3.3 Cremation! All content, HC&SSF friendly, budget
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To whom it may concern:
As the title states, this is a Cremation Guide which can easily do all content in the game. This build was created for Reflect Immunity since I frequently chain rare maps without reading all the mods carefully, only to regret it two seconds after the loading Screen. If you are looking for a build which can handle any modifications to maps and can still easily go up to T15 maps in a timely fashion, give this guide a read. Attached you will find the appropriate pastebin for Path of Building. It includes Leveling Trees for roughly every ten levels, gem selection for leveling, endgame gear and a budget version. I played this Character as a Chieftain with Kaom’s Heart and was clearing endgame content without breaking a sweat. Unfortunately, it was so good that I eventually got bored of it since there was no real challenge besides one shot boss mechanics. In a somewhat bored state I thought it would be fun to do Atziri and died in the split phase in an instant because one of the projectiles hit the mirror. I am writing this guide on the updated reflect immune Cremation build due to multiple requests. Please do remember that this build was created for my own personal preference and playstyle. Feel free to change things in accordance to your own desires. For example: You could sacrifice Reflect Immunity (Paragon of Calamity) and take Beacon of Ruin to shock bosses like Shaper for a more multiplier and thus increase your damage. Reflect can be easily avoided and this build could be adapted to deal a lot more damage if one is willing to do it. However, this guide is my lazy anti reflect aka I don't read map mods build.  Should you have any questions regarding this build, just feel like chatting, or want a hug, message me in game. <(^_^<) IGN: RushService Table of contents 1. Pro and Cons 2. Ascendancy Choices & Order 3. Leveling and Bandits 4. Firestorm VS Cremation 5. Switching to Cremation 6. Gear 7. Skilltrees and Pastebin 1. Pros and Cons
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Pros
Can easily clear any content Leveling and Transitioning without issues Very Tanky Cheap Reflect Immune Can offscreen enemies that you think might be dangerous. Solo Self Found Approved, thanks to Temple of Lunaris Level 2 Act 8 Divination Card for Sire of Shards Cons Sire of Shards might be hard to colour. Two greens, four blue and one red for mid- & endgame maps / content but maybe I was just unlucky… No Shield Charge Reflect was a massive issue but not anymore due to the Elementalist Ascendancy 2. Ascendancy Choices and Order
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Chieftain: I originally played this build as a Chieftain in Harbinger HC and cleared T15 maps with level 82. Chieftain is a bit more robust and also does a little bit more damage if utilized properly. At least that was the case in the Harbinger league. It was a Bloodmagic based Character with 9k+ Life. Unfortunately he was not immune to Atziris split phase reflect since the balls were flying all over the screen and now resides in standard / deleted. Elementalist: Elementalist is probably the strongest option there currently is. You could optimize it with Beacon of Ruin and a bit of Lightning Damage to shock enemies for a juicy more multiplier on damage. However, damage was never an issue for this build but it is up to you if you want to make changes. Ascendancy Node Order: Pendulum of Destruction -> Mastermind of Discord -> Paragon of Calamity (To chain rare maps without reading them too carefully) -> Filler (Shaper of Desolation for chill and shock or Liege of Primordial if you like getting hit by chained projectiles) 3. Leveling Feel free to level with any spell you feel comfortable with. 1-12
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I personally use Magma Orb just for the fire theme of this build. For Clearspeed I recommend Freezing Pulse since it recently got buffed in patch 3.3.
Recommended gems: Magma Orb, Volley, Added Lightning or Arcane Surge After killing Brutus the Warden and completing the quest, get yourself a Clarity and Flame Dash gem. 12-18 & Bandits
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Make sure to get a +1 to fire gems Wand / Scepter as soon as you find a Ruby Ring by selling a Magic Caster Weapon + Ruby Ring + 1 Orb of Alteration
Bandits: None of the bandits give this build any benefit that would be worth sacrificing two skill points. Kill them all. Once you reach the Caverns of Wrath you will be able to get Firestorm as a quest reward from Nessa. Firestorm is a great leveling skill that will perfectly scale while progressing and gearing up. Recommended gems: Firestorm, Combustion, Added Lightning Damage 18-38
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Once you killed the Weaver you will be able to get Elemental Focus, Controlled Destruction, Concentrated Effect and Herald of Ash.
Buy Concentrated Effect and level it in your Weapon Swap. You will not be able to level Herald of Ash just yet due to its Strength requirement. Recommended gems: Firestorm, Controlled Destruction, Elemental Focus or Combustion Use Herald of Thunder for now. 38-Until you get a 5 or 6 link Sire of Shards
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Around that level we will have a 19% chance to ignite and 24% with Flammability.
If you are using a +1 Wand use the following gems: Firestorm, Immolate, and Controlled Destruction I recently started to relevel this build in Incursion HC. With level 50 I equipped my 5 Link Sire of Shards and went for the Brine King. https://i.imgur.com/0j1FwIy.gifv Arakaali Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy4-aYU1j3Q Doedre video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPdpEzS89w Tabula Rasa
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Tabula Rasa is frequently used as a leveling item. If you are using this specific Unique I recommend using the following Gems: Firestorm, Controlled Destruction, Immolate, Combustion, Fire Penetration and Faster Casting.
