Essence Drain & Contagion Witch Lich Leveling Guide | Path of Exile 2 @Tuadh-PoE

Tuadh Passive Tree:
https://pobb.in/2Z4aL2xWbOdL

PoB not updated so here are the gems:
Contagion - Magnified Area - Unleash
Essence Drain - Chain - Zenith
Dark Effigy - Poison - Overabundance - Controlled Destruction
Withering Presence - Prolonged Duration - Chaos Mastery
Convalensence - Prolonged Duration - Cooldown Recovery
Despair - Decaying Hex - Prolonged Duration - Efficiency

*Searchfilter*
"spell s|t speed|spell d|resist"

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Gems
04:08 - Passive Tree
07:00 - Ascendancy
08:00 - Gear
09:38 - Outro

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updated 1 year ago

Essence Drain & Contagion Witch Lich Leveling Guide | Path of Exile 2

Tuadh 2025-08-31 | Passive Tree:
https://pobb.in/2Z4aL2xWbOdL

PoB not updated so here are the gems:
Contagion - Magnified Area - Unleash
Essence Drain - Chain - Zenith
Dark Effigy - Poison - Overabundance - Controlled Destruction
Withering Presence - Prolonged Duration - Chaos Mastery
Convalensence - Prolonged Duration - Cooldown Recovery
Despair - Decaying Hex - Prolonged Duration - Efficiency

*Searchfilter*
"spell s|t speed|spell d|resist"

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Gems
04:08 - Passive Tree
07:00 - Ascendancy
08:00 - Gear
09:38 - Outro

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Lvl 1 to Maps - Galvanic Shards Pathfinder Leveling Run

Tuadh 2026-01-04 | Path of Building
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/15ba0

Act 1 Regex (Searchfilter)
"\d (co|f|l).+da|nt speed"

*Act 1 Gems*
Lightning Arrow & Rod until Grenades (when you find a Crossbow)

Explosive Grenades - Multishot - Elemental Armament
Gas Arrow - Multishot - Elemental Armament
Galvanic Shards - Double Barrel - Elemental Armament/Lightning Attunement
Herald of Thunder - Lightning Attunement - Elemental Armament

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

Lvl 1 to Maps - Plant Bloodmage Leveling Run

Tuadh 2025-12-30 | Path of Building
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/14f2a

Act 1 Regex (Searchfilter)
"^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Entangle - Zenith - Brutality
Bone Cage or Essence Drain - Zenith
Ravenous Swarm - Corrosion

Bonestorm - Zenith - Burgeon

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

Lvl 1 to Maps - Bear Titan Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-30 | Path of Building
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/14dc2

Act 1 Regex (Searchfilter)
"\d (co|f|l).+da|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Maul - Rapid Attacks - Rage
Furious Slam - Fist of War - Rapid Attacks
Shockwave Totem
Fury of the Mountain - Upheaval - Elemental Armament
Infernal Cry

Savage Fury - Prolonged Duration

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

Lvl 1 to Maps - Wyvern Druid Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-26 | Path of Building
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/1403b

Streaming on
twitch.tv/tuadh

Act 1 Regex (Searchfilter)
"\d (co|f|l).+da|^\+.*ills$|nt speed"

*Act 1 Gems*
Before 6: Entangle + Contagion
Afterwards:
Rend - Rapid Attacks - Magnified Area/Lightning Attunement
Wing Blast - Impact Shockwave
Rolling Magma (optional) against Lachlann

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Lingering Illusion for Power Charge Generation against Bosses (requires some Dexterity). Best to get a Level 8 Spirit Gem. If you can't find one I would use the level 10 Gem from the Spirit Quest in Act 3.

Lvl 1 to Maps - Plant Druid Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-22 | Build Link
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/136a0

Act 1 Regex (searchfilter)
"^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Entangle - Zenith - Brutality
Bonestorm - Burgeon - Brutality
Ravenous Swarm - Corossion
Thunderstorm (if you get a second Tier 5 Gem) - Living Lightning
Contagion (Clear for early Levels in particular Red Vale)

You can also use ED/Cont until you get Bonestorm for a while.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Acts & Interludes
05:40:55 - Maps

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Shatter Wolf Druid Endgame Build - Path of Exile 2

Tuadh 2025-12-19 | Build Link
https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/12d2a

Clear on Weapon Set 1 (Lunar Assault & Lunar Blessing) and Single Target on Weapon Set 2 (Shred)
poe2wiki.net/wiki/Weapon_set

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Gems
06:01 - Gear
10:00 - Passive Tree
14:14 - Playstyle

