(3.2) [Lighty] Bladefall Totem's - Better Every League Since 2.1

You definitly should aim for Marauder - Chieftain. Just stacks some elemental damage + fire damage + fire pen and build around Avatar of Fire (or the new amulet).

It's wayyyy more strong than a Scion or Hierophant or the crit version can be and a lot safer (taunt, tanky totem, lol%regen life, totem leech, 8% reduced damage dealt by foes, dual cursing, can reach 200%+ life) except maybe for the MoM Hierophant version.

You totally don't care about the reflect on totem + you have insane amount of fire penetration so the elem resistance isn't a problem.
And another thing : you can skyrocket amount of ignite damage with @43%+ chance to ignite, and when i say skyrocket it really skyrockets (can reach above @100k dps ignite + 100k flat dps / totem without much investiment).

The build just requires 2 uniques to shine (doryani's catalyst + pyre ring), as soon as you get them you can faceroll all the content.

For a conclusion, imo it's CHEAPER (mandatory uniques cost nothing) and can go wayyy above any crit BF totem.

I don't understand why no one goes Chieftain, i am going Marauder as a starter for sure. If some people want to discuss more in depth or need some info, feel free to pm me.



Edit : It appears that my formula can be wrong and i think i can loose 5x dps on the ignite. The setup should be way better with EK and accurate but it's a totally another Spell Totem. I've made the modification 500k->100k.
Bladefall Totem Chieftain stills outperfom Hierophant or Scion.

Slayer ► Simply the best subclass in every way. Grants culling strike, additional dps against rare/uniques mobs and stun on initial hit. Also can heal your totems some via overkill damage.


Since damage is from a totem does the Stun still work. I thought we couldn't deal out. Thanks! Trying this for the league!

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vektson wrote:

Slayer ► Simply the best subclass in every way. Grants culling strike, additional dps against rare/uniques mobs and stun on initial hit. Also can heal your totems some via overkill damage.


Since damage is from a totem does the Stun still work. I thought we couldn't deal out. Thanks! Trying this for the league!

I played this build in essence HC and planning on doing it again for a starter build this league, yes it works.

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vempire_ghost wrote:

Hi and thx for this great build :)

I have some questions...

You think its viable to make this builds with a Marauder? Thays 2% leech sounds amazing ehhe, if yes, can you make a example tree?

And second, I have made a Templar based with this build, but witch some crit, you think its more easy to go crit or not? In term os dps.

My current tree on the Templar:
https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAUCAQOaBAcEUQSzBUIGoAj0CaoLYQ_EEMwRLRZAFm8aOB0UHwIgbiSqJy8pTyoTKyYrtiycLR8y0TWSNsU6FjpYOuE7fDwFPC09X0GWRKFFR0WdTLNN41AwUlNTUlXGV5RY5VnzWiteXV8qZIRmVGaeaFpo8mpDaxdrt26qcWJyD3UqfIOCm4Nfg8yD24PzhTKFfYaCi4yMRo5kkFWUb5Ugl5WaO5rgn9-iAKKjo_KmV6eUrhKus69stfK2-rc-vOrAVMBmwJrB88MTxq7Q9dH91abYvdn842rr5Ovu7TzvfPAf8kX3pviT-b353frS_gr-jw==?accountName=vempire_ghost&characterName=Vemps

Thank you and all tips will be appreciated xD

This tree is slightly better since you want Multi>Chance The leech on totems is lackluster since it doesn't apply to you, albeit marauder is still a fine choice; although I prefer Templar or scion.

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MisterSinister8 wrote:

Looks like a good build to start the new league off with. I'll try it out.

Sounds good buddy, lmk if you have any questions

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inamory wrote:

Hey, i made a similar build using the witch start using spirit offering to boost totem damage as chaos, but i'm stuck at T9 maps.. my totems deal 11k tooltip dps and it's just not enough for bosses and i end up dying even on t9 bosses.

how can i improve the build? how do you get more dps? or is it necessary to go scion for the 3rd totem in the helmet?

I need to see your gear/tree/gems/flasks to get a better idea of where your at, but most likely its links and gem levels that gate'ing your dps

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rolandzutphen wrote:

Looks fun gonna try this build in upcoming breach league :D

Let me know how it goes buddddy

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Yngwieismygod wrote:

How do you think this goes a Marauder and Chieftain Ascendancy have you tried it? Does it compare to the other builds?

Yes and I found it worse than Scion/Templar as many of the notables dont effect your playstyle and are dead-states, however the difference isn't major so its still a fine choice.

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Ktmu wrote:

I will try it in the upcoming breach league. Which is the better for beginners? Scion or templar?

(normal)

Templar is easier to play as it grants 50-100% reduced mana cost but has problems getting dex starting off so try to grab some 30 dex nodes and on ring/ammy/glove/helm if possible.

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Tru3kill3r wrote:

Hi :), Thanks for the guide and everything. I would like to know if templar/inquistor or Shadow/Assassin is better in dps and doing end game content than scion?

Going assassin is a really far travel for BF totems and suffers the same problem that Inquisitor does which is high gear and level requirement, it would work fine; just costs alot to get running