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r/PathOfExileBuilds • … • u/onehalf83