Levelling links when you get to Lvl 28+: Essence Drain , Spellslinger, Controlled Destruction, Efficacy (lvl 31) Soul Rend , Spellslinger, Efficacy (lvl 31), GMP (lvl 38) Contaginion, Spellslinger, Inc AoE (lvl 38). You also might find a 1c-2c Praxis ring with minus mana helps. Ideally get one with at least -6 mana cost of skills (range -4 to -8) ... allows you to spam frenzy and Flame dash, basically. Trade link: www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/rKbe0zcQ
Best Levelling guide I've ever seen in poe. Your format is very good and you explain things in a very simple and understandable manner. Thumbs up and subscribed!
@@marcusnordstrom9251 this may be the build I needed to find some enjoyment this league. Looks smooth, easy to handle and fun! Please keep us updated. :)
Though I thought time stamp links would have helped a bit more with navigation, everything else is just amazing. The in-video time stamps show content 👍🏾, the easy pace of speaking makes it a lot easier to absorb info 👍🏾, the time taken to show skill tree progression 👍🏾, and a great build which has low requirements to start a league and is easy on the budget 👍🏾 Amazing stuff! Keep up the great work!
So tested this lvling process...was running a lacerate Gladiator...then seen this build and was impressed. So made a Shadow and took off...from 1-28 was actually really quick with bow/Caustic arrow. I didnt feel the need to use Toxic Rain at all..At 30 i finally switched to Spellslinger/Contagion...took a minute to get it working correct but once i did it was smooth sailing...Only thing i really had to worry about was links which wasnt bad for most..but Boots took me a minute to get the right one...also I would have definantly thrown in that Flamedash shouldnt be linked to CWDT...in the middle of a fight you will dash whereever...made it really glitchy to play. Other then that make sure resists are good and u wont have to worry about anything.....10/10 for league starter..
You can skip the ranger muleing and toxic rain if you want. Just grab cobra lash and link it with lesser poison and void manipulation. Been using it for mobbing and bossing with the same tree. Stacks poisons on enemies and boosts your HoAg pretty nicely as well. It does limit you to using claws and daggers but the claws can help with early survivability.
I Want to add, your guides have helped me the most in learning the game. Starting with the 1ex coc ice nova, then VD slinger and now this, I have made the most progress using your guides vs other ones on forums and other sites. Keep up the awesome work!
Really good guide, everything is step by step and clear which is really helpful for noobs like me trying to break into PoE. Most other guides I've found seem to require an advanced degree to get what they are talking about. xD
Hey Merc, Thank you so much for recommanding this build. I used to have an ED contagion Trickster back in legion. Even though it was a pretty good build back then, I really dislike the clunkiness of how ED Contagion works due to its 2 step cast nature. However this build fixes everything bad about ED Cont and makes it a truly amazing build! It even add in one of my fav skills (but lack in dps) back then -> Soul Rend. (I even have the cat mtx skin cuz I love the skill too much back then!) Now I have a much fluid and satisfying playstyle compare to back then, while keeping most of the power too!
[FOG] Shaka I sort of assumed this would be the case. Could Potentially re roll in to something else. Maybe toxic rain as that wouldn’t be too many tree changes?
as alternative i highly recommend smoke mine and putting detonate mines on left mouse skill over using flame dash - it gives blind and extra move speed. Also you can you use early from lvl 4 Puncture with pierce - great for single target on bosses and on act 2 switch CA to TR + using puncture as additional dmg.
The build is nice, i did some small changes here and there but overall really fast clear speed but i struggle with single target in red maps. Big fan of ed/contagion. Thank again for the build markus.
I have used your build and it's absolutely great however I would like to add what I have learned from it. In order to complete the 4th ascendancy trial, had to use the shield that gives you onslaught when your war cry, and I used the boots that give you a bonus to evasion during onslaught. Without war cry the defensive one that gives you endurance charges I was not able to complete it. Also even though alimentary equilibrium gives you a nice damage bonus when using flame Dash, I have noticed that the standard Dash is much better even though it comes with a DPS loss, instead of taking Elemental equilibrium, I went a little left in the tree and took the bonus nodes for life and Mana, and just to the left of that is a bonus for spell damage and I believe evasion. - linked with second wind, and war cry also socketed to bonus from second wind made a huge difference and survivability. Being able to Dash several times, with a very short cooldown made all the difference in avoiding a lot of the mechanics from izoro in the fourth ascendancy trial. I tried using flame Dash, but I have such little Mana available, and it's cool down its higher, that I found dssh to be much more reliable. Being able to Double Dash, then Double Dash just a second later was extremely helpful. I had no issues with the DPS loss from not using flame Dash Elementary equilibrium. I'm sure a little farther into the game it will become more useful, I'm currently level 83, and DPS is not an issue at all is so far I cannot justify spending the talents. More Mobility and better survivability seems to work out better for the play style. I'm not even using the totem setup even though I know that that gives you a nice bonus to melt a boss. Damage taken linked with wither synergized nice with the boots, and instead of the totem, I link Dash and war cry 2, extended duration support and second wind. It works really good and I think it makes the build even less gear dependent, as your bonuses all of your defenses and resistances and physical resistance all in one
The dual 3L version of this is still great for leveling with 2x Poet's Pen even after Spellslinger nerf. Obligatory newbie disclaimers: Spellslinger damage falls off a cliff vs manual casting in endgame, and EDC is notorious for weak single target DPS.
I was potentially interested in the CoC ice build you have later. What would be the best point to change over to that? Also, did you kill Sirus Lvl 8 yet?
I've been using this build too. I picked it up from LightyGaming :) it's super broken though. With harvest, I was able to craft 2 wands with +1 to chaos gems.
