In this guide, I will help you have a smooth experience from a fresh start to zoom-zoom-explode in T16 80% delirium. I played Chaos DOT theme in 9 continuous leagues (from Metamorph) and hit the top 5 multiple times in race events (my background).
Showcase stage 3 with magic weapon any no rings, no boots https://youtu.be/Pwz6oXPrWAA
Profane Bloom with Asenath Gentle Touch ft. Herald of Ash is my favorite combo to archive an insane level of clear speed. Talking into the Chaos DoT category, Trickster is dead and Pathfinder doesn't have any advantage at mapping.
Let's begin!
Poison Concoction is super OP and don't require any gears to function and having similar tree with our later build helps us save up a lot of regrets (from now on regret will hold long-term value thanks to the new atlas passive tree). So Poison Concoction is our best pick.
Don't like Shadow or Ranger, Witch can't access a lot of required gems from begin, you need to find the way to leveling until meeting Siosa in Library, Act 3. There are some solutions:
PoB: https://pastebin.com/LBZzf3dF (start with Lighting skill)
Some note when leveling with Poison Concoction:
Before you kill Act 10 Kitava, there is something to consider
New Atlas and Kirac are very nice to us (I don't need to buy any map to finish 115/117 complete).
https://poeskilltree.com/?v=3.17.0-atlas#AAAABAAAAAeICBsKGQo9GMQZghtOHXQfOB_EIcUkyybnKNAo6SqENIg-X0FfQndDI0OpSbxQF1p9W9lc2V23YCFgZ2IpY7VmtWbGbipxC3Erc4t7p30TgHiD3YUnh_uK0YsYjSmRfZdFo4mkrK4Csma26LoXukzC_8bZyH7Joc560KLRTdSH1LnY0NmQ3_jhi-Kn5Y_nKOrV7sHvrvLo9Uz1d_ow_dH-3g==
This atlas passive tree focus to free additional mob packs and map drop. Also, Essense is very useful in early crafting to help you patch life/resist.
At this stage, you need to focus on leveling, unlocking Atlas and preparing to transform to Death Oath.
PoB: https://pastebin.com/LBZzf3dF
Some notes at this stage
Prepare for the next stage (transform to Death Oath)
Minimum requirements
Template/Starter PoB: https://pastebin.com/J71mVMru
My PoB: https://pastebin.com/XnzaNZ7u
MF PoB: https://pastebin.com/DFYsY3P6
video: https://youtu.be/MpexLu09baI no gears showcase: https://youtu.be/Pwz6oXPrWAA
Once again, this build suck at single. You should finish your atlas complete or go straight to the Toxic Rain upgrade. This stage don't require any 6L, you can self-craft almost all gear and still archive insane clear speed.
At this stage, keep abusing The Gull and you could run whatever content you like to build up your bankroll to the next craft/upgrade. With current clear speed, nothing can stop you. Or you can keep Alche and go, then sell Essense in bulk, or learn to craft for profit.
My favorite content at this stage is Blight (main), Harbinger, and Ambush. Atlas: https://poeskilltree.com/?v=3.17.0-atlas#AAAABAAAAAMfB4gIGwncChkKPQq-DuIPYxXAF8sYxBtOHXQfOB_EIcUkyybnKNAqhCz8LwQvbjADM-Q0iD5fQV9CE0J3QyNF4UgAUBdWRVk8Wcxb2VzZX-tgZ2IpY7VmxmfpbP1tfW4qcStzi30Tf9yCaYPdhcSGmIfph_uK0Y0pj9SU4aLepKyngqq5ruqvwbH7sma0hrbouky83ML_xtnHs8e9yH7Joc2oznrOg9Ci0U3Uudi12NDZkN9e3_jgFuGL5Y_q1ezl7aDuwfFL8uj1TPV390_35Pow-rL9Hf3J_dE=
Some notes at this stage (beside note in PoB)
Minimum requirements
My Current PoB: https://pastebin.com/hwq5F796
Video: https://youtu.be/Cpm9pR3q0L0
For the long time, CA known as the best friend of Death Oath.
