[PoE 3.25] 6 MELEE STARTER BUILDS PT 1 - SETTLERS OF KALGUUR - POE BUILDS
TLDRIn this video, the presenter introduces six beginner builds for the 'Settlers of Kalglu' league in Path of Exile, focusing on melee characters. The builds include a tanky Bone Shatter Juggernaut, a fast Lightning Strike Trickster, and a Cyclone of Tornado skill build. Each build is described for its strengths in clear speed, boss damage, and survivability, with tips on budget and progression. The video promises more details in part two.
Takeaways
- 🎮 The video presents six melee starter builds for the Settlers of Kalguur league in Path of Exile.
- 🛡️ The Bone Shatter Juggernaut build offers high survivability with nearly 200,000 armor and over 83% elemental resistance.
- ⚡ The Lightning Strike Trickster build is fast and effective, utilizing lightning projectiles for crowd control and boss damage.
- 💰 Both builds are budget-friendly, with the Bone Shatter requiring around 120 chaos or 4 divines for optimal performance.
- ⚔️ The Cyclone of Tomalayer build emphasizes speed and area of effect, making it effective for clearing maps quickly.
- 📈 The Bone Shatter build can deal significant damage while also accumulating trauma stacks for increased damage output.
- 🔄 The Lightning Strike build benefits from the new projectile support gem, enhancing its damage against bosses.
- 🛡️ Survivability is a key feature across all builds, with the Cyclone build achieving over 100,000 effective HP.
- 💡 Players are advised to focus on accuracy and evasion to maximize the effectiveness of their builds.
- 📅 Complete guides for these builds will be available after the league starts, with initial builds ready for immediate use.
Q & A
What is the theme of the video?
-The video is about 'Path of Exile' (PoE) 3.25 and focuses on introducing six melee starter builds for the 'Settlers of Kalgluur' league.
Why is the presenter excited about the M changes?
-The presenter is excited about the M changes because they believe it will make the league one of the best of all time.
How many parts are there in the video series about the starter builds?
-The video series about the starter builds is divided into two parts.
What is the name of the first build presented in the video?
-The first build presented in the video is the 'Bone Shatter Juggernaut' with the Marauder class.
What is unique about the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build?
-The Bone Shatter Juggernaut build is unique because it deals damage to enemies so hard that it also hurts the player's own character, accumulating trauma stacks.
How is the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build balanced for survivability?
-The build is balanced for survivability by focusing on both attack speed and armor to stack many traumas and sustain their damage.
What is the budget requirement for the Bone Shatter Juggernaut build?
-The build is budget-friendly, requiring only around 60 Chaos Orbs to get started and around 120 Chaos Orbs for comfort in advancing to Yellow Maps.
What is the second build featured in the video?
-The second build featured is the 'Lightning Strike Trickster' with the Shadow class.
What makes the Lightning Strike Trickster build powerful?
-The build is powerful due to the new returning projectile support gem, which enhances the skill's damage and effectiveness.
How is the Lightning Strike Trickster build's clear speed?
-The build has excellent clear speed due to the lightning strike skill creating many lightning projectiles that kill enemies on their path.
What is the third build introduced in the video?
-The third build introduced is the 'Cyclone of Tornado' with the Duelist class.
What is the downside of the Cyclone of Tornado skill and how is it addressed?
-The downside of the Cyclone of Tornado skill is that it is slower, but the presenter suggests an easy trick to remove this downside and enhance the skill's damage and area of effect.
What are the key advantages of the Cyclone of Tornado build?
-The key advantages include amazing clear speed due to constant movement, incredible boss damage, and a simple build to put together.
What is the budget requirement for the Cyclone of Tornado build?
-The build is budget-friendly, requiring only around 90 Chaos Orbs to get started and around 115 Chaos Orbs for comfort in advancing to Yellow Maps.
