Lancing Steel Champion build - powerful Ranged fighter based on the newly added Lancing Steel skill and Impale mechanic Estimated budget: 3.9 Cyclone Slayer RT Budget build - designed to cost less than 1 Exalted Orb and be fully Shaper-viable. By Brandon Champion. LANSING, MI – You can own a section of the Mackinac Bridge. Each piece features corrosion and section loss appropriate to steel that is 60 years old, according to.
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| December 14, 2019 -Updated for Patch 3.9 December 19, 2019 -Updated gameplay video |
Lancing Steel is the newest Projectile Attack skill in the Path of Exile. It provides insane single-target DPS and covers the entire screen with projectiles. Build utilizes War Banner, which is a new type of an Aura Spell added in patch 3.5, which increases Physical Damage nearby Enemies receive. Lancing Steel and Champion's passive Master of Metal uses the new Impale mechanic, which increased build's Physical Damage even more with every Hit against the Impaled enemy. Lancing Steel seems like a skill that needs some small adjustments, but it certainly has great potential.
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1. Gameplay
Champion Ascendancy is the most optimal choice for this build, not only it grants amazing defenses but also buffs the Impale mechanic, which is our primary source of additional Physical Damage. Build utilize purely Physical DPS to maximize the extra damage from Impale. Lancing Steel's main projectiles apply the Impale ailment, which adds additional Physical Damage to the next attacks against the Impaled target. With high Attack Speed, high base Physical Damage, and a great number of projectiles your single-target DPS is simply amazing. On the other hand, high Life, Life Leech, Life Regeneration, high Armour Rating, and Block Chance helps us survive most of the incoming damage when we are standing close to Bosses for maximum Point Blank damage multiplier. Whirling Blades will help you move quickly through maps and placing fully charged War Banner provide you with an enormous Damage boost, so you can kill Bosses in a matter of seconds.
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
You can level up this Duelist as a standard Melee fighter. It's recommended to use Cleave as your primary attack since you can use the same supporting gems for your Lancing Steel as well. You will also pick Physical Damage nodes on your skill tree, that will boost your Cleave damage during the leveling process.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
| Cleave setup | |
| Cleave - your primary attack during the leveling phase | |
| Added Fire Damage Support - grants additional Fire Damage based on Physical Damage | |
| Faster Attacks Support - grants increased Attack Speed | |
| Maim Support - increases Physical Damage received by enemies and dealt by Cleave | |
| Whirling Blades setup | |
| Whirling Blades - your mobility skill | |
| Faster Attacks Support - increases your Whirling Blades movement by a lot | |
| Utility Gems | |
| Summon Lightning Golem - increases your Attack Speed | |
| Vulnerability - the best curse for leveling with Physical Damage skills. Increase Physical Damage against enemies and increases your chance to inflict bleeding | |
| Herald of Ash - provides extra DPS and AoE explosions that burn your enemies | |
| War Banner - increases Physical Damage and solves Accuracy Rating problems in the early game | |
Bandits:
We recommend killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points
Leveling Skill Trees:
32 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Bravery 2) Golem's Blood 3) Blade of Cunning 4) Fury Bolts
76 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Ambidexterity 2) Point Blank 3) Iron Reflexes 4) Iron Grip 5) Blade Master 6) Heart of the Warrior 8) Juggernaut
Recommended leveling items:
| Blackheart - the best rings for the earlies levels. Will greatly boost your melee physical DPS | |
| Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks 5% increased Physical Damage Adds 1 to 3 Chaos Damage to Attacks +(20-30) to maximum Life (2-4) Life Regenerated per second 10% chance to Cause Monsters to Flee | |
Lancing Steel 3.12
| Meginord's Girdle - great leveling belt, increasing Physical Damage, and Life | |
| +(25-35) to Strength Adds 5 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks +25 to Strength 10% increased maximum Life +(10-20)% to Cold Resistance 25% increased Flask Life Recovery rate | |
| Wake of Destruction - best boots for leveling, grants a lot of additional flat damage | |
| Adds 1 to 120 Lightning Damage to Attacks (20-60)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(10-20) Life gained on Kill 10% chance to Cause Monsters to Flee 15% increased Movement Speed | |
| Karui Ward - great amulet for Lancing Steel, increasing both Attack Speed and Projectile Damage | |
