[POE] - Boneshatter Juggernaut League Starter Build Guide - 3.22 Trials of the Ancestors

PLEASE READ ALL NOTES AND WATCH THE FULL VIDEO BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS. I will be more than happy to help either on twitch or discord. PSA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also since so many people ask, you CAN take the Axe Mastery that gives 30% increased damage while in Blood Stance even you if you do not use a stance skill. Characters are in Blood Stance by default! Brass Dome is not Mandatory, but it is probably Best in Slot for the build. Max Resistances and Crit Immnuty, as well as a lot of armour, which gets doubled thanks to our ascendancy is extremely good. Last PSA, once you reach the Endgame tree, with or our without clusters, you some respecing to do. Look carefully. ##################################### PRECISE TECHNIQUE ####################################### Make sure you have more accuracy rating than maximum life. If you have more life you lose all the damage from precise Technique, which is a lot. Easier to do with Brass Dome since you get less Maximum Life. ##################################### Weapon ################################################# Normal % Phys, Flat Phys and attack speed are the main stats. If you can manage to get accuracy on top of that this is even better. The following stats are good but have to come after the ones above. Chance to deal Double Damage as a Suffix (Unlocked from betrayal) Attack Speed while a rare or unique enemy is nearby (Unlocked From Betrayal) ########################################## Skills ######################################################## If possible , getting Divergent Boneshatter helps a lot damage wise. You take 20 additionnal damage when you gain a trauma charge BUT you get 1 increased attack speed per trauma stacks, which in turns allow you to get even more trauma stacks. Do not level up Molten Shell to more than level 10 and CWDT at all! All Molten Shell does is give additional flat armour per level. This way it will always be up. Awakened gems are included in the build but not active as they are not that easy to get in SSF. They were fairly cheap last league in trade. They are better than their non awakened counterparts. ############################## Boot Enchant ####################################################### I like the 2% life regen if you've been hit recently since we are always getting hit. This adds up with all the regen we get from physical damage prevented. ##################################### Mana Reservation & Helm Enchant ########################################### The Helm Enchant can be either Arctic Armour has 75% reservation Efficiency or Pride has 30% Reservation Efficiency. They will free the same amount of mana in the end. I use Arctic Armour cause I believe it might be cheaper on trade. And as for SSF, it gives more options! With the Eater of Worlds Implicit and the Cluster Jewels we do not need to take any mana reservation nodes elsewhere on the Tree. We would need both the Mana Mastery AND all of the reservation efficiency nodes in the Champion of the Cause Cluster to free as much mana as the 3 nodes on the Cluster jewels. Using the Cluster Jewel setup is the best way I could find to reserve all the mana we want to add Arctic Armour, Pride, War Banner AND Determination to the build while getting the most damage. ##################################### Pantheon ################################################ Minor God is Tukohama. Physical damage mitgation and life regen are both stats we want a lot of. Major God: Lunaris is better overall, more physical mitigation when mapping and the other stats are somewhat useful. HOWEVER, Lunaris is better for Bosses. switching to Lunaris before doing Bosses like Eater of Worlds or Maven is a good idea. #################################### Annointment ################################################ I chose Kinetic Impacts since it was the most damage without considering Panopticon and other skill effect duration notables. Panopticon requires your totems to be alive for it to give you damage so the uptime is probably not the best. The build already requires us to build up Trauma Stacks so I feel our damage takes enough time to build up. Potency of Will is a good alternative, although more expensive. It is probably more DPS against Bosses than Kinetic Impacts if you can stay stationary for a long time. Also worth mentionning that you can kill yourself if stacking too many trauma stacks. So it all depends on your defence. I personnaly prefer NOT annointing Potency of Will. It is another option so I thought it was worth