Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is a Path of Exile 2.5 Righteous Fire Chieftain build guide. This RF build can do any map mod except for -60 regen, no regen and -max resists. Everything else is doable!
Skill-gem setup:
1. RF setup:
- Righteous Fire, Elemental Focus, Inc.Burn Damage & Inc. Area of Effect/Conc. Effect (for bosses)
2. Curse, Elemental Overload & Elemental Equilibrium Trigger:
- Orb of Storms, Curse on Hit, Flammability
3. Movement & Defence:
- Shield Charge, Faster Attacks & Fortify.
4. "Auras & Utility":
- Blasphemy, Enfeeble, Purity of Fire & Enduring Cry.
5. Utility:
- CWDT, Stone Golem, Arctic Armour & Vaal Lightning Trap
Finished skill-tree: poeurl.com/Ofu
Leveling tree 1: poeurl.com/OPQ
Leveling tree 2: poeurl.com/OPP
Bandits:
- Oak
- Skill-point
- Oak
How to level:
- 2x Axiom Perpetuum Sceptres
- Firestorm, Conc. Effect, Faster Casting/Echo & Controlled Destruction.
- Elreon Jewelry (- to mana cost of skills).
- Get cheap fire/spell/area damage and cast speed jewels while leveling for a nice boost. Make sure to get life jewels for later.
Level 65 transitioning into RF
Equip the following:
- Rise of the Phoenix
- Purity of Fire level 17 (IMPORTANT)
- Vitality level 17 (swap out of this for Blasphemy, enfeeble later)
- Stone Golem
- 1 Seething Divine Flask of Dousing, 1-2 Ruby Flasks (warding and staunching) + utility flasks.
Make sure to have completed at least cruel labyrinth for your 4 ascendancy points. You may even need merciless lab for more regen if you are having trouble sustaining righteous fire.
For current gear check LiftingBurnsBro @ topathofexile.com/account/view-profile/LiftingNerdBro/characters
Gear highlights:
- Essence of Delirium Gloves for More RF damage.
- Boots and helmet enchant
- Marble amulet for more life regen (requires level 74+)
Rare gear stat priority after being resistance capped:
- LIFE
- Strength
- Armor
Recommended unique items:
- Rise of the Phoenix
- Kaom's Heart/Belly of the Beast
- Doryani's Catalyst/Doon Cuebiyari
- Kaom's Way
- Rumi's Concoction
Flasks:
- 1x Seething Divine Life Flask of Dousing
- 1x Ample Ruby Flask of Staunching
- 1x Perpetual Stibnite Flask of Warding
- 1x Experimenter's Basalt Flask of Grounding
- 1x Rumi's Concoction/Iron Skin Granite Flask
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This is a Path of Exile 2.5 Righteous Fire Chieftain build guide. This RF build can do any map mod except for -60 regen, no regen and -max resists. Everything else is doable!
Skill-gem setup:
1. RF setup:
- Righteous Fire, Elemental Focus, Inc.Burn Damage & Inc. Area of Effect/Conc. Effect (for bosses)
2. Curse, Elemental Overload & Elemental Equilibrium Trigger:
- Orb of Storms, Curse on Hit, Flammability
3. Movement & Defence:
- Shield Charge, Faster Attacks & Fortify.
4. "Auras & Utility":
- Blasphemy, Enfeeble, Purity of Fire & Enduring Cry.
5. Utility:
- CWDT, Stone Golem, Arctic Armour & Vaal Lightning Trap
Finished skill-tree: poeurl.com/Ofu
Leveling tree 1: poeurl.com/OPQ
Leveling tree 2: poeurl.com/OPP
Bandits:
- Oak
- Skill-point
- Oak
How to level:
- 2x Axiom Perpetuum Sceptres
- Firestorm, Conc. Effect, Faster Casting/Echo & Controlled Destruction.
- Elreon Jewelry (- to mana cost of skills).
- Get cheap fire/spell/area damage and cast speed jewels while leveling for a nice boost. Make sure to get life jewels for later.
Level 65 transitioning into RF
Equip the following:
- Rise of the Phoenix
- Purity of Fire level 17 (IMPORTANT)
- Vitality level 17 (swap out of this for Blasphemy, enfeeble later)
- Stone Golem
- 1 Seething Divine Flask of Dousing, 1-2 Ruby Flasks (warding and staunching) + utility flasks.
Make sure to have completed at least cruel labyrinth for your 4 ascendancy points. You may even need merciless lab for more regen if you are having trouble sustaining righteous fire.
For current gear check LiftingBurnsBro @ topathofexile.com/account/view-profile/LiftingNerdBro/characters
Gear highlights:
- Essence of Delirium Gloves for More RF damage.
- Boots and helmet enchant
- Marble amulet for more life regen (requires level 74+)
Rare gear stat priority after being resistance capped:
- LIFE
- Strength
- Armor
Recommended unique items:
- Rise of the Phoenix
- Kaom's Heart/Belly of the Beast
- Doryani's Catalyst/Doon Cuebiyari
- Kaom's Way
- Rumi's Concoction
Flasks:
- 1x Seething Divine Life Flask of Dousing
- 1x Ample Ruby Flask of Staunching
- 1x Perpetual Stibnite Flask of Warding
- 1x Experimenter's Basalt Flask of Grounding
- 1x Rumi's Concoction/Iron Skin Granite Flask
Become a Patreon: bit.ly/LNB-Patreon ⭐
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Check my Amazon Store for a FREE audiobook & products I use every day: bit.ly/LNB-Amazon 📖
Check this month's Humble Bundle Deal: bit.ly/HumbleBundleLNB 💕
----------------------------------------------------------------
🔹 twitch.tv/LiftingNerdBro
🔹 discord.gg/Lifting
🔹 twitter.com/LiftingNerdBro
🔹 instagram.com/LiftingNerdBro
----------------------------------------------------------------
DISCLAIMER:
Some of the links above are affiliate links. Any purchase you may make, will at no cost to you, earn me a small revenue cut. Thank you for using my links.
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Outro music by Vindsvept: youtube.com/Vindsvept