First, thanks for the guide. I have been following it and am at level 28 but, on the Passive Skill Tree, I am still 9 levels away from Atrophy. Also, none of the gems you say to use at level 28 are available except spellslinger, contagion, and wither. I checked Act 1, 2, and 3 gem sellers and do not see Soul Rend, Efficacy, or Essence Drain. Also, GMP is not available. I am not sure how you got all your Spellslinger setups available to you at level 28. My caustic arrow, toxic rain is doing plenty of damage so I will just continue along and see when they become available. But, it has been fun so far and I appreciate you taking the time to make these builds.
Hi Marcus. Im new to POE and found this build which seemed cool. Running SSF and just got ahold of soulrend to start the endgame-setup. I have a problem though. Both contagion and soulrend says "cannot use this spell". Nothing happens when i fire my frenzy shot apart from the actual frenzy shot. I have linked essence drain to controlled destruction and efficacy in a 3-link wand, contagion to spellslinger in the chest, and soulrend to spellslinger and efficacy in the gloves. I dont know how to trouble-shoot it. Can u help me?
While at it, any advice on other stuff, like Pantheons etc? The "green period" of this build was awesome, I just now reached act 3 in heist using it and switched over to the spellslinger setup (the parts I can do as some skills require lvl 31-38). With 3 spellslinger chains 99% of my mana is reserved so can't do anything or use any other skills at all. My DPS is way down, but I guess that's more due to having to level up all skills?
Hey , love this guide - alittle confused with the start of the passive as you say you are picking up chaos damage nodes but they are attack speed, so wouldnt you go for the top 3?
Hey merc Just started this build and don t know much about the game can you tell me what gear should i get like wand chest etc thank you The guide is perfect about how to level up and what gems should you put here in there
Thanks for your guide, it helped me so much, because I am new to this game. I used all your passives with a bow (chaos damage on everything), interlink and the phantom archer. So I only hit the first enemy, the arrow goes to the next, all areas have chaos, all are dying and the rest is done by the phantom (or my chaos golem ;-) ). Now I want to go in your direction, I have all gemme, but I dont know, how do you trigger all these flying projectiles in your video? I can only see, that spellslinger is activated, but how does this "magic" happen with the flying projectiles? Are you triggering it? I tried so many things today, but I can not see my mistake. Thanks for your help!
As an absolute beginner (well i have PoE on steam since 2017 or so but never got into it) this guide (and the one also noob friendly written for the Arc Witch) have helped immensely to overcome the big wall was keeping me from seriously trying it. The progression so far was very smooth, i still have a lot to learn about the game after act 3... all the end game stuff is alien to me, but i feel this is a very solid base. Now, i am playing on Standard, as a first run, would you recommend that or going through Harvest, for a new player? Thank you.
Leagues are generally better to play in, especially as a new player, because of economy being very inflated on standard if you want to engage in player to player trading.
What do you zhink about ED\Cont + Spellslinger, but Blight instead of Souldrend (without Spellslinger of course)? I might try this later today. (talking about post nerf here)
What about when you get a 6-link? When I look at your items on PoB I can see they have all of their sockets filled but when I look at the skills its missing some gems in some of the gear so im not sure what to fill all my sockets with.
Sorry, me again ;) Progressing nicely and have yet to die even once so quite happy. Still can't do the full spellslinger chains due to lacking mana, but getting there. My question is about the chain with Flame Dash, is the intention for it to make you jump away if you take to much damage? I removed the "Cast When Damage Taken" as it prevents me from using Flame Dash manually (which I rely on quite a bit). Maybe I should equip 2 lame Dash, one for the chain and one for movement?
How do I get the curse on hit at 12:10 Im very confused by what it is Edit: I found the answer curse on hit is reworked and now called Hextouch Support
Silly question, I'm new to the spellslinger thing, is there a way to make this a 6 link if you happen to come by the gear? Any end game goal gear to maybe work towards to further the build? Sorry if this is a lot to ask and I'm going to rewatch the video again cause maybe this was answered. My ADHD has seemed to kick in. :P
Will give an updated guide for end-game gear at the end of the week. 6-link for our essence drain is a huge dmg boost and is my goal to find. Slow to find anything in SSF:(
Hey, I'm sorry for a million questions, I noticed that you have Frenzy at level 6 in the PoB, is tehre a reason for that? I leveled mine beyond that point now and I'm starting to wonder if I screwed up.
it seems this build is no longer available on the new update @ 3.12.5b it says "Skills can't be used" I've placed the gems on a triple blue wand one is contagion and spell slinger. Any idea?
how to you use a mule? can you transfer items in harvest league or standard league or does it have to be something else? it doesn't look like stash is shared
You start a character in the same league and go to town with it. Then start the one you need a specific skill gem from and buy it after getting that one to town. Now you can put it in your stash and login to your first character.
You describe two 4 links (ED, SpellSlinger,Efficacy, Controlled Destruction) and (Soulrend, SpellSlinger, Efficacy, GMP) one 3link (Contagion, SpellSlinger, Encreased AoE) in your set up. Do all of these fire off the same one key press at the same time?
In Path of Building the gems have different levels. Is it important to follow these levels for this build to work? Also, what should be linked to Frenzy? POB says Faster Attacks, but the video says GMD. Thanks for a great guide, and a very enjoyable build!
There is no point in going spellslinger in 3.15, super nerfed. But you can use my leveling guide for self-cast essence drain that I was going to use for 3.15: drive.google.com/file/d/15IW2BymAGdBizd4VoR2PX70dbxWB-kY9/view?usp=sharing It's still really strong and I would use zizaran skill tree and listening to his video (there will probably be a new ziz video in a few hours)
i started harvest late and only lvled two characters this league (frost blade assassin starter into fire bv max block chieftain with extreme high end potential). if ggg does not destroy spellslinger or gut trickster, I am really set on going ed slinger. thanks for the vid!
