[3.2] Titan [16K ES, 1M DPS, 10K ES/sec, Deathless Uber Elder, Shaper on 1L, All map mods]

3.2 Videos
I haven't played much but Yaaaak has uploaded a video of deathless Uber Elder:
Deathless Uber Elder by Yaaaak

3.1 Videos
Shaper's Realm on a 5L
Hydra run - example of AoE on a 6L

3.0 Videos
All videos are deathless unless specified

Uber Atziri

Shaper's Realm
Shaper on a 0L - almost deathless but was stupid and facetanked too many projectiles instead of running away
Shaper on a 2L - almost deathless but was stupid as Shaper slammed me without fortify, didn't dodge for some reason
Shaper on a 3L
Shaper on a 4L

Intense Phoenix kill - -Max Res, Crit Strike, Monster Damage and Attack/Cast/Movement Speed
Intense No Leech Chimera - No leech, Monster Dmg, Attack Speed/Cast Speed/Movement, Shocked Ground
Intense No Leech Minotaur - No Leech, Ele Equilbrium, Vulnerability, More Monster Life, Stun Immunity, Boss Damage/Attack Speed, 20% Ailment on Hit, 50% reduced Flask Charge
Intense Hydra Map - Ele Equil, -Max Res, Monster Crit, Boss Life, Chaos/Ele Resistance, Less Armour/Block, 20% Elemental Ailment on Hit

Chimaera with No Regen
Hydra with Ele Reflect

https://pastebin.com/NCmMLSU0 - ~10K ES, 2M DPS Inquisitor (without clarity Watcher's Eye)

Added a new version using Guardian ascendency. Should be tankier while getting the same amount of DPS, and cheaper (uses memory vault + cyclopean coil instead of potentially expensive helmet + belt).
https://pastebin.com/TKrwDf4K

You can also use Shavronne's Wrappings instead of Incandescent Heart with Guardian, giving you the ability to use Grace without losing too much DPS, as well as easier resist management. Overall it's about 25% more dmg when running grace, 40% extra resist, 10% faster ES recharge at the cost of 25% reduced ele dmg taken and no CI immunity. Note the tree works with any other chest as well, just drop the blood magic nodes.
https://pastebin.com/5GJhwXMb

Difference between Guardian and Inquisitor versions - Guardian version gets more ES (16K vs ~14K), has free stun immunity, has much more phys dmg reduction, a lot of block chance and should be much better in parties. Also is completely shock/ignite resistant. Also Guardian has an easier time dropping Wrath for Grace, if you want to get 50% evasion rather than the DPS boost from Wrath, since it has built in stun immunity.

Inquisitor however has a bit better damage, consecrated ground without flask, consistent freeze immunity (Guardian relies on the every 5 secs), more attack speed (QoL), and 8% less elemental damage taken

Some small QoL buffs (conc. ground on hit, immune to ele ailments on conc. ground). Other than that, mostly unchanged. Added a new Guardian version of the build.

Nothing was really hit in 3.1 or buffed in 3.1, so the build remains basically the same, unless some of the new uniques/abyss jewels will greatly improve the build in some ways.

Watcher's Eye has a clarity mod that makes mana gained as ES. This is absolutely insane, because that could give us ~2K extra ES from a jewel socket alone, along with another useful aura mod.

The 2 socket abyss jewel belt is pretty damn good as well. If you can get some good jewels that would outshine any crystal belt.

Also, abyss jewels seem to almost always be better and cheaper than non-abyss ones, so keep that in mind when buying jewels.

It's hard keeping the thread up to date, so if you want the most optimized version of the build for 3.1, check my profile (currently running Soul of Arakaali version of the build)

Because this is a MELEE CI build in 3.0. Everything in this build that could have been nerfed was nerfed in 3.0. ES and CI builds obviously were nerfed to the ground in 3.0, so hopefully they get some love in the future. The weapon we use, HOWA was nerfed in 3.0, so it probably wont be nerfed again. We do not use the OP Inquisitor crit ascendencies but rather the Consecrated Ground ones. Blade Flurry was also nerfed recently so our main DPS skill should be relatively safe.

