PoE Vaal Power Siphon Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

The Vaal Power Siphon skill in Path of Exile offers a powerful critical strike-focused playstyle, combining high damage with power charge generation and culling strike capabilities. This guide provides a comprehensive look at how to build around Vaal Power Siphon effectively in the 3.25 patch.

Key Features of Power Siphon and Vaal Power Siphon

Power Siphon (Level 20):

• Critical, Attack, Projectile, Vaal: Power Siphon fires your wand to fire a single projectile at multiple nearby enemies, granting you a power charge if an enemy is killed by or shortly after the hit.
• Mana Cost: 9 mana.
• Attack Speed: 115% of base.
• Attack Damage: 159% of base.
• Effectiveness of Added Damage: 159%.
• Weapon Requirements: Requires Level 70, 155 Intelligence, and a Wand.
• Damage Mechanics: Increases and reductions to spell damage also apply to attack damage from this skill at 150% of their value.
• Projectile Mechanics: Fires a projectile at up to 7 targets. Modifiers to the number of projectiles instead apply to the number of targets fired at.
• Culling Strike: Instantly kills enemies with 10% or less life.
• Power Charge Generation: 20% chance to gain a power charge when the projectile hits a rare or unique enemy.
• Critical Mechanics: 10% more critical strike chance per power charge, +30% to critical strike multiplier per power charge.

Vaal Power Siphon:

• Souls Per Use: 15, can store up to 3 uses.
• Soul Gain Prevention: 2 seconds.
• Attack Speed: 115% of base.
• Attack Damage: 184.2% of base.
• Effectiveness of Added Damage: 184%.
• Projectile Mechanics: Fires your wand simultaneously at all nearby enemies, culling those close to death and granting you a power charge for each.
• Damage Mechanics: Increases and reductions to spell damage also apply to attack damage from this skill at 150% of their value.
• Additional Mechanics: Can’t be evaded, gain a power charge when the projectile hits a rare or unique enemy.
• Critical Mechanics: 20% more critical strike chance per power charge, +35% to critical strike multiplier per power charge.
• Culling Strike: Instantly kills enemies with 10% or less life.
• Corrupted: Cannot be modified but offers significant power.

Building Around Vaal Power Siphon

1. Weapon Choice:

• Wands: Choose high-damage wands with added elemental damage, increased attack speed, and critical strike chance to maximize your damage output.

2. Passive Skill Tree:

• Focus on nodes that enhance critical strike chance, critical strike multiplier, spell damage, and attack speed. Specific clusters to prioritize include those near the Witch, Shadow, and Ranger start areas.
• Consider pathing to nodes that increase power charge generation and duration to enhance your critical strike capabilities.

3. Support Gems:

• Increased Critical Strikes Support: Boosts critical strike chance.
• Increased Critical Damage Support: Increases critical strike multiplier.
• Greater Multiple Projectiles Support: Increases the number of projectiles fired.
• Added Lightning Damage Support: Adds flat lightning damage to your attacks.
• Power Charge On Critical Support: Increases power charge generation on critical strikes.
• Elemental Damage with Attacks Support: Boosts elemental damage from attacks.

4. Armor and Accessories:

• Look for gear that boosts your intelligence, critical strike chance, spell damage, and attack speed.
• Prioritize items with high life, resistances, and energy shield for increased survivability.
• Consider gear with bonuses to power charge duration and critical strike multiplier to maximize the effectiveness of your attacks.

5. Flask Setup:

• Life Flasks: For quick healing during intense battles.
• Utility Flasks: Such as Diamond Flask for increased critical strike chance or Silver Flask for increased attack speed.
• Mana Flasks: To manage the mana cost of your skills.
• Quicksilver Flask: To enhance movement speed, improving mobility and positioning during fights.

Combat Strategy

1. Engaging Enemies:

• Use Power Siphon to engage single targets and small groups, leveraging its high critical strike chance and power charge generation to deal significant damage.

2. Utilizing Vaal Power Siphon:

• Activate Vaal Power Siphon during tougher encounters or when facing large groups of enemies. The simultaneous firing at all nearby enemies and the increased critical strike mechanics make it a powerful tool for both single-target and AoE damage.
• The buffs from Vaal Power Siphon significantly enhance your damage output and crowd control, making it ideal for clearing large packs of enemies or dealing with boss fights.

3. Managing Buffs and Debuffs:

• Take advantage of the increased critical strike chance and multiplier to maintain a high level of damage output. The power charge generation ensures that your critical strikes are frequent and powerful.

Example Builds

1. Witch Elementalist Power Siphon Build:

• Focus on high critical strike chance, critical strike multiplier, and elemental damage for maximum damage output.
• Utilize Power Siphon and Vaal Power Siphon to control and damage enemies efficiently.
• Invest in spell damage and power charge nodes to maximize the effectiveness of your attacks.

2. Shadow Assassin Power Siphon Build:

• Prioritize critical strike chance, critical strike multiplier, and evasion for sustained damage and survivability.
• Use Power Siphon and Vaal Power Siphon to clear large packs of enemies quickly.
• Enhance critical strike damage and power charge generation with appropriate support gems and passive skill nodes.

Conclusion

The Vaal Power Siphon build for Path of Exile 3.25 offers a high-damage, critical strike-focused playstyle for wand users who enjoy combining powerful attacks with power charge mechanics. By focusing on maximizing damage, critical strike chance, and power charge generation, players can effectively dominate both single-target and group encounters. Proper gear selection, passive skill tree planning, and strategic use of Power Siphon and Vaal Power Siphon will ensure that you unleash the full potential of this powerful skill. Equip your wand, prepare your flasks, and siphon the power from your enemies with the devastating precision of Vaal Power Siphon.