What are the best SSF builds right now ?
Despite the game being out for 2 weeks I'm not actually in maps yet as I'm just testing loads of different character and skills.
I also really enjoy SSF both in poe 1 and 2 so was wondering what are some of those strong SSF builds I should look at.
I'm looking at more all rounder style characters who can clear but also can boss. As some builds have crazy single target but terrible mapping experience.
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Minion Infernalist has to be up there, half your defense is from your ascendancy and your damage scales almost purely from +minion levels, which are more accessible than ever
Fubgun and Palsteron have strong Ranger builds. Fubgun’s is cheaper but it is quite glass cannon for leveling.
Gas arrow deadeye feels great. Not broken but great
Ice Strike Invoker Monk (DonTheCrown has a good start build) can nuke bosses and do crazy AOE clear with honestly not a lot of great gear.
Your only true focus early is finding a lv 50+ weapon with two of the following:
- High % Physical damage
- High % Elemental damage
- High # flat Physical damage
I've been playing about more than a week, level 85. Can clear anything under Tier X no problem, higher tier I'm having to solve issues I have with survivability (my gear originally was Evasion & energy shield focused, no +life rolls. Switched to pure Evasion with life and I'm surviving in higher tiers with less issues)
Downsides:
- Auto-targeting is VERY wonky, especially with Tempest Bell (sometimes gets placed behind you)
- Sometimes attacks will attack in place instead of moving toward an enemy then attacking
- If impassible objects on map are in your way (trees, small holes on floor etc.), many times you won't path to an enemy behind the object and just attack in place.
If you get a widow hail and +2 proj quiver pconc will destroy the game.Â
My fastest run is with a merc grenade in ssfhc from scratch, it's very strong.
if you want more survability and play melee, Tank merc quarter staff based video link
Minions or Crybaby
I'd wait till NNN comes back from holiday to see what they Nerf Nerf Nerf.
Rarity stacker glass cannon of any sort?
Mace titan is horrible in SSF, so avoid that one. You live off of your weapon, and I've had nothing but trouble crafting high phys damage maces. Skill mana costs start becoming a problem around gem level 18+, but you have too many other things you want on gear first: str, max life, block, etc. All around painful.
Minion infernalist was ez mode, you just want +minion skills bare minimum, +ally damage on the wand too if you can. Otherwise stack ES and mana on everything else for MoM and grim feast and you're easily tanky as heck and barely get hit anyway.
im blasting maps as mf 170+charm seismic cuck on ssfhc with like ~~50 res each and 30 chaos.
st carried by totems, pin support locks everyone in place, feels stupidly safe like temporal chains mapping occu.
Lightning arrow deadeye has worked for me with crap gear so far and I just reached maps. It's quite repetitive, but it works.
Totems
Demon Form Infernalists are kinda SSF friendly, you don't need any wdapon to do damage - just get some recovery to keep up Demon Form.