I disagree. Even with a good bow, I still feel clunky with CA at a single target. TR-totem comes to the rescue, with a lot of advantages:
At the current stage, you can run Triple Beyond + Delirium, and can do any boss yourself (still need skill and learn the boss pattern, not foolproof bosser).
Some notes for this stage
Minimum requirements
My 3.16 PoB: https://pastebin.com/gWu3siCP
My 3.17 PoB (min-max): https://pastebin.com/jqLzxqka
3.16 Video: https://youtu.be/bUCppExj8MI
3.17 Video: https://youtu.be/L10OYx80taA
(you can find more video in my channel, I record almost everything content with this build)
Death Oath is cheap to start but has it own problem, we need to face-check everything. CA can solve this problem with the cost of more clicks. Good thing, CA does more damage.
Other advantages of dropping Death Aura are saved up passive points, mana reserve from curses (before we must run curses as an aura to trigger the effect of Asenath Touch) to archive more DPS, survivability
PoB: https://pastebin.com/DFYsY3P6
Video: https://youtu.be/Sh2ur_fB0qk
MF is love, MF is life.
As I mentioned before, balance resists w/o Gloves/Belt/Helmet gives us a lot of power in gears choice.
Rare: resist, life, despair on hit (optional), frenzy on kill, endurance on kill
Unique: Death Rush (for poison concoction)
Rare: spell suppress, resist, move speed, life
Unique: Atziri's Step
Rare: spell suppress, mana reserve efficiency, resist, life, (bench) +1 level AOE / inc AOE
Unique: The Gull
Rare: streng, dex (what unique are you thinking about ^^), life, res (not recommend)
Unique: Bisco's Leash, Replica Head Hunter, Head Hunter, Mage Blood
Rare: life, DoT mul (hunter), res (not recommend)
Unique: The Embalmer (poison concoction), Null and Void (or other gloves with Rampage), Asenath's Gentle Touch (BIS)
Rare: +1 all skill gem, +1 all chaos gem, DOT mul, chaos DOT mul, Malevolence mana reserve, life, (bench) inc AOE damage / inc AOE, res (not recommend)
Unique: Ashes of the Stars, Impresence (chaos), Solstice Vigil (after-acquired Inspired Learning/replica HH/ HH)
Rare: life, res, (bench) max life as extra ES
Unique: Dendrobate, Death Oath, Carcass Jack (BIS)
Rare: mana reserve, spell suppress, life, res (not recommend)
Unique: Leper's Alms
Rare: DOT mul, chaos DOT mul, (bench) inc chaos damage
Unique: None
Rare: +1 gem, +2 bow gem (or bench craft +2 support gem), DOT mul, (bench) chaos DOT mul, inc chaos DOT (hunter)
Unique: None
Rare: inc damage with bow skill, DOT mul with attack skill, +1 arrow, life
Unique: Skirmish
Large: chaos damage
Medium: AoE / chaos DOT, balance by your style
Small: Master of Command (is a must)
Additional attribute or resist is a big plus
Let's talk about BIS or nearly BIS item
"Deter/Grace/Male 30% mana reserve efficiency" is BIS for mana management
"Withering Step inflict 3 additional Withered debuffs" is BIS for output DPS
A good bow don't have "Can have up to 3 crafted modifiers" (roast me). Besides 4 fixed mods (+1 gem, +2 bow gem, DOT mul, inc chaos DOT) and bench craft "chaos DOT mul", the 6th mod should be "+2 arrow" or "atk speed". I prefer +2 arrow over attack speed.
Mirror tier bow may be synthesis base +level gem, or +2 arrow with Aisling "chaos DOT mul".
Base bow should have 1.5 APS and require as less dex as possible.
In case you want to stay with Death Oath, good dagger would have Hunter "inc chaos DOT", "DOT mul", "chaos DOT mul" then bench craft "inc DOT"
Asenath Touch with corrupted implicit: Despair on Hit, +1 frenzy, +1 socketed, +2 AOE
Double corrupt Despair on Hit and Enfeeb on Hit and annoint Wishper of Doom give us the best defensive curses setup
Double corrupt Despair on Hit and +1 frenzy give best output dps
Double corrupt Despair on Hit and +1 socketed gem give best mana reserve with Enlighten Support
Mage Blood is BIS. Head Hunter is fun. Your choice (also Bisco is cheap AF).
