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1- Level 29 Lightning Tendrils gem.

The spell skills scale very fast with the level of the gem. We reach level 29 with :
* A level 21 gem for LT
* Skin of the Lords : +2 levels to all socketed gems
* Empower level 3 becomes level 5 with Skin of the Lords : +4 levels
* Awakened Added Lightning Dmg at least level 3 : +1
* On the shield : +1 level to all lightning spell skill gems

* For level 30, you'd need "+1 level to all lightning skill gems" on the amulet.

Now let's buff LT as much as we can !

2- Trinity

Trinity support grants a lot of dmg, but you need to alternate between two kind of elem dmg.
Basically, you'd need two skills, for instance one fire and one cold.
But we can do this with LT alone, by using Call of the Brotherhood ring : it converts 40% of lightning dmg to cold, which is sufficient to proc Trinity effect.
Due to the high variance in lightning skill dmg, some hits of LT will deal a majority of lightning, some a majority of cold.
You can add quality with Catalysts to get 48% lightning converted to cold, but that's not necessary.

Now you can easily shock, chill and freeze enemies !

3 - Elemental dmg gained as extra chaos

Harness the Void node on the Ascendancy grants a % of elemental dmg gained as extra chaos.
Since we convert a portion of lightning dmg to cold dmg, Harness the Void use is doubled.
Because "gained as extra" is counted before "converted to".

This is a bit technical, so let's take simple numbers:


Now, let's go further...

4 - Secrets of Suffering

Secrets of Suffering grants a LOT of dmg !
Sure you can't shock and freeze anymore.
But Cold ailment becomes Brittle, which raises your crit chance by insane proportions, making it easy to get 100% crit chance.
You have two sources of SoS :
- The Interrogation small cluster jewel
- An Alternating Sceptre, which has it as implicit

Additionnaly, the lightning ailment becomes Sap, which reduces the dmg dealt by enemies.

Which leave us the last alternate ailment to consider...

5 - Scorch

With SoS, Fire ailment becomes Scorch, which reduces ALL enemies elemental resistances.
We get perma-Scorch of nearby enemies from Legacy of Fury boots + cool burning explosions.
And we increase Scorch with Increases effect of elemental ailments on the tree.

Now it's time to use Auras to further buff our DPS.

6 - Reduced mana reserved

We use three cluster on the tree to reduced the mana reservation of auras : Influence, Charisma and Sovereignty.
We link Wrath with Divine Blessing to make it a temporary aura that reserve no mana.

Auras : Determination, Discipline, Purity of Elements, Vitality, Zealotry + Wrath.
You will need an Enlighten level 3 to reserve all these auras.

7 - Upgrading Energy Shield

- With Eldritch Battery + Mind Over Matter, we can reserve all our mana and still use the ES to get 30% of dmg before life.
- With Frost Shield, we can buff our ES while stationary, taking less dmg.
- With Divine Shield keystone, we quickly regen ES when hit by phys dmg.

* Optionnally, we can use Corrupted Soul from a Glorious Vanity jewel of Doryani to get 15% of life as extra ES.

8 - Curse immunity + pseudo low-life setup

- Immunity to all elem ailments from Purity of Elements.

- Curse immunity comes from :
Viridi's Veil helmet + magic ring in right slot + Coward's Legacy belt.

- 30% more spell dmg while on low-life with Pain Attunement keystone

9 - Cast While Channeling

I use LT + CwC + Crackling Lance for farming.
Crackling Lance feels like a natural extension for LT, giving it the AoE it lacks.

Other skills you can channel :
* Arc
* Ball Lightning
* Shock Nova (with Secrets of Suffering, it becomes a Sap Nova !)

* Storm Call is too slow and weak
* Ice Spear can be ok.

10 - Miscellaneous

- Assassin's Mark for more dmg.
- I like to use Vortex on left-mouse button. Despite the use of Secrets of Suffering, Vortex can still chill enemies, which is a good defense.
- Withering Step, if that's not too much button clicking for you.