Intro & build description
Aila has taken this build multiple times to level 100 in solo self-found leagues while doing it first on the ladder. Build is super tanky and very fast map clearer while doing some serious damage to tougher enemies as well once you drop your Orb of Storms to take full advantage of Elemental Equilibrium and curses. Sadly you can’t level up as Righteous Fire from the beginning. Scorching Ray is very effective, they work with the same skill tree besides Area of Effect nodes. I wouldn’t recommend it to brand new players to the game since it has some complex mechanics and requires some understanding of the game, however, it is very strong and effective build for relatively cheap investment.
Build Pros
- Dirt cheap
- Good starting build in SSF or any new league
- Very strong damage and defense thanks to high energy shield pool
- Can do most of the endgame encounters
- Can do every single map mod, even no regeneration if you go fast enough. Although it is not recommended
- 3 curses
- All you need is 5-link
Build Cons
- Chaos resistance needs to be capped
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.4] Full BuildBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Help Oak |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
---|---|
Labyrinth 1 | Wicked Ward |
Labyrinth 2 | Vile Bastion |
Labyrinth 3 | Profane Bloom |
Endgame Labyrinth | Malediction |

Skill gem setup
Helm
Shield Charge
Fortify
Faster Attacks Support
Life Gain on Hit Support
Body Armor
Righteous Fire
Elemental Focus Support
Efficacy
Increased Are of Effect Support or Concentrated Effect Support
Burning Damage Support
Flame Dash (Unlinked)
Gloves
Orb of Storm
Curse on Hit Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Elemental Weakness
Boots
Blasphemy Support
Discipline
Flammability
Despair
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Cast When Damage Taken Support (1 lvl)
Immortal Call (3 lvl)
Rallying Cry
Offhand weapon / shield
Vaal Discipline
Vaal Discipline
Increased Duration 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
The Broken CrownThis helm is used to cap chaos resistance while providing decent amount of energy shield.
Body Armour
Shaped Rare ChestThis is very important :
You need chest with ”Recover % of energy shield on kill” mod. Try to acquire one with at least 400 energy shield.
Boots
Steppan EardAlthough build stacks chaos resistance and it should be capped, desecrated ground can still be very dangerous. Steppan Eard unique boots come in very handy, makes you immune to desecrated ground and providing some good bonuses while standing on chilled or burning ground.
Left Ring
Rare RingLots of elemental resistances, flat energy shield and flat cold or lightning damage to attacks. Reason behind is that when you shield charge into packs of monsters, your shield charge will apply Elemental Equilibrium which reduces monsters fire resistance by 50% because you just hit with lightning or cold based damage. Same can be done with gloves if you are finding it hard to get ring which matches criteria.
Amulet
Rare AmuletAmulet with at least 15% increased maximum energy shield, ~40 strength and some elemental resistances. Shouldn’t be expensive.
Belt
Bated Breath20% maximum energy shield, damage, 50% increased energy shield recharge rate – nothing much to say here, must have belt for this build.
1Hand Weapon
Doryani's CaralystDoryani’s Catalyst is very strong weapon for RF, however, rare sceptre with spell damage, fire damage and attack speed for fluid shield charging won’t fall behind that much.
Offhand
Rare ShieldYou want to use shield with at least 250 ES paired with some elemental resistances.
Flask
Flask Setup- Experimenter’s Ruby Flask of Heat
- Chemist’s Sulphur Flask of Grounding
- Chemist’s Silver Flask of Warding
- Experimenter’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline
- Chemist’s Basalt Flask of Staunching
Note: It is essential to fully upgrade Soul of Shakari minor god Pantheon power for Poison immunity. It is very dangerous since we have small life pool and it bypasses energy shield. You will have to roll one flask for poison immunity till you upgrade pantheon.
Are there any gameplay videos of this build?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWVRZPJNuVE
At what level is it possible to start using rf?
im level 63 wth over 2k ESreg and still cant use RF;help?