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Intro & build description
Lacerate was one of the reworked skills in 3.7 Legion getting interactions with Blood and Sand stance. It is in a pretty good place right now, so you might want to try this build out if you have never played Lacerate. It works well as league starter since it doesn’t take much to get the build going, but it can easily beat Shaper or Uber Elder if you know the mechanics of those fights.
Build Pros
- Cheap to start, scales well into the endgame
- Decently tanky due to armor and evasion
- Good clear
Build Cons
- Late game weapons could get expensive
Passive tree(s)
[3.8] Skill Tree [3.9] Skill Tree [3.10] Skill Tree [3.11] Skill TreeBandits
| Bandits Quest Choice |
| Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
| Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth 1 | Arena Challenger |
| Labyrinth 2 | Outmatch and Outlast |
| Labyrinth 3 | Blood in the Eyes |
| Endgame Labyrinth | Gratuitous Violence |
Skill gem setup
Helm
Vaal Molten Shell
Increased Duration Support
Bladestorm
Culling Strike Support
Body Armor
Lacerate
Impale Support
Melee Physical Damage Support
Ruthless Support
Pulverise Support
Brutality Support
Gloves
Pride
Blood and Sand
Flesh and Stone
Enlighten (LVL 3, ideally LVL 4)
Boots
Cast When Damage Taken Support (LVL 6)
Steelskin (LVL 13)
Vaal Grace (We don't use regular Grace)
Increased Duration Support (LVL 20)
2h Weapon
None
1h Weapon
Leap Slam
Faster Attacks Support
Fortify Support
Offhand weapon / shield
Dread Banner
Precision
Vaal Ancestral Warchief
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 is perfect for the build – good balance of damage and defense.
Look for “40% Increased Lacerate Damage” labyrinth enchantment.
Any rare armour helmet with high life and resistances would do the trick as well.
Body Armour
Serrated Fossil Crafted BodyThe ultimate goal for the build would be 6-link Astral Plate (if you can afford it, go for Elder one).
The main mod we need on the body armour is “Socketed gems are supported by level 1 Maim”, essentially giving us half a link and another ”more” multiplier.
Gloves
Oskarm / Shadows and Dust / HaemophiliaGreat gloves for crit builds – this item is how we will generate power charges in this build.
When you have more currency, try to get these gloves with “Curse enemies with level x vulnerability on Hit” and get an amulet with extra curse corruption.
If you have a Shaper ring with assassin’s mark on hit, you could go for other gloves, such as Haemophilia or Shadows and Dust.
Boots
Rare BootsGet generic rare boots with 30% movement speed, high life and as high resistances as possible.
Left Ring
Rare Shaper RingGet rare Shaper ring with life and assassin’s mark on hit mod.
Any resistances on top of that would be great.
One great QoL mod to get on ring would be mana leech.
Right Ring
Mark of The ElderMark of The Elder is a great damage option for the build.
Until you can afford it, use regular rare ring with life, physical damage to attacks and some resistances.
Amulet
Rare amulet (Ideally with extra Curse)Look for amulet with life, #-# physical damage to attacks and perhaps critical strike multiplier.
When you get gloves with Vulnerability on hit corruption, look for the amulet with extra curse corruption.
1Hand Weapon
ParadoxicaThis build dual wields Paradoxica swords.
Try to get ones with as high physical dps as you can.
An alternative would be high dps Jewelled Foils.
Jewel
Builds JewelsOn rare jewels look for following mods:
1.) Increased maximum life
2.) Global critical strike multiplier
3.) Attack speed mods
4.) Physical damage to attacks, +to maximum life (Abyss Jewels)
5.) Attributes / Resistances if you are lacking any
You could also get Watcher’s Eye with Global critical strike multiplier Precision mod on it, but that will cost you a few EX.
Flask
Flask Setup1.) Lion’s Roar
2.) Instant Recovery Divine Life Flask with bleed removal
3.) Diamond Flask with freeze removal
4.) Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline
5.) Jade / Granite / Basalt Flask
