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A Fast & Cheap POE 3.23 Affliction League Starter - Rain Of Arrows Raider

Dec 04, 2023

In this guide, I want to introduce you to a really fast and cheap POE 3.23 league starter: Rain of Arrows Raider

In the POE 3.23 Affliction patch notes, you can see that many skills have received a +2 to their projectiles, and Rain of Arrows is no exception. 

Now, gem quality gives you +4 arrows but a smaller area, and this is a really good boost for single target damage. This is because previously, the clear speed was also good, but for a single target, it was not so much. So, this league, Rain of Arrows is going to be much better.

A Fast & Cheap POE 3.23 Affliction League Starter - Rain Of Arrows Raider

Progression

First of all, let me tell you why you can choose this build as a league starter. Let’s start with progression leveling

When the league starts, all players try to complete the acts and get to the maps as fast as possible and Rain of Arrows is really fast. Since starting from the second act, the clearing speed is fast and convenient. This means that you can quickly go through the acts and get onto the maps. 

Starting with maps, the situation gets even better since Rain of Arrows doesn’t need special POE Items and everything can be picked up from the floor or easily crafted using Essences or a Crafting Bench

Also, in my build, there is only one unique item: Hyrri’s Truth Jade Amulet, and it costs 1 Chaos Orb and on white maps it’s not needed at all. So, don’t worry, it won’t cost much POE Currency.

As for pros and cons of the build and how it works in general, everything is very simple and clear. On the maps, I just run with Blood Rage on and shoot arrows. They fall and monsters die. 

When it’s time to kill the boss, I call ballistas, use flasks and press for a Lightning Arrow, and after some time, the boss dies. 

This build is ideal for mapping Expeditions and Blights because it has a very fast mechanic that hits all the monsters around and you don’t even stop. So, there will be no problems on maps of any tier.

Path Of Building

In my build, I use Raider ascendancy, but you might be wondering why not Champion? I recommend choosing a Raider because of the large variability of build changes in the future. Since in the late end game, there may be problems with single target damage and you can easily change the build to Tornado Shot Venom Gyre or just go with Rain of Arrows. 

The only downside to this build is that it doesn’t directly deal high damage to a single target. But it’s still enough for red maps and invitations.

In PoB, on the skill gems page, I have created several sets of skill gems: several for acts, one for diversion without Critical Hits and the last one with crits for red maps. So, after the acts, try to change into diversion with crits. It will be more easy and do more damage. 

On the passive tree, I made options for leveling, a version without crits and two versions for end game. In one case, I use the cluster jewel and in second, Lioneye’s Fall unique jewel, which transforms these 10 passives and they begin to work for bows. 

POE 3.23 Rain Of Arrows Raider Passive Tree

Regarding items, everything is very easily described here. Before the end game, everything can be crafted in literally 1 minute or even taken from the floor. The main thing is to have all the resists and a good critical chance. 

POE 3.23 Rain Of Arrows Raider Gear & Gems

The situation with skill gems is similar. Everything is in the picture. Just watch and repeat. There are no expensive skill gems here, so they’re easy to get. If you go into the late end game and continue to play with Rain of Arrows, you can change the usual gems to Awakened to increase the damage.

Investment

If we talk about the cost of the endgame version, which easily farms all red maps, it is not more than 10 to 15 Divine Orbs and you can craft all the things by yourself. An amulet is unique, just buy it for 1 Chaos Orb.

About defense, it’s not so bad and just average. As any other bow builds with fast clearing speed, there is only one rule: you are fine as long as you run and shoot.

Therefore, if you’re looking for a cheap, fast and comfortable build that covers the entire Atlas except Uber’s in Path of Exile 3.23, Rain of Arrows is definitely for you!

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