Important Tree Nodes
The best ascendancy order is Ricochet, Endless Munitions, Gathering Winds, and Wind Ward. Make sure and travel up the right side of the tree to the northern Wand Mastery for a huge bonus to your wand attacks. You should take the Leech Mastery with the Clever Thief nodeto give 1% life leech and1% mana leech on attacks which alsoworks for elemental damage. The Reservation Mastery is also important for24%increased mana reservation efficiency so that you can use the recommended reservation skills. The recommended weapon has a high critical strike chance so aim for a 100% critical strike chance from your equipment and tree.This is a life build so make sure and take as many of the nearby life nodes as you can for survival.
Defensive Layers
The Wind Ward ascendancy gives damage reduction per stack of Gale Force. You receive Gale Force from the Gathering Wind ascendancy along with Tailwind for increased action speed which includes your movement speed. Elemental Hit also causes elemental ailments like ignite, shock, freeze, and chillwhich can also greatlyimprove your survivability. You can alsoblock with this build when dual wielding wands or using a shield.
Gems
Weapon (3-link)
Cold Snap (keep at level one)
Cast When Damage Taken Support (keep at level one)
Power Charge On Critical Support
Weapon (3-link)
Flame Dash
Arcane Surge Support (keep at level one)
Sigil of Power
Armour (6-link)
Elemental Hit
Awakened Elemental Damage With Attacks Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Sacred Wisps Support (new)
Trinity Support
Helmet (4-link)
Grace
Haste
Dread Banner
Enlighten Support
Gloves (4-link)
Summon Flame Golem
Minion Life Support
Culling Strike Support
Elemental Army Support
Boots (4-link)
Steelskin
Enduring Cry
Empower Support
Call To Arms
Reservation Skills
Grace is the best defensive aura for this build and gives very high evasion. Haste is the best offensive aura for this buildand gives attack speed and movement speed. Aspect of the Cat should be used and is free with the recommended Farrul's Fur body armour. Dread Banner lowers the accuracy of nearby enemies. Hastecan be usedonce you have the increased mana reservation efficiency from the Reservation Mastery and a level 4 Enlighten Support to lower the mana reservation cost of your skills.
Gem Notes
Steelskin is the recommended guard skill for this buildbecauseImmortal Call requires you to use potions more often and Molten Shell requires very high armor to be effective.
Elemental Hit of the Spectrum is not recommended with Elemental Hit Wanders because it has significantly lower damage.
Enduring Cry is used to provide over a 2200 life heal over one second, generates Endurance charges, gives an extra 2% increased physical damage reduction per charge, and gives 2% increased elemental resistances per charge.You should also link thenew Call to Arms gem to Enduring Cry to instantly cast your Enduring Cry on cooldown.
Cold Snap generates Frenzy charges when enemies are defeated in its skill effect area and generates Power charges on critical strikes with Power Charge on Critical Support. Sigil of Power is used to increase your lightning damage and greatly reduces your damage taken while you are in its skill effect area.
Summon Flame Golem givesincreased damage, fire exposure with Elemental Army Support, kills enemies at 10% life with Culling Strike Support,and provides an additional target for enemies to attack.
If you think you would prefer to play as an Elemental Hit bow Ranger build that has similar damage but slightly poorer defenses you can also check out the Elemental Hit Raider guidewhich can be found here Elemental Hit Raider Guide.
Equipment
Weapons
Double Corrupted Piscator's Vigil x2
Gives up to 18% increased attack speed, 30% increased critical strike chance, 400 accuracy rating, 115% increased elemental damage with attack skills, penetrates 5% elemental resistances, and you can have two corruptions which should include 8-10% elemental resistance penetration.
Armour
Farrul's Fur
This armour has up to 100 life, Frenzy and Power charge generation, Phasing, and free Aspect of the Cat. You should also add grants 1 life per 2% quality at the Horticrafting Station which can be added to your hideout.
Helmet
Rare Helmet
Look for high life, high resistances, and +2 to level of socketed AoE gems with increased area of effect. You should also use Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors to roll increased attack damage and increased damage per Power charge.
The Broken Crown
A great budget option that gives up to 15 to all stats, 20% increased damage when you are on low life, and 61% chaos resistance.
Belt
Stygian Vise
Look for high life, strength, resistances, increased elemental damage with attack skills, and an abyssal socket. You should also use 20 Turbulent Catalysts on the belt to increase its elemental damage bonus.
Abyss Jewel
Look for an abyss jewel with highlife, increased critical strike chance, and accuracy rating.
Gloves
Elemental Weakness Gloves
Look for the best gloves with Elemental Weakness on hit corruption you can find.
Boots
Rare Boots
Look for life, strength or intelligence, resistances, Onslaught on kill, andmovement speed. You should also use Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors to roll chance to avoid elemental ailments and increased action speed.
Amulet
Rare Amulet
Look for high life, increased critical strike chance, increased critical strike multiplier, resistances, and attributes. You should also use 20 Unstable Catalysts on the amulet to increases its critical strike modifiers.
Carnage Heart
The budget option gives up to 56 to all attributes, 20% increased elemental resistances, 2% life leech, 50% increased recovery from life leech, and 40% increased damage when leeching.You can also use 20 Intrinsic Catalysts to increase its attribute bonus or 20 Prismatic Catalysts to increase its resistances.
