[PoE] Build overview - Strength stacking Deadeye wander - Build - Stream Highlights #847

This video provides an in-depth overview of a Strength stacking Deadeye Ranger build in Path of Exile (PoE). The character is primarily a mapper with the potential to do boss fights if invested in. The build focuses on strength for Iron Will, which boosts spell and melee damage. It utilizes Battlemage's Cry for constant damage buffs and features a detailed passive skill tree, cluster jewels, and gear choices. The gear includes unique items like the Onor Weaver wand and the Iron Fortress chest, which are optimized for chaos damage and strength stacking. The build is not extremely tanky but offers good survivability and can be further upgraded for increased performance. The video concludes with the presenter's personal experience and some gameplay footage.

Takeaways

• 🏹 The character is a Strength stacking Ranger with a focus on Deadeye angle for faster gameplay.
• 🗺️ It is primarily a mapper and not a buser, but can do buses with enough currency investment.
• 💪 The build emphasizes strength stacking for increased damage, with Iron Will providing strength bonus damage to all spell damage as well.
• 🌟 The skill tree starts from Ranger and extends to get strength pathing and three cluster jewels for increased effect of strength, life, and attributes.
• 🔮 Two split personalities with strength and life nodes are taken to maximize the value from cluster jewels.
• 🛡 The build uses Emperor's Mastery, attributes, life nodes, and forbidden flesh with Nature's Reprisal for wither stacking.
• 🎯 The gear includes a crafted Ondar's Ward for chaos damage conversion and strength stacking mods, a crafted helmet for crit and life, and an Iron Fortress chest for damage reduction and strength damage bonus.
• 📿 The amulet provides percent attributes and strength, while the ring and gloves focus on strength and crit-related mods.
• 💧 Flasks include Mage Blood for damage and Diamond Flask for armor and movement speed with crits.
• 🛡️ The build is not extremely tanky but has decent survivability with 62 chaos resistance and other defensive layers.
• 📈 There are many avenues for upgrades, including corrupting jewels, recrafting gear, and improving flasks, making it a long-term min-maxable build.

Q & A

What type of character is being discussed in the video?

The video discusses a strength stacking Ranger character, which is an attack-based character focused on mapping rather than bossing.

Why did the player choose the Deadeye angle for this league?

The player chose the Deadeye angle to achieve a faster playstyle compared to their previous Marauder strength stacker, Wander build.

What is the main interaction of this build?

The main interaction of this build is stacking strength for Iron Will, which provides a strength bonus damage that applies to all spell damage as well.

How does the Battle Mages Cry play a role in this build?

Battle Mages Cry with Call to Arm Support is used in this build to provide a constant source of increased damage for both spell and attack damage at 150% Effectiveness.

What is the significance of the Timeless Jewel in this build?

The Timeless Jewel provides additional strength, life, and leech, as well as a war cry buff effect, enhancing the build's overall damage and survivability.

What are the key attributes of the crafted wand used in the build?

The crafted wand has chaos penetration, strength stacking mods, and power charge as its key attributes, which are essential for the build's damage output.

Why is the Original Sin Pantheon power important for this build?

The Original Sin Pantheon power is crucial as it sets nearby enemies' resistance to zero and allows the conversion of all damage to chaos, which synergizes well with the build's focus on chaos damage.

What is the role of the Red Banner in the build?

The Red Banner provides the war cry of infinite power, ensuring that every war cry counts as if shouted at the maximum possible number of mobs, thus maximizing the build's damage potential.

How does the build handle survivability?

The build has decent chaos resistance and uses flasks like Molten Shell and Blood Rage to enhance survivability. It also has a good amount of life and armor from the gear to help with tankiness.

What are some potential upgrades for this build?

Possible upgrades include corrupting jewels, recrafting the gloves for better gem levels, improving the amulet, and double corrupting other items for additional beneficial mods.

What is the player's kill-death ratio like with this build?

The player has died 399 times and has achieved 1.6 million kills, indicating a good kill-death ratio with the build.

