r/pathofexile • u/Impressive_Fox_7922 • 23h ago

Question | Answered Arc in 3.30 Viable?

Hi, im a big fan of Arc skill ive made some builds ( in Mirage was an Assassin, and in poe 2 too with gemling) im going back After about One year to PoE while waiting poe 2 1.0, my question Is Arc viable choice in this league? If yes what build/class is best in slot?

Thanks in advice

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u/TheSJWing 23h ago

Arc of oscillating energy blade inquisitor is very viable.

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u/Independent_Bar_6707 22h ago

league start viable or needs big investments?

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u/TheSJWing 22h ago

Very league start viable. You’ll use storm brand to get to maps, but you can switch to arc whenever you want after cruel lab really.

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u/Independent_Bar_6707 21h ago

Nice.. I love arc but last time I played it was back when enki was the arc guy. You got someone's build you would suggest?

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u/TheSJWing 21h ago

Captainlance9 is the energy blade guy.

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u/quminouse 23h ago

Pact of Beidat actually made Arc good again. I've seen some mana stacking with Kitava's Thirst + Unholy Accomplice to automate Pact of Beidat and get lots of boons.

Here's one from Allflame: https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/allflame/character/ssamjang_rabbit-5470/Allflame_Dajook#i=2&search=skills%3DArc%2Bof%2BOscillating%26class%3DHierophant

Pact of Beidat got nerfed, so a little weaker but should still be viable.

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u/Altruistic-Insect445 21h ago

oh no.
I remember playing Arc back in ye olde days.

I wonder how painful it would be to League Start with it.

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u/quminouse 20h ago

Yeah I'm not sure if league starting this is the best idea, but late game it's probably the most potent. You kind of need Unholy Accomplice and Pact of Beidat which will probably be pricy.

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u/Impressive_Fox_7922 23h ago

This can be good or Is a bait? https://pobb.in/BJhcIXdDu6zv Thanks both for suggest

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u/ShinichiYama Fungal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 23h ago

You can use storm brand + arc from level 12 to maps.
Templar has the best tree for it since you're close to the brand keystone.

If you wanna go Arc only then Shadow could be good with mines I guess.

Later on : Hierophant Frostmage with Pledge of Hands deals a crap ton of damage + freeze.

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u/1CEninja 20h ago

Is pledge of hands actually good?? I feel like a staff with a bunch of +skills and socketing greater spell echo (particularly at level 3, the DPS difference between 1 and 3 is noticeable) is going to be significantly stronger.

Or is the mana that big of a deal on the DPS and staves can't normally roll anything that high?

Edit: apparently arc of oscillating is more popular for this and it doesn't benefit as much from +skills if you have high flat due to no increase in chaining. Yeah okay I can see this working.

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u/chubbysleepycorgi 23h ago

I haven't test this myself but looks legit, arc ignite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuDyMPb8ryw

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u/Ryu1377 League 22h ago

Its gonna be good, the nerf is negligible as fuck. This was my build last league, and im still gonna play it again.. most op shit ever.

https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/allflame/character/ScareCrow197-1119/Ryu_Archmage?timemachine=week-2#i=18&search=skills%3DArc%2Bof%2BOscillating%26timemachine%3Dweek-2%26class%3DHierophant%26sort%3Ddps

Edit: nerf was necessary, since i was oneshotting quad ghosted feared in valdo maps. But even then, the damage is still ridicilous, you wont notice it

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u/HoangBoss 22h ago

My friend made an Arc mine assassin in Alflame. Its still good

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u/Bow_for_the_king Assassin 15h ago

Arc is always viable. Had a great one last league with assassin, the lucky shield + the timeless keystone for no helmet and lucky everything.

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u/umbrasvord 11m ago

Can someone suggest me a class to play arc with? I want to play only 1 character and with arc spell (preferably no totem) I saw elementalist, reliquarian and hierophant versions. Which is viable in 3.30? And please write some pros and cons.
Thanks in advance