MY LEAGUESTARTER! - Forbidden Rite Totems Hierophant [PoE 3.15]

==================================================================================================================== INTRODUCTION ==================================================================================================================== This build is part of Zizaran's build guides for 3.15. This build is intended to allow you to play multiple skills on totems with minimal changes. One popular use for this in 3.14 might be Forbidden Rite totems. Freezing Pulse totems with Ice Spear for bossing is also a strong and popular starter. The general progression of this would be to start as Freezing Pulse and switch to Forbidden Rite as early as when you have at least one Totem Medium Cluster Jewel. This is because you want at least one Ancestral Preservation to bring your totem's chaos resistance from 20% to 60% ==================================================================================================================== GENERAL TIPS ==================================================================================================================== Bandits: Help Alira You get FREE respec points as you progress through the campaign and can complete additional side quests for more The items in this guide are are a GUIDELINE, listed with the main core stats you're looking for More/higher stats (resists, attributes, etc) are always better! On trade leagues you can search for "Empty Suffixes" or "Empty Prefixes" with a value of 1 for items with open crafting slots Upgrade your Pantheons Get Mana/craft mana alongside the life on your gear since you are Mind Over Matter ==================================================================================================================== GEM LINKS ==================================================================================================================== 6L: Spell Totem (Soul Mantle) - Forbidden Rite - Void Manipulation - Increased Critical Strikes - Increased Critical Damage - Faster Casting - Added Chaos You can also consider using Multiple Totems as a support, but you would then need to manually cast your Wither or use Withering Step 4L: Spell Totem - Multiple Totems - Wither - Faster Casting / Increased Duration 2L: Cast When Damage Taken - Steelskin 4L: Flame Dash - Arcane Surge - Assassin's Mark/Sniper's Mark | Withering Step 3L: Shield Charge - Faster Attacks - Fortify 1L Zealotry (Essence Worm) Withering Step can be used while clearing for extra wither stacks without ramping wither totems. Lots of open sockets, so use whatever you like! ==================================================================================================================== GEM LOCATIONS ==================================================================================================================== When purchasing gems from a gem Vendor, always buy from the respective Vendor who gives you the quest reward. E.G. When buying Freezing Pulse from Siosa it will be level 1, if you buy from Nessa it will be slightly leveled! (So buy from Nessa) --------Levels 1 - 12------------------------------------------------------ Stormblast Mine Stormblast Mine - Act 1 - Nessa - Enemy at the Gate Swift Assembly - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate (This can also be muled on a Scion if you do the Mercy Mission Quest) Added Lightning - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Freezing Pulse Freezing Pulse - Act 1 - Nessa - Enemy at the Gate Onslaught - Act 1 - Nessa - Mercy Mission (This can also be muled on a Scion) Frostblink Frostblink - Act 1 - Nessa - Breaking Some Eggs Freezing Pulse > Orb of Storms (Keep to level 20) Orb of Storms - Act 1 - Nessa - Breaking Some Eggs Onslaught - Act 1 - Nessa - Mercy Mission (This can also be muled on a Scion) Flame Dash Flame Dash - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Arcane Surge - Act 1 - Nessa - Mercy Mission --------Levels 12 - 24------------------------------------------------------ Herald of Thunder Herald of Thunder - Act 2 - Yeena - The Root of the Problem Summon Skitterbots Summon Skitterbots - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate --------Levels 36+------------------------------------------------------ (Switch to Totems After Normal Lab+Ancestral Bond) Freezing Pulse Totems Spell Totem - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Freezing Pulse - Act 1 - Nessa - Enemy at the Gate Controlled Destruction - Act 2 - Yeena - Sharp and Cruel Faster Casting - Act 2 - Yeena - Sharp and Cruel --------End Game------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbidden Rite Setup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forbidden Rite - (Dark Pact = Forbidden Rite, Dark Pact is just a placeholder while the gem wasn't in the Path of Building) Forbidden Rite - Act 2 - Yeena - Intruders in Black Void Manipulation - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Increased Critical Damage - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Increased Critical Strikes - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Faster Casting - Act 2 - Yeena - Sharp and Cruel Added Chaos - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Wither Totem Spell Totem - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Multiple Totem - Act 4 - Petarus and Vanja - The Eternal Nightmare Wither - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Faster Casting - Act 2 - Yeena - Sharp and Cruel Curse/Auras/Movement Skill Assassins Mark Assassins Mark - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Flame Dash Flame Dash - Act 1 - Nessa - The Caged Brute Arcane Surge - Act 1 - Nessa - Mercy Mission Zealotry Zealotry - Act 3 - Clarissa - Lost in Love CWDT/Steelskin Cast When Damage Taken - Act 4 - Petarus and Vanja - The Eternal Nightmare Steelskin - Act 1 - Nessa - Breaking Some Eggs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freezing Pulse Setup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freezing Pulse Freezing Pulse - Act 1 - Nessa - Enemy at the Gate Hypothermia - Act 3 - Clarissa - A Fixture of Fate Cold Penetration - Act 3 - Clarissa - A Fixture of Fate Increased Critical Strikes - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Increased Critical Damage - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Added Cold - Act 3 - Siosa - A Fixture of Fate Faster Casting - Act 2 - Yeena - Sharp and Cruel ==================================================================================================================== SOUL MANTLE ==================================================================================================================== Soul mantle gives you a 7th link by supporting socketed gems with Spell Totem. It also gives a large amount of Totem Life and +1 Totem It has the downside of cursing us, but we can mitigate these curses in a few ways. Early on we can use 2 Kikazaru Rings and 3 points for Asylum to get 100% reduced curse effect (the current cap) You can also use 1 Kikazaru Ring, 3 Points for Asylum, and anoint/path to Sanctum of thought to reach 80% reduced curse effect. Pair this with the Upgraded Soul of Yugul Pantheon to reach 100%. There is also a Crusader ring mod with 30-35% reduced curse effect, which you could use in place of a Kikazaru. This can be catalysted with Imbued Catalysts to reach up to 42% from 35% It is worth nothing that this does not make you immune to map mods curses with increased effect, so make sure to overcap your resistances a bit for maps with elemental curses. Endgame, you want to use the Maven's drop Viridi's Veil and a magic ring in your right ring slot to have Hexproof or Atziri's Reflection ==================================================================================================================== AURAS / MANA RESERVATION ==================================================================================================================== Hatred or Zealotry (In Essence Worm) ==================================================================================================================== FLASKS ==================================================================================================================== Seething Divine Life Flask of Staunching Catalyzed Eternal Mana Flask of Warding - Enduring was nerfed to be much slower recovery rate in 3.15 and may not suited for MOM builds Chemist's Jade Flask of Reflexes Chemist's Quartz Flask of Quickening Chemist's Quicksilver Flask of Heat Diamond Flask could be used over a defensive flask, Quickening can be any flask suffix you want ==================================================================================================================== KEEP DYING :( ==================================================================================================================== Make sure you're using a large mana flask to help maintain your mana pool when you are hit If you are using Soul Mantle, make sure you are reducing the curse effect or Hexproof through Kikazaru/Viridi's Veil/Atziri's Reflection Use your totem's range to your advantage! ==================================================================================================================== ANOINTMENT ==================================================================================================================== Arcane Chemistry - Mana Flask Sustain Freezing Pulse: Flash Freeze (Verdant Azure Crimson) - Cold Damage, Projectile Speed, Chill Effect Forbidden Rite: Ironwood (Clear Amber Teal) - 30% Increased Totem Life ==================================================================================================================== Optional Passives ==================================================================================================================== Anointed Flesh - Helps with Elemental Ailments such as Shock/Chill in 3.15 after the changes to Ailment removal from flasks Especially helpful in Chilled and Shocked Ground Maps ====================================================================================================================