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3 Best Lightning Builds In Path of Exile 3.21

Jun 08, 2023

In this article, I’m going to talk about my top three lightning builds in Path of Exile 3.21.

1. Arc Totems

The first build of our shocking selection is the Arc Totems Hierophant with the Templar class. On this build, we use many totems that cast the arc skills for a fast and safe clear speed.

Pros & Cons

Listing the pros of this build, I would start with how cheap and easy it is to complete your atlas using this build. With almost no investment, you have a powerful safe and fast character that will be the perfect currency farmer for this and future builds.

Now, to list the cons, this build doesn’t have access to evasion on spell suppression. But don’t worry, totems builds are very safe to play. Another issue is that some players might find this gameplay to be a little tedious and too easy. But as you know, this is just a matter of taste.

Path of Exile 3.21 Arc Totems

Budget

As for budget, this is one of the cheapest builds in existence. You can get a destroying early endgame map with only around 35 Chaos Orbs.

To comfort to advance to Yellow Maps, I recommend investing around 90 chaos. And for easily completing our atlas, I recommend investing around 3 Divine Orbs. But you can totally do it with less.

Unique Items

This build needs three mandatory unique items. But they are normally very cheap and easy to get.

The first one is the Soul Mantle armor that causes socketed gems to be supported by a level 20 Spell Totem. This grants us an extra support skill gem.

We also need a Kikazaru Topaz Ring to counter the effect of curses. This is because of a side effect of the Soul Mantle that will apply a random curse on you whenever a totem dies.

Finally, we also need a Self-Flagellation jewel that grants up to 20 increased damage for each curse on you. Thanks to Soul Mantle, you’ll be always with around 9 curses, resulting in 180% increased damage.

Clear Speed

For clear speed, this build gets 9 out of 10.

Arc is an awesome skill that chained to many enemies and easily clear big packs. This build counts with four totems, casting this amazing skill.

Boss Damage

The boss damage deserves 9 out of 10. With the right debuffs and all four totem summoned, this build can take even big bosses down without any issue.

Survivability

For the Survivability, I’ll also give it 9 out of 10.

As a totem build, you always be far from action while your totems do all the work. So, if you know how to mind your position, you can easily complete high tier maps with low grade gear.

Above all, this build still comes with high armor and high block chance.

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2. Spark

Next, we have a very popular build, the Spark Inquisitor. also with the Templar class.

Spark is an erratic lightning skill that runs on the floor killing any living thing that has a misfortune of crossing its way.

Pros & Cons

To list the pros of this build, I would start with how easy and simple it is to play it. You don’t need to aim or anything. Just cast the Spark and they will run on their own and get the job done. This build also needs only one mandatory or unique item and counts with great boss damage and survivability.

To list the cons, I would point that the clear speed is not very smooth. Because you end up having to cast Spark many times. It’s almost like a Raging Spirits build. Another issue would be the lack of evasion and spell suppression. But don’t worry, we have many other defensive layers.

Path of Exile 3.21 Spark

Budget

As for a budget, you can get a destroying early endgame map with only around 85 chaos.

To comfort to advance to Yellow Maps, I recommend investing around 120 chaos and for easily completing atlas, I recommend investing around 4 divines.

Unique Items

You need only one mandatory unique item for this build, the Call of the Brotherhood ring that converts 40% of lightning damage into cold damage. This is great because it freezes enemies for more survivability.

And we also use Herald of Ice for more clear speed.

Clear Speed

For Clear speed, I’ll give it 8 out of 10.

Spark projectiles have a long duration and pierce enemies. So, after you cast them, they go through a long distance, killing many of them. But since you can’t control their path, you end up having to cast many times, and that might slow you down a little.

Boss Damage

The boss damage is great and reserves 9 out of 10, especially when you find yourself in a closed arena where the Spark projectiles can hit the target many times.

Survivability

For the survivability, I’ll give it 9 out of 10.

This build counts with an amazing regeneration, huge life plus energy shield pool, high armor and block chance. This can even be better if you invest a few Chaos Orbs buying a Replica Soul Tether belt for the Corrupted Soul.

3. Lightning Arrow

Finally, we have the build that took everyone by surprise on Crucible, the amazing Lightning Arrow Deadeye with the Ranger class.

With all those returning projectile shenanigans that Crucible brought, we now live in the time of archers with very little investment that pretty much doubled most of the attack on projectile damage.

Now Lightning Arrow got even more with its Vaal version. That is awesome to kill bosses.

Pros & Cons

To list the pros of this build, I’m not sure if I would start with its clear speed or boss damage. Because both are out of this world. This build is also not complicated to put together. It’s definitely the perfect mid-league build to be playing right now.

To list the cons, I will start with its cost. Because of Lioneye’s Fall, this build is quite expensive right now. But I’m sure that in a few more weeks, the prices will drop.

Path of Exile 3.21 Lightning Arrow

Budget

About the budget, as I just mentioned is an expensive build right now. You need around 5 Divine Orbs to put it together.

Unique Items

You only need two mandatory unique items for this build.

The first is, of course, the Lioneye’s Fall Jewel, that grants many useful nodes in our passive tree. Next, we also need a Yoke of Suffering amulet that causes all of our Elemental Damage to shock. This way, our enemies take a lot more damage.

Clear Speed

For clear speed, I’ll give it 10 out of 10.

You fire many projectiles with high attack speed and those projectiles return to you, pierce enemies and bounce off walls. You even have your Mirage Archer to fire more projectiles. No one can survive that.

Boss Damage

The boss damage is also amazing and deserves 10 out of 10.

Using two Vaal Lightning Arrows plus your Ballistas on bosses will kill them so fast that you won’t believe it.

Survivability

For this survivability, I’ll give you this build 9 out of 10.

You’ll have armor evasion and spell suppression that grants almost 50, 000 effects of HP. But the main reason why this build is safe is because you can kill everything from a huge distance. You just need to mind your position.

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