I'm sorry incase someone else allready asked of this but I'm wondering about the Spreading Rott cobalt jewel ... it needs 40 int in range to be activated , yet you don't have them ... why put spreading rott in this case ?
You could easily swap 'evasion, energy shield, life and resistances' after 'resourcefulness' with 'intelligence' and aim for 'soul thief', but still that would give you 30 intelligence in range. Please correct me if I'm wrong :)
I'm fairly new to optimized builds and whatnot and i've been getting pretty frustrated trying to find a decent guide - so what i'd like to ask is, once you reached Atrophy in the passive tree, that was 44 total points (which is actually lv45, where you said "by now you should be level 28") so how are we supposed to have the 17 extra points for this full setup by lv28? Because unless i'm missing something, you only get maybe 4-6 extra skill points from the side quests before the end of act 3. I'm just so confused at this and it's rather frustrating when a guide says I should have X amount of skill points invested by X level and those numbers don't add up. Even without branching off from Coordination (Lv7 passive) whatsoever. Atrophy is still lv31 without considering the extra points side quest rewards. Just curious because there are so many bad guides i've tried in the last week.
Did my leveling guide after I had finished the character. Did not think it would be super importent if you pick the point now or 20 min later after you completed the act for more skill points. (Did not count the points) You still do the same thing like in the guide just a few minutes later after you leveled a bit more.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 just making sure I wasn't missing something. I've seen a few PoBs and thought "how am I supposed to have 53 points by level 30 according to this PoB??"
I'm using this build. Map clearing speed is very good. Is there any recommendation for the bosses kill ? Because if they have chaos resist, the fight takes a lot of time :)
Hi buddy, really love this paly style and cheers to this cool buidl! May I know are you planning on uploading an end game version of this build? Thank you =)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Really appreciated! I am doing really great with your guide at the moment. However, I am just uncertain how to build this towards end-game bosses like Sirus
I was having some difficulty getting everything to fire on separate pcs. Do you need to activate all the individual Spellslinger gems or should they all work off of activating one gem? When I put all the actions on one pc (a 4-link with the Cantagion, ED and soulrend with a sspellslinger) with a spellslinger gem, they all work together but it doesnt leave any room for support gems. When I put the action gems linked on separate pcs with their own respective spellslinger gem I find I have to activate all the spellslinger gems for the conglomerate to work as one.
I have just started using spellslingers after reaching level 30+. They definitely need their separate spellslinger gems. That way you can add support for each spell slinging skill. Don't forget to switch off or rather take out herald of agony as you can't have three spellslingers on with herald of agony activated. Anyways, it is no longer useful with spellslinger setups.
I love this buid ,ty .You do have a way with explaining the build that makes it easy to follow. P.S. will you post a new pastbin when you get the full build ,armor etc.. Thanks again.
Hi Marcus, me again; first, thx again for my "from-now-on" league starter, it´s just fun and awesome to play; I´ve noticed sth.., please correct me and comment: With frenzy and an imbued wand i had 2, 46 attacks per second; as Spellslinger has a fixed interval of .5 seconds; with 2,46 attack speed, u attack once every .4 seconds; so u sling at 0.0, attack again at 0.4 - u cannot sling again yet and then u attack at 0.8 - u sling - attack at 1.2 - no sling and so forth. Using power siphon instead of frenzy and a serpent wand i have 1.98 attacks per second so i sling the spells every time i attack therefore increasing dps a bit. Please tell me if i ´m wrong; of course u have to maybe swap controlled destr. for sth else if ED should profit from that......
because we are dmg over time we do not really need to worry about the amount of atk's we do. DPS is going to be close to the same amount anyway. We apply our DoT and then just wait:)
Awesome guide, thanks mate! Never have played an easier, yet stronger build while leveling! What are the best go-to items for mapping and best stats for upgrading gear in general?
So, for someone who is horrible with numbers, with the increased CD for spellslinger (and something else i forgot), what has changed about levelling a character this way? Im going for ED Trickster in Heist but Ive never leveled a shadow before.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Are you going to be updating this for 3.12? Or all that is needed is dropping soulrend? What should we use instead. Was looking to level with this.
does this still work? I can't seem to use all 3 skills at once with spellslinger because the mana reservation cost is way too much, even with the relevant passive reductions active. or did this get nerfed by now? can't seem to figure it out
lvling the same way but going with a 2 link spellslinger + Contagion, 3 link spellslinger + LMP + Soulrend and 3 link spellslinger + ED + Efficacy. There is almost no difference in lvling
In your video you ahve only one Spellslinger button but 3 active, how do you link so one button trigger all? I have to have 3 Spellslinger buttons to activate all 3.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Thank you for answering, not sure I made myself clear though. What I refer to is the part where Spellslinger reserve the mana for the chains, I need access to 3 buttons in order to reserve the ram for each chain. With all 3 chains active I have no ram for Flame Dash and can't use it. When you say level 28 and show your passives you seem to have a lot more points than me, I'm lvl 35 and not caught up with the shown three due to lacking skill points.
how does boss dmg on maps and lag compare with VD? thinking of switching because VD is lagging me bad, like having permanent temporal chains... feelsbadman
I may be missing something here but I just tried using the same items and tree with occultist instead of trickster, you lose a bit of defense but gain an extra curse and free chaos res which imo makes up for the loss of defense especially if you are playing SSF. Whats the benefit of Trickster vs Occultist?
You said to get Prolonged Pain before killing Kitava, so you don't have negative chaos resist.. How are you supposed to get 2nd ascendancy before the end of act 5??