The Gull is broken AF with atlas passives. Non-influ rare:
Double influ rare:
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My best choice is Carcass +4
Useful mods
My dream combo should be "spell suppress" + "DOT mul" + "- mana"
New 3.17 jewels give us new window of min-max. My choice would be:
Can only meet but cannot ask. Go digging trade site.
To counter no-regen map mod also mana-pot-free, We can archive 0-mana cost in both CA/TR if stacking enough source of "reduce cost of skill" and "-X mana cost of non-channeling skill".
There are a lot of way to craft bow, from early league to mirror tier. I will try to cover some method from easy to advance.
We will try to get +2 bow with min cost. If you are broke. Just 1 slam, get +2 socketed bow gem. Then go farm more currency.
Corroded + Jagged + Metallic (if ilvl >= 83) Corroded + Metallic (if ilvl <= 82)
May be take 4-10 try to get +3 bow. This method will always keep 1 prefix open to help you slam Hunter orb later.
for a get better bow
Now you have some decent bow... but it cost too much.
Now you have a rare base with only 2 mods. Go to the god/semi-god method.
Well Done. Good job! In case you still want to gamble more.
This is my first ever POE guide. Welcome to roast me in affection. I will update my build based on your suggestion.
/edit 1
because of some argument over Inspire Learning make the build OP, I made a showcase video without IL, only magic weapon, no rings, no boots
https://youtu.be/Pwz6oXPrWAA
/edit 2
Keep in mind, items in each PoB here (except template) are a snapshot of my character in the journey (or from the past league) to give you an idea of how the build looks in each stage. Keep the focus on the passive tree and my side note, rather than buying exactly item, the build doesn't need all of the luxury items to functions well. I may pick the luxury options cause of opportunity, situations when I played, or just because I have the fund. If you follow the guide and have any issues, come back here to get help from me, or we will argue how fuck up the guide I made :P.
Someone complains about my corrupted Despair on Hit gloves is expensive AF, I don't intend (and I don't even have the fund) to buy that, just got lucky from Div cards. I didn't have the fund to buy new gloves just for record gameplay purposes. I tried my best to record a showcase with fewer biased items as possible.
And don't get me wrong. if you can juice a map with more than 80c/map (kirac mod, rolled beyond sextant, 4 Gilded/Winged scarab, Delirium orb, rolled 25+ quan map...) and you tell me "Inspire Learning (2ex) is expensive AF". Sorry, we aren't talking the same language.
/edit 3
Update MF PoB: https://pastebin.com/DFYsY3P6
/edit 4
Update 3.17 min-maxed: https://pastebin.com/jqLzxqka
/edit 5
3.17 PoB min-maxed: https://pastebin.com/0v4RX1Wx
Got the triple curses Asenath after the 9th try, I was blessed. Now I can drop blasphemy and solved both socket and mana hunger, welcome Herald of Ash back to the team.
Defensive layer: 52k evasion, 48k armor, 100% spell suppress, 88% elemental res, enfeeble, temporal chain... gave us around 480k eHP against 50k hit.
Offensive: zoom zoom explodes a whole screen and... next 3 "normal" screens
Ashes of the Stars + Enhance Support + Alter gems are awesome.
The hidden heroes are Forbidden Flame/Fresh Commander of Darkness combo very well with buff provided from IL/replica HH gave a lot of attacks speed to Toxic Rain totem, they fire like Gatling guns.
So that may be my final optimization to the build because it's very all-rounded at the moment... until somebody gives me the next wild idea.
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Ancestral Protector
Flame Dash
Grace
Greater Multiple Projectiles
Unbound Ailments
Void Manipulation
Vicious Projectiles
Poisonous Concoction
Greater Volley
Plague Bearer
Empower
Awakened Increased Area of Effect
Enhance
Blasphemy
Despair
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Withering Step
Cast when Damage Taken
Immortal Call
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