10 Best Beginner Builds in PoE 3.25

Path of Exile is an amazing ARPG developed by Grinding Gear Games. This game has plenty of classes to choose from, which is why there are a ton of possible builds that you can run. That is both a blessing and a curse.

Sure, build diversity is so much better in PoE than in other ARPGs. However, you will have a hard time choosing which build to go for considering the many possible skill gems and ascendancy class combinations out there.

Fortunately for you, we at RPGStash will provide you with the information you need to get started. If you want to play Path of Exile and have a fun time doing so, read further. This is our guide for the 10 best beginner builds in the 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League!

What is a League?

If you are new to the game, you might be wondering what a "League" is in Path of Exile. Well, every three months or so, Grinding Gear Games will introduce a new "League" where players have to start from scratch. This is because the company implements new mechanics and features and the only way to keep the game balance in check is for everyone to have a clean slate.

In Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League, GGG implemented a plethora of changes that make melee builds great again. Almost all of the melee skills in the game got buffed, thus completely changing the meta.

Moreover, there is a new Runesmithing table that allows you to add new modifiers that make certain builds shine.

Even though the Settlers of Kalguur expansion is mostly centered around improving melee builds, there are some ranged and magic builds that have made our list as well. That is why we encourage you to read ahead to find out which ones are worth your time and investment!

Basics

Before we highlight the best beginner builds of the 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League, it is important to set some ground rules. All of the builds we are going to talk about here are proven and tested to be great to use for complete beginners. These builds do not rely on complicated mechanics and setups that might be too cumbersome for total PoE newbies to understand.

It is also worth noting that all of the builds that will be mentioned in this guide are not ranked in terms of power. That is because we think it is more appropriate that you choose one based on playstyle and how it works as opposed to map clear speed, bossing potential, and other metrics.

Best Beginner Builds in Patch 3.25

In Path of Exile, the skills that you have at your disposal are contingent upon what skill gems you put inside your gear. The choice of gear, as well as the skill gems you use, are very important things that you need to keep in mind as you read through this guide.

Do not worry, we will provide you with all of the information you need about how a build works, what its potential is, and the items that are needed to take it to the next level.

With all of that out of the way, here are the 10 best beginner builds in the 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League:

Cyclone of Tumult Juggernaut

Cyclone is arguably the best beginner skill gem in Path of Exile. That is because this skill is fundamentally very easy to use. All you really have to do is press and hold the right mouse button (where this skill is usually placed) and just move in the direction where you want to go.

Having said that, this build utilizes the Transfigured Gem, Cyclone of Tumult. Unlike the base version of the skill gem, this transfigured version of Cyclone grants you 20% more attack speed and increased AoE per stage, up to a maximum of six. However, this comes at the cost of significantly reduced movement speed when you have reached the maximum stages.

To counteract the negative downside of the Cyclone of Tumult, you will go for the Juggernaut. This ascendancy class is tanky, but more importantly, it has the "Unstoppable" node, which basically means that your movement speed cannot be modified to below 100%.

Thanks to Unstoppable, your movement speed will not be affected by the slow effect of Cyclone of Tumult at maximum stages.

Alternatively, if you want to take a different notable ascendancy passive skill, you can save a couple of points by wearing The Stampede boots instead. These unique boots also negate the movement speed downside of the said Transfigured Gem. 

What's more, you can actually anoint these boots similar to what you do with your amulet. You can anoint the boots with, say, Relentless — a notable passive skill that increases your physical damage by 25% and regenerates 1% of your life per second if you have stunned an enemy recently.

For the weapon, you are going to use the Marohi Erqi. This unique Karui Maul gives you a huge amount of physical damage that enables you to destroy any monster foolish enough to come your way. Do not mind the "-500 to Accuracy Rating" modifier on this weapon because you will take the Resolute Technique notable keystone passive anyway, which makes it so that your attacks can never be evaded.

The Cyclone of Tumult itself can be utilized by other ascendancy classes too. In fact, you can opt for the Slayer if you want a class that has more offensive nodes than defense. We have just chosen the Juggernaut for this build as its defensive nodes allow you to survive longer on the battlefield.

Now, as mentioned earlier, GGG has done a balance pass on almost all of the melee skill gems in the game, which includes the Cyclone of Tumult. In Patch 3.25, this skill gem no longer has added attack physical damage. Instead, it now has a much higher effectiveness of base and added damage than before (precisely 61%-111%, up from 44%-59%). You can easily rectify the loss of added physical damage through your gear and other support gems.