Before killing kitava in act 10 you should do your 3rd lab. If you do it after it's going to be harder becuse your resistance is dropping after done with main story.
Levelling links when you get to Lvl 28+:
Essence Drain
, Spellslinger, Controlled Destruction, Efficacy (lvl 31)
Soul Rend , Spellslinger, Efficacy (lvl 31), GMP (lvl 38)
Contaginion, Spellslinger, Inc AoE (lvl 38).
You also might find a 1c-2c Praxis ring with minus mana helps. Ideally get one with at least -6 mana cost of skills (range -4 to -8) ... allows you to spam frenzy and Flame dash, basically. Trade link: www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/rKbe0zcQ
Pinned this comment to the top, thanks:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Np. Added trade link to Praxis ring .. I found that helps with levelling mana issues (so far anyway!)
@@zedzeduk how do u manage to use 3 spellsinger my mana doesn't let me hold one more lol i can only use 2
@@colorblindracist6739 I think I dropped inc AOE. See OPs other guide for complete build - uses different gems to the ones recommended in this one.
Best Levelling guide I've ever seen in poe. Your format is very good and you explain things in a very simple and understandable manner. Thumbs up and subscribed!
Sorry for the laggy gameplay:( Don't know why that happened for the leveling part of the video, did not lag in-game.
Marcus Nordstrom i dont get it do we now level with caustic arrow until 28 lvl or we switch to toxic rain at act 2?
@@skillforce3483 caustic arrow for aoe clear and toxic rain for bosses:) So 2 links at the same time.
Marcus Nordstrom so is the spellslinger all content viable?
@@skillforce3483 doing tier 10 maps on a 4-link without any problems:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 this may be the build I needed to find some enjoyment this league. Looks smooth, easy to handle and fun! Please keep us updated. :)
Nice guide. It's easy to follow and the explanation is simple yet informational. Keep it up!
I've been running VD spellslinger necro and it's been fun but this looks amazing! Day off work tomorrow so going to get into this. Thanks my dude
Make sure you also see the updated guide:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 the one titled "one button build guide"?
@@Robbi00 yes:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 thanks buddy... subscribed
Thank you for making this, really easy to follow along and understand. Keep it up!
Just decided on my league start on ps4. Thanks for the great video as always. Cheers
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I really like the format of the video! Keep it up! Well done.
Though I thought time stamp links would have helped a bit more with navigation, everything else is just amazing. The in-video time stamps show content 👍🏾, the easy pace of speaking makes it a lot easier to absorb info 👍🏾, the time taken to show skill tree progression 👍🏾, and a great build which has low requirements to start a league and is easy on the budget 👍🏾 Amazing stuff! Keep up the great work!
Been leveling this build today and got to maps within about 5 hours, it's amazingly fast :D
So tested this lvling process...was running a lacerate Gladiator...then seen this build and was impressed. So made a Shadow and took off...from 1-28 was actually really quick with bow/Caustic arrow. I didnt feel the need to use Toxic Rain at all..At 30 i finally switched to Spellslinger/Contagion...took a minute to get it working correct but once i did it was smooth sailing...Only thing i really had to worry about was links which wasnt bad for most..but Boots took me a minute to get the right one...also I would have definantly thrown in that Flamedash shouldnt be linked to CWDT...in the middle of a fight you will dash whereever...made it really glitchy to play. Other then that make sure resists are good and u wont have to worry about anything.....10/10 for league starter..
You can skip the ranger muleing and toxic rain if you want. Just grab cobra lash and link it with lesser poison and void manipulation. Been using it for mobbing and bossing with the same tree. Stacks poisons on enemies and boosts your HoAg pretty nicely as well. It does limit you to using claws and daggers but the claws can help with early survivability.
Thanks alot for this lovely video...you are truly teaching us to play PoE.
You are amazing!! I used the VD setup to level but this looks even more busted, making the swap over when i get more regrets lol
I Want to add, your guides have helped me the most in learning the game. Starting with the 1ex coc ice nova, then VD slinger and now this, I have made the most progress using your guides vs other ones on forums and other sites. Keep up the awesome work!
@@heidendragoon thanks for your kind words:)
Really good guide, everything is step by step and clear which is really helpful for noobs like me trying to break into PoE. Most other guides I've found seem to require an advanced degree to get what they are talking about. xD
My teaching degree finally come in to real use:P
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Your teaching degree very much helped. You understand us newbies! Well done.
I will try this one. Great video! :)
Hey Merc,
Thank you so much for recommanding this build.
I used to have an ED contagion Trickster back in legion.
Even though it was a pretty good build back then, I really dislike the clunkiness of how ED Contagion works due to its 2 step cast nature.
However this build fixes everything bad about ED Cont and makes it a truly amazing build!
It even add in one of my fav skills (but lack in dps) back then -> Soul Rend. (I even have the cat mtx skin cuz I love the skill too much back then!)
Now I have a much fluid and satisfying playstyle compare to back then, while keeping most of the power too!
im trying this build and ive never felt so strong while leveling... it is crazy
Is this shadow or trickster?
I mean shadow right
His video is different from the pastebin. Do we need to use multiple projectile support or controlled destruction for soulrend?
I know I'm pretty randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream new movies online?
@Randy Fisher Lately I have been using Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)
Nice one dude. Not enjoying the slow two handlers so going to start over with this 👍
This happened to me as well. I went earthquake juggernaut and I'm starting over already
Kevin Smith well dude this build FLIES. Rinsing through maps at lightning speed
@@wearestudiotonic then u get to red maps and cant kill a rare in less than 20 seconds
[FOG] Shaka I sort of assumed this would be the case. Could
Potentially re roll in to something else. Maybe toxic rain as that wouldn’t be too many tree changes?
