PoE 3.23 Affliction, 3.22 Ancestor, 3.21 Crucible Shadow builds

POB for the character being showcased: ~~POB for a general guide including leveling:~~ ~~ Updated guide with personal findings: Leveling was done using Rain of Arrows + Artillery Ballista. You can start using manaforge as early as level 8, but I wouldn't rely on it for damage until mana problems are solved with a Thief's Torment (minimum level 30). Early lifetap is NOT recommended. You can still use Frenzy

scaling methods: - crit multi - inc spell damage - more spell damage - inc damage taken - number of brands - 7 cap - flat added damage darkness enthroned with abyss jewels bubonic trail boots? tombfist gloves? - aura effect? 50% inc for hatred is effective but would need more of that...

using the new lightning sst crucible tree combined with call of brotherhoods,heatshiver and wither because why not. I came up with the strongest sst build that would ever exist in poe probably. Is it the best? not if you prioritize defense but builds decently tanky. it is unbeatable if you prioritize damage though. How expensive? yes. Why would you need this much dmg? memes

The Count is 30 besides Blade Trap because Sunblast throws 3 mines and the trap hits 10 times.

This is my current pob: Building around the OP SST crucible mod with conversion to cold and eternity shroud to add extra as chaos. Add Heatshiver into the mix for another insane damage multiplier. Defense is mostly "Kill everything before it kills you", but with Glancing Blows from the shield + spell suppression combined with trickster es leech, the build is fairly comfy.. The weaknesses are definitely degens (when there's nothing around to leech from) and attack hits. I'm only at 60% attack block so it's possible for multiple hits to get through my ES and kill me

Fun build for boss rushing, uber content is a nono. POB: Edit: boss rushing as in rushing to the map boss for conq maps etc. Gem and ring swap is to show single target, I never do that while mapping.

So I always kinda found Stasis Prison interesting but never made a build with it and since I had a failed project before and lots of currency laying around, I decided to go for it. And then I had some ideas, and some more, and now we have this. This is a one-button build with lots of screen eye candy, insane amount of regen (if you don't get one-shot, you will survive 99% of the time), pretty good clear and probably pretty bad bossing abilities. It's kinda like ward loop but without ward and also no loop. How it works: You stack a lot of recou

League started this build as Cobra Lash for the first weekend, switching to Tornado Shot when I got a Voltaxic Rift for 3div. This is a really good low-effort mapper and aesthetically pleasing to me. Enjoyed this build a lot, so ended up taking it to 100 whereas I would have switched off most of my league start characters by now. All rare pieces are pretty straightforward self-crafts, but happy to answer any questions on how to make them. Dunes Legion PoB: (note: not