But despite all this, we can still make a damn well rounded build that can take down Shaper and Guardians quite comfortably and quickly + easily clear T15's.

The only thing that is really at risk for nerfing in this build is Blade Flurry

Pros
- Good clear speed + DPS (1.8 million Shaper DPS)
- Pretty cheap! The only required uniques are HOWA (~4c) and Incandescent Heart (~1 alch). Recommended Astramentis is ~20c as well. Since ES gear is so cheap right now, you can easily grab very nice ES+intelligence gear for < 10c a piece. Flasks are pretty cheap except Vinktar (~40c) which is not at all necessary.
- Tanky (with <1 ex, can probably get ~8.5K-9K ES. With very good gear, can get ~11K or so)., Incandescent Heart+CI provides 25% less elemental damage taken, Inquisitor provides 8% less elemental damage taken, immunity to elemental ailments), plus one or two purity's of your choice, fortify, some armour from incandescent heart + shaper's touch + nodes on tree, a lot of ES regen and life leech, 3 endurance charges + CWDT/IC, CI means no chaos dmg taken, immunity to elemental ailments
- Good sustain, with 12% ES regen from Inquisitor consecrated ground and with capped leech, we can sustain about 4.5-5.5K ES per second (which is what most top end RF builds regen at their max). With the Soul of Arakaali version of the build, that number jumps to 8-9K.
- Very good against reflect. With 87% lightning resist, top end elemental damage reduction and the fact that this is not a crit build, good sustain and using a Sibyl's with the reflect pantheon, you barely feel any reflect damage.
- Mobile, fast attacks + whirling blades/shield charge = good for avoiding stuff
- Good against all single map mods! Can run no leech due to high ES pool and regen, can run no regen due to leech. Can run reflect, -max res and ele damage easily because of high elemental damage reduction capacity.
- Doesn't use OP mechanics and hopefully will see some buffs! Despite being able to comfortably do Shaper and Guardians, it uses a lot of underpowered/already nerfed mechanics. If GGG ever nerfs VP, they will probably have to rebalance the game, which just means our build becomes even stronger! If ES ever gets some love from GGG again, then that just means our build becomes even stronger! So I imagine this build will live on long after 3.0.
- Can easily swap Purity's based on encounters.
- Very good uber Farmer. With high regen, good DPS, good mobility and high durability, I easily run 6 man Uber carries.

Cons
- Requires you to actually play the game. Can't blow up Shaper in 2s or facetank too much without VP, so unfortunately you will have to actually move out of Shaper's beam and mechanics. Big time bummer, I know.
- Melee character, just sucks in general. Worse off we're CI, so we can't get VP/instant leech.
- Leveling can be a pain as CI. You're on your own for leveling.

Plays like most Blade Flurry characters.

To run reflect maps, use a Sibyl's, the 25% reflect Pantheon, swap out a damage gem for Fortify, run a Purity of Lightning. Be careful when hitting a big group of mobs close together, as we don't have VP.

Incandescent Heart takes 25% of elemental damage and converts it to chaos damage. With CI, we are chaos immune, so this is essentially a 25% less elemental damage taken mod.

Intelligence gives us ES%, mana and our main source of damage as well as a lot of accuracy with Shaper's touch. Dexterity gives us attack speed and accuracy. Strength gives us ES% and mana (with Shaper's touch). Therefore all these stats are pretty useful for us.

Swap Conc Effect and Increased AOE on tough boss fights.

Swap in the Purity that most suits the map you are running (default run purity of lightning, swap enduring cry with purity of fire on fire maps, swap blood rage with purity of ice on cold maps).

Swap a ring with Sibyl's on reflect maps.

Why Inquisitor? Well we get good ele damage and reduction, attack speed and best of all, a lot of regen from consecrated ground passives. Since we don't run VP due to being CI, we simply need more sustain than just 15% leech cap provides.

Added a new Guardian version of the build that is very tanky and still gets good DPS.

