There is no denying that Path of Exile gives players plenty of freedom to create some incredible builds using uniques, gems, and rare gear. With the release of the new Crucible expansion, players are looking to get ahead of the crowd and create unstoppable builds that help in leagues against bosses and end-game enemies. That is why we discovered these top 10 best builds in the current meta and compiled them in a list for you.
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These builds feature a unique playstyle and incredibly high damage output that will shame any boss or enemy. Add Belt Enchantment modifiers to make each build even more deadly.
These are the best builds for the Duelist class, specializing in swords and axes. This class’s mix of dexterity and strength makes it the perfect balance.
This build is about movement speed and is a great league starter for casual and new players. What’s so great about this build is that the gear progression is straightforward and focuses on a long-range playstyle that promotes safety and helps with crowd control.
The gems needed for this build create the attacks through Kinetic Blast, creating projectiles that explode on impact dealing colossal damage. Combined with Greater Multiple Projectiles Support, this will cause multiple shots to go off, dealing more damage. Follow the armor and gem list below to start this build.
The following Gladiator build has an excellent clear speed while also being a perfect candidate for a league starter. The gear progression is straightforward and focuses on long-range melee — giving the player more freedom against challenging enemies and bosses.
As for gems, Leap Slam allows players to move across the map at a quick pace, while Lacerate will destroy enemies as you continue to press forward. Follow the armor and gems below to create this build.
This build is very rewarding to play as it will provide you with many items and equipment due to the number of enemies you can kill. Also, the build is fast and durable, with excellent precise percentage and substantial in 1v1 situations.
Ground Slam Gem will have you leaping in front, destroying groups of enemies, and pairing it with Faster Attacks Support will allow you to attack much more often — making your build pretty unstoppable.
These are the best Marauder builds to bring the class to its full potential. The Marauder class specializes in strength primarily but can be created to become a top-tank-like build with high defense.
The Fire Juggernaut build is all about the tank playstyle while destroying enemies through the use of fire. The playstyle is simple and an excellent league starter with high armor, max res, insanely high life regen levels, and armor that helps with elemental weakness. Follow armor and gems to start creating this build.
This build can be described as a sturdy tanky spellcaster with lots of armor and evasion. Knives Chieftain also has massive Regen with the petrified Blood Gem and feels steady throughout the game, even in high-tier maps. Also, it helps that the build requires a minimum amount of button smashing to make it shine.
The Ranger should be your go-to class if you want to keep your distance from enemies and focus on dealing damage from a distance. They are high in dexterity and experts with the bow or throwing weapons. This is the best ranger build for Crucible.
Ever wanted to field like Captain America? Then this build is for you. There are a lot of gems involved in this one to make it shine, but once you obtain all of them — you will be unstoppable. The Shield Thrower build focuses on ailment immunity with 100% spell suppression and phasing, also upward of 25k armor.
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The Shadow class has high dexterity along with high intelligence. They mainly focus on using daggers or claws to fight enemies, making them usually quicker than most classes. You can make a deadly assassin with the builds below.
The Poison Blade builds aims to do what the name implies — to poison enemies. Since you will be playing as an assassin, the gameplay will be high-speed, meaning more enemies will get poisoned altogether. The gear is easily accessible, and the playstyle works in every scenario. The build does focus on enemies slowly dying, though — because of poison — so it does require patience.
The central part of this build will be the included Ice Trap gem. Ice Trap has a significant area of effect and can be tossed into large groups, making it perfect for crowd control and progress. Bosses are handled well here, and you can stack Ice Traps between phases, leading to enormous damage output.
The Templar is the best of both worlds, where this class focuses on high damage output through the melee and uses spells to its advantage. Check out the best builds for the Templar in this section.
This build is overpowered as it focuses on Divinarius’s uniqueness. It also uses Rathpith Globe to become tanky due to how it scales the player’s damage and critical chance — allowing the rest of the points to be allocated to defense. Playing as this build will make even the most challenging boss have a tough time trying to take you down.
The Witch starts pretty weak but can be created into an unstoppable force focusing on incredibly high summoning damage and critical attack power. The one build below will help maximize these two class components to their full potential.
This build starts to shine when level 8 comes around and succeeds in a league start build. With early and cheap gear, the build also carries well into end-game content. It is a summoner build where you will use zombies, specters, golems, and skeletons as the primary source of damage output — where the gems make each one more substantial than usual.
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