PoE 3.14 Ultimatum Top Witch Starter Builds
PoE 3.14 Ultimatum has made a lot of improvements to the content of previous league such as Labyrinth, Temple of Atzoatl, Betrayal rewards, etc. In addition to providing players with cheap poe currency, Poe4orb has also prepared the latest PoE 3.14 Ultimatum Top Witch Starter Builds collection. Check out these most popular ultimatum builds of Necromancer, Elementalist, Occultist now!
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Witch Necromancer
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer Summon Carrion Witch Budget Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer CoC Volatile Dead Tank Witch Starter Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer Raise Spectre Witch Starter Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer Summon Carrion Witch Budget Build
- + cheap compared to other Carrion Golem builds
- + fast
- + not so squishy
- + can clear all content
- + positive chaos resistance
- + 7000 ES
- + can play as STONE GOLEMS as well (if you wish)
- + NO awakened gems!
- + NO animated guardian (no need to worry if he dies!)
- + truly AFK blight maps and Elder fight
- - Golem jewels and clusters cost considerable amount of chaos at the start of the league AT ALL TIMES.
- - squishy in the beginning, till you get more ES and Shav
Is this PoE 3.14 With build really cheap?
I only started using Shav at level 85+ though and before that i used a 6L Ambu’s Charge which costs less than 10 chaos. Before that i used Cloak of Flame which was 6 chaos.
It can be even cheaper, but at the cost of Golem’s dps. I just wanted to achieve great balance and use only important stuff which gives highest necessary boosts, like clusters jewels and Anima Stone (i only added Anima stone at level 93). Shav is just the best option to reserve 2 more auras and get more damage without being wrecked by Chaos and poison degen.
I recommend buying shav from the cards and linking yourself. My total investment was 35c for cards and 400 fusings which i gathered while levelling and early mapping/heists. I recommend throwing all your fusing into shav and nothing else.
How does it work, in general?
Carrion Golems buffed with Impale, massive attack speed and different auras and buffs, like non-golem minions result in 6 deadly beasts with over 10 attacks per second and combined damage over 10 millions.
Zombies actually deliver about 500k DPS as well, despite being on 1L, just for Feeding Frenzy. If they die = you don’t care and bring them back. They are no meat shields.
Spectres are there for frenzy and power charges, as well as some protection.
Gems Setup
Main Skill
Carrion Golems 5L: Carrion.Golem-Melee.Phys-Minion.Damage-Multistrike-Brutality
Carrion Golems 6L: Carrion.Golem-Melee.Phys-Minion.Damage-Multistrike-Brutality-Damage.on.Full.Life
Aura
Pride - Blood Magic - Precision, Dread Banner - Generosity, Summon Skitterbots - Vaal Discipline - Enlighten, Flesh and Stone - Maim, Vitality
Other Minions
Raise Zombie - Feeding Frenzy, Raise Spectre, Summon Stone Golem (from Clayshaper)
Other Skills
Flesh Offering, Convocation, Desecrate
Recommend Spectre
1 Carnage Chieftain, 1 Host Chieftain
Both can be found in Act 7 Ashen Fields.
They of Tul - reduces damage taken. Can be found in Thul’s Breach.
Undying Evangelist - protection bubble for everyone. Act 3 Sceptre of God
For 3 Spectres i would use 2 Carnage and 1 Host.
Ascendancy: Mindless Aggression, Unnatural Strength, Commander of Darkness, Bone Barrier
Bandit: Kill All
Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/y78dnTKH
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer CoC Volatile Dead Tank Witch Starter Build
- + cheap compared to other Carrion Golem builds
- + fast
- + not so squishy
- + can clear all content
- + positive chaos resistance
- + 7000 ES
- + can play as STONE GOLEMS as well (if you wish)
- + NO awakened gems!
- + NO animated guardian (no need to worry if he dies!)
- + truly AFK blight maps and Elder fight
- - Golem jewels and clusters cost considerable amount of chaos at the start of the league AT ALL TIMES.
- - squishy in the beginning, till you get more ES and Shav
PoE CoC Mechanism
First of all, here's a great post explaining Cast on Crit Attack Speed and Cooldown Recovery breakpoints in detail: Reddit Post
The short version:
We get more than 12.12 aps because of Corpse Pact and so need at least 14% Cooldown recovery rate somewhere on our gear. The "easiest" (albeit expensive) way is to use an Awakened CoC Support of at least level 3.
Alternatively, you can get it on boots or belt slot.
I find that a 1.25aps staff (Replica Duskdawn :P) with onslaught and tailwind buffs will leave us with only a little wiggle room for extra increased attack speed stats with a maximum of 14% additional increased attack speed before breaking the 15.14aps limit. So try to avoid getting too much or your true DPS will suffer.
League Start
This build will be able to run maps very easily with just a tabula and rare staff.
Example of a SSF level 74 character: https://pastebin.com/ZMY4vfK5
Leveling with Stormblast Mines Orb of Storms until lv.24 get spellslinger
Leveling trees POB: https://pastebin.com/MdGD4wzc
This should give you an idea on how to progress the tree while leveling as spellslinger.
