What I'm Trying in 0.4 | Wrecker's 'One-Button' Infusion of Power EZ Build
|
'Tis the season to share. So, here's what I'm playing this 0.4 Path 2 league.
Disclaimer (for those that have played my builds in the past)
I Path 1 I would typically plan my builds around SSF and HC, along with minimal button presses. I'd normally also do my best to make the build/skills as un-flashy as possible. Since Path 2 is in Beta, and therefore susceptible to dramatic change on the fly (more so than Path 1), and the fact that there are very few skills or minions that I like in the game, I've been playing the Beta with a bit of leeway. This build is quite flashy and doesn't focus on HC potential at all. Currently, it does mean that I play less or with shorter stints, but c'est la vie. When the game is fully released, I'm sure I'll have a couple of interesting options to play with that accommodate my medical situation and preferences.
This post isn't a guide. Nor is it a build that I'm married to or am guaranteeing anything by. It's just what I'm playing. I'm confident in it, but I know it has its holes. So, for those who play Path similarly to me, I thought I'd share what I'm doing, in case someone wanted to follow a build instead of taking the time to make one. Quick Overview of the Build: This is a Minion Instability build using both Skeletal Warriors and Zombies, with a secondary focus on reducing bosses' elemental resists. The build has one button, outside of flasks and dodgeroll, and revolves around Cast on Minion Death, coupled with the notable Infused with Power. I play on controller. I have NO idea what this is like with M&K. Buttons: Press the Zombie button whenever you see that you have a Power Charge. Cast your three curses on a boss (once you've gained the ability for them to have infinite duration). If you want an extra button during combat, use one of the build's curses. You can add Hex Bloom, Impending Doom, and/or Decaying Hex to any of the curses below. (IF you have the mana.) Tree: - https://pobb.in/hwzWRM6CR25o / https://pobb.in/hwzWRM6CR25o - https://poeplanner.com/builds/734740 Gear: - A Rattling Sceptre - Have fun with the rest Gems: Skeletal Warriors (from the Rattling Sceptre) - Minion Instability - Infernal Legion 3 - Feeding Frenzy - Crazed Minions - Minion Mastery (not worth a Perfect Jewellers unless you have lots) Raise Zombie: - Minion Instability - Infernal Legion 3 - Feeding Frenzy - Crazed Minions - Minion Mastery - Physical Mastery Cast on Minion Death: - Frost Bomb - Snap - Firestorm - Potent Exposure - Magnified Area 2 Temporal Chains: - Heightened Curse - Slow Potency Enfeeble: - Heightened Curse Elemental Weakness: - Heightened Curse
Notes
- Fire Pen. doesn't actually work well with this build. Fire Pen does stack with the other resist-lowering skills we use against enemies, but only until the enemy has 0 resists. Once the enemy has 0 Fire Resist, Fire Pen does nothing. Since Frost Bomb and Elemental Weakness will drop a Unique enemy by 100 Fire Resist, "all enemies" should have negative Fire res. rendering Fire Pen. useless.
- Again, this build has a secondary focus on debuffing bosses. Thus, the investment into Exposure and Curse efficiency/magnitudes. There are a few different ways to invest in an MI build, and this is the way that tickled my fancy the most. - This build is starved for mana. That's a part of the build I'd need to figure out to officially post this as a guide one day. - A good portion of this build revolves around having access to Empowered Zombies and gaining/sustaining Power Charges. Infusion of Power is a notable on the passive tree. Without that node, the build won't get Power Charges. Therefore...: Levelling: Tree: - Focus on getting the Notables first. Get the stragglers later. In my opinion, the most important notables are: - Minion Revive nodes - 'Relentless Fallen' (Minion Movement Speed) - 'Infused with Power' - 'Gigantic Following' - 'Lord of Horrors' - 'Whispers of Doom' (Keystone) - Curse and Exposure improvements - Then the rest of the notables - Then the rest Ascension: - Go for mana regen - Then indefinite curses - I wouldn't even bother with the 4th ascension for the powerful jewel socket https://www.ForeverExiled.com/: Forever Exiled, A Path of Exile Podcast Last edited by Wrecker of Days#8485 on Dec 22, 2025, 1:34:50 AM Last bumped on Dec 22, 2025, 1:34:27 AM
|
|