4. Firestorm VS Cremation
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Firestorm is a great spell that requires no corpse setup. You can easily adapt this build to use Firestorm in the end game. You would not use Sire of Shards and it would be a slightly different tree.
Firestorm can be cast on the edge of your screen and it will linger there for merely a few seconds. With Desecrated Ground + Spell Cascade you can create corpses beyond your screen and use Cremation on the furthest corpse available. Even with the Concentrated Effect Support Gem the Area of Effect on Cremation is larger than the basic Firestorm.  Enemies will be hit even when they are 1 ½ Screens away. This can be used as a massive safety net. Duration: You can have 3 Cremations up at a time which last for a long duration and thus you do not need to invest into Cast Speed. To get the most out of Firestorm you will require cast speed to stack it up on enemies. Continues casting means you will be stuck in place. Wherefore you can create three Cremations, curse, run in a circle while eating a sandwich and watch everything die. In Maps you merely need 1 Cremation for a pack and you will eventually just run around popping one Cremation after the other without having to stop frequently. 5. Switching to Cremation I usually switch as soon as I get a five link Sire of Shards and farm a second one which I am trying to six link while progressing. You will not require Fire Penetration as a Support since you have Mastermind of Discord and low tier map enemies have little to no resistance. Should you be lucky to get a six linked Sire of Shards Staff right away I recommend using Combustion instead of Fire Penetration for low tier maps. Once you hit red maps I recommend using Fire Penetration instead of Combustion Support Gem. You will have 71% Chance to Ignite without Combustion and with Flammability. Since we hit rather frequently there should be no enemy who is not burning to crisps. 6. Gear
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Sire of Shards is perfect since we get more projectiles and can use Kaom’s Heart without having to sacrifice a six link.
Kaom’s Heart is a great choice that requires no further explanation. If you cannot afford it you should use a rare high life, resistance and armour chest until you can get one. Hrimnor’s Resolve is a decent helmet with % based Fire Damage and Chill / Freeze Immunity after having used a fire skill recently (4 seconds). For SSF I recommend using a freeze immunity flask and a rare helmet. Atziri’s Promise is a good and cheap flask that will boost your damage and life leech for a good amount. Life + Resistance and if need be Dexterity on the rest of the gear will round up the equipment nicely. Solo Self Found: Sire of Shards can be obtain through Divination Cards found in Temple of Lunaris Level 2 (Act 8) 7. Skilltrees for leveling and endgame Around Level 10
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAMi_RKtVriyckPrvS2pDF6SPpm0Z321SU2t6PV-86t-wEzWCEEyLl_QI9A==
Around Level 20
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAESrly0I9NgkvOpqQ99tpwjfsEyLES3Iv4-mLJyQ-u9La3oTNRekfINVrm0ZUlNJTz1fl_RWSLyqghDr7oUy
Around Level 30
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAESrly3YJEWdvKpqQ-98322nCN-wTIsRLcBmMtHIv4-mogAsnFNSkPqa4HyDVa48Be9La3pJTxekCPQ9X0VHUlMEsxM1hTJWSLzqghBtGevul_Q=
Around Level 40
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCABzcRKuXLdgkjxpFnbyqakOiAJeV73yD25D6pwiFMgQH37A6WF8qTIsRLcBmMtHIv99tVcZWSLzqEzUsnG0Z6-SPpvAfPAVTUu9La3qX9BekVa5FR1JTBLN8gwj0SU89X4IQTLPr7prg
Around Level 50
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAOxVRKuXLfFskSu8qmpD73zfbacITIvAZsi_j6ZVxiyc8B8EsxM1SU822EyzmuBVrl8EhTLYJKyYl_SXlW0Zna7fsBEtA3Uy0bzqCPR8g1ZIg9sLYTpYkPpJGzwFU1LvS2t6BAcXpK9sRUdSU6IAxq5o8iqNghA9X-vuRZ0=
Around Level 60
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAOxVRKuXLQj08WyRK7yqakOiAN9tpwhMi8BmyL864VXGtz4snPAfPC0Esz1fSU822EyzaPJVrl8EhTLYJP4Kl_SXlTpYna6a4N-wXyrvfBEtA3Uy0YIQBAfGrgthg9umV4-m2L0TNZD6SRs8Ba9sU1LvS2t6rJgXpEWdRUdSU4PM6-S86lZIfIPyRW0Z6-4qjQ==
Around Level 70
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAOxVRKuXLfFskSu8qmpD73zfbacITIvAZsi_OuE9_FXGtz4snPAfPC2Mz18_7w4Esz1fSU822EyzUEdnm2jyVa5fBIUy2CSCEFhjvOqsmP4Kl_SuPpeVj6Y1kjpYg9udroPM37D-j18q2L0RLQN1MtEUIAthfINtGQj070tTUuvk5FGQ-kkbogA8Ba9sa3r2SBekKo0TNUVHUlOmV03jxq4EB0Wd8kVWSOvumuA=
Around Level 80
