KallTorak introduces an optimised Shield Charge Poison build for the Titan Warrior in Path of Exile 2 that focuses on maximising the effectiveness of Shield Charge through poison mechanics. Here's a detailed breakdown of how this build works in the endgame.
Build Concept
Core Mechanism: Uses Shield Charge to spread poison, scaling physical and chaos damage for the amount of poison.
Key Components
Shield armour: High shield armour greatly increases the collision damage of Shield Charge, which contributes directly to poison damage.
Example: From 53,000 to 94,000 damage with armour variations.
Unique Items
Ming's Heart: When worn with a Belt of Ingenuity, dramatically increases damage output.
Gloves, Weapon, Neck: Aim for melee skill level bonuses to increase Shield Charge.
Passive tree
Hulking Form: Central to the Titan's damage scaling, boosting all nearby attack damage nodes.
Sustained Trauma & Leverage of the Elements: Crucial to poison level and duration, overcoming the need for poison-specific nodes.
Support gems
Heavy Swing, Heft: Boosts melee damage.
In Venom, Deadly Poison: Essential for poison application and size, despite the hit damage reduction.
Melee: Increases damage against melee enemies, synergising with the collision of Shield Charge.
Spirit Gems
Grim Feast, Herald of Pestilence, Attrition: Chosen for their synergy with poison and boss scenarios. Alternatives such as Plague Bearer for AoE are mentioned.
Defensive Strategy:
Energy Shield Focus: Due to the current state of the game, where armour isn't as effective for late game survival, the build leans heavily on Energy Shield for defence.
Resistances: Aim for resistance caps, especially chaos resistance.
Challenges and optimisations
Cool Down Recovery: Sacrificed for energy shield nodes due to survival requirements, though still included in jewels for some relief.
Build Stages: From concept identification to damage scaling, the main challenge is balancing offence and defence, especially in stage four where maximising Energy Shield is necessary for endgame content.
Play style and additional features
Simplicity: Favours one-button gameplay with Shield Charge, but recognises the potential to add more tactical elements such as curses or totems for enhanced boss fights.
Bossing: Uses Despair to reduce enemy Chaos resistance and Temporal Chains for prolonged affliction effects.
Future potential
Armour Buffs: Hopes for future patches to improve the viability of armour, allowing for a more balanced approach between armour and energy shield.
New mechanics: Expectations for buffs to ignite spread or new uniques could further increase the build's potential.
Jewels and Anointing
Prism of Belief: Used to increase Shield Charge.
Jewel stats: Prioritised in order of attack damage, poison duration, size and then chill recovery.
Anointing: Leeching toxins for increased poison output.
Thanks for reading
This Shield Charge Poison Titan Warrior build offers a fun, effective way to engage with the endgame content in Path of Exile 2, despite its defensive compromises due to the current state of the game. Its future looks promising, with potential game updates that could further refine and enhance its capabilities.
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