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Elementalist ascendancy

Blade Vortex League Starter Guide for Path of Exile: Siege of the Atlas (for 3.19 see description)

Vaal Blade Vortex·Elementalist·Harvest

1.07MDPS~1.7divine orbsBudget

Chronic_Painless·4 years ago480

Full Guide: Patreon: Build Updates: NEW 3.13 CHANGES: - Essentially no changes of any kind this league. Chieftain was very slightly altered. Tasalio lost some life regeneration but gained a bit of additional physical damage taken as fire. - While I don't recommend league starting this, it will still be a powerful choice for later in the league! OLD CHANGES: Heist Changes: Overall looking great! - Changes to curses shouldn't heavily impact Asenath's Gentle Touch. Should still perform as expected. Alternate Quality Gems

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Chieftain ascendancy

BV chieftan

Vaal Blade Vortex·Chieftain·Heist

1.17MDPS~27divine orbsBudget

Wakemylight·4 years ago2

Act 1 Gems: Damage Skills: Holy Flame Totem (Lvl 4) - Added Fire Damage - Ruthless (Lvl 2) Ancestral Protector - Added Fire Damage - Ruthless Auras and Utility Steelskin, Precision, Vitality, Leap Slam (Dash Prior) Act 2 Gems: Supports to grab: Faster Attacks Support, Culling Strike Support, Elemental Damage with Attacks, Melee Physical Damage Auras: Herald of Ash, Herald of Purity (probably better) Act 3 Gems: THE BIG BOI, ANCESTRAL WARCHI

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Chieftain ascendancy

My Ancestral Warchief Totem League Start, for those interested

Vaal Ancestral Warchief·Chieftain

282KDPS~4.4divine orbsBudget

ForeignSwag·4 years ago29

First things first, this is NOT MY BUILD. I saved the POB last league and cannot remember who made it. This build has the advantages of being very good DPS with totems leaching damage for you (which is huge). You just lay down your totems and dodge boss mechanics. I wanted to add a new build idea since I am seeing mostly the same builds being posted. Link to POB

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Chieftain ascendancy

3.17 Strength Stacking Chieftain Warchief Totem Build-Safe Playstyle-League Starter-Good Boss DPS-Average clear.

Vaal Ancestral Warchief·Chieftain

4.44MDPS~19divine orbsBudget

gates21·4 years ago3

This is my first time posting and making a meme from a simple idea so please go easy on me. This is a Lightning Strike raider, an easily achievable build for SSF and also as League Starter. The concept idea is that the slayer sits between Berserker and Raider, so manages to grab a bit of both trees, plus has access to Culling Strike, GigaDam attack speed and especially overleech. Claw Masteries and Claws overall allow us to go for a lot of lgoh aswell as life and mana leech, and I personally enjoy Vaal Pact. This POB is but a simple budget friendly showcase with just a simple easy

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Slayer ascendancy

Lightning Strike Slayer Build Idea

Vaal Lightning Strike·Slayer

1.88MDPS~1.2divine orbsBudget

Darkliche·4 years ago2
Juggernaut ascendancy

*OUTDATED* POE 3.18 60c BUDGET Lightning Strike Accuracy stacker Jugg build guide Sentinel

Vaal Lightning Strike·Juggernaut·Legion·Mapping

239KDPS62.6KEHP~1.5divine orbsBudget

GameyMcJamesFace·4 years ago1.37K

Do note that all of the dps numbers shown in this default tree are without any DPS from items, the normal staff equipped is only done so to enable some values from the tree, and the rare armour was added to give a better idea of final health/armour/ES numbers with mediocre gear. I think hitting 1m DPS with this build with budget bin/SSF items should be fairly painless after the buffs. I know that 1m DPS is no world beater nowadays, but this build should scale pretty well with good gear, and being this tanky ought to count for something. --Items-- look for a Crus

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Inquisitor ascendancy

My take on starting with an Arc/Spark OoS Inquisitor for 3.17

Vaal Arc·Inquisitor·Delirium

170KDPS~2.6divine orbsBudget

midocelli·4 years ago18

“You are not an emperor if none will kneel before you.”