@@wearestudiotonic that or self cast ed is good
Awesome video! Cant really find any that start right from lvl 1 so as a casual player I really appreciate this! \o/
as alternative i highly recommend smoke mine and putting detonate mines on left mouse skill over using flame dash - it gives blind and extra move speed.
Also you can you use early from lvl 4 Puncture with pierce - great for single target on bosses and on act 2 switch CA to TR + using puncture as additional dmg.
I have to try this build! I will get back with some feedback....well done Marcus!
The build is nice, i did some small changes here and there but overall really fast clear speed but i struggle with single target in red maps. Big fan of ed/contagion. Thank again for the build markus.
I have used your build and it's absolutely great however I would like to add what I have learned from it. In order to complete the 4th ascendancy trial, had to use the shield that gives you onslaught when your war cry, and I used the boots that give you a bonus to evasion during onslaught. Without war cry the defensive one that gives you endurance charges I was not able to complete it. Also even though alimentary equilibrium gives you a nice damage bonus when using flame Dash, I have noticed that the standard Dash is much better even though it comes with a DPS loss, instead of taking Elemental equilibrium, I went a little left in the tree and took the bonus nodes for life and Mana, and just to the left of that is a bonus for spell damage and I believe evasion. - linked with second wind, and war cry also socketed to bonus from second wind made a huge difference and survivability. Being able to Dash several times, with a very short cooldown made all the difference in avoiding a lot of the mechanics from izoro in the fourth ascendancy trial. I tried using flame Dash, but I have such little Mana available, and it's cool down its higher, that I found dssh to be much more reliable. Being able to Double Dash, then Double Dash just a second later was extremely helpful. I had no issues with the DPS loss from not using flame Dash Elementary equilibrium. I'm sure a little farther into the game it will become more useful, I'm currently level 83, and DPS is not an issue at all is so far I cannot justify spending the talents. More Mobility and better survivability seems to work out better for the play style. I'm not even using the totem setup even though I know that that gives you a nice bonus to melt a boss. Damage taken linked with wither synergized nice with the boots, and instead of the totem, I link Dash and war cry 2, extended duration support and second wind. It works really good and I think it makes the build even less gear dependent, as your bonuses all of your defenses and resistances and physical resistance all in one
Made most of this upgrades in my updated build guide on my channel:) I'm happy that you could make it work.
Thank you for a detailed guide
Great guide man thank you!
The dual 3L version of this is still great for leveling with 2x Poet's Pen even after Spellslinger nerf. Obligatory newbie disclaimers: Spellslinger damage falls off a cliff vs manual casting in endgame, and EDC is notorious for weak single target DPS.
I had a lvl 57 trickster, going the ED/Contagion route. This is much, MUCH better!
I was potentially interested in the CoC ice build you have later. What would be the best point to change over to that?
Also, did you kill Sirus Lvl 8 yet?
Would Power Siphon be an alternative to Frenzy? Great Vid, love the Char.....can those slung spells crit??
I've been using this build too. I picked it up from LightyGaming :) it's super broken though. With harvest, I was able to craft 2 wands with +1 to chaos gems.
Yeah. Sometimes the crafts get so lucky. I got a wand with chaos dot and +1 to chaos gems. And I also got a shield with +1 to chaos gems
First, thanks for the guide. I have been following it and am at level 28 but, on the Passive Skill Tree, I am still 9 levels away from Atrophy. Also, none of the gems you say to use at level 28 are available except spellslinger, contagion, and wither. I checked Act 1, 2, and 3 gem sellers and do not see Soul Rend, Efficacy, or Essence Drain. Also, GMP is not available. I am not sure how you got all your Spellslinger setups available to you at level 28. My caustic arrow, toxic rain is doing plenty of damage so I will just continue along and see when they become available. But, it has been fun so far and I appreciate you taking the time to make these builds.
ya. Same as me. But I think he used another character to buy those gem in advance for him (i also did the same)
This will be my next season starter...
Thank you.
I may even try this on SSF hardcore. We'll see how far I get. Got bored of the running the same things without any real penalties for dying.
Its a really strong league starter and get super tanky at end game:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Trying it with ethereal knives to help level. Got smacked in the garden with rain in act 2. lol
@Marcus Nordstrom how about bandits??? kill all or help alira for extra elemental def?
damn... now isee that i should killed all bnadits, but i have already helped alira... should i create a new character?
Hi Marcus. Im new to POE and found this build which seemed cool. Running SSF and just got ahold of soulrend to start the endgame-setup. I have a problem though. Both contagion and soulrend says "cannot use this spell". Nothing happens when i fire my frenzy shot apart from the actual frenzy shot. I have linked essence drain to controlled destruction and efficacy in a 3-link wand, contagion to spellslinger in the chest, and soulrend to spellslinger and efficacy in the gloves. I dont know how to trouble-shoot it. Can u help me?
While at it, any advice on other stuff, like Pantheons etc?
The "green period" of this build was awesome, I just now reached act 3 in heist using it and switched over to the spellslinger setup (the parts I can do as some skills require lvl 31-38). With 3 spellslinger chains 99% of my mana is reserved so can't do anything or use any other skills at all. My DPS is way down, but I guess that's more due to having to level up all skills?
Just reached lvl 31 and when I added Efficacy to the Spellslinger chains I could only activate 2 of them, not enough mana for all 3. :/
please update this one for endgame as there is not really much endgame version of the spellslinger version.
Working on it in SSF, slow to find the gear:(
Do you have any advice about gearing, pantheon, or flasks?
