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In order to be able to play this Build, you have to choose a Duelist in the Character Creation.
Before you reach the Endgame, players have to finish all 10 Acts of the Campaign. Most of the times, you will not be able to use the same abilities in the early game as you do in the Endgame. Here is an overview how you can progress easily throughout the Campaign. In this List, you will find all Gems to use in the Early Game, and To-Do Lists for all Quests and Trials in Act 1 – 10.
For even further Leveling advice, check out our Leveling Guide here.
In Act 2, Players are tasked to kill three Bosses, Oak, Kraityn and Alira. You can either ‘Help’ or ‘Kill’ them, whenever you engage with them. You can ‘Help’ only one of them, or kill them all. This Quest will grant Players a Bonus for their Character Power, depending on their choice. This choice can be changed later on if you made a mistake.
In our Build, we kill all Bandits.
Our Leveling Talent Tree focuses on utilizing the Gems being used early into the Campaign, often times changing as soon Players finish Act 10.
During the Campaign, Players can receive up to 20 Regret Points, which our Leveling Talent Tree will not exceed whenever changing to the Early Maps / Midgame Talent Tree.
After completing the Campaign, Players can start utilizing a more in-depth Talent Tree, focusing on their new Abilities and Gear that they want to obtain during this time.
Upon reaching higher Levels, we are using more Jewel Slots and even Cluster Jewels to increase our damage. This often requires to unallocate previously skilled Talents to gain the needed amount of Passive Skills.
Our Talent Tree will not exceed Level 95. This is to ensure that its a rather achievable goal after several days.
If players are reaching a higher Level then 95, more Jewel Sockets are a preferable way to use the remaining Passive Skills.
| Slot | Suggested Gear | Annoints/Implicits/Catalysts |
| Helmet | Pig-Faced Baskinet
Endgame: The Devouring Diadem – Unique Helmet | Eldritch Implicits:
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| Body Armor | Rare Body Armor
Endgame: Dialla’s Malefaction – Unique Body Armor | Eldritch Implicits:
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| Gloves | Rare Gloves
| Eldritch Implicits:
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| Boots | Rare Boots
| Eldritch Implicits:
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| Necklace | Rare Amulett
| Annoint
Catalyst
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| Ring 1 | Rare Ring
| Catalyst
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| Ring 2 | Rare Ring
| Catalyst
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| Belt | Rare Belt (Stygian Vise)
| Catalyst
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| Weapon 1 | Cold Iron Point – Unique Dagger | Area of Effect per Quality |
| Weapon 2 | Rare Shield
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| Flask 1 | Eternal Life Flask
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| Flask 2 | Quicksilver Flask
| Enchant
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| Flask 3 | Jade Flask
| Enchant
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| Flask 4 | Quartz Flask
| Enchant
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| Flask 5 | Granite Flask
| Enchant
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The list of Gems includes suggestions for various rare gems that can be put into socket slots, especially upon reaching the higher Endgame. Other Unique Jewels are a good choice aswell, but can become really expensive.
For the Cluster Jewel suggested in this Build, you want to look for the following stats.
Rare Jewel
Cluster Jewels
Unique Jewels
This list includes all desirable Skill & Support Gems. ‘Awakened Gems’ can be freely equipped aswell, but are not included in this list. The Support Gems are listed in order, with the most important ones in the top. Replacements for certain Gems until Players obtain them can be found in the right column.
| Gems | Replacements |
Seismic Trap
| Use Cruelty before you obtain an Empower Gem |
Exsanguinate
| Use Blade Trap instead for Bossing, combined with Trap & Mine Damage, Chance to Poison and Cruetly, so you dont have to switch Socket Colors |
Auras
| Use War Banner Instead of Skitterbots if you dont have the Unique Helmet yet |
Shield Charge
| Dont use Temporal Chains until you have Whispers of Doom annointed |
Malevolence
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Vaal Immortal Call (Level 3)
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Flame Dash Phase Run |
The Atlas Talent Tree can alter your game experience heavily. This Tree is designed to empower and direct certain League Mechanics towards your personal preference. Beware that the suggested Talent Tree works pretty well with the current Build, but this may differ for each individual player. Take this Suggestion with caution!
This Passive Tree focuses on Increased Chance to Drop Adjacent Maps, allowing players to progress into higher Tier Maps fast. This Tree does not include any other League Mechanics which should be chosen on players preference.
We also focus on dropping Maps 1 Tier Higher, aswell as additional Kirac Missions.
We also included a node for the Syndicate Safehouse for Map completion to trigger more Catharina Encounters for the Veiled Orb.
Our Helmet grants us the Eldritch Battery talent, which causes us to use Energy Shield before Mana. Before you get this Helmet, your Auras will not have enough Reservation Efficency.
You can get a Mana Node on the right side of the Passive Tree for 12% additional Reservation Efficiency if needed.
This build requires 155 Intelligence and Strength, so you have to make sure to get some attributes on your Jewellery.
With Eldritch Battery, you use Energy Shield before Mana. Make sure to have some Energy Shield available to you, preferably on our Belt – Crystal Belt which grants already 80 Energy Shield.
Divine Blessing will cost over 520 Energy Shield, and make sure to keep Divine Blessing on Level 1, so its costs are reduced!
Use Cruelty instead. Dont worry about the crafted Bow, its not worth switching the Craft for it. You will get Empower eventuall
Buy a clean Amulet with only +1 All Skill Gems on it, or try your best with Alteration Orbs
Craft “Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifier” and use a Bestiary Imprint to save the Item
Regal Orb
Craft “Cannot Roll Attack Modifiers” and “Prefixes cannot be changed”, and if needed a 3rd Suffix to fill them up
Go to your Harvest Crafting Bench and craft “Reforge Item, including Chaos modifier”
You can now continue crafting it to your liking and budget by crafting Prefixes cannot be changed and Scouring Orb, or just craft “up to 3 crafted modifiers” again and fill up with some desired mods.
Showcase: https://youtu.be/s-t9nEJaEFY?t=914
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