Recording summary · December 2024
Best Lightning Mercenary Build in PoE2 – Ultimate Guide for Lvling
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Overview
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Daniel showcases a Path of Exile 2 Mercenary electric lightning build focused on Galvanic Shards to electrocute and stun foes while increasing critical strike chance on immobilized enemies, using Plasma Blast for single targets, and altering passive points to favor elemental damage.
Themes
Gem configurations and synergies involving Electric, Ricochet, Elemental Focus, Voltaic Grenades, and Heft or Leverage to raise critical hit chance against immobilized enemies.
Gameplay performance, mob clearing capabilities, enemy freezing and stunning difficulties, and deploying Plasma Blast for single-target damage.
Passive skill tree configuration, respec decisions between shock chance versus electrocution buildup, and final investment into elemental damage.
Developments
Daniel replaces the Ricochet gem with the Heft gem on Galvanic Shards.
Daniel unallocates chain-related skill points and places four points into elemental damage.
Uncertainties & gaps
Daniel is confused about the precise mechanical description of electrocution buildup from specific skills.
Daniel is unsure if large reductions in enemy health result from critical hits.
Daniel is uncertain regarding the exact function of Shock prior to reading its damage modifier.
Daniel questions whether gold was wasted on skill purchases or if shock passives take effect given that supported Galvanic Shards cannot inflict shock.
Daniel is uncertain whether an upcoming encounter is a boss fight prior to recognizing that a core generator must first be activated.