Path of Exile 2: Spark Essence Drain Infernalist Season of the Hunt League Starter

•Build link: https://pobb.in/afCeU-fWcdkO , https://maxroll.gg/poe2/pob/q2g8805p •My POE1 builds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJhEBjDX9q3vXVXe9wnBh9zrabbTPRc7p

Discover the power of Spark Essence Drain Infernalist in *Path of Exile 2! In this video, I break down the strengths and weaknesses of Essence Drain & Contagion, how Spark offers an alternative for faster clearing, and the synergy between poison damage and Demonform for incredible bossing potential. I cover gem setups, gear choices, passive tree optimizations, and key mapping strategies to maximize your efficiency. Plus, watch my first Arbiter boss kill to see this build in action! If you're a fan of PoE2 , ARPGs, or experimenting with new builds, this is one you may want to check out. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Path of Exile 2 content and build guides!

Also just a disclaimer, the citadel bosses and breach boss I killed in the video were old clips from before I started using spark and so my gem setup was suboptimal, especially bc I had Pierce as my 5th link for Essence Drain and not Minion Pact, so techinically I was on a 4 link for those clips

•Personal Map Rankings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1acX5iehT02NccXfWID7En4jnsDViz6-F4kyfGT6VW20/edit -it’s incomplete and I’m planning on adjusting it as I play, but feel free to copy it and make your own changes. Also on the second sheet I put down each quest rewards I got while going through the campaign Also I'm missing 2 passive points that I have no idea how to get bc all my quests say complete, which is very frustrating

Please let me know what you think of the build and give me your feedback, it’s always appreciated! Also like, comment, and subscribe for more videos!

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:38 Spark 1:19 Essence Drain 1:45 Disclaimer 2:06 Play Style 4:05 Gem Links 5:50 Gear 6:50 Skill Tree 7:43 Ascendencies 8:32 Arbiter Boss Fight

TL;DW: Spark is faster than contagion, even though it does less damage Shoutout to MSS This is a poison based build Able to do all content -Gem Links-

1. Spark-Inspiration-Acceleration-Arcane Tempo-Lightning Penetration
2. Essence Drain-Swift Affliction-Bursting Plague-Comborbitiy-Minion Pact
3. Dark Effigy-Withering Touch-Ironwood-Mana Font
4. Blasphemy-(conductivity for mapping/despair for bossing/temporal chains if scared)-Heightened Curse-Magnified Effect
5. Hellhound-Elemental Army-Meat Shield-Last Gasp-Minion Mastery-Fire Mastery
6. Grim Feast-Clarity-Vitality
7. Demon Form-Ingenuity-Second Wind
8. Ice Nova-Cold Penetration-Glaciation
9. Lightning Warp-Life Drain-Soul Drain -Gear- Ghostwrithe, two Ming’s Hearts Amulet with at least +36 spirit Focus on Life regen, res, ES, mana, mana regen, rarity, and charm slots in that order (avoid max life and unnecessary strength -Passive Tree- Get spell damage nodes while leveling, reallocate after getting geared up for demon form Get as many jewel sockets as conveniently possible and put 13-15% life regen jewels on all of them Anoint Resilient Soul on amulet Get Poison nodes, also get chance to poison as close as possible to 70%, the remaining 30% is really only relevant for rares and bosses which is covered by Exploit the Elements -Ascendancies-
10. Demon form
11. Hellhound
12. Das it Don’t get any of the other major ascendancy notables it will ruin the build

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