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PoE 3.25·Kalguur·Hierophant

Hierophant Power Siphon Ballista Totem In-depth League Start Guide

by LazyExile1 year ago735

Power Siphon Simulacrum Delve Mapping Bossing T17

DPS: 5.92M
Effective HP: 22.26K
Life: 2.12K
Level: 85
Min budget

Overview

Hierophant Power Siphon Ballista Totem In-depth League Start Guide is a Path of Exile Hierophant build by LazyExile, made for the Kalguur league (3.25). It is centered on Power Siphon and plays as a intelligence, attack, projectile, lightning archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 5.92M DPS with 22.26K effective HP, 2.12K life. Suited for: Simulacrum, Delve, Mapping, Bossing, T17. Key uniques include Breathstealer, Piscator's Vigil, Mind of the Council, The Ephemeral Bond, Malachai's Loop.

Build Video

LazyExile's Notes

Hello, it's Lazy Exile and it's the POB for my league starter in 3.26 This write up will help you get through the early game as a new players. I have more loads out in this POB for the End Game setup as well. If you are not familiar with the Campaign Route, use this tool: https://heartofphos.github.io/exile-leveling/ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Act 1 - 3 | Choose the Loadout Pre-PS Totem in Top Right _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TREE > 1 - 12, 12 - 18, 18 - 25, 25 - 32 available, change to it to see priority pathing > Grab Runebinder when you get ArmaBrand (Level 28+) SKILLS > Skills are breakdown into Gems, Support Gems and when do you get them to make it easier to follows.^ > Click on the skill to see the link CRAFT 2x WANDS FOR PS TOTEM SWAP > 1. Buy/Pick up any Spiral Wands (Add # Lightning Damage to Spell and Attack) and make it magic by x1 Orb of Transmutation - Clarrisa in Act 3 should sell it > 2. Buy a Chain belt and make it magic by x1 Orb of Transmutation > 3. Sell to Vendor x1 Magic Wand + x1 Magic Chain belt + x1 Whetstone > You'll get a Spiral Wand with % Increased Spell Damage that is good for the PS Swap NORMAL LAB > At level 32, go do Normal Lab and prepare to swap into PS Totem > Get Conviction of Power as 1st ascendancy point > Buy gem in Library or at least Power Siphon to add quality to it after finish Lab BANDITS > Alira for elemental resistance is good (require respec later) > I choose to kill all bandits to get 1 extra passive point ITEMS > Regex for shop: b-b-r|b-[br]-b|r-b-b|b-b|r-b|b-r|nne|rint > Look for a shield for Shield Charge > Look for Wands/Scepters with Fire Damage _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Act 3 - End of Campaign | Choose the Loadout PS Swap in Top Right _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GEM LEVELING > Level your Gems at "The Docks" by kiling monsters there after buying them in Library RESPEC > Go to Kingsmarch -> Talk to Fautus to respec the point once you swap to PS Totem > Unspec Runebinder, Explosive Impact, and Templar starting Area CRUEL LAB > At level 55, go do Cruel Lab > Get Pursuit of Faith as 2nd ascendancy point > Add quality to Power Siphon by the end of Lab > If you can get PISCATOR'S VIGIL, you can also clear Merc Lab easily GEARING STATS > Life & Mana > Added Lightning Damage to Attack > Fix Strength & Dex > Bench craft Resist to cap resistance > 2x Amethyst ring to cap chaos resistance _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After Campaign | Choose the Loadout Transition to Map _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GEARING > After level 60, you should go and buy PISCATOR'S VIGIL and MIND OF THE COUNCIL ASAP These 2 items will easily triple or quadruple your damage. AURA > Swap your Aura setup after Act 10 Kitava to Purity of Elements > Keep Vitality at lower level to reserve less than 10% of Life (otherwise your Mana will drain to 0) MERC LAB > At level 55, go do Cruel Lab > Get Ritual of Awakening as 3rd ascendancy point > Add quality to Power Siphon by the end of Lab UPGRADE PRIORITY Your gears should focus on the following stats: > 1. Cap Resistance (on League start Chaos cap is less important) > 2. Life & Mana > 3. Added Lightning Damage to Attack (Gloves) > 4. Fix Strength & Dex > 5. Malachai's Loop & 1 +1 to Min Power Charge craft on Ring is great _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DIfferent Endgame Loadouts | Mid Budget & the Rest _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mid Budget > 10+ Divines - Should be able to T16 8 modded maps with ease > Run all map mods (beside reflect until you get Woke Ele) Expensive Evasion Setup > 30+ Divines - Should be tanky enough for T17 Farming (but I would at this point spend the currency somewhere) > Could also be Cheaper Depending on the Market Expensive Block Setup > 50+ Divines - I think Svalin will be rarer and therefore more expensive. Lucky block if unchange will still be very good > If you want to push into Endgame Mageblood Setup, you can start with Svalin or go with Expensive Evasion first if gear are cheaper Endgame Doryani Setup > 300+ Divines upward due to scarcity of items, but is very strong and capable of Uber Bossing Mageblood Setup > 600+ Divines setup, should be able to clear all contents at this point > In term of investment, Totem Build is hard to invest in defense so unless you really like Totem, and have a Mageblood ready... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My discord if you have any questions: https://discord.gg/ccK7ZP3CRB Link to Video Guide: https://youtu.be/lfHe0n_rdaA

POB: https://pobb.in/ZN1oP24zt1Cl (Updated removing Impossible Escape from Early Mapping)

Path of Exile 3.26 is here, and I thought I'd share my League Starter Build Guide with a very detail POB setup and walkthrough for new and beginners player that are new to PoE. I have play about 3 variant of this build, and I believe at league start even with the nerf, this is still going to be one of the best all-rounder mapper.