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Werewolf Druid Leveling and Endgame Build (Day 3) | Path of Exile 2

Tuadh 2025-12-15 | Build Link
https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Tuadh-4147/character/Tuadh_Werewolf
PoB is not updated so I can't generate a link.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Gems
07:49 - Gear
12:26 - Passive Tree
15:34 - Skill Rotation

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Werewolf Druid Leaguestart Leveling | Lvl 1 to Maps

Tuadh 2025-12-13 | Act 1 Regex
"\d co.+da|nt speed"

*Gems*
Shred - Rapid Attacks - Crescendo - Close Combat
Lunar Assault - Cold Attunement - Elemental Armament - Deep Freeze
Pounce - Fist of War - Cold Attunement - Freezing Mark
Arctic Howl - Ice Bite - Tireless - Raging Cry
Cross Slash - Cold Attunement - Elemental Armament - Close Combat
Lunar Blessing - Cooldown Recovery - Prolonged Duration - Elemental Armament

*Spirit Gems*
Savage Fury
Herald of Ice - Elemental Armament - Cold Attunement - Overreach

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00:00 - Intro
01:04:13 - Act 2
02:45:31 - Act 3
04:38:50 - Act 4
06:33:55 - Interlude 1
07:03:28 - Interlude 2
07:30:01 - Interlude 3
07:56:05 - First Map

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 - Galvanic Shards Crossbow Leaguestart

Tuadh 2025-12-09 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/tDh9go4RLrd6

Act 1 Regex
"\d l.+da|nt speed"

*Act 1 Gems*
Before Level 6
Lightning Arrow - Lightning Attunement
Lightning Rod
Contagion

At Level 6
Stormcaller Arrow - Concentrated Area - Multishot (Clear)/Lightning Attunement (Single Target)
Herald of Thunder - Elemental Armaments - Lightning Attunement

At Level 14 or higher and when you have a decent Crossbow
Galvanic Shards - Lightning Attunement - Double Barrel
Explosive Grenade - Multishot - Elemental Armaments

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Campaign & Interludes
06:40:48 - Mapping Starts
08:27:14 - Tier 15 Map

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 - Minion Vaal Guard Witch Leaguestart

Tuadh 2025-12-08 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/gGnn3aGKAmDi

0.4 Patch Notes
Vaal Guard's which throw Oil and Explosive Grenades now have an 11 second Cooldown on their Oil Grenade (previously 2 seconds).

Act 1 Regex
"^\+.*ills$|spiri|sed block|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Essence Drain
Contagion
Bonestorm - Burgeon - Zenith
Ravenous Swarm - Corrosion - Armour Demolisher

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:14:21 - Minion Switch (Arsonists)
03:37:59 - Vaal Guards Switch (Spectres)
06:13:34 - Mapping Starts
08:38:31 - Tier 15 Map
08:43:01 - T15 Map Boss & Gear

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 - Bone Demon Witch Leaguestart | Path of Exile 2

Tuadh 2025-12-07 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/kxH1D4XmK2N0

Act 1 Regex
"^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Bone Cage - Spell Cascade - Brutality
Bonestorm - Burgeon - Brutality
Arctic Armour

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
06:35:52 - Mapping Starts
09:14:18 - T15 Map

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Lightning Archmage Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-04 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/tED5x-g8AfAW

*Ember of Fusilade and Orb of Storms Combo*
Ember Fusilade is used to trigger Lightning Bolts from Orb of Storms since this skill has a pretty low base cast time of 0.4s. After you have Fusilades hovering over you ideally you cast two Orb of Storms again as each Ember Fusilade being shot will trigger Orb of Storms as well.

Act 1 Regex
"(fi|co|li).+res|^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Essence Drain (remove after Arc)
Contagion - Unleash (remove after Arc)
Orb of Storm - Overabundance - Controlled Destruction
Arc - Unleash - Rapid Casting I
Frost Bomb

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
06:53:11 - Mapping Starts
09:07:07 - Tier 15 Map

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Lightning Bloodmage Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-03 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/TTvTRiN11Lx6

*Ember of Fusilade and Orb of Storms Combo*
Ember Fusilade is used to trigger Lightning Bolts from Orb of Storms since this skill has a pretty low base cast time of 0.4s. After you have Fusilades hovering over you cast two Orb of Storms again as each Ember Fusilade being shot will trigger Orb of Storms as well.

