiration Support
Chain Support
Gloves
Precision (LVL 11)
Summon Skitterbots
Enlighten Support (LVL 3+)
Anger
Boots
Arcanist Brand
Combustion Support
Wave of Conviction
Sniper's Mark
2h Weapon
Blood Rage
Flame Dash
Second Wind Support
Cast When Damage Taken (LVL 4)
Immortal Call (LVL 5)
Enfeeble
Bow doesn't have to be 6-linked. Link Flame Dash to Second Wind, link CWDT to Immortal Call and Enfeeble.
1h Weapon
None
Offhand weapon / shield
None
Build uniques / Example rare gear
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeHelmet
FrostfernoOne of the best, if not the best helms for Elemental Hit builds. It gives us pseudo 6-link for the single target Elemental Hit setup. This helm can also be double-corrupted for a chance to get +8 to socketed gem levels.
Body Armour
Rare Body Armour / Loreweave / KintsugiBuild has several choices to go for in body armour department. You could start with the Tabula Rasa, transition into rare 6-linked body armour later on or choose some of the unique options.
Good balanced option would be Loreweave, being all-around great chest for the build.
More defensive option would be Kintsugi, which synergizes well with Deadeye ascendancy.
Offensive choice would be Farrul’s Fur.
Gloves
Rare Gripped GlovesLook for rare Gripped gloves with high life and resistances. Attack speed is a nice bonus.
Boots
Rare BootsLook for rare boots with 30% increased movement speed, as high life as possible and some resistance.
Left Ring
Call of The BrotherhoodWe use this ring mainly for damage conversion. Get it as soon as you start using Xoph’s Blood. Until then, just use rare ring with life, elemental damage with attacks and resistances.
Right Ring
Rare RingLook for rare ring with at least 60 life, resistances and %increased elemental damage with attack skills.
Amulet
Xoph's BloodExcellent amulet for the build – it saves us tons of skill points because we don’t have to path to Avatar of Fire on the skill tree, while also providing maximum life, fire penetration and other useful mods.
Belt
Stygian ViseLook for rare Stygian Vise with 80+ life, resistances and %increased elemental damage with attack skills.
Quiver
Rare Penetrating Arrow QuiverLook for rare quiver with 1 good fractured mod, for example, high life, %increased elemental damage with attacks skills or global critical strike multiplier.
Then, use Deafening Essence of Misery to craft it – after you hit 3 good mods, bench craft something you need and the quiver is ready.
2Hand Weapon
Quill RainQuill Rain is the weapon of choice for the build due to its fast attack speed. You can use it as soon as you want, because damage comes from links in the body armor and helmet.
Jewel
Jewel SetupBuild uses following unique jewels:
– Lioneye’s Fall
– Poacher’s Aim
– 2x Combat Focus
Refer to Path of Building to see where to socket them.
Build also uses 1 large and 2 medium cluster jewels.
Good notables to look for would be elemental damage ones, like Cremator or Widespread destruction, or projectile ones like Streamlined and Repeater.
Fill out the rest of jewel sockets with regular rare jewels with following mods:
1.) Critical strike multiplier with fire skills
2.) Global critical strike multiplier
3.) Increased maximum life
4.) Attributes / Resistances if you need those
Flask
Flask SetupBuild uses following flasks:
1.) Dying Sun
2.) Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline
3.) Divine life Flask with bleed removal
4.) Quartz Flask with freeze removal
5.) Diamond Flask with curse removal