Not sure what you'd use for phys. Petarus and Vanja, The Eternal Nightmare from Nessa, The Siren's Cadence from Pretty sure it is. Clarissa, Lost in Love from 4. Maramoa, Sever the Right Hand from - Summons clones whenever you crit with a certain skill, and the clones attack with the same skill you crit with previously. The average cost is between 150 and 170 Exalted Orbs. 5. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. - Great for clearing mobs. Its flat out the best leveling skill(in tandem with shattering steel), Only poison conc and wintertide brand come close. Yeena, Sharp and Cruel from While its not as overpowered as others, the cheap version of the build does around 17 to 20 million DPS if you play really well. 5. 2. Overcharged- 8% chance to gain power, frenzy or endurance charge on kill. If you are pathing near the impaler keystone, try taking it and using shattering steel and maybe grab the impale cluster right next to it. Decent armour (30K) and elemental resistance. - Also needed for physical damage and elemental resistance. Greatest surviability and most damage potential. Highest armour (58K) among all the variants, but similar elemental resistance. Enduring Cry- Get endurance charges on bosses and provide extra healing to you in tough situations. Perseverance Vanguard Belt- Any stats would do, but getting bonus life percentage is the best option for this gear. - Lets you allocate important Conduit passives like: - 7% increased maximum Life and 2% life recovery on kill. Molten ShellandVaal Molten Shell- Provides added armour and survivability to help out in difficult encounters. However, Im afraid that switching instantly to lacerate at lvl 12 is going to feel bad. Spiritual successor to Diablo 2, Press J to jump to the feed. - Make sure to roll the 'Impales you inflict last 2 additional hits while using Pride modifier. Nessa, The Siren's Cadence from This will greatly increase your DPS and clear enemies much quicker. The average cost is between 7 and 10 exalted orbs.

Lord of Steel Viridian Jewel- Grants 83% increased speed and 21% increased reflected damage to Call of Steel. Lady Dialla, Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support, Enemy at the Gate from

Nessa, Mercy Mission from If you like this guide, then stay tuned for similar content here onfarmgolds.com. Leap Slam- Movement ability that lets you quickly traverse the map. Some other important suffixes are a chance to avoid elemental ailments, fire resistance, percentage life and mana, etc. - Provides evasion to you and your allies. Snipers/Anomalous Poachers Mark- You can use them interchangeably. 6. Actually I would not recommend even using it, as I personally can't stand the slow awkward cone that misses enemies just to the side of you, but that's just my 2 cents. Hrimburn is enough to take you to maps if you're going elemental. Lancing Steel- As long as you have steel shards (which youll have plenty of thanks to all the implale skills), Lancing Steel shoots out a bunch of projectiles that synergize perfectly with The Saviour Long Sword and summon two clones that almost double your DPS (depending on the modifier). The utility value of Axe Masteries is insane. Its also a high-crit scaling build with anywhere between 70-90% crit chance. Watchers Eye Prismatic Jewel- Make sure to roll the 'Impales you inflict last 2 additional hits while using Pride modifier. Preferred modifiers are more intelligence, more mana, reduced mana cost for attacks, etc. Hired Killer- 7% increased maximum Life and 2% life recovery on kill. Dread Knot Steel Ring- Also needed for physical damage and elemental resistance. Ditto that Lacerate seems too mediocre nowadays. I usually level my characters with their end game skill to get used to it all see how it feels, you learn some mechanics too. Yeena, Available to : Shadow , Witch , Scion , Ranger, Intruders in Black from - Provides added armour and survivability to help out in difficult encounters. Paradoxica Vaal Rapier- There is a mod that doubles the damage of your attacks which is a must have a on this weapon. - 30% increased evasion rating, +150 to evasion rating, 15% increased global accuracy rating and +150 to accuracy rating. - Movement ability that lets you quickly traverse the map.

True Strike- 15% Critical Strike Multiplier and 45% increased critical strike chance. Optional picks if youre running the low life/cheap version of the build.

