I got addicted to Lifestack Lumi (Kineticist setup), but I only played after getting Megablood and other shit, basically at mid-range budget, not in a league start setting.

From what I understand Lumi league start is really fucking rough and chances are its going to get even rougher next league once they nerf Lumi.

So now I'm looking for a similar build, in the past I played specters and golems (<3 Kay), but obviously a lot has changed since 3.14-3.17ish. So I'm looking for league-startable minions or generally zero-button builds that can do actual damage at low-mid-budget (so excluding RF).

What I'm looking for:

1. Zero buttons - its fine to press a curse or initiate the flame link etc or put a Wall of Force etc, but I don't want to be pressing buttons outside of bosses. This is a hard requirement for the build.
2. Does decent damage, something I can easily reach 2-3m DPS with on low budget (<10d on league start).
3. Tanky enough for T16s at that budget, e.g. 4-5k life-es pool with ideally ability to add block/recovery on block early on. Also has to have space for some Chaos Res - I farm incursions and mobs there deal chaos damage all the time.
4. Zoomy? I guess pre-Megablood that means just shield-charging everywhere, but if there's some setup that allows for some additional MS e.g. Catarina Phantasms setup, then all the better.
5. League-startable with smooth progression, I'm fine of course leveling to 60-70 with whatever, but I just want something I can switch to right after campaign at the latest. My biggest struggle on league start is finding my "tempo" so that I can start farming for my megablood.
6. Permanent minions only ideally - I realize there's a bunch of Animate Weapons builds out there, but they require constantly re-summoning the weapons from my understanding. If there's some kind of Chains of Command setup that doesn't require this - that works for me. As long as I don't have to spam skills to summon my minions in every map.

Builds that (I heard) might fit the bill:

1. Frostbearer Specters - not sure how league-startable it is really, Ghazzy said in the guide that you kind of have to invest a bunch for them to start doing damage, so to me that sounds like I have will have to invest a fuckton because my gear will be much shittier than Ghazzy's by default.
2. Chains of Command AG - since AG is permanent, theoretically this fits the bill since you can just enter a map, AG will attack something and summon the actual minions that will clear the map etc, is this how this works?
3. Soulwrest-Catarina Lumi/Reliquarian - this might be actually going away since it depends on specific uniques in current Reliquarian setup, also not so sure its a zero-buttons build.
4. CWS - technically this fits since it requires zero buttons, but its kind of hard to do time-based content with. I'm a die hard Alva farmer and that requires being able to do damage quickly, especially early on.

I'd appreciate any pointers and suggestions on where to look for these builds.

Hellos,

I think my best build ever may be this heavy strike build ive been following. Its gotten pretty far on minimal budget and some luck.
I do feel a bit squishy and know im lacking in the amount of strength department, especially being <3000 strength.
My goal is to put some strength on the Lathi and obtain a Mageblood but thats a gamble. Am i missing any other free strength modifiers in comparison to what im following or what you may suggest or experience? Im looking to do ubers with this build and still struggle in both DPS and eHP departments. Any suggestions I'd appreciate to continue this build!

My current: https://pobb.in/1Ub5zRHy2ZAa

What I follow: https://pobb.in/2YnU1fpC3PPZ

Thank you in advance.

Having a claw in off-hand will not cancel this benefit?

I didn't have time to play this league but wanted to do a bit of testing for 3.30 so I converted an old RF character on standard into CWS Chieftan. It has been pretty fun and I've been able to kill bosses/t17/delve ~450 but something feels wrong with the build.

I have my hateful accuser that I use for single target bosses but I noticed something a bit off. It feels like my Hinekora explosions rarely happen on the phantasms during boss fights. Sometimes I will be killing Aul for 10 minutes without an explosion and sometimes I will get a few in rapid succession. It feels like they happen more frequently when bosses are <50% hp. I know it's a 10% chance for a kill to trigger an explosion but it feels like it is significantly lower.

My POB: https://pobb.in/ydti4HSSa3Aq

Guide I followed: https://mobalytics.gg/poe/builds/cws-chieftain-emiracles

Also was wondering if there are any major things I should change/improve in my build. My current main priority list:

• New helm and put poison immunity on flask
• Watchers eye
• Get new jewels with max fire res increase
• Better Nebulis
• Cinderswallow with Malediction roll

Any tips or suggestions appreciated. I have about 90div to spend.

Hey, I want to try a str stacker juggernaut with lacerate of butchering. I know the skill is typically played with general's cry champion bannerman but I actually like the skill and I want to try it as a str stacker. Do I build it the traditional str stacker or is there a different way to build with this skill. I'm planning to go mb+replica alberon also. Thanks a lot in advance

I'm late to the game but I'm slowly making my way to a completed atlas and trying to put some upgrades so I can do 4 stones and then beyond.

Here is my current setup: https://pobb.in/j-6PDo9dchgh

If you guys have a guide that has some gear in the ~10 div range at current market prices, I'm happy to follow it. Also, I'm not great at crafting and would feel more comfortable buying gear than trying and failing a craft and then being out the money with nothing to show for it.

Hi guys,

I was wondering what is the common consensus regarding Luminary? Do we believe it will be heavily nerfed/reworked?

I know when 3.29 started it was kinda memed about her being weak (and a lot of people outright dumping the build and going for a "safer" option), but I believe as the league progressed several broken builds were found with a very easy progression curve.

What could be a realistic nerf/rework without completely destroying the essence of the character?