Level 99 Steelskin Hierophant^3.25

Notes

Hello ma boy,
In case you don't know me or you just found my channel, know that I've been playing Siege Ballista & Shrapnel Ballista for more than 4 years now ( 80% of my videos are Ballista related ).
Did all the possible variations, from extreme poo-poo tier to Mirror of Kalandra items.. This version of SHRAPNEL BALLISTA will satisfy everyone, has the perfect balance of defenses and offenses.
MY CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@poeguy007/videos

Like explained in the build guide, before making this setup you will need to have a HIEROPHANT that is level 96+ ( do not attempt to make this build if you are under this level! )

I REMIND YOU THAT THE BUILD GUIDE HAS:
- A TIMESTAMP FOR BUYING / CRAFTING YOUR RARE ITEMS
- A TIMESTAMP ON HOW TO COLOR / SOCKET YOUR ITEMS CHEAP & FAST
- A TIMESTAMP WHERE I EXPLAINED THE UPGRADES

THE LATEST SHRAPNEL BALLISTA BUILD GUIDE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ppNWnNBmw

GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE with SHRAPNEL BALLISTA HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUHqOehedBc

[READ!]I did a small change to the build ( you can see it in the POB )
We will no longer use a 7% life + 16 strength rare jewel! Instead we will use "RAIN OF SPLINTERS" unique jewel ( grants us +2 additional projectiles )
Try to buy one close to perfect ( if not perfect ) | TRADE LINK HERE:  

https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Settlers/OEDqKKUE ( close to perfect )
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Settlers/5nYXQVta ( PERFECT )

For the Quiver it is MANDATORY to buy a "PENETRATING QUIVER" base! 
The best in slot base would be a "PENETRATING QUIVER" with the "Bow attacks fire an additional arrow" FRACTURE.

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COMMON MISTAKES:
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THIS IS A VERY TANKY / SOLID DPS BUILD! The Shrapnel Ballista build guide has everything inside it -> I've answered all the possible questions, left crafting guides, left gameplay tips and a few tricks. 
Usually people that skipped the main build guide are the ones that have problems. Here is a list with the most common problems that they have:

1) Not taking the "IRON WILL" Keystone on the Skill Tree. ( This error will DRASTICALLY reduce your damage )

2) Not having Split Personalities with ACCURACY! ( Accuracy on this jewels is mandatory; it helps us cap our %hit chance )

3) Not having a Large Cluster Jewel with SPELL DAMAGE. ( I explained clearly in the build guide why we want Spell Damage )

4) Not having a decent elemental resist overcap! Having your elemental resistances capped is not enough! You want them overcapped by 40%-50%!! 
There are Altars, Map Modifiers, League related modifiers etc. that lower greatly your elemental resistances. You always need to have a surplus of elemental resistances

5) Not using the right ascendancy, being under-leveled! Again, its Hierophant! 
And all those Ascendancy nodes that I took in the Build guide are MANDATORY. Also, you want to be minimum level 96 before you transition to this build

6) DOING SOMEONE ELSE'S SHRAPNEL BALLISTA VARIATION AND COMPLAINING HERE As explained, Shrapnel Ballista has been my main build in Path Of Exile for more than 3 years now; 
Stick to my build guide because I've seen everything for this build! You are free to do any changes you desire, but don't come complaining here if your build sucks. Stick to my build guide or go to Himalaya!

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EXTRA TIPS & REMINDERS:
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1) Always SHOOT WITH FRENZY ON YOUR HARD BOSSES! ( this will curse with DESPAIR, RESSUMON THE GOLEM AND GRANT YOUR FRENZY CHARGES; all at once )

2) In certain scenarios your totems will die pretty fast ( LAST WAVES OF SIMULACRUMS, JUICED HARBINGERS, SHAPER FIGHT etc. )
YOU NEED TO KEEP RESUMMONING THEM UNTIL EVERYTHING DIES. ( because of the Hieophant ascendancy and our items we resummon our totems almost instantly! )

3) USE A HIGH LEVEL DASH SKILL + SECOND WIND // WITH QUALITY TOO! ( This will allow you to use the movement skill much more often; very helpful for bossing! )

4) If you plan doing very juiced maps with ALTARS, YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE AN ELEMENTAL RESISTANCE OVERCAP ( more elemental resistances than needed; the more you have: the better! ). 
This is because we have map modifiers, altars modifiers, league mechanic modifiers & monster modifiers that can drastically shred your resistances up to NEGATIVE!
**A FAST & EASY fix is to put on a flask that modifier "#% additional Elemental Resistances during Effect" ( this will give you in your maps a nice elemental resistance overcap for free )

5) IF YOU PLAN DOING UBER MODE BOSSES, KNOW THAT:  Eater of Worlds & Cortex bosses deal tons of lightning damage. 
The Maven, The Elder & The Shaper deal tons of cold damage. Searing Exarch & Atziri deal tons of fire damage. Sirus deals chaos damage. 
You want to roll a TOPAZ FLASK with 25% effect & bench enchant "When you take a savage hit" for UBER MODE Eater of Worlds & the UBER MODE Cortex boss 
You want to roll a SAPPHIRE FLASK with 25% effect & bench enchant "When you take a savage hit" for UBER MODE Maven, UBER MODE Shaper & UBER MODE UBER ELDER
You want to roll a RUBY FLASK with 25% effect & bench enchant "When you take a savage hit" for UBER MODE SEARING EXARCH
Non-UBER MODE versions are a joke for this build! You don't need to roll any flask for those ;)

6) In case you skipped the build guide I need to remind you that Shrapnel Ballista at GEM LEVEL 22 grants you +1 EXTRA TOTEM FOR FREE ( this is the reason we want an Iron Fortress with +1 gems corruption )
** Getting an Iron Fortress with +2 Projectile gems corruption also works ( it will bump up Shrapnel Ballista to gem level 23 )

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If you have questions or need further help, you can join my Discord server here:
( There is a dedicated Shrapnel Ballista channel )

https://discord.gg/CnXzKssuDn