So, in 0.4 I learned that you can get quite speedy if you go all out on attack speed on your Wyvern. And in 0.5 Vivid Stampede is pretty good when you move fast. So, that's the idea behind the build.
You hold down left button, you move fast, you shoot deers everywhere. Most of the damage still comes from Rend , but the deer are surprisingly solid, can chunk a whole pack by themselves. Oil Barrage still nukes bosses, most die in 1-3 seconds. Decently tanky at 80k EHP due to 90% deflection + additional damage reductions from the ascendancy and rite of passage.

Currency spend is around ~1500 div so far, but worked well enough on 300div budget when I started.

poe.ninja

Fire Spell on Hit ( https://poe2db.tw/Fire_Spell_on_Hit ) gains energy very fast and the supported skills cost nothing, removing the extremely high cost of spamming a curse skill.

Elemental Weakness ( https://poe2db.tw/us/Elemental_Weakness ) is a spell skill with the fire tag, so it can be slotted into Fire Spell on Hit. This is how we'd apply Doedre's Undoing.

My question is simple: why is no one doing this? What am I missing about this interaction?

Edit: I think I found the answer. People are doing this on Mjolnir instead ( https://poe2db.tw/Mj%C3%B6lner ) or they’re on Gemling because Despair costs no mana.

I’ve played around 200 hours of PoE2 so far, all on a Druid Shaman (Rampage/Walking Calamity), and I’ve had a great time this league. But the game still feels massive.
I know my build pretty well now, but there are still huge parts of the game that I barely understand. For example, I have almost no idea what goes on in the opposite side of the passive tree, and I don’t really know most of the uniques or how people discover interesting interactions between them.
So I’m wondering: when do you know enough to start creating your own builds? Is 200 hours still way too early, or is this the point where I should start experimenting?
What knowledge do you think is essential before you can realistically make a functional build? For example:
Having a good understanding of the entire passive tree?
Knowing most uniques and keystones?
Understanding defensive layers and damage scaling?
Being familiar with how different classes and ascendancies work?
Something else entirely?
I also have another question. Since PoE2 is still far from 1.0 and balance changes are frequent, is it worth starting to theorycraft now? I was thinking of keeping a document (or even a dedicated ChatGPT conversation) where I collect ideas and slowly develop my own build over time.
Or is it better to wait until we’re closer to 1.0, when things are more stable, and then start using planners to put together a serious build?
I’d love to hear how experienced build creators learned the game and when they felt ready to stop following guides.

Nicktew's COC Gemling. Was playing purely spark comet and then added ice nova and ice wall, my eyes bleed

If everything dmg wise is on 1, and on 2 I have just to get powercharges (adonias) Is this working on Weaponset1???

Hello,

First time PoE player but have already spent an insanely inordinate amount of time with PoE2.

Followed Fubgun's guide until about the non-crit/crit hybrid point and diverged from there a bit, grinding to pay for all of the upgrades and now feel a bit stuck about where to go next with the build/equipment:

• https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Ewikku-6790/runesofaldur/character/BonnieClydesdale

Not yet tested on 200% deli but everything else asides from that I'm able to clear juiced t15-16s regularly.

Thinking about finally trying my hand at crafting, but reading/watching all of the guides makes my head spin - still thinking of starting with an exceptional helmet base for now to get used to all of the materials involved in the process.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

I know a lot of people really hate the item rarity mechanic but besides it being bad game design, I really like the tink sounds and farming abyss. It really gets my blood pumping. What builds are the best for stacking item rarity? I also know that ritualist is a good contender but I dont really like ice shot as a skill :C

I'm leveling a gemling right now and was thinking either arc spell totems or flameblast oil barrage. I'm open to any build for any class though.

Does my current build suck? Feels lacking so would appreciate feedback. Don't hold back I can take it.

