[3.12] PoE Heist Witch Popular Starter Build

PoE 3.12 introduces a lot of new content to the game, and the theme of recruiting NPCs to help players steal items is very novel. PoeCurrencyBuy has prepared the latest Starter | Fast | Cheap PoE 3.12 Heist Witch (Elementalist, Occultist and Necromancer) builds for you, and each build hava a poe link for players to view all the details of the build.

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Witch Elementalist

[3.12] PoE Heist Elementalist Summon Golem Witch Starter Build

[3.12] PoE Heist Elementalist Summon Golem Witch Starter Build

Gems Setup

6L Main Damage:

{Stone Golem : Carrion Golem} - Multistrike - Impale - Melee Physical - Brutality - Minion Damage

Carrion and Stone have the same gem setup. Just swap stone and carrion golem

4L Utility Golems:

Feeding Frenzy - Chaos Golem - {Lightning Golem : Stone Golem} - {Minion Life : Empower lv3}

You will need empower lv 3 to push your chaos golem to lv 22 if you don't have a +minion gems helmet

4L Curse on Hit:

Curse on Hit - {Storm Brand : Orb of Storms : Whatever} - Vulnerability - Punishment

Enduring Cry (if you take Call to Arms):

Enduring Cry

2L Auras 1:

Dread Banner - Generosity

2L Auras 2:

Flesh and Stone - Maim

Stay permanently in Blood Stance, linking with Maim causes them to take additional physical damage.

1L Auras 3:

{Pride : Determination}

Utility: 

Flesh Offering, Desecrate, Convocation, Molten Shell

1L or 2L Movement:

{Flame Dash : Whirling Blades - Fortify}

Path of Building Link

https://pastebin.com/dhziLf2n

No Cluster Jewel Variant: https://pastebin.com/zT1K7WbK

Witch Occultist

[3.12] PoE Heist Occultist Vortex Cold Snap Witch Beginner Build

[3.12] PoE Heist Witch Bane Occultist Starter Build - SSF Viable, All Content

[3.12] PoE Heist Occultist Vortex Cold Snap Witch Beginner Build

CI Gems

Weapon: Orb of Storms - Frost Bomb - Storm Brand

Shield: Flame Dash - Arcane Surge - Faster Casting

Body: Vortex - Controlled Destruction - Hypothermia - Efficacy - Elemental Focus - Swift Affliction

Note that these gems are in order of linked importance. If you have a 4L, drop Ele Focus and Swift Affliction, etc.

4L: Blasphemy - Enfeeble - Enlighten - Vaal Discipline

4L: Vaal Cold Snap - Bonechill - Efficacy - Hypothermia

4L: Immortal Call - Cast When Damage Taken - Increased Duration - Phase Run

Alternate Skills: Portal, Vaal Breach

Low Life Gem Changes

Drop Blasphemy/Enfeeble/Enlighten

Shield: Clarity - Vaal Discipline - Blood Magic

4L: Hatred - Malevolence - Faster Casting - Flame Dash

Quality

The only gems which do not provide a benefit to our build when qualitied are the following: Orb of Storms and Frost Bomb (minor damage increases, not what we use them for), Arcane Surge, Discipline (if playing solo; quality if in a party), Immortal Call, and Cast When Damage Taken. Use the previously mentioned vendor quality recipe for the rest.

Enlighten quality improves the rate at which it gains experience, so you can drastically cut down on the leveling time of the gem by getting it to 20%

Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/jji8BtDF

[3.12] PoE Heist Witch Bane Occultist Starter Build - SSF Viable, All Content

+ Beginner and League Starter Friendly. Virtually no gear requirements. Can be done on all rares. 4-link is enough to complete the story and progress into maps. Like all spells, the power comes from the level of the skill gem so progression feels smooth.

+ Never reroll a map. There is no combination of mods this build cannot do. Choosing from a Zana inside your map becomes matter of what layout you prefer.

+ Mind over Matter. Eldritch Battery. This particular combination allows you to get some good value from both health and energy shield on your items and a few specific nodes in the tree become super valuable when scaling both of these stats.

+ Not that many buttons to press. I list this as a pro because I can't be bothered to keep up multiple buffs, golems, and whatnot. This guide is supposed to be new player friendly. You have your Bane, Flame Dash, and... that's it. For newer players this really helps manage flask usage. Advanced players can work in supplemental skills or vaal auras but are not necessary for the build to function.

