[3.10] From League Starter to Shaper – Cheap, Tanky, Fast and Fun Physical ST – Very Detailed Guide

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Keyzdiseaze wrote:

OK... so i know this is probably going to annoy everyone. But I am a brand new player and barely know what I'm doing. I made it to 37 with Shadow Spectral Throw build, but it really didn't fit my play style and I followed a guide... ish but I barely knew what I was doing. This build seems right for me but I don't understand: everything being said, what to look up to understand the basics, and what to do start using this build and become more comfortable with the game in general. Any basic tips will help, and I appreciate the feedback.

I know this is kinda outdated but if you are brand new and have trouble getting the game, check out ZiggyD's Path of Exile Survival Guide and Zizaran's Path of Exile 3.0 - Beginner Guide. Those might be older but both are very good to build a basic understanding of core mechanics that don't change much. You can even play this spec and still follow ZiggyD's guide.

I also want to add, if you played on ST build and didn't like the play style you probably wont like this ST build. If you nothing about the game just start with a nice juicy Sunder Glad. It works with very little gear, you still benefit from vendor recipes (like phys on weapon) and you can clear basically all the content in the game if you scale it high enough.

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ChimeraShot wrote:

Hi, I'm running this build as a starter this league and just hit level 70 yesterday. Leveling felt a little underwhelming but now its kinda getting a little fun. I'm around 3.2k HP and probably why feels a little squishy and although I don't die a lot, I do have to kite some bosses around if I get crit too often. My damage is starting to increase as well now. Can you please take a look at my build and suggest some improvements or things that I'm doing wrong ? I'm very new to POE as well (less than 2 months) and I want to be able to farm maps/uber lab and other bosses with this char.

Your help is appreciated.

Everything except the claws must go. I know this sounds bad but so is your gear. I don't know what your budget is but I'd start with a 6L armour with as much life and resists as you can afford. If you want something cheaper then at least lose the helmet and ring. They have no place in this build. You can get much better for 2c.

Hi I'm on Incursion League right now and I'm level 84, I can easily do up to t13 but past that I die to the boss a lot. Can you look at my gear and see if there is anything I can improve

so I have one big question about this build that might seem dumb but needs to ask because I'm dumbfounded on this one. how do u use the scourge claws that require 113 int when the chara this build is based off of only has 74. i've run into this problem before and have alrdy had to spend unessary points

great build but what about blade flurry as our second skill? im only at 61st lvl now and it feels perfect

What are your thoughts on pathing to force shaper? Is it worth dropping some 4% life nodes for the increased damage?

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Tyler3143 wrote:

Hi I'm on Incursion League right now and I'm level 84, I can easily do up to t13 but past that I die to the boss a lot. Can you look at my gear and see if there is anything I can improve

Guys when you ask for gear checks at least make sure your chars are visible.

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suesiequ wrote:

so I have one big question about this build that might seem dumb but needs to ask because I'm dumbfounded on this one. how do u use the scourge claws that require 113 int when the chara this build is based off of only has 74. i've run into this problem before and have alrdy had to spend unessary points

What char is this built based on ? I have no idea what you mean.

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xtkjdtr01 wrote:

great build but what about blade flurry as our second skill? im only at 61st lvl now and it feels perfect

First of all why would you want a second skill ? Second blade flurry is not a projectile therefore it needs a completely different tree and gear.

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kevinabc12345 wrote:

What are your thoughts on pathing to force shaper? Is it worth dropping some 4% life nodes for the increased damage?

The tree that I have in this build is optimal for my taste. If you prefer more damage you can sacrifice some life for it. It's up to you. If you want my opinion it's not advisable.

I feel my jewel suck, any tips?

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notaloser3 wrote:

I feel my jewel suck, any tips?

I'm not sure what kind of answer you expect. You have one life and one damage stat, get two or three damage depending on your budget. It's pretty straightforward and the stats are on the jewel section.

Still having a blast with this build looking for something to chase other than gem corruption, would my assumption be correct that corrupting claws and thus losing the leech would be a terrible idea? Did anyone experiment with this yet?