[PoE 3.24] META POE BUILDS - WEEK 4 - NECROPOLIS LEAGUE - PATH OF EXILE - POE BUILDS

In this video, Danielle showcases three top-tier builds for the fourth week of the Necropolis League in Path of Exile. The builds include the powerful Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant, the tanky Bone Shatter Juggernaut, and the fast, explosive Lightning Strike Trickster. Each build is highlighted for its strengths, such as high boss damage, clear speed, and survivability. The video also touches on the cons and budget requirements, providing viewers with a comprehensive guide to choose the right build for their playstyle.

Takeaways

• 🧙 The Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build for the Templar class is highly recommended for its ability to stack Mana for extra lightning damage.
• ❄ The Ice Nova skill combined with Frostbolts is the core of the Arch Mage build, offering increased damage when cast near a Frostbolt.
• 🎩 Kavaz's St头盔 is essential for the Arch Mage build as it triggers supported gems automatically when using at least 100 Mana in one cast.
• 💰 The build requires a significant investment, with at least 10 Divine orbs needed for optimal performance.
• 🛡 The Bone Shatter Juggernaut build for the Marauder class is ideal for melee enthusiasts, offering high survivability and damage output.
• 🏹 The Bone Shatter skill is powerful but requires careful management of accuracy due to the Precise Technique keystone.
• 💣 The Lightning Strike Trickster build for the Shadow class is fast, fun, and explosive, creating many lightning projectiles for clearing maps.
• 🔋 The Lightning Strike build benefits from the new returning projectile support gem, enhancing its boss damage capabilities.
• 💸 All three builds have varying budget requirements, with the Bone Shatter Juggernaut being the most affordable and the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant being the most expensive.
• 🏆 Each build has been rated out of 10 for various aspects such as clear speed, boss damage, and survivability, with high scores indicating their effectiveness.
• 👍 The video encourages viewers to try these builds and support the channel with a thumbs up if the information is helpful.

Q & A

Which Path of Exile league is being discussed in the video?

The video discusses the Necropolis league.

What are the three builds featured in the video?

The three builds featured are the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant, the Bone Shatter Juggernaut, and the Lightning Strike Trickster.

What class is used for the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build?

The Templar class is used for the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build.

What is the main advantage of the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build in terms of boss damage?

The main advantage is the ability to stack overlapping Ice Novas on countless Frostbolts, causing bosses to die quickly.

What is the main drawback of the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build in terms of cost?

The build is not cheap and requires at least 10 Divine orbs to work properly.

Which unique item is mandatory for the Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build and why?

The Kaom's Primordial Atrophy helmet is mandatory as it triggers socketed gems when you use at least 100 Mana in one cast, allowing Frostbolts to be cast automatically.

What class is associated with the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build?

The Marauder class is associated with the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build.

How does the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build handle self-inflicted damage?

The build has high armor, which helps to mitigate the self-inflicted damage due to the Bone Shatter skill.

What is the main advantage of the Lightning Strike Trickster build in terms of clear speed?

The main advantage is the ability to create many lightning projectiles that run on the floor, killing enemies on their path, and the build's high mobility.

Which class is used for the Lightning Strike Trickster build?

The Shadow class is used for the Lightning Strike Trickster build.

What is the main drawback of the Lightning Strike Trickster build?

The main drawback is the need for a good Elemental Equilibrium curse to work properly.

Outlines

00:00

🧙‍♀️ Arc Mage Ice Nova Hierophant Build

Danielle introduces the Arc Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build, a highly played build in the fourth week of the Necropolis league. This build focuses on stacking as much Mana as possible to leverage the Archmage support gem, which provides up to 19% of Mana as extra lightning damage. The core skill is Ice Nova linked with Frostbolts for increased damage. A key item for this build is the Kaom's helmet, which automatically casts Frostbolts when using at least 100 Mana in a single cast. The build is praised for its boss damage, clear speed, and survivability, though it is noted to be expensive, requiring at least 10 Divine orbs, and necessitates careful gearing to maintain high Mana across all equipment.

05:02

💥 Bone Shatter Juggernaut Marauder Build

The second build presented is the Bone Shatter Juggernaut Marauder, which is ideal for players who enjoy a tanky and destructive character. This build uses the Bone Shatter skill, which hits enemies hard and accumulates Trauma stacks, increasing damage dealt and taken. The strategy involves balancing attack speed and armor to manage the self-inflicted damage. Despite the damage to oneself, the build offers excellent survivability due to its high armor. It maintains fast clear speed and strong boss damage, capable of defeating Guardians swiftly. The build is cost-effective, with a recommendation to invest around 120 chaos for clear speed and four Divine orbs for end-game progression. It is also noted for its high survivability with nearly 200,000 armor and over 83% all element resistance, making it a formidable choice.

⚡ Lightning Strike Trickster Shadow Build

The final build featured is the Lightning Strike Trickster with the Shadow class. This build utilizes the Lightning Strike skill, which has regained popularity with the new returning projectile support gem. It offers a blend of fast clear speed and tankiness, with seven Frenzy charges for added damage and speed. The build also benefits from the Trickster's evasion and defensive layers, making it highly survivable. A potential downside is the requirement for a good Elemental Equilibrium curse, but this is easily sourced from other players. The build is budget-friendly, capable of clearing end-game maps with minimal investment. It is given high marks for its clear speed, boss damage, and survivability, with over 100,000 effective HP due to high armor, evasion, and spell suppression.

