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Intro & build description
Detonate dead elementalist is still one of the best league starters in 3.22 Trial of The Ancestors. This is a 2-button build: you use desecrate to spawn corpses and detonate dead to, well, detonate them. Despite this, the build has very solid map clear and boss damage and if you are looking for an all-arounder, this is the build for you.
Build Pros
- With some investment, can do all the content game has to offer
- Good map clear
- Works really well even with basic gear and doesn't require expensive uniques
- Quite tanky with more than 6k life and 90% physical damage reduction
Build Cons
- 2-button builds might not be for everyone
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
Full Build PoB - Early Mapping PoB - EndgameBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Shaper of Flames |
| Labyrinth 2 | Mastermind of Discord |
| Labyrinth 3 | Heart of Destruction |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Bastion of Elements |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Grace
Haste
Determination
Enlighten Support (As high level as you can get)
Body Armor
Vaal Detonate Dead
Awakened Swift Affliction
Awakened Unbound Ailments
Cruelty Support
Ignite Proliferation Support
Awakened Burning Damage Support
Gloves
Arcanist Brand
Flammability
Elemental Weakness
Flame Surge
Boots
Vaal Molten Shell (LVL 11)
Cast When Damage Taken Support (LVL 3)
Faster Attacks Support (LVL 20)
Shield Charge (LVL 20)
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Divine Blessing Support
Malevolence
Defiance Banner
Offhand weapon / shield
Flame Dash
Desecrate
Spell Cascade Support
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
Rare HelmetLook for rare helmet with increased mana reservation efficiency of skills explicit. Also craft it as an implicit (by using elderslayer embers & ichor).
Other mods to look for are standard – high life and resistances.
As for the lab enchant, “Detonate Dead has a 45% chance to detonate an additional corpse” is the one we need.
Body Armour
Rare Body ArmourLook for simple rare body armour with high life and resistances. Spell suppressions is a good mod to have as well.
Gloves
Rare GlovesLook for rare gloves with at least 70 life, high resistances and spell suppression.
Get fire exposure implicit as soon as possible.
Boots
Rare BootsLook for rare boots with at least 70 life, some resistances, 30% movement speed and spell suppression.
Left Ring
Rare RingLook for rare ring with high life, resistances, +1 to minimum endurance charges and chance to gain an endurance charge on kill.
Right Ring
Replica EmberwakeGreat ring for many ignite builds, due to ignites dealing damage faster, which is essentially a multiplier for ignite builds.
Until you can get this ring, Pyre is a great alternative.
Amulet
Rare AmuletOn amulet, look for damage over time multiplier + fire damage over time multiplier mods. Pair these 2 mods with life and resistances and you have a solid endgame amulet.
Belt
Rare Stygian Vise with Hunter InfluenceLook for rare stygian vise with at least 80 life, % increased maximum life hunter mod and some resistances.
1Hand Weapon
Rare Oscillating SceptreLook for Oscillating Sceptre as your endgame base for weapon. In terms of mods, look for damage over time or fire damage over time multiplier, high spell / fire damage.
Offhand
Rare ShieldLook for rare evasion-based shield with high life, spell suppression and +2% to maximum resistances.
Jewel
Jewel SetupBuild uses 3 unique jewels and 1 rare.
On the rare abyss jewel, look for “Chance to avoid being shocked”, life, resistances / attributes if you need them.
Unique jewels that the build uses are:
1) Militant Faith – Look for elementel damage per devotion + effect of non-cure auras per devotion.
2) Stormshroud – used to avoid elemental ailments.
3) Careful planning – for attributes.
Flask
Flask SetupBuild uses following flasks:
1) Divine life flask with bleed removal
2) Quartz flask
3) Quicksilver flask
4) Granite flask
5) Taste of Hate
