Path of Exile: Spectral Helix Leveling Guide and Tips

Start the League with a Marauder for strong single-target damage using Heavy Strike and Ruthless, supported by Frost Blades and Spectral Helix for clear.

### Path of Exile: Spectral Helix Leveling Guide for League Start
* ⚔️  Start as Marauder for **Heavy Strike and Ruthless**, which is effective against Brutus and provides **3 Wisdom Scrolls** to buy an Iron Ring.
* 💎  Look for **2 Iron Rings**, a **Rustic Sash**, and any **2-handed sword** as gear essentials in the early levels.
* 🔨  Use **Frost Blades** for clear and **Heavy Strike** for single target until level 12, then switch to **Spectral Helix**.
* 💡  Decoy Totem is recommended for boss fights to help with **survivability**.
* 🛡️  Aim for **800 life by the Labyrinth**, and craft **elemental damage on jewelry in Act 3** for added damage.
* ⚡  In Act 5, switch to dual-wielding with a **1.5 base attack speed Tomahawk** for **increased DPS**.
* 📊  The build undergoes a major respec at this point, with the tree changing significantly to **accommodate dual-wielding**.
* 🎯  The guide emphasizes **Spectral Helix as a superior leveling skill** compared to Lightning Strike, offering a **more efficient and smoother experience**.

hey all, and welcome back to Fuz Do Gaming, and a new video on the channel. Once probably the last one before the league launches. Um, just to go through my new web level in the first for ax for my League start build because after more testing and other people testing, I just don't think we can rely on the fact that the gems have more percentage damage to get through the first you ax because if you don't get flat damage on your gear, you get unlucky and get nothing. It's going to feel pretty rough. Um, so I've tested different ways of leveling. What I've tried to do is keep skills that don't have any added damage, obviously not using totems or the current banners, uh, to get an idea of the minimum that you're going to feel like when you're running through the first few acts. Um, so I'm going to go through acts 1 to 4, and then I'm going to go through the lightning strike switch. There are some tips though that I've got that I thought

we could cover off in this video. I have put them all in the PO um, but the PO is probably a bit too tax-heavy, so it might be a bit hard to follow. Um, so before you even start your jeal list, I recommend starting a Marauder. They start with Heavy Strike and Ruthless, and this is going to be our single-target damage for Brutus. Heavy Strike already hits really hard, and it's got a massive damage increase. The reason it doesn't see any use is because it knocks enemies back, which is just really annoying. So you'll get in range, you'll go to hit them, they'll get knockback, you've then got to chase them again, and you might as well use a skill with half the DPS. Now the knockback's been removed, this will work a treat. It'll absolutely melt Brutus. What this will also do is give you the three Wisdom Scrolls that you start with. You can sell all of the FL and all the stuff you don't need, and then you can buy an Iron Ring. You can

also check the vendor for a two-handed sword, 'cause that's what we're going to want. And then your three-link that you want for spectral Helix is going to be green, green, red. You don't need a three-link for your heavy strike, and you won't need a three-link for your clearance setup. So look for two-handed swords, buy your ring, put everything in your stash, go back to character select, and start your Jewel list level as normal. You're going to have to buy Frost blades because it's not an option for your rewards, and then you should be able to buy another iron ring as well with your leftover wisdom Scrolls. If you have another two, buy a rustic sash. The Sab that you're looking for in the first few levels is two iron rings, a rustic sash, just any two-handed sword, and then your Frost blades for clear, and then your heavy strike and ruthless for single Target. When you get to level four, you're going to add ancestral cool into your Frost blades. That's all you need to get.

through the prison use your heavy strike on Brutus. Use your Frost blades for any other part of your playthrough. At 12, you're going to swap to Helix. The setup should be as per the skill set in the PO. What you can do with when you're on melee if you feel you need more damage, but I don't think you will, is you can use War Banner. So basically, you charge it up as you go through the prison, for example, then when you get to Brutus, you can drop it. It gives you more physical melee damage. What I recommend using probably all the way through your spectral Helix playthrough is Decoy Totem. It's a totem that you get at level four. You just put it on the ground and then enemies attack it. It works really, really well for Staying Alive at bosses. One other thing about what acts one to three is you need a lot of transmutes. Because in act three, we get the option to craft Elemental damage on jewelry. We ideally want to be able to

craft it on all three items of jewelry. That's 12 transmutes. There's also gems you got to buy, so every single rare item that you don't think you're going to need, sell it onid to the vendor, and they give you scraps of transmutation. There's not really much to cover off in level two. I'll put all the leveling notes in here, but your three link that you're going to use until you get a fall link is spectral Helix, faster attacks, and added fire. Faster attacks doesn't look on paper like it's more damaged, but just makes it feel much better. Attack speed is sort of King early on. One thing to look out for in act two is there is a corruption chamber now in the v ruins. I'm pretty sure you can use it on gems. So just get a lightning strike in level one, put it in your off hand, level it up. If you find a corruption chamber, use it on the lightning strike gem, see what happens. Act three, as I said, is when you

get access to the added fire and lightning crafts on the bench. I think putting lightning on everything would work, or just two lightning and one fire, 'cause you're going to be running anger. We want to use Trinity, so we don't want our fire damage to be too high. I wouldn't craft on your weapon unless you're really struggling for damage, because in that five, we are going to switch to two one-handed weapons. When you get to lab, aim for 800 life if you can, and you want ell damage crafted on your gear, because it is in act three or four. You're going to be doing lab, and you should be absolutely fine. If you've got a four-link, you're going to breeze it. Three-link is still doable, it should feel fine, you just have to stay safe. We're going to switch to multi-striking around act five. Act four is probably going to feel rough, mainly because we're already taking lots of the one-handed dual-wielded nodes, things that just don't do anything for spectral Helix so.