If you just want a simple build that has no problem destroying enemies, then we highly recommend that you try the Cyclone of Tumult Juggernaut out!

Boneshatter Slayer

The Boneshatter Slayer is another melee build that packs a punch. Although there are transfigured versions of Boneshatter, you will utilize only the base version of this skill gem. That is because when you increase its gem quality, you now gain more damage per Trauma stack.

Speaking of which, what is Trauma? Every time you whack enemies with Boneshatter, you gain Trauma — a stacking buff that improves the damage of subsequent strikes. Each Trauma stack grants added flat physical damage, as well as 5% more damage from the gem's quality.

As you can see, the power of this build scales infinitely, so long as you are able to handle its downside. So, what is the catch? Well, every time you attack, you take physical damage as well. The self-damage mechanic of Boneshatter gets increasingly painful the more Trauma stacks that you have. How do you address this?

Luckily, the Slayer ascendancy class has some notable passive skills that help you with that. Brutal Fervour, the fabled "overleech" mechanic that many PoE players talk about, is one that can aid you in surviving higher stacks of Trauma. When you have this node allocated, you gain a 100% increased maximum recovery per life leech. However, its main draw is that the life leech effects are not removed when your life is filled to the brim.

Since this build has insanely fast attack speed, you will have more than enough life leech to sustain yourself while mapping. To further improve your survivability, you should put a lot of physical damage reduction and spell suppression mods on your gear and from your passive skills.

While the Boneshatter Slayer is not made primarily for bossing, you can still slay bosses with it, provided that you have the right gear.

So, what is different in Boneshatter compared to its previous version? Well, in the Settlers of Kalguur expansion, this skill gem now has a considerably higher effectiveness of base and added damage (231%-338%, up from 200%-250%).

The main weapon for this build is a self-crafted Despot Axe. The Despot Axe is the best crafting base to use simply due to its innately fast attack speed and considerable damage. If you want to learn how to craft the weapon, be sure to read our ultimate crafting guide.

Most of the starter pieces of gear are just some rare items that can be crafted with essences. So budget-wise, this build is an amazing league starter. The only unique item you need to get your hands on, at least in the early days of the league, is the Belt of the Deceiver.

What makes the Belt of the Deceiver great for this build is that it provides you with physical damage, elemental resistance, and some life. This belt also has a unique effect where nearby enemies are Intimidated, which means that they take 10% more damage from your attacks.

If you find the Slayer to be too squishy to your liking, you can start with a Marauder and then choose the Juggernaut as the main ascendancy class. Although you lose the overleech of the Slayer, you compensate for that with the Juggernaut's "Unbreakable" and "Untiring" notable passive skills.

Despite the self-damaging mechanic of the main skill gem, the Boneshatter Slayer is an amazing build for Path of Exile beginners.

Hexblast Mines Saboteur

If you are a more methodical type of player who wants to try a build that deals significant amounts of damage, but does not require a very frantic playstyle, then perhaps we can interest you with the Hexblast Mines Saboteur.

Hexblast is a chaos spell skill gem in Path of Exile that deals huge amounts of damage, so much so that you can make quick work of the enemy because of its killing potential. Unfortunately, this gem, when utilized as is, has a relatively long cast time. But do not worry, you can rectify that by linking it with High-Impact Mine Support.

The said support gem essentially makes Hexblast a "Mine Skill," meaning, you just throw the mines where the enemies are, and watch them die in cascading explosions of chaos damage!

During league start, you can craft your equipment using essences, particularly those that grant life and elemental resistances. When you have saved up some PoE currency, make purchasing the Sandstorm Visage a top priority.

The Sandstorm Visage makes it so that your Hexblast's base critical strike chance is equal to that of your main hand weapon. Hence, you will use the Prophecy Wand or Omen Wand as crafting bases because of their high base crit chance.

Although the said unique helmet is now rarer in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur, this build is still worth playing because of its damage potential and scalability in the endgame.

Hexblast is an interesting spell because although the bulk of its effectiveness comes from chaos damage, its damage output is improved based on the enemy's lowest elemental resistance rather than chaos resistance. That is why you have a choice of using Elemental Weakness along with Flammability or Frostbite to weaken your target's resistance to fire or cold damage, respectively.