Lord Izaro, On Ads, circa Act III
Elementalist ascendancy

POE 3.18 READY - VAAL ARC League Starter for Beginners of Path of Exile | Sentinel League

Vaal Arc·Elementalist

547KDPS~182chaos orbsBudget

Gyrotex Gaming·4 years ago181

Looking for suggestions on an Occultist Cold-BV league starter. Budget: low (Mostly spending for 2 strong prefixes on staff) If you've got suggestions on where to take it for min-maxing, that would also be great; I'm coming back after a couple of leagues so I'm \rusty\ - should I go powercharges with 2x Void Battery? Something else? etc - I expect I'll want to respec eventually once I can craft/purchase decent cluster jewels, but don't want to assume I'll be getting them pre-red maps. If anyone has a better-looking PoB using Elementalist instead of Occultist, I'm all ears, I'd just prefer

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Occultist ascendancy

Looking for suggestions with Cold BV leaguestarter

Vaal Blade Vortex·Occultist·Mapping·Bossing

771KDPS~3.3divine orbsBudget

saldagmac·4 years ago12
Inquisitor ascendancy

Pohx - Path of Exile 3.17 - Righteous Fire Inquisitor Archnemesis League Start

Vaal Righteous Fire·Inquisitor·Essence

1.46MDPS~6.1divine orbsBudget

Rebuffering·4 years ago1.75K
Berserker ascendancy

[PoE 3.17] Lightning Strike Berserker League Starter Leveling Guide, Made for Babies (Archnemesis)

Vaal Lightning Strike·Berserker·Delve

2.17MDPS~41divine orbsBudget

KobeBlackMamba·4 years ago1.77K
Raider ascendancy

Why I choose Grace over Determination at League Start [VLS Raider POE 3.17 Archnemesis]

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider

2.23MDPS~1.2divine orbsBudget

Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming·4 years ago72
Assassin ascendancy

PS/KB Poison Assassin league start

Vaal Power Siphon·Assassin

1.42MDPS~6.4divine orbsBudget

Downeyyy·4 years ago3
Necromancer ascendancy

Von Vikton - Skeleton Mages Necromancer League Starter for 3.17

Vaal Summon Skeletons·Necromancer·Delve

3.1MDPS~3.3divine orbsBudget

Rebuffering·4 years ago5.1K

Hey guys, this build surprised me and everyone. We started this off as another meme and this dagger caught my eyes and lead to another meme build, which... Honestly, turned out pretty amazing. We kept it cheap to simulate league starting gear and it's taken out all content so far. A lot of people were asking for this build the past couple days so I figured I'd get this one out before minmaxing. We're around 20k armor, 70 spell suppression, decent leech and those can definitely be improved. DPS sitting around 5m or so. Let me know if you guys have any questions! Video: [

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Assassin ascendancy

[3.17] Lightning Strike Poison Assassin | Great Archnemesis Starter?

Vaal Lightning Strike·Assassin·Simulacrum

15.5MDPS~1.9divine orbsBudget

Incommodious·4 years ago45
Raider ascendancy

Lightning Strike Raider Early League Mapping Showcase (No End Game Gear) Path of Exile

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider·Mapping

525KDPS~1.6divine orbsBudget

Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming·4 years ago80
Assassin ascendancy

[POE] Archnemesis Party Comp

Vaal Blade Vortex·Assassin·Aurabot

3.5MDPS~13divine orbsBudget

Snap·4 years ago571
Saboteur ascendancy

Past Stream - Lightning Trapper - Endgame On Bad Gear: Testing League Starter - POE Path of Exile

Vaal Lightning Trap·Saboteur·Lab Runner·Mapping

121KDPS~1divine orbsBudget

sirgog·4 years ago47
Occultist ascendancy

[3.16] Strength Stacking Cyclone Occultist

Vaal Cyclone·Occultist·Mapping·Heist

49.6MDPS~101divine orbsBudget

Incommodious·4 years ago71
Inquisitor ascendancy

HCSSF Atlas Invasion Detonate Dead Ignite Inquisitor Day 1 Recap (Rank 1 Class, 8 Overall)- PoE 3.16

Vaal Detonate Dead·Inquisitor·Delve·Heist

1.84MDPS~11divine orbsBudget

Fizecs·4 years ago15
Raider ascendancy

Krangled Gauntlet Day 3 - Level 78 Cold Snap Vortex Raider Into Maps

Vaal Cold Snap·Raider·Delirium·Delve

61.2KDPS~1.3divine orbsBudget

ItFightsBack·4 years ago4
Raider ascendancy

HCSSF Endless Delve Day 1 - Level 80 Cold Snap Vortex Raider

Vaal Cold Snap·Raider·Delirium·Delve

136KDPS~1.1divine orbsBudget

ItFightsBack·4 years ago6
Necromancer ascendancy

Skeleton Mages Final Build Guide - 60m DPS & Super Tanky! Easily the Best Minion Build of 3.16

Vaal Summon Skeletons·Necromancer

34.5MDPS~395divine orbsBudget

Von Vikton·4 years ago776

“My three lieutenants remain. Misery loves company, I suppose.”

