PoE Lancing Steel Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

Lancing Steel is a powerful skill in Path of Exile that uses steel shards to launch a cluster of projectiles, dealing significant physical damage to enemies. This build focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of Lancing Steel through optimal gear, skill tree choices, and gameplay strategies.

Skill Overview

Lancing Steel
  • Type: Attack, Projectile, Physical
  • Level: 20 (Max)
  • Cost: 13 Mana
  • Attack Speed: 80% of base
  • Attack Damage: 175% of base
  • Effectiveness of Added Damage: 175%
  • Quality: +20%
  • Requirements: Level 70, 68 Str, 98 Dex

Description:

  • Thrust an Axe or Sword forward, consuming your Steel Shards to form a cluster of shards in front of you. The cluster will fire a number of projectiles in sequence, aiming at enemies in front of or close to it. Steel Shards are gained with the Call of Steel Skill.
  • Fires 5 Projectiles
  • Fires 50% more Projectiles per Steel Shard consumed
  • 20% chance to Impale Enemies on Hit
  • Hits after the first on each Enemy deal 60% less Damage
  • Consumes up to 4 Steel Shards

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

PoE Lancing Steel Build 3.25

Build Mechanics

Key Mechanics

  1. Steel Shards:

    • Steel Shards are essential for this build. Use the Call of Steel skill to generate Steel Shards, which Lancing Steel consumes to fire additional projectiles.

  2. Impale:

    • With a 20% chance to Impale on hit, this build benefits significantly from the Impale mechanic, increasing the overall physical damage dealt to enemies over time.

  3. Projectile Focus:

    • Lancing Steel’s effectiveness is amplified by the number of projectiles fired, making projectile-focused gear and passive skills crucial for maximizing damage output.
Skill Setup

Main Skill: Lancing Steel

  • Link with:
    • Impale Support: Increases the chance and effectiveness of Impale, boosting damage.
    • Brutality Support: Enhances physical damage while preventing elemental damage.
    • Vicious Projectiles Support: Increases projectile damage and attack speed.
    • Maim Support: Increases physical damage and applies a slow to enemies.
    • Pierce Support: Allows projectiles to pierce through enemies, increasing overall damage.
    • Divergent Fork Support: Splits projectiles, hitting additional targets.

Secondary Skills:

  • Call of Steel: Generates Steel Shards, which are consumed by Lancing Steel.
  • Leap Slam: Provides mobility, allowing quick repositioning and engagement.
  • Blood Rage: Increases attack speed and grants a chance to gain a frenzy charge on kill.
  • Steelskin: Adds a layer of defense by absorbing damage.
Defensive Layers
  • Evasion and Armour: Use gear with high evasion and armour to mitigate physical damage.
  • Life Leech: Incorporate life leech to sustain health during combat.
  • Endurance Charges: Generate endurance charges to reduce physical damage taken.
Gear and Stats

Weapons: High physical damage one-handed swords or axes with increased attack speed and critical strike chance. Armor: Gear with high life, resistances, and armour rating. Jewelry: Items with increased physical damage, attack speed, life, and resistances. Flasks:

  • Life Flask: For instant recovery.
  • Diamond Flask: Increases critical strike chance.
  • Basalt Flask: Provides physical damage reduction.
  • Jade Flask: Boosts evasion rating.
  • Quicksilver Flask: Increases movement speed for better mobility.
Passive Tree and Ascendancy

Keystones:

  • Point Blank: Increases projectile damage at close range.
  • Iron Grip: Strength’s physical damage bonus also applies to projectile attacks.

Ascendancy: Champion

  • Master of Metal: Grants additional impale chance and increases physical damage.
  • Inspirational: Boosts aura effects, increasing attack speed and damage for you and allies.
  • First to Strike, Last to Fall: Enhances offensive capabilities when on full life.
  • Unstoppable Hero: Increases attack speed, movement speed, and damage while fortified.
Playstyle
  1. Engage Packs: Use Leap Slam to initiate combat and quickly engage packs of enemies.
  2. Generate Steel Shards: Use Call of Steel to generate shards before engaging tougher enemies.
  3. Use Flasks: Utilize flasks strategically to enhance survivability and damage output during combat.
  4. Positioning: Reposition using Leap Slam to optimize your attack angles and avoid damage.

Conclusion

The Lancing Steel build in Path of Exile 3.25 is a powerful and versatile build that excels in both AoE clearing and single-target damage through its unique steel shard mechanic. By focusing on generating and consuming Steel Shards, utilizing Impale, and optimizing gear and passive skills, players can unleash devastating projectile attacks to conquer the challenges of Wraeclast. Equip your character with the right gear, optimize your passive tree, and dominate your enemies with the Lancing Steel build!

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