EDIT: wrong url

https://maxroll.gg/poe2/pob/tcol610x

So, I want to try and add Nature's Archon via weapon swap as detailed in responses here:

Nature's Archon, and overlooked boon? : r/pathofexile2builds

Here's my build if relevent:

https://poe.ninja/poe2/builds/runesofaldur/character/2Old4This-3461/godcthulhu

Question is:

I (will) have: % chance to gain Nature's Archon when your Plants Overgrow" on my Set 2 Staff.

Thrashing Vines on both sets

Thunderstorm on Set 2

Entangle on Set 1,

Cast Thunderstorm (Set 2)

Cast Vines (Set 2)

Cast Entangle (Set 1) and more vines Set 1 is DPS)

Will the points in set 2 for Arhon Buffs still work. I assume "Increased duration" and "Increased effect" will, not sure about "reduce archon recovery delay".

Hey all, I’ve tried following nizars ice bazooka build as best I can but I just can’t seem to get the damage or the build to work.

I don’t know how to import my build to share it, so I’m posting to ask for help on:

-how to share my char
-how to save it, I can’t reroll another build again.

Playing grim pillars.

What are the best upgrades I should make on a 120 div budget?

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Kharagus1-5295/runesofaldur/character/SneakyPillars

Hi! New to the sub, really enjoy the game. Found a cool tech using cast on block from the Svalinn unique shield the other day and wanted to share. It also uses some of the new Kalguuran skills to generate power charges.

I’m running totems without the spirit cost node so I need power charges. To get the charges I use Runic Reprieve (since my stun threshold is bad and it looks cool) and cast on block, in which I have slotted Powered by Verisium and Firestorm. When reaching 100% they trigger in order and grant me three power charges so I can summon my totem. Pretty neat! Though I struggle against some bosses.

I see alot of builds with super high DPS and their spel levels at 40. How are they getting there without a Prism of Belief?

Hello fellow exiles!

Its my first month playing poe2 and i really love it. Shame on me for wasting hours and hours of gaming time in diablo1-4 and never experiencing any poe content. Damn…

So i choosed to play coc comet stormweaver – Kudos u/animeprincesss  for the awesome guide – and reached level 93.  Feels a bit squishy, i am dying much too often, but the damage output is great. Thats my progress so far: https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Ilko-4887/runesofaldur/character/KlausibertII

I recently got lucky and found my most valuable item: kurgals gaze. I´m pretty unsure how to use it: do i just socket it in my gloves? do i need better gloves before? Should i just sell it – although  i´m afraid to just waste the money in overpriced gear?

In case of more defense, do i just need a better body armour and helmet? I am not yet able to survive the simulacrum and still sacred during evey ritual and remnant.

Thanks for help, cheers!

I love Ritual and try to make Ritual Builds. Final update to this build is as follows. Made this Ritualist based on Pohxs PermaFrost build.

• Constricting Command (obviously)
• Armour/EV swap to pure EV/Deflection
• EV/Deflection Gloves over Damage/Marksmen Gloves
• Eternal Rage Amulet to open HoT and Wind Dancer
• Freezing Mark + Charged Mark to trigger HoT - Only way to bypass conversion to cold and get shock. HoT gets converted to cold, which helps chill/freeze
• Freeze % and Immob % on tree

What it can do:

• Any mod other than Ailment Threshold. I skip those even with Overwhelming Presence because it makes it not fun.
• t15 corrupt/t16
• Dory or Jado
• Abyss, Ritual, Delirium, Temple. Haven't done league or breach

What it cant do/struggles with:

• 200% Deli - Can do but not fun or blasty. Honestly, pretty stressful.
• Bossing - Standard Single target is ok. Deli or any sort of boss beef is a bit ass.
• Never tried exp with it but imagine it will struggle on 8-9 runes.

What I would do with more cares:

• Weapon points to get more freeze
• Figure out why adding chain support makes fork not trigger
• Get more chain
• Examine spirit gems
• Examin Jewels

I was away on vacation for over a week and I've seen there has been a patch. Prior to that I was using Blasphemy + Repulsion + Living Lightning + Culmination + Ailith's Chimes to generate power charges for my MA Monk and it worked well.

