Path of Exile

Advanced Ethereal Knives Elementalist build, made for patch 3.20 Sanctum League!

You will receive all the gear and gems to be able to play this Path of Exile build. The character itself is not included!

The Ethereal Knives Ignite Elementalist is one of the most popular and strongest builds in Sanctum League. It has an exellent clearing speed, even on 100% Delirious maps, thanks to corpse explosions, Ignite Proliferation and mods from Headhunter.

The build is also a strong boss-killer and able to defeat the harderst bosses. This is not a glass-cannon, you have multiple layers of defence, such as high Physical Damage Reduction, 100% Elemental Ailments Avoidance, Solid hybrid Life+ES pool with Mind over Matter. But the best defense is offense - it has terrifying DPS with decent gear and 7-linked Ethereal Knives setup from Uul-Netol's Vow Amulet.

With all these advantages this build has a very simple, almost one-button playstyle: just press your flasks, refresh extra Auras from Divine Blessing setup and drop Arcanist Brand on boss-fights!

Click for the skill tree at level 95
Path of Building link at level 95
(copy and paste it to PoB - it shows cluster jewels more accurately than PoE Planner)

Minimum stats you will have at level 95:

Strength - 159
Dextirity - 212
Intelligence - 255

Endgame resistances:
Fire  75
Cold  75
Lightning  76
Chaos 30

Bandit Quest:
Kill All

Ascendancy:
First Labyrinth: - Mastermind of Discord
Second Labyrinth: - Heart of Destruction
Third Labyrinth: - Shaper of Flames
Uber Labyrinth: - Shaper of Storms

Pantheon:
Major: Soul of Brine King (Prevent Stunlocks) or Lunaris/Solaris for Mapping/Bossing
Minor: Soul of Abberath / Soul of Shakari to avoid burning grounds or poisons

Gear and Gem links:

Weapon:
Rare 6-Linked Bow: +1 to Socketed Gems, 20%+ Damage over Time Multi, 45%+ Cast Speed, +2 to Support Gems and 15% Extra Chaos Damage
Sockets RRRBBG (Herald of Purity - Herald of Ash - Determination - Discipline - Hatred - Enlighten lvl 4)

Offhand:
Rare Warlord/Redeemer Vile Quiver: 13-15% Extra Fire and Cold from Physical Damage, 15% Extra Chaos Damage, Life/Attributes/Resistances depend on needs

Body Armour:
Skin of the Lords - Wicked Ward of Elemental Overload (to save points for passive tree)
Sockets RRRGGB (Ethereal Knives lvl 21/20 - Cold to Fire - Awakened Swift Affliction lvl 5 - Awakened Burning Damage lvl 5 - Awakened Unbound Ailments lvl 5 - Awakened Deadly Ailments lvl 5 - Empower lvl 4)

Helmet:
Warlord/Redeemer Blizzard Crown: Ignites you inflict deal Damage 15% faster, Nearby Enemies have -12% to Fire Resistance, Ethereal Knives fires Projectiles in a circle
Sockets RRGB (Vaal Haste - Malevolence - Divirgent Inspiration - Divine Blessing)

Gloves:
Rare Gloves with Life, DEX, Chaos and Elemental Resistances, Physical to Cold Conversion, 12%+ to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier, Fire Exposure on Hit
Sockets RRGB (Herald of Ice - Divergent Vitality - Molten Shell - Flame Dash)

Boots:
Rare Boots with Life, Resistances, Movement Speed, Ignites you inflict deal Damage 7% faster, 100% chance to Avoid being Shocked
Sockets BBBB (Arcanist Brand - Flame Surge - Flammability - Combustion)

Accesories:
Uul-Netol's Vow, with allocated Charisma
Left Ring slot: Polaric Devastation - well rolled
Rare Synthesised Ring (Onslaught or Flammability) with Life, Chaos and Elemental Resistances, Attributes or Reduced Mana Cost
Headhunter

Jewels:
Brutal Restraint - Aura Effects, Onslaught or Ignite mods
Watcher's Eye - 35% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Stormshroud
3x Rare Jewels with Life or Resistances, Fire Damage over Time Multiplier and Damaging Ailments deal damage faster

Cluster Jewels:
2x Large Cluster Jewel - Sadist, Prismatic Heart, Disorienting Display
Medium Cluster Jewel - Brush With Death, Wasting Affliction
Medium Cluster Jewel - Fan the Flames, Wasting Affliction
Medium Cluster Jewel - Lasting Impression, Purposeful Harbinger
Medium Cluster Jewel - Endbringer, Purposeful Harbinger

Flasks:
Taste of Hate - 15% Extra Cold Damage
Atziri's Promise - Perfect
Oriath's End - 30% Chance to Explode
Alchemist's Quicksilver Flask with reduced Effect of Curses on you
Divine Life Flask with Instant Recovery and Bleeding Protection