[ POE 3.14 ] Double Strike Champion Build Guide - Path of Exile: Ultimatum

==================== = = = VIDEO GUIDE = = = ==================== The detailed video guide can be found here: https://youtu.be/rW61Ql5rww0 ==================== = = = 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 = = = ==================== - If you have an Abyss jewel with "chance to blind on hit", then check "Is the enemy blinded?" box in Configuration tab you can. - 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 you can buy the other from one of the NPCs in town (each act has a specific NPC selling gems). Double Strike - Level 1 - Enemy at the gate (Act 1) Ancestral Call - Level 4 - Mercy Mission (Act 1) Molten Shell - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Blood and Sand - Level 4 - Breaking some Eggs (Act 1) Maim - Level 8 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Leap Slam - Level 10 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Precision - Level 10 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Rallying Cry - Level 10 - The Caged Brute (Act 1) Blood Rage - Level 16 - The Root of the Problem (Act 2) Flesh and Stone - Level 16 - The Root of the Problem (Act 2) Enduring Cry - Level 16 - Intruders in Black (Act 2) Melee Physical Damage - Level 18 - Sharp and Cruel (Act 2) Faster Attacks - Level 18 - Sharp and Cruel (Act 2) Pride - Level 24 - Lost in Love (Act 3) Dread Banner - Level 24 - Lost in Love (Act 3) Assassin's Mark - Level 24 - purchased from Siosa after completing the "Four Golden Pages" quest in the Library (Act 3) Ancestral Warchief - Level 28 - Sever The Right Hand (Act 3) Fortify - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Impale - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Blood Magic - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Second Wind - Level 31 - purchased from Siosa after completing the "Four Golden Pages" quest in the Library (Act 3) Increased Duration - Level 31 - A Fixture of Fate (Act 3) Summon Stone Golem - Level 34 - Breaking the Seal (Act 4) Brutality - Level 38 - purchased from Petarus and Vanja in Highgate, after completing "The Eternal Nightmare" quest in 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 Vaal Double Strike - Level 1 - drop/trade/corrupting a "Double Strike" gem with a Vaal Orb (results may vary) Vaal Molten Shell - Level 4 - drop/trade/corrupting a "Molten Shell" gem with a Vaal Orb (results may vary) Enlighten - Levl 1 - drop/trade only. A level 4 Enlighten can be obtained by corrupting a level 3 Empower gem - BUT results are not guaranteed and you can even ruin the gem. You've been warned. ==================== = = = 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. ======= WEAPONS ======= Basic Sword: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/DVYMOaVt5 Mid-Tier sword: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/Vln925aHp Best-in-slot 1h sword: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/6oMdZKdtG ======= BODY ARMOUR ======= Basic body armour: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/z9MwqV2I4 Mid-Tier body armour (Belly of the Beast): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/DYZj0Vs5 Mid-Tier body armour (Daresso's Defiance): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/WOgmnRCm Best-in-slot body armour: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/ak6yza8He ======= HELMET ======= Basic helmet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/B3lMQljs8 Mid-Tier helmet (Starkonja): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/vZrzTE Best-in-slot helmet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/KlqwD6RU5 ======= GLOVES ======= Basic gloves: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/QZmpTw Best-in-slot gloves: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/8lw08ZIV ======= BOOTS ======= Basic boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/2n7GIk Mid-tier boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/eG6Qkm6cL Best-in-slot boots: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/8lBwr28cV ======= BELT ======= Basic belt: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/KY3DnEi5 Mid-tier belt: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/vewZfE Best-in-slot belt (Soul Tether): https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/4mKPD6wc9 ======= AMULET ======= Basic amulet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/kk3YjvQu5 Mid-tier amulet: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/Glnwb9Dib Best-in-slot: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/eG6QKrwSL ======= RINGS ======= Basic ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/4M0w68ki9 Mid-tier ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/Q33dp3ehw Best-in-slot ring: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/REEWKOqf7 ======= JEWELS ======= Basic jewel: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/2nLWpo5ik Mid-tier / Best-in-slot rare: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/B3l07jaT8 Transcendent Flesh: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/pY2MWJC0 Watcher's Eye: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/2nn5pkDck ======= CLUSTER JEWELS ======= Large Cluster: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/aknpOjKfe Medium Cluster #1: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/oVnRLJkhl Medium Cluster #2: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/REO6LrZC7 Small Cluster: https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Delirium/WaQLqJ0um ======= 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 + Diamond Flask + of Heat > Lion's Roar > Chemist's + Quicksilver Flask + of Adrenaline > Enduring + Eternal Mana Flask + of Warding // replace with "Chemist's + Silver Flask + of Heat" if you have enough reduced mana cost