6-Curse Chaos Inoculation
Elemental Hit Trickster
Build updated for Patch 3.2

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Estimated budget: low (5 Exalted Orbs)

Elemental Hit is a very niche skill. The main reason for that is the fact that it does not scale with weapon damage, and is in general weaker than other attack skills. This clear disadvantage, however, allows alternative and, at the same time, powerful item choices. This build relies on high Energy Shield and its' insane regeneration through recharge passive nodes and Leeching. Also, it utilizes Doedre's unique armour and helmet, which allow you to use six curses at a time, and each of them will increase damage enemies take by additional 20%. It is also extremely budget-friendly, as it does not require more than 4 links, and the most expensive item (The Taming unique ring) is luxury and can be replaced with cheap alternatives.

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1. Gameplay

Elemental Hit Trickster is a melee build, which is based on very high attack speed, high elemental damage, which is further amplified by Doedre's unique items - Doedre's Scorn that increases damage enemies take per curse, and Doedre's Skin which allows 6 curses to be used at the same time. On top of that thanks to Trickster Ascendancy, this build has insane Energy Shield regeneration rate, which allows to facetank most of the mid/high tier content. 

2. Build's PROS & CONS

3. Leveling tips

Leveling with Elemental Hit is rather easy. You can use two cheap unique items early on, which will provide amazing damage, nearly all the way up to end-game when you replace your gear. Elemental Hit does not scale with weapon damage either, so you do not need to alter the gear much, except for the survivability part.

Suggested leveling Gem setups:

Elemental Hit setup
	Elemental Hit - your main DPS skill. It deals a fixed amount of Elemental Damage of a random element
	Added Lightning Damage Support - adds flat Lightning Damage to your attacks. It's one of the first Support Gems available for this character class
	Elemental Damage with Attack Skills Support - greatly boosts your Elemental Damage
	Faster Attack Support - greatly increases your Attack Speed

Blink Arrow setup
	Blink Arrow - your main mobility skill during the leveling phase
	Faster Attack Support - increases your Attack Speed, which means faster mobility with BA skill

Utility Gems
	Herald of Ice - adds flat cold damage to your attacks and a moderate area damage effect which increases your clear speed
	Lightning Golem - this golem increases your Attack Speed
	Elemental Weakness - recommended curse for the leveling phase

Bandits:

We recommend killing all bandits for the additional 2 passive points

Leveling skill trees:

30 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Trickery 2) Coordination 3) Coldhearted Calculation 4) Heart and Soul

60 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Retribution 2) Discipline 3) Elementalist 4) Catalyse 5) Elemental Overload
Note: Taking this route will require about 15 points to be refunded when you switch to Energy Shield gear, but will make your leveling much smoother 

Recommended leveling items:

Stormcloud - amazing bow for this build. During leveling you only to upgrade it once, at level 32. You replace it with its' own upgraded version the Tempest
No Physical Damage Adds 1 to 85 Lightning Damage (36-50)% increased Attack Speed

The Tempest - improved version of the Stormcloud bow. You can use it until you equip your end-game gear
No Physical Damage 100% increased Lightning Damage Adds 1 to 85 Lightning Damage (36-50)% increased Attack Speed

Goldrim - the best leveling helmet. Will cover all your elemental resistances needs until end-game
+(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden)

Karui Ward - the best leveling amulet for ranged/projectile based characters
+(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Strength +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage

4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon

Final Skill Tree:

117 Points Final Skill Tree
117 Points Path of Building link

Ascendancy points:

Preferably in that order:

1. Harness the Void
2. Weave the Arcane
3. Swift Killer
4. Ghost Dance

Pantheon:

Major God: Soul of the Brine King - You cannot be Stunned if you've been Stunned or Blocked a Stunning Hit in the past 2 seconds

Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul - 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%

