A Comprehensive Guide to the Path Of Exile 3.23 Righteous Fire Juggernaut Build

If you were asked to vote for the most powerful boss killer in Path of Exile, who would be the first one that comes to your mind? I think Explosive Trap Trickster will definitely be on the list!  Honestly, this is a proven and powerful build that has been proven to be great in multiple leagues. So, if you want to get more advantages in Secrets of the Atlas league and handle boss battles with ease, this is the best starter build for you! In this guide, we will break down the pros and cons of Explosive Trap Trickster build, leveling tips, and various suggestions for becoming an Uber boss killer. Pros And Cons Now, I think it is most important to understand the pros and cons of this build, or how the build feels to play. First of all, this is a Trap build, so if you don’t like Trap builds, you will probably not like this one either. However, I recommend everyone try Explosive Trap at least once before playing in a league, get a simple setup in a standard league and try it out, maybe you will find something interesting in it? So, what are the advantages of this build? Honestly, it scales extremely well on a budget. Explosive Trap is a unique skill that has multiple scaling vectors that can be improved without a lot of investment in POE Currency. Therefore, it can deal a lot of damage earlier than almost any other similar skill. The skill also scales to billions of DPS if you want to destroy pinnacle bosses in the endgame, so it has the potential to deal critical hits to bosses. And because it is a Trickster, this build has a lot of flexibility, you can play a tank version, or a glass cannon, or something in between, depending on what style you like. There are disadvantages, however, this build is at best a usable mapper, and while it will not hinder your progress, it is not suitable for dedicated mapping strategies like Legions. Frankly, there are many better full screen clearing builds than this one, and choosing it is simply trading mapping for a very powerful bossing utility. Nerfs And Buffs From 3.26 Now let’s take a look at what POE 3.26 update has affected, starting with the nerfs. Polymath There’s not much to say, it’s the only one that has an impact, and it’s pretty mild. We lost 7%-9% damage, depending on how you use your Passive Masteries. But overall, this is still super playable and has the potential to be an S-tier Boss Killer. The second nerf that affects us is the reduction in Evasion and Energy Shield provided by Escape Artist. Since this is a Hybrid build, the effect is somewhat weakened, and we lose about 120 Energy Shields. But it’s not a big deal. That’s all the nerfs, but it’s important to note that there are some pending patch notes that have not yet been released that may bring additional changes. For buffs, the developers have actually revealed some subsequent caster-related skill buffs. So ideally we’d get a buff along the way. Also, a big boost to the evasion roll for Kintsugi, a unique chest piece that was very popular at the start of the league. It now evades around 2800 instead of 2300 previously. Other than that, everything else about this build remains the same. Mercenaries Now, let’s take a look at what’s new with Mercenaries in this league. Honestly, the potential power they can offer looks pretty huge, they’re like a gold-funded Animate Guardian that you can equip and leverage for team play. Firstly, this is a bossing build, bringing a mercenary into an area means 50% more health on mobs and bosses, so be careful when actually using them. Make sure your mercenary can carry his loadout. Secondly, and I think most excitingly, in order for mercenaries to be more valuable with 50% more life, they may need to hold their own when mapping, which means you should probably set up a mercenary to help with the weakness of this build, which is map clearing. There are some ideas being floated right now: equip a Gravebind and an Explode Chest, and your mercenaries can just watch bombs go off. It’s hard to tell how awesome this would be without AoE investment at this point, but you can get some area damage with gear. There are a lot of general damage tools like Curse on Hit, Reduce Damage with Enfeeble, or adding an effect like Frostbite on top of Elemental Weakness to increase damage. If you’re having trouble getting a reliable source of Brittle early in the game or in SSF, you can also equip your mercenaries with Brittle Boosts and get defense with Kaom’s Binding and Sign of the Sin Eater. How To Optimize The Build? Now, as you progress through the map, make sure you’re regularly upgrading your weapons and getting a better base for your gear. Remember, the damage boosts from upgrading your weapons are probably the key to making the campaign feel the smoothest. You can also increase the throwing rate of your traps. However, I would caution you against using flat damage, as the added damage of Explosive Trap isn’t particularly amazing, it scales with AoE, overlaps, and gem levels. However, as you progress, you’ll gain links on Explosive Trap, and you’ll find that casting the trap is very mana-intensive. So, you have to manage the mana cost of the trap properly based on how many links you have, and make sure you use the right gems at the right time. Unique Items This build has basically no mandatory items, but there are a few unique items that can make your upgrade in Red Maps very smooth. They are Wyrmsign, a pair of gloves that give you 5-links for free, and Nycta’s Lantern, which grants you Battlemage. It is a modifier that allows the player character to gain additional spell damage equivalent to the damage of the main-hand weapon, which is very powerful, especially in the early maps. The price of these items is not too high, a few dozen Chaos Orbs are enough, and it is completely affordable in the early stages of the league. Damage Scaling Next, let’s talk about some other stats that are important for damage. By far the most important is the gem level, both on the weapon and the amulet, which are key to increasing damage. Also, you need to make sure you have a level 21 Explosive Trap Transfigured Gem. If you’ve been in the league for more than a day or two, you can most likely get one on the trade market for a lower price. Also, make sure you have a high-quality gem. Other stats that help you deal damage include: spell damage, critical strike, multi-spell critical strike chance. One of my favorites is double damage or double damage when focused, which allows us to easily kill enemies with one shot! Map Farming Priority Now, when we get to the late red map, what should we prioritize farming with Explosive Trap Trickster build to get the most benefit? Personally, I would recommend that you can farm Betrayal and Expedition first, and then Invitations. After farming these maps, you can still get the same number of boss fragments. Then farm Invitations, and if you don’t like the mods it drops, you can also use a trumpet, then snowball your money and invest in your character, so that your boss battle budget can easily reach a medium level. As you start to challenge more and more difficult Invitations, you will eventually encounter Pinnacle Boss. Don’t worry, 40 million DPS is enough to beat all bosses! The above is all about Explosive Trap Trickster league starter build. Are you ready to re-enter Path of Exile? I hope this crazy single-target killer will give you a better experience in your new league journey! Good luck!