General Idea
For spellslinger you can start at 24 after the Tolman quest. Make sure you have alts to buy gems:
Spellslinger - Volatile Dead - Spell Cascade - Conc effect (4th Link)
Spellslinger - Desecrate - Spell Cascade
For wand attack you need to get a barrage from another player or after library quest.
Barrage - Faster Attacks
For extra damage:
Cremation - Combustion - Culling Strike
Spell Totem - Wave of Conviction
Make sure to have 2x level 20 wands from the vendor recipe. Ideally on Carved Wand bases (for higher attack speed, makes attacking smoother)
You need:
1x magic carved wand
1x orb of alteration
1x RARE Ruby Ring (make sure to pick up early essences to make a rare ring if no alchs available)
Make two of these, aug+regal if given the opportunity and then you can bench craft spell damage when that craft becomes available.
That should be pretty smooth sailing after that.
Socket Colors+Links to look for
B-B-B-G For VD
B-B-G For Desecrate
G-B for Cremation
R-B for Spell Totem + WOC
G-G-B for Smoke Mine+Flame Dash+Second Wind
Ascendancy: Commander of Darkness -> Plaguebringer -> Corpse Pact -> Mistress of Sacrifice
Pantheon: Lunaris and Gruthkul
Bandit: Help Alira or Kill All
Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/t6ZR8kXT
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Necromancer Raise Spectre Witch Starter Build
About this build
League Starter / SSF
This build is designed as a league starter and SSF build.
It will take you from a fresh league start all the way to endgame bossing on cheap or self-crafted gear.
It is focused on having high survivability while still having good DPS.
Required Uniques: none.
Gems Setup
Body Armour
For Syndicate Operative:
Raise Spectre + Spell Echo + Elemental Damage with Attacks + Vicious Projectiles + Volley + Minion Damage
For Slave Drivers:
Raise Spectre + Spell Echo + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Controlled Destruction + Deathmark
Solar Guard:
Raise Spectre + Spell Echo + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Deathmark + Concentrated Effect / Greater Multiple Projectiles
(swap GMP/Conc for map/bossing)
Redemption Sentry:
Raise Spectre + Elemental Damage with Attacks + Elemental Focus + Minion Damage + Deathmark + Vicious Projectiles / Greater Multiple Projectiles
(swap GMP/VP for map/bossing)
Helmet, Boots & Gloves
Helmet: 1 red & 3 blue
Raise Zombie+ Summon Stone Golem + Feeding Frenzy + Elemental Army +
1. Stone Golem gives life regen.
2. Golem and Zombies can proc Feeding Frenzy buff that give spectres more damage and attack/cast speed.
3. Golem and Zombies can proc exposure from Elemental Army for -10% lightning res.
Boots: 1 blue, 2 red, 1 blue or green
Summon Skitterbots + Dread Banner + Generosity
1. Skitterbots chill and shock enemies.
2. Dread banner reduce nearby enemy accuracy (less hit chance).
3. Choose Aura for your spectre: Fire = Zealotry, Cold = Hatred, Lightning = Wrath.
Gloves: 4 blue
Armageddon Brand / Storm Band + Curse On Hit + Elemental Weakness + Flame Dash
1. Brand reduces enemy ele res (Elemental Equilibrium -50% and Elemental Weakness curse -44%)
2. Flame Dash is get out of danger movement skill.
3. Choose brand that is opposite of spectre damage. Arma for lightning spectre, Storm for cold and fire spectre.
Weapon & Shield
Weapon: 1 green, 2 blue
Desecrate + Bone Offering + Summon Skeletons
1. Desecrate spawns corpses.
2. Bone Offering consumes corpses to increase block chance for minions and necro, as well as some life recovery.
3. Skeletons add extra minions for pulling agro (and taunt if you have it on a cluster or ghastly jewel).
NOTE: You can use Vaal Skeletons to body block bosses with a mass of skeletons!
Shield: 2 red, 1 blue
Steelskin + Increased Duration + Convocation
1. Convocation teleport spectres to you.
2. Steelskin gives extra '2200 life'.
NOTE: You can set Steelskin to left mouse button. Also set 'always attack without moving'. It will autocast on cooldown.
Pantheon: Lunaris for mapping, Solaris for bossing, Arakaali for Sirus*
Bandit: Kill All
Path of Building Link
League Starter & SSF: https://pastebin.com/z8s0sztv
Pure Spectre: https://pastebin.com/gwnY3MJt
Spectre & Spiders: https://pastebin.com/wQiDYvUG
Witch Elementalist
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Elementalist Fast Burning Arrow Witch Starter Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Elementalist Storm Band Witch Starter Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Elementalist Fast Burning Arrow Witch Starter Build
- + Clear speed
- + Defense
- + Single target
- + Stun immune
- + Great league starter
- + High absorption Molten shell / Vaal molten shell
- - Predictive mode is a must once you get fork, limiting HC viability
- - Cant use Queen of the forest
- - Laggy on lower end PCs
- - Min-maxing can be expensive
- - Arborix bow effect makes a lot of mtx look weird
Gems Setup
6L Awakened
Vaal Burning Arrow - Awakened Deadly Ailments - Awakened Burning Damage - Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks - Awakened Swift Affliction - Ignite Proliferation
Aura
Enlighten - Malevolence - Herald of Thunder - Precision
Golem
Summon Flame Golem - Summon Lightning Golem - Infernal Cry - Minion Life
Body
Despair - CWDT - Wave of Conviction - Hextouch - Combustion
Movement
Dash - Blink Arrow - Second Wind - Flame Wall
Leveling Guide
1-35 - As witch we get access to a very good caster toolkit, so we will start off as a caster and switch to bow setup as soon as we unlock the library and get our first 2 ascendancy points.