The Saboteur ascendancy class has a good mix of offense and defense. Explosives Expert makes your Hexblast Mines deal huge amounts of damage even without wearing your endgame pieces of gear. Born in the Shadows helps improve your survivability, allowing you to finish Path of Exile's main campaign without dying too much. Demolitions Specialist and Pyromaniac provide you with sustainability, so you don't have to make frequent trips to your hideout while mapping.

So, how do you play the Hexblast Mines Saboteur? When you enter a map, you simply use your preferred movement skill and then throw mines at the enemy. The aptly named Detonate Mines gem is now supported by Automation, so all you really have to do is throw the Hexblast Mines on your foes. Do not worry about this because your Hexblast Mines are not going to be wasted. That is because they naturally explode one after another and not all at once.

When fighting bosses, you can preemptively put as many mines as you can before the attack sequence commences. Doing so will cause them to take incredible amounts of damage right from the get-go!

Even though the upgrades for this build can be quite expensive, the Hexblast Mines Saboteur has enough power even without endgame gear, making it a prime choice for a league starter in the Settlers of Kalguur expansion.

Righteous Fire Inquisitor

Although there were some nerfs implemented in Patch 3.25 that have indirectly affected this build in some capacity, the Righteous Fire Inquisitor is still one of the best beginner builds in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur.

The Juggernaut, Chieftain, and Inquisitor are the only ascendancy classes that can make Righteous Fire work in the best way possible. Of course, the Inquisitor is the more offense-oriented of the three. Why is that, you ask?

Well, the Inquisitor has the Pious Path ascendancy node, which allows him to recover life and energy shield while standing on Consecrated Ground. This effectively nullifies the RF's downside of depleting your life and ES, while also ensuring that you deal the most amount of damage when the said spell skill gem is active.

That is not all! The Sanctuary and Augury of Penitence nodes weaken the enemies within your vicinity, causing them to take more damage. Righteous Providence is just the icing on the cake as it gives you a hefty increase in your STR and INT stats.

Now, there are several unique items that you need to use in order for Righteous Fire to feel relatively powerful. Although their prices are a bit high a few days into the league, they drop down pretty quickly after the first week.

Anyway, Utula's Hunger is a unique body armor that significantly increases your HP, provided that your other pieces of gear do not have any life modifiers on them. This is quite easy to do. In fact, it is a welcome adjustment since now, you can focus more on getting elemental resistances or even damage modifiers on your equipment.

The Legacy of Fury is a staple in Righteous Fire builds, particularly because it greatly improves your clear speed. This is due to the boots' unique effect where killing a Scorched enemy may cause nearby monsters to take damage equal to a portion of the killed enemy's HP.

Since you are scaling defenses to boost your damage, the Righteous Fire Inquisitor is incredibly tough, so much so that you can tank even the pinnacle bosses in PoE without any issues!

Saffell's Frame raises your maximum elemental resistances, allowing you to go beyond the usual 75% cap. Besides that, you have the Replica Soul Tether, which grants a considerable increase to your energy shield. It also has the effect of Corrupted Soul — a keystone passive that makes 50% of the non-chaos damage you take bypass energy shield, thereby reducing your life rather than your ES. This effect is negligible since you have Pious Path.

While the Righteous Fire Inquisitor is definitely one of the most beginner-friendly builds in the game, it does fall flat in terms of killing bosses. It just doesn't have that immediate damage that other builds excel at.

However, if you are looking at this build from a pure map-clearing and survivability standpoint, then the Righteous Fire Inquisitor will not disappoint.

Toxic Rain Ballista Pathfinder

Most projectile-based builds in Path of Exile are not tanky because they are primarily made in a way that favors offense more than defense. However, the penultimate build on this list enjoys both — all without the heavy investment.

The Toxic Rain Ballista Pathfinder is another totem build. This time, you are utilizing a skill gem that shoots out a plethora of spore pods, dealing chaos damage over time. That said, you will link Toxic Rain with Ballista Totem Support because ballistas, by nature, fire projectiles exponentially faster than you. On top of that, you can summon multiple ballista totems at once, allowing you to delete enemies from the screen without a hitch!

When it comes to gear, you do not need anything fancy. You can even make this build work with just rare pieces of gear that are crafted using essences. But, if you want to be tankier, you should save some currency to purchase the Lightning Coil.

