Dear exiles, this PoE 3.25 build is about Ronarray's Endgame Lightning Vaal Smite Warden Build, which is great for T17 (can do almost all Mods) and Uber Boss / All Content Viable.
How the Build Works
Experienced Herbalist
● Double Tinctures are OP
● Stacks Crit chance + AS
The Celestial Brace Goliath Gauntlets
● Even more AS
● Up to 30 Consistent fortify
Ralakesh's Impatience Riveted Boots
● All charges
● 50% ЕНР
● 70% DPS
Doryani's Prototype Saint's Hauberk
● Up to -200% Lightning Res
● Huge boost even at -150%
How to Mitigate Downsides of Doryani's Prototype?
● We have -200 Lightning Res... What now?
● Shield: 20% of Ele as fire
● Jewel: 20% as fire
● Lethal pride: 50% as fire
● 90% Conversion in total
● Once your Res is negative, a "less" will be treated as "more," and you will receive Lightning Res.
Are Lightning DoTs Deadly?
● Most of Doryani's builds are clapped by Lightning DoTs
● But not us!
● Conversion to fire saves us from it.
How to Reach 50 Shock Stacks?
● 50 is not easy to reach.
● Static Blows provide Duration.
How to Get 90% Fire Resistance?
● Use Purity of Fire aura
● The rest comes from jewels with "+2 to max fire resistance".
How to Stack Reduced Damage Taken from Crits
● 70-80% reduced extra Dmg taken from Crits is very important in the current game.
● Use Watcher's Eye, Critical Mastery, and Dawnbreaker.
What Mod We Cannot Do?
● Try to avoid the Reduced Effect of Non-Curse Auras.
● Doable but slow: reduced action speed
● Change passive: monsters block attacks
Starting Items
● Dawnbreaker
● Doryani's Prototype
● Ralakesh
● The Celestial Brace
● Lethal Pride
● Watcher's Eye
Gear
● Weapon: A one-handed weapon with high physical damage and added lightning damage.
● Shield: A shield with high life, resistances, and block chance.
● Armor: Doryani's Prototype for lightning damage conversion and high armor.
● Accessories: Rings and amulets with life, resistances, and added lightning damage.
● Flasks: Life flask, utility flasks for resistances and movement speed, and a flask for increased armor.
Playstyle
● Engage: Use Leap Slam to engage enemies and position yourself.
● Attack: Activate Vaal Smite for burst damage and maintain Smite for consistent DPS.
● Defense: Keep Molten Shell active and use flasks strategically to mitigate damage.
Conclusion
Ronarray's Lightning Smite Warden build turned out to be even stronger than expected. It is a strong uber bosser that can farm almost everything, including most T17 mods: it's very tanky and hits extremely hard.