There is no doubt that the most eye-catching ARPG in recent times is Path of Exile 2, which was launched at the end of 2024. Although it is still in the early access stage and has not yet shown its full version charm to you, POE 2 is better than the recent performance of another strong competitor Diablo 4 - after all, the latter’s Season 7 has not yet arrived. But perhaps you have a question, since Path of Exile 2 is in full swing, is it still necessary to experience the first game in the same series in the new 2025? Based on this, we will make a comprehensive comparison of the recent performance of POE 1, POE 2 and Diablo 4 to provide you with some reference. Path Of Exile 1 Performance Review In the past year, from 3.24 Necropolis to 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur, even though it has been more than ten years since its official release, POE 1 has always been committed to maintaining its freshness by constantly updating the league, which is one of the main reasons for its enduring popularity. POE 3.24 The league was officially launched on March 29, 2024, and added a lot of new content based on the past leagues, such as the league mechanism that allows you to configure the difficulty of monsters and POE Currency rewards, and Embers of the Allflame items that allow you to encounter abnormal monsters with special rewards. POE 3.25 As the most recent Path of Exile 1 league released to you, POE 3.25 can be said to have made many special updates to the game. In terms of combat, version 3.25 has completely changed your melee mode and introduced Warden class to replace Raider. But besides these, the most eye-catching is the challenge league mechanism that allows you to build and manage your own town. It is worth noting that it is this league mechanism that allows you to experience a new and more complete trade system in POE 1, allowing you to obtain more necessary materials by hiring workers and port trade besides obtaining POE Divine Orbs through battle. Compared To Path Of Exile 2 As a sequel, POE 2 must innovate in many aspects to ensure that it will not be overshadowed by the brilliance of the previous work, and based on the current performance, it has completely done this. First of all, it is worth mentioning that it responds to the response and expectations of fans in the past, and launched the couch co-op that POE 1 did not have, as well as cross-platform games and cross-platform progress. In view of the continuous evolution of current game devices, it is imperative for a large-scale ARPG to keep you and provide you with more convenience in playing. In the specific game content, POE 2 allows you to provide more unique mechanisms for game characters through support gems based on skill and class differences. This undoubtedly gives you more control and customization, giving you more personality than Path of Exile 1 for any class and weapon you want to experience. If you like the boss battles of POE series, then POE 2 will never let you down. It brings more than 100 unique bosses to fight. Besides the improved boss battles in the endgame content, you also have the opportunity to get a brand new combat experience through dedicated maps for each boss. And the bosses in POE 2 are more challenging, requiring you to use critical thinking to deploy strategies and make the battles more interesting. Based on the above changes, there is no doubt that Path of Exile 2 is better than the first game in these aspects, especially the narrative method of the second part is also better. In addition, all the playing threshold of the first and second parts are actually not low. So if you are an old player of the series, you can experience an upgraded version of Path of Exile through POE 2 in the new year. But if you haven’t come into contact with POE yet, then I think you can also consider playing POE 1. Because compared to the second part, it still has some unique mechanisms, such as the fun league and trade system in 3.25. And the first game has been running for ten years, so it may be more stable. And if you plan to play POE 1 in the near future, you still can solve the possible POE Currency shortage through the giveaway information and activities in iGMeet Discord, avoiding worries. Compared To Diablo 4 In the past year, Diablo 4 has always been popular and discussed, especially after October, with the launch of DLC Vessel of Hatred and Season 6, it quickly attracted a group of new players. Although Diablo 4 was launched in 2023, the development history of the entire Diablo series is much longer than Path of Exile. So although POE 1 also has its own characteristics, Diablo 4 is better than Path of Exile 1 in terms of the smoothness of the game and the exquisiteness of the picture, and the experience will be better. Although in the face of 2025, except for Season 7 which will be launched soon, Diablo 4 has not yet revealed whether it will launch new DLC or other major activities, but there is no doubt that Diablo 4 is the current core of Diablo series, so any updates will basically be launched in Diablo 4, and the development focus of POE series in 2025 is undoubtedly the second part. So from this perspective, in 2025, Diablo 4 may bring you more surprises than POE 1. Based on the above review and comparison, if you are only interested in POE series, then in the next year you can choose to play the first or second part according to your own preferences; but if you have to choose between Diablo 4 and POE 1, the former will be better. I hope you can continue to enjoy the fun of ARPG in the new year! Thank you for reading!