The Lightning Coil is a unique body armor that takes half of the physical damage you take and converts it to lightning damage. That is why it is crucial that you have your lightning resistance sorted out. To further reduce the lighting damage you take, you will be using a Topaz Flask, which is greatly enhanced thanks to the Pathfinder ascendancy.

Speaking of which, the Pathfinder is a great ascendancy class in Path of Exile because it boosts the effects of your flasks by taking the appropriate nodes. For instance, Nature's Boon increases the effect of your magic utility flasks by 30%. The Topaz Flask is technically a magic utility flask, so you take considerably less lightning damage thanks to Nature's Boon.

Nature's Adrenaline essentially gives you three flask charges every few seconds. This is like a pseudo-Mageblood because you have near permanent uptime of your flasks thanks to this notable ascendancy passive skill.

In the first couple of weeks into a new league, you should be using a Life Flask because you do not have enough survivability yet. Master Surgeon ensures that the life recovery effect of your Life Flask is not removed even when your HP is full. This synergizes really well with the Petrified Blood buff to increase your chances of survival.

Toxic Rain is a skill gem that allows you to spawn spore pods that deal chaos damage over time. You will use the Withering Step to apply the Wither debuff, which causes nearby enemies to take increased chaos damage.

That said, the Pathfinder's Nature Reprisal node increases the effect of the Wither debuff by 50%, meaning, the damage of Toxic Rain is enhanced against the affected enemies!

Because you want the monsters to stay in one place as much as possible, you can use Ensnaring Arrows to keep them bunched up together. This skill gem is linked to Mirage Archer, so you just have to use it once or twice and let the Mirage Archer do the rest.

Even though the primary skill gem for the build does not have any noteworthy changes in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur, it is still incredibly easy to use, which is why this build deserves a spot on this list.

The Toxic Rain Ballista Pathfinder may feel clunky at first, but once you have the right pieces of gear, it feels so much better to use. If you want a competent mapper that uses the totem style of play, then this is the build for you!

Frost Blades of Katabasis Slayer

This next build is an interesting one and is certainly one of the best beginner builds in Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League.

The Frost Blades of Katabasis Slayer make use of the transfigured version of Frost Blades, which leaves a chilled ground after the attack hits, dealing cold damage over time. Despite the damage over time (DoT) mechanic of the Transfigured Gem, this build relies on direct attacks that have their damage boosted by the Cold Mastery: "Enemies permanently take 5% increased damage for each second they've ever been Frozen by you, up to a maximum of 50%."

Despite being a "melee" skill, Frost Blades of Katabasis can actually be used from a considerable distance. This allows you to slay monsters from afar, which is great, especially if you do not have access to good gear yet.

Having said that, this build can use several unique items to make it shine even on a minimal investment. The White Wind is a unique dagger that increases your cold damage if you do not have anything equipped in your off-hand.

Heatshiver is always a staple in many PoE builds that primarily deal cold damage. When hitting frozen enemies, you deal extra fire damage as a result.

Speaking of which, you'll be freezing enemies a lot with this build due to its high critical strike chance. To keep monsters frozen, you have the option of wearing Southbound — a pair of gloves that increases freeze duration on monsters by 100%!

Now, you might be thinking about how this build addresses the downside of the gloves, wherein you can only kill enemies that are frozen. Well, Frost Blades of Katabasis itself, unlike its base counterpart, has a damage over time component. That DoT can and will kill all monsters because it is not considered a "hit."

The Slayer is the perfect ascendancy class for this build. Aside from the damage bonuses provided by Bane of Legends and Headsman, the Slayer's overleech via the Brutal Fervour node improves your survivability, manifold.

Moreover, you can enjoy even more damage, attack speed, and defense by stacking as many Frenzy Charges as you can. With the Slayer's Masterful Form ascendancy node, you will gain Endurance Charges equal to your maximum Frenzy Charges as well.

Seriously, the Frost Blades of Katabasis Slayer is an incredible build that is easy to play and has enough power to destroy enemies with ease!

Ice Nova of Frostbolts Hierophant

The Ice Nova of Frostbolts Hierophant is an incredibly easy build to play. Even though it utilizes a bunch of different mechanics, you only have to worry about pressing one button to set everything in motion.

If you are wondering what we meant by that, Ice Nova of Frostbolts is a Transfigured Gem in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur that can interact with another skill gem, Frostbolt.

