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[PoE 3.9] Storm Brand Templar (Inquisitor)

Intro & build description

This build is very beginner-friendly and straightforward as it doesn’t require any complex knowledge or mechanics. You pick up a wand, dagger or sceptre with spell damage and proceed to destroy screens of mobs while keeping your range. Build gets really satisfying to play once you get to relatively consistent critical strike chance, it just melts the mobs and being inquisitor just makes it better, we ignore elemental resistances on our critical strikes. Very strong choice for a new character in fresh economy.

Build Pros

  • VERY fun to play
  • Straightforward gearing
  • Mind over Matter
  • Ranged
  • Great build to start in the fresh league

Build Cons

  • Elemental reflect maps are no-go

Passive tree(s) and Path of Building

[3.9] Skill tree

Bandits

Bandits Quest Choice
Help Alira

Ascendancy skill points

LabyrinthsSkill point choice
Labyrinth 1Righteous Providence
Labyrinth 2Inevitable Judgement
Labyrinth 3Instruments of Virtue
Endgame LabyrinthAugury of Penitence

Skill gem setup

Helm


Whirling Blades

Faster Attacks Support

Culling Strike Support

Fortify Support


Body Armor


Storm Brand

Controlled Destruction Support

Increased Critical Strikes Support

Added Lightning Damage Support

Faster Casting Support

Chain or Added Cold Damage Support


Gloves


Cast When Damage Taken Support

Increased Duration Support

Immortal Call

Enfeeble


Boots



2h Weapon


None


1h Weapon


Brand Recall

Arcane Surge Support

Empower Support


Offhand weapon / shield


Flame Dash (Unlinked)

Summon Lightning Golem

Cast When Damage Taken Support



Build uniques / Example rare gear


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Helmet

Starkonja's Head

Starkonja’s Head is such a great item. It offers everything we need, high life, dexterity, attack speed for smoother whirling around, global critical strike change and high life.

Bonus – it is cheap.


Body Armour

Rare Chest

Stats:
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+ 80 to maximum life
+60% to total elemental resistances

 

Note: I suggest using energy shield base for easier chroming as we need 5B1G.


Gloves

Rare Gloves

Stats:
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+ 80 to maximum life
+60% to total elemental resistances


Boots

Kaom's Roots

Another great item for the build, makes us immune to stuns and action speed cannot be modified below base value. Use any rare boots till you can get Kaom’s Roots.


Left Ring

Rare Ring

Stats:
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+ 60 to maximum life
+60% to total elemental resistances


Right Ring

Essence Worm

Essence Worms can get kind of expensive, but it is worth it. Use rare ring till you can afford Essence Worm.


Amulet

Rare Amulet

Stats:
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+ 60 to maximum life
+30% Global Critical Strike Multiplier


Belt

Stygian Vise

Stats:
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+ 80 to maximum life
+60% to total elemental resistances


1Hand Weapon

Rare Dagger

Stats:
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70% Increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells
+25% Global Critical Strike Multiplier
+40% Increased Spell Damage
Gain 2% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos Damage


1Hand Weapon

Rare Dagger

Stats:
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70% Increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells
+25% Global Critical Strike Multiplier
+40% Increased Spell Damage
Gain 2% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos Damage


Jewel

Abyss Jewels

  1. Maximum life
  2. Global critical strike multiplier
  3. Increased global critical strike chance
  4. Increased damage if you’ve killed recently

Jewel

Rare Jewels

  1. Increased maximum life
  2. Global critical strike multiplier
  3. Critical strike multiplier with lightning skills
  4. Critical strike multiplier while dual wielding

Flask

Flask Setup

  1. Bubbling Divine Life Flask of Staunching
  2. Avenger’s Silver Flask of Heat
  3. Atziri’s Promise
  4. Seething Eternal Mana Flask of Curing
  5. Experimenter’s Diamond Flask of Warding


Feel free to share your thoughts/experiences/tips about the build in comments section below.

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