Intro & build description
Fast and strong caster build that proliferates burning damage to your foes. Doesn’t require any investment, works great with rare gear and doesnt rely on any build specific unques. Perfect build to start in new leagues while offering huge room for gear improvements later on once you farm up currency.
Build summary:
221% increased maximum energy shield
45% increased mana regeneration rate
5x jewel sockets
Elemental Overload
Elemental Equilibrium
Tripple Curse
Build Pros
- Fun, fast gameplay
- Versatile, works almost with any fire spell.
- Incredible clear speed
- Cheap, doesn't require any specific items to get started
- Incredibly strong build damage/defense wise
- Guardians, Shaper viable
- Can do all content currently in the game
Build Cons
- Can't do Elemental Reflect maps
- Could get mana hungry, nothing good jewelry can't solve
- ''Immune to Elemental Status Ailments'' slows down clear speed, but not by much
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
Final BuildBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
---|---|
Labyrinth 1 | Shaper of Desolation |
Labyrinth 2 | Beacon of Ruin |
Labyrinth 3 | Liege of the Primordial |
Endgame Labyrinth | Pendulum of Destruction |

Skill gem setup
Helm
Temporal Chain
Blasphemy Support
Enlighten
Discipline
Body Armor
Flameblast
Fire Penetration Support
Controlled Destruction
Chance to Ignite Support
Increased Area of Effect Support
Empower
Gloves
Summon Flame Golem
Decoy Totem
Flame Dash
Faster Casting Support
Boots
Orb of Storms
Curse on Hit
Flammability
Elemental Weakness
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Cast When Damage Taken Support
Immortal Call
Summon Lightning Golem
Offhand weapon / shield
Vaal Discipline
Increased Duration Support
Vaal Lightning Trap
Build uniques / Example rare gear
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeAmulet
Eye of ChayulaRight Ring
Doedre's DamningBelt
Crystal BeltStat priority:
1) Energy Shield
2) Resistances
Note:
Chain Belt will do just fine, Crystal Belts are expensive at start of the league.
Offhand
Titanium Spirit ShieldStat priority:
1) Energy Shield
2) Resistances
Note:
Endgame – Look for 400+ ES at least.
Right Ring
Two-Stone RingGet anything on the ring that you’re lacking, either resstances or stats. Cast speed is nice on the ring too.
Body Armour
Vaal RegaliaStat priority:
1) Energy Shield
2) Resistances
Note:
6-linked Vaal Regalia is your ultimate endgame goal, look for at least 600-700 ES
Infernal Mantle works too, it has solid 500 ES and is usually very cheap
Hit once, hit hard. DO NOT SPAM flameblast. Build is made to utilize Beacon of Ruin, built-in proliferation mechanic. Move from pack to pack, cast once, everything dies. Cast Orb of Storms occasionally to proc Elemental Overload. Orb of Storms linked to Curse on Hit support gem applies Elemental Weakness and Flammability will melt anything in your path + it procs Elemental Equilibrium.
Could you clear Up what would be stat priority for this build in jewel wise?
Also which flask are important to this build and can you also explain if the 3 points into flask recovery and effect are necessary?
You could go for increased fire damage, spell damage, %increased energy shield. Priority isn’t carved in stone – get what you are lacking, be it damage, energy shield, resists or attributes.
Flask recovery and effect is really underrated, it’s definitely worth it.
Hey, you have the offhand listed, but nothing for the main hand slot?
Perhaps Apep’s would work?
Yes, there’s a mistake there, you should use wand with as high spell damage as you can find, cast speed is a good bonus.
If I understand it correctly, spell damage is really bad because it doesn’t double-dip.
Also, in the items section you don’t mention boots. I guess any 30%ms res boots with good ES will work.
Also no mention of which Jewels to put in the 5 slots?
apep’s in main hand is bad due to 40% increased mana cost, this build is mana intensive
i would think maybe heartbreaker (unique dagger could be good)
Hey thanks for that, appreciate the reply. What about the Jewels?
For jewels take anything with %spell damage, %cast speed, %increased ES (Whichever you need the most, damage or def) 🙂
For weapon the BIS is Doryanis catalyst (Atziri sceptre) Since it double dips on your ignite damage. It also gives leech and cast speed which are both amazing
boots?