Act 1 Regex
"(fi|co|li).+res|^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Essence Drain (remove after Arc)
Contagion - Unleash (remove after Arc)
Orb of Storm - Overabundance - Controlled Destruction
Arc - Unleash - Rapid Casting I
Frost Bomb

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
06:40:26 - Mapping Starts
09:14:14 - T15 Map
09:19:05 - T15 Map Boss & Gear

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Chaos DoT Lich Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-12-02 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/ZNsCuezkbLWp

Early on I used a Crossbow with +2 Projectile Skills as Essence Drain & Bonestorm have the Projectile Tag and thus will gain Gem Levels from this modifier. I couldn't find a Wand and Focus with +Gem Level modifier at the time.

Regex (Search filter)
"(fi|co|li).+res|^\+.*ills$|st spe|nt speed"

Act 1 Gems
Essence Drain - Zenith - Chain/Swift Affliction
Contagion - Magnified Area - Unleash
Bonestorm - Burgeon - Brutality (only till Dark Effigy)
Withering Presence - Prolonged Duration

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00:00 - Intro
06:38:56 - Mapping Starts
08:41:12 - Tier 15 Map
08:46:31 - T15 Map Boss & Gear

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Poison Pathfinder Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-11-29 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/rJJ29lO6Cu80

Act 1 Regex
"\d (co|f|l).+da|nt speed"

*Act 1 Gems*
Before Level 6
Lightning Arrow - Rapid Attacks - Lightning Attunement
Lightning Rod
Contagion

At Level 6
Stormcaller Arrow - Rapid Attacks - Multishot (Clear)/Lightning Attunement (Single Target)
Herald of Thunder

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
01:49:27 - Gas Arrow & Toxic Growth
07:32:24 - Mapping Starts
10:25:47 - T15 Map
10:29:19 - T15 Map Boss & Gear

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Lightning Spear Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-11-26 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/HhU1zW6XeMXD

Act 1 Regex
"\d (co|f|l).+da|nt speed"

*Act 1 Gems*
Before Level 6
Lightning Arrow - Rapid Attacks - Lightning Attunement
Lightning Rod
Contagion

At Level 6
Stormcaller Arrow - Rapid Attacks - Multishot (Clear)/Lightning Attunement (Single Target)
Frost Bomb (drop after Level 20 Zone)
Herald of Thunder - Elemental Armaments - Lightning Attunement

At Level 14 or higher and when you have a decent Spear
Lightning Spear - Elemental Armaments - Lightning Attunement
Storm Lance - Elemental Armaments - Lightning Attunement
Explosive Spear - Rapid Attacks

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
01:01:52 - Lightning Spear & Storm Lance
07:16:20 - Mapping Starts
10:06:24 - T15 Map
10:10:26 - T15 Map Boss & Gear

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Cold DoT 3.27 Leaguestart Run to Exarch & Eater

Tuadh 2025-11-01 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/bL1oW6NRn_29
I don't have the PoB of this run however here is my 12h PoB from Poe.ninja

Day 1 Build Overview:
youtube.com/watch?v=SktFmv8X-EI

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|singe|Incl

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum

Drop Rolling Magma and Flame Wall once you have Cold Snap.

Act 2
Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge
Creeping Frost - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge
Wintertide Brand (until Vortex for Single Target)
Frost Bomb

Act 3
Vortex - Creeping Frost - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge - Efficacy/Elemental Focus

Act 4
Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge - Bonechill

*Aura Gems*
Malevolence (Act 3)

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:11:59 - Mapping Starts
08:48:18 - Eater
08:50:53 - Exarch

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Poison Assassin Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-29 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/7RVc2tuiwrpe

Act 1 Regex
g-g-g|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Cobra Lash - Chance to Poison - Void Manipulation
Whirling Blades - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Frostblink
Withering Step

Venom Gyre - Lesser Multiple Projectiles - Chance to Poison/Void Manipulation

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:13:58 - Mapping
06:47:58 - Red Maps
07:40:31 - Eater
07:43:47 - Exarch

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Volatile Dead Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-28 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/szd9ny4V3Y73
Volatile Dead and Corpse Pact will be buffed in 3.27. Run was done in 3.26.

Volatile Dead: Orb Explosions now deal 25% more Damage at all gem levels. Now has 210% Effectiveness of Added Damage (previously 170%).

The Corpse Pact Notable Ascendancy Passive Skill now has 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed for each corpse Consumed Recently, up to a maximum of 200% (previously 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed).

Act 1 Regex
"b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|me Sh"

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
03:10:01 - Volatile Dead
04:14:42 - Mapping
06:25:30 - Mostly Red Maps
07:27:34 - Eater
07:34:36 - Exarch

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Wander Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-27 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/N_NPvtuJbKNz

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|g-r|r-g|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Flame Wall
Holy Flame Totem
Frostblink
Leap Slam - Momentum

Streaming on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:58:21 - Wander
04:34:36 - Mapping Starts
07:16:15 - Red Maps
08:35:47 - Eater
08:39:07 - Exarch

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Volatile Dead Spellslinger Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-25 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/9tHhmYT1UwVV
Both Volatile Dead and Spellslinger will be buffed in 3.27. Run was done in 3.26.