Well done! But only one doubt, 3blu links on wand but which gems in? I can put Frenzy skill in any green socket or in the weapon?
Hey , love this guide - alittle confused with the start of the passive as you say you are picking up chaos damage nodes but they are attack speed, so wouldnt you go for the top 3?
Yes, did a mistake in the video. Would recommend to look at my updated builders guide for a more optimised build.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Sorry dude wasn't nitpicking - i loved the video and just wanted to be sure i understood.
Hey merc
Just started this build and don t know much about the game
can you tell me what gear should i get like wand chest etc
thank you
The guide is perfect about how to level up and what gems should you put here in there
Look at my updated chaos slinger build guide for better gear and updated skilltree. Should not cost to much and be to hard to buy good gear:)
Thanks for your guide, it helped me so much, because I am new to this game.
I used all your passives with a bow (chaos damage on everything), interlink and the phantom archer. So I only hit the first enemy, the arrow goes to the next, all areas have chaos, all are dying and the rest is done by the phantom (or my chaos golem ;-) ).
Now I want to go in your direction, I have all gemme, but I dont know, how do you trigger all these flying projectiles in your video? I can only see, that spellslinger is activated, but how does this "magic" happen with the flying projectiles? Are you triggering it?
I tried so many things today, but I can not see my mistake.
Thanks for your help!
I have 3 spellslinger activating with me using frenzy atk (need to be a wand). Its soulrens, ED, and contagion that activates each time I use frenzy.
As an absolute beginner (well i have PoE on steam since 2017 or so but never got into it) this guide (and the one also noob friendly written for the Arc Witch) have helped immensely to overcome the big wall was keeping me from seriously trying it. The progression so far was very smooth, i still have a lot to learn about the game after act 3... all the end game stuff is alien to me, but i feel this is a very solid base. Now, i am playing on Standard, as a first run, would you recommend that or going through Harvest, for a new player? Thank you.
Leagues are generally better to play in, especially as a new player, because of economy being very inflated on standard if you want to engage in player to player trading.
After level 35 it’s stupid, just abosolutely mowing thru everything, can’t wait to test this in the new league
the build is great no doubt but the build main weakness is the stun from boss or heavy mobs,
@@herogin710 No prob if they are dead
@@herogin710 Best defense is a great offence
@@alilarhdiri9666 a budget toxic rain can heavily outdps a heavy geared essence drain on a8
Herodion Jr. Manongas yeah I played toxic rain it's pretty op, still with ed I can just cast it once and run around while TR u need to keep stacking
What do you zhink about ED\Cont + Spellslinger, but Blight instead of Souldrend (without Spellslinger of course)? I might try this later today. (talking about post nerf here)
Take a look at my updated guide from 3.11 and take away soulrend spellslinger. Still good for leveling:)
What about when you get a 6-link? When I look at your items on PoB I can see they have all of their sockets filled but when I look at the skills its missing some gems in some of the gear so im not sure what to fill all my sockets with.
There is an end game build guide that should answer all your question:) take a look at my youtube videos.
Sorry, me again ;) Progressing nicely and have yet to die even once so quite happy. Still can't do the full spellslinger chains due to lacking mana, but getting there.
My question is about the chain with Flame Dash, is the intention for it to make you jump away if you take to much damage? I removed the "Cast When Damage Taken" as it prevents me from using Flame Dash manually (which I rely on quite a bit). Maybe I should equip 2 lame Dash, one for the chain and one for movement?
you never want CWDT to activate Flame Dash, keep flame dash at higher level than what CWDT can cast :)
How do I get the curse on hit at 12:10 Im very confused by what it is
Edit: I found the answer curse on hit is reworked and now called Hextouch Support
is there any way you could provide the "pob" with lvling sections?
Will this work one 3.12. I love your build but i don’t know post nerf if it will work
Silly question, I'm new to the spellslinger thing, is there a way to make this a 6 link if you happen to come by the gear? Any end game goal gear to maybe work towards to further the build? Sorry if this is a lot to ask and I'm going to rewatch the video again cause maybe this was answered. My ADHD has seemed to kick in. :P
Will give an updated guide for end-game gear at the end of the week. 6-link for our essence drain is a huge dmg boost and is my goal to find. Slow to find anything in SSF:(
You can take some mana reserved nodes on the tree, theres one wheel near the start of trickster that I like.
Thanks man, keep up the good work!
@@joeybode4555 did pick them up after the video, did forget about that small node:(
Hey, I'm sorry for a million questions, I noticed that you have Frenzy at level 6 in the PoB, is tehre a reason for that? I leveled mine beyond that point now and I'm starting to wonder if I screwed up.
Can you make an update video showing the armor you are using
it seems this build is no longer available on the new update @ 3.12.5b it says "Skills can't be used" I've placed the gems on a triple blue wand one is contagion and spell slinger. Any idea?
In your prfile the chatracter does not wear an armour :/
Fantastic leveling guide, thank you, btw ¿ Is the order of the gems/links/colors important or it doesnt matter?
I would look at my updated build guide for a more optimised build:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 thanks so much
Could you please show us your items you equipped
Build is great. Destroying everything. Would love an updated end game PoB.
Will update the build soon, see my profil until then for the updates:)
how to you use a mule? can you transfer items in harvest league or standard league or does it have to be something else? it doesn't look like stash is shared
You start a character in the same league and go to town with it. Then start the one you need a specific skill gem from and buy it after getting that one to town. Now you can put it in your stash and login to your first character.
how to show the oil & colorful resistance?
How is single target dps on awakener 5 above? Last league my ED contagion bow build took a looong while to start slowly killing bosses.
dont do spellslinger in end game, rather respec into bv thats why you go shadow as well
Hi, are you not using auras?
