– Squishy if you get hit by mechanics or bosses - relies on player skill, mobility, and high movement speed to dodge mechanics + Only required items to get rolling are Combat Focus (Dexterity and Strength) and Combat Focus (Strength and Intelligence) Jewels Cons + Satisfying pops when enemies die as Pyre turns them into gory chunks (also eliminates detonate dead) + Safe DPS - very mobile, great kiting, and does not have to be in melee at all times + Bow Build has a unique and satisfying style of play + Massive single target damage with end-game gear
Build AssessmentĮlemental Hit is an extremely heavy scaling skill, meaning that with the right upgrades in the end-game the build can gain hundreds of thousands (sometimes well over a million) of DPS from a single well itemized upgrade. There is virtually infinite room for investments and damage scaling, so players committed to the build or with piles of currency lying around can really kit their exile out and watch as all content bows before them. Fortunately, you will never have to wait for very long, as the core items in this build are extremely accessible to players of all budgets, and you can start ripping apart the bosses for less than the price of an Exalted Orb. Not only is it an Ascendancy well suited to leveling and mapping, but you can also play an entirely different build - such as Rain of Arrows - until your Combat Focus (Dexterity and Strength) and Combat Focus (Strength and Intelligence) Jewels can be acquired. One huge advantage of playing Deadeye versus Ascendant is that League Starting as this build is far easier, especially for less experienced players that are not as adept at quickly generating currency at the launch of the league. Designed for dealing with big and beefy bosses, this build feels really at home ripping up Sirus, Poorjoy's Asylum, and any boss it can lay its fingers on. Anyone that has tried our Tornado Shot Deadeye knows just how handily a Deadeye can breeze through maps. It provides us with a lot of the things we would otherwise want for as a Critical Strike focused build, such as a huge heaping of Accuracy, as well as naturally boosting our clear speed with Tailwind and Ricochet. By stacking Critical Strike we can melt bosses within seconds - anything that cannot be killed instantly can then be easily kited and safely dealt with.ĭeadeye is a really fast Ascendancy, blowing through maps like no other, and keeping a smile on your face the entire time. This is our Elemental Hit Ascendant transformed into something even more deadly. Boasting incredible single-target damage, fast clear speeds, high mobility, and the classic feel of playing a bow-build, there are few outright disadvantages to playing this build. Ascendancy, Bandits, and Pantheon PowersĮlemental Hit catapulted itself to superlative status on its release and has since cemented itself as one of the strongest skills in Path of Exile.