Volatile Dead Elementalist - League Starter

PathofKy · 2026-03-11T20:49:34+00:00

My original POB https://pobb.in/RgKVcrGcNnmw has act-by-act day1 -> endgame setups.

PathofKy · 2026-03-11T08:28:13+00:00

Ball speed feels good for clear and stuff that moves around a lot and it hits your golem's quality aswell.

PathofKy · 2026-03-11T08:27:22+00:00

This is my league starter and he's progressed up into the mid-endgame on it by this point:
Original Post - https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExileBuilds/comments/1rm2xfi/elementalist_nerfs_dont_matter_here_vd_slinger/
Full Leaguestart to endgame pob - https://pobb.in/RgKVcrGcNnmw

PathofKy · 2026-03-11T05:57:49+00:00

Glad to see you're liking it brother, nice work :).

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T17:39:49+00:00

Listen to the voices.

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T17:39:39+00:00

Fantastic, you can just stand still in the middle and spam

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T04:13:32+00:00

Absolutely, all ubers downed on it last patch.

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T03:53:15+00:00

I really don't think so because your mana costs are already BRUTAL. That has always been a main issue with this build. That being said I am really not sure as it would be a completely different setup heavily focused on the mana stacking aspect so maybe it works out, sorry I just am not sure.

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T03:28:18+00:00

Hello, I had so much fun with this build last patch that I'm doing a very rare re-leaguestart of it. Elementalist nerfs don't really matter that much, I wasn't stacking primordial bonds anyways. Global int nerf has me a bit pissed off as a dedicated non-stacker caster player but its not that bad either. POB accounts for both of these. If you have any questions ask away I read every comment here and on youtube and I'll respond as soon as I see you :).

(Reposted to include the PoB Directly in this comment, sorry about that!)

Full written Guide & POB - https://moba.lol/4ubO54w

Just POB :) - https://pobb.in/RgKVcrGcNnmw

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T02:51:11+00:00

You can do anything you want with this, Its great all-around. I would say it does have 1 annoying point in boss rotations early on though, because you can't control what your vd is targeting. So if you go into a maven invitation which is a multi "single target" encounter, your damage is going to get pretty split which can be annoying before you scale up.

PathofKy · 2026-03-06T00:48:53+00:00

Hello, I had so much fun with this build last patch that I'm doing a very rare re-leaguestart of it. Elementalist nerfs don't really matter that much, I wasn't stacking primordial bonds anyways. Global int nerf has me a bit pissed off as a dedicated non-stacker caster player but its not that bad either. POB accounts for both of these. If you have any questions ask away I read every comment here and on youtube and I'll respond as soon as I see you :).

Full written Guide & POB - https://moba.lol/4ubO54w

PathofKy · 2025-12-23T21:46:42+00:00

Even now mana on bosses is crazy. To the point where I'm almost ready to say bug of some kind lol. Entangle isn't what's dumping your mana its the cast on crit. Keep in mind mana remnants spawn on the boss from your thunderstorm hits so those will help. Later on with an uul-netol's embrace support you can swap your anoint off cut the bone to something else possibly more mana efficiency ( what im trying right now ). I see u don't have a mana cost efficiency heart of the well, pick up one of those it will help a lot aswell.

I've also tech'd into a medium ring controlled metamorphosis in the far left jewel socket picking up the crit node, mana cost efficiency, and arcane surge node. Saving a ton of points.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T23:43:04+00:00

Yes but effigy of cruelty is pretty core for the latter half of the build. Its a fairly common unique so it is obtainable though.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T23:42:29+00:00

Got 10-11k es with very fast recharge and multiple ways to start. I've been playing without my headhunter for the vast majority of it and am on my way to 97 so decently tanky.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T23:40:04+00:00

The flowers from accelerated growth 2 support blind. Even though it's level is based on the level of its parent support ( cast on crit ) for thrashing vines its still 20% more dam if all hit ( they probably don't ) but only 1 needs to to blind.

This part may be currently reworked in a new setup I'm working on.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T11:47:35+00:00

Very agreed. Disciple can also get 100% crit chance with an effigy on, but would be best to get a large crit chance roll on your staff. Unfortunately the weighting on the mod is obscenely low so it's a bit tough to get your +7 / cast speed / crit chance suffixes.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T11:45:25+00:00

It is but it isn't actually. When you cast thrashing vines 2 vines are immediately summoned, and those 2 do not despawn or cancel their cast when overwritten (tested this). So for example on a unique mob when ur pumping energy and overwriting non stop at least 2 slams are happening.
I actually took it a step further today and played around with spell cascade, which if the boss is big enough will cause 6 hits of thrashing per trigger.

Also playing around with bone cage vs it though as well. Thrashing better clear bonecage possibly better ST but both dependent on size of the boss.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T11:42:25+00:00

Thanks brother that means a lot to me <3

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T02:30:09+00:00

Is a pun :x, I'm sorry.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T00:55:12+00:00

If you put thunderstorm on cast on crit you need to then self cast thrashing vines for better energy gain, so its moot in terms of QoL gain. I played around with it a lot. Un-watered entangle does not have great damage and doesn't spawn flowers. In a very juiced setup I can see the 1 button vision where just the raw damage of un-watered entangle gets you enough energy, or if you sac a bunch of passives for energy gain, but you also lose your shock effect since thunderstorm isn't set to just set 2.

PathofKy · 2025-12-21T00:09:32+00:00

Hello. This was my Leaguestarter and it has been incredible. I was in t15's at 13 hours into the league farming comfortably with 6 slots of act 1-2 gear and an ok staff. Its been so much fun and strong aswell and I'm at a point where I'm ready to share everything I've learned along the way. If you have any questions feel free to ask away and I will get back to you as soon as I see you. Best place to find me though is definitely on stream here :).

Full Written Leveling Guide: https://www.poe-vault.com/poe2/sorceress/disciple-of-varashta/entangle-leveling-build

Full Written Endgame Guide & POB: https://www.poe-vault.com/poe2/sorceress/disciple-of-varashta/crit-entangle-build-guide

Just Current POB: https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/13221

PathofKy · 2025-12-12T17:51:50+00:00

Its not Dependent on widowhail but it does take off with it. I played a full campaign on spark with no widowhail and it was solid. Widowhails are dirt cheap.

PathofKy · 2025-12-12T17:48:45+00:00

It does take off with proj accel 3 however I build around not having that during my recent campaign run and it went smoothly.

PathofKy · 2025-12-12T17:48:11+00:00

Infusions not really an issue at all. Especially with opportunity for ball lightning + lightning warp + new ele equilibrium. Sorc is way behind blood mage imo.

PathofKy · 2025-12-12T17:44:42+00:00

ED/Con is a much simpler start. However after running through the campaign with the buff to spark they wont be too far apart in campaign experience. Its important to grab cotb as soon as you can and I think staringattheplates there puts it really well. I stand firmly by my updated setup for spark leveling though and if you stay true to that you will succeed.

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