[ POE ] Lacerate Gladiator Build Guide - Path of Exile

==================== = = = VIDEO GUIDE = = = ==================== The detailed video guide can be found here: https://youtu.be/pdFvKXee_2U ==================== = = = HOW TO USE = = = ==================== - Navigate to "Tree" tab then choose a passive tree in the bottom-left dropdown menu (next to "About"), according to your progress. - Adjust your current character level at the top - Put on and edit example gear or import your own stuff with the Import/Export Build feature. - Adjust gem levels and quality, and enable optional gems if used. - Configure anything relevant in the Configuration tab. ==================== = = = IMPORTANT = = = ==================== - Activate Flasks to see their impact on DPS or defense. - Gems that don't need quality or need to stay at a certain level are shown like that, all others are defaulted at 20/20. ==================== = = = GEMS = = = ==================== NOTE: the acquisition of the gems from vendors is based on the class of the build. If you have alts or chars that have already completed Act 6, then you can use them to buy the missing gems. For example: Leap Slam can be acquired by a Marauder after finishing the quest "The Caged Brute" (Act 1), but the same is not available for a Witch. NOTE #2: if a quest has as reward 2 or more gems that you need, take one and then you can buy the other from one the NPCs in town (each act has a specific NPC selling gems). Ruthless - Level 1 - Mercy Mission (Act 1) War Banner - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Ancestral Protector - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Riposte - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Blood and Sand - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Molten Shell - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Maim - Level 8 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Enduring Cry - Level 10 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Leap Slam - Level 10 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Lacerate - Level 12 - The Siren's Cadence (Act 1) Blood Rage - Level 16 - The Root of the Problem (Act 2) Tempest Shield - Level 16 - The Root of the Problem (Act 2) Flesh and Stone - Level 16 - The Root of the Problem (Act 2) Melee Physical Damage - Level 18 - Sharp and Cruel (Act 2) Faster Attacks - Level 18 - Sharp and Cruel (Act 2) Culling Strike - Level 18 - Sharp and Cruel (Act 2) Pride - Level 24 - Lost in Love (Act 3) Vulnerability - Level 24 - Lost in Love (Act 3) Second Wind - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Fortify - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Second Wind - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Brutality - Level 38 - The Eternal Nightmare (Act 4) Multistrike - Level 38 - The Eternal Nightmare (Act 4) Cast When Damage Taken (CWDT) - Level 38 - purchased from Petarus and Vanja in Highgate, after completing "The Eternal Nightmare" quest in Act 4 ==================== = = = GEAR = = = ==================== ** Gear is split into three tiers: basic, mid-tier and best-in-slot. As a general rule of thumb prices increase significantly with each tier, but so do the benefits that the items bring. ** POE Trade search links: ======= WEAPON ======= Basic weapon: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/E46ygKZS5 Mid-tier weapon: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/DK8LZPgT5 Best-in-slot weapon: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/E46yp0Lt5 ======= SHIELD ======= Basic shield: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/qPjY2plug Mid-tier shield (Lioneye's Remorse): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/opRVgIl Best-in-slot shield (The Surrender): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/Z6BP9HQ ======= HELMET ======= Basic helmet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/Jaa44PbIl Mid-Tier helmet (Crown of the Inward Eye): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/D6LoDw2T5 Best-in-slot helmet (Abyssus): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/Md9bDiJ ======= BODY ARMOUR ======= Basic body armour: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/7jX4WjlH5 Mid-tier body armour (Belly of the Beast): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/DYZj0Vs5 best-in-slot body armour: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/VLq6wyPSp ======= GLOVES ======= Basic gloves: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/jLVWfX Mid-tier gloves: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/MY5JDjJiJ Best-in-slot gloves: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/zVBEJgRh4 ======= BOOTS ======= Basic boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/2n7GIk Mid-tier boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/mWvY9Vet6 Best-in-slot boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/jkjwjjoSX ======= BELT ======= Basic belt: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/KY3DnEi5 Mid-tier belt: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/kRXJ5h5 Best-in-slot belt (Ryslatha's Coil): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/Zqw3JnEUQ ======= AMULET ======= Basic amulet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/eyWwadruL Mid-tier amulet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/852qKJbUV Best-in-slot amulet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/MrDqOR5cJ ======= RINGS ======= Basic ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/vKPp3ejhE Mid-tier ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/qPjYapPTg Best-in-slot ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/oPjlX7gcl ======= JEWELS ======= 3-mod jewel: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/ryj9Q4rSQ 4-mod jewel: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/w0PKyorIb Best-in-slot jewel (Watcher's Eye): Watcher's Eye: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/6m0WJbFG ======= CLUSTER JEWELS ======= Large cluster jewel: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/2qrz7zdFk DPS medium cluster: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/vKPYP9ZfE Hybrid medium cluster: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/OKwlrdztE Small Cluster: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Heist/eyWDQ79IL ======= FLASKS ======= You need to ensure you cover Curse immunity (Warding suffix), Freeze Immunity (Heat suffix) as well as Bleed removal (Staunching suffix) on the flasks. Optimal setup: > Seething + Divine Life Flask + of Staunching > Experimenter + Quartz Flask + of Heat > Chemist's + Quicksilver Flask + of Adrenaline > Lion's Roar > Enduring + Eternal Mana Flask + of Warding OR Chemist's + Sulphur Flask + of Warding