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Intro & build description
Very safe and strong totem build to start in a fresh league. Build simply works with anything you pick up from the ground and is very safe due to being totem build + you start slowing and freezing bunch of staff around you which is another layer of defense. Boss fights are easier than ever, place totems and run around while looking at how boss HP melts away.
Build Pros
- Excellent league starter
- Very safe due to being a totem build
- Very cheap to start with
- Any map mod. Any boss.
- Insane single target/AoE damage
- This build uses Mind over Matter
Build Cons
- Totem build, some players don't like the playstyle
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.10] Full BuildBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Help Alira |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Pursuit of Faith |
| Labyrinth 2 | Ritual of Awakening |
| Labyrinth 3 | Conviction of Power |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Divine Guidance |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Shield Charge
Faster Attacks Support
Fortify Support
Culling Strike Support
Body Armor
Glacial Cascade
Cold Penetration Support
Controlled Destruction Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased AoE Support / Concentrated Effect Support
Faster Casting Support / Elemental Focus Support
Gloves
Cast When Damage Taken Support
Immortal Call
Increased Duration Support
Enfeeble
Boots
Hatred
Clarity
Vaal Grace
Enduring Cry
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Frost Bomb
Arcane Surge
Portal
Offhand weapon / shield
Frostblink/Flame Dash
Faster Casting
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 HelmRare helm with high life, elemental resistances and mana.
Tip: Glacial Cascade conversion helm enchant is awesome!
Body Armour
Soul MantleIt really changes the way we play the game. The flasks revolve around playing around the drawback of getting cursed. It should be obvious why this item is good for totem builds. Pre-Soul-Mantle consider items like Tablula Rasa Simple Robe or rares/uniques with as many links as you can afford. For those going for juicy corruptions the + 1 Sokceted Gems and +2 Socketed AoE Gems are great as well as % Damage.
Stats to look for (if you’re using a rare): Shaper Spell Crit > Life > Resist > Mana
Gloves
Rare GlovesRare gloves with life, elemental resistances, mana and if possible, some dexterity as well.
Boots
Kaom's RootsUnwavering Stance makes us immune to stun and allows us to pick up a different Pantheon for more survivability.
Stats to look for on rare boots till you get Kaom’s Roots are life, high movement speed (25-30%) and elemental resistances.
Amulet
Rare AmuletBiS amulet would be a good rare with Elder mod Gain % Non Chaos as Chaos, crit multiplier, life and elemental resistances..
Belt
Stygian ViseRare Stygian Vise belt with life, % increased flask effect duration and elemental resistances.
1Hand Weapon
Rare Sceptre / Wand / DaggerShaper Weapons are preferred for the Gain as Extra mods.
Some other uniques to consider before you can get Shaper weapons: The Princess, Divinarius, Axiom Perpetuum, Doryani’s Catalyst, and Trolltimber Spire. Look to craft Spell Crit/Spell Damage/Non-Chaos as Chaos/Multi if you have room on your weapon/shield!
Offhand
Rare Sceptre / Wand / DaggerStats to look for: Shaper Gain %Phys as Extra > +Cold/Phys Gems > Damage Pen* > Critical Strike Chance for Spells > Critical Strike Multiplier > Spell Damage > Cast Speed > Added Damage to Spells > Resists > Mana > Mana Regen > Dex
Jewel
Self-FlagellationAwesome jewel synergy with soul mantle and Kikazarus rings for some extra damage.
Flask
Flask Setup- Chemist’s Divine Life Flask of Warding
- Chemist’s Silver Flask of Heat
- Experimenter’s Diamond Flask of Warding
- Seething Eternal Mana Flask of Staunching
- Atziri’s Promise
Why do we have shield charge in the build if we are not using a shield in the off hand at all?
Also how are we putting gems on Kaoms? Or are the gems temporary until we get it?
You could use a shield if you prefer shield charge, the gem setup was included in case people would like to get a shield instead of dual wield. About boots – yes, that’s the temporary setup.
I’m running this build right now in Delirium League. Still looking forward to the end game gear, but for now it’s not bad.
can you better clarify what late end game item we would want?
Here’s a search with similar weapons – https://poe.trade/search/uameninohiwohi
Other great mods would be spell damage, cold / lightning / fire damage to spells and +1 to Level of all Cold Spell Skill Gems.
Ty I get the idea better now. Doing late game I die a lot in T15 maps but only when I run in so its my own fault, very good build
Yeah, red maps can be challenging to run without dying regardless of the build. Glad you’re enjoying it!
Where’s. The totems?
Soul Mantle…… I see now.
all gems moust to be on max lvl ….?
All except CWDT setup, those are up to preference.