5. Final Gems links

[DPS] Elemental Hit 4L setup (in Thunderfist)
	Elemental Hit - your main DPS skill. It deals a fixed amount of elemental damage of a random type
	Added Lightning Damage Support - adds flat Lighting Damage to your attacks. This Support Gem is provided by the Thunderfist unique gloves - do not socket it on top of that
	Elemental Damage with Attack Skills Support - increases all Elemental Damage dealt with supported skills
	Damage on Full Life Support - greatly increases your damage while on full Life, which is always active in CI builds
	Multistrike Support - makes your attack skills (Elemental Hit) repeat additional time with greatly increases speed. This is good for applying different status ailments since each hit grants a chance to do that

[CURSE] Doedre's Effigy 6 socket setup
	Doedre's Effigy - unique skill provided by the Doedre's Skin body armour. It summons a stone (similar to Totem) that casts all socketed curses as auras around it. The curses cast this way ignore the curse limit and have reduced effectiveness
	Elemental Weakness - will reduce cursed enemies' elemental resistances
	Conductivity - reduces lightning resistance,  which is your highest damage type
	Enfeeble - the best defensive curse in Path of Exile. Reduces the chance of enemies hitting you
	Warlord's Mark - this curse will grant Life and Mana leech
	Frostbite - reduces enemy cold resistance, and grants a chance to freeze them. This procs the Frenzy Charge generation from Herald of Ice, as well as increases your damage if you are using The Taming Ring
	Temporal Chains - slows movement and attack speed of cursed enemies

[MOBILITY] Whirling Blades setup
	Whirling Blades -  your main mobility skill
	Faster Attacks Support - link it to your Leap Slam for faster movement
	Fortify Support - grants damage reduction buff

[AURAS] Discipline and Herald of Ice
	[1L]Discipline - will increase your maximum Energy Shield
	[3L]Herald of Ice - grants moderate DPS buff, AoE explosions, and Frenzy Charge generation mechanics
	[3L]Ice Bite Support - will allow Herald of Ice's explosions to generate Frenzy Charges
	[3L]Culling Strike - this Gem will increase the effectiveness of this Frenzy Charge generation mechanics

[UTILITY] Vaal Gems
	Vaal Haste - increases your movement and attack speed
	Vaal Discipline - provides insane ES Regeneration rate, as it is not affected by damage taken
	Increased Duration Support - will increase the duration of both supported buffs

[OTHER] Golem and Immortal Call setup
	[1L]Stone Golem - Stone Golem will provide additional ES regen. through Zealot's Oath passive
	[3L]Immortal Call - grants brief immortality. Match this Gem's level with CwDT Setup Gem
	[3L]Cast when Damage Taken Support - this Gem will auto-cast your Immortal Call after a certain amount of damage is taken. Keep this Gem at level 1
	[3L]Increased Duration Support - will increase the duration of Immortal Call buff

5. Gear Setup

Our Elemental Hit CI Trickster is a budget friendly build. It requires a number of specific uniques, however, they are all very inexpensive, and will not require anything above 4 links. The most expensive part of this gear is the Taming Ring, which is an optional luxury, and may as well be replaced with a rare ring alternative, while you build up your wealth.

If you would like to try out this build and skip the laborious currency farming process, you may as well visit our PoE Currency market. On Odealo you can buy Orbs and Unique items from regular players for real cash.

Our recommended items will:

1. Cap your resistances 
2. Give you enough DPS/ES to start mapping successfully
3. Save you at least a couple of hours, as it's already all planned out for you!

(Helmet) Doedre's Scorn - mandatory item for this build. It provides 120% increased damage versus enemies affected by your Doedre's Effigy

+2 to Level of Socketed Curse Gems +(20-30) to Intelligence +(100-120) to maximum Energy Shield (30-50)% increased Curse Duration 20% increased Elemental Damage (10-20)% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Curse on Enemy

(Weapon) Essentia Sanguis - good and inexpensive claw that provides the required Ghost Reaver Passive, which saves you a couple passive points. You do not deal any physical damage, and this claws are rather cheap, so you may as well try to get corrupted one that increase your block chance while dual wielding

2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life 8% additional Block Chance while Dual Wielding Claws (140-180)% increased Physical Damage Adds 1 to 200 Lightning Damage (20-30)% increased Attack Speed +(30-40) to maximum Energy Shield Life Leech is applied to Energy Shield instead

