PoE 3.27 Phrecia Herald of Agony is Overpowered - Build Guide

Shayd & Tuna's Herald of Agony Guide (PoE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STARTER SETUP AND EARLY PROGRESSION https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/poison-ranged-animate-weapons-league-starter Leveling Skill: Use Absolution skil until Merciless Lab. Leveling Filter: https://www.pathofexile.com/item-filter/0mXY0qt0 Act 1+ Vendor Regex b-b-|-b-b|b-.-b|Runn|rint|derha|Litho Spectres - Corpse levels don't matter Make sure to keep an eye on your spectres when gear swapping since losing attributes will despan them, causing ritual spectres to die and appear as corspes ready for you to re-spawn. (dont lose them this way) If you spectres die in maps, you can exit the map, and re-enter and they'll be back alive. just make sure you dont lose attributes or unsocket the gem otherwise you'll have to find the corspe again. Carnage Chief - Generates Frenzy Charges for you and your minions. Make sure to pick it up from The Old Fields in act 2 ASAP. Perfect Forest Warrior - Gives you and your minions Onslaught - Can be picked up from trade or Ritual. Perfect Judgemental Spirit - Gives you and your minions the Discipline Aura. This is only useful once you get a Watcher's Eye with ES Gained on hit. - Can be picked up from trade or Ritual Tips & Tricks * You can get Chance to Poison Support by muling it from a Shadow alt after killing Hillock or You can get the gem from the optional "Mercy Mission" quest in Act 1 as a Witch. * Equip a Sapphire Ring for Merveil. * Vendoring an Iron Ring with a red, green or blue gem gives you a normal rarity Ruby Ring, Topaz Ring or Sapphire Ring respectively. * Use an Amber Amulet to ensure you have enough Strength to equip gems and items. * You can use the crafting bench to craft any extra Resistances for 1 Orb of Transmutation, this works on normal rarity items as well. * Buy a Magic rarity Baroness's Calling Wand with increased Minion damage from the wand & gem NPC when possible. * Make sure not to level up Clarity and Vitality too many times because of the increased mana reservation. * If you need extra Strength or Dexterity, you can use the crafting bench for 1 Orb of Augmentation to add what you need. * Your Raise Zombie can easily die before you reach level 24 for the Minion Defence Mastery "Minions recover 5% of life on Minion death". You can avoid summoning them until then, but make sure to level the gem meanwhile. * Equip Two-Stone Rings after level 20, and get Fire, Cold, and Lightning Resistances as close to 75+ as possible. * In Act 2 "The Vaal Ruins" you can find a corruption altar, use this on your Absolution gem for a chance to turn it into Vaal Absolution. * You can find many of the gems around level 31 from Siosa in The Library (Act3) after completing his quest. * When you get Raise Spectre go to Act 2 The Old Fields to raise Carnage Chieftains as a Spectre by casting Desecrate to spawn the corpses from that area. * Hold down A and move your mouse over the corpses to be able to target a specific one. After raising the Spectre put Desecrate in your inventory, you do not need the gem anymore for now. * When possible buy two extra Raise Spectre and a bunch of Herald of Agony gems. Keep these in your weapon swap to level them up during acts and maps. Use a Vaal Orb on them later when they are lvl 20 for a chance to corrupt them to lvl 21. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WEAPON CHOICES FOR LEVELING BOW SETUP Pros: Strong defensive baseline with Widow Hail + Rearguard shield (75/55 block) without investing points. Storm Rain skill has extremely high hit rate and lingering effect, which is great for Virulence stacks and life gain on hit. Can automate skills using Main Hand and Off Hand (MFA) setup easily. Cons: Can't run Haste until much later in the game. Damage scales less than sword but still outperforms most league starters by a wide margin. No Recover on Block mechanic available. SWORD SETUP Pros: Exceptional damage for a league starter, significantly higher than typical builds. Shield Charge for mobility. Can get Recover on Block which adds survivability. Cons: More dependant on attack speed. Shield won't be as cheap or easy to obtain as Rearguard for the bow version. Summary: Bow = Easier playstyle, less attack speed reliant, fewer buttons; Sword = More damage, more buttons, higher ceiling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ascendancy Progression You do the first lab as a Bog Witch (Malediction) until you get to Merciless Lab. At Merciless Lab, swap your ascendancy class to Herald for massive damage scaling. The Herald Ascendancy provides the equivalent of 5 medium-sized jewels + 8-link damage boost, which is huge for clear speed and boss damage. Pair this with the new Foulborn Sword Severed in Sleep with the "Minions have +5% to Critical Strike Chance (~5 chaos in trade), which significantly boosts the sword setup damage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XErZRos_zEI https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Herald_(ascendancy_class) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gameplay Youtube 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3nyXyF3B2I&feature=youtu.be Youtube 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm5QwA1DX0U Youtube 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XErZRos_zEI