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The video provides a detailed exploration of the Toxic Rain Pathfinder build in Path of Exile, emphasizing its appeal as a fast and versatile league starter. The presenter revisits this familiar build, finding it still enjoyable and effective for early mapping. Toxic Rain and Caustic Arrow are central, with each skill offering distinct advantages for different game mechanics. Key features of the build include efficient mana management through Eldritch Battery, ailment immunity, and robust utility from flasks. The build's adaptable nature is demonstrated by its suitability for modes like Solo Self-Found Hardcore and its remarkable versatility in various content, including Heist. Important gear recommendations include Quill Rain, Lightning Coil, and Devouring Diadem, alongside crucial flask usage and passive skills like Primal Spirit and Charisma. The progression path, from skill gem choices such as Vicious Projectiles and Swift Affliction to the emphasis on flask automation using medium cluster jewels and instilling orbs, is thoroughly covered. Ascendancy progression focuses on optimizing flask efficiency and enhancing overall gameplay. The comprehensive guide is praised for its clear roadmap from the early game through the endgame, making it an excellent choice for both new and experienced players.
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In this segment of the video, the presenter discusses their experience with the Toxic Rain Pathfinder build in the game. Despite having played this build extensively in the past, they revisited it for a current series, finding it both fun and enriching. The series explores popular League start builds through early mapping, giving a snapshot of their performance. The presenter explains that they couldn’t wait for patch notes due to time constraints before the league starts, and also touches on the excitement of potentially learning new details about their favorite build. They address common questions like the impossibility of automating life flasks due to game rules and offer practical advice on keybinding flasks to a mouse for convenience.
Additionally, they discuss build variations, such as the use of Costic Arrow alongside Toxic Rain for faster campaign clearing, and the effectiveness of Ballista totems for bossing versus their preference for not using totems due to their slow mapping pace. They highlight the pros and cons of the build, noting its fast and smooth playstyle, ease of gear progression, and suitability for Solo Self-Found Hardcore mode. Finally, they touch on the importance of gear like Wilma’s Requital for the Ballista totems variant, while expressing a strong preference for their established playstyle over attack totem builds.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses a build for Path of Exile (PoE) focusing on its strengths and weaknesses. The build excels in damage, especially on a budget, and scales well with investment. It is highly effective in various game mechanics, particularly those requiring fast movement. Key features include easy mana management with Eldritch Battery, ailment immunity, and high utility with flask uptime. However, it struggles against fast-moving enemies and single-target mechanics like Sanctum. The build employs both Toxic Rain and Caustic Arrow, requiring swapping between them for optimal use. The speaker also mentions crucial gear requirements for maximizing area of effect (AOE) and discusses the challenges with life flask automation and lack of compatibility with leech. Additionally, the build becomes significantly tankier with certain items but is less tanky early on. The video demonstrates how the Toxic Rain skill works and provides details on gearing and skill optimization for both single target and clear damage.
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In this part of the video, the speaker highlights the benefits of the Costic Arrow and Toxic Rain Pathfinder builds. Costic Arrow, especially when pierced through enemies, drops pools that aid in clearing large enemy packs effectively. The Toxic Rain Pathfinder build is praised for its exceptional speed, versatility, and ability to perform well across various game mechanics, including Heist. The build requires no mandatory unique items, though optional ones like Quill Rain, Lightning Coil, and Devouring Diadem are recommended for enhanced performance. Each unique has distinct advantages, such as damage conversion, energy shield benefits, and flask effects. The video also touches on the importance of specific flasks and the Tides of Time belt, emphasizing their immense impact on defense and utility. The POB (Path of Building) tool is mentioned as a guide from act one through to the endgame, providing a detailed roadmap for progressing the build.
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In this part of the video, the focus is on the gearing process and skill setup for an Eldritch Battery play style. The video discusses the progression path, starting with the importance of taking Primal Spirit for sustaining Mana in the early acts. Aspect of the Eagle and Heart of Oak are recommended next for damage and survivability. Emphasizing that rushing to Eldritch Battery is not necessary early on, the guide advises making this transition around Act 5, coupled with spell suppression for added defense.
The segment then covers transitioning out of Mana flasks around Act 7-8 and optimizing flask usage, including selecting passive skills such as Charisma and life Mastery. For skills, the guide starts with using Costic Arrow linked with Pierce and transitions into Toxic Rain at level 12, adding Mirage Archer for extra damage. Key skills like Dash, Flame Dash, Withering Step, and various auras are discussed, detailing their use throughout the campaign to enhance mobility and defenses.
Additionally, a recommendation is made to visit the Act 3 library to obtain crucial skill gems such as Efficacy. The segment ends by suggesting optimal gem setups for Toxic Rain and Costic Arrow in the early game, including linking with gems like Vicious Projectiles and Void Manipulation, and eventual incorporation of Swift Affliction and Empower for maximizing damage output.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses various skills, utilities, and setups for an efficient gameplay strategy. They mention using skills like Blink Arrow and Flame Dash, with automation options like Withering Step and Immortal Call. Despair is a crucial curse for reducing enemy chaos resistance. The speaker goes over aura combinations, recommending different setups based on resistance needs, such as Purity of Elements, Grace, and Haste. They emphasize the importance of energy shield management when using Divine Blessing linked with Malevolence for increased damage. Additionally, the use of Blood Rage for attack speed and the option of a toxic rain ballista setup for boss fights are highlighted. Automation of skills like Immortal Call and Flame Dash based on available strength is also covered. The speaker recommends considering Defiance Banner for added defense and final enhancements like level four Empower and awakened gems for maximizing damage output. Lastly, the speaker explains the ascendancy progression, starting with Nature’s Reprisal, followed by Nature’s Adrenaline, Master Surgeon, and finishing with Nature’s Boon, emphasizing the importance of flasks for the build’s functionality throughout the campaign.
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In this part of the video, the speaker delves into the details of using and optimizing utility flasks in the game. He describes the process of automating flasks using instilling orbs and the benefits of doing so. The speaker also touches on the importance of having a flask effect duration medium cluster jewel with the spiked concoction node, which greatly enhances flask efficiency. He explains the preferred attributes for different flask types, such as Divine Life flasks, and emphasizes the importance of certain prefixes and suffixes, like increased charge recovery and leading corrupted blood immunity. The segment includes tips on balancing utility flasks’ attributes for optimal gameplay and concludes by rating the build as highly fun and fast, ideal for the league’s mapping mechanics. The speaker highlights the ease of gear progression and the forgiving nature of the build, making it an excellent choice for league starts.