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Intro & build description
Could be classified as a cookie-cutter build with some tricks up its sleeve. Build can take a punch and tank almost anything game has to throw at it while doing surprisingly good damage. If you haven’t played molten strike before, this build is a great chance to do it.
Build Pros
- VERY tanky
- This build can tank and survive almost anything in the game
- Great league starter build
- Can do all content currently in-game
Build Cons
- Melee build
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.13] Full Build PoB linkBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Undeniable |
| Labyrinth 2 | Unstoppable |
| Labyrinth 3 | Unbreakable |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Unflinching |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Molten Strike
Multistrike Support
Combustion Support
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
Immolate Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Body Armor
Gloves
Cast When Damage Taken
Immortal Call
Summon Lightning Golem
Wave of Conviction
Boots
Anger
Blood and Sand
Herald of Ash
Poacher's Mark
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Whirling Blades
Faster Attacks Support
Fortify Support
Offhand weapon / shield
Blood Rage
Ancestral Protector
Vitality (1lvl)
Build uniques / Example rare gear
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeHelmet
Elder influenced Rare HelmImportant!
Build requires Elder influenced Rare Helm with ”Immolate” and ”Concentrated Effect” gem sockets for a total of 6 link since build uses Kaom’s Heart for a chest. Rest of the stats are secondary but life would be awesome.
Body Armour
Kaom's HeartUse rare chest with life or resistances until you can afford or find Kaom’s Heart.
Gloves
Rare GlovesThe best option is a pair of hunter influenced gloves as they can roll the +1 target mod.
this mod is important because when paired with “Tribal Fury” on the tree we get a total of +2 target which makes clearing so much smoother and more importantly eliminates the need to use Ancestral Call support gem so we are always using the best damage setup.
Boots
Rare BootsRare Boots with life and elemental resistances and movement speed.
For enchant, aim for the 10% penetration, its more damage against bosses.
120% crit enchant is also nice for easier Elemental Overload procs.
If you feel you have enough crit, a tailwind pair of boots is a good DPS boost and a nice QOL because of the attack and movement speed increase.
Left Ring
Rare RingRare ring with high life and elemental resistances. Chaos res is important, for damage aim for WED, projectile dmg, %ele dmg, %fire dmg.
Right Ring
Rare RingRare ring with high life and elemental resistances. Chaos res is important, for damage aim for WED, projectile dmg, %ele dmg, %fire dmg.
Amulet
Xoph's BloodXoph’s Blood is BiS, every mod on this items is useful for us. We need Xoph’s Blood also for Avatar of Fire mod that saves us points on the skill tree.
this mod converts physical, cold and lightning damage to fire so we get more damage.
Also, this mod makes us deal only fire damage so physical reflect maps are not a problem.
Belt
Rare Stygian ViseRare Stygian Vise belt with high life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attack skills.
1Hand Weapon
Grelwood ShankThe sword has a high attack speed and good physical damage, but it doesn’t end there!
We also get +2 projectiles when hit, which is all of the time with a melee build.
Point Blank that increases projectile damage based on the distance from you, and as we know, we are always at close range with the enemies.
On top of that we get increased armor and Iron Reflexes while stationary, something that we want since its suites the build’s playstyle perfectly. This is the BiS weapon for the build, an upgrade from the is a good corruption like %attack speed, flat physical damage or fortify on hit.
Offhand
Lioneye's RemorseIdeally you would want a shield with +2% to all max res and/or +3% to maximum chaos resistance and high life roll, then anything else you need like chaos/elemental resistance.
Those mods are expensive, but worth it for the big defense boost.
Lioneye’s Remorse unique shield is great if you can’t afford well rolled rare shield.
Offhand
Glorious VanityWe use a Glorious Vanity jewel with the Xibaqua variant to get the Divine Flesh keystone.
The exact location for this jewel is in the POB, we convert Mind Over Matter keystone.
Jewel
Watcher's EyeYou can get different kind of mods for this build.
Anger mods are good for damage like physical as extra fire, fore pen, %fire damage. For more defense a vitality life recovery mod is a good option since vitality is now a flat mana reservation gem and we can leave it at level 1.
Flask
Flask Setup- Blood of the Karui
- Ample Sulphur Flask of Staunching
- Bottled Faith
- The Wise Oak
- Dying Sun