Rings
Rare Elemental Damage Rings
Look for rings with high life, resistances, high elemental damage with attack skills, and increased critical strike chance. You can use Turbulent Catalysts to improve their elemental damage bonuses. One ring should also have the Aspect of the Cat modifier.
Utility Flasks
Bottled Faith
Gives40% increased damage, consecrated ground, 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground, and makes enemies take 10% increased damage on consecrated ground. You shouldalso use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask when you hit a rare or unique enemy.
Diamond Flask
Gives100% increased critical strike chance with up to 17% increasedattack speed as a second modifier. You should also use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.
Rumi's Concoction (use this once you hit the critical strike chance cap without a Diamond Flask)
Gives 1500 armour, increases your block chance by 12%, and gives 6% spell block. The legacy version isbetter and gives much higher block chances. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenit hasfull charges.
Jade Flask
Gives 1500 evasion. Try and roll Bleeding and Corrupted Blood immunity on the flaskand you can use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automaticallyuse the flask whenever you are Bleeding.
Anointment
You should anoint your amulet with Prism Weave for 6% increased attack speed for wands, 24% increased elemental damage with wands, and damage with weapons penetrates 5% elemental resistances at Cassia using a Sepia Oil, Opalescent Oil, and Opalescent Oil.
Enchants(Standard Only)
Helm: 40% Increased Elemental Hit Damage
Gloves: Commandment of Blades
Feet: 16% Increased Attack And Cast Speed If You've Killed Recently
Belt: 30% Increased Accuracy While You Have Onslaught
Bandits
You should help Alira in Act 2 on critical strike builds for 15% increased elemental resistances, 20% increased critical strike multiplier, and 5 mana regeneration per second which are all very beneficial.
Pantheon
Soul of Solaris is the best major Pantheon power and gives 6% reduced physical damage taken when only one enemy is present, a 20% chance to take 50% less area damage, 8% reduced elemental damage taken if you haven't been hit recently, take no extra damage from critical strikes if you've been hit with a critical strike recently, and a 50% chance to avoid elemental ailments from critical strikes. Soul of Ryslatha is the best minor power andgives60% increased life recovery from flasks atlow life, life flask charges every 3 seconds if you haven't used a life flask recently, and enemies you hit have 50% reducedlife regeneration.
Leveling Gear
Weapon
Silverbranch
Silverbranch is a great level one bow with +1 to socketed bow gems, increased attack speed, accuracy, and mana on kill.
Armour
Tabula Rasa
Tabula Rasa is a greatlevel one chest armour that has 6 white linked sockets. Any combination of gems can be linked together inside of it which allowsyou to deal much higher damage at an early level.You can also look for a Tabula Rasa with a high increased damage corruption which also requires level one for fairly cheap from the trade site.
Helmet
Goldrim
A great level oneevasion helmet with up to 40% increased elemental resistances and 10% increased rarity of items found.
Gloves
Lochtonial Caress
These excellent level one gloves give 15% increased attack speed, 15% increased cast speed,and a 15% chance to generate a Frenzy, Endurance, or Power charge on kill.
Boots
Wondertrap
Wondertrap boots can be used at level nine and give a high amount of strength, dexterity, intelligence, and movement speed.
Amulet
Kurai Ward
A level five amulet that gives up to 30 strength, 30 dexterity, 100 accuracy, and 30% increased projectile damage.
Rings
Perandus Signets
You can use two level one Perandus Signets that each give up to65% mana regeneration, 65 mana, 2% increased intelligence for each unique item equipped, and 2% more experience gained.
Flasks
Quicksilver Flask
This flask can be used at level four and gives 40% increased movement speed which helps speed up the leveling process. This flask can also have increased attack speed or movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs until you automaticallyuse the flaskwhenever it has full charges.
Silver Flask
This flask gives Onslaught which gives increased attack speed, cast speed, and movement speed as early as level 27 and can have increased attack speed or movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flaskuntil you automaticallyuse the flaskwhenever it has full charges.
Bottled Faith (use a Sulphur Flask for 40% increased damage if you can't afford Bottled Faith)
Thisendgameflask requires level 27 and gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, increases enemies damage taken by 10% on consecrated ground, and gives 150%increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use it whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.
Leveling Gems
Galvanic Arrow is the best elemental bow skill to use at level one because it has multiple projectiles without a support gem. You can switch to anElemental Hit Wander and Lesser Multiple Projectile Support once youarelevel 12. You shouldpick up a Steelskin gem once you've reached level four and have 16 strength for a defensive guard skill. Dash also requires level four and canbe used as your travel skill at early levels.
Upgrades
You can upgrade your weapon to two Ashcallers at level 12 for high added fire damage, a 10% chance to cover enemies in Ash on hit, and a 25% chance to summon Level 10 Raging Spirit on kills. Carnage Heart is the budget amulet for this build and can be equipped as early as level 20 for up to 56 to all attributes and 20% increased elemental resistances. You can also benefit from upgrading totwo Praxis rings at level 22 to reduce the mana costs of all skills by up to 16 which allows you to use utility flasks in the place of mana flasks. Many of the items in the leveling section above last all the way until the midgame where better items will become available.
And that's all for the Elemental Hit Wander Guide! For more about PoEyou can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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