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Intro & build description
Very strong build to push hard content due to tankyness and raw physical damage it outputs. Build has very solid balance of damage and defense. As main layer of defense we use evasion, dodge and spell dodge paired with vaal grace and belly of the beast. On top of that build uses Starforge unique sword which offers solid flat life and has huge physical damage, built-in increased area of effect for attacks we use.
Build Pros
- Very fast clearing and satisfying gameplay
- Very strong physical damage
- Tanky, build has lots of dodge and evasion and decent health pool
- Immune to Elemental Status Ailments (freeze/shock/ignite) while phasing
Build Cons
- Melee character, we have to be up close all the time
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
Full BuildBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Help Kraityn |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Way of the Poacher |
| Labyrinth 2 | Avatar of the Slaughter |
| Labyrinth 3 | Rapid Assault |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Avatar of the Chase |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Blasphemy Support
Vulnerability
Grace
Enlighten Support (3 lvl)
Body Armor
Cyclone
Increased Area of Effect Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Melee Physical Damage on Full Life Support
Ruthless Support
Brutality Support
Gloves
Leap Slam
Fortify Support
Faster Attacks Support
Blood Magic Support
Boots
Vaal Grace
Vaal Lightning Trap
Vaal Clarity
Increased Duration Support
2h Weapon
Ancestral Warchief
Melee Physical Damage Support
Faster Attacks Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Ruthless Support
Brutality Support
1h Weapon
None
Offhand weapon / shield
None
Build uniques / Example rare gear
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeBody Armour
Belly of the BeastLots of life, makes build very tanky. Lightning Coil is great alternative as well.
Boots
Atziri's StepVery cheap and great boots for this build, high movement speed, life and spell dodge.
Amulet
Daresso's SaluteInsane amulet for Starforge, increases clear speed (reach of cyclone) because of + 2 weapon range and 60% increased physical damage on full life mod.
Belt
Leather BeltSimple leather belt with high life and as much elemental resistances you can get/find. Weapon elemental damage on belt does nothing for this build.
2Hand Weapon
StarforgeKey item of the build, you can use pretty much any sword till you buy Starforge. Doomsower is great alternative.
Flask
Flask Setup- Seething Divine Life Flask of Staunching
- Ample Jade Flask of Reflexes
- Lion’s Roar
- Chemist’s Silver Flask of Heat
- Ample Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline
Most of the passive trees are not working for your 3.0 builds
Yeah, they were built with poeplanner.com but apparently it’s not working. New trees will be up today though.
Sin’s Rebirth and Atziri’s Promise are useless since we use Brutality Gems (can’t do chaos damage)
Indeed, thanks for pointing it out. They changed Brutality Support on release, previously in beta poison worked with Brutality.
So this build still viable after all the release changes? Reading the comments above (belove?) Some changes were required? were they made?
Flask adjustments were made. Guide is up to date.
What nodes to get first when leveling?
Go for 50/50 mix of damage and life nodes. Weapon that you are using is more important than node priority – make sure you have 2-hander with as high damage as possible and you will have absolutely no problems leveling up.
Why going Avatar of the Chase instead of Avatar of the Veil?
We deal no elemental damage.
What is the best way to get the skill gems that rangers can’t purchase from vendors?
You should be able to level to Act3 where you can finish quest that lets you buy all of the gems. More info about the quest https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/A_Fixture_of_Fate
Thank you. 1 more question, how do we deal with physical reflect maps?
Mana problems are pretty bad on this build …. also salute isnt even in harbinger league… and ruthless works on every 3rd cast of cyclone .. which makes it kindof jank … not every 3rd hit =/ .. was this build even played?
It is, thanks to Zana’s map device. Poe.trade link – http://poe.trade/search/arionomatarezu As for mana problems, jewel with mana gained on hit helps a lot, Vaal Clarity is awesome as well. You can swap in life leech or life gained on hit, fortify if you feel like ruthless is worthless for you in the build. Builds are flexible, gem supports are not set in stone. 🙂
any tips fo lvling ? what skill to use and melee weapon or range ?
Sunder is excellent leveling skill – as for weapon use highest pDPS 2-Handed mace or axe you can find.
Ty ill keep playing with sunder then 🙂 im lvl 45 now if u play cyclonen now i have Massive mana problems 🙁 so netterto to keep playing sunder untill i have some gear forum thé cyclone build ?
Get a little bit of mana leech and a mana potion for emergencies and your problem should be solved.
1 more question how much int u need because i cant upgrade skill gems anymore :s
grace and vulnerability not to much mana reserved ? for cyclone ?
i was also having mana problems so i grabbed a viridian jewel with mana leech and physical damage which has made it run much smoother