Hello, I’m Huy. 👋 I’ve been playing Path of Exile on and off for about 6 years. After numerous requests, I’m finally writing my second guide after 2 years (first guide: [url="https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1992005"]Huy SRS[/url])! This build was played for the entirety of Legion League and was able to complete all the services provided here: [url="https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2575156"]Service Thread[/url]. I started the league with this character and did everything (up to Uber Elder) with a reasonable budget. Since I enjoyed the character so much, I continued to min/max the character for the rest of the league to what you see currently. It starts off solid on a budget and then has the potential to scale into absolute insanity with proper investment. 💥
I get very excited about theory-crafting and both welcome and encourage discussion about this build both in the forums and on my Discord ([url="https://discord.gg/b7kh68Q"]You're Invited[/url])! Catch me at [url]https://www.twitch.tv/iHuy[/url] or in game [span color="#f08df7"]@iHuy[/span] and feel free to ask any questions or make suggestions. Thanks!
[spoiler="What I'm Currently Working On"]* Polishing the guide.
* Making a video to accompany the guide (need to learn Adobe Premiere). Help appreciated! 😂[/spoiler]
[b]☝ Extremely Accurate Diagram of Shockwave Support[/b]
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[b]This new support gem is a core mechanic of the build![/b]
[list][li]It’s a support gem that triggers when you hit a monster every 0.71 seconds (gains cool down reduction with level).[/li]
[li]Shockwave benefits from the support gems linked to the trigger skill (i.e. Cyclone).[/li]
[li]Therefore, we maximize the benefit of shockwave by only linking gems that work with both cyclone and shockwave. This means that shockwave benefits off the increased + more aoe from support gems + skill tree.[/li]
[list][li][span color="#5EE075"]Relatively budget build to start (SSF viable!). Uber Elder is relatively cheap (at the time of writing this guide 😏).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Able to scale to crazy levels with proper investment.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Super Flexible Build: good clear with solid bossing. Any Content in the Game. Any map mods (as long as both reflects are not together, any mod is doable with proper swaps).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Able to 5 Emblem Carry with full 6-man Party (w/ proper pepega gear).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Smooth Mapping with satifying boombooms from shockwave and speed from cyclone w/ big boi AOE.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Strong Boss Killer: Uber Elder, Uber Atziri, Aul, etc. with vaal double strike + impale.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Fast and fun Delving (still testing 500+ depth).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Any map (including Hall of Grandmasters).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Any map map mod: Physical Reflect - swap in Hrimsorrow/burn + Physical to Lightning Support. Elemental Reflect - swap in Brutality Support. Both Reflect - Cry. [/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Shockwave is super satisfying burst while cyclone provides smooth movement through packs, they work very well together 🙂.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Shockwave can bypass proximity shield (since the origin of the shockwave is from the monster).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Great sustain with multiple sources: regen, leech, high effectiveness blood of karui (up to 3k/s), warcry with warbringer (25%/1.74s).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]0 mana cost for skills so you can 100% reserve your mana. also don’t have to worry about no regen.[/span][/li]
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[b][span color="#E7695B"]Cons[/span][/b][list]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Complex character with a lot of mechanics that work together. not having proper links, mechanics active will be a big hindrance.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Need to swap a lot of gear for different types of content (for reflect, etc).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]The super pepega version can be quite expensive to min max (as it usually is with most builds).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Very socket intensive (ideally able to do with 2 unset rings).[/span][/li][/list]
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[spoiler="Defense"][list][li]5 Endurance Charges (generated with Enduring Cry, Smashing Strikes - Endurance Charge on Critical Strikes).[/li]
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[hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/Wh6HaZN.png[/img] [b color="#faef28"][3.7] Huy’s Crit Shockwave Staff Cyclone Berserker Guide: The Pepega[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Wh6HaZN.png[/img]
[hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/lYF227B.gif[/img]
Hello, I’m Huy. 👋 I’ve been playing Path of Exile on and off for about 6 years. After numerous requests, I’m finally writing my second guide after 2 years (first guide: [url="https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1992005"]Huy SRS[/url])! This build was played for the entirety of Legion League and was able to complete all the services provided here: [url="https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2575156"]Service Thread[/url]. I started the league with this character and did everything (up to Uber Elder) with a reasonable budget. Since I enjoyed the character so much, I continued to min/max the character for the rest of the league to what you see currently. It starts off solid on a budget and then has the potential to scale into absolute insanity with proper investment. 💥
I get very excited about theory-crafting and both welcome and encourage discussion about this build both in the forums and on my Discord ([url="https://discord.gg/b7kh68Q"]You're Invited[/url])! Catch me at [url]https://www.twitch.tv/iHuy[/url] or in game [span color="#f08df7"]@iHuy[/span] and feel free to ask any questions or make suggestions. Thanks!
