Flicker Strike Amazon - 51 Million DPS, Cheap/Cozy/Fun Maximized

BIG UPDATE

BIG EDIT: I've made major changes to the MAPPING variant, which may just replace the pinnacle bossing variant overall because it is just better. Mapping variant uses The Coming Calamity and Headhunter. We get to DROP Beacon of Azis because of Calamity resist neutralizing, so run a rare Bloodstone Amulet with Crit Mods , Accuracy, Resist ... whatever you need.

These changes have made the build cheaper (by a lot), stronger, and less spirit-demanding (only 20 spirit total needed on gear). Also an unset ring is no longer needed and you will have a free skill slot for Blink on swap.

This mapping variant will be up to date with the PoB as of 06/26/2025. Come to Discord and ask if you notice any differences.

Introduction

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With a PoB accurately reflecting 48 million DPS for the cost of less than 20 Divs for the core components of this build, this has been an awesome tour through an easy, fun, and fast way to repeat-farm the Pinnacle content changes from the most recent patch.

It works best for Breach, next for Logbooks and King (Xesht, Olroth, and KitM are all easy delete). It is NOT good for Arbiter. If the Power Charges get consumed on Flicker, you are a sitting DUCK.

This build revolves around Flicker Strike for boss deletion and Ice Strike for general clearing, supported by power charge generation and AoE buffs.

I have variants for Pinnacle repeats and Mapping. They are quite different, with mapping leveraging The Coming Calamity and a lot more AOE / freeze based nodes.

Setup for Bosses:

1. • Swap to Rattling Scepter and Skeletal Warrior to summon minions.
   • Use Sacrifice and Profane Ritual to generate power charges (aim for 6).
   • Cast Charged Staff with max power charges for a massive damage buff.
   • Swap to Redblade Banner and cast Infernal Cry (1-2 times) when the boss spawns to gain up to 150% fire damage conversion.
   • Use Flicker Strike to delete the boss. Make sure gem is 20% quality with Perpetual Charge for a high chance to not consume charges.

General Clearing:

1. • Use Ice Strike for efficient clearing with its 3-hit combo, cold conversion, and +7 melee range on the third hit.
   • Optionally use Flicker Strike for fun, but avoid if charges are low to prevent getting stuck.
   • Maintain Herald of Ash, Herald of Thunder, and Voltaic Mark (via Cast on Critical) for AoE clear. Remove Voltaic Mark if mana is an issue.
   • Refresh Charged Staff during combat lulls when power charges are at 6.

Mana Management:

1. • Spam your mana potion during clears, as Voltaic Mark and Profane Ritual can drain mana.
   • Fluke support gem helps restore mana during Profane Ritualcasts.

Survivability:

1. • Stack resistances (aim for cap) and use a hybrid evasion/ES chest
   • Spectral Ward on the passive tree boosts defenses if using evasion/ES gear

6/23/25 --> Initial Publication

6/24/25 --> Added Mapping Variant

6/26/25 --> Huge update to Mapping Variant