Volatile Dead: Orb Explosions now deal 25% more Damage at all gem levels. Now has 210% Effectiveness of Added Damage (previously 170%).

Spellslinger Support: Supported Skills now deal 30-20% less Damage with Hits and Ailments at gem levels 1-20 (previously 37-31%).

Act 1 Regex
"b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|me Sh"

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum

The attack rate of my Frenzy was too high in the end and this will mess negatively with the trigger rate. I had a little bit too much after getting Uber Lab (Golems) which I didn't know at the time so DPS could have been about 20% more. PoB has now been adjusted.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:49:17 - Volatile Dead Spellslinger
04:35:32 - Mapping Starts
07:29:29 - Red Maps
08:50:50 - Eater
08:58:01 - Exarch

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Trap Miner Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-24 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/cKsJt4Yo8zMn

Act 1 Regex
"[gb]-[gb]-[gb]|Runn|rint|me Sh|derha"

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Arcane Surge
Flame Wall
Whirling Blades - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Frostblink

Lightning Trap - Swift Assembly - Added Lightning Damage

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:19:25 - Mapping Starts
04:53:21 - Trap Miner
06:51:16 - Red Maps
08:56:37 - Eater
09:01:29 - Exarch

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Winter Orb Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-22 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/m7Z-HYsxGvjb

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|singe

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum

Winter Orb maybe needs some buffs...

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
01:14:37 - Winter Orb
04:07:01 - Mapping Starts
07:11:50 - Red Maps
08:28:24 - Eater
08:32:08 - Exarch

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Shockwave Cyclone Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-21 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/8qryIXfV0k2F

Act 1 Regex
[gr]-[gr]-[gr]|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Spectral Throw - Volley - Momentum/Chance to Bleed
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Sniper Mark
Frostblink

Final Thoughts:
This is the second fastest run so far but also one of my luckiest ones as well. I had a 600pDPS staff in the end. In a short run like that I would normally not expect to find anything better than 450pDPS. Last time I did a cyclone run with normal RNG it took almost 1 hour longer. youtube.com/watch?v=NaSOuGYHEYE
Build is far from meta but this playstyle might appeal to a wider playerbase as it's pretty easy to play. Build has very little avoidance which could be solved by investing more into block.

Overall, not bad in a Day 1 Leaguestart Scenario but this build will not scale well into T17's because there are so many mods that are bad for this build and your defence won't be great there.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:10:11 - Shockwave Cyclone
03:59:13 - Mapping Starts
05:37:35 - Mostly Red Maps
06:32:16 - Exarch
06:36:38 - Eater

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Static Strike Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-20 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/rE8I5tYU8T_s

Act 1 Regex
[gr]-[gr]-[gr]|g-r|r-g|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Spectral Throw - Volley - Momentum/Chance to Bleed
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Sniper Mark
Frostblink

Final Thoughts:
Overall, this build had pretty good clear since after attacking Static Strike would just "auto-hit" for 6s and Shockwave is great for clear but the single target damage especially towards the end was somewhat lacking. Of course this would have been less of an issue if I had something better than a 450dps staff but I had played build with a similarly bad weapon and they would still deal about 30% mroe damage.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
03:00:42 - Static Strike
04:41:42 - Mapping Starts
05:56:42 - Mostly Red Maps
07:02:25 - Exarch
07:09:50 - Eater

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Chaos DoT Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-19 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/AQRYlTKsyGxB

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|Lord|Wani

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion/Arcane Surge
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:26:01 - Mapping Starts
06:14:01 - Red Maps
07:11:59 - Eater
07:16:02 - Exarch

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Cold DoT Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-18 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/Mwyc6Yd54oeC

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint|singe|Incl

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Arcane Surge
Holy Flame Totem
Flame Wall
Shield Charge - Momentum
Creeping Frost - Efficacy

Drop Rolling Magma and Flame Wall once you have Cold Snap.

