Overview
This is an Oracle autobomber built around an “infinite loop” of triggered hits. The Oracle’s inevitable critical hits mean every lightning hit crits, and Choir of the Storm turns those crits into Lightning Bolts that ignore monster lightning resistance. The loop closes through Mana Flare: a lightning hit drains mana and triggers Mana Flare’s fire damage, which (because crits are guaranteed) crits and triggers another Lightning Bolt — chaining repeatedly until the target dies. Spark exists only to fire the first Lightning Bolt and start the cascade.
The character runs low life (around 35%) via Atziri’s Communion, which converts a 100-spirit reservation into a life reservation. Low life unlocks Pain Attunement, Execute support, and Eclipse-style cast-speed bonuses — pushing the critical-damage bonus past 600% even in this early version. Defences lean on ~5,000 energy shield with Convalescence recharge, plus Arctic Armour, which itself crits when enemies hit you and kicks off the loop defensively, so packs that swing at you simply detonate themselves.
The creator is explicit that this showcase version is very expensive — it leans on Temporalis, Palm of the Dreamer and Headhunter — with a budget version promised later. Treat it as a high-ceiling autobomber rather than a starter.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Screen-wide autobomber clear — the trigger loop melts packs the instant they engage
- No accuracy investment needed: inevitable crits guarantee the loop fires every time
- Arctic Armour doubles as offence, turning incoming hits into the loop’s ignition
- Strong single target — the Lightning Bolt loop keeps chaining until a target dies
- Abyssal “Headhunter-lite” tech via Wolfpack + Amanamu’s Tithe constantly refreshes powerful modifiers
Cons
- Extremely expensive in this form (Temporalis, Palm of the Dreamer, Headhunter)
- Low-life setup is fragile in heavy content (200% Delirium) until defences are tuned
- Mechanically dense — the loop, low-life reservations, and minion-death tech demand setup understanding
- Early/unoptimised: the creator describes this as a first iteration with more versions to come
Key Skills
- Lightning Bolt (via Choir of the Storm) — the core damage, triggered on crit, ignoring lightning resistance, supported by Execute and Spell Cascade
- Mana Flare — the loop’s engine; its triggered crit re-triggers Lightning Bolt for an endless chain
- Spark — only used to start the loop; no damage role, so it can run at low level
- Arctic Armour — defensive crit source that ignites the loop when enemies strike you
- Wolfpack + Amanamu’s Tithe — minion-death tech that grants three rolling abyssal modifiers
Gear & Anointments
A lightning wand drives the spells; the showcase uses Temporalis and Palm of the Dreamer (which grants chaos resistance and free support gems — Sacred Flame is the budget scepter alternative). Choir of the Storm allocated with Lightning Rod is the cheapest core piece. Energy shield and critical-hit chance are stacked across helmet, gloves and rings, with a Headhunter belt for mapping (Mageblood is the alternative for pinnacle single target). Boots want double sockets for movement runes. On the tree, Entwined Realities replaces a From Nothing to reach a Time-Lost Diamond cluster that grants extra fire and cold damage per allocated node.
Endgame Notes
Built for high-tier mapping and 200% Delirium farming, where the autobomber loop and rolling abyssal modifiers shine. Single-target is handled by the loop itself; for pinnacle bosses the creator suggests swapping Headhunter for Mageblood since Headhunter offers little against solo targets.
Credits & Source
Build credited to DEADRABB1T. See the source video for the full build’s gameplay footage and voice commentary: This Oracle Infinite Loop Autobomber Build NEVER Stops | PoE2 0.5.