Intro & build description
This build is designed to be able to take huge abuse from monsters while doing insane damage. No complex mechanics here, you jump into hordes of monsters and blow them up and move to the next ones. The build has been leveled up to 100 and proven very effective in mapping and tough boss encounters.
Build Pros
- Very tanky (with decent gear we are hitting 7.5k hp)
- Very high damage and clear speed
- Straightforward build, no complex mechanics involved
- SSF viable (has been taken to level 100 in SSF league)
- Good build to start in a new league
Build Cons
- Build might seem slow at the beginning
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.8] Full BuildBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
---|---|
Labyrinth 1 | Unflinching |
Labyrinth 2 | Unyielding |
Labyrinth 3 | Undeniable |
Endgame Labyrinth | Unbreakable |

Skill gem setup
Helm
Summon Stone Golem
Herald of Purity
Herald of Ash
War Banner
Body Armor
Gloves
Leap Slam
Whirling Blades
Faster Attacks Support
Fortify Support
Boots
Ancestral Warchief
Culling Strike Support
Enduring Cry
Portal
2h Weapon
Tectonic Slam
Multistrike Support
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
Combustion Support
Increased Area of Effect or Concentrated Effect Support
Endurance Charge on Melee Stun 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
Kaom's HeartDamage and huge life boost. Use belly of the Beast or Rare armor chest till you buy Kaom’s Heart.
Boots
Rare BootsRare boots with high movement speed (at least 25%), high life and elemental resistances.
Right Ring
Rare RingRare ring with high life, elemental resistances, physical damage to attacks and stats you might lack for item/gem requirements.
Amulet
Rare Amulet or Wereclaw TalismanLife, global critical strike multiplier and elemental damage with attack skills. Good amulet might cost a lot, but these are the stats you want on offensive amulet/talisman for this build. Flat physical damage to attacks works great as well.
Belt
Stygian ViseRare belt with high life, elemental resistances and elemental damage with attack skills.
2Hand Weapon
Oni-GoroshiBuild is not possible without this sword, hence the name of the build. To learn how to obtain it, click on the name of the sword, it will bring you to wikipedia. Or just buy it.
Jewel
Rare Jewels- % Increased maximum life
- % Increased fire damage
- % Increased damage
- % Increased attack speed
Jewel
Abyss Jewels- + to maximum life
- Physical damage to sword attacks
- % Increased attack speed
- % Increased damage if You’ve killed recently
Flask
Flask Setup- Seething Divine Life Flask of Staunching
- Chemist’s Basalt Flask of Grounding
- Lion’s Roar
- Perpetual Diamond Flask of Warding
- Atziri’s Promise
So is that the only weapon I will need throughout my whole time using this character?
Yes!
Is this build going to be stronger then Cyclone dualist with starforge in your opinion ?
Both builds are strong options, it’s a matter of preference. This one might be a bit easier to gear since Starforge will probably be really expensive.
Hey, somewhat new to the game so this might be a stupid question: Why do we take Unstoppable over Unyielding, when we already have stun immunity from Her Embrace?
hey, this buils caught my eye, i want to try it out, will i be able to do low tier maps without oni goroshi? What priorities/sequence i should build in skill tree?
Hey! You will definitely be able to do maps without the Oni Goroshi, with Kaom’s Primacy, Sinvicta’s Mettle or even a rare 2-Hander if you can find one with decent dps. For faster leveling, prioritize damage nodes, get life/defensive nodes when you feel you need more survivability.
thanks for the guide. im trying it. but im wondering why do you take acrobatics and phase acrobatics in the passive tree for a jugg, which is an armor tank? is the 50% LESS armor really worth the dodge chances? im wondering…
thanks
It worked really well before, but with Legion, I think they changed something about armor. I need to test this and update skill tree accordingly, thank you.
why do you have endurance charge on stun linked on ur weapon in the 6l? am i missing something?
Hello.
Build spends endurance charges quickly while using tectonic slam. I found it smoother experience overall. You can try and swap it out, build is just a guideline, you don’t have to follow word by word. If you find setup that works better, please let us know. 🙂 Cheers.
Why do you choose Jugg over Chieftan?I cannot decide between the two and i was wondering if you could help me out..
Both ascendancies work great with a tectonic slam. Jugg provides defense, Chieftain, on the other hand, has some pretty sweet dmg nodes. It is a personal preference, I would choose survivability over damage because with Oni-Goroshi we have enough damage anyway. + Legion monsters tend to hit pretty hard, you can’t deal damage if you are dead. 🙂 Hope it helps.