Leveling spells below:
Option 1
Flame Wall + Kinetic Bolt + Holy Flame Totem // Dash movement or Frostblink
This is effective if you aim your kinetic bolts and holy flame totems through the flame wall
Add supports to the skills as needed
Option 2
Freezing Pulse + Holy Flame Totem + Raise Zombie // Dash or Flame Dash for movement
Freezing pulse is a great leveling spell as well as Holy Flame Totem as they do a ton of damage for little investment. Raise zombie with minion damage is fairly easy to upkeep as well :)
Level 35:
Trade League: Get a cheap unique bow, strongly suggesting STORM CLOUD, ROTH'S REACH, OR DOOMFLETCH
Non Trade League: Get the best bow you can, or craft a rare with decent damage
Complete Library quest to unlock vendor, and buy the following:
Burning Arrow, Lesser Multiple Projectiles, Added Lightning, Burning Damage, Elemental Damage with Attacks, Combustion
Link together BA + LMP + Added Lightning + Burning damage in a 4 link. If you dont have a 4 Link, remove Added lightning.
Buy Herald of Purity + Malevolence
Only put on one aura for now and use a mana flask to upkeep mana
(I would suggest malevolence)
Look for a pierce quiver or get a drillneck if you are trade league
IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU FINISH THE ETERNAL NIGHTMARE IN ACT 4, SWAP LMP OUT FOR IGNITE PROLIFERATION (vendor unlock from Petarus and Vanja)
Until you get awakened gems, your best 6 link (IN THIS ORDER) is as follows:
Burning Arrow - Ignite Proliferation - Deadly Ailments - Burning Damage - Elemental Damage with Attacks - Combustion
Ascendancy: Mastermind of Discord, Shaper of Flames, Shaper of Storms, Liege of the Primordial
Bandit: Kill all
Please take note that the End Game POB Bow and Quiver and some of the other pieces are END GAME, meant for after you have a ton of currency. you will not obtain that level of DPS until you build currency. There is a "budget" gear swap with Doomfletch and Drillneck, all you have to do is click the dropdown box where it says "Item Set" and click "Budget"
Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/bt5FeDah
CI Soulstrike Variant (Less DPS but more survival): https://pastebin.com/EAsNsXbJ
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Elementalist Storm Band Witch Starter Build
- + It's easy build can play as starter league.
- + Cheap cause we use many unique Items.
- + Feel tanky cause we have many defensive layers and high mana recovery rate.
- + Can upgrade when get more budgets.
- - Very RNG when want to craft Items cause we stacking mana that can't be use harvest craft.
- - Slow movement then we need tailwind for that.
Path of Building Link
https://pastebin.com/Qa1TE6Ys
Witch Occultist
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Occultist Vortex Safe Witch Starter Build
[Ultimatum] PoE 3.14 Occultist Vortex Safe Witch Starter Build
Leveling With No gear
If you are new to Path of Exile and/or starting with thousands of other players in a new league, you're starting with no items and no currency. Luckily for you, the build requires nothing to get going and is absurdly cheap even if you're switching to CI. Don't worry about unique items! My biggest recommendation is simply to save as much currency as possible for future crafting. Just move down a couple of sections and start with the Full Leveling Guide. Take your time and enjoy!
Leveling Item with trade link
There are a few unique items that will allow you to truly zoom through the leveling process. If you want to twink your character and get to maps ASAP, slap these bad boys on and crush everything.
Change Standard League to Ultimatum
Wanderlust, Goldrim, Lifesprig, Lochtonial Caress, Cheap PoE Tabula Rasa, Axiom Perpetuum
You can buy cheap PoE Power leveling Item within 1 - 10 min delivery!
Rares
30% MS Boots with 75+ Resists
5c or less ring with 120+ resists
Leveling Guide Summary
Passive Tree
Here is the full tree for leveling. See the full leveling guide for a section-by-section breakdown.
Gems
This is ripped straight from the full leveling guide:
Vortex + Efficacy + Elemental Focus + Hypothermia
(Vaal) Cold Snap + Efficacy + Elemental Focus + Bonechill
Creeping Frost + Efficacy + Elemental Focus + Controlled Destruction
Malevolence, Skitterbots
Orb of Storms + Onslaught + Increased Critical Strikes (For triggering Elemental Overload on bosses)
Flame Dash + Arcane Surge + Second Wind
Path of Building Link: https://pastebin.com/QTbDmYaB