You see, Frostbolt allows you to fire icy projectiles. When you cast Ice Nova of Frostbolts immediately after, multiple ice novas will emerge from those projectiles, thus damaging monsters that are within their area of effect.

Wait, didn't we say that the Ice Nova of Frostbolts Hierophant only uses one button? Well, you can automate Frostbolt by inserting it into a unique helmet called Kitava's Thirst. Once that is done, you simply cast the Transfigured Gem and it should get the ball rolling!

Although you are technically using a cold damage-based spell for this build, the bulk of your damage actually comes from Archmage Support.

Archmage Support gives added lightning damage equal to 19% of your unreserved maximum mana (at gem level 20). As you can already tell, this build is a mana stacker, which uses various items with mana mods on them.

The build's upgrades can get a bit pricey, especially considering that some of them have to be crafted. But, once you get all of the necessary pieces together, acquiring the necessary amount of PoE Currency is not a problem for the Ice Nova of Frostbolts Hierophant!

Storm Rain Deadeye

If the previous build's mechanics are too confusing for you, then this next build should be easy enough for the vast majority of PoE beginners.

The Storm Rain Deadeye is one of the easiest projectile builds to play. You simply run around, use Storm Rain, and then see enemies die as beams of lightning populate the screen!

What's great about Storm Rain is that you can use it as is or you could include it as a complementary piece of another skill gem. If you opt for the latter, you can utilize the Manaforged Arrows Support so that you do not have to worry about manually casting the skill yourself.

This build is capable of going from zero to hero because it does not require any expensive unique items at all. You just have to equip a competent bow that has at least a couple of different elements for Trinity Support to work.

Trinity has an inherent mechanic that grants elemental damage and penetration so long as you're able to deal more than one damage type. This is solved by using a tri-ele bow.

It is important to note that the Deadeye ascendancy class did receive a couple of nerfs in Patch 3.25. For one, Gathering Winds now only increases the effect of Tailwind on you by up to a maximum of 100% (from 150%).

Aside from that, Far Shot now only provides 30% more damage for projectiles that reach their maximum travel distance. If there's any consolation, at least this node no longer makes projectiles deal less damage to targets at the start of their movement., therefore, balancing things out.

With a build that can work on mostly self-found gear, the Storm Rain Deadeye is definitely a build that you'd want to try out in Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur!

Lightning Arrow Deadeye

When it comes to builds for the complete beginner in Path of Exile, the Lightning Arrow Deadeye is definitely one of the best. It deals an insane amount of damage even when you are on a budget. And, if you like the playstyle so much, you can invest more currency to scale the damage of the build even further!

The star of the show is, of course, the Lightning Arrow skill gem. This actually got buffed in Path of Exile 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur League in that its effectiveness of base and added damage is now set at 149%-177% (up from 130%-154%). The loss of added lightning damage can easily be addressed by using the right support gems.

The Lightning Arrow Deadeye is still quite popular to this day because it deals huge amounts of damage even with minimal investment. You start with a self-crafted Spine Bow using Shrieking/Deafening Essence of Wrath until you get decent mods like crit chance, crit multiplier, and attack speed.

For the body armor, you can go for the Lightning Coil to give you some defense — something that this build sorely lacks. However, you could also go for pure offense by wearing the Hyrri's Ire unique body armor. This gives you huge amounts of spell suppression and evasion rating, plus some flat added cold damage to help you proc Trinity Support.

Despite the moniker, the Lightning Arrow Deadeye actually utilizes the three elemental damage types: Fire, Cold, and Lightning. This is so not only to zap your enemies with lightning arrows, but to also take advantage of the aforementioned Trinity Support.

The said support gem gives you more elemental damage and elemental penetration to allow you to tear through even the toughest enemies in the game. Of course, when compared to Tornado Shot, this build is still lacking in the single-target damage department. To address this, you have a couple of options you can take.

First, you go for a Barrage setup which is enhanced with Trinity Support, Increased Critical Damage, Elemental Focus, and Elemental Damage with Attacks.

Second, you can opt for a totem setup, where you put your Lightning Arrow along with Ballista Totem Support, as well as other support gems. When you go this route, just drop the totems whenever you face tough enemies or bosses.

So, why the Deadeye? This particular ascendancy class has all of the offensive nodes you need to increase projectile damage manifold. Endless Munitions grants you the power to fire two additional arrows just by taking this one single node.

