TbXie's Cyclone Slayer Build Guide Passive Skill Tree & Gem Links (PoE Necropolis)
Passive Skill Tree, PoB, and Gem Links
You can find an optimized Path of Building here Every build I release will use the community fork of Path of Building, which is maintained and updated in a much more regular fashion than the original one. You can find PoB’s Fork, by LocalIdentity, here.
If you are not comfortable with Path of Building, PoePlanner’s website offers you a non-PoB alternative to import the pastebin into.
More information about the Passive Skill Tree, as well as all the Gem Links, can be found on our dedicated page.
Progression Advice
The Path of Building offers a couple of passive trees which should guide you through the levelling. If you follow those, you’ll be at the end game in no time. Additionally, some step up gem sets & gear sets are provided starting at maps.
Gem Links
Cyclone – Main Link (6-Link)
Cyclone’s Damage will scale really hard if you can get level 5 versions of the 2 suggested awakened gems. If you’re not playing enough to get those to level 5 fast, I recommend buying level 5’s.
Cyclone
Close Combat Support
Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support
Awakened Brutality Support
Infused Channelling Support
Impale Support
Movement & 2nd Curse
Use the Mark on Hit as early as you can – Upgrade to the Curse on Hit ring + this Mark on Hit support as soon as you get a source of Double Curse.
Auras
This build runs a plethora of Auras. Make sure to check the PoB if you’re not yet at all the components necessary to get enough mana to run all of them.
Blood and Sand
Flesh and Stone
Determination
Pride
Dread Banner
Enlighten Support (L3 works, L4 is better)
Socketed anywhere else
Precision (+- L12 – You can play around with this – Depends on your total mana, your character level, …)
Utility
Molten Shell (Vaal Molten Shell is nice if you’re okay with pressing a lot of buttons)
Blood Rage (Anomalous is huge versus bosses)
Berserk
Buffs
You’re a melee build. Melee builds are always kind of half totem builds as you cannot not have a Vaal AWC & an Ancestral Protector as the damage they offer is just too incredible. Link them to a Maim for even more buff power. Press both buttons once before engaging with a boss (or a challenging mechanic like expedition)