How does the player feel about the overall performance of the build?

The player enjoyed playing with the build, finding it efficient for mapping and satisfying to farm and upgrade over time.

Outlines

00:00

🏹 Strength Stacking Ranger Overview

The video introduces a Strength Stacking Ranger character build, focusing on a mapping playstyle rather than bossing. The character is described as a fast-paced mapper with the ability to perform well in boss fights if enough currency is invested. The build utilizes Deadeye and Battlemage's Cry with Call to Arms support for increased damage. The passive skill tree is explained, starting from the Ranger and emphasizing strength nodes, cluster jewels, and life attributes. The gear includes a crafted wand with unique mods, a helmet with crit and multi, a chest with strength and damage reduction, and other items that enhance the build's strength stacking and damage output. The video also mentions the use of a Watcher's Eye for chaos penetration and various flasks for survivability and damage.

05:00

🛡️ Detailed Gear and Flask Breakdown

This paragraph delves deeper into the character's gear, discussing the specifics of each item and its contribution to the build. The wand has chaos penetration and strength stacking mods, while the helmet is crafted for crit and multi. The chest piece, Iron Fortress, is highlighted for its implicit mod that reduces extra damage from crits and grants increased melee damage per 10 strength. The Shield is a Red Banner with infinite power for maximum war cry effectiveness. The amulet and rings are described, with mentions of the potential for further crafting improvements. Flasks are also detailed, including Mage Blood for movement speed and attack speed, and the importance of not being capped without a Blood Magic flask is noted. The paragraph concludes with a discussion on the build's survivability and potential areas for further investment and upgrades.

10:01

🎥 Gameplay Footage and Character Stats

The final paragraph provides a brief overview of the character's performance and stats. It includes the character's chaos penetration, death count, and number of kills, highlighting a good kill-to-death ratio. The paragraph ends with a note on the enjoyment of playing the character and a teaser for some gameplay footage showcasing the character's abilities in action.

Keywords

💡Strength stacking

Strength stacking refers to the strategy of accumulating strength points to enhance the effectiveness of various skills and damage output in the game. In the video, the character is a strength stacking Ranger, which means the player focuses on increasing strength to boost attack capabilities. The script mentions 'strength stacking attack based character' and discusses how strength is used to increase melee physical damage, which also applies to spell damage.

💡Deadeye

The Deadeye is a class of Ascendancy for the Ranger in the game Path of Exile. It provides bonuses to bow skills and critical strike multipliers. The video discusses a build that utilizes the Deadeye angle, which implies a focus on bow skills and critical strikes, aiming for faster gameplay and higher damage output.

💡Mapper

A mapper in the context of Path of Exile is a character build designed to efficiently traverse and complete maps. The script describes the character as a 'mapper' but not a 'buser' (busier), indicating that it is optimized for mapping rather than for running busier content like high-tier boss fights or challenges.

💡Cluster Jewels

Cluster Jewels are a type of jewel in Path of Exile that can provide various bonuses and passive skill tree points. The script mentions getting 'a lot of strength pathing to three cluster Jewels' and describes the specific bonuses they provide, such as 'increased effect of strength, life, attributes,' which are crucial for enhancing the character's power and survivability.

💡Battle Mage's Cry

Battle Mage's Cry is a unique jewel in Path of Exile that provides bonuses to the user's war cries. The script discusses using 'Battle Mage's Cry with call to arm support automated,' which means it is set up to automatically use war cries for increased damage and other benefits, emphasizing the build's reliance on war cries for its mechanics.

💡Warcry

A warcry in Path of Exile is a type of skill that provides various buffs and effects to the player and nearby allies. The script mentions 'red L Banner war cry' and 'Emperor's might' as part of the build, indicating that war cries are used to enhance the character's strength and overall combat effectiveness.

💡Iron Will

Iron Will is a notable passive skill in Path of Exile that grants increased physical damage reduction and strength. The script refers to 'Iron Will strength bonus damage applies to all spell damage as well,' which means that the strength bonus from Iron Will also enhances the character's spell damage, showing its importance in the build.