| +(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Strength (5-10)% increased Attack Speed +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage | |
| Redbeak - you can use this sword since level one, which is an insane DPS boost for the early leveling process | |
| 100% increased Damage when on Low Life 50% increased Physical Damage Adds 2 to 6 Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed +(20-30) to maximum Life +2 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks | |
The Tempestuous Steel - great leveling sword, solving all Accuracy problems and providing us with a lot of Elemental Damage based on our high Physical Damage | |
| Adds (5-8) to (15-20) Physical Damage (8-14)% increased Attack Speed Hits can't be Evaded Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate 30% Elemental Resistances Gain 15% of Physical Attack Damage as Extra Lightning Damage Gain 15% of Physical Attack Damage as Extra Fire Damage | |
Innsbury Edge - very high Physical Damage and Chaos Damage with this sword will help you reach maps in no time. A great weapon to use before switching to Scaeva/Ahn's Might | |
| (100-140)% increased Physical Damage (17-25)% increased Attack Speed 0.2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Attacks with this Weapon Maim on hit | |
4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
114 Points Final Skill Tree
114 Points Path of Building(PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
- Master of Metal
- Inspirational
- Unstoppable Hero
- Fortitude
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Solaris 6% Physical Damage Reduction if there is only one nearby Enemy; 20% chance to take 50% less Area Damage from Hits
Poe Lancing Steel Champion
Minor God: Soul of Tukohama While stationary, gain 2% additional Physical Damage Reduction each second, up to a maximum of 8%
5. Final Gems links
Lancing Steel Poe 3.12
| [DPS] Lancing Steel | |
| Lancing Steel - your main skill, for both AoE and single target. It is a Physical Ranged Attack which utilizes the Impale mechanics for massive damage bonuses on consecutive Hits | |
| Brutality Support - greatly increases Physical Damage dealt, but makes you unable to deal Elemental and Chaos Damage with the supported attack | |
| Vicious Projectiles Support - grants very high Physical Projectile Damage bonuses | |
| Maim Support - increases Physical Damage received by enemies and dealt by Cleave | |
| Pierce Support - when it comes to farming/leveling it's pretty much a must-have for Lancing Steel | |
| Increased Critical Damage Support - depending on your exact stats this may be the best Support Gem - it's best to check your character in PoB and evaluate the best 6th Support | |
| [AURAS] Pride, Precision, Dread Banner | |
| Pride - increased Physical Damage taken by nearby enemies | |
| Precision - increases your Accuracy Rating and Crit. Chance. You don't have to use it at the maximum level, upgrade it to the point where you still feel comfortable with your Unreserved Mana Pool | |
| Dread Banner - maximizes the effectivness of your Impale | |
| [MOBILITY] Whirling Blades setup | |
| Whirling Blades - main mobility skill for faster movement through maps | |
| Faster Attacks Support - increases your Whirling Blades movement by a lot | |
| Blood Magic Support - makes Whirling Blades cost Life instead of Mana | |
| [UTILITY] Ancestral Protector setup | |
| Ancestral Protector - spawns a Totem that will increase your Attack Speed | |
| Melee Splash Support - adds Melee splash to Ancestral's Protector attacks | |
| Culling Strike Support - Ancestral Protector Hits will instantly kill enemies below 10% Life | |
| Ruthless Support - every third hit of your Totem will be much stronger | |
| [DEFENSE/CURSE] Immortal Call and Vulnerability setup | |
| Immortal Call - grants brief immunity to Physical Damage. Keep it at level 8 | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast Immortal Call. Keep it at level 7 | |
| Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Immortal Call | |
| Vulnerability - curse will be automatically cast when you receive damage. It will increase Physical and Bleed Damage enemies receive | |
| [UTILITY] Blood Rage | |
| Blood Rage - grants increased Attack Speed, Life Leech, and generates Frenzy Charges | |
| [UTILITY] Golem | |
| Summon Lightning Golem - increases your Attack Speed. If your Accuracy Rating is below 100% you may instead use Ice Golem | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast your Golem Spell | |
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5. Gear Setup
Below you will find all the recommended and required gear for this build. Most of the items should be easily obtained, and everything except for the Loreweave can be temporarily replaced with cheaper rare alternative items.
