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Intro & build description
Elemental Hit has seen some changes that made it very popular and strong choice for ranger builds. This build uses 2 Jewels that make Elemental Hit fire-only for nice ignites and damage. Chin Sol got changed in 3.5 but it’s still in a very good place since it was extremely strong before.
Build Pros
- Great damage
- Very high movement speed due to Queen of The Forest and high evasion
- Not expensive to start
Build Cons
- Elemental Reflect can be deadly
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
Skill Tree [121 points] [3.6] Skill TreeBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Gathering Winds |
| Labyrinth 2 | Far Shot |
| Labyrinth 3 | Ricochet |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Fast and Deadly |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Blink Arrow
Faster Attacks
Vaal Grace
Blood Rage
Body Armor
Elemental Hit
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
Mirage Archer Support
Elemental Damage With Attacks Support
Combustion Support
Slower Projectiles Support
Gloves
Herald of Ash
Summon Ice Golem
Boots
Orb of Storms
Flammability
Curse on Hit Support
Power Charge on Crit Support
2h Weapon
Elemental Hit
Elemental Damage With Attacks Support
Damage on Full Life Support
Slower Projectiles Support
Combustion Support
Faster Attacks Support
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
Starkonja's HeadPerfect helm for the build – gives us life, high evasion, crit and attack speed.
Body Armour
Queen of The ForestPerfect chest for our build – since we scale evasion, this chest provides huge movement speed boost.
Gloves
TombfistExcellent gloves for elemental builds.
At start go for Tombfists with 1 Abyssal socket and upgrade to 2 when you have enough currency.
Left Ring
PyreGreat ring for the build because of the conversion and extra burning damage. Get as soon as you can.
Right Ring
Call of The BrotherhoodAlso a good ring for conversion and Elemental Hit builds. Get asap as well.
Amulet
Yoke of SufferingVery strong amulet for the build which enables all of your elemental damage to shock enemies.
Another great option would be Xoph’s Blood but it’s more expensive.
Belt
Stygian ViseLook for Stygian Vise with life, elemental damage with attacks and some resistances.
Good alternatives would be Rustic Sash or Leather Belt.
Quiver
Rare quiverLook for quiver with life, elemental damage to attack skills, crit.
Good alternative is Drillneck.
2Hand Weapon
Chin SolChin Sol is a must-have for the build, get it ASAP.
Until you can use it good options are: Storm Cloud, Doomfletch and The Tempest.
Jewel
Jewel SetupMostly look for Abyss Jewels with following mods:
1.) Maximum life
2.) Cold / Lightning / Fire damage to attacks / Bow attacks
3.) Attack Speed
4.) Any crit mods
5.) Resistances or attributes if you are lacking
You also need 2x Combat Focus jewels – Red and Green ones to make sure Elemental Hit only attacks with fire.
Flask
Flask SetupBuild uses following flasks:
1.) Instant Recovery Divine Life flask with bleed removal
2.) Jade Flask with freeze removal
3.) The Wise Oak
4.) Quiksilver Flask of Adrenaline
5.) Diamond Flask with curse removal
New-ish to PoE, at least this in depth. Anyway you can describe/break down how you set up the skills hotkeys? Maybe I just don’t understand the ins and outs, but I have 8 slots for skills. Yet it looks like I need Elemental Hit (twice?), Ice Golem, Herald of the Ash, Grace, Vaal Grace, Orb of Storms, Flammability, Blink Arrow, and Blood Rage. Not sure how I set up the use of all of those simultaneously. Noob question probably, I know. Thanks!
Elemental hit with Greater multiple projectiles (hotkey 1) -> used for fast clearing, another Elemental Hit setup (hotkey 2) is for single target, bosses and such.
To apply Flammability, we use Orb of Storms (hotkey 3), not the Flammability itself. For movement, we use Blink Arrow (hotkey 4) and Blood Rage (hotkey 5) for frenzy charges and leech. And we have 2 hotkeys left – One for golem and one for Vaal Grace.
Talking about Herald of Ash – you can turn it on and change the hotkey to something else, it will still be turned on in the background.
Much appreciated information! I was unaware Flammability worked that way, thought it was an entire separate spell that needed to be laid down.
Which keystones should I get first? Vaal Pact/Point Blank or Acrobatics/Avatar of Fire?
I’d get Vaal Pact and Point Blank first, then go to Avatar of Fire.
Having problems with movement speed . The build you provided is exactly to the one I have down to the items, but recently since I have finished and for my 6l Queen of The Forest Armor I have lost a lot of movement speed. I have 30% increased movement speed and still feel as though I’m not running around the map fast enough. I am even using Haste. Any thoughts?
The armor has a -25% movement speed on it.
If you have evasion that’s too low, it will give you a penalty on movement speed. Make sure you have Grace enabled, not only Vaal Grace version and also use Jade Flask – the problem should be solved.