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PoE 3.18·Sentinel·Occultist

I found another way to abuse infinite ward, not sure if it has been used before

by krabbsatan4 years ago105

DPS
156.71M
Effective HP
92.68K
Life
4.96K
Level
98
Min budget

Overview

I found another way to abuse infinite ward, not sure if it has been used before is a Path of Exile Occultist build by krabbsatan, made for the Sentinel league (3.18). It is centered on Forbidden Rite and plays as a intelligence, spell, area, chaos archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 156.71M DPS with 92.68K effective HP, 4.96K life. Key uniques include Void Battery, Bottled Faith, Olroth's Resolve, Void Battery, Skin of the Lords.

krabbsatan's Notes

POB: https://pastebin.com/fwUcJ1ct

Edit: Perhaps I should make it clear, this is a theorycraft, not a fully tested build. There are likely things that need to be adjusted. But I hope it can serve as template to make Forbidden Rite builds

Using Olroth's Resolve for infinite Ward with The Traitor and other sources of passive charge gain like Ward Loop builds. This allows Forbidden Rite to be cast with Life without taking damage but still giving recoup. Essentially I balance Foribdden Rite self damage to be the same as my Ward, and casting that 10+ times per second.

Life recoup is roughly 1500 * 10 * .3= 4500/sec

Mana recoup 1500 * 10 * .1= 1500/sec

This is already a quite strong interaction. But Forbidden Rite is self damage and self hit and still triggers CWDT just like Ward Loop builds. Combined with Corpse Pact from Necromancer I can easily cap out 200% cast speed and attack speed with CWDT desecrate and volatile dead

Each cast of Forbidden Rite also triggers Warlords Mark which gives 20 rage. So now Shield Charge has Berserk with high uptime and 200% increased attack speed from Corpse Pact

The gear in PoB is trying to balance damage and defense but 150m dps is probably overkill. So it could be adapted to deal less damage and get 90% all res with Melding, 100% spell suppress with recombinators or max block with 5% life on block.

I'm going away and won't have time to finish the build sadly but maybe someone else wants to give it a go.

The required items to start are Olroth's flask (80c-2ex), Skin of the Lords(15c-2ex), two medium clusters(5c+2ex), Brutal Restraint (30c) and some basic 400+ ward gear

Edit: Another thing I found is you can still self-chill even with the damage is blocked by ward. So adding Call of The Void with Winterweave and Lethe Shade gives a 4 second 30% reverse chill

Gear

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Void Battery
Rune Horn
Skin of the Lords
Ashes of the Stars
Life Ring
Life Ring
Dire Fingers
New Item
Entropy Spark
Void Battery
New Item
Megalomaniac
Forbidden Flame
Powerful Medium Cluster Jewel of Overflowing
Watcher's Eye
Plague Desire
Forbidden Flesh
Unnatural Instinct
Voices
New Item
Brutal Restraint
Survival Secrets
New Item

Skills

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Body Armour

  • Forbidden RiteForbidden Rite21/20WMain
  • Awakened Greater Multiple ProjectilesAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles6/20W
  • Awakened Spell EchoAwakened Spell Echo6/20W
  • Increased Critical DamageIncreased Critical Damage20/20W
  • Awakened Void ManipulationAwakened Void Manipulation6/20W
  • EmpowerEmpower4/20W
  • Warlord's MarkWarlord's Mark1/20W
  • Forbidden RiteForbidden Rite1/20WMain
  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken1/20W
  • Culling StrikeCulling Strike20/20W
  • Volatile DeadVolatile Dead1/20W
  • DesecrateDesecrate1/20W
  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken1/20W
  • Spell CascadeSpell Cascade1/20W

Gloves

  • ZealotryZealotry21/20W
  • GraceGrace21/20W
  • DeterminationDetermination21/20W
  • EnlightenEnlighten4/20W
  • Flame DashFlame Dash20/20W
  • Arcane SurgeArcane Surge12/20W

Gloves

  • Vaal Righteous FireVaal Righteous Fire20/20W

Gloves

  • Commandment of Spite1W
  • Sniper's MarkSniper's Mark20/20W

Ring 1

  • DespairDespair1W
  • BerserkBerserk20/20W
  • Defiance BannerDefiance Banner21/20W
  • PrecisionPrecision1/20W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.18
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Occultist
Occultist
Bandits
Help Alira
Pantheons
Soul of the Brine King, Soul of Garukhan

Character Stats

Level
98

Damage

Full DPS
156.71M
Combined DPS
140.61M
Hit DPS
140.61M
With Poison DPS
140.61M
With Ignite DPS
140.61M
With Bleed DPS
140.61M
Damage over Time
0
Culling DPS
0
Average Hit
2.21M

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
7.94/s
Crit Chance
100%
Crit Multiplier
567%
Mana Cost
89
Life Cost
0

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
92.68K
Life
4.96K
Energy Shield
0
Mana
217.4
Ward
1.49K
Armour
17.34K
Evasion
16.53K
Phys Damage Reduction
73%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
15%
Spell Block
0%
Spell Suppression
0%
Evade (Melee)
67%
Evade (Projectile)
67%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
75% (+15%)
Cold Resistance
75% (+16%)
Lightning Resistance
75% (+4%)
Chaos Resistance
54%

Max Hit Taken

Physical
29.85K
Fire
24.42K
Cold
24.42K
Lightning
24.42K
Chaos
17.52K

Recovery

Life Regen
451/s
Net Life Regen
-441.08/s
ES Regen
0/s
ES Recharge
0/s
Mana Regen
95.9/s
Life Leech
0/s
ES Leech
0/s
Mana Leech
0/s
Total Degen
892.08/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
174
Intelligence
258
Dexterity
136
Movement Speed
150%
Endurance Charges
4
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
11
Devotion
0