The Fastest Levelling Setup I Have Ever Played - Kinetic Fusillade x Lightning Warp
Summary
- Concept: A one-button, high-mobility “teleport-wander” leveling build suitable for most classes in Path of Exile, capable of completing the campaign and all labs in under two hours (or under 90 minutes for experienced racers).
- Core Mechanics: Utilizes Kinetic Fusillade for clear and a Lightning Warp setup for extreme mobility.
- Key Interaction: Stacking reduced skill effect duration allows for rapid travel with Lightning Warp and high-frequency attacks with Kinetic Fusillade.
- Progression: The build evolves through specific “swaps” at levels 12, 25/31, and 50, transitioning from a basic Kinetic Bolt setup to a streamlined, one-button powerhouse.
Budgeting and Essential Items
While high-end gear optimizes the build, it remains flexible for most players.
- Watcher’s Eye: The primary goal is Haste cooldown recovery. If mana management is an issue, prioritize non-channeling skills with reduced mana cost while affected by Clarity.
- Timeclasp: Essential for reducing skill effect duration. Aim for rolls as low as possible (ideally under 15%).
- Aura Implicits: Items with implicit levels for Wrath or Anger are powerful but not mandatory.
- Weaponry: Use The Poet’s Pen for the main setup; Lycosidae is a strong offhand option.
- Jewelry: Astramentis (Level 20) is excellent for stats until level 50, when it can be swapped for Warp Timepiece.
- Early Gear: Goldrim is a reliable staple throughout the early game. Use Dance of the White Grafts (for flat damage and single-target utility) and Esh-craft (for flat lightning damage) for consistent power.
Leveling Progression
1–12: Introduction (Kinetic Bolt)
- Start with Kinetic Bolt linked with Volley for improved clear speed.
- Early movement consists of using a Shield Charge, Momentum, and Frostblink setup.
- Focus on picking up flat damage sources.
12–31: First Core Swap (Kinetic Fusillade)
- Kinetic Fusillade Mechanic: Using two copies of the gem allows you to alternate casts. The first instance of the skill will continue shooting even while you cast the second, preventing downtime.
- Movement: Incorporate Lightning Warp into The Poet’s Pen to benefit from high mobility.
- Single-Target: You can supplement boss damage with a 4-link Kinetic Fusillade Ballista Totem setup in your gloves.
25–55: The “MEGA SPEED” Swap
- Efficiency: This phase is roughly twice as fast as the initial setup due to increased attack speed and automated chaining.
- Timeclasp Integration: Equipping two Timeclasp rings significantly reduces the cooldown of Lightning Warp (often making it 3x faster) and boosts Kinetic Fusillade damage.
- One-Button Gameplay: With enough reduced duration, you can move to a one-button setup for bossing and clearing, utilizing only one copy of Kinetic Fusillade.
- Cooldown Recovery: Note that the 0.25-second cooldown on The Poet’s Pen for triggered skills can be further scaled by increasing the cooldown recovery rate of movement skills.
Skill Trees and Optimizations
- Pathing: The strategy is to “be-line” to required nodes on the passive tree as quickly as possible. For Duelists, this means heading straight for skill effect duration nodes; for other classes, the pathing may vary, but the destination remains the same.
- Crit: While crit is accessible for bottom-side characters (Duelist, Marauder), it is not strictly necessary as the build over-caps damage naturally.
- Gem Setup:
- Aspirations (Level 38): Incorporate Less Duration support to make the skill feel significantly smoother.
- Marking: Use Assassin’s Mark with Mark on Hit and Lifetap to generate power charges.
- Mana: Keep a Level 1 Clarity to support utility setups.