[3.1] Super Cheap Ele Wander for fast mapping

Build description

The purpose of the build is to serve as a cheap way to get into fast and efficient clear speed mapping. This guide will be focused primarily on the low budget version of Ele Wander. There are already a ton of other guides for higher budget wanders and windrippers, so I won't be covering more expensive gearing options in much depth.

It scales flat elemental damage from Wrath, Herald of Ice, Abyss Jewels and other gear.
Piscator's Vigil and (to a lesser degree)Thunderfist are the core uniques of the build. Pretty much every other piece of gear has multiple options available.


Example Video
Shaped Toxic Sewer Clear
This is with 48c worth of gear that I bought to showcase the build, pretty low level gems with no quality. Getting Herald of Ice and Wrath leveled up will add a lot of DPS.

Strengths vs Weaknesses

Strengths:
*High clear speed
*Good AoE
*Very cheap to get started
*Several good upgrade paths into higher budget builds
*Surprisingly evasive. Almost never gets hit.

Weaknesses:
*A tad squishy
*Needs higher currency investment to achieve good singletarget DPS
*Can't do reflect maps

Passive tree + bandits
Level 94 Passive tree on PoEplanner
If you're lower level, get the Heartseeker and Wandslinger nodes last

You'll need to get most of the int travel nodes before you can equip piscator's vigil (or compensate by getting int on a ring or jewel)

Alira and Kill all are both viable options for bandits. Depends on whether or not you need the resists to get capped with the gear you have. At higher gear and character level, the 2 extra passives might be better in order to get an extra jewel socket.

Path of Building Link

Gear

Purchase log for my character:
poe.trade links:


My gear:

About the flasks:


Gem Links

Most of these can be set up differently. Only the Kinetic Blast Thunderfist link needs to go in that particular item.

4L Gloves (Thunderfist):
Kinetic Blast, Elemental Damage with Attacks, Greater Multiple Projectiles, Pierce

3 or 4L Chest:
Herald of Ice, Curse on Hit, Assassin's Mark, (Onslaught)

4L Boots:
CWDT(level 1), Immortal Call(level 3), Increased Duration, Vaal Grace/Vaal Haste/Ice Golem(level 3)/Enfeeble

Lightpoacher(no links required):
Ice bite, Innervate, Onslaught

3L Shield(this is totally optional, and you might find a better use for these sockets):
Orb of Storms, Power Charge on Crit, Inc Crit Strikes
You can also use these sockets for the herald if you want something else in your chest. Just drop Onslaught.

3L wand:
Flame Dash, Faster Casting, Decoy Totem


If you decide to use a Starkonja's Head instead of Lightpoacher, you can put the herald link in that, and use a 5L or 6L Barrage in QotF for singletarget:
Barrage, Elemental Damage With Attacks, Elemental Focus, Added Lightning, Slower Projectiles, Lightning Penetration

Upgrade paths

You can either respecc to Windripper Tornado Shot MF, or keep upgrading to better Wander gear. There are many other build guides out there for those alternatives, so I won't go into too much detail.

If you decide to stick with wander, some of the strongest upgrades are going to be Vessel of Vinktar and Dying Sun:




Gameplay Tips

If you decide to use Kinetic Blast only, your singletarget DPS might be lacking against some bosses. Try to pull them next to a wall. Decoy totem can help you achieve this. Your Kinetic Blast explosions will help you take them down a lot more quickly then. The build heavily favors maps with narrow corridors for more wall explosions. Maps like Arachnid Nest, Thicket, and Toxic Sewers are the best.