For those who relish chaos, crave devastation, and dare to dance on the edge of danger in Path of Exile, Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster build is a revelation. This unique and audacious build unleashes the power of worms in a symphony of destruction. So, prepare your POE currency and embark on this exhilarating journey into the unknown. Introducing Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster for POE 3.22 If you've never encountered a worm-based build before, this is your opportunity to delve into the extraordinary world of Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster. This audacious build defies convention and promises an experience like no other in Path of Exile. How Does It Work? At the heart of this build lies the enigmatic worm. Each flask slot is occupied by a Writhing Jar, a vessel that releases two tiny worms upon use. These worms, though enemies, interact with on-hit and on-kill effects. The secret to this build's success lies in the Mother's Embrace belt, which acts as a nurturing guardian for these wormy minions. Whenever you summon minions, they partake in the essence of all five flasks simultaneously, spawning multiple worms. For example, summoning a single skeleton can lead to the creation of ten worms. With a setup of four skeletons, you can unleash an army of 40 worms. But what's the purpose of this wriggling assembly? Just as a good mother protects her offspring, we detonate them. The Tattoo of Arohongui Warmonger is the key. This tattoo has a chance to shatter slain enemies. By accumulating a sufficient number of these tattoos, you can achieve a 100% chance to shatter on kill. Suzu520 discovered an explosive synergy between these tattoos and the Herald of Ice skill. When active, the Herald of Ice causes Shattered enemies to explode. This means you can create a legion of worms and trigger a chain reaction of 40 explosions by simply stepping on them. Offensive Strategies Ensuring your flasks don't run dry is essential to this build's success. To maintain flask charges, Suzu520 has harnessed the power of the Soul of Ryslatha Pantheon option. It provides three flask charges every three seconds, provided you haven't used a flask recently. The beauty of this strategy is that your minions use the flasks, ensuring charge recovery remains uninterrupted. This build also invests in charge gain by selecting specific passive clusters, such as "2 Flask Charges Gained" and "1 Careful Conservationist." Cluster jewels, like Mender's Wellspring, further enhance charge recovery. As a result, Suzu's build regenerates an impressive 17.5 flask charges every three seconds, enabling a continuous stream of worms. However, the real challenge is scaling damage. Herald of Ice explosions do not benefit from spell damage scaling, requiring creative solutions. Generic Damage, Elemental Damage, and Critical Strikes are your pathways to success. Suzu has identified several unique items that significantly boost the build. The Annihilating Light triples elemental damage at the cost of resistances, a trade-off well worth it for the damage increase. Calamitous Visions, a unique jewel providing the Lone Messenger keystone, contributes a substantial 100% damage boost to the Herald of Ice. While this prevents the use of other Heralds, it's a minimal sacrifice. The Heatshiver helm allows the use of cold damage to deal fire damage, adding an extra layer of scaling. To maximize cold damage, the Cold Mastery debuff is utilized. It causes enemies you shatter to spread Frost, increasing the cold damage they receive. The Bonechill Support further elevates the cold damage by enhancing the debuff. In tandem with a well-structured curse setup, your damage output reaches formidable levels. The Complex World of Critical Strikes This is where the build becomes pricier and more complex. Suzu employs three Voices jewels, allowing for extensive customization of the passive tree. The build focuses on Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, which grants critical strike chance to Heralds. These costly clusters also provide an opportunity to enhance your area of effect, which would otherwise be limited. Notably, Herald of Ice does not expand further as its gem levels increase. The piece de resistance of this intricate structure is a unique jewel known as "Impossible Escape." It enables the allocation of passives in the vicinity of a particular keystone without the need for direct pathing. In this case, Suzu incorporates the Elegant Hubris timeless jewel, which dramatically alters the nearby passive nodes. Elegant Hubris transforms these notables into a 10% generic damage boost per frenzy charge or power charge. By acquiring all these notables, the build achieves a