3.3 Charged Dash Voidforge Raider

I wanted to make a Voidforge build since I was unable to make one last league, so here's my take on a voidforge build that uses charged dash as its main attack.


WHY CHARGED DASH?

I thought of lacerate, but inflicting the bleed chance was not possible with voidforge so I'd need some weapon swap action. Big no.

I did not want to a cyclone build as I have done many cyclone builds and it works fine. I thought of Ele hit but didn't want to end up with the RNG fiesta of voidforge's element selection and ele hits element selection(although I can block some).

So it was now two things - charged dash or ice crash. Ice crash is ok, but charged dash felt smoother than ice crash.



Weapon: As for itemization, I chose Voidforge as it is cheap and strong for an elemental based build. A phys-based sword such as Doomsower will work. This is a non-crit version, so terminus est is out of the question. Links are Charged dash, Melee phys, Elemental damage with attacks, Maim, Hypothermia(or chance to bleed if possible),Increased area. Swap out Increased area for conc. effect for boss fights in higher tier maps(t15+).



Helmet: Aim for a helm with resists, life. Enchants such as charged dash has %more movement speed or Charged Dash has +4 to Radius of each Wave's last damage Area are QoL and not at all required.

Body Armour:

Loreweave, rolls are hard to determine. I went 50 life and stopped when I got a 50 life roll. If you wish, you can go for a 80 max res roll too. A 5-link ancestral warchief is a good setup. For uber elder, guardians or shaper fights, replace the blue gem with minion and totem elemental resistances.





Rings: A budget option is the mark of the elder ring along with a shaped ring with added phys. Spam Wailing or screaming contempt's on a shaped ring of your choice. You can also alt-regal a shaped ring, look for life+phys dmg to attacks+ resistances OR life+accuracy+resistances.



Amulet: Try not to use amulets that have gain #% of phys as extra fire/cold/lightning damage as they are not as strong as a good phys roll. Look for phys damage to attacks, a good accuracy roll, life and stats or resistances.



Gloves: 2 socket tombfists are probably the best choice. A murderous eye jewel + ANY OTHER JEWEL will work. You do not need a searching eye jewel as maiming the enemy does nothing but slow the enemy, maim support's 'take increased phys' does not apply to voidforge. A murderous eye jewel with phys to attacks or phys to sword attacks + life or resists along with a jewel with life+resists of any type is a good choice. If you cannot afford a 2 socket tombfist, run a 1 socket version with a good murderous eye jewel OR a spiked gloves with phys damage to attacks and attack speed and life.



Boots: Nothing too big, adjust your boots with some movement speed(20 or higher) along with resists so you can balance your wise oak.



Belt: Any base belt with life , elemental damage with attack skills and resistances. Rustic sash is an offensive option while leather belt and the stun recovery belt bases are defensive options.




Gameplay:
I don't have much to offer for gameplay as my laptop is old and is not able to record properly while playing poe, especially during fights like uber elder.

T15 basilica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujmCENX8dc0
Uber elder kill image, got mark of the elder and other trash :

FAQ:

WHY NOT CHANCE TO BLEED OVER HYPOTHERMIA?

I highly recommend you level up a chance to bleed gem from the beginning and try it out. I wasn't quite aware of it and did not want to end up buying one so I stuck with hypothermia.

WHY TAKE BOTTOM ROUTE TO PRIMEVAL FORCE?

4% increased ele dmg at level 90 isn't going to do much, so grabbing a chance to shock,freeze ignite is good as you will be shocking and freezing many high tier bosses(t15 or lower only).

WHY NOT TAKE ELE FOCUS SUPPORT?

Ele focus is a bunch of dmg, but you will be missing out on the ailments, which are pretty easy to apply with a voidforge.

BANDITS??

Kill all.


Tips for using charged dash:

Now that charged dash got reworked into a steer your own illusion exile kind of skill and the damage being stronger than I expected it to be, you will want to use charged dash like blade flurry with a blink at the end of channeling. The pulses at max channeling stages deals a good amount of damage, and you can hold on to it to keep distance or pull some other tricks as dodging an incoming threat by blinking to your illusion. Releasing will do more damage than the pulses, so use it as a finisher or as a movement to put yourself in a safe position.

Now I do not know if charged dash's pulses area damage overlaps, but I've determined that a ribbon shape around a tough target is the best way to deal a good chunk of damage with pulses and the release.


Pros:

Its almost like driving a car in poe. Charged dash is very flexible and you can often damage enemies without being in their line of sight. This can be achieved by steering your illusion into a chamber of enemies and letting the pulses finish them off. It is also very useful in steering you in the labyrinth around some corners that are normally not possible to do so with leap slam. Raider gives us all the mobility we need for charged dash to move and attack fast.

Cons:

Getting stunned is the worst feeling. Its like losing control of your character. If you get stunned, you will be ported to your illusion, and can lead to death if you're in a sticky situation to begin with. Mana cost is higher with higher attack speed, so avoid getting too much attack speed from the tree apart from raider's ascendancy notables and frenzy charges.

If you have any other questions for the build, post it below.

Nice build. I do really recommend Charged dash to anyone and everyone, it is really good and super fun. HOwever i am also 99.9% sure you cannot bleed with voidforge so dont use chance to bleed ( no phys dmg)

You don't use chance to bleed for the bleed, you use it for the flat added phys. damage which synergizes well with voidforge.

what would be your 5 link while working towards the 6-link voidforge?

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DrHuckNasty wrote:

what would be your 5 link while working towards the 6-link voidforge?

Either Maim or hypothermia. If you want a more reliable time shattering stuff, your 5-link should be Charged dash, Melee phys, Ele dmg with attacks, Increased Area and Hypothermia. If you want some maim action for reasons unknown, maim is your gem to go. The reason we keep increased area is to swap out for conc effect for bosses. Its on the same level as ele dmg with attacks with a huge boost to single target.