POE2 Build of the Week Submission - The Slappy Hand (Living Weapon)

Smith of Kitava Living Weapon character focusing on Living weapon as the main form of damage. Looking to submit this for build of the week. Hope it makes the cut. Many thanks :)

Link to build: https://maxroll.gg/poe2/planner/qvgxgl0n
Link to video showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XMHzE1imVo
Link to Kulemak Pinnacle showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggjaONi6yyc
Link to King of the Mists Pinnacle showcase: https://youtu.be/Tr_-aDEOrG4
Link to Arbiter of Ash Pinnacle showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtIGxZRTZ_A

Highlights
- Scaling Rage & Attributes (Str & Dex)
- Really good single target (150k DPS on a 750 DPS weapon)
- Decent survivalist (4k life is possible, max res & chaos, 1k life regen and 19% recoup)
- Can run around and dodge mechanics and still do damage to bosses
- It looks funny... They get slapped by a massive hand...whats not to love
- Doesn't like getting surrounded (Sad Breach noises) (Happy Abyss Screeches) - But you need to be mindful to dodge attacks, lots of abyss attacks are phys over time which is the number 1 damage type we don't have much def for due to low armour mitigation. If you somehow get to 75% phy reduction then never mind. If going Fury of the King, Calamity is good for clear too.

Build revolves around scaling attack speed with Rage via the Commanding Rage notable so the Living Weapon actually lands hits. Thereby removing the biggest barrier to the skill feeling good.

Using Talismans because talismans bring a lot to the table
- High Base Damage
- High Base Attack Speed
- Elemental and Phy Versions
- Lots of rage generation with bear form
- Lots of speed with wolf form
- Can equip Scepters (Purity of Fire, Fulmination, Malice) for many different playstyles.

Leveling
Head straight for Commanding rage & Max rage while shapeshifted. You can use pounce for wolves at lvl 17 with 52 Rage (thus 52% minion att damage and speed).

Then head to Unforgiving for more max rage and QoL. At this point you're lvl22, so head to Sekemas and get Living Weapon. Damage should triple and immediately feel good.

Then its Lord of the Wilds > Rallying Form > Among the Hordes > Unwavering Stance > Battle Trance > Gigantic Following

By that point you should have a tier 14 spirit gem for Berserk which scales the Rage benefits for minions. At this stage you need to start looking into life regen & Recoup to offset the berserk life degen. Heatproofing early is good as degens are nasty until you get chaos res.

Gear
- Life
- Res
- Str
- Dex
- Life Regen
- Movespeed
- Lightning damage SOMEWHERE, doesn't matter where, to proc Living Lightning (For phy build only. If going Fury of the King, we'll be using Calamity instead. Only time when +skill lvl on Talisman will help here)

Good Uniques
- Black Sun Crest (Endgame when you pick up Astramentis, until then use a good rare)
- Astramentis (I don't think I have to explain this... It's got lots and lots of stats)
- Valako's Vice (Very nice stats for Str and dex at lvl 45 with a solid resist)
- Goregirdle (Good early game until you get some armour)
- Fury of the King (I have been testing this for the last 3 lvls and is a good replacement if you want to go Elemental instead of Phy. You lack leech so you'll need more regen, but otherwise is not too bad. You'll need to get a high Attack speed version though.)