Tier 4+ Endgame Shield Warrior Build: FINAL UPDATE | Smith of Kitava | PoE 2: Dawn of the Hunt
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NOTE: the poe2.ninja link updates dynamically, and I am experimenting a lot with this build so what you see there may not 100% line up with what's in the video, but the mobalytics link is an exact snapshot of the build presented in the video.
It's finally here. I apologize for the wait everyone; citadel RNG royally screwed me, I guess I could have used the patch last week.
Anyways, I say this is my FINAL update on this build, but I may make another video if I get unreasonably juiced (e.g. I get some of those new chase items, the Prism of Belief I want, a shield upgrade, etc.). It just won't be a fully-fledged build update like this one since I feel like I have gotten this shield warrior playstyle to its peak.
We're still relying on Shield Charge for the big damages, mobility, and even to proc Solar Orb at times on the tougher bosses like Arbiter of Ash. But to deal the REAL damage with it, we want to use Resonating Shield for the boss to have fully-broken armour, Fire Exposure (now applied by the Solar Orb via Fire Spell on Hit), and Flammability before using Infernal Cry and slamming them for a big chunk of hp. We're not totally maxed out on Ignite Magnitude, but we have a lot and we will still burn away a TON of health while running around and playing defensively.
We are now also using Ancestral Warrior totem as our main Rage battery for boss fights and much more. It just makes so much more sense than Shield Wall since you can summon it quickly with the Ancestral Urgency support gem, and it actually does damage with Rolling Slam socketed (though I go over some alternatives in the video).
Other than that, business as usual. Simulacrums are pretty breezy, just on the later rounds stay more towards the outskirts and keep those Magma Barriers, Shield Charges, and Ancestral Warrior Totems rollin. If I take some spikey damage I may use Rally to consume my endurance charges and heal 30% to 60% of my life (sometimes more based on our luck!) and channel Resonating Shield a LITTLE bit longer to get our Energy Shield to recharge.
All in all, a very strong off-meta build in my opinion. I may make another, shorter update as I said earlier once I get some of those chase items, just to show off the damage a bit more 😛
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0:00 Intro + Explanation
2:12 Tier 4+ Endgame Skills Overview
2:33 Raise Shield + Rally
4:43 Fire Spell on Hit + Solar Orb + Fire Exposure
5:42 Temper Weapon + Defy
6:45 Infernal Cry + Tireless
7:19 Ancestral Warrior Totem + Font of Rage + Rolling Slam
9:42 Shield Charge + NOT Searing Flame
11:01 Magma Barrier
11:49 Resonating Shield + Unbreakable
12:26 Flammability + Persistence + Hexbloom
13:59 Shield Wall
15:02 Tier 4+ Endgame Passive Skill Tree Overview
23:18 Tier 4+ Endgame Gear Overview
29:45 Outro
30:14 Tier 4 King in the Mists
31:11 Tier 4 Twisted Domain + Xesht
32:25 Tier 4 Simulacrums
35:13 Tier 4 Arbiter of Ash
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