[POE 2023] 2 GREAT BUILDS IN PATH OF EXILE | SIEGE BALLISTA HIEROPHANT |SHRAPNEL BALLISTA HIEROPHANT

its a ballista build bro, its not a great build, its a strong build. aint nothing great about playing totems :(

One major adaptation I made to the siege ballista build - I changed auras to Skitterbots and Hatred with bonechill support. Made damage feel much better and the chill from the skitter bots helped quite a bit to slow enemies before totems are firing. I also used the small nodes for mana regen from 4th ascendancy and dropped lifetap out of the siege ballista links. I ended up using barrage as a gem swap for bosses. The build isn't insane, but it's so comfortable!

have you tried siege ballistas with the return proj ?

Replica boots?

Can u add ur char to poe ninja?

I want to start the leaque now. Is it still good to choose siege ballista for starting?

It works for Sanctum?

Nice one! Im still casually playing and following the siege dex stacking guide you made :) great build for a noob like me! Thankyou :):)

Love your shrapnel ballista build. I've always wanted to play a build that summons an army, the one thing I hate about this build is that for the totem to have maximum damage we have to place it close to the enemy. But man this build is just like a meat grinder, everything that gets close to it gets destroyed even the 100 Deli mob (Of course except for some mod on the map and on some random rare and magic monster.). For the 6-link ballista setup, I replaced the return projectile support with volatility support. Because the replica boot for each 80 strength adds 1 to 80 chaos damage, the more strength you stack the larger the range your damage deal so the volatility support help to deal more maximum damage, and replace withering touch support with anomalous add chaos damage support because the anomalous version help penetrate 5 of enemy chaos resistance

Very great builds man and fun to play. The only issue I ran into was the Replica Boots. I still haven’t gotten them from Heist. I looked on the market but haven’t seen any for sale lol. I took this equipment minus the Bow and put it on my Jugg to try Consecrated path Totems. DUDE! Fun AF :)

So, this build with 100 div budget is clearing also simu 30?

Really great. I like it

You think it is possible to make those builds on ranger?

Edit: the builds are fantastic but for my playstile Chieftain shrapnel was better before investing in the Hiero Shrapnel.
I found the siege one disappointing, i died a lot and the bossing was horrid, it was impossible. The shrapnel one tho.....fantastic but too expensive. However for a cheap bosser, deadeye shrapnel with mark scaling and return projecrile gives you easy 70m+ dps for 10 divine with no atrubute scaing. Then i went on a Chieftain and Champion and the shrapnel return projectile mark scaling gave me 50mil easily with a ton of tankiness. The reason is that return proj on shrapnel hits with each proj coming back from sniper mark due to the txt on the shrapnel that wach proj hits. Eg shotguning. The shrapnel hierophant is best but not on that price tag. The best build for my playstile before the budget for Heiro Shrapnel is Chieftain flamewall shrapnel ballista. Hinekora flame wall melts clearing and the shrapnel ballista is INSANE since each dps added per proj from flame wall including the massive sniper mark proj, gets the added damage. Also the 70% less damage from return proj does not affect the added damage of flamewall or anger. (Confirmed by gg) So all you need is a way to scale lvls of flame wall so either lvl scaling bow or the helmet with + 6 and quality with one socket

Have played full invested Dex Stacking Siege Balliste (achieved like 700 Mio Damage last League with proper Tree on Iron Commander) and went for Strength Stacking this League. I'm not as high invested than last League but the Feeling of Siege Ballistas are somewhat better for me. Shrapnel Ballistas have such a low Radius in my Opinion.

Nonetheless: Good Build. Have to test Ubers yet.

I played both builds previously and they are beyond bonkers and i like your point about having a fixed starter build that you run each league to get off the ground.. I do however think you are completely of your meds when it comes to 100D being a cheap build - no matter what content it can run :)

Love it keep my salami erect.