[PoE 3.26] SSF Soulrend Occultist Fresh Start Series! Day 1: 9hr Eater Exarch

3.26 Notes: Merc is Bitterblade (preferred cuz melee) or Toxicologist with Malevolence and Grace With this merc, you can replace your own Malevolence and Grace with Haste and Zealotry Note 1: ONLY USE THIS MERC IF ITS HIGH LEVEL AND FULLY GEARED!!! For a very long time in this build's progression, using the merc will actually be a handicap. Good merc items: Helmet: Hunter Rare with -9 chaos res, or Leer Cast Body: Victario's, or Rare with aura effect implicits Gloves: Asenath's, or any Temp Chains/Enfeeble curse on hit gloves Boots: Rare with sapped ground implicit Weapon/Offhand: Any Amulet: Eternal Struggle with 15% cull, or Shaper's Seed (anoint Influence for aura effect) Rings: Doedre's Damning Belt: Kaom's Binding PROGRESSION GUIDE: Lv. 1-12: Blight Lv. 12-28: Blight + Essence Drain Lv. 28+: Soulrend + Essence Drain CRAFTING GUIDE Helmet: any method works Body: any method works Gloves: use Essence of Delirium Boots: any method works Wand: 1. Get +1 all or +1 chaos (harvest reforge chaos, essence of woe, 40% qual chaos gem recipe, alt spam low level wand) 2. (optional) Alt spam wand for T1 dot multi and recombinate with +gemlevel wand 3. Multimod Shield: harvest reforge chaos/caster for +1 chaos and spell damage Amulet: alt spam T1 dot multi, then lock suffix reforge chaos for +1 chaos gems Ring (normal): use essence of envy or delirium (envy is preferred cuz you want to save deliriums for glove crafting Ring (curse on hit): harvest reforge caster on hunter influenced base Belt: harvest reforge chaos on hunter influenced base