Path of Building - Guardian version - https://pastebin.com/TKrwDf4K

path of building - regular geared Soul of Arakaali version (should be pretty cheap aside from a 6L chest) - https://pastebin.com/dtjBBQKk
path of building - non-Soul of Arakaali ~10ex version: https://pastebin.com/6Q4Ud863 (note that the -enemy lightning resist to factor in shocked ground made by Ylfeban's Trickery)
path of building with 600 ES chest + Soul of Arakaali version - https://pastebin.com/ZWtTUCrS
path of building for HC:


path of building extreme budget guide - lvl 90, 5 link, ~50c worth of gear = 700K shaper DPS and 9K ES: https://pastebin.com/HUXcbRKY (replace Kiara's with any onslaught flask)

poe site skill tree: https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/3.0.3/AAAABAUBAQFvBx4MUg18DkgPqxEvEVARgRGWFr8XLxhdGdcbJRzcHRQfGCL0JLAo-ilPKYsrCiy_L28wWzLRNbk2xTdHPAU870VHRnFHBklRS65R-1XWVkhXyVfiXGtd8l9qYENjp2TnZlRo8musbAhsC20ZbWxuPXC7d-V_xoAwgKSCm4LHgwmESIV7i3qMdo8aj0aP-pMnlS6bJptunHuePKEvpwinK6c0qLmtM63xtAy1BLVIuJO-Or6AvorAZsEAw23K080W0NDYJNkT2Vvb591G34bfiuGI4vfkIud06NbpAuq66xTrY-vu7BjsOO0g7WHvfPDV8Yr1S_b898H53fno-tI=

Bandits: Kill all
Ascendencies: It's really up to you, but I chose: Instruments of Virtue -> Sanctify -> Pious Path -> Augury of Penitence
Pantheon: Soul of Brine King OR Soul of Arakaali (if using that version of build). Use Soul of Tukohama by default and Soul of Yugul on reflect maps.
To proc Soul of Arakaali, re-cast Blood Rage whenever required. It has a very fast cast time thanks to all the cast speed we have (0.1s), so it shouldn't impact our DPS too much but give a huge boost to survivability.

Ascendencies are up to you really.

For 5L we want Blade Flurry, Damage on Full Life, Elemental Focus, Elemental Damage with Attacks and Conc Effect/Inc Area of Effect. If you can grab a 6L then add on Lightning Penetration. If you run a reflect map, make sure to swap out one of your red damage gems for Fortify.

Ancestral Protector + Lightning Penetration + Damage on Full Life + Elemental Damage with Attacks

Whirling Blades + Faster Attacks + Fortify + Culling Strike for movement / fortify / culling
If you manage to get a HOWA with culling strike, then switch out Culling Strike for Enhance (faster whirling) or a Blind or a Reduced Mana.

Discipline + Wrath/Grace + Purity of Lightning + Enlighten lvl 3 or 4. If you can get an Enlighten lvl 4 (very expensive) or a Shaper's Touch with +1 to socketed gems (very cheap), you can drop some reduced mana reserved node on the tree and get some extra points. Also, if you can get +1 to socketed gems on your Shaper's Touch, put these in there. +1 Shaper's Touch are pretty cheap.

A golem of your choosing (I chose Lightning), CWDT + Immortal Call in weapon/shield
Vaal Discipline, Enduring Cry, Blood Rage in the other weapon/shield.

The key to running purities is that if you are running a regular or lightning dmg/reflect map, you always run purity of lightning. If you are running a fire map (like Phoenix or a map with +fire dmg), replace Enduring Cry with Purity of Fire and run that.

For some advanced purity mechanics: If you are running a cold map (like Hydra), replace Blood Rage with Purity of Ice. In one of your weapon/shield you should have a 3L R-G-B, with Blood Rage, Enduring Cry and Vaal Discipline. Swap Blood Rage with Purity of Ice and replace the Culling Strike in your movement spell with Blood Rage. If you are running a fire map, replace Enduring Cry with Purity of Fire. If you don't have enough mana to run the purities (you need at least 70 mana or so for comfortable mapping) for some reason, then also replace Vaal Discipline with an enlighten.

If the league already has a couple days into it, a good leveling option is to grab a Hand of Thought and Motion, a Lycosidae and an Astramentis. This gives us a lot of damage while still being able to focus on defenses, as well as easily fulfilling any gem stat requirements. Focus on getting life/intelligence and you should be doing really good damage while staying very tanky.

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