We use Blade Vortex as it is a very strong skill that scales with our % Damage Increase and Chieftain Ascendancy nodes. With decent gear you should have over 20.000 Energy Shield, 1.5 Milion Shaper DPS from Blade Vortex, 2-4k Energy Shield regen per second!

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Pros & Cons

  • + Cheap to start (No legacy gear required, can be done with cheap uniques)
  • + Exceptional boss killer: Uber-elder in 2-3 minutes with just unique items 
  • + Extremely tanky with no currency investment
  • + Not a stereotype type of a build (we play as 15k ES Marauder who stacks strength and spell damage)
  • + Non-meta build -> low chance for a nerf (unlike cyclone and other melee skills)
  • - Not SSF friendly due to Unique item requirements
  • - Clear-speed could be better
  • - Blade Vortex is not for everyone (you need to recast it every few seconds)

 

Skill Tree

Ascendancy

Tasalio, Cleansing Water -> Ngamahu, Flame's Advance -> Hinekora, Death's Fury -> Ramako, Sun's Light

Pantheon: Soul of Solaris and Soul of Garukhan

Bandit: Kill All (recommended) OR spare Oak

Passive Tree & PoB

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

 

 

 

 

Gems Setup

Chest (6 link)

Blade Vortex - Increased Area of Effect - Iron Will - Combustion - Unleash - Empower

Use Conc Effect for difficult boss fights for example Uber Elder 

Weapon/Shield (3 links)

Clarity - Cast when Damage Taken - Immortal

Shield Charge - Faster Attacks - Fortify

Helmet/Boots/Gloves (4 links)

Righteous Fire - Efficacy - Swift Affliction - Elemental Focus

Note that I get, 30% more elemental damage from the helmet, as well as Level 20 Conc Effect and level 20 Burning Damage (If you don't like this approach you can skip using Vaal Righteous Fury)

Herald of Ash - Discipline - Enlighten - Anger

Cast When Damage Taken (level 1) - Wave of Conviction (level 1) - Curse on Hit (level 20) - Enfeeble/Flammability (Level 20)

When you are hit for more than 528 damage, Cast when Damage Taken will trigger Wave of Conviction (Aoe/Cone spell that applies -25% enemy fire res by itself) and triggers Curse on Hit setup with Enfeeble (I choose Enfeeble for Survi, you can replace it with Flammability for more damage). Remember that order matters! Cast on Damage taken needs to be in top left socket and Curse (Enfeeble or Flammability) needs to be in bottom left socket! otherwise this won't work properly.

 

Gear Setup

For a more detailed selection of endgame gear, please refer to the PoB Link.

Stat priorities on rare items

Flat Strength 
% Increase Attributes
% Increase Strength

Resists
Energy Shield

Cheap For Leveling

Doon Cuebiyari Vaal Sceptre  1 Chaos

32% increased Elemental Damage

Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Iron Will

+70 to Strength

16% increased Cast Speed

+23 to maximum Mana

1% increased Damage per 8 Strength when in Main Hand

1% increased Armour per 16 Strength when in Off Hand

Black Sun Crest Lacquered Helmet  1 Chaos

+1 to Level of Socketed Gems

137% increased Armour

40% reduced Light Radius

5% increased Dexterity

15% increased Strength

7% increased Intelligence

 

Astramentis Onyx Amulet  15 Chaos

+16 to all Attributes

+90 to all Attributes

-4 Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits

Phoenix Weaver Titanium Spirit Shield   35 Chaos

21% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells

+85 to maximum Energy Shield

84% increased Energy Shield

+48 to maximum Mana

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

+36% to Fire Resistance

Gale Gyre Sapphire Ring  30 Chaos

+24% to Cold Resistance

+51 to Strength

Adds 4 to 10 Physical Damage to Attacks

+49 to maximum Mana

+13% to Cold Resistance

+34% to Lightning Resistance

Mirrored

Gale Gyre Sapphire Ring  30 Chaos

+24% to Cold Resistance

+51 to Strength

Adds 4 to 10 Physical Damage to Attacks

+49 to maximum Mana

+13% to Cold Resistance

+34% to Lightning Resistance

-5 to Total Mana Cost of Skills

Alberon's Warpath Soldier Boots  1 Chaos

Regenerate 2% of Life per second if you were Hit Recently

Adds 1 to 80 Chaos Damage to Attacks

+196 to Armour

+12% to Chaos Resistance

20% increased Movement Speed

+1 to maximum number of Skeletons

18% increased Strength

Rift Girdle Heavy Belt  6 Chaos

+34 to Strength

+54 to Strength

+45 to Armour

+45 to maximum Energy Shield

+42 to maximum Life

+10% to Fire Resistance

+17% to Lightning Resistance

Geofri's Sanctuary Elegant Ringmail  5 Chaos

66% increased Armour and Energy Shield

+40 to maximum Energy Shield

+67 to maximum Life

+14% to all Elemental Resistances

+2 maximum Energy Shield per 5 Strength

Zealot's Oath

 

Shaper's Touch Crusader Gloves  1 Chaos

115% increased Armour and Energy Shield

+4 Accuracy Rating per 2 Intelligence

+1 Life per 4 Dexterity

+2 Mana per 4 Strength

2% increased Energy Shield per 10 Strength

2% increased Evasion Rating per 10 Intelligence

2% increased Melee Physical Damage per 10 Dexterity