Following the arc damage buff, I offer you my build to start the season playing Raider Arc Puncture on Path of Exile 3.17!

How the build works

Here is why this build is interesting and powerful at the start of the season:

• a build in physical damage, resistant and hitting hard
• uses Raider's clear speed, you'll also get 6 Frenzy Orbs

Gems and Skills

Here are the gems and links to use:

• On weapon or armor
  • Main spell: Puncture (single target) OR Rain of Arrow (AOE), Deadly Ailments, Brutality, Vicious Projectile, Cruelty, Chance to Bleed
  • Debuff: Ensaring Arrow, Hextouch, Vulnerability, Mirage Archer, Faster Attack, Greater Multiple Projectile
• On helmet, boots or gloves:
  • Totems: Fire Golem, Ancestral Protector, Maim, Multiple Totem
  • Utility: Blink Arrow| Bloodrage, Steelskin, Cast When Damage Taken
  • Auras: Grace or Haste, Enlighten, Herald of Purity, Pride

Passives tree

Here is the tree of passives, you find both on the tree of PoE Planner here. Take in this order:

• life liabilities
• then bow passives
• then the bleed, frenzy and jewel passives

You will need 116 points, or level 92!

Passives at level 92

Ancestry

For our Ranger, you'll take Raider, with the passives in this order:

• Way of the Poacher
• Rapid Assault
• Avatar of the Chase
• Avatar of the Slaughter

The Raider Ancestry Choice

Pantheon

Here are the gods to choose for the major soul:

• Soul of Solaris, resistance against bosses

For the minor soul:

• Soul of Gruthkul, less physical damage received

Bandits

Kill the bandits, the tree is quite greedy you will need the two passive points.

Equipment

This section will be updated once gear is collected, but here's what you should aim for:

• Weapon: a bow with the most physical damage possible, if possible Maraketh Bow for movement speed
• Quiver: physical damage, life and damage over time
• Armor: rare armor with life and resistances
• Helmet: rare with resistance and life
• Boots: rare with resistance, movement speed and life
• Gloves: rare with attack speed, added damage in physics
• Belt: rare with health, percentage of physical damage and resistances
• Amulet: attack speed, physical damage added, physical damage over time, health, attributes, resistances
• Rings: damage added in physics, life, resistance
• Amulet Anointment, Savage Wound - Teal Black Golden

For the potions:

• For care: Divine with instant care and anti-bleeding
• For damage: Sulfur with anti-curse
• For resistance: Jade with anti-freeze
• For resistance: Stbinite with evasion rating
• For mobility: Quicksilver with additional movement speed

For gems, look for rare with:

• Life percentage
• Physical damage
• Bleeding damage

History

• 3.17: creation

By Alchemists, February 2022