[3.7] Storm Burst/ Orb of Storm trickster - Try to hit me

Storm Burst

Orb of Storms

Pros:
+ versatile build for all content
+ high defense
+ Caster - spell based items are cheaper this league

Cons:
- Not single button build
- Not suitable for Legion monoliths ( small area coverage)

Passive tree:
https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/3.7.4/AAAABAYCAQQHBUIFtQbnBx4I9AkgDkgPxBBYEZYWvxbzGnIbyB2DHwIfQSBoIvQj9iT9JjwmlSoLKwosnC-dL9YwWzBxMHwyATfUOkI6WDt8QZZJUUmxS3hMg0yzTZJRR1VLVcZYMV3yXkVh4mHrahtqQ2wLbRltbHBScNR0gXYRelN9sH_GgLOD24nTjDaNfY2_j_qRR5MnlPGVLphTmyahL6KjpAWsl66zshm0OLVIuMq5ArmTvOq-Or6KwQDDCct_z3rP3dAf0PXUI9fP3ajf8-OE5RnnVOd06Nbr9e0_74jv6_DV8YryHfKO9Uv4l_k3-aT66_v1_rP_3g==?accountName=Nargoron&realm=pc&characterName=Nargron

Ascendance:
1)Ghost dance
2)Swift killer
3)Escape artist
4)Harness the void

Bandits:
I prefer Alira because we benefit from all she offer. But kill all is also possibility if you manage to cover all resists.

Pantheon:
Major-
Lunaris for mapping
Solaris for major bosses
Minor-
Tukohama - more tanky when channeling Storm burst

This build has many layers of defense.

Evasion
The most important is Evasion ( Evasion focused build)
Example of end game stats:
64% evasion chance (72% with flask)
And why evasion? It works very well with Trickster ascendancy.
At first Trickster give you extra evasion through Ghost dance and Escape artist

Dodge
Dodge is nice combination with Evasion. This is the reason why we go for Acrobatics in passive tree.
It help us to keep our Ghost shroud up and avoid damage.
Vaal Grace is next source of extra dodge.
And last but not least is ascendacy source from Escape Artist +10% dodge chance.
Example of end game setup:
49% dodge attack, 58% dodge spell
With Vaal Grace cap dodge: 75% dodge attack, 75% dodge spell

Blind
To go even further with chance to avoid attacks, we try to blind enemies.
Blind cooperate very well with evasion.
Blind is a debuff that lessens the chance to hit of the affected target by 50% and lowers the light radius to the minimum value.
To apply blind we need gloves with blind (more in gear section).

Life + Energy Shield
Last layer of our defense is hybrid pool of life and energy shield.
Try to get as much as possible.
Energy shield is very effective on trickster due to Ghost dance and Escape artist
End game expectancy:
4500 life/2000 es

Leech
ES:
Leech Energy shield is quite easy, there are plenty of sources. For example Soul Thief in passive tree.
But trickster doesn't need a lot of ES leech due to ascendancy node Ghost dance.
Life:
With life its more tricky. I found to use Berek's Grip ring as the suitable solution.

Damage mitigation
There are some sources of damage mitigation.
First of all from Patheon.
Gems- Immortal Call, Infusion
From ascendance - Ghost Dance

Mobility
And of course try to move and avoid spells, this build can tank a lot but sometimes you need to move out of craps :) like Shaper's beam or Phoenix's explosion.
End game movement speed:
Queen of the Forest + boots + onslaught + Jade flask is 145% movement speed --> your speed during mapping.

bonus defense - Block
We are using shield, but our block chance is not high ( due to Acrobatics)
But extra 15-18% block chance is nice bonus.

bonuse defense - Enfeeble
If you still dont have enough defense then you can use Enfeeble curse.

My current gear:


Head:


weapon


Shield


Body armour

Gloves


Boots


Amulet


Rings


Belt:


Flasks:

-Life flask with some instant recovery

-Taste of Hate- convert Storm burst damage to cold so you get extra chaos damage during conversion with ascendance node Harness of the Void. Plus we don't have armor, so reduce physical damage is nice bonus.
Could be switch for The Wise oak if resists allowed it.