Lord Izaro, On Ads, circa Act V
Elementalist ascendancy

Mageblood Elementalist Righteous Fire Build

Vaal Righteous Fire·Elementalist·Mapping·Delirium

5.42MDPS~288divine orbsBudget

CaptainLance9·4 years ago409
Elementalist ascendancy

HCSSF Flameblast + Fireburst Elementalist Build Diary Ep.2 [PoE 3.16 Scourge]

Vaal Flameblast·Elementalist·Mapping

70.1KDPS~4.6divine orbsBudget

Fizecs·4 years ago25
Elementalist ascendancy

Mageblood RF Elementalist Approaching Gear Perfection

Vaal Righteous Fire·Elementalist·Breach·Mapping

4.75MDPS~288divine orbsBudget

CaptainLance9·4 years ago603
Chieftain ascendancy

HCSSF Discharge Ignite Chieftain Mini Build Diary [PoE 3.16 Scourge]

Vaal Flameblast·Chieftain·Mapping

13KDPS~1.4divine orbsBudget

Fizecs·5 years ago49
Necromancer ascendancy

Skeleton Mages Necromancer End Game Min Max Build Guide for Scourge League 3.16

Vaal Summon Skeletons·Necromancer

14.3MDPS~14divine orbsBudget

Von Vikton·5 years ago735
Elementalist ascendancy

Mageblood RF Elementalist Inpulsa Explosions Feel Amazing

Vaal Righteous Fire·Elementalist·Delve·Mapping

2.92MDPS~278divine orbsBudget

CaptainLance9·5 years ago494
Slayer ascendancy

3.18 Hollow Palm Ground Slam - Slayer/Champion

Vaal Ground Slam·Slayer

5.28MDPS~18divine orbsBudget

Velyna·5 years ago168
Occultist ascendancy

Bane vs A9 Sirus and Maven

Vaal Blight·Occultist·Blight·Simulacrum

17.5MDPS15.9KEHP~72divine orbsBudget

Subtractem·5 years ago474
Elementalist ascendancy

Update on Ignite Fireball 3.16 Leaguestarter - Brass Dome is great - POE Path of Exile Scourge

Vaal Fireball·Elementalist·Simulacrum

370KDPS~5.5divine orbsBudget

sirgog·5 years ago149

Just prior to league start, I theorycrafted a couple of builds: a Hexblast Occultist and a RF/Searing Bond Cheiftan. At he last minute I decided to go with the Cheiftan as the defences looked more solid, and I couldn't be happier. This has been the smoothest, easiest league start I've experienced, and one of the strongest builds I've played in my 1200 hours in POE. Thus far, I've invested a grand total of 25c on this build, and 22c of that was on the amulet. Close to 1m DPS with pretty average gear and cheap-as-mud uniques

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Chieftain ascendancy

Very pleased with my RF/Searing Bond league starter

Vaal Righteous Fire·Chieftain·Mapping

975KDPS~2divine orbsBudget

BelchMeister·5 years ago7
Raider ascendancy

Lightning Strike Raider - The Formed with more monster life POE 3.16 Scourge

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider·Bossing

1.7MDPS~4.4divine orbsBudget

Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming·5 years ago29
Raider ascendancy

PoE 3.16 - Lightning Strike Raider - A9 Build Showcase - (Gearing, guide, info in description)

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider·Delve·Mapping

5.27MDPS~6.2divine orbsBudget

Macdri·5 years ago551
Necromancer ascendancy

[3.16] Low Life Budget Spellslinger VD/DD Necromancer Guide

Vaal Detonate Dead·Necromancer·Delve·Mapping

1.25MDPS~4.4divine orbsBudget

Uberjager·5 years ago8
Necromancer ascendancy

I Added a 15C Animate Guardian To My League Starter & Scourge League Build Diary Day 3 - 872