Marcus do you think there is a was to make this build work with the Inpulsa Chest?
I guess a better question is there a chest equip that will work like the inpulsa for chaos damage...
Sporeguard right? I think I figured it out.
How does this compare to Ziz’s more block oriented build? More or less gear dependent?
This is fully SSF. Have no idea how Ziz guide compares to my take on chaos slinger. Would take a look at my updated guide for a better version of it:)
I see you have written out the leveling links once you get to level 28. Do you have a list for links for mapping ?
Look at my updated build guide:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 I can't seem to find it. Are you able to give me a link or another way to help me find it ?
@@mightie8295 th-cam.com/video/Si9DAtEcidw/w-d-xo.html
Marcus Nordstrom thanks a milllion!
Would this be HC SFF viable, should changes be made to the tree to make this happen?
You describe two 4 links (ED, SpellSlinger,Efficacy, Controlled Destruction) and (Soulrend, SpellSlinger, Efficacy, GMP) one 3link (Contagion, SpellSlinger, Encreased AoE) in your set up. Do all of these fire off the same one key press at the same time?
Yes, when I use my frenzy skill:)
In Path of Building the gems have different levels. Is it important to follow these levels for this build to work?
Also, what should be linked to Frenzy? POB says Faster Attacks, but the video says GMD.
Thanks for a great guide, and a very enjoyable build!
Just fully lvl the gems, but not the cast on damage taken setup. Don't bother linking Frenzy with faster attacks or GMP, such a small boost.
In the very beginning of the passive tree, should we take chaos damage or increased cast speed talents? Thanks.
Look at my new video and that skill tree for a more updated version:)
i was thinking to start with this build at this league but with all this nerfs.... can u make an update plz
There is no point in going spellslinger in 3.15, super nerfed.
But you can use my leveling guide for self-cast essence drain that I was going to use for 3.15: drive.google.com/file/d/15IW2BymAGdBizd4VoR2PX70dbxWB-kY9/view?usp=sharing
It's still really strong and I would use zizaran skill tree and listening to his video (there will probably be a new ziz video in a few hours)
i started harvest late and only lvled two characters this league (frost blade assassin starter into fire bv max block chieftain with extreme high end potential). if ggg does not destroy spellslinger or gut trickster, I am really set on going ed slinger. thanks for the vid!
This was by far my best starter, and it was SSF. Hope it doesn't get nefed:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 shoot. i jinxed it.
What is the skill beside Wither? The one that has a skull shape? And its links pls.
It's Blight that you are talking about I belive:) Take a look at my updated build guide for the best setup.
Is this build viable for T16+ content?
I'm sorry incase someone else allready asked of this but I'm wondering about the Spreading Rott cobalt jewel ... it needs 40 int in range to be activated , yet you don't have them ... why put spreading rott in this case ?
You could easily swap 'evasion, energy shield, life and resistances' after 'resourcefulness' with 'intelligence' and aim for 'soul thief', but still that would give you 30 intelligence in range. Please correct me if I'm wrong :)
You only need 40 int in the circle area, it doesn't need to be allocated.
I'm fairly new to optimized builds and whatnot and i've been getting pretty frustrated trying to find a decent guide - so what i'd like to ask is, once you reached Atrophy in the passive tree, that was 44 total points (which is actually lv45, where you said "by now you should be level 28") so how are we supposed to have the 17 extra points for this full setup by lv28? Because unless i'm missing something, you only get maybe 4-6 extra skill points from the side quests before the end of act 3. I'm just so confused at this and it's rather frustrating when a guide says I should have X amount of skill points invested by X level and those numbers don't add up.
Even without branching off from Coordination (Lv7 passive) whatsoever. Atrophy is still lv31 without considering the extra points side quest rewards. Just curious because there are so many bad guides i've tried in the last week.
Did my leveling guide after I had finished the character. Did not think it would be super importent if you pick the point now or 20 min later after you completed the act for more skill points. (Did not count the points)
You still do the same thing like in the guide just a few minutes later after you leveled a bit more.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 just making sure I wasn't missing something. I've seen a few PoBs and thought "how am I supposed to have 53 points by level 30 according to this PoB??"
hey man. i am running this build but i am at a dead end now. is there an updated version?
Yes, look at my channel:)
I'm using this build. Map clearing speed is very good. Is there any recommendation for the bosses kill ? Because if they have chaos resist, the fight takes a lot of time :)
Look at my updated guide, im using blight totem in the gloves for a 5 link.
why link for path of building, contains random next, and nothign else ?
Hey do you have a guide written?! That I can follow your introductions? The char looks very cool... Looking forward to do the same...
Have a updated build guide on my channel now, but no written guide:(
Hi buddy, really love this paly style and cheers to this cool buidl! May I know are you planning on uploading an end game version of this build? Thank you =)
Thanks:) At t13 maps now with the gear in the PoB I linked. Will try to find better gear here in SSF and make an update soon.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Really appreciated! I am doing really great with your guide at the moment. However, I am just uncertain how to build this towards end-game bosses like Sirus
@@jasonli1540 will probably update with more end game gear at the end of the week:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 how about bandits??? kill all or help alira for extra elemental def?
@@andreandrre2183 kill all
Hey Guys new to POE just wandering if u can still use this build now????
Can you use Occultist instead of Trickster? I want to go Occultist next leave because of the curse rework.
Might work better with the new reworks thats coming, but trickster is still king:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 thanks for the tip.
hey im using ur build but i dont know why u use that unique jewel except for the 8% chaos dmg. how u use the blight effect? greetings
Look at my updated build guide:)
I was having some difficulty getting everything to fire on separate pcs. Do you need to activate all the individual Spellslinger gems or should they all work off of activating one gem?
