3.23 EXPLOSIVE ARROW BALLISTA ELEMENTALIST - League-Start to End-Game. Easy mode.

The last skill in the bow's skilltree is "Socketed gems are supported by Level 10 Less Duration."
Got this thing, the Reduced Duration will work with EA too. Does it have any drawback? The EA mechanics are not entirely clear to me, has been a while playing this.


The totems having less life is probably not a big deal, since they are easy to summon?

Does this build still use the totem and flame wall stuff early on or do we now have access to the bow and ballista super early?

Sorry if this has been answered before but I haven't touched PoE for a few leagues now and am not sure what is possible currently.

EDIT: I looked at the PoB for each act and the notes but its admittedly not the easiest thing to understand and read. Is there a leveling clarification that could occur please?

Ok this is build is extremely confusing. You have completely different skill gem setups in the text guide from what's in the pob and the pob lists 2 different sets of skills? Your notes section says transition into using the build with these skill setups but then in the skill setups section of the build you have completely different skill gems and again those don't match with what you have written in the text. I cannot figure out what skills I should be using.

I'm in act 6 and the skills listed in your leveling skills section take several minutes to kill a rare enemy. I tried turning over into the skills in the skill section on the pob but it wants the awakened versions of some skills which I definitely don't have. Is it ok to use the non awakened versions? Am I supposed to ignore that and just use the setups in the notes? Or use trhe skills in the text version on this page?

Is there any hope that the PoB can be cleaned up a little? Between it and this post, you've got 3 different gem setups... The one on your PoB has the Auras set up around a level 3 and 4 enlighten support lol.

Also, as someone mentioned earlier, Reservation Mastery doesn't do anything since we aren't also reserving life, it's a wasted point.

i think i might be super stupid but i find the EA totems shoot through most all yellow and orange named enemy's and some blue can someone help on this? i am starting to use the early - maps section i do need to still respec some points but i have pretty much all the nodes the ones i'm missing are beyond quickstep toward watchtowers.


Edit: nvm found out my gloves had pierce on them.

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KodiakX wrote:

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tohm wrote:

might be a stupid question but what kills do you use to level before you get balista totem?

This is in the "Notes" section on POB import. Basically Holy Flame Totem / Wave of Conviction / Fire Wall

thank you very much. not real familiar with using pob

I guess if there's massive discrepancies between the OP and the PoB, we just use the tankier options first? If we have to choose between defnensive auras and offensive auras like malevolence and precision, stick with the defensive ones?

I just follow Palsteron's guide, he made a 3.21 version over on youtube...got PoB, Leveling sections, different gear etc.

How is this build dealing with the loss of 20% fire DoT multiplier being removed from fire mastery? It's still slaying but lost near 2m dps.

having fun with the build. One question tho, does having 15% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit with Attacks (crucible) negatively affect the build?