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Path Of Exile 2
Builds Comparaison
Impossible to be fair but I'm trying my best. I'm trying to get all characters to lvl 90, 4 ascendancies, 5L, gem level 19 and under 10 div.
[0.1] COMPARE DEFENSES
Which build felt more tanky?
Impossible to fairly compare build defenses as it depends on so many things that are hard to measure and compare equally between build: difficulty of content, layers of defenses, recovery, budget, movement speed, freeze, etc.
Here is my highlty subjective rating and a deaths to /played ratio to try to be more unbiased.
[0.1] COMPARE OFFENSES
Which build has the most DPS?
Again, hard to know without importing your character into POB, and even, POB is not real gameplay and does not account the time you run around to avoid bosses attacks without doing any DPS.
Here is my highly subjective rating and a DPS calculated based on how long it took me to kill the Trialmaster, at what area level, based on how much HP he’s supposed to have. Not all builds are logged in the second chart as I didn’t do the tracking and respeced since. I will be more diligent with the next patch.
REVIEW BUILDS
POE 2 Builds List
Lightning Spear Storm Lance CI
I know… I know… the most meta build of POE2 0.2 Dawn Of The Hunt. And by far! But it’s a new class, a new weapon type, a new ascendancy, new skills, so I had to try it out before it gets the triple GGG nerf. Here is my experience with Lightning Spear / Storm Lance Amazon.
Essence Drain Contagion
POE2 0.2 Dawn Of The Hunt League Start! Warrior fail! Skill issue… Give up on day 1 and reroll Witch and it was a pretty straight forward progression with Essence Drain Contagion Lich. Here is my experience:
Grenadier
Mercenary is the last class I hadn’t tried. I did try crossbows but not grenades so I levelled up a Grenadiers using Gas Grenade, Explosive Grenade, Flash Grenade, Oil Grenade, well all the grenades… here is my experience… TLDR stopped short because of headaches.
Ice Strike Tempest Bell CI
Monk and Ice Strike sounded like one of the most beloved Class and Skill on POE 2 launch so I had to give it a try. Even if it’s not my game style, I understand the appeal, here is my experience.
Lightning Arrow Lightning Rod CI
I levelled a Deadeye with crossbows until lvl 89, then I wanted to try some bow skills. Here is my experience with Ice Shot and Cast on Freeze for mapping and the combo Lightning Rod, Orb of Storms and Cast On Shock Ball Lightning combo.
Ice Shot Lightning Rod CI
I levelled a Deadeye with crossbows until lvl 89, then I wanted to try some bow skills. Here is my experience with Ice Shot and Cast on Freeze for mapping and the combo Lightning Rod, Orb of Storms and Cast On Shock Ball Lightning combo.
Spark Archmage CI
As the patch 0.1.1 didn’t nerf Spark, Archmage or Energy Shield, I had to try the most meta build. Anddddd yes, it’s pretty good.
Skeletal Sniper Minions Detonate Dead
I didn’t level this build, I simply switch a few gems from my levelled up Skeletal Arsonists Raging Spirits Minions Detonate Dead Infernalist so I could try different minions which would offer, hopefully, less visual clutter.
Storm Mage Minions Detonate Dead
I didn’t level this build, I simply switch a few gems from my levelled up Skeletal Arsonists Raging Spirits Minions Detonate Dead Infernalist so I could try different minions which would offer, hopefully, less visual clutter.
Skeletal Arsonist Raging Spirits Minions Detonate Dead
I have never been a fan of minion build in POE 1, mostly because of the micromanagement of Spectres which was almost mandatory. As I like to play brands and totems, I should like minions so I wanted to give it a try in POE 2. So I chose this most meta league starter build.
Corrupting Cry Earthshatter Totems
To be honest, I wasn’t excited with shouting a warcry and use totems again but my already levelled up Warbringer shared so much gear, tree and gems with this build that I had to give it a try.
Explosive Shot Shockburst Rounds
My second POE 2 build and I was excited to try the crossbows and the WASD gameplay. I followed this build from Palsteron and it was a blast!
Shockwave Totems Earthquake
After so many years of waiting, Path Of Exile 2 is here with its Early Access. It was supposed to be hard, with a lot of boss fights, and a slow game play so I wanted to start with a big beefy boy with some totems. This is my experience…