Infernalist Witch - Pure Minion Build In-Progress (Scuffed Video Guide Attached)

TLDR: Minions feel bad early on but get much better after getting a few nodes. Get +Levels to minions and get Vile Mending on the tree

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This is going to be first build guide hopefully the first of many. A little background for me, I have been playing Poe1 since beta and it is probably my favorite game. Ive clocked in around 10k+ hours and i mainly focus on Minion Builds and Off Meta builds utilizing interactions with unique items, so when Poe 2 was announced I was already locked in on playing minions.

Most of the things in this guide is in the video that you can check out here:
P.S. The sound is not the best quality as I am still trying to setup things for streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxgEo4K4orQ


Lets get into it
Currently Level 75 with 2 days and 8 hours played at the time of writing this

Pros
+ Minions Do All The Work
+ 3-4 Button Playstyle
+ Can Apply Every Status Effect (Shock, Ignite, Poison, Bleed, Chill, Freeze)
+ Can Freeze or Stun And Break Armor Almost Instantly
+ Can Sustain Minion Instability
+ Can Focus More On Defenses
+ High ES Sustain

Cons
- Minions Feel Bad Early On In The Campaign Until
- Need Minion Life + Vile Mending On The Tree Before They Can Survive
- They Don't Hold Aggro (This may be an issue with mob AI and not the minions)
- They Have Collision With Each Other So they Can Block Corridors and Small Passages


Skill Tree - Ill post a better one later
https://poe2db.tw/us/passive-skill-tree/AAAABgEBZh5xmi5FWkesIpa2NBKDSZ0G26Ptx_C5w9HBm87eZ-tG4W4hqJh9WKNGNbbj5-LBaAvRl0xj-oTuuVE1Qm87jDi4M_g5Q_K_wA1z14w-DYNf3nxY_0Rd0xR4ANVojptx3IgYBZngonoGvagfGMO4uECS2iMXg0ydCPGSxTOB2Dl4Dxp-Aky8sR_evSL9F3aU2a0Lrr0p9iClpAeYPG8qV3kFpzphDu9ZJQvh6ZMnrBpYwM3lGxaR7mKDuhAs5tVbVkNNhr3BuRJ1vbX_MAAA

Rush to grab Vile Mending and early minion life nodes and faster revive time




Gems - These are all interchangeable as you see fit
Melee
Skeletal Warrior(From Sceptre): Lacerate - Brutality - Maim
Skeletal Brute: Impact Shockwave - Exploit Weakness - Discombobulate
Skeletal Reaver: Corrosion - Envenom - Martial Tempo
Range
Skeletal Frost Mage: Cold Penetration - Scattershot - Glaciation
Skeletal Storm Mage: Controlled Destruction - Conduction - Coursing Current
Skeletal Cleric: Minion Mastery - Arcane Tempo - Ingenuity
Buff
Pain Offering: Font of Blood - Meat Shield - Ablation
Grim Feast: No Gems
Debuffs
Contagion: Magnified - Chaotic Freeze - Hinder
Vulnerability - Heightened Curse - Hex Bloom - Focused Curse

Playstyle
- Use Pain Offering often to buff your minion damage, They will get instantly revived once the duration is over by the cleric.
- Cast Contagion to proc freeze and hinder, you only need to cast this on one mob in the pack because every time it spreads the duration gets reset
- Cast Vulnerability it will do the same thing as Contagion
- Make sure to keep up all three skill when fighting Rares and Bosses


Gear
Minimum Stat Requirement
Str - 54 (Lvl 78 Sceptre)
Dex - 45
Int - Highest Priority Put Everything Into This Stat

All Gear Should Be Energy Shield Based
Focus mainly on Life and getting the stats for gems and gear and try to get resistances when possible. For your weapon look for +level to minions

Helm: Life / ES - Stats - Resistances - +Level to Minions
Chest: Life / ES - Spirit - Stats - Resistance
Boots: Movement Speed - Life / ES - Stats - Resistance
Gloves: Life / ES - Stats - Resistance
Rings (Spirit Base): Life - Resistance - Stats
Amulet: Stats - Life - +Levels to Minions - Resistances
Weapon (Rattling Sceptre): +Level the Minions - Allies %Increased Damage
Shield (ES Based): Life/ES - +Level to Spells - Stats - Resistances


Ill update this guide later as its late at the time of writing this and give a better explanation for gem choices can put in a recommended leveling guide.