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PoE 3.26·Secrets of the Atlas·Chieftain

Cast When Stun Chieftain CI Build Guide and Showcase | Path of Exile 1 3.26 Mercenaries League

by unjacked Gaming1 year ago27Subscribe

DPS
172.13K
Effective HP
Energy Shield
5.65K
Level
97
Min budget

Overview

Cast When Stun Chieftain CI Build Guide and Showcase | Path of Exile 1 3.26 Mercenaries League is a Path of Exile Chieftain build by unjacked Gaming, made for the Secrets of the Atlas league (3.26). It is centered on Detonate Dead of Scavenging and plays as a dexterity, spell, area, fire archetype. In Path of Building it reaches 172.13K DPS with ∞ effective HP, 1 life, 5.65K energy shield. Key uniques include The Dark Seer, Mageblood, Cinderswallow Urn, Whispers of Infinity, Aegis Aurora.

Build Video

unjacked Gaming's Notes

I have been trying CWS builds for the past 4 years or so. I played them all to include emiracle's builds, and this is probably the best one I have ever played and no one is talking about it! This is the cheapest and most effective Chieftain build out there to AFK sims and anything else you want. You don't even need Immutable Force or Bloodnotch!!!!!

In this video I go over my build, what I have done with it, tips & tricks, and hopefully a little persuasion to get you to level just one more character. If Whispers of Affinity stays, we have our league start by doing emiracle's life-based Chieftain, straight into the CI version as soon as you have the amulet.

Fell free to ask questions in the comment, I will try to answer them the best I can. This may be the last video I do on Path of Exile for a bit. With a long season of Settlers and an unknown future, I am going to experiment with other games like Roadcraft. I am not leaving PoE and if you want to hang, you can always come over to the live stream: https://www.twitch.tv/unjacked

Emiracle Life-Based CWS Chieftain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZt07Z8kasg&pp=0gcJCccJAYcqIYzv

PoB (with Mageblood, watch video, not needed)(updated 7/31/2025 Fixed CB mastery: https://pobb.in/KWZOgHHWFPhc

Timestamps

01:12 Intro 01:35 Capabilities/Leveling 03:08 Gear 09:24 Flasks 10:58 Gems 12:29 Ascendancy/Pantheon/Bandits/Tree 15:47 Jewels 17:28 Future Upgrades 20:16 Conclusion 20:46 Gameplay

Gear

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The Dark Seer
Corruption Guardian
Voll's Protector
Whispers of Infinity
The Hateful Accuser
Anathema
Bramble Knuckle
Mageblood
Skyforth
Aegis Aurora
Vivid Hope
Watcher's Eye
Phoenix Shine
The Red Nightmare
Maelstrom Thresher

Skills

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Body Armour

  • Detonate Dead of ScavengingDetonate Dead of Scavenging20/20WMain
  • Cremation of the VolcanoCremation of the Volcano20/20W
  • Cast when StunnedCast when Stunned20/20W
  • CombustionCombustion20/20W
  • Awakened Burning DamageAwakened Burning Damage3/20W
  • Awakened Spell CascadeAwakened Spell Cascade3/20W

Boots

  • PunishmentPunishment20/20W
  • Flame WallFlame Wall20/20W
  • Flame SurgeFlame Surge20/20W
  • Cast when StunnedCast when Stunned20/20W

Helmet

  • Frost ShieldFrost Shield20/20W
  • Molten ShellMolten Shell20/20W
  • EnfeebleEnfeeble20/20W
  • Cast when StunnedCast when Stunned20/20W

Gloves

  • Firestorm of MeteorsFirestorm of Meteors20/20W
  • Frost BombFrost Bomb18/20W
  • Tempest ShieldTempest Shield20/20W
  • Cast when StunnedCast when Stunned20/20W

Weapon 1

  • Vaal BreachVaal Breach1W
  • FrostblinkFrostblink20W

Weapon 2

  • Arctic ArmourArctic Armour20/20W

Weapon 2

  • Flesh and StoneFlesh and Stone20/20W

Weapon 2

  • Purity of ElementsPurity of Elements20W

Weapon 2

  • DisciplineDiscipline23W

Ring 1

  • Penance Mark20W

Passive Tree

Passive tree 3.26
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Chieftain
Chieftain
Bandits
Eramir (1 Passive Skill Point)
Pantheons
Soul of Arakaali, Soul of Yugul
Runegraft
Runegraft of the Fortress

Character Stats

Level
97

Damage

Full DPS
0
Hit DPS
172.13K
Damage over Time
14.52K
Poison DPS
160.82
Ignite DPS
11.14K
Culling DPS
0
Reservation DPS
0
Average Hit
22.72K
Burst Damage
22.72K

Attack & Crit

Attack/Cast Rate
7.58/s
Hit Chance
100%
Crit Chance
6%
Crit Multiplier
100%
AoE Radius
2.8 m
Mana Cost
0
Life Cost
0

Defence

Effective Hit Pool
Life
1
Energy Shield
5.65K
Mana
2
Ward
0
Armour
24.13K
Evasion
24
Phys Damage Reduction
73%

Mitigation & Avoidance

Block
78%
Spell Block
76%
Spell Suppression
0%
Evade (Melee)
0%
Evade (Projectile)
0%
Attack Dodge
0%
Spell Dodge
0%

Resistances

Fire Resistance
90% (+118%)
Cold Resistance
90% (+89%)
Lightning Resistance
90% (+52%)
Chaos Resistance
-30%

Max Hit Taken

Physical
14.14K
Fire
76.56K
Cold
76.56K
Lightning
76.56K
Chaos

Recovery

Life Regen
0/s
ES Regen
115.8/s
ES Recharge
5.65K/s
Mana Regen
1.6/s
Life Leech
0/s
ES Leech
204.55/s
Mana Leech
0/s

Attributes & Utility

Strength
158
Intelligence
230
Dexterity
119
Movement Speed
90%
Endurance Charges
6
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Devotion
0