The summary of ‘Path of Exile: Critical Strike Guide’

The video series is aimed at beginner players of Path of Exile, explaining Critical Strikes, their mechanics, and impact on gameplay. The speaker covers topics such as local vs. global Critical Strike chances, Critical Strike multipliers, accuracy, and the importance of modifiers. They discuss how to calculate Critical Strike chance, multiplier effects, and ways to enhance them using items like amulets, weapons, and gems. The video emphasizes maximizing Critical Strike chance for more damage output, considering factors like Power Charges and modifiers that affect damage. Perfect Agony Keystone and monsters' Critical Strike multiplier are also mentioned. Additionally, the importance of consulting the Path of Exile wiki for detailed information and using tools like Path of Building for stat analysis is highlighted as essential for optimal gameplay.

00:00:00

In this segment of the video, the speaker introduces a series aimed at beginner players of the game Path of Exile, planning to cover various topics concisely. They emphasize using a specific wiki resource, thank their patrons for support, and explain the concept of Critical Strikes in the game. Critical Strikes are described as dealing increased damage and possibly inflicting Elemental ailments, with separate calculations for Critical Strike chance and Critical Strike damage multiplier for each spell and weapon attack. The video also clarifies the distinction between local and global Critical Strike chances, highlighting that Critical Strike chance on a weapon does not affect spells cast using that weapon. The Critical Strike chance indicated on spells is what determines whether a Critical Strike occurs.

00:03:00

In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how skills work differently when dual wielding, alternating between the crit chance of each weapon. Spells also have their own Critical Strike chance listed in the skill gems description and can be increased based on modifiers. The Critical Strike chance equation is explained as base chance plus additional chance times the increase. The speaker uses an example with Fireball and Increased Critical Strike Support to calculate the final crit chance. The concept of local versus global Critical Strike chance modifiers on weapons is explained, demonstrating how local modifiers act as an additional more multiplier. The importance of scaling the suffix for increased Critical Strike chance on weapons is highlighted for maximizing crit chance during attacks.

00:06:00

In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of critical strike chance and multipliers in the game. They explain the impact of amulets, global and local multipliers on critical strike chance for spells like Fireball. Additionally, the concept of accuracy in determining the chance to hit and critical strike is highlighted. The video emphasizes the significance of having 100% accuracy to ensure successful critical strikes. The speaker also explains the calculation of damage with critical strikes based on the Critical Strike multiplier. They clarify that Critical Strike multipliers do not affect ailments like ignite unless specified otherwise by unique items or keystones.

00:09:00

In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses Critical Strike multiplier and its impact on damage. They mention the Perfect Agony Keystone which modifies how Critical Strike multiplier affects damage over time from critical strikes. The speaker also explains how monsters’ Critical Strike multiplier can be increased, affecting their damage output. They caution about the importance of considering modifiers that reduce extra damage from critical strikes and highlight how these can significantly impact damage dealt. The speaker touches on Power Charges and their role in increasing Critical Strike chance. They advise viewers to refer to the Path of Exile wiki for in-depth information on Critical Strikes and Power Charges. Lastly, they demonstrate using Path of Building to inspect and calculate various stats related to Critical Strikes.

00:12:00

In this part of the video, the speaker discusses critical strike chance calculations using different sources like gems, weapons, and amulets. They explain how to calculate total critical strike chance and its multiplier effect. The example given involves increasing a base 8% critical strike chance to 16% through various modifiers. The speaker delves into generating power charges through critical strikes, which further boosts the chance to 25.6%. The emphasis is on understanding critical strikes and how to scale and manipulate their mechanics effectively in the game.