Act 2
Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge
Creeping Frost - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge
Wintertide Brand (until Vortex for Single Target)
Frost Bomb

Act 3
Vortex - Creeping Frost - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge - Efficacy/Elemental Focus

Act 4
Cold Snap - Controlled Destruction - Arcane Surge - Bonechill

*Aura Gems*
Malevolence (Act 3)
Once you have the Mana Reservation Efficiency & Lightning Golem: Malevolence & Zealotry

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
03:55:29 - Mapping Starts
05:04:07 - Mostly Red Maps
06:37:01 - Eater
06:40:43 - Exarch

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Physical DoT Scion Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-17 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/K2M8L3Kbk3ed

Act 1 Regex
b-b-r|b-r-b|r-b-b|[gr]-[gr]-[gr]|Runn|rint|Litho

Act 1 Gems
Spectral Throw - Momentum - Volley/Faster Attacks
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks
Frostblink
(Sniper's Mark, if you are using Volley)

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:34:35 - Mapping Starts
06:12:20 - Red Maps
07:48:40 - Eater
07:53:02 - Exarch

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Stormbrand Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-16 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/RcjM6fwx5Jjs

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Arcane Surge
Flame Wall
Holy Flame Totem
Frostblink
Leap Slam - Momentum

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

Final Thoughts:
I had pretty bad RNG on campaign gear but even with mediocre RNG I think early maps would have been nearly as rough as it was in this run. This build gets a lot stronger once you have the last ascendancy point and enough regen to sustain Righteous Fire. EB Mom is needed to sustain RF early on. This character is very squishy against Physical Attacks if you don't find enough Armor Gear like I did.

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00:00 - Intro
04:14:20 - Mapping Starts
06:39:34 - Adding Righteous Fire
07:00:52 - Red Maps
08:02:53 - Eater
08:07:17 - Exarch

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Wintertide Brand Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-15 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/aqSCimJ5VgW9

Act 1 Regex
"b-b-b|g-r|r-g|Runn|rint|me Sh|singe|Incl"

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Arcane Surge
Flame Wall
Holy Flame Totem
Shield Charge - Momentum
Flame Dash

Final Thoughts:
This is my fastest runs so far despite having a bad Wand/Sceptre. However, Wintertide isn't very strong before you have your Golems at 34. So I would recommend using Cold Snap early on more and adding Creeping Frost to your setup. After 34 (Golems) Wintertide Brand had decent damage with pretty good uptime.

This build is very squishy against Physical Attacks. I'd reckon that 80% of my deaths in Maps were due to Physical Attack Damage. If I had pushed this character past Exarch & Eater I would have gone definitely ES/EV gear to get Evade Chance higher than 60%. For ES Sustain I would recommend Ghost Shrouds and one ES Spell Leech node.

Overall, fairly fast in a Day 1 Scenario but I doubt Wintertide will scale particularly well into T17s.

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:02:00 - Mapping Starts
05:35:53 - Mostly Red Maps
06:26:30 - Eater
06:31:43 - Exarch

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Poisonous Concoction of Bouncing Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-13 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/mHin-5ThVSQS
(Passive Tree adjusted)

*Act 1 Regex*
g-g-r|g-[gr]-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint

*Act 1 Gems*
Caustic Arrow - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation
Shrapnel Ballista - Chance to Poison
Frostblink

Poisonous Concoction - Volley - Void Manipulation
Shield Charge - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Withering Step

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
03:56:02 - Mapping Starts
05:35:24 - Mostly Red Maps
06:55:33 - Eater
07:00:30 - Exarch

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Earthshatter Scion Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-12 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/12co7yCTyITk

*Act 1 Regex
r-r-r|g-[gr]-r|r-[gr]-g|g-r-g|r-g-r|Runn|rint

*Act 1 Gems*
Spectral Throw - Volley - Momentum
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Sunder - Chance to Bleed - Ruthless/Momentum
Frostblink

Streaming sometimes on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:22:03 - Earthshatter & Mapping Starts
06:10:47 - Mostly Red Maps
07:56:39 - Eater
08:01:00 - Exarch

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Summon Raging Spirits | Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-11 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/eDv9hP-ZCFlW
Melee Splash instead of Multistrike for clear.

Act 1 Regex
b-b-b|g-g-r|g-r-g|r-g-g|Runn

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion/Arcane Surge
Flame Wall
Holy Flame Totem
Leap Slam - Momentum
Frostblink

Streaming some of the runs on:
twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:45:30 - Swap to SRS
04:10:30 - Mapping Starts
06:09:25 - Mostly Red Maps
07:00:57 - Eater
07:06:00 - Exarch

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Toxic Rain Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-10-10 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/nL0XfD1ddF5A

Act 1 Regex
g-g-r|g-[gr]-g|r-g-g|Runn|rint

Act 1 Gems
Caustic Arrow - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation
Shrapnel Ballista
Frostblink
Withering Step