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCAOxVRKuXLQ3NWfORK7yqakMGDitQl5XfbT1fpwgkqhZvbRkabDbpTIvAZvFsyL864cauVca86rc-Ko0snAn2ghDwHzwtaPKMz18_73xTUqZX7w4LYRQgfIMEs1ZINtjE9kyzUEesqmebdqya4FWuXwRyqYUySU_YJK9sWGM8Bfcy_go1kpf0kPoaOM9-BAesmIPbna6Ppt-wkFVfKvZIES0DdTLR1Hz-VCftrj7jauoYogA6WORR6-RJGwj02L0nL-9La3qDzBekEzWvp0VHUlNN4xzO_o89_PJF6-5FnQ==
Around Level 90
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCABzcKo1Eq5ctFm_xbFnzjxqRK7zqakOiAPcyK1DqGK4-BLMabF8_JKrfbbyqghBMiz38wGYUIMi_OuGPplXGPAW3Pq-nLJwJ9oPM73zwHzwtEzWMz-_rNZKsqj1f70vvDq9sxPZ8g17ASU822FNSTLNQR-xVZ5t2rGjyVa5fBHKphTKa4JD62CQ26VhjCPRFnf4KrJiX9G0Zl5WWdM9-g9t8S5BVna4n7d-wBg6DX18qES0DdTLR1Hz-VBo4OljjagQHHM7GruRR6-RJG9i9C2EnL9Afa3pWSPZIF6RFR1JTpldN46cIiFr-j_JFDc3r7g==
Using the rest of points for additional Jewel Sockets Depending on how good your jewels are we would reroute to get more jewel sockets instead of taking Purity of Flesh
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https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/3.2.0/AAAABAMCABzcKo2XLfFsWfOPGpRvvOr3Mu98K1DfbUyLHM7IvzrhPfyvp2ZUCfaCB18_xPY9X0lPUEdVrnKphTLYJEWdl_QaOOoYz34EB52u37BfKhEtA3Uy0ZBV5FFJGzwFr2ysqlJTTePr7uxVRKsNzWoBkSu8qmpDBg41kteWpwjGrlXGtz4snPAfPC1Vqe8OFCATNV7A2L022EyzZ5t2rGjyFHEI9Fhj0B-smJe0l5UnL_JFfEvz3WhlJ-2IWqZXg1-Mz_jrcg98g9R8_lT2SJD6_gqiAIPMj6ZtGevkaFiCEK4-U1LvS2t6wGYXpJZ0C2FFR18E2Xya4FZIBLOJ2DpYg9vv6_6P
Pastebin for Path of Building:
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https://pastebin.com/0nLedYHs
Update 06.06.2018 - Skilltree updated and optimised to save two Points. - Added Ascendancy node order - Pastebin updated Last edited by RushService on Jun 7, 2018, 1:56:53 PM Last bumped on Dec 7, 2018, 8:02:23 PM
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good build, but what about banits?
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Thank you
None of the bandits give us a real benefit for that build, hence we kill them all. I included it in the pastebin but forgot to write it in the guide itself. I will add it right away =) |
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all content includes uber elder and such?
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Looks like you mainly play HC/SSF, as a softcore player seeing a build with 7k hp (230% inc) and MOM seems like quite a bit of excess, especially since the HP rolls on POB are modest. I saw in your character list that on your cheiften you used anger in an essence worm. Do you think it would be worthwhile to drop some of the mana nodes, MOM and clarity to go into more damage and using anger?
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@Antistes All content entails ALL content =D
@TinieWenie That Chieftain was merely a test and should be ignored. This build itself is made for survival while clearing all content. If you play Softcore I would recommend dropping reflect immunity, get Beacon of Ruin for the shock multiplier on uber elder. Drop some Life and maybe MoM and take more damage. Instead of MoM you could use Anger, Herald of Ash and Lightning(for the shock). My real Chieftain Cremation character was deleted because I wanted that name for my new character in Incursion HC =) |
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I just started to level this build again on HC Incursion after my starter build (Cold Snap) died.
Here is a level 50 Brine King kill with a 5 link Sire of Shards https://i.imgur.com/0j1FwIy.gifv Last edited by RushService on Jun 7, 2018, 11:37:53 AM
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nice build, from a hardcore perspective what would be the end goal in terms of gear for min maxing? such as required stats, crafts, shaped/elder gear, enchants etc
what about Impresence with flammability on blasphemy with 100% free mana reserve Last edited by Zenevieva on Jun 7, 2018, 1:23:44 PM
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Hey, how do you get enough Dex for the Cremation gem? Currently following the build, my profile should be public, you can check out my char. Maybe I just messed the tree up? I don't even have enough dex for lvl 1 Cremation.
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I think Scion with Chieftain-Elementalist is actually better than pure Elementalist, because Pendulum of Destruction screws up you single target damage.
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