(Weapon) Hand of Wisdom and Action - great claw for this build. Provides additional stats, that increase your attack speed and damage. Same as previously, you may want to get a corrupted pair with increased block chance

+46 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks (25-30)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills (8-12)% increased Dexterity (8-12)% increased Intelligence Adds 1 to 10 Lightning Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 10 Intelligence 1% increased Attack Speed per 25 Dexterity

(Armour) Doedre's Skin - mandatory item for this build. It provides the unique Doedre's Effigy power, which allows you to use 6 curses

3% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) Socketed Curse Gems are Supported by Level 20 Blasphemy Grants Level 20 Summon Doedre's Effigy Skill Socketed Curse Skills are Triggered by Doedre's Effigy when Summoned Socketed Curse Skills ignore Curse Limit +(30-40) to Intelligence (130-150)% increased Energy Shield (33-25)% reduced Effect of your Curses

(Boots) Rainbowstride - this boots provide everything you need for this build. They are also very cheap

(20-25)% of Block Chance applied to Spells +(40-60) to maximum Mana (140-180)% increased Energy Shield +20% to all Elemental Resistances 25% increased Movement Speed

(Belt) Rare Crystal Belt - get one with the highest ES bonus you can afford

Min. requirements: 100 maximum Energy Shield 28% Fire Resistance 28% Cold Resistance 28% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills

(Gloves) Thunderfist - this pair of gloves provide cheap quasi-5link for your Elemental Hit setup

Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 18 Added Lightning Damage Adds 1 to 100 Lightning Damage to Attacks 10% increased Attack Speed +(25-30) to maximum Energy Shield 100% increased Shock Duration on Enemies 10% increased Stun Duration on Enemies

(Ring) The Taming - the best in slot DPS ring for this build. It is also the most expensive item in this build, and may also be replaced with a cheaper rare alternative

+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances 20% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments per Freeze, Shock and Ignite on Enemy 30% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills +(20-30)% to all Elemental Resistances 30% increased Elemental Damage 10% chance to Freeze, Shock and Ignite

(Ring) Rare ES/Res ring - just grab one with the highest ES bonus and cap your resistances

Min. requirements: 60 maximum Energy Shield 26% Fire Resistance 26% Cold Resistance 26% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Mana Attack Speed added flat Elemental Damage to Attacks

(Amulet) Astramentis - this amulet provides all required attributes for your Gem and gear requirements

+(10-16) to all Attributes +(80-100) to all Attributes -4 Physical Damage taken from Attacks

(Jewels) Energy from Within - this Gem converts all Life passives in radius to Energy Shield. Socketed right from Shadow's starting point it provides approximately 450 maximum Energy Shield

(3-6)% increased maximum Energy Shield Increases and Reductions to Life in Radius are Transformed to apply to Energy Shield

(Jewels) Rare Jewels - used mainly to cap resistances, increase Life and grant extra Intelligence

Recommended affixes: % increased maximum Energy Shield % increased Generic/Melee/Lightning damage Optional affixes: % increased Attack Speed % increased Attack Speed while dual wielding

(Flask) Atziri's Promise - very good Flask which provides extra damage, Elemental Resistances and Life Leech

+35% to Chaos Resistance 2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect Gain (15-20)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect Gain (10-15)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect

(Flask) Vessel of Vinktar - provides additional Lightning Damage to your attacks during Flask effect

+50% to Lightning Resistance +6% to maximum Lightning Resistance (80-100)% increased Charges used Shocks nearby Enemies during Flask effect, causing 10% increased Damage taken You are Shocked during Flask effect, causing 50% increased Damage taken Adds (25-35) to (110-130) Lightning Damage to Attacks during Flask effect 20% of Lightning Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect

Other suggested Flasks: Ample Quartz Flask of Staunching (immunity to bleeding) Experimenter's Silver Flask of Heat (immunity to freeze and chill effects, and Onslaught effect) Experimenter's Quicksilver Flask of Grounding (used for increased mobility, and to remove the Vessel's self-shock effect)

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