- Atziri's promise amethyst flask - help with life leech, plus add more chaos damage for physical and elemental damage.

- Diamond flask - best damage boost flask.

- Jade Flask - use this only if you are using Queen of the Forest, otherwise go for Quicksilver flask.

Head 4Link

Explanation:
Our first cast when damage taken setup
-Enfeeble
Enfeeble could be switch to whatever curse you prefer.
Enfeeble is defensive option, if you need more dps, then go for Assasin's mark

-Wave of Conviction
Is here to apply -25% elemental resistance debuff. Due to add # to # lightning damage and Increase #% lightnig damage is always applied lighning version.

-Summon Lightning Golem
Is in CWDT setup only because i am lazy to cast golem every time it dies.

-Cast when damage taken support
Trigger other gems in heads. Due to level limitation be careful on which level you push other gems from this setup! And dont forget, that if you are using The Vertex Vaal Mask, then all gems in helmet has +1 level.

Weapon 3Link

Explenation:
Another CWDT setup.
This one is pure defensive.

-Immortal Call
Defensive spell to mitigate more damage

-Cast when damage taken support
Trigger other gems in heads. Due to level limitation be careful on which level you push other gems from this setup!

-Increased Duration Support
To increase Immortal Call duration

Shield 3Link

Explanation:
-Portal
Just quality of life, its not necessary.

-Zealotry
Our dps aura with defense potential - healing from consecration ground.
Keep in mind, that if you don't have Shield with reduce mana reservation, you CAN'T use Zealotry. Then you can use
a) defensive option - Discipline
b) offensive option - Herald of Thunder.

-Vaal Grace
Our defensive aura, with all nodes from passive skill tree boosting our evasion, it gives us 10k evasion.

Gloves 4Link


Explanation:
This is our main clearing setup. If you have elder gloves, then its 6link.
Orb applies blind, shock and has nice clearing potential. Plus it help as as second source of damage against bosses.
-Orb of storms
Clearing skill.

-Increased Critical strike support
We are crit based build, so increase base crit gives us nice boost.

-Controlled destruction support
Decrease crit chance, but it worth damage boost. We can't use elemental focus, because we use Orb of storm to shock enemies.

-Chain support
To boost clearing potential or Orb of storms. But it decrease single target potential. You can skip this if you are using Herald of Ash.

Boots 4Link

Explanation:
This is our movement setup.
-Flame Dash
Flame Dash is used to get over obstacles, speed up our movement and trigger Arcane surge.

-Arcane surge
Another damage boost, triggered by every usage of Flame Dash. Don't forget to keep it on proper level.

-Phase run
Movement boost. Can prolong Arcane surge for another extra time. Otherwise its used to boost movement speed, especially if you run out of flask.
It could be used to get through enemies if you are surrounded and have Flame dash on cool-down.
Don't use it during boss fights otherwise you lose Frenzy charges!
Every next spell cancel Phase run.

-Increased duration support
Increase duration of Arcane surge and Phase run

Chest 6Link


Explanation:
Our main single target damage dealing setup.
-Storm burst
What to say... beautiful spell :)

-Infused channeling support
Increased damage and provide infusion.

-Physical to Lightning support
We are scaling only lightning damage, not physical, so we converted physical part of Storm Burst to lightning.
On trickster it has another bonus and that is ascendancy node: Harness the Void. Chaos damage bonus is applied to physical damage and after conversion its applied again on lightning damage.

-Elemental Focus support
Its enough to have just one spell to apply shock, so we can use elemental focus for Storm burst.

-Concentrated effect support
Storm burst is used mainly for single target - concentrate orbs closer means only more damage to boss.

-Lightning Penetration support
If you have Shroud of the lightness chest, then skip this.
Shaper has 40% lightning resistance, so lightning penetration help us get more damage from Storm burst.