colossal damage increase, approximately 440% more damage. Furthermore, Pain Attunement is converted into Supreme Ostentation, which allows the disregard of attribute requirements on gear. To maximize this, small passive allocations are directed toward tattoos instead of attributes. A Fragile Yet Potent Defense In this audacious build, your most robust defense is to shed your fear. Fear is the mind-killer, the little-death that leads to obliteration. The key to surviving lies in releasing fear and allowing it to pass through you. A portal, linked to Cast on Death, is your final safeguard. Suzu520 has crafted a meme glass cannon build, renowned for its immense power and minimal survivability. As Suzu humorously states, "With great power comes no survivability." However, the immense damage output is undeniable. With skilled evasion and dodging, it's entirely possible to defeat Uber Bosses with nothing but your army of worms and your tactical wit. In the world of Path of Exile, Suzu520's Herald of Ice Wormblaster build is a testament to the creative and daring spirit of the player community. While it may not be the most conventional approach, it certainly offers a thrilling and unique gameplay experience.

Path of Exile, a popular action role-playing game, features challenging Uber Bosses that offer both difficulty and great rewards. In this article, we will explore a powerful one-shot build designed to conquer all Uber Bosses instantly. This build has been updated to maximize damage without relying on any legacy items, making it 100% viable in the current league, accessible to all players. Uber Bosses in Path of Exile: Uber Bosses are formidable foes found in the game's endgame content, each with unique abilities and mechanics. Some of the most notorious Uber Bosses include: 1. The Shaper and the Elder: Cosmic entities battling for control over the Atlas of Worlds. They are capable of manipulating space, time, and reality. The Uber Elder encounter, where they fight together, is one of the game's most challenging boss fights. 2. Sirus, Awakener of Worlds: Leader of the corrupted Elderslayers, wielding immense magical powers to unleash devastating storms and beams of energy. Sirus is the final boss of the Conquerors of the Atlas expansion. 3. The Maven and the Nucleus: A mysterious woman who challenges players to fight multiple bosses simultaneously in the Maven's Crucible. She is the final boss of the Echoes of the Atlas expansion, providing one of the newest additions to the game. 4. The Searing Exarch and The Eater of Worlds: Ancient beings dwelling in the depths of Wraeclast. The Searing Exarch is a fiery dragon capable of breathing fire and summoning meteors, while The Eater of Worlds is a massive worm with devastating force. They are part of the Siege of the Atlas expansion. The Berserker Ascendancy: The core of the one-shot build revolves around the Marauder Berserker Ascendancy. This choice offers potent bonuses to damage, life leech, and Rage generation, enhancing the character's offensive and defensive capabilities. Passive Tree and Items: The passive tree focuses on maximizing critical strike chance, damage, and cold damage with attacks. Essential items for the build include Facebreaker, Rigwald's Curse, Abyssus, Redblade Banner, The Warden's Brand, Foe Twirl, Ryslatha's Coil, and Replica Loreweave. Additionally, unique items like Void Battery, Crown of Eyes, Hyrri's Ire, Maligaro's Virtuosity, Mark of the Elder, Mark of the Shaper, Watcher's Eye, and Bottled Faith play vital roles in boosting the character's performance. Gem Setup: The 6-link setup comprises Ice Crash, Awakened Melee Physical Damage, Awakened Elemental Focus, Anomalous Fist of War, Divergent Ruthless, and Divergent Pulverize. For auras, players utilize Hatred, Precision, Herald of Purity, and a level 4 Enlighten support gem. The 4-link setup features Diversion Slitterbots, Awakened Unbound Ailments, Bonechill, and Blood and Sand. This PoE build represents a masterful display of skill and optimization within the game's character customization system. It demonstrates the power and versatility offered by PoE's diverse build options and showcases the rewarding experience of conquering challenging Uber Bosses. Path of Exile remains a captivating game, appealing to both casual and hardcore players, thanks to its constant evolution through new content and features. In summary, players seeking an exceptional build to tackle Uber Bosses in Path of Exile should consider this one-shot build for its incredible damage potential, accessibility, and suitability for the current league. With dedication and strategy, they can conquer the game's most formidable foes and revel in the richness of the ever-expanding world of Path of Exile.