Toxic Rain - Mirage Archer - Void Manipulation
Toxic Rain - Ballista Totem Support - Void Manipulation

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:18:41 - Mapping Starts
06:06:56 - Mostly Red Maps
07:22:25 - Eater
07:30:17 - Exarch

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Lightning Strike Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-10-08 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/1wCj7yohszBn

*Act 1 Regex*
g-g-r|g-[gr]-g|r-g-g|g-r|r-g|Runn|rint

*Act 1 Gems*
Spectral Throw - Volley - Momentum/Chance to Bleed
Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Sniper Mark
Frostblink

For Spectral Throw in Act 2 up to Lightning Strike you can use Vicious Projectiles, Cruelty or Added Fire Damage (if Physical Damage Weapon)

If you got a lot of Elemental Damage on your Two-Hander, Rings you can go Lightning Strike without Pierce or play Spectral Throw with Elemental Damage with Attacks Support - Trinity - Volley/LMP

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
02:03:21- Swap to Lightning Strike
04:24:24 - Mapping Starts
06:47:56 - Mostly Red Maps
08:06:24 - Eater
08:12:29 - Exarch

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Fire Trap Trickster Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Leveling | Path of Exile

Tuadh 2025-10-06 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/Y1wrWdc1pKrP

Act 1 Regex
"g-g-g|b-b-b|g-g-[rb]|g-[rb]-g|[rb]-g-g|g-g|Runn|rint|me Sh"

Act 1 Gems
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Flame Wall
Whirling Blades - Faster Attacks - Momentum
Fire Trap - Swift Assembly - Elemental Proliferation/Combustion

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:21:42 - Mapping Starts
06:56:58 - Mostly Red Maps
08:09:02 - Eater
08:12:58 - Exarch

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Crackling Lance Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-05 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/83066yXwt7vv

*Act 1 Regex*
"b-b-b|g-r|r-g|Runn|rint|me Sh|derha"

*Act 1 Gems*
Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
Flame Wall
Holy Flame Totem
Shield Charge - Momentum
Frost Blink or Flame Dash

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
01:28:23 - Crackling Lance
04:29:10 - Mapping Starts
06:20:15 - Mostly Red Maps
07:47:01 - Eater
07:51:02 - Exarch

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Perforate Berserker Exarch & Eater Leaguestart Run

Tuadh 2025-10-03 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/oE3ZAMW9Zu-_

Act 1 Regex
r-r-r|g-[gr]-r|r-[gr]-g|g-r-g|r-g-r|g-r|r-g|Runn

*Gems*
Perforate (Act 1) - Chance to Bleed - Ruthless
Perforate (Act 2) - Melee Physical Damage - Ruthless/Chance to Bleed
Perforate (Act 4) - Melee Physical Damage - Fist of War - Pulverise (Act 3 Library Quest or Act 6)

Leap Slam - Faster Attacks - (Momentum) - (Rage)

*Aura Gems*
Blood and Sand (Act 1)
Blood and Sand, Herald of Ash and Herald of Purity (Act 2)

Rallying Cry without Autoexertion

Once you have the sockets and colors for it you can put all Warcries on Autoexertion:
Autoexertion - Intimidating Cry - Seismic Cry
Autoexertion - Infernal Cry - Battlemage Cry - Vulnerability

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
04:22:28 - Mapping Starts
06:07:55 - Mostly Red Maps
07:03:20 - Eater
07:06:49 - Exarch

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Lvl 1 to Maps - Lightning Sorceress Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-09-15 | https://poe.ninja/poe2/pob/d250

*Act 1 Gems*
Essence Drain (remove after Arc)
Contagion - Unleash (remove after Arc)
Orb of Storm - Overabundance - Controlled Destruction
Arc - Unleash - Controlled Destruction
Frost Bomb

Search Filter
"spell s|t speed|spell d|resist"

twitch.tv/tuadh

Why Chaos Lich is Stronger in 0.3 - Endgame Build Overview

Tuadh 2025-09-02 | Path of Building
https://pobb.in/qVVwBeuy13KJ

or Poe Ninja (current Char)
Click on 2nd Weapon Set (My first Weapon Set is bugged)
https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Tuadh-4147/character/Tuadh_Chaos

Leveling Guide:
youtube.com/watch?v=rQMElG_OPBc

More Bossing Showcase:
youtube.com/watch?v=IwtxcqIruas

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Buffs to Chaos Lich
00:55 - Gems
04:40 - Passive Tree
06:59 - Gear Stats

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Lightning Arrow Amazon Leaguestart Leveling [Patch 0.2]

Tuadh 2025-08-25 | Run was done in 0.2

Path of Building
https://pobb.in/K_PCXxGa4mVM

Added Tornado Shot later into my gem setup (around 9h in).