- Uniques. A couple uniques really "turn on" this build for the endgame. Devouring Diadem and Vixen's Entrapment aren't 100% required to get this build off the ground but I will mention how some of the interactions of these items can make it easier to tackle the endgame.

This is a beginner-friendly, league-starter viable, solo-self-found viable, and comprehensive Bane Occultist guide. The leveling section in this guide is meant to take players with a fresh install or in a fresh league and get them into maps and started on a powerful character. Interested readers can find gear priority, stat suggestions, mechanics explanations, and a whole bunch of links that might be useful for newer players.

Bane

Bane - Despair - Swift Affliction - Efficacy - Controlled Destruction - Void Manipulation*

*NOTE: Consider Empower depending on what Path of Building deems appropriate for your build.

Other Curses

Temporal Chains - Enfeeble

Poacher's Mark

Auras

Malevolence. It's a more multiplier for damage.

Aspects/Arctic Armor/Clarity/Vaal Auras 

Utility

Cast When Damage Taken – Immortal Call - Desecrate - Spell Cascade

Shield Charge – Fortify – Faster Attacks – Blood Magic – Culling Strike

Flame Dash/Lighting Warp/Illusory Warp/Frostblink

Chaos Golem

Decoy Totem

Other Nice to Haves

Vaal Haste

For all the speed demons.

Vaal Grace

Great all around Defensive buff in sticky situations.

Quality Priority

Bane > Damage Supports (All give .5% increase) > Curses

Act 1 Passives -> Act 2 Passives -> Act 3 Passives -> Act 4 Passives -> Act 5 Passives -> Act 6 Passives -> Act 7 Passives -> Act 8 Passives -> Act 9 Passives -> Act 10 Passives -> Final Skill Tree

Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/PnY9aSa5

More Details: poeurl.com/cywC

Witch Necromancer

[3.12] PoE Heist Necromancer Raise Spectre Witch Beginner Build

[3.12] PoE Heist Witch Zombies & Skeletons & Spectres Necromancer League Starter Build

[3.12] PoE Heist Necromancer Raise Spectre Witch Beginner Build

About this build

League Starter / SSF

This build is designed as a league starter and SSF build.

It will take you from a fresh league start all the way to endgame bossing on cheap or self-crafted gear.

It is focused on having high survivability while still having good DPS.

Required Uniques: none.

Gems Setup

Body Armour

For Slave Drivers:

Raise Spectre + Spell Echo + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Controlled Destruction + Deathmark

Solar Guard:

Raise Spectre + Spell Echo + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Deathmark + Concentrated Effect / Greater Multiple Projectiles

(swap GMP/Conc for map/bossing)

Redemption Sentry:

Raise Spectre + Elemental Damage with Attacks + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Deathmark + Vicious Projectiles / Greater Multiple Projectiles

(swap GMP/VP for map/bossing)

Please see Recommended Spectres section below for Awakened Gems and gems for other spectres.

Helmet, Boots & Gloves

Helmet: 1 red & 3 blue

Raise Zombie+ Summon Stone Golem + Feeding Frenzy + Elemental Army + 

1. Stone Golem gives life regen.

2. Golem and Zombies can proc Feeding Frenzy buff that give spectres more damage and attack/cast speed.

3. Golem and Zombies can proc exposure from Elemental Army for -10% lightning res.

Boots: 1 blue, 2 red, 1 blue or green

Summon Skitterbots + Dread Banner + Generosity

1. Skitterbots chill and shock enemies.

2. Dread banner reduce nearby enemy accuracy (less hit chance).

3. Choose Aura for your spectre: Fire = Zealotry, Cold = Hatred, Lightning = Wrath.

Gloves: 4 blue

Armageddon Brand / Storm Band + Curse On Hit + Elemental Weakness + Flame Dash

1. Brand reduces enemy ele res (Elemental Equilibrium -50% and Elemental Weakness curse -44%)

2. Flame Dash is get out of danger movement skill.

3. Choose brand that is opposite of spectre damage. Arma for lightning spectre, Storm for cold and fire spectre.

Weapon & Shield

Weapon: 1 green, 2 blue

Desecrate + Bone Offering + Summon Skeletons

1. Desecrate spawns corpses.

2. Bone Offering consumes corpses to increase block chance for minions and necro, as well as some life recovery.

3. Skeletons add extra minions for pulling agro (and taunt if you have it on a cluster or ghastly jewel).

NOTE: You can use Vaal Skeletons to body block bosses with a mass of skeletons!