for about 10 levels, from Act three to sort of mid-Act four, beginning of Act five, you're just putting points into your skill tree. So you will have enough damage. But don't worry if it starts to fall off a bit because it will pick up again when we actually switch to two one-handed weapons. What I'm going to do now is just log into the character. I've just switched a lightning strike on just to show you the bases that I recommend you have for your sword and your axe. Sword doesn't matter too much. See there's plenty of swords with good attack speed bases. But around the time we want to switch, there's only one. All the other bases are kind of 1.3 attacks per second and you don't want that. So the base you're looking for, which starts dropping at level 39, is a Tomahawk. It's got 1.5 base attack speed. So this is the gear that I ended up switching to in Act five and it's absolutely ample DPS in 325.

you'll have more damage because we have got a lot of flat damage on gear. Now that added effectiveness of the gem is going to start making a massive difference. And then the sword is just yeah, drop with some lightning damage, craft some craft some cold damage on it. Um, and then I have crafted stuff on my jewelry where I can. So, I've got fire on one ring and then lightning on another. So, nothing special, bog standard fall in and it felt absolutely fine. And when you do switch, just make sure this is where you spend 5 or 10 minutes going through the PO to make sure you've got it right. This is kind of the major Respec of the build. I think it's about 11 to 12 points. You should have 10 at this point already. Once you get your resp points in at five, then just use gold for the last two or three points. The tree in game now is going to look totally different. But if people wanted to practice, this is kind of what I've gone for. But in 325 is

going to be totally different because the Dual whe noes are over here, which means we can also reach uh the plus one strike here, so we don't have to go up here, and we're going to kind of PA through Mana, pick up a reservation node, and there's a Mana wheel reservation here that we're going to pick up, so that basically once you get to early act six, you're going to be able to put a defensive AA in as well. I think it's just going to make the build feel much better. Now I know spectr Helix is not what people wanted to hear, but is honestly far far superior than trying to level with lightning strike. If you want to go ahead and just level two-handed lightning strikes, just look at what the 41 swap tree is and just aim for that tree. You don't have to really do any respecing, but the DPS is going to feel really really really rough, and so is the attack speed until you get strike. Honestly don't think it's worth swapping.

to lightning strike but everyone plays the game how they want, and most people don't particularly care how long it takes them to get through, as long as they get through. Um, but I wanted to give you route that I know works. It's not the quickest leveling route. I would think if you didn't mind dying a lot, rain of ARS is probably slightly quicker, but the resps a little bit harder. I would just say one more thing, don't save the PO down until League start. I'm still tweaking and I'm still seeing slight errors that I'm changing or things that I can optimize slightly. Um, so if you do want to obviously have the PO for your own purposes, wait until 3 hours before League start, would definitely be finished by then. I'm also going to work on some filters, but I'm not going to do that until the 325 engine comes up, because I always have problems upgrading my filters, um, from one patch to the next, um. I'll put them in the main build guide description, and that's kind of it for.

the video I hope whatever build you're picking, you have some fun. Thank you very much for watching. Take care and see you in the next one.

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Tips for Efficiently Leveling in Path of Exile

Testing has shown that relying on percentage damage gems for leveling in the first few acts is unreliable, so it's important to focus on flat damage on your gear.

Starting as a Marauder and using Heavy Strike and Ruthless for single-target damage can be very effective, especially after the removal of knockback.

Prioritize acquiring an Iron Ring, a two-handed sword, and setting up a green-green-red three-link for Spectral Helix.

Additionally, look to buy Frost Blades and a Rustic Sash, and at level four, add Ancestral Call to your Frost Blades for efficient clearing.

Recommended Skills and Tips for Path of Exile Playthrough

Use heavy strike on Brutus and frost blades for the rest of the playthrough, then switch to Helix at level 12.

Consider using War Banner for additional melee damage if needed, and utilize Decoy Totem for boss fights.

Stock up on transmutes for crafting elemental damage on jewelry and selling rare items for transmutation scraps.

Prioritize the spectral Helix, faster attacks, and added fire link setup, and take advantage of the corruption chamber in the Vaal Ruins to upgrade gems.

Act Three provides the option to craft Elemental damage on jewelry, so be prepared with 12 transmutes.

Optimizing Weapon Crafts and Skill Tree for Spectral Helix Build

Focus on adding fire and lightning crafts to the bench, considering a combination of two lightning and one fire or just lightning on all items, while keeping an eye on not raising fire damage too high for Trinity use.

Avoid crafting on the weapon unless damage is a major issue, as the plan is to switch to two one-handed weapons later on.

Aim for 800 life when reaching the labyrinth, prioritize ell damage on gear in act three or four, and expect a challenging phase in act four before switching to multi-striking around act five for the Spectral Helix build.

Maximizing Damage and Effectiveness in POE Build

Gear with flat damage is crucial for maximizing damage output in the build.

A major respec of 11 to 12 points is recommended to optimize the skill tree for dual wielding and to incorporate a defensive AA.

Spectral Helix is suggested as a far superior alternative to leveling with lightning strike for a smoother DPS experience.

Tips for Leveling Efficiently in Path of Exile

A methodical leveling route can be more effective than just playing the game casually.

Consider using the "Rain of Arrows" skill for a quicker leveling process, but with increased difficulty.

It's advised to save the Path of Exile (POE) down until 3 hours before League start to account for any last-minute tweaks and optimizations.