*Act 1 Gems*
Lightning Arrow - Lightning Attunement - Rapid Attacks
Stormcaller Arrow (against Bosses who dash/teleport around a lot or have a weird hitbox) - Lightning Attunement - Rapid Attacks
Lightning Rod - Concentrated Effect - Execute
Herald of Thunder - Innervate
Barrage
Freezing Salvo - Hourglass - Magnified Area

*Regex*
"t speed|adds|d phys|m life"

*Gear Progression*
Vendor checks for decent bows (%inc Physical Damage, flat Lightning, flat Physical) are pretty important. At 28 you can get the Dualstring Bow. Pick up all Dualstring Bows no matter what rarity. I would use Blacksmith Whetstones, Artificer's Orbs & Storm Runes that I have gathered so far to craft a decent Dualstring Bow.
For example a Dualstring with decent flat Lightning/flat Physical are worth investing your currency into. I would continue using that bow until the next tier of Dualstring which is Twin Bow (level 55) unless you get a very good bow before that. You can also get flat damage on your gloves, quiver and rings. The next bow base to aim for would be Gemini at 78.
Once you get the Reforge Bench I would also use that to reforge failed crafts.

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
08:00:55 - Mapping Starts
11:32:38 - T15 Map
11:39:55 - T15 Map Boss

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Ice Strike Monk Leaguestart Leveling [Patch 0.2]

Tuadh 2025-08-23 | Run was done in 0.2

Path of Building
https://pobb.in/pbvlB0YmxKji

Normally, I would go for "Lead Through Grace" as the second Ascendancy Notable but as I had a lot of Spirit on my gear so I went for Unbound Avatar instead.

*Act 1 Gems*
Glacial Cascade (before Ice Strike) - Rapid Attacks - Cold Attunement
Ice Strike - Rapid Attacks - Cold Attunement
Tempest Bell - Rage - Execute
Frost Bomb (for Exposure)
Herald of Ice

Regex
"t speed|adds|d phys|m life"

Change in 0.3 to Glacial Cascade:
Glacial Cascade: No longer has Consumes Freeze on enemies to deal 350% more Damage. It now Consumes Freeze on non-Unique enemies to deal 150% more Damage, and Consumes Freeze on Unique enemies to deal 425% more Damage. Burst Radius is now 0.6 metres (previously 0.5 metres). The Final Burst Radius is now 0.9-1.2 metres at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 0.7 metres at all Gem levels). Quality now provides Gain 0-15% of Physical Damage as Cold Damage (previously 0-10%).

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
7:51:28 - Mapping Starts
11:44:50 - T15 Map
11:49:35 - T15 Map Boss

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Chaos Lich Leaguestart Leveling

Tuadh 2025-08-22 | Run was done in 0.2

Path of Building
https://pobb.in/-9FO_ujKR33N

Act 1 Gems
Essence Drain - Zenith - Chain/Swift Affliction
Contagion - Magnified Area - Unleash
Bonestorm - Multishot - Brutality (only till Dark Effigy)
Withering Presence - Prolonged Duration

Regex
"spell s|t speed|spell d|resist"

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
7:33:05 - Mapping Starts
10:39:47 - T15 Map
10:45:45 - T15 Map Boss

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[Nerfed] Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Cold Sorceress Leaguestart Leveling [Patch 0.2]

Tuadh 2025-08-20 | Run was done in 0.2

Nerf in 0.3:
Frost Wall: Now deals 80% less damage in the first 0.5 seconds of its duration.

Frost Bomb: Now deals 7-11 Cold Damage at Gem level 1 (previously 16-23), scaling up to 238-538 at Gem level 20 (previously 467-701). Now has a Cooldown of 6 seconds (previously 3.5), and now has a 4 second Detonation Time instead of a 3 second Duration before Exploding. Now Chills Enemies as though dealing 300% more Damage, and now applies Elemental Exposure instead of Cold Exposure. It initially applies 20% Elemental Exposure, and 2% per Pulse, up to a maximum of 50%. Quality now provides +0-10% more Maximum Elemental Exposure applied (previously 0-20% increased Cold Exposure Effect).

Cold Snap: Has been reworked, and renamed to Snap. It can now be used on any Orb spell or any frozen, shocked or ignited enemy, causing an explosion of the corresponding damage type and creating a remnant of the corresponding type from enemies. This explosion can chain react to a limited extent from enemies hit that are affected by the same ailment. Now deals 48-540 to 72-810 Cold Damage, 2-27 to 46-512 Lightning Damage, or 17-192 to 26-288 Fire Damage at Gem levels 5–20 (previously 70-670 to 105-1005 Cold Damage). Quality now grants 0-10% chance to spawn an additional remnant (previously 0-20% chance to not consume freeze).

