Oneshot pinnacles and clear 200% deli on 50div budget - Shieldwall Gemling

Hey guys, just wanted to share a really cheap Shieldwall Gemling setup I put together on roughly 50 divines, as a solid option for any warrior skill enjoyers starting the league late or just working on a really low budget. Despite the cheap gear, it's still got enough juice to oneshot all the pinnacles, and can clear through 200% deli maps quite comfortably - albeit with a learning curve, as Shieldwall's got some unavoidable clunk to it on a low budget.

Nebuloch enables you to scale crit cheaply, and Gemling quality bonuses provide a lot of extra oomph on top. A COC/COEA Contagion setup proliferates your ignites in a pretty wide radius, often enabling offscreen coverage. A combination of Cast on Dodge's extra dodge distance alternate quality, Pounce, and the shield throw from Nightfall provide pretty solid mobility uptime to help counteract Shieldwall's slow animations. You end up with a fairly well-rounded character that performs above its budget, and scales up quite generously once you can afford the more expensive upgrades.

I think compared to the other ascendancy choices for Shieldwall, Gemling compares quite favorably. It offers a really well-rounded and clear-cut package of damage, defensive, mobility, and coverage scaling, because, well, Gemling.

The full guide includes trade searches and crafting steps for all the gear, as well as a leveling guide if you need a starting point. There's also a much faster endgame version I posted a few days ago, but that one's on a 2000-2500 div budget, so definitely not as wallet-friendly.

Video Guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsVze_UFo0c

Written Guide - https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/stone-dagger-zuckm8/builds/48daf01c-e4e8-4e48-82ef-9bbff72c89d7

POB - https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/2722a