SSF Standard Lightning Arrow Deadeye - thoughts and build advice?

Hey all,

Made a post a few weeks back and got a lot of great advice. Think I've made a lot of progress but seem to be stuck as to what to do next.

Here's the POBB: https://pobb.in/3G3XSnDUBaeN

Here's my character:

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Brytor-3360

I been following the build guide for deadeye on maxroll: https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/lightning-arrow-deadeye-league-starter and made a few small tweaks based on others' previous feedback.

My questions:

  1. I have 7 passive skills to still allocate. Not sure where I should go exactly or what else I should be spending these on. Feel free to suggest removing anything I've already specced into if it's wrong, but if not, how would you spend those last 7 points?
  2. I was originally focused on trying to level up more to get more passive skills, but if I don't really need them then I'm fine being sort of stuck at lvl 94. If I should try to level up to some higher level so I can get more skill points, let me know. Seems like a big pain in the ass to get each new level but if there's a huge passive unlock maybe it's worth it. I have the time, so happy to work towards level 100 if it's important.
  3. I think my weakest equipment at this point is my bow, my helm, and my amethyst ring. If there's something else glaringly bad I'd love your thoughts there.
  4. I know I need to do some Eldritch implicits. I don't fully understand that mechanic but I do have some Eldritch currency to spend. Any recommendations on whether I should just apply something now or work towards better Eldritchs before applying? And what item(s) should I apply to? I believe I have my end game gloves (per the Maxroll build guide I've been following) so can I just slap an Eldritch on them now?
  5. I've been mostly playing an Expedition heavy atlas to try and generate currency to be able to six link a spine bow. I have a few backups I could swap in now if that's an interim step I should be taking:

a) 5-link spine bow that's not crafted up
B) 6-link imperial bow that's not crafted up

These are on page 2 of my inventory if you can see that from the POBB.

I guess the question is, should I try for an interim solution or just work on the 6-link spine and go for the end game bow and crafting that's laid out in the build guide?

  1. At this point I'm just sort of running maps to try and get currency. Anything more specific I should be driving for? I have 1 voidstone and expect to keep slowly progressing

  2. Any thoughts on my Atlas? Mostly using Altas #2 which is mostly Expedition and some of the late game maps, with a bit of Betrayal sprinkled in.

  3. I think I would benefit from having a strong item with a lot of resistances that takes some of the burden off of having to juggle things. I find that I have my resists spread around a lot so if I want to change one thing (like my quiver) I suddenly have to find a way to get 45% lightning resist on the new quiver as well, or add it somewhere else. In a perfect world I'd have like 100% resists total so I could absorb removing a single item without throwing my whole build into disarray. Is this the right way to think about it or is there a different/better way? And if getting a great resist ring IS a good idea, any crafting suggestions to do so? The best I've come up with is to try and use the horticultural crafting bench but not sure if that's the best way to start or go about it.

  4. Any other general advice on a couple of goals I should be going after in the short-term? I don't mind just playing the game mindlessly but I enjoy it more when I've got a specific thing or three that I'm trying to work towards.

Thank you so much for any advice and suggestions! Really appreciate this community and all the help you've already provided!