[spoiler="What I'm Currently Working On"]* Polishing the guide.
* Making a video to accompany the guide (need to learn Adobe Premiere). Help appreciated! 😂[/spoiler]
[hr][img]https://i.imgur.com/H0HqBHW.png[/img]
[spoiler="About Shockwave"][img]https://i.imgur.com/3KnQbs8.png[/img]
[b]☝ Extremely Accurate Diagram of Shockwave Support[/b]
[hr] [item post="22297849" index="1"]
[b]This new support gem is a core mechanic of the build![/b]
[list][li]It’s a support gem that triggers when you hit a monster every 0.71 seconds (gains cool down reduction with level).[/li]
[li]Shockwave benefits from the support gems linked to the trigger skill (i.e. Cyclone).[/li]
[li]Therefore, we maximize the benefit of shockwave by only linking gems that work with both cyclone and shockwave. This means that shockwave benefits off the increased + more aoe from support gems + skill tree.[/li]
[li][img]https://i.imgur.com/i3cxXG1.png[/img][/li]
[li]It provides amazing clear by extending the effective aoe of your attacks as well as providing burst damage.[/li]
[li]It's super satisfying! you can jump into a pack, tap cyclone once, and it EXPLODES![/li][/list]
* Lv21 shockwave gives +1 radius. 😉
* Weapon range doesn’t affect it (only affects cyclone).
* Attack speed doesn’t affect it.
* Only works with staves (and maces).
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[spoiler="Pros + Cons"][b][span color="#5EE075"]Pros[/span][/b]
[list][li][span color="#5EE075"]Relatively budget build to start (SSF viable!). Uber Elder is relatively cheap (at the time of writing this guide 😏).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Able to scale to crazy levels with proper investment.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Super Flexible Build: good clear with solid bossing. Any Content in the Game. Any map mods (as long as both reflects are not together, any mod is doable with proper swaps).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Able to 5 Emblem Carry with full 6-man Party (w/ proper pepega gear).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Smooth Mapping with satifying boombooms from shockwave and speed from cyclone w/ big boi AOE.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Strong Boss Killer: Uber Elder, Uber Atziri, Aul, etc. with vaal double strike + impale.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Fast and fun Delving (still testing 500+ depth).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Any map (including Hall of Grandmasters).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Any map map mod: Physical Reflect - swap in Hrimsorrow/burn + Physical to Lightning Support. Elemental Reflect - swap in Brutality Support. Both Reflect - Cry. [/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Shockwave is super satisfying burst while cyclone provides smooth movement through packs, they work very well together 🙂.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Shockwave can bypass proximity shield (since the origin of the shockwave is from the monster).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Great sustain with multiple sources: regen, leech, high effectiveness blood of karui (up to 3k/s), warcry with warbringer (25%/1.74s).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]Layered defenses with atk block, spell block, fortify, 5 endurance charges, armor, evasion, immortal call.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#5EE075"]0 mana cost for skills so you can 100% reserve your mana. also don’t have to worry about no regen.[/span][/li]
[/list]
[b][span color="#E7695B"]Cons[/span][/b][list]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Complex character with a lot of mechanics that work together. not having proper links, mechanics active will be a big hindrance.[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Need to swap a lot of gear for different types of content (for reflect, etc).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]The super pepega version can be quite expensive to min max (as it usually is with most builds).[/span][/li]
[li][span color="#E7695B"]Very socket intensive (ideally able to do with 2 unset rings).[/span][/li][/list]
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[spoiler="Defense"][list][li]5 Endurance Charges (generated with Enduring Cry, Smashing Strikes - Endurance Charge on Critical Strikes).[/li]