Outlines
🎮 Pathfinders of Calg League: M Builds Overview
The script introduces a video focused on the upcoming 'Pathfinders of Calg' league in a game, promising it to be one of the best leagues ever. The narrator expresses excitement about the M changes and presents six M starter builds. The video is split into two parts, with the complete guides to be available after the league's start on July 6. The first build highlighted is a tanky boy build using the 'Bone Shatter' skill with the Marauder class. This build is praised for its offensive and defensive buffs, causing damage to enemies while also dealing damage to the player due to its mechanics. The build is recommended to focus on attack speed and armor for survivability. The script also discusses the build's budget, clear speed, and boss damage, giving it high scores in all categories. It concludes with the build's impressive stats, including nearly 200,000 armor and over 83% elemental resistance, making the character effectively have over 300,000 HP.
🔥 Lightning Strike Trickster: M Builds Deep Dive
The second paragraph delves into the 'Lightning Strike Trickster' build with the Shadow class. This build is noted for its return to prominence due to new support gems. The narrator praises the build for its clear speed, with lightning strike creating lightning projectiles that clear enemies efficiently. The build is also described as fast and tanky, with multiple charge frames for damage and defense. The script addresses potential cons, such as the need for a good elemental call, but assures that it's easily obtainable. The budget for this build is discussed, with recommendations for investment at different stages of the game. The clear speed and boss damage are rated highly, with the build boasting over 100,000 effective HP due to high armor, evasion, and other defensive stats. The build's immunity to freeze and stun is also highlighted, making it a favorite for melee combat.
🌀 Cyclone of Tornadoes: Melee Mastery
The final paragraph discussed is the 'Cyclone of Tornadoes' build with the Duelist class. This build utilizes transfer gems introduced in the last expansion, offering an alternative to active skill gems. The script explains how a simple trick can enhance the cyclone skill, making it more powerful without the downside of being slower. The build is commended for its spare speed, allowing the player to continuously move and engage enemies. The boss damage is noted as incredible, with the potential to kill bosses quickly once the build is complete. The script also provides tips for leveling and dealing with stuns, emphasizing the importance of progression and character survivability. The budget for this build is outlined, with a focus on the mandatory unique item 'Stamped Boots'. The clear speed and boss damage are highly rated, and the build is praised for its over 15 million DPS and over 100,000 effective HP, offering great survivability in end-game content.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡PoE 3.25
💡Settlers of Kalgluur
💡M changes
💡Starter builds
💡Bone Shatter Juggernaut
💡Trauma stacks
💡Survivability
💡Lightning Strike Trickster
💡Cyclone of Tornado
💡Effective HP
💡Budget
Highlights
Introduction to the 'Settlers of Kalglu' league and excitement for the M changes.
Six M starter builds for the league will be showcased in two parts.
Complete guides for the builds will be available during the first week after July 6.
The first build is the Bone Shatter Juggernaut with the Maral class, known for its offensive and defensive buffs.
Bone Shatter deals damage to enemies and accumulates trauma stacks, which also hurt the player.
To maximize this build, focus on attack speed and armor to sustain damage.
The build has high survivability due to its massive armor.
Despite self-damage, the build is super fast and can kill bosses quickly.
Accuracy is crucial due to the Keystone 'Precise Technique'.
The build is budget-friendly and can be obtained with around 60 chaos for early end-game maps.
For clearing speed, the build is rated 9 out of 10.
Bone Shatter creates a big pulse of damage when stunning enemies.
The build achieves almost 200,000 armor and over 83% of all Elemental resistance.
The second build is the Lightning Strike Trickster with the Shadow class.
Lightning Strike has made a comeback with the new returning projectile support gem.
The build offers fast clear speed and is both strong and tanky.
The build requires a good Elemental Call gem to function properly.
The build is not expensive and can be obtained with around 80 chaos for early end-game maps.
For clear speed, the build is rated 10 out of 10.
The build has over 100,000 effective HP due to high armor, evasion, and spell suppression.
The third build is the Cyclone of Tornado Layer with the Duelist class.
The build offers incredible clear and boss damage with high survivability.
The build requires careful leveling to avoid dying due to close proximity to enemies.
Stun immunity can be achieved with closer Jewels or by picking evasion nodes.
The build is budget-friendly and can be obtained with around 90 chaos for early end-game maps.
For clear speed, the build is rated 9 out of 10.
The build achieves over 15 million DPS, allowing for quick boss kills.
The build has over 100,000 effective HP with high armor, evasion, and spell suppression.
The video concludes with a reminder to check part two and a prompt for questions in the comments.