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 treeBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Help Alira |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
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Labyrinth 1 | Righteous Providence |
Labyrinth 2 | Inevitable Judgement |
Labyrinth 3 | Instruments of Virtue |
Endgame Labyrinth | Augury 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
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeHelmet
Starkonja's HeadStarkonja’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 ChestStats:
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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.
Boots
Kaom's RootsAnother 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.
Right Ring
Essence WormEssence Worms can get kind of expensive, but it is worth it. Use rare ring till you can afford Essence Worm.
Amulet
Rare AmuletStats:
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+ 60 to maximum life
+30% Global Critical Strike Multiplier
1Hand Weapon
Rare DaggerStats:
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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 DaggerStats:
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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- Maximum life
- Global critical strike multiplier
- Increased global critical strike chance
- Increased damage if you’ve killed recently
Jewel
Rare Jewels- Increased maximum life
- Global critical strike multiplier
- Critical strike multiplier with lightning skills
- Critical strike multiplier while dual wielding
Flask
Flask Setup- Bubbling Divine Life Flask of Staunching
- Avenger’s Silver Flask of Heat
- Atziri’s Promise
- Seething Eternal Mana Flask of Curing
- Experimenter’s Diamond Flask of Warding