Then, you have Far Shot — a notable ascendancy passive skill that increases projectile damage as your lightning arrows travel farther. This works really well with the Returning Projectiles Support mainly because the arrows travel their maximum distance before coming back to you.

Then, you have Gathering Winds, which grants action speed at 100% effectiveness, allowing you to move and attack faster.

Lastly, Focal Point increases the effect of Sniper's Mark by a significant degree. This enables you to hit multiple targets with just one cast of Lightning Arrow. You can even take things a step further by taking the Wildwood Primalist as your secondary ascendancy class and equipping three Charms that have the mod, "25% Increased Effect of Your Marks" on each one.

The Lightning Arrow Deadeye is quite appealing, but there are two things that you need to keep in mind here. For one, its survivability leaves much to be desired. Unless you have Hyrri's Ire or Lightning Coil and 100% spell suppression, this build cannot take huge hits from the enemy.

Aside from that, the endgame gear for this build costs a lot of currency, so much so that you will have to secure tons of Divine Orbs before purchasing the upgrades.

Although this build has obvious downsides, the Lightning Arrow Deadeye is still pretty amazing. It can clear maps quickly, is fundamentally easy to play, and with enough investment, has the potential to take down any boss in Path of Exile.

Lightning Strike Warden

One of the biggest changes in the Settlers of Kalguur expansion is that the Raider has been deleted from the game. Taking its place is the Warden — a new ascendancy class that specializes in dealing elemental damage and Tinctures.

According to Mark Roberts, Game Director on Path of Exile, the new ascendancy class is inspired by the Warden of the Maji from a couple of leagues ago. True enough, the Warden has the "Mother's Teachings" ascendancy node that grants a level 20 Barkskin skill. This helps you survive in the early parts of the game because it gives you heaps of armor that gradually whittles down. When it is exhausted, you gain a considerable boost to your evasion.

However, what makes the Warden amazing is its notable passive skills that improve elemental damage in some capacity. Oath of Spring enables you to apply a whopping 50 stacks of Shock on the enemy. If you are new to the game, Shock is a lightning ailment that increases the damage affected targets take from all sources.

Then, you have Oath of Summer, which causes attacks that would inflict Ignite to apply Scorch instead. Scorch is a fire-based ailment that reduces the elemental resistance of affected enemies by up to 30%.

While the combination of Oath of Summer and Oath of Spring already gives you the power to deal huge amounts of elemental damage on the enemy, wait until you hear about Avatar of the Wilds.

Avatar of the Wilds grants you the ability to activate Unbound Avatar for 10 seconds. While in this state, you gain 80% more elemental damage. Take note that "more" damage modifiers in PoE are calculated multiplicatively rather than additively. To put it simply, you get a ton more damage as a result of "more damage" modifiers.

Okay, you're probably sold on the Warden, but what about the primary skill gem of this build? Well, Lightning Strike did get buffed in Patch 3.25. Previously, the said skill gem only had an effectiveness of base and added damage of 225% at gem level 20. Now, that number has been raised to 456%!

To effectively play this build, you have to position yourself in a way where there is a bit of distance between you and your target. After that is achieved, simply use Lightning Strike to destroy the enemy with devastating lightning-infused attacks!

You can also apply Tinctures to your melee weapons in the Settlers of Kalguur expansion. We recommend the Prismatic Tincture because this increases your elemental damage by up to 100%!

All in all, the Lightning Strike Warden looks very promising, so much so that we will not be surprised if this gets nerf in the next league. Yes, it is that powerful!

Final Thoughts

Path of Exile is an amazing ARPG, but it can be quite complicated, especially when talking about certain mechanics. However, there are definitely some builds that are fun and easy to play.

If you ask us about our top picks, we definitely recommend the Lightning Arrow Deadeye, Cyclone of Tumult Juggernaut, and the new Lightning Strike Warden. These are popular because they pack a punch, are relatively easy to put up, and can work with very minimal investment.

Of course, this does not mean that the other builds here are bad. As mentioned earlier, all of the builds in this guide are quite competent in their own way. It is just a matter of preference and your style of play.

While it is true that PoE is a complex game, it does not have to be at all times. Hopefully, this guide has helped you choose the right build for Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur!

With all of that said, good luck on your adventures in Wraeclast, Exile!