REALLY IMPORTANT TO READ ALL NOTES!!!
First of all - this is NOT a leaguestarter as you need 2 very specific and hard to get uniques at the very leaguestart
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Leveling:
For leveling before reaching lvl 52 - you can use any generic leveling guide that you can find online for druids (Both shaman / Oracle) or you can use my leveling setup with bows.
Ironbound Lvling:
If you decide on lvling with Ironbound (Bows) - be sure to follow the lvling loadouts carefully.
Lvl 1-11
Simply just spam your default crossbow attack
Lvl 11-32
We scale the damage of Ironbound throgh armour, so be sure to equip Titanrot when you can for massive armour and damage.
For mobbing - just spam lightning arrow.
For bossing - use your default bow attack to break armour, then spam lightning arrow and arrows will pierce and return again when you're using the Blackgleam unique Quiver
Lvl 33-52
Change to Ice Shot setup and equip Rearguard
You still have to break armour with the default bow attack on bosses to make projectiles return
(IMPORTANT - You need to have any of the Pierce Support Gems as a link for Ice Shot when using Rearguard)
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Lvl 52+ - Complete respec into Ancestral Warrior Totem (follow the loadout)
First - be sure to aquire Redflare Conduit with the corrupted modifier "Gain a Power Charge every Second if you haven't lost Power Charges Recently" you can either buy it from the tradesite or you can corrupt a Redflare Conduit and use a Vaal Cultivation Orb to corrupt it again to maybe be lucky enough to hit the right modifier
Secondly - be sure to aquire the Flesh Crucible unique jewel with the Resonance modifier on and try to get one without any downside to the build (-%less maximum mana is best)
Redflare Conduit tradelink
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/H4sIAAAAAAAACjWMuwrCMBSGX6X8c5C0uDSbOLi7SpHYpHggnoTkFCwh7y5VnL9LRREra4GpiEkoMgwsb2gKbF8eBlfvlmCz786R3UoCBdnSTk48P2Mm8d3F5gfU91VgbvVvWHZQWCiIzz9ADgb-nQLNJIc9uPd6HAet--GINrWpfQAW0g4YlAAAAA
Flesh Crucible tradelink
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/H4sIAAAAAAAACiXLUQqAIBBF0b2874jEoHIrIRFpMCAmOUFhs_eofu_hFmSe-cgwBVti2iIM5nhBqk8yzFjAV_Jfd6iwUmC__0AOBv5MgRbi-h0m3WulOjU0-lYtxIqVB-IEqFdlAAAA
!!!The build will not work without these 2 uniques!!!
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Rare gear:
General mod priority on armour pieces and jewelry:
Cap Elemental resistances -> Strength to equip 2hander -> Life -> Cap Chaos Resistance -> Armour -> Armour also Applies to elemental Damage -> +Physical Damage
General rune usage:
Cap resistances with runes -> Strength to equip 2hander -> Life
2handed mace:
Get a 2handed mace with as much physical damage on as possible and with either +to all melee skills or +to attack skills - if possible, %reduced attribute requirements is huge
Mace to get started with from lvl 52 tradelink
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/H4sIAAAAAAAACnWP3QrCMAyF3-VcF9ncZNpXERlli1Lo2rplm6P03aUTZYLmKj9fck4CBlY8DpABzrN2FhLKLohinQyQ5wBePK39FgJXbZj6NLhEETZlgG4hQQ9vdKN5l_brIisOeZkVVYVE_yBO-bEqT3vEi3gLNW60DIFJmZGStU5byDwm5KP3slVv6k3aKKab65evv2ZS3tkdz65TDSHGKED3UfuOLP855Fs_fBwUWbYu9XT_g5vJrLR6QB72McUTzP5O82MBAAA
+900 physical DPS tradelink:
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/H4sIAAAAAAAACnVP0QqDMAz8l3suotPh7K-MIUWzUdC20zgnpf8-6pg42PKUy11yF4-RFU8jpId1rK2BhDILgliZEfLswYujdd5C4Ko7piESlyD8DnroFhL0dJ1uNCdxv87T_JgVaV6WiOofiio7lUV1QLiIj1FjJ8MQeKhuohit1wYyC1Gy-b1j1Tu8axvFdLPD8vXXTMpZk_Bse9UQQggCdJ-068nwn0OudeOWoErTEOsFFaD4qjYBAAA
Sockets for 2handed Mace:
Xopec's Soulcore of Power (Makes us able to generate Endurance Charges way faster, giving us more damage and sustain)
Fenumus Rune of Agony (Lots of extra damage as)
Gloves:
If possible - get a pair of gloves with +2 all Melee skills and +physical damage to attacks including strenght
Tradelink for budget if resistances are capped:
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade2/search/poe2/Forbidden%20Rites/H4sIAAAAAAAACpWQ3QqDMAyF3-VcF1H3p32VMaRboyt0Vto4JtJ3H-qNwzFYbpKTQz7IGRFYcR8gR7iOjWshodoBUcxOgDyP4KGjea8hUBvL5BfDaEjQq7PmZjiZDqoyK077MofAU9meJvDDtJB5FNAmqKslDVkrGyiKr4RdussPZXosig0kS39QukC9dsnSKnasbGVNTRtK8S8lsKe24fv2qcMX0iVeVikt6VUrvRpviqlxfviM3z9c75PGuicFxKneNFGqJKcBAAA
Socket for Gloves:
The Greatwolfs Rune of Claws (gives extra physical damage and the bonded modifier +to limit of fissure)
Unique Jewels
Get
Prism of Belief with +to sunder skills
From Nothing in radius of Blood Magic
Undying Hate with Amanamus
Heart of the Well with 2 x extra damage mods
Megalomaniac with useful notables (extra damage - refer to video for explanation)
Late endgame gear:
Mageblood to cover resistances and to get more armour - can also use Headhunter, but would be less power for bossing
Rare amulet with nice mods and Eternal Rage implicit which allows us to use it without paying 100 spirit
If going for Mageblood - A nice Grip of Kulamak ring can be used x 2
Try to get 3 sockets on gloves + boots with the Increased effect of socketed runes modifier
Try to get a 2 socket Shield with good modifiers and a 3socket Redflare Conduit
To help out a bunch with strength requirements, get a 2socket helm and put a Legacy of Greymake rune in (You get this by socketing Greymake with Aldurs Legacy rune) Also be sure to socket a Raven-touched Shard to get another annoint
Late endgame gems:
Fill in random gems to trigger the effects of the 2 notables on the passive tree: Gem Enthusiast & Crystallised Immunities
Get Rigwalds Ferocity and be sure to put your weapon and shield in weapon set 2, otherwise Rigwalds Ferocity will be a dps downgrade