PoE Builds 3.25: Tanky Smite Warden Build for All Ubers
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.