TbXie's Poison Scourge Arrow Pathfinder Passive Skill Tree & Gem Links (PoE Necropolis)

Passive Skill Tree, PoB, and Gem Links

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If you are seeking more information or a more thorough item breakdown, please refer to the Gear page.

Gear, Jewels and Flasks Breakdown

Gem Links

Scourge Arrow (6-Link)

As you can undoubtedly see from the type of Support Gems you’re using, most of our damage comes from Poisons. The hit damage of our Scourge Arrow really is not impactful whatsoever. Note that Awakened Gems for this build are usually relatively cheap after a couple of weeks and are a huge upgrade to your build. Should you have some excess currency, getting Awakened versions of your Support Gems can really help you. Through running Lifetap Support we completely eliminate the Mana Costs for Scourge which are pretty high. If you’re not comfortable pressing Life Flasks, you could swap into an Enduring Hallowed Hybrid Flask to just keep it permanently rolling.

1. Scourge Arrow
2. Lifetap Support
3. Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
4. Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
5. Mirage Archer Support
6. Awakened Void Manipulation Support

_Note : Before Dendrobate is acquired, you should run a Chance to Poison Support _

Aura Setup – In The Devouring Diadem

This is where you socket Malevolence & Defiance Banner alongside a Herald of Agony.

1. Herald of Agony
2. Vaal Grace
3. Malevolence
4. Enlighten Support (level 2 is fine)

Aura Setup – Anywhere else

1. Defiance Banner

If you can’t get the Enlighten yet, you can either pick up a “Mana Mastery” for 12% reservation efficiency or drop the defiance banner alltogether for now. Enlighten 2 should be cheap though & one of your first pickups.

Wither & Ballista’s

Putting down a Ballista Totem scales you damage quite nicely! It will spam out pods to deal damage to the boss. By linking it to Withering Touch it also makes sure we inflict enough withered stacks.

1. Scourge Arrow
2. Ballista Totem Support
3. Withering Touch Support
4. Focused Ballista Support
5. Unbound Ailments Support
6. Added Chaos Damage Support

Defensive Setup

Since we are running Cast when Damage taken here linked to Increased Duration, we’re slotting a Vaal Grace here to make maximum use of your duration gem. Make sure to activate the Grace as you want to run the non-vaal-portion of the gem permanently.

1. Enhance Support
2. Steelskin
3. Mark On Hit Support
4. Sniper's Mark

Plague Bearer

Plague Bearer is an AoE around you that basically clears a map solo. You have to press it once to accumulate damage and then press it again to make it unleash its damage in an AoE around you until its damage runs out. Socket a Dash here as well to have some extra movement ability!

1. Plague Bearer
2. Enhance Support
3. Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
4. Dash

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