When I put all the actions on one pc (a 4-link with the Cantagion, ED and soulrend with a sspellslinger) with a spellslinger gem, they all work together but it doesnt leave any room for support gems. When I put the action gems linked on separate pcs with their own respective spellslinger gem I find I have to activate all the spellslinger gems for the conglomerate to work as one.
I have just started using spellslingers after reaching level 30+. They definitely need their separate spellslinger gems. That way you can add support for each spell slinging skill. Don't forget to switch off or rather take out herald of agony as you can't have three spellslingers on with herald of agony activated. Anyways, it is no longer useful with spellslinger setups.
I love this buid ,ty .You do have a way with explaining the build that makes it easy to follow. P.S. will you post a new pastbin when you get the full build ,armor etc.. Thanks again.
Thanks:) Made a new build guide with all the updates that you will need.
What does adding Soulrend do for us in this build? Just make clear better?
Clear and extra dps for bosses.
hard time to kill boss, any tips ? besides totem ? and phanteon ?
See my updated build guide:)
What would you use for the 6 link setup? Do you have a written guide by any chance?
Use swift affliction and void manipulation for the 6-link. No written guide:(
Marcus Nordstrom no worries, running this on console start tonight after trying to decide on a build for a full week 😂
@@alpapadonis1941 Started this last night for memes, was great, you wont be dissapointed!
Hey man. Great work, exactly what I was looking for as a League Starter. Would you happen to have an full PoB with early or late game items and gems?
Did a updated video guide on my channel:)
Hi Marcus, me again; first, thx again for my "from-now-on" league starter, it´s just fun and awesome to play; I´ve noticed sth.., please correct me and comment: With frenzy and an imbued wand i had 2, 46 attacks per second; as Spellslinger has a fixed interval of .5 seconds; with 2,46 attack speed, u attack once every .4 seconds; so u sling at 0.0, attack again at 0.4 - u cannot sling again yet and then u attack at 0.8 - u sling - attack at 1.2 - no sling and so forth.
Using power siphon instead of frenzy and a serpent wand i have 1.98 attacks per second so i sling the spells every time i attack therefore increasing dps a bit.
Please tell me if i ´m wrong;
of course u have to maybe swap controlled destr. for sth else if ED should profit from that......
because we are dmg over time we do not really need to worry about the amount of atk's we do. DPS is going to be close to the same amount anyway. We apply our DoT and then just wait:)
@@marcusnordstrom9251 u re probably right...thx^^
Awesome guide, thanks mate!
Never have played an easier, yet stronger build while leveling!
What are the best go-to items for mapping and best stats for upgrading gear in general?
Look at my updated build guide and the pinned comment for an dream item showcase:)
Do you have a complete PoB aswell? Like endgame what to aim for?
Best is to watch my profil in the description until the next guide gets updated:)
so dont kill Katava in act 10 until you get prolonged pain right?
Yes, make it easier to do the lab:)
So, for someone who is horrible with numbers, with the increased CD for spellslinger (and something else i forgot), what has changed about levelling a character this way? Im going for ED Trickster in Heist but Ive never leveled a shadow before.
I don't think anything have changed except need to drop sourend spellslinger. Can't see how CD will have an effect on this build.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Are you going to be updating this for 3.12? Or all that is needed is dropping soulrend? What should we use instead. Was looking to level with this.
does this still work? I can't seem to use all 3 skills at once with spellslinger because the mana reservation cost is way too much, even with the relevant passive reductions active. or did this get nerfed by now? can't seem to figure it out
nevermind, spellslinger got nerfed i see from 20% to 30% as starter
what about the mana reservation? how can you actually run 3 spell slingers without mana issue?
@Kostchtchle !_! ok i go self cast
lvling the same way but going with a 2 link spellslinger + Contagion, 3 link spellslinger + LMP + Soulrend and 3 link spellslinger + ED + Efficacy. There is almost no difference in lvling
In your video you ahve only one Spellslinger button but 3 active, how do you link so one button trigger all? I have to have 3 Spellslinger buttons to activate all 3.
You activate all the spellslingers like you do auras and then use barrage or frenzy with wand to activate them all.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Thank you for answering, not sure I made myself clear though. What I refer to is the part where Spellslinger reserve the mana for the chains, I need access to 3 buttons in order to reserve the ram for each chain.
With all 3 chains active I have no ram for Flame Dash and can't use it.
When you say level 28 and show your passives you seem to have a lot more points than me, I'm lvl 35 and not caught up with the shown three due to lacking skill points.
how does boss dmg on maps and lag compare with VD? thinking of switching because VD is lagging me bad, like having permanent temporal chains... feelsbadman
Think this will be 100x better for your computer then VD spellslinger. Bosses have been easy and all die pretty fast, but I'm only at tier 9 maps.
Can i use shaverone wrapping on this build?
Mbxextreme has a really good ES version with shaverone of this build:)
I may be missing something here but I just tried using the same items and tree with occultist instead of trickster, you lose a bit of defense but gain an extra curse and free chaos res which imo makes up for the loss of defense especially if you are playing SSF.
Whats the benefit of Trickster vs Occultist?
Think it less dps and defence. Every acendancy node is great on trickster:)
You said to get Prolonged Pain before killing Kitava, so you don't have negative chaos resist.. How are you supposed to get 2nd ascendancy before the end of act 5??
Before killing kitava in act 10 you should do your 3rd lab. If you do it after it's going to be harder becuse your resistance is dropping after done with main story.
@@marcusnordstrom9251 Thank you 😊
What should i add to my essence drain if i have a six link chest piece
Swift affliction and void manipulation
can i use carcass jack for this? nice build
Carcass jack will be good for even more clear speed:)