This Path of Exile build is insane! With the recent changes to the Archmage Arc, we are now dealing over 220 million damage with our crackling line setup. Even the new tier 17 bosses can't stand a chance against us. Our build focuses on hierophant ascendency for the best mana support, plus one to maximum power charges, and endurance charges. With Divine guidance, we can't die as long as we have any amount of mana remaining, and we can even run righteous fire for extra spell damage boost. Our items include Void Battery, Crown of the Inward Eye, Cloak of Defiance, and Zerphi's Heart for maximum mana and mana regen. Our gems include Arc, Crackling LS, Wrath, and Conductivity. Don't forget to use our unique jewels, including Watcher's Eye, Militant Faith, and Adorned for extra spell damage.

The recent changes to the Ark Mage in Path of Exile have given a huge damage boost to the lightning spell caster build. The build can deal over 220 million damage with the crackling line setup and 100 million damage with the casual Arc setup. The build focuses on Mana support and lightning damage, with the Hierophant as the best ascendency choice. The passive tree remains unchanged from its previous iteration, with a focus on Mana, lightning damage, spell damage, cast speed, spell crit chance and crit multi, Mana region and Life. The build uses specific items, including the Void Battery wand, Crown of the Inward Eye, Cloak of Defiance, and a synthesized ring. The gems used include Arc, Ark Mage, Crackling L, and Wrath. The build also uses specific jewels, including a Watchers eye, Militant Faith Timeless Jewel, and Adorned Jewel.

How to Build the Best Lightning Spellcaster in Path of Exile 🌩️

Key Takeaways

• The Ark Mage changes have given a huge damage boost to the lightning spell caster build in Path of Exile.
• The build focuses on Mana support and lightning damage, with the Hierophant as the best ascendency choice.
• Specific items, gems, and jewels are necessary to maximize the build's potential.

The Ascendency: Hierophant 💫

The Hierophant is the best choice for the lightning spell caster build in Path of Exile. The Arcane blessing node grants a 20% more spell damage boost when Arcane surge is active. Conviction of power grants +1 to maximum power charges and endurance charges, which is essential for power charge stacking. Divine guidance increases maximum Mana and makes it so that 10% of all damage is taken from Mana before life, making the build nearly unkillable with the Agnostic Keystone and Mind over Matter.

The Passive Tree 🌳

The passive tree remains unchanged from its previous iteration, with a focus on Mana, lightning damage, spell damage, cast speed, spell crit chance and crit multi, Mana region, and Life. Two large cluster jewel setups add powerful damage notables, such as Practiced Caster, Sappy, and Scintillating Idea. Mastery choices include spells that gain intensity, +1 to maximum intensity, +15% to maximum shock effect, 3% increased damage per power, frenzy, or endurance charge, and +25% to Critical Strike multiplier against unique enemies.

Specific Items: Void Battery, Crown of the Inward Eye, and More 🏰

The build uses specific items, including the Void Battery wand, which grants +1 to maximum power charges, Global crit Chance, cast speed, Mana, and lots of spell damage with power charges. The Crown of the Inward Eye is essential for its General Life and Mana stats, and it grants +1 to maximum power charge corruption. The build also uses the Cloak of Defiance, which grants Mind Over Matter Keystone for free, saving many passive points on the passive tree. The Zerphi's Heart amulet grants increased Mana and Mana region, while specific synthesized rings with 6% increased spell damage per power charge implicit spam are necessary.

Specific Gems: Arc, Ark Mage, Crackling L, and More 💎

The gems used include Arc, Ark Mage, Crackling L, and Wrath. The main six-link setup is Arc, Ark Mage, Power Charge on Crit, Inspiration, Awakened Spell Echo, and Awakened Light Penetration. The four-link guard setup contains Arcane Cloak, Arcane Surge, Increase Duration, and Enhance. The four-link damage support setup includes Wrath, Eternal Blessing, Righteous Fire, and Empower. The moving setup uses Lightning Warp, Faster Casting, Less Duration, and Swift Affliction.

Specific Jewels: Watchers Eye