So I wanted to ask if anyone have tried levelling with lacerate and/or splitting Steel, and if so, share their wisdom. The average cost is between 150 and 170 Exalted Orbs. 3. - 30% Increased Onslaught Effect, 10% Chance to gain onslaught, 30% Increases armour and evasion rating. Can clear most of the end game bosses. Pain Touch Ambush Mitts- Chance to impale enemies alongside any random hunter modifier. Greatest surviability and most damage potential. A must-have skill for this build. - Four magic flasks, three for armour evasion and one for crit. Splitting Steel- Great for clearing mobs. Evasion+Armour Stacking (Expensive) Build, Evasion Rating - 48 & Evasion Chance - 88%. Higher Armour (42.5K) and almost the same elemental resistance. Rampart**- 40% increased damage with attack skills. Higher Armour (42.5K) and almost the same elemental resistance. When used in conjunction with Call of Steel can deal massive amounts of damage, effectively clearing mobs in seconds. 4. Clarissa, Breaking the Seal from Its a difficult build to master, but you should now have the necessary information to get started. Its a difficult build to master, but you should now have the necessary information to get started. Steel Champion is a tried and tested build that has been around for quite a while. - As long as you have steel shards (which youll have plenty of thanks to all the implale skills), Lancing Steel shoots out a bunch of projectiles that synergize perfectly with The Saviour Long Sword and summon two clones that almost double your DPS (depending on the modifier). Foe Veil Zodiac Leather- Its important to have Chaos resistance and spell suppression on the chestpiece. The Steel Champion build has two main abilities: Splitting Steel and Lancing Steel. Steel Champion is a tried and tested build that has been around for quite a while. 2. Snipers Mark does more damage, but Anomalous Poachers Mark grants extra health and mana on each hit, which synergizes perfectly with your fast attack speed.

Thanks to Axe nodes, it is great skill for leveling anything in the bottom half of passive tree. 4. Graceful Assault- 30% Increased Onslaught Effect, 10% Chance to gain onslaught, 30% Increases armour and evasion rating. Maybe just a decent weapon is enough. Siosa, A Fixture of Fate from Can defeat most of the Uber bosses with ease. Wrath Knot Steel Ring- Needed for added physical damage and elemental resistance. - Grants 83% increased speed and 21% increased reflected damage to Call of Steel. The average cost is between 20 and 30 Exalted Orbs. Nessa, Mercy Mission from Projectiles deal up to 100% more Damage with Hits and Ailments per Steel Shard consumed.

Vaal Pact*- Total recovery and maximum total life recovery from Life Leech is doubled. - You can use them interchangeably. - Prioritize on elemental ailments and resistance, spell suppression, and finally movement speed.

Nessa, The Twilight Strand from Higher survivability thanks to the increased armour and evasion rating. Nessa, The Twilight Strand from - Get endurance charges on bosses and provide extra healing to you in tough situations. I'd say you probably need at least 2 attacks per second for it to feel playable. Tarkleigh, The Caged Brute from - 15% Critical Strike Multiplier and 45% increased critical strike chance. Flasks- Four magic flasks, three for armour evasion and one for crit. Highest armour (58K) among all the variants, but similar elemental resistance. I agree it feels the best with multistrike, but I Think the skill becomes pretty good in Maps. - Any stats would do, but getting bonus life percentage is the best option for this gear. Splitting Steel is my second favorite skill after Kinetic Blast from "feels good" perspective. 5. Evasion+Armour Stacking (Affordable) Build, Evasion Rating - 38 & Evasion Chance - 85%. My plan is to leaguestart with a melee character next league, as a Lacerate Gladiator. Tarkleigh, Enemy at the Gate from How is a 200% more multiplier not the best leveling skill in the game? 3. Greust, Sharp and Cruel from Maramoa, Sever the Right Hand from Thanks for the feedback. - Chance to impale enemies alongside any random hunter modifier. Can clear most of the end game bosses. Evasion Rating - 38 & Evasion Chance - 85%. 8. Importnat Gear and Craftable Itmes and their alternatives. Everyone is saying that Splitting Steel is the best, i just dont get how its even close to Shattering Steel in power. - A must-have skill on every melee build since it buffs physical damage, attack speed, and grants life leech and frenzy charges. - Spec for elemental resistance and anything else that may help your build. Just alternative between the two in the rotation? Doom Urge Wyrmscale Boots- Prioritize on elemental ailments and resistance, spell suppression, and finally movement speed. This will greatly increase your DPS and clear enemies much quicker. I would not recommend leveling with it at all. Nessa, Mercy Mission from *Optional picks if youre running the low life/cheap version of the build. Yeena, Lost in Love from I'm actually surprised with how good it feels even in dire circumstances. If you dont have access to Jewels and are forced to allocate passives normally. Higher survivability thanks to the increased armour and evasion rating. Lacerated feels like pure garbage until you get good attack speed / multistrike. to be fair, you get shattering steel in act 1 as well so once you hit level 12 you're set. Yeena, Lost in Love from pretty much, then shattering steel. - Its important to have Chaos resistance and spell suppression on the chestpiece. Silk, The Root of the Problem from The build focuses on impaling targets and hitting enemies frequently. Nessa, Intruders in Black from Grace (Petrified Blood in the low-life version of the build). Hypnotic Dome Pig-Faced Bascinet- Spec for elemental resistance and anything else that may help your build. Petarus and Vanja, The Eternal Nightmare from I would say bladestorm becomes really good also before switching to lacerate. The cheap low-life version is not as tanky. Merciless Skwering- Impale damage overwhelms 15% physical damage reduction, 15% Chance to impale enemies, 10% Chance to impale enemies, and 5% Increased impale effect. If you found this guide helpful, check out the rest of our other guides and services in farmgolds.com.