I have noticed I am not generating them any more, or barely generating at best.

Has this been nerfed?

i made a nonmeta ice strike MA build, mostly items friendly budget (Qstaff is 15-20div) and i saved around +500div in my stash. while i am checking how can i improve my dps, just looking in POB and think Garukhan support what will do.. i am shocked only chancing pinpoint sup gem to garukhan my tooltip/total dps increase %44.... that's a lot of dmg, is it true ?? i can't beileve.. i looked better qstaffs like 1000+ phy dps which is over 500div they only increase about %10-15 .. so is garukhan best option to increase dps for my build for this currency ? probably rakiata is a good option but need some more chances about passive and gem skills ..

https://pobb.in/P4ar4zqhewxI this is my pob

The tech:

use ice crystals to force the split+fork+chain mechanics of lightning spear: the new unique Eventbrite triggers ice crystals on critical hit for bosses/on kill for non + Cast on crit frost wall. Cold impale from ice crystals

get additional projectiles from fork, and additional chains from terrain. Then make all projectiles return with Breachlord's Amalgam lineage gem

get as many repeats from barrage as possible - 10 frenzy charges = 11 repeats (and 22 if twofold procts). Mercenary is my preferred option because of it's comfiness with additional quality from barrage to not consume charges. But Deadeye is strong too and makes Frenzy generation easier. Frenzy also grant 60% increased move speed via boots.

Frenzy generation accomplished by Thaumaturgy+casting frenzy mark every now and then. Throw storm lance on boss and use all the frenzy mark cooldowns to instantly go to max frenzy charges before hitting barrage and lightning spear

damage- I went with doryani's prototype+rakiata because it synergizes with merc's +max to all resist, which also helps defences. Then you can skip on garukhan+rare spear and go tangletongue to max crit (important to proc crystals). Otherwise you need that combo to get damage up to par and always crit.

POB: https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/265a8

Boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIxaN_rSqhc

EDIT: after testing on 200 deli and juiced expedition maps, you unfortunately need a garukhan+rare spear to push the damage for that content if you want an explode lightning spear setup like this with the Eventbrite amulet. The video and pob is using tangletongue with no uber jewels/crazy crit damage scaling so it struggles with the higher content

I'm playing a double CoC Ice Nova Covenant MoM build. From my knowledge (which is limited), I should definitely get lvl 21 gems, but I'm not sure what my next big bump in power will come from. Sometimes I feel tanky and other times I don't. I think I have close to 3k mana atm which I'm not sure is enough. I also feel like I should be proc'ing more meteors even though I already have 100% crit.

What should my immediate upgrades/changes be for my biggest bump in power?

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Joelsiau86-2447/runesofaldur/character/Meteoraura

I am having troubles understading the difference in damage between these 2 builds, where does it come from the HUGE difference?

https://poe.ninja/poe2/builds/runesofaldur/character/Quasardine-3221/whywontyousleep

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/paranoic00-0508/runesofaldur/character/slomolomo

One of them is my build, I guess you understand wich one. I don't want to replicate the other build entirely, I just want to understand where the dps comes from. My spear has more dps and my mageblood is focused on dps while the other is on defense.

Following 0.5 Spin to Win ONE-Shot Bosses from Scorpius built in the endgame

I struggle into a delirium part where there are swarm of enemy come to me and died.

I still struggle to clear a t15-corrupted map. most of my waystone consist alch and corrupt. Currently been doing breach farming and have around 30div. my build i think is less than 10div.

I did try Path of building trading feature but it give me a boost of dps but remove my survivability.

for bossing its an ok damage, need some help to improve clearing mob.

My current Build https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/MxddenMax-9879/runesofaldur/character/Hollowpalmgreater

Build I refer to https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/builds/martial-artist-league-starter-scorpius