💡Tailwind

Tailwind is a notable passive skill that grants increased movement speed and projectile speed. The script mentions 'Dead Eye Tailwind,' which suggests that the build benefits from the enhanced movement and projectile speed for faster gameplay and better ability to navigate maps.

💡Onslaught

Onslaught is a buff in Path of Exile that grants additional action speed and movement speed. The script mentions 'Champion of the Cause some strength stacking,' which is related to the Onslaught buff, indicating that this buff is part of the build's strategy for increased speed and damage.

💡Focal Point

Focal Point is a support gem in Path of Exile that increases the damage of attacks against marked targets. The script refers to 'focal point for Mark effect for single Target,' which means the build uses this support gem to boost the damage dealt to marked enemies, enhancing the build's single-target capabilities.

💡Original Sin

Original Sin is a unique helmet in Path of Exile that converts all damage dealt to chaos damage and sets nearby enemies' chaos resistance to zero. The script discusses 'Original Sin' in the context of the build's gear, indicating that the character deals only chaos damage, which is a significant aspect of the build's damage output.

💡Sniper's Mark

Sniper's Mark is a support gem in Path of Exile that grants increased damage against marked targets. The script mentions 'Sniper's Mark' as a source of 'Big single Target damage,' which highlights its role in the build for boosting damage against specific enemies.

💡Iron Fortress

Iron Fortress is a chest armor in Path of Exile known for its defensive capabilities. The script refers to 'Iron Fortress' with a focus on its implicit mod that reduces extra damage from critical strikes, making the build more tanky and able to withstand damage.

💡Barrage

Barrage is a skill in Path of Exile that allows the player to shoot a spray of projectiles in a target area. The script mentions 'Barrage with void manip volatility and crit multi,' indicating that Barrage is used in the build for its area damage and synergy with support gems.

💡Flasks

Flasks are consumable items in Path of Exile that provide various temporary buffs and effects. The script discusses 'Mage Blood Mage blood flasks, diamond with armor movement speed with crits,' which shows the importance of flasks in enhancing the build's survivability and combat effectiveness.

💡Pantheon

The Pantheon is a system in Path of Exile that allows players to select minor gods to provide passive bonuses and active effects. The script mentions 'Pantheon' in the context of selecting minor gods like 'Brian King' for stun immunity, which is a strategic choice for the build's survivability.

Highlights

Introduction to a character overview video for a Strength stacking Deadeye Wander Ranger build.

The character is primarily a mapper with the potential for busier content if invested in.

The build uses the Deadeye ascendancy for faster gameplay compared to previous leagues.

All challenges and conditional T7 bosses have been completed with the build.

The build utilizes a strength stacking approach with three cluster jewels for increased effect.

Two split personalities with strength and life nodes are taken for survivability and damage.

The build features the use of Emperor's Mastery, attributes, and life nodes for further strength scaling.

Nature's Reprisal and Forbidden Flesh are used for wither stacking and damage.

Inertia, Champion of the Cause, and other notable nodes are taken for strength stacking.

The build uses Tailwind Ricochet and Endless Munitions for projectile and damage bonuses.

Focal Point is used for increased Mark effect and single-target damage.

Iron Will is key for converting strength to bonus damage for spells and attacks.

Battlemage's Cry with Call to Arms support is used for constant damage buffs.

Thread of Hope and other notable passive tree nodes are used for additional benefits.

Gear includes a crafted Onor Hoikan 2.0 wand with unique mods for chaos damage conversion.

The build uses Original Sin and Replica Alberon War Path for chaos damage dealing.

Chaos penetration is discussed in relation to the build's damage conversion.

The importance of Red Banner for infinite power and maximizing War Cry is highlighted.

The build's gear includes a variety of crafted and unique items for damage and survivability.

Flasks such as Mage Blood and Diamond Flask are used for additional stats and survivability.

The build's Pantheon choices are discussed for stun immunity and burning damage mitigation.

The build's overall performance is evaluated with a focus on kills and deaths ratio.