Overview

This is my take on the build, I did not invented this, there are better variant out there, but I have play this from League Start and have push the build to clear all content in the endgame with Mageblood variant.

With that being said, the strongest part about the build is actually at League Start, and it's capable of clearing T16 easily on D1 on a budget. Totem playstyle is fast, simple, and beginner-friendly, and also you can run ALL T16 map mods (woke ele helps you run ele reflect).

Leveling POB

I have a detail campaign setup in skills, passive trees, and have done 2 practice runs on this now, and will do 1 more before league, and I thought the setup and transition at level 32 can be done pretty smoothly. We have a smooth leveling power curve, the weakest point of the build will be right when you swap because of gem level, and from there, it's up only!

POB Config, and 3.26 Changes

The nerf to PS & PS Archmage will equate to about 14% less damage at face value, and a bit more with less hit damage so we'll get lower shocks. Beside that, nothing change, the attack speed buff overall will be a QoL buff to this build.
POB Config is simulate for the 3.26 changes already with Return Proj. nerf, Less shock value, less damage, more attack speed, etc...

How to League Start?

Literally just follow my setup, this is catered a bit more to trade league as I utilize more unique in my build for simplicity. I do craft my own rare gear in later POB, but on a budget, with cheap unique, this build performs very well for the 1st week.

You can farm almost any contents with this, beside Bossing, and/or too rippy content because it's not the tankiness build when Arcane Cloak is down. We have good sustain with Agnostic, and being a totem playstyle is very safe so there's that.

FAQs

Precision/Arrogance Setup requires you to have Precision Gem level to be low enough so you reserved less than 10% of life, so Agnostic doesn't drain your mana until 0. We are also using Life Mastery that counts your life as full when it's above 90% for this.
Cloak of Defiance helps with sustain, but if it's expensive, you can easily replace with any rare body armours
Mid-Budget would be a realistic investment for best returns, going for tanky setup on totem build doesn't give you that much returns, so aim for Mid-Budget then reroll to another setup on Hierophant for better results. And if you want to go giga-expensive, Doryani Setup is there.
How is this compare to the meta build of the league? Totem build will always have it places, and with the nerf to PS, I guess it will make some of the gear cheaper so it's not that bad. If you like totem, play any of the totem build. If you like to chase meta, VFS numbers looks complete absurb, but then you will be playing a melee slam build.

Anyways, thanks for reading my wall of text, and good luck with your league start!

Loadouts

Gear

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Piscator's Vigil

Mind of the Council

Cloak of Defiance

The Ephemeral Bond

Victory Circle

Plague Gyre

Breathstealer

Agony Lock

Dance of the Offered

Malachai's Loop

New Item

Cataclysm Cut

Skills

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Body Armour

Power Siphon20/20WMain
Elemental Damage with Attacks20/20W
Lightning Penetration20/20W
Ballista Totem20/20W
Returning Projectiles20/20W
Increased Critical Damage20/20W

Helmet

Automation20W
Arcane Cloak20/20W
More Duration20/20W
Arcane Surge20/20W

Gloves

Summon Lightning Golem20/20W
Frenzy1/17W
Sniper's Mark10/20W
Cast On Critical Strike20/20W

Weapon 1

Shield Charge12W
Flame Dash20W
Faster Attacks18/20W

Weapon 2

Sigil of Power20W
More Duration20/20W
Increased Area of Effect20/20W

Boots

Purity of Elements20/20W
Eternal Blessing20/20W

Boots

Precision10/20W
Arrogance20/20W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.25

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Hierophant

Bandits: Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)
Pantheons: Soul of the Brine King, Soul of Gruthkul

Character Stats

Level: 85

Damage

Full DPS: 5.92M
Combined DPS: 988.55K
Hit DPS: 889.7K
With Poison DPS: 889.7K
With Ignite DPS: 889.7K
With Bleed DPS: 889.7K
Damage over Time: 0
Culling DPS: 98.86K
Reservation DPS: 0
Average Damage: 271.87K
Burst Damage: 271.87K

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate: 3.27/s
Hit Chance: 95%
Accuracy: 3.02K
Crit Chance: 95%
Crit Multiplier: 562%
Totem Limit: 6
Mana Cost: 37
Life Cost: 0

Defence

Effective Hit Pool: 22.26K
Life: 2.12K
Energy Shield: 0
Mana: 5.69K
Ward: 0
Armour: 408
Evasion: 3.57K
Phys Damage Reduction: 19%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block: 23%
Spell Block: 0%
Spell Suppression: 0%
Evade (Melee): 26%
Evade (Projectile): 26%
Attack Dodge: 0%
Spell Dodge: 0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance: 75% (+22%)
Cold Resistance: 66%
Lightning Resistance: 75% (+45%)
Chaos Resistance: -10%

Max Hit Taken

Physical: 9.48K
Fire: 33.51K
Cold: 25.36K
Lightning: 48.7K
Chaos: 7.17K

Recovery

Life Regen: 189.1/s
ES Regen: 0/s
ES Recharge: 0/s
Mana Regen: 1.38K/s
Life Leech: 0/s
ES Leech: 0/s
Mana Leech: 0/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength: 121
Intelligence: 372
Dexterity: 115
Movement Speed: 39%
Endurance Charges: 4
Frenzy Charges: 3
Power Charges: 6
Devotion: 0

Import into Path of Building

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Author

LazyExile

Divinia collected this build from this Reddit post. It also appears in this YouTube video.

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