Vaal Storm Call is a vaal spell that sets a marker at a location. While the marker remains, lightning strikes random enemies near it, dealing damage to them. After a short duration, a large bolt of lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers from this skill. Storm Call is a spell that sets a marker at a location, and after a short duration the location, as well as the other marks you've placed, are struck with AoE lightning.
PoE 3.6 Pathfinder Vaal Storm Call Build
This build aims to combine the newly buffed Cast on Critical Strike Support with the many projectile synergies from the Pathfinder ascendancy into a fast-paced mapping character with respectable single target damage. This build is highly customizable to your liking, so this guide just shows my variant of the build. Check out pros/ cons before considering playing this.
Pros & Cons:
+ Fast
+ So fast, you can't get hit
+ Fast
+ Fast
+ highly customizable to your liking
+ high exp per hour (easy 500-750mil exp/h at lvl 87)
+ MF viable
+ the more currency you dump into it, the better it gets
- So fast, you don't know what is going on
- Inconsistent (needs some time before it gets going)
- Not beginner friendly
- expensive
- can't do bosses
- can't kill mobs that have high hp (beasts, essences)
- can only run certain layouts fast
- only like 6-8k es
- needs support to be good
- best way to use this char is for pure exp gain
Ascendancy:
Natures Boon - Master Alchemist - Nature's Adrenaline - Veteran Bowyer
Bandits: Alira
Pantheon:
Soul of Brine King for Stun safety, Soul of Garukhan for move speed
Gems Link:
Vaal Spark - Increased Critical Strikes - Faster Projectiles - Added Cold / Lightning Damage - Skill gem that increases the amount of monsters you hit: I use Pierce, Fork / Chain are also viable options - Damage Support Gem, for example, Increased Critical Damage or Controlled Destruction
Vaal Storm Call- Less Duration - Added Lightning Damage - Increased Critical Strikes
Herald of Ice - Innervate
Herald of Thunder - Curse on Hit - Curse (Assassins Mark, Warlords Mark)
Discipline, if you can handle mana cost
Immortal Call - Cast when Damage Taken]
PoB Link: https://pastebin.com/75SFNQ25
Skill Tree: http://poeurl.com/cloK
Example Link: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2471801
PoE 3.6 Pathfinder Storm Brand Build
The nerf to Storm Brand was not bad at all! If my math is correct it should be around a 25% dps loss from the nerf. Our damage should still be fairly comparable and fine for doing all bits of content. When we finished this league my PoB on bosses was around 800k dps ON shaper which is plenty of damage，but the required PoE Exalted Orb is also a lot.
Pros & Cons:
+ Pathfinder Ascendency means you have infinite flasks
+ IMMUNE TO ELEMENTAL AILMENTS like FREEZE SHOCK AND IGNITE and an increase chance to cause those same ailments by 20%!
+ Clears effectively and looks cool as HECK
+ Can do all content!
- Low hp
- Cannot do Elemental Reflect
Ascendancy:
Nature's Boon > Nature's Adrenaline > Master Alchemist > Master Surgeon
Bandits:
Kill all for +2 points or Alira - Both are great for us
Pantheon:
Major : Soul of Lunaris (more survavibility)
Minor : Soul of Garukhan (more movement speed) or Soul of Shakari (poison immunity)
Gem Links:
4-link
Vaal Storm Call > Less Duration Support > Lightning Penetration > Concentrated Effect
4-link
Herald of Ice > Ice Bite > Innervate > Enlighten(lv 3+)
4-link
Cast when Damage Taken(lv 1) > Immortal Call(lv 1) > Increased Duration > Vaal Righteous Fire(lv 20)
3-link
Brand Recall > Empower > Arcane Surge (lv 4)
2-link
Flame Dash > Faster Casting
2-link
Herald of Thunder > Enlighten(lv 2+)
Switch from Herald to Aspect of the Spider when you can.
Ring
Wrath
PoB Link: https://pastebin.com/8ZMDisZ9
Skill Tree: http://www.poeurl.com/ckV8
Example Link: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2302486
PoE 3.6 Pathfinder Toxic Rain Build
Using the new skill Multiple Totems Support and Skirmish Quiver, you can get 4 totems shooting AND you bow attack plus Mirage Archer, all at the same time. The rest is just balancing attack speed, chaos damage and skill duration.
With this build, CA is useless agains bosses, very slow. It does give you better map clearspeed, even on T16 maps, because of the faster burst of damage it produces at start compared to TR...but you will have trouble killing syndicate members in maps. Also, survivability is decreased, since you don't leech almost any life (at least TR has many hits, so leeching while not great, still helps a bit).
Pros & Cons:
+ decent AOE
+ great single target damage without Barrage or Elemental Hit
+ great clear speed with usual high Pathfinder mobility
+ permanent flask uptime
+ no need to PIERCE heavily, like in CA setup
+ REFLECT IMMUNE (all reflect!)
+ 45-65% dodge
- Still pretty squishy as relies mostly on acrobatics and Evasion. Leech is there, but pretty low with Quill Rain
- stacking Virulence is harder with a slow bow
- mana issues are there because of high APS (for Quill Rain)
- 111 INT required for proper gearing
Ascendancy:
1. Nature's Reprisal
A huge buff for the area of effect and chaos damage! Take it first
2. Nature's Adrenaline
Let's go fast! Take it as 2nd Ascendancy to level faster.
3. Nature's Boon
Endless flask? Yep, we want it! Our 3rd Ascendancy.
4. Master Toxicist or Master Surgeon
Now u can choose between those 2.
Take Master of Toxicist if u want to push your damage.
Master of Surgeon is perfect when u don't want to run an extra anti-bleeding flask. Also, a good point is the extra life recovery.
Bandits: Kill all or help Kraityn
Pantheon:
Major God - Soul of Lunaris (Capture all the options)
Movement speed and huge defense
Minor God - Soul of Garukhan (Capture Stalker of the endless dunes)
Movement speed and evade chance.
Gems Setup:
Toxic Rain Setup Socketed in Bow
Toxic Rain + Mirage Archer + Vicious Projectiles Support + Void Manipulation Support + Swift Afflication + Efficacy Support
Wither Totem Setup
Spell Totem + Wither + Faster Casting + Multiple Totems Support
Cast when damage taken Setup
Cast when damage taken + Immortal Call + Increased Duration + Phase Run
CWDT(1) / IC(3) / ID(20) / PR(3)
Vaal Blight Setup
Vaal Blight + Increased Duration
Blink Arrow Setup
Blink Arrow + Faster Attacks Support
Other Gems
Clarity, Summon Flame Golem, Blood Rage
Aura Setup
Grace + Empower
PoB Link: https://pastebin.com/zsagmLhs
Skill Tree: http://www.poeurl.com/cju5
Example Link: http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2208830
