The STRONGEST Shield Charge + Resonating Shield Warrior Build | Smith of Kitava | Path of Exile 2
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Guys, it's finally here. This is my late endgame version of the previous Shield Charge, Magma Barrier, and Resonating Shield build I crafted, leaning into Ignite damage with Avatar of Fire for bosses and the super strong Magma Barrier + Trampletoes combo to wipe large groups of enemies.
Overall this has been performing very strongly in the endgame for everything: Tier 16+ Maps, Simulacrum, Pinnacle Bosses, Breaches, Rituals, etc. Though, we have made some significant changes as far as where our damage comes from, how we are staying tanky, and some skill + support gem adjustments.
We've included Temper Weapon into our arsenal, which has been much more effective than the meme I thought it would be. It uses our Martial Weapon's stats and applies damage to ALL of our shield skills, and I have it socketed in a way that supports in clearing groups as well as keeping things Ignited.
Shield Wall is now here as a way to build rage before boss encounters, as well as an assist in group clearing when paired with Infernal Cry. For the Rage generation, we swap the Font of Rage gem from Fire Spell on Hit (which we've been utilizing for free Solar Orb casts) into Shield Wall for boss fights. I've also included a pair of pretty good boots with more movespeed and defensives compared to Trampletoes, which I also use for Pinnacle Boss fights, Trials of Sekhemas, traveling through Maps more quickly, etc.
The Deepest Tower has completely revamped our spec, allowing us to make all enemies within our "Presence" to count as "Low Life," which makes a ton of accessible low-life damage nodes on the Passive Skill Tree worth picking up, and is boosting our Ignite damage even more. It has a pretty terrible Presence radius debuff, but as Shield Warriors, we don't care since all of our hardest-hitting stuff is basically point blank.
All of this I talk about in length in this video so watch it, enjoy it, and I'll see you in the next one!
Previous Shield Warrior Build Video: • The BEST Shield Warrior Build: Leveli...
NOTE: That build will pull from my character semi-regularly and update dynamically, so as I progress and upgrade my gear, tweak my passive skill tree, etc. it may look a little different than what is presented in this video. However, what is in this video works perfectly for all the footage presented, and beyond.
0:00 Intro
1:13 Endgame Skills Overview Intro
1:42 Fire Spell on Hit
2:40 Temper Weapon
6:33 Infernal Cry
7:57 Shield Wall
9:42 Resonating Shield
11:35 Shield Charge
14:23 Flammability
16:17 Auras Intro
16:43 Magma Barrier
18:04 Scavenged Plating
18:42 Time of Need
19:11 Berserk
20:39 Passive Skill Tree
27:40 Gear Overview
34:32 Gameplay Clips
35:40 The King in the Mists
36:36 Arbiter of Ash
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