Path of Building
https://pobb.in/FJ1bsmNWinWu

*Act 1 Gems*
Frost Bomb - Spell Cascade - Concentrated Effect or Execute/Controlled Destruction if you don't like the small AoE
Essence Drain - Chain - Zenith/Swift Affliction
Contagion - Unleash - Magnified Effect

I would use Chaos DoT early on mainly for clear then drop those spells when you get Frost Wall at 31.

*Regex*
"spell s|t speed|spell d|d block"
(spell skill|cast speed|spell damage|increased block chance)

If you like to have more Defence I would use an "increased block chance" Shield instead of a Focus.

*Gear Progression*
Look for +Levels to Spell Skills Gem at the Vendor. +Levels to Gems will provide flat damage. %increased Damage is important too but I would prioritise additional Levels to Gems over that. You can also get +Levels to Spell Skills on Shields (Focus), Wands and Amulet.
Additional Gem Levels will increase the base Mana Cost significantly. You might have to use Inspiration as a Support Gem.

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
8:20:28 - Mapping Starts
11:39:39 - T15 Map
11:47:02 - T15 Map Boss

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Lvl 1 to Tier 15 | Stormcaller Arrow Leaguestart Leveling [Patch 0.2]

Tuadh 2025-08-18 | Run was done in 0.2

*Path of Building*
https://pobb.in/Psgn448dx5jo

*Act 1 Gems*
Stormcaller - Rapid Attacks - Lightning Attunement (Single Target)/Multishot (Clear)
Freezing Salvo - Hourglass - Execute
Herald of Thunder - Innervate - Magnified Area
Barrage

*0.3 Changes*
Herald of Thunder: Bolt impact radius is now 1 metre (from 1.4)

You can no longer socket multiple copies of the same Skill Gem into your main skill sockets.

Freezing Salvo: Spread has been increased by 25% Now fires an additional arrow at each Ice Fragment near its target location. Now has an Attack Damage of 68-150% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 78-172%). Now accumulates a missile every 0.75 seconds at all Gem levels (previously 1-0.8 seconds at Gem levels 5-20), and now accumulates up to 10 additional missiles (previously 12). Quality now provides 0-40% more Freeze Buildup (previously Delay between missile accumulation is 0 to -0.2 seconds shorter).

*Regex*
"t speed|adds|d phys|m life"

*Gear Progression*
Vendor checks for decent bows (%inc Physical Damage, flat Lightning, flat Physical) are pretty important. At 28 you can get the Dualstring Bow which allows you to drop Scattershot support. Pick up all Dualstring Bows no matter what rarity. I would use Blacksmith Whetstones, Artificer's Orbs & Storm Runes that I have gathered so far to craft a decent Dualstring Bow. For example a Dualstring with decent flat Lightning/flat Physical are worth investing your currency into. I would continue using that bow until the next tier of Dualstring which is Twin Bow (level 55) unless you get a very good bow before that then I would consider adding Scattershot and using that bow. You can also get flat damage on your gloves, quiver and rings. The next bow base to aim for would be Gemini at 78.
Once you get the Reforge Bench I would also use that to reforge failed crafts.

twitch.tv/tuadh

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00:00 - Intro
7:38:42 - Mapping Starts
10:15:28 - T15 Map
10:24:40 - T15 Map Boss

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[Stream] Freshstart HCSSF Sunder into VFoS (Again)

Tuadh 2025-07-15 | pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Tuadh-4147

For PoB import: Tuadh4147

[Stream] Freshstart HCSSF TR Pathfinder

Tuadh 2025-07-10 | pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Tuadh-4147

https://pobb.in/ET1q8dMi68BI

Need to farm those in Maps:
poewiki.net/wiki/The_Porcupine
poewiki.net/wiki/The_Coming_Storm
Update: Seems like they nerfed the droprate of these div cards in low tier maps (I didn't find a Coming Storm in around 30 Leyline/Wharf Maps even though it used to be a pretty common card)

[Stream] Freshstart HCSSF Jugg Slams (Again because I died)

Tuadh 2025-07-09 | ...

How to Progress Fast From T1 Maps to Exarch & Eater

Tuadh 2025-06-12 | Exarch & Eater Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC-3r1SFuolfW1h8pC7K2GYf3QTGyPjLe

On Leaguestart I will stream on YouTube.

Occasionally I am on
twitch.tv/tuadh

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