Niroc’s Stone Golem Death Wish.

Edit 1: Swapped out combustion for Inspiration in the name of consistency. Unset ring added for summon skeletons to get maximum channel casts.

Edit 2: Here is a level 80 poverty build version as well. https://pastebin.com/U6e0jdDq

Edit 3: Non-herald, ignite proliferation versions of the build are now up. See bottom.

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I typically make off-meta meme builds, but this time I stumbled upon something really special to share.

To cut to the chase, check out the late-game version of my build:

https://pastebin.com/1WTPfNFn

Here is the level 90 version with less expensive items:

https://pastebin.com/YTCW6nY4

Here is a vague attempt at incorporating cluster jewels into the end-game version with even more expensive items. More of a proof of concept that it can scale further than an actual "ready to play" build. Personally, I dislike using cluster jewels in builds, and those new unique jewels will be really expensive.

https://pastebin.com/NtkTEc6a

Lastly, here is a decent enough pre-maw build that should get you to maps and farming the stuff (does not include gem buffs.) Leveling it is pretty simple; fireball and flame wall all the way to maps, then re-spec as fast as possible once you can use the maw.

https://pastebin.com/cuMQNHEY

Note that I simply multiply minion life by about x1.46 to factor in the 13% life to 19% life buff to Maw of Mischief.

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Alright, if those caught your interest, allow me to explain how the build actually plays:

This is a Death Wish build that blows up stone golem. While mapping, it is creating herald of purity minions to blow up, which are created on kill. Combined with the occasional golem, either by respawn or summoned manually, it has decent enough clear speed for mapping.

What it excels at, is nuking bosses. Wait for all 6 golems to spawn, summon some skeletons, and detonate. The total damage on the non cluster jewel late-game version of this build deals 40 million Sirus damage with a full charge, and inflicts a 5.5 million dps ignite (after nerfs.) This requires a 2 second channel for maximum effect, but you don’t lose too much from detonating early. And, hopefully it is tanky enough to get close to that maximum channel at least some of the time.

The best part, is of course the fact that all of our minions summon automatically, except for skeletons, which are use when preparing for the big nuke.

The uniques it requires, or is best with, are all relatively cheap (not for long,) and can all be target farmed. The Maw of Mischief can be farmed in a cemetery map thanks to its divination card. The stones can be farmed from golem bosses (thanks to their div cards,) and the shield can be gotten guaranteed from running the unique map twice.

If you play this SSF, you will need to focus your atlas on Kirac missions and whatever unique map options are available (if any, but it looks like there might be.) Unless you are really lucky, you’re going to be missing that empower in ssf, which means 38% less damage. The primordial jewels will take a while, but that’s it. As you can see on the level 90 version, the non-unqiue items are very simple to make and find; just life and resistances. Socket’s are all relatively easy, no 6 is required, 5-link is a QoL for infernal cry duration…

And this is all before factoring in the new eldritch Implicits.

I personally think this is one of the strongest “league starter to endgame” builds out there right now. What do you think? Did I accidentally cook the books somehow, and it’s far less damage? Is there some Achilles' heel I don't see?

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Version 2 with more ignite damage, and ignite proliferation. Numbers are accurate to 3.17 until Pob updates.

Level 80: https://pastebin.com/XGURAhR3

Level 90: https://pastebin.com/1edwuebh

Level 100: https://pastebin.com/daKa7K9u

Super end-game: https://pastebin.com/P9Jf6XVk