Keywords

💡Arch Mage

The term 'Arch Mage' refers to a powerful mage in fantasy settings, often possessing high levels of magical skill and knowledge. In the context of the video, it is used to describe a high-level ice Nova hierophant build that utilizes the Templar class. This build focuses on stacking as much Mana as possible to maximize the benefits of the Arcane Support gem, which grants additional lightning damage based on the amount of Mana spent. The script mentions that this build is one of the best the narrator has played in many leagues, highlighting its effectiveness.

💡Ice Nova

Ice Nova is a skill in the game Path of Exile that creates a nova of ice, dealing cold damage in an area. It is the skill of choice for the Arch Mage build mentioned in the script. The build takes advantage of the Transfigure gem, which increases the damage of Ice Nova when cast near a Frostbolt. The video emphasizes the effectiveness of overlapping Ice Novas in dealing with bosses and clearing maps quickly.

💡Kaom's Helm

Kaom's Helm is a unique helmet in Path of Exile that triggers socketed gems when you use a certain amount of Mana in a single cast. For the Arch Mage build, it is a mandatory unique item because it triggers Frostbolts automatically when casting a spell that costs at least 100 Mana. This allows for a smoother gameplay experience as the player does not have to manually cast Frostbolts.

💡Anatar Ring

The Anatar Ring is a unique ring in the game that increases the player's curse limit to match their maximum power charges. In the context of the video, it is used in the Arch Mage build to increase clear speed, as the curse limit is set to four. This allows for more efficient map clearing due to the increased number of curses that can be applied.

💡Bone Shatter

Bone Shatter is a melee skill in Path of Exile that deals damage in an area and accumulates trauma stacks, which increase the damage dealt and taken. The script describes a build that uses the Marauder class and Bone Shatter as its main skill. This build is characterized by its high survivability due to the large amount of armor and attack speed, allowing the player to stack traumas and sustain their damage effectively.

💡Juggernaut

Juggernaut is an ascendancy class in Path of Exile associated with the Marauder. It focuses on high survivability and damage output. The script mentions a Bone Shatter Juggernaut build that is both tanky and destructive, capable of dealing significant damage while also being highly resistant to damage due to its armor and resistances.

💡Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike is a skill in Path of Exile that deals lightning damage and creates a chain of lightning that strikes nearby enemies. The script discusses a Trickster build using the Shadow class that utilizes Lightning Strike as its main skill. The build is noted for its fast clear speed and explosive damage, making it a fun and effective choice for players.

💡Trickster

Trickster is an ascendancy class in Path of Exile for the Shadow. It offers various bonuses to evasion, movement speed, and defensive layers. The Lightning Strike Trickster build mentioned in the script benefits from the Trickster's abilities, such as high evasion and spell suppression, which contribute to its survivability and effectiveness in combat.

💡Projectile Support

Projectile Support is a support gem in Path of Exile that enhances the damage and effectiveness of projectile skills. The script mentions that the Lightning Strike Trickster build benefits from the new returning Projectile Support gem, which increases damage to bosses, making the build a formidable boss killer.

💡Survivability

Survivability in the context of the video refers to the ability of a character build to withstand damage and remain in combat. The Arch Mage, Bone Shatter Juggernaut, and Lightning Strike Trickster builds are all highlighted for their high survivability. For example, the Juggernaut build achieves nearly 200,000 armor and over 83% of all elemental resistances, while the Trickster build has over 100,000 effective HP due to high armor, evasion, and other defensive bonuses.

Highlights

Three most played builds in the fourth week of the Necropolis League are presented.

Arch Mage Ice Nova Hierophant build with the Templar class is highly recommended.

The build focuses on stacking Mana for extra lightning damage.

Transfigure gem Ice Nova of Frostbolts is the skill of choice.

Kaom's helmet is used for automatic casting of Frostbolts.

Boss damage is exceptional with overlapping Ice Novas.

Clear speed is fast with Frost Blink and Winter Blast.

Build requires investment with Divine orbs for proper functioning.

Extra Mana in all equipment pieces is necessary for gearing.

Budget requires at least 10 Divine orbs.

Kaom's helmet and Anatar ring are mandatory unique items.

Bone Shatter Juggernaut build with Marauder class is perfect for melee enthusiasts.

Bone Shatter hits hard and accumulates trauma stacks.

Survivability is high with massive armor.

Build is fast and can kill Guardians in seconds.

Accuracy is crucial due to the Precise Technique keystone.

Budget is cheap, suitable for early end-game maps.

Lightning Strike Trickster build with Shadow class is fast, fun, and explosive.

Lightning Strike creates lightning projectiles for fast clear speed.

Build is not expensive and offers good clear speed.

Seven Frenzy Charges and high evasion for tankiness.

Build has over 100,000 effective HP with high armor and evasion.