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[3.5] Tornado Shot Ranger (Deadeye)

Intro & build description

This build is based on Neversink’s In-Depth Tornado shot guide on Path of Exile forums. This is Deadeye version which in my opinion is currently one of the best ascendancies for the build since Pathfinder was changed a few patches ago. The build clears very fast and has no problems even with the toughest bosses – it can kill Uber Atziri, Guardians and Shaper and with some practice, Uber Elder.

Build Pros

  • Very fast clear
  • Great as league starter build
  • Uber Atziri viable
  • Very versatile in terms of skill gem choices (can use wide variety of skills not just Tornado Shot without skill tree changes)

Build Cons

  • Evasion can sometimes be unreliable as defensive mechanic

Passive tree(s) and Path of Building

Skill Tree [118 points]

Bandits

Bandits Quest Choice
Kill all bandits

Ascendancy skill points

LabyrinthsSkill point choice
Labyrinth 1Far Shot
Labyrinth 2Endless Munitions
Labyrinth 3Gathering Winds
Endgame LabyrinthPowerful Precision

Skill gem setup

Helm


Cast When Damage Taken Support

Immortal Call

Increased Duration Support

Vaal Haste (Unlinked)


Body Armor


Tornado Shot

Greater Multiple Projectiles Support

Physical Projectile Attack Damage Support

Physical To Lightning Support

Weapon Elemental Damage Support

Faster Attacks Support


Gloves


Hatred

Herald of Ash

Enduring Cry


Boots


Curse on Hit Support

Rain of Arrows

Assassin's Mark

Ice Golem (Unlinked)


2h Weapon


Frenzy

Physical Projectile Attack Damage Support

Slower Projectiles Support

Physical To Lightning Support

Faster Attacks

Added Fire Damage Support


1h Weapon


None


Offhand weapon / shield


None



Build uniques / Example rare gear


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Helmet

Rat's Nest

Great helmet for crit builds – gives you a lot of damage.


Body Armour

Assassin's Garb

Look for body armour with at least 85 life, some resistances and as much evasion as you can find.
5-link works pretty well but try to 6-link it for builds full potential.


Gloves

Maligaro's Virtuosity

Great offensive gloves that are not expensive anymore.


Boots

Atziri's Step

Great defensive boots with 30% movement speed, life and high evasion. They also give us chance to dodge spell damage which is not-so-often seen mod on items.

They can be a bit expensive at the very beginning of new leagues, but usually drop in price rapidly.


Left Ring

Two-Stone Ring

Rings in this build serve defensive purpose – get as much life and resistances as you can on rings.
Attack speed and physical damage to attacks are nice bonuses.


Right Ring

Two-Stone Ring

Same as previously mentioned ring.


Amulet

Agate Amulet

On amulet look for crit multiplier, life and maybe crit chance/elemental damage with weapons. Combination of all these can be expensive, so pick and choose the combinations that serve your situation better.


Belt

The Retch

The Retch is a great option for the build – makes your clearing even faster.

Good alternative would be Stygian vise or leather belt with high life, resistances and weapon elemental damage or Stygian Vise with well rolled abyss jewel in it.


Quiver

Spike-Point Arrow Quiver

On quiver look for crit multiplier, crit chance, elemental damage with weapons and some life.

Attack speed and physical damage to attacks are great mods to have on quiver but can get expensive.


2Hand Weapon

Harbinger Bow

Look for bow with at least 300 physical dps and 8 crit chance.


Flask

Flask setup

Flask setup for the build:

1.) Instant Recovery Divine Life flask with freeze removal
2.) Eternal life flask with bleed removal
3.) Taste of Hate
4.) Atziri’s Promise
5.) Surgeon’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline


Jewel

Jewel Setup

Mods to look for on jewels:

1.) Increased maximum life
2.) Increased attack speed
3.) Increased attack speed with bows
4.) Increased Damage
5.) Increased Physical damage with bows
etc



Feel free to share your thoughts/experiences/tips about the build in comments section below.

About gems

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24 comments

  1. Why would you get Soul Raker?

  2. would any unique bows work for this build?

  3. also i was wondering why pathfinder? is there any other classes that would work for this build?

  4. Vessel of Vinktar Topaz Flask is good here?

  5. Liking it so far except mana seems to be a huge issue especially with Hatred and Herald of Ash on. Any suggestions? Currently at the start of act 3.

  6. How do you deal with mana problems?

  7. How do you get mana with this build? You have no mana flask?

  8. Just curious, with life regen on the tree and the choice to help Oak, would would we take Vaal Pact?

    • We don’t take those nodes for life regen, it’s just a secondary stat to the stats we are looking for. Just because we use Vaal Pact, doesn’t take away huge boost of 10% increased max life from Golem’s Blood node.

  9. Hey, maybe im missing something, but why do we have “Eternal life flask with bleed removal” when we have bleed remove on master surgon?

  10. Also how do you have the strength to use Enduring Cry and the int to use Curse on hit when they level past 15 or so?

    • You should get some attributes on rings, amulet or jewels. Agate amulet base helps a ton.

      • Yeah I got a +24 str/int agate amulet, but even with an extra 30 Str from passive I can only get enduring cry to 15. I guess the extra 5 levels aren’t really that important…you’d have to get str on like 4-5 pieces of gear to have enough without the passive, and that’s hard to find without sacrificing other stats, especially in league

        • Level 15 is more than enough, you shouldn’t go for more strenght because as you said, those 5 levels are not that impactful.

  11. Is the skill tree on here correct? I thought Vaal Pact got nerfed in 3.1? There’s a couple wasted points in +10 dex and str around the bottom as well.

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