Path of Exile Beginner Build: The Carpet Bomber, Fireball Witch EB, AA [HC and SC viable]

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Published on July 21, 2014 12:28:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQaDkkTWHMQ

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15 Likes My Fellow Exiles!? If you are new to Path of Exile or simply doesn't have a lot of currency, then this build is for you!

The below information is taken from my PoE forum thread:
http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/977866

First of all, what is this build and who is it suited for?

1. Beginners who seeks an effective, safe and fairly simple but fun character to begin their adventure in Wraeclast.

2. Players who seek a powerful build that can reach endgame (Piety and up to 73 maps) for less that 10-20 chaos orbs. (More currency will have to be invested to progress from there)

3. Fans of Fireballs and explosions!

4. A build that is both viable for hardcore as well as softcore.

5. People who prefer a build that has a video-guide linked to it.

Build introduction:

This build was designed for the 1 month HC race. Since this was going to be my first character in this league I wanted a build which was going to be cheap yet still remain effective. I believe I achieved this. As of now this build is very tanky and does a good amount of damage.

The strength of the build lies in having a good amount of damage and having a shit-ton of mana regeneration (260+ mp/s). The combination of Eldritch Battery + Discipline and Clarity allows us to run a level 22+ Arctic armor which basically nullifies most physical damage. This is the reason that we have no need for high armor items as well. Reflect damage is absolutely no problem. The reason for that is that all of our damage comes from fire and since we are running arctic armor, and having 81% fire resistance we hardly feel any reflected damage. You can easily do elemental reflect maps on this character.

I am able to clear maps pretty fast, and all this is done with gear worth less than 20 chaos orbs.

Which skills does the build utilize?:

For damage you will be using Fireball linked with LMP/GMP, Concentrated Effect, Fire Penetration and Spell Echo.

If you only have a 4-link you can leave out Fire Penetration, I do however highly recommend getting yourself a cheap 5-link ES armor. I got mine for 6c.

For curses you will be using Flammability linked with Increased Area of Effect

For defence you will be using Arctic Armor (linked with empower if possible) as well as 3 auras such as Purity of Fire, Clarity and Discipline. All of the auras should be linked to Reduced Mana.

For mobility (not required) you will be using Lightning Warp linked with Reduced Duration and Faster Casting.

Cast-When-Damage-Taken setup:

CWDT (lvl 9) + Enduring Cry (lvl 10) + Increased Duration (lvl 20) + Immortal Call (lvl 9)

Passive Skill-tree:

Level 85 build:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMA37BXK4IQB2MHpXNTAuPAVBB0SbJ5Aw5cCPQsnDGIRX5tGS0fwfOPpqKjgh5SU3_G2wuXlT1fJ6kRlgQHWm0OSHC7HwIkPKIu2RM2xZwtp1xQQi9v2CQ22IdlSVGMNqcIKo1VS6SxuJOPRpeFJpXljuvuDH0dFNDQ7FUo-nqqEH_60s9lgsea4MaecH0XLzbpVcb56EWdqZWG0SSq42oaMiSwGYVRYICkGmzkIvPdtQRdxkbX3fPtIGBt4XOdgIuMgzgFW-98FE0Es6IA8B9-Wdrd

Level 95 build (For late game damage we will stack crit)

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgMA37BXK4IQB2MHpXNTAuPAVBB0SbJ5Aw5cCPQsnDGIRX5tGS0fwfOPpqKjgh5SU3_GiELbC5eVPV8nqRGW8h0EB1ptnaMOSHC7HwIkPPyroi7ZEzbFnC2nXF3yL2_YJDbYh2VJUXDVpwgqjXBSuJOPRpeF6-4MfR0U0NDsVSj6eqoQf_rSz2WCx5rgxp5wfRcvNulVxvnoRZ2plYbRJKrjahoyJLAZhVFggKQabOQi8921BF3GRtfd8-0gYG3hc52Ai4yDOAVb73wUTQSzogDwH51j5Y6ksYw2VUsmlY5k96a2-kGW

Bandit Quest Rewards
- Normal: Help Oak for 40+ life
- Cruel: Kill them all for 1+ skill-point
- Merciless: Kill them all for 1+ skill-point

Gearing and stat priorities

When you are resistance capped, this is the stats you should aim for:

For defence: (Number 1 being the most important and number 5 the least important)[/b]

1. Life
2. Energy Shield
3. Mana regeneration
4. Intelligence/Mana
5. Chaos resistance

For offence:

1. Fire damage/elemental damage
2. Spell Damage (does not affect burn damage)
3. Cast Speed
4. Critical hit chance
5. Critical hit multiplier

NB. If you are going for the ultra late game (95 and above) critical hit chance becomes more important that cast speed.

Anyway, thank you for reading guys. I'll see you for my next beginners guide!

Stay safe!

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