Vaal Summon Skeletons·Necromancer·Delirium·Delve

~2.3divine orbsBudget

TheGAM3Report1·5 years ago195
Berserker ascendancy

[3.16] Lightning Strike Berserker Leveling Guide and My Day 1 Gear (AWAKENER DOWN) - Build Diary: #1

Vaal Lightning Strike·Berserker·Mapping·Ultimatum

2.83MDPS~1.3divine orbsBudget

KobeBlackMamba·5 years ago277
Raider ascendancy

Scourge Day 2 - Level 93 Cold DOT Raider Time To Make Money - [Path of Exile 3.16]

Vaal Cold Snap·Raider·Heist

263KDPS~2.5divine orbsBudget

ItFightsBack·5 years ago14

“An emperor must bear two blades. Hope in the left hand. Surety in the right.”

Lord Izaro, On Ads, circa Act IV
Raider ascendancy

Scourge Day 1 - Level 85 Cold DOT Raider Blasting - [Path of Exile 3.16]

Vaal Cold Snap·Raider

141KDPS~1.6divine orbsBudget

ItFightsBack·5 years ago16

Hi there, &x200B; So while all the league starter builds are flying around, I thought I would share my own take. This is something I have been planning since morning (11:20 pm here, FML. League will begin for me for me after 8 hrs). &x200B; It is an Earthquake Ingite Elementalist, using just 3 items. This is a placeholder, a template. You can use the other slots to fill in whatever reqd. The resistances are covered by using a custom resistance declaration. &x200B;

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Elementalist ascendancy

Earthquake Ignite League Starter

Vaal Earthquake·Elementalist

144KDPS~1.4divine orbsBudget

The_Lone_Watcher·5 years ago1
Necromancer ascendancy

Scourge's EXPLOSIVE Leaguestarter! - @dslily Detonate Dead Necromancer

Vaal Detonate Dead·Necromancer·Delve·Harvest

217KDPS~2.4divine orbsBudget

Zizaran·5 years ago1.31K
Berserker ascendancy

[3.16] Berserker Lightning Strike - League Start Guide, OP JEWEL ABUSE for easy 100% CRIT

Vaal Lightning Strike·Berserker

10.5MDPS~11divine orbsBudget

KobeBlackMamba·5 years ago595
Necromancer ascendancy

Skeleton Mages League Starter Build Guide UPDATE - New POB for more Survivability and Damage!

Vaal Summon Skeletons·Necromancer

3.69MDPS~2.8divine orbsBudget

Von Vikton·5 years ago429
Elementalist ascendancy

3-16 League Start Build - Ignite Fireball Elementalist (Corpse Explode) - Path of Exile Scourge POE

Vaal Fireball·Elementalist·Mapping·Bossing

329KDPS~1.1divine orbsBudget

sirgog·5 years ago334
Raider ascendancy

Lightning Strike Raider Guide Part 3 - Gearing up in maps - POE 3.16 Scourge

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider·Mapping

3.1MDPS~2.5divine orbsBudget

Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming·5 years ago150
Occultist ascendancy

Path Of Exile 3.16 Cold Dot Occultist League Starter- Vortex, Cold Snap

Vaal Cold Snap·Occultist·Simulacrum·Bossing

151KDPS~19divine orbsBudget

bLut·5 years ago15
Raider ascendancy

League Start Guide - Lightning Strike Raider [POE 3.16] Scourge League

Vaal Lightning Strike·Raider·Mapping

3.23MDPS~2.4divine orbsBudget

Fuzzy Duckzy Gaming·5 years ago971
Raider ascendancy

[Path of Exile 3.16] Prospective Skill Trees for Caustic Arrow and Cold DOT Raiders

Vaal Cold Snap·Raider

328KDPS~3.6divine orbsBudget

ItFightsBack·5 years ago20

For the RF enthusiast I am excited to see the passive tree bring so many goodies for us. I'd Like to share the skill tree I whipped up and was wondering what ppl thought/ what others are doing for our beloved burning man. I believe that going chieftain is the play being able to so easily hit 90% max fire res. Turning phys hits to fire will help makes us much tankier and the ascendancy provides a good amount of damage. With pretty obtainable gear I think POB would be a good start for those who wish to play rf. IK the jewels will b

PoE 3.16 · Scourge
Chieftain ascendancy

RF Discussion for those who wish to league start

Vaal Righteous Fire·Chieftain

379KDPS~135chaos orbsBudget

dylona96·5 years ago49