Thread of Hope Crimson Jewel- Lets you allocate important passives like: 1. - Hits impaled enemies and applies 4 additional impales on impaled enemies. 2. Vaal Grace- Provides evasion to you and your allies. Snipers Mark does more damage, but Anomalous Poachers Mark grants extra health and mana on each hit, which synergizes perfectly with your fast attack speed.

Yeena, Sharp and Cruel from Tricor Suite, 4th Floor, 50 Mark Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC3R 7QR. 4. Impossible Escape Viridian Jewel- Lets you allocate important Conduit passives like: 1. A must-have skill for this build. Nessa, Intruders in Black from Ashes of Stars Onyx Amulet- Most expensive and important gear on the list, and is a must-have for the build since it gives +1 level and +25% quality to all skill gems. Clarissa, A Fixture of Fate from A subreddit dedicated to Path of Exile, an ARPG made by Grinding Gear Games. Nessa, The Caged Brute from 4. Nessa, The Siren's Cadence from Use the highest phys dmg 2-hander you find and you will one-shot pretty much everything including rares early on as you deal 5x your impale damage upfront and it spreads to the whole pack. Its also capable of clearing every piece of in-game content relatively easily. - Needed for added physical damage and elemental resistance. 5. 3. The Steel Champion has been one of the most reliable builds since the inception ofPath of Exile. - Impale damage overwhelms 25% physical damage reduction, 10% Chance to impale enemies, and 10% increased impale effect. **If you dont have access to Jewels and are forced to allocate passives normally. Other important modifiers include maximum life and maximum mana. Nessa, Mercy Mission from Hematophagy*- 10% increased total life recovery & 100% increased total recovery per second from Life Leech and 40% increased damage while Leeching. Tarkleigh, Breaking Some Eggs from Defiance Banner (Dread Banner in the low-life version of the build). Ive heard that splitting Steel is much better for early levelling until you get some passives/gear. Cannot sustain slams or consistent hits. - 40% increased damage with attack skills. Courage- 30% Increased armour, 30% Evasion and 10% Chance to suppress spell damage. Preferred modifiers are more intelligence, more mana, reduced mana cost for attacks, etc. - Total recovery and maximum total life recovery from Life Leech is doubled. If you upgrade your weapon regularly you can level with lacerate no problem. If you found this guide helpful, check out the rest of our other guides and services in farmgolds.com, PoE 3.18 Splitting/Lancing Steel Champion Hybrid Build. Greust, Sharp and Cruel from - Lets you allocate important passives like: - 30% Increased armour, 30% Evasion and 10% Chance to suppress spell damage. Cannot sustain slams or consistent hits. Lady Dialla. Tarkleigh, The Caged Brute from How do you mean in conjunction with helix? Please enable JavaScript in your browser to experience all the custom features of our site, including the ability to make a purchase.