Overview
This is a crit-focused Spark Stormweaver tuned for high-investment endgame mapping in patch 0.5. Spark fills the screen with bouncing projectiles, and the Stormweaver’s elemental scaling turns that coverage into reliable clear speed. The creator runs a Call of the Brotherhood conversion variant — a slice of the lightning damage is converted to cold, so the build leans on both elements rather than pure lightning.
This particular video is a gear-progression update rather than a from-scratch leveling guide: the creator walks through the upgrades made since the last showcase, including a Mageblood (called best-in-slot for Spark here), a crit-pushed glove swap off the 250% critical-damage cap, and rings that open the door to a future mana-stacking pivot. The result is a mature, well-geared mapper that the creator says comfortably handles 200% delirious maps and simulacrum.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Excellent clear speed — Spark blankets packs and bounces between enemies
- Scales hard with crit; the build is built around stacking critical chance and critical damage bonus
- Flexible upgrade path, including a planned transition toward mana stacking
- Mageblood provides huge defensive and utility uptime
Cons
- Gear-gated: Mageblood, triple-crit jewels, and high-end wands make this an expensive endgame build, not a starter
- Crit chance is still being chased (creator targets ~80% once Pinpoint Critical is removed from the Spark setup)
- As an energy-shield caster it relies on good rolls to stay tanky in juiced content
Key Skills
- Spark — the core skill; bouncing projectiles for clear and single-target chip
- Critical support gems — the build is wrapped around maximizing crit chance and crit damage bonus
Gear & Anointments
The weapon is a high-tier wand (+5 lightning, +2 spells, with a +9 wand named as the next upgrade target). Mageblood is the marquee unique belt, rolled with skill speed, crit, elemental resistance, and movement speed. Rings include a Call of the Brotherhood plus a mana-cost-efficiency / mana-regen ring, with a mana-roll glove swap held in reserve for a mana-stacker future. Jewels are crafted for triple crit, spell damage, and increased effect of suffixes. Specific item details should be confirmed against the source video and the creator’s poe.ninja profile.
Endgame Notes
The creator showcases the build in 200% delirious maps and simulacrum, and discusses removing Pinpoint Critical from Spark to reclaim lost crit damage bonus while pushing toward ~80% crit chance.
Credits & Source
Build credited to Byankuu. See the source video for the full gear breakdown and gameplay footage: PoE 2 Stormweaver Spark - Cold Spark - Build Update | 0.5 Path of Exile 2.