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Our recommended items will:
- Cap your resistances
- Give you enough DPS/Life to start mapping successfully
Stat priorities on items:
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| (Helmet) Rare Helmet- this is a very solid option for this build. Picking up a rare helmet will make it much easier to cap Elemental Resistances and wear the other required unique gear | |
| Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 60% Total Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Accuracy Rating Chaos Resistance Nearby enemies take #% Increased Physical Damage | |
| (Helmet) Rat's Nest- it's recommended Helmet for speed farming/leveling with Lancing Steel. Increases your Movement, Attack Speed, and Critical Strike Chance | |
| 15% increased Attack Speed (60-75)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance 150% increased Evasion Rating (20-25)% increased Rarity of Items found 10% increased Movement Speed 10% reduced Character Size | |
| Helmet enchantment: 40% increased Lancing Steel Damage Lancing Steel's additional Projectiles have 30% increased chance to Impale Enemies | |
| (Weapon) Rare Jewelled Foil - Rare, high Physical DPS Jewelled Foil is the best main-hand weapon for this build. You may need to add extra Dexterity on your Rare Gear though | |
| Min. requirements: 150% increased Physical Damage Adds 15 to 30 Physical Damage 20% increased Attack Speed Optional affixes: Critical Strike Chance Global Critical Strike Multiplier | |
| (Weapon) Grelwood Shank - a perfect weapon for this build. We recommend using one in the off-hand slot. It grants you two extra Passives Points and two extra Projectiles for Lancing Steel | |
| (185-215)% increased Physical Damage (15-20)% increased Attack Speed 80% increased Armour while stationary Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've been Hit Recently Point Blank Iron Reflexes while stationary | |
| (Body Armour) Rare Armour - great pick for early game, before you get currency for Loreweave. You can use a 5-linked one on lower levels | |
| Min. requirements: 1500 Armour 100 maximum Life Optional affixes: Elemental Resistances Attributes | |
| (Body Armour) Loreweave - all-around best armor for this build. Increases Maximum Resistances to 80% and grants a number of very important stats for this build | |
| Has 6 Sockets Adds (4-10) to (14-36) Physical Damage to Attacks +(8-24) to all Attributes (20-60)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(15-50) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-60) to maximum Life +(20-50) to maximum Mana (6-30)% increased Rarity of Items found (15-50)% increased Elemental Damage Your Maximum Resistances are (76-80)% | |
| (Boots) Rare Boots - they are the best choice if you need to fix your resistances. Get with highest Life, Resistances and Movement Speed | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 25% Fire Resistance 25% Cold Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance 25% Movement Speed | |
| Boot enchantment: 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently | |
| (Boots) Kaom's Roots - perfect option if you can afford to lose Resistances. This boots will grant the biggest amount of Life from all boots existing in the game | |
| Has no Sockets Cannot be Knocked Back +(150-200) to maximum Life Action Speed cannot be modified to below base value Unwavering Stance | |
| (Gloves) Haemophilia - these gloves will explode whole packs of enemies after you kill just one. Great for increasing your clear speed | |
| 25% increased Damage over Time +(20-30) to Strength Attacks have 25% chance to cause Bleeding (25-40)% increased Attack Damage against Bleeding Enemies Bleeding Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 5% of their Maximum Life as Physical Damage 25% reduced Bleeding Duration | |
| (Gloves) Rare Gloves - if you need to fix your Resistances and increase Maximum Life they are the go-to choice | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 25% Fire Resistance 25% Cold Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Adds Physical Damage to Attacks | |
| (Belt) Rare Belt | |
| Min. requirements: 120 maximum Life 25% Fire Resistance 25% Cold Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance | |
| (Belt) Stygian Vise - the best in the slot, you can put additional Abyss Jewel in them to increase Physical Damage | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 25% Fire Resistance 25% Cold Resistance 25% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Strength | |
| (Amulet) Carnage Heart- a cheaper alternative for high-end Rare Amulet. It will improve your Life Leech which yields to better survivability. | |
| +(10-16) to all Attributes +(20-40) to all Attributes +(10-20)% to all Elemental Resistances (1.2-2)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life 50% increased Life Leeched per second (30-40)% increased Damage while Leeching Extra gore | |
| (Amulet) Rare Amulet- it's definitely the best option, will provide the highest DPS boost with Global Critical Strike Multiplier affix | |
| Min. requirements: 40 maximum Life 10% All Elemental Resistances 40 Intelligence 10 Physical Damage to Attacks Optional affixes: 25% Global Critical Strike Multiplier | |
| (Ring) Rare Steel Rings - one ring should fix your Cold Resistances, the other Fire Resistances | |
| Min. requirements: 50 maximum Life 75% Total Elemental Resistances 12 Physical Damage to Attacks Optional affixes: Attributes | |
| (Ring) Mark of the Elder - this Ring provides great DPS buff if your other ring is Shaper's type | |
| Adds (3-4) to (10-14) Physical Damage to Attacks Adds (26-32) to (42-48) Cold Damage to Attacks (6-10)% increased maximum Energy Shield (6-10)% increased maximum Life (60-80)% increased Attack Damage if your other Ring is a Shaper Item Cannot be Stunned by Attacks if your other Ring is an Elder Item 20% chance to Trigger Level 20 Tentacle Whip on Kill | |
| (Jewel) Abyss Jewels - with added flat Physical Damage to Attacks/Sword Attacks | |
| Recommended affixes: Added Physical Damage to Attacks Added Physical Damage to Sword Attacks maximum Life | |
| (Jewel) Rare Jewels - they should provide extra Life and damage | |
| Recommended affixes: increased maximum Life increased Physical Damage increased Global Critical Strike Multiplier Optional affixes: increased Attack Speed | |
| (Jewel) Watcher's Eye - the BiS Jewel if you get one that increases the maximum number of Impale stacks while you have Pride Aura active | |
| Impales you inflict last 2 additional Hits while using Pride | |
| (Flask) Dying Sun - this Flask will add additional projectiles to our Lancing Steel | |
| (-10-10)% increased Charges used (15-25)% increased Area of Effect during Flask Effect Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles during Flask Effect | |
Other suggested Flasks:
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Lancing Steel 3.11
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