mentioning. Other cheaper anoints are: Damage: Slaughter, Forceful Skewering, Butchery. Special but expensive: Whispers of Doom (for casting 2 Curses) ############################# Precise Technique ########################################## All you need is more accuracy than Maximum life. Which means once you get Brass Dome, you don't need as many accuracy nodes on the tree. Versatility is a 2 point node that gives both accuracy and dexterity. You can unspec from this node if you still have more accuracy rating than maximum life, as well as enough dexterity to be at a 100% spell suppression. (Magebane gives Spell Suppression in correlation to your dexterity.) Consider taking either the Eagle Eye or Weathered Hunter Notables if you need more accuracy when you don't have Brass Dome. #################################### Vengeance Setup #################################### I really like using vengeance with Rage support, and even life gain on hit. However Sicket Pressure is real in this build so unless you have a curse on hit ring for vulnerability, you lack 1 socket to use the setup. I think Blood rage is just more useful, especially with alternate quality for Frenzy charge generation. The degen is Physical damage and since we mitigate a lot of it then it is worth. Also helps with life leech. I still mention it cause when you can use it, you generate rage faster, which means a higher uptime on Berserk. ##################################### Leech ############################################### Leech is solved with our CLuster Jewels, until then you might want a mana leech jewel and take the first node in a leech cluster on the tree, like in the Vitality Void Cluster. This one actually takes care of both mana and life leech. ######################### Vendor Recipe ###################################### Some useful Vendor Recipes for getting a wepon: Vendor a White weapon with a Blacksmith Whetstone AND an either magic or rare Rustic Sash. This gives you a Magic Weapon with %Physical damage. This is a good way of getting upgrades during the campaign. Endgame you can Vendor a Weapon that has Flat physical Damage with an orb of Augmentation AND a Granite Flask. This upgrades the flat physical damage to the next tier up t ################################### Dual Curse Setup ############################################ Vulnerabilty is the go to Curse. Once, or rather if, you get the additionnal curse corruption, then you can use a damage curse or a defensive curse. Poacher's Mark for damage is a good option. Enfeeble or Temporal Chains are good for defensive Auras. ######################################### Cluster Jewels ####################################### - The Armour Cluster Jewel notable has a level requirement of 68, which is basically Tier 1 map. (2 passive one is best, saves a point on the skill tree.) You need Enduring Composure - The Reservation Efficiency Cluster Jewel Notable has a level requirement of level 50. (3 passive one is required to get enough reservation efficiency) You need Uncompromising here, even if it can roll on an armour cluster jewel, you need the small nodes as well since they give reservation efficiency. - The Large Cluster Jewel Notables have a level requirement of 1, 1 and 50. So you can sawp as asoon as you enter maps and get 1. (8 passive one is bets to save skill points.) You need Fuel the Fight for Mana leech Feed the Fury gives leech AND a lot of damage. Martial Prowess gives Attack speed, damage and accuracy, which synergises with our Ascendancy. ################################## Alternate Quality Gems ######################################## Here are some alternate quality type which are good for your skill gems. They are not all in the skills section since some are expensive or rare for SSF. Divergent Boneshatter (A lot more damage) Phantasmal Ancestral Protector (Increased Buff effect) Anomalous or Divergent Precision (Reservation Efficiency or slight damage increase depending which one) Anomalous Blood Rage (2% Frenzy Charges on Hit against Bosses) ############################## Eldritch Implicits ######################################## A list of good implicits to get on every piece of gear Body Amrour: EoW: Increased Pride aura effect - Increased Determination Aura Effect Exarch: + to All Maximum Resistances Gloves: EoW: Overwhelm Physical Reduction - Chance to maim on Hit Exarch: Attack Speed - Add Flat Physical damage to Attacks - Gain rage on Hit - + Max Cold resistance Boots: EoW:Life regen per endurance charge - Increased armour from gloves and helmet Exarch: Increased action speed - increased movement speed - increased damage per endurance charge - + to maximum fire resistance Helmet: EoW: Increased Mana Reservation Efficiency - Increased Attack Damage Exarch: Physical damage taken recouped as life (Cold, Fire and Lightning as well but phys is probably best) - Increased Vulnerability Curse Effect - + Maximum Lightning Resistance Eldritch gloves are better than spiked gloves ######################################### Other Stats ################################# Secondary stats that are good on gear: Strenght: Gives Life and accuracy Because of the Jugg Ascendancy Node Life regen: more life regen! Non channeling skills have -7 to mana cost (Rings) ############################### TIER 1 Maps Gear Set ################################## I added this set of gear to give people an idea of what stats you should look for during the campaign as this was requested. These are just example stats, you can get better items. Your items might be slightly worse. It does not matter. All you need to focus on is getting 75% to fire, cold and lightning resistances and getting some life for survivability. Getting the right links and socket color is the main priority early on. Spell Suppression is nice, but will be more important as you enter maps and get some on the tree. Getting a 100% spell suppression chance is hard in white maps, but later on with higher level gear, it is easier to achieve. Not easy, but easier. As for flasks during the campaing, a life flask with bleed and corrupting blood immunity is a great asset, and can be crafted with orbs of alteration. ####################################### Early Leveling ################################# ---------Act 1 ---------- Get Ground Slam as soon as you enter Lioneye's Watch. Get Leap Slam from Tarkleigh after getting into the Prison. Get Chance to Bleed from Nessa, I usually pick it up after killing Brutus. Other Gems you can buy at that time: Ancestral Protector, Precision (Important!!!), War Banner, Vitality. Vitality is not Compulsory but helpful. Vitality reserves a lot of mana so don't use it if this does not feel good. After Entering The cavern of Wrath you can get new skills from Nessa. Wait after Killing Fairgraves to limit trips to town. Stick with GS or switch to either Sunder or Earthshatter. Pick the skill you prefer. I prefer Sunder. Link at the end of Act 1: Sunder->Ruthless-> Chance to Bleed Precision Ancestral Protector ---------Act 2 ---------- After Killing Weaver get Melee Phys support as a reward and buy Rage support from Yeena. Link at the end of Act 2: Sunder->Ruthless->Melee Phys Support. Rage is good but you might run out of mana since rage increases attack speed. Rage is a good 4th link if doing as a second char or if you have an orb of binding. Get Close Combat if you have enough Currency. Level it up. ---------Act 3 ---------- After "Rescuing" Tolman's Bracelet, talk to maramoa and get Pride as a reward. If you have enough currency, buy vengeance and determination. Start leveling the gems. Next do the Fixture of Fate Quest (Library) to get Fortify Support and Arrogance Support, as well as impale support. Once you kill Gravicius you can buy Boneshatter from Clarissa. Use Boneshatter AND Determination. Level it up in the meantime anyway. Don't forget to upgrade your weapon frequently. Use the vendor recipe if needed. Siosa: Take Fortify as a quest reward and Buy Arrogance Support for 1 Orb of Chance Link at the end of Act 3: Boneshatter->Ruthless->Melee Phys->Fortify Vengeance->Rage Precision->Arrogance ---------Act 4 ---------- Get Berserk after entering the mines and use only on bosses when you have enough rage. Get Brutality from the quest reward (The eternal nightmare) Links at the end of act 4: Bonehsatter->Melee Phys->Brutality->Fortify Precision->Arrogance Vengeance->Rage (Optional) Close combat and impale will be the next support gems so level them up in your off hand. ---------Act 5 ---------- Level up to level 49 in chamber of Innocence. By then you should have allocated the small leech node. With this you barely use the mana flask at all. We will spec out of this node later. ---------Act 6 ---------- Complete Lily's Quest (Clear the Twilight Strand) Buy the missing gems and start using the ones you can. ################################## LEVEL 100 TREE ############################################# I chose to go with Some Damage nodes and some defense nodes to get a lot more armour. If you prefer, you can ditch the Adamant Notable, take the Bastion Breaker wheel instead of anointing it and take something else to anoint on the amulet. Potency of Will for example. You can also take the Panopticon Cluster and the Lingering effect from the Mastery. I just prefer getting a balance of damage and defense.