Shield: 2 red, 1 blue

Steelskin + Increased Duration + Convocation

1. Convocation teleport spectres to you.

2. Steelskin gives extra '2200 life'.

NOTE: You can set Steelskin to left mouse button. Also set 'always attack without moving'. It will autocast on cooldown.

Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/UUz1EdjT

[3.12] PoE Heist Witch Zombies & Skeletons & Spectres Necromancer League Starter Build

• + The Greatest Summoner Build in the History of POE
• + Fast clear
• + Fast farming
• + Easy Sirus
• + Easy Shaper
• + Easy Uber Elder
• + Easy all content
• + 90 minions doing everything for you
• + Minimal buttons
• + Can play POE while watching Netflix
• + Can play POE with one hand (mouse only)
• + Feels as smooth as butter
• + Versatile, can go more offensive or defensive with easy gem/gear swap to suit any playstyle
• + All map mods (except Phys reflect)
• + Cheap (can do T15 on a few chaos... simply upgrade your gear as you progress)
• + Extremely high damage (Fastest Uber Elder kill in the history of POE)
• + Tanky (15000+ life, overcapped resistances, physical mitigation, leech, defensive minions, fortify, meat shield, and more.. and of course, extremely fast)... just watch me absorb a Shaper Beam in the Uber Elder gif at the top.
• + With late game setup you will reach over 15,000 eHP!!
• + Never die
• - People will get jealous of how you can farm three times as much currency as them and take down all content so easily on such a cheap starting build without pressing buttons

There are various options of setups (did I mention that this is one of the most versatile builds?). Use these as a starting point and then as you learn the build and how it all works, flex it to suit your own style!:

BUDGET STARTER SETUP

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/Xx3EAYWC

Ignore gem levels in the setup. You do NOT need level 21 gems etc.. just get a level 1 gem and start leveling it up as you go. Same with Enlighten, just start leveling one and get it to level 3. If you can't run all auras (which you won't be able to initially), simply drop Flesh and Stone.

TANKY END-GAME SETUP

POB Link: https://pastebin.com/ByZBVHFj

This is a solid all-round choice that most people transition to after starting with the Budget Setup. It doesn't have the Speed or DPS of the SPEED FARMING or RANGED SPECTRES versions, but it's the safest way to level to 100 if that's what you want to do.

For Thread of Hope, allocate Ravenous Horde and Cruel Preparation.

DUAL WAND + DUAL OFFERINGS SETUP

POB: https://pastebin.com/SxwQ9y4H

Ok guys so you wanna just run around without cycloning and just watch everything die around you?

You wanna run with two wands? Why? Because your a WITCH and that's what witches use.

And you wanna run with not one, but TWO OFFERINGS (or THREE if you REALLY want)?

I got your back! Just grab yourself this baby: Leash of Oblation. And also a trigger wand:

Convoking Wand

Can roll Minion Modifiers
+1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems
+1 to Level of all Minion Skill Gems
Minions deal 35% increased Damage
Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers
Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Use a Skill
Minions have 14% increased Attack Speed
Minions have 15% increased Cast Speed

and then just watch your offerings get auto-triggered as you just run through and around packs while things melt around you. And YES, we take Mistress of Sacrifice with this setup so YOU also get the benefit of the offerings. YES, you CAN run all three offerings at the same time.

SPEED FARMING SETUP

POB: https://pastebin.com/SZmdnv4A

So you like clearing maps faster than those Ranger guys with bows?

And you still like having the fastest boss killing capability in the game?

And you like farming Conquerors and Sirus faster than any other build in the game while making shitloads of $$$?

Then this setup is for you!

RANGED SPECTRES SETUP (SPECTACULARLY FUN)

POB: https://pastebin.com/YHXmyzR4

So you wanna shoot massive beams or balls or missiles out at enemies?

And you like clearing fast and wide and demolishing all content?

And you still like killing Conquerors in 2 seconds?

Well then this setup is for you!