PoE 3.9 Shadow Toxic Rain Trickster Cheap Build (PC,PS4,Xbox,Mobile)
With this PoE 3.9 Toxic Rain Shadow build, you can run every map mod and survivable with 7k+ EHP, 45k Ev, 50/75 Spell Dodge. Great Damage with 50c Budget !
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Pros & Cons
- + Can run every map mod
- + Survivable with 7k+ EHP, 45k Ev, 50/75 Spell Dodge
- + Great Damage
- + Entry gear is very cheap
- - DOT build, so a slight ramp up for max DPS
Build Mechanics
Toxic Rain: Toxic Rain shoots out a base 5 arrows (pods). Pods can stack, so area of effect is somewhat important. Attack speed is massively important in terms of DPS and enjoyment.
Recovery: With flasks up, we sit at a comfortable 45k Evasion to cap our QOTF, and 50/75 dodge/spell dodge. This means we rarely get hit, and when we do, we proc Ghost Shroud.
Skill Tree
Pantheon: is up to you.
Bandit: Kill All (recommended) OR spare Oak
Passive Tree & PoB
30 points -> 50 points -> 70 points -> 90 points -> Full
Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/A4ZS1HWp
Gems Setup
Main Link
Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation - Vicious Projectiles - Swift Afflictions/Efficacy - Empower Level 4Damage on Full Life (If you aren't at the stage where you're always full life, drop this)
Auras
Flesh and Stone - Malevolence - Discipline - Enlighten
Grab Charisma until you can afford to run a level four Enlighten in your aura setup.
Wither Totem
Spell Totem - Multiple Totems - Faster Casting - Wither
We already have quite a bit of duration, so faster casting helps us build quicker.
IC + Blink Arrow
CWDT - Steelskin, Dash - Blink Arrow - Faster Attacks - Culling Strike
I've been trying out CWDT Steelskin, and I think I like it so far. Play around with it and see how it feels. We also put Frenzy and Blink Arrow here linked with Faster Attacks and Cull.
Despair
Frenzy - Curse On Hit - Despair
We use Despair COH Frenzy in this quiver to automate frenzies and boss depsair. You can also run the same links in your boots along with Dash if you can't afford a Maloney's.
Gear Setup
Weapons - Thicket Bow
+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Vicious Projectiles
133% increased Physical Damage
Can have multiple Crafted Modifiers
+2 to Level of Socketed Support Gems
12% increased Attack Speed
22% increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is Nearby
Start out with a 5 link 1.5 base with +2 to socketed bow gems and a local attack speed craft. There's a couple incremental bows you can go to, but I went from the 5L +2 to this VP bow.
DETAILED FURTHER DOWN FOR MORE BOW CRAFTING INFORMATION.
Quiver
Maloney's Mechanism
Has 1 Socket
Has 2 Sockets
Trigger a Socketed Bow Skill when you Attack with a Bow
12% increased Attack Speed
+66 to maximum Life
5% chance to Blind Enemies on Hit with Attacks
Spike-Point Arrow Quiver
20% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
Adds 1 to 28 Lightning Damage to Attacks
+91 to maximum Life
+33% to Fire Resistance
+36% to Lightning Resistance
10% increased Attack Speed
As stated at the top of the guide: YOU DO NOT NEED TO USE A MALONEY'S. It facilitates your ability to be lazy, it does not 'make' the build. I used a rare quiver like this one until I purchased Maloney's. It made gearing easier with the extra resists. You can also use a Drillneck or a Soul Strike if you want to.
Helmet - The Vertex
Toxic Rain fires 1 additional Arrow
+1 to Level of Socketed Gems
Socketed Gems have 50% reduced Mana Cost
280% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+38 to maximum Energy Shield
+27% to Chaos Resistance
Enemies Cannot Leech Mana From you
You can use Eber's Unification if you want more damage, but I think Vertex is the best helmet here.
For lab enchants, +1 pod or +40% damage are both good. +1 pod was the only one available at the time, so I went with that.
Chest - Queen of the Forest
239% increased Evasion Rating
+63 to maximum Life
+10% to Fire Resistance
+29% to Cold Resistance
+13% to Lightning Resistance
25% reduced Movement Speed
1% increased Movement Speed per 600 Evasion Rating, up to 75%
-43 Physical Damage taken from Hits by Animals
Just your average QOTF. Not sure what else you'd use here, as this was one of the key items I wanted to use in this build. If you don't care about QOTF/MS, using a well rolled EV/ES rare is better. You can also use a Perfect Form and drop Acro/Phase Acro for a more defensively built character.
Gloves - Sorcerer Gloves
+16% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier
Can have multiple Crafted Modifiers
10% increased Attack Speed
+33 to maximum Energy Shield
111% increased Energy Shield
+28 to maximum Life
I use damage and ES gloves, but just find a rare that has life and fills out your resists until you start investing more currency into the build.
Boots - Atziri's Step
10% increased Movement Speed if you haven't been Hit Recently
180% increased Evasion Rating
+70 to maximum Life
30% increased Movement Speed
16% chance to Dodge Spell Hits
Atiziri's Step is how we get to 75 Spell Dodge. They also come with 30 movement speed, solid life, and good evasion. Perfect boots for the build.
Rings
Maelström Knuckle Sapphire Ring
+29% to Cold Resistance
+34 to maximum Life
+77 to maximum Mana
+41% to Fire Resistance
+24% to Chaos Resistance
-8 to Total Mana Cost of Skills
-7 to Total Mana Cost of Skills
Corpse Whorl Two-Stone Ring
+16% to Fire and Cold Resistances
+39 to maximum Energy Shield
+67 to maximum Life
+35% to Fire Resistance
+45% to Cold Resistance
+41% to Lightning Resistance
-9 to Total Mana Cost of Skills
YOU WILL WANT AN ELREON MOD You WILL want an elreon mod on both of your rings of -6 or -7. We get very close to full reserve, and we attack very quickly.
You can also find a ring with the temple mod "Xopec's" on it, which is considered a mana mod although it gives - total cost of skills. You can double up on the -mana mod if you craft on it.
Amulet - Agate Amulet
+24 to Strength and Intelligence
+40 to Strength
Adds 8 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks
+42 to maximum Energy Shield
+35% to Fire Resistance
+39% to Lightning Resistance
-9 to Total Mana Cost of Skills
If you're using Steelskin, you're going to need to find a lot of strength here. If you cannot find adequate strength to run a high (20 or 21) Steelskin, you should drop it completely and instead run a low level CWDT-IC set up instead.
For a more detailed selection of gear, please refer to the PoB Link.