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PoE 2 Build

Lolcohol's Flicker Strike Invoker

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End Game
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By Lolcohol
Updated on Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024

Build Overview

This is the most fun build I've ever played, in Path of Exile 1 or 2 and features ridiculous clear speed and single target. The build isn't massively tanky, but the exploded frozen ice chunks you'll be turning your enemies into can't hit you

The absolute madness that is Flicker Strike will transform you into a real life Monk; just surrender to the Flicker and allow it to take control.

Pros

  • Ridiculously fun build if you enjoy more chaotic, fast playstyles
  • Excellent clear and single target
  • Excels in high-density content such as Breach, Expedition and Ritual
  • Works very well on controller as well as WASD and click-to-move
  • Doesn't use any expensive Uniques

Cons

  • Flicker Strike gives some people a headache
  • Susceptible to on-death effects
  • Flicker Strike can cause you to lose control and end up in positions you don't want to be in
  • Not particularly tanky (at least in this initial version)

Build Variants

This version of the build presumes you have played through the game and have a few Exalted Orbs lying around to buy some leveling gear, as well as some Level 3 Uncut Support Gems. The Flicker Strike version of this build will require a few Divine Orbs to get up and running (no more than 2 to 5 at the time of writing) which is why this version uses Unique items and Level 3 Support Gems.

I stuck with Ice Strike until around Level 70 before making the swap into Flicker Strike, but this swap could be done even sooner if you have powerful gear.

If this is your first character, you can use similar Skill Gems and should perform fairly well. I will try to include a 0 Currency leveling version after completing the rest of the guide.

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Equipment

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This version of the build uses leveling gear that is fairly cheap to acquire if you are playing on your second character and have a few Exalted Orbs lying around. With this setup, you will absolutely blast through the first 3 or 4 acts of the campaign, trivialising all bosses along the way.

As you progress, into Act 3 and the start of Cruel, start keeping an eye out for a new Rare Quarterstaff that could exceed the damage of Pillar of the Caged God

Make sure to use your Runes in your armour to top up your Resistances, and

Once you feel like it's time to set Pillar of the Caged God aside for more damage, look out for items with the following stats

  • Quarterstaff: Physical, Cold/Fire/Lightning Damage, Attack Speed, Critical Hit Chance and Bonus
  • Helmet: Goldrim can really help round out your defences
  • Rings: Life, Resistances and any flat Damage to Attacks is great (modifiers such as Adds 10-20 Physical Damage to Attacks). Also Life/Mana Gained on Kill
  • Amulet: Life, Resistances, Spirit, Evasion Rating
  • Boots: Movement Speed, Life, Resistances, Evasion Rating, Attributes
  • Gloves: Life, Flat Damage to Attacks, Attack Speed
  • Belt: Life, Resistances, Charm Slots
  • Body Armour: Evasion Rating, Life, Resistances, Attributes
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Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 15

Dex 30

Int 5

Quarterstaff Strike

Quarterstaff Strike

Ice Strike

Ice Strike
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Tempest Bell

Tempest Bell
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Charged Staff

Charged Staff
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Combat Frenzy

Combat Frenzy
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Herald of Ash

Herald of Ash

Herald of Ice

Herald of Ice

Herald of Thunder

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Freezing Mark

Freezing Mark

For the first few levels, use Falling Thunder and Glacial Cascade as well as your Quarterstaff Strike to kill monsters and bosses. Once you gain access to your Tempest Bell, you can build up combo by doing 4 strikes with your Quarterstaff Strike, drop it, and then attack the Bell to deal incredible area damage.

The goal is to get to Ice Strike as quickly as possible, at which point it's smooth sailing until the Endgame

Early Links

These links aren't strict, but with the leveling gear, it probably doesn't matter much because you'll be destroying everything anyway

Level 1 Gems

Glacial Cascade + Cold Infusion + Concentrated Effect

Quarterstaff Strike with Martial Tempo + Close Combat

Falling Thunder with Primal Armament

Killing Palm to close the gap between you and enemies

Level 3 Gems

Tempest Bell with Overabundance

The Rest of the Campaign...

Check out the Skill Gems above. Feel free to experiment -- the setup I used above may not have been optimal because the build was dealing such an absurd amount of damage that it probably wouldn't have mattered much if I swapped a few gems around. Feel free to experiment a bit, but some of the Gem setups are important

In order to generate Power Charges for our Charged Staff, we will be using Combat Frenzy with Resonance on the Passive Skill Tree

Spirit

In order to use all the Buff gems, make sure you do all quests related to gaining Permanent Buffs as there are three that will grant you +30, +30 and +40 Spirit respectively. From there, you'll need to find another +30 Spirit somewhere on your gear or make use of the cheap Beacon of Azis to help out

The three quests you need to do to gain Spirit:

  • Act 1: Freythorn - The King in the Mists
  • Act 3: The Azak Bog - Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
  • Act 6: The Azak Bog - Ignagduk, the Bog Witch


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Passive Tree

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Attributes

As much Dexterity and Intelligence to use your gear and skill gems and then put the rest into Strength for +2 Maximum Life per 1 Strength

Early Levels

  • Blinding Strike before heading up to
  • Tenfold Attacks. From there, head over to
  • Proficiency and Enhanced Reflexes before grabbing
  • Falcon Technique and then Coming Calamity
  • Essence of the Mountain is also a great pickup for 2 Points

Once you have your Charged Staff, you'll need to allocate Resonance with your Combat Frenzy setup along with a few extra Power Charges granted from Lust for Power and The Power Within

After this point, we start transitioning into some Critical Hit damage:

  • Heartstopping Struck Through and Heartbreaking
  • True Strike For the Jugular and Deadly Force
  • Moment of Truth

Add in Beastial Skin if you get a chest with a nice amount of Evasion Rating

Ascendancy

Campaign

I am the Blizzard... followed up by ...and I Shall Rage will further bolster your damage, allowing you to temporarily ascend into an Unbound Avatar to help you take down bosses very quickly.

At this point, you should have finished the campaign and find yourself in Endgame with next to no defences. That's okay -- you should be dealing enough damage that even though you may die occasionally, you'll be leveling up quickly and getting on your way to the Flicker Strike version of the build.

Endgame

Once you reach the endgame, if your damage is still fine, it's wise to make the swap into Lead me through Grace... and ...and Protect me from Harm to gain some form of Physical Damage Reduction and to help with the Spirit Cost of your multiple Buffs

Early Endgame Defence Checklist

  • Cap your Elemental Resistances and if possible, get as much Chaos Resistance as you can
  • Try to get as high Evasion Rating on your gear as possible. It's also great to also get a bit of Armour and possibly even Energy Shield
  • Life Leech or Life Gain on Kill will help a lot with recovery, same with Mana Leech and Mana Gain on Kill
  • Life: get as much as you can, and allocate as much Strength as you can

Early Endgame Tips

Do not run overly hard Waystones early on. I was running Normal Rarity Tier 1-5 Waystones, testing the waters constantly before moving up. I wasn't dying very often and flew up from level 68 to 86 in a day or two by playing smart and not pushing my luck by rolling overly hard Waystones.

Breach and Ritual are phenomenal ways to gain a massive amount of experience quickly, but just make sure you don't get overrun and die!

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Video Guide

Table of Content

  1. Build Overview
  2. Build Variants
  3. Equipment
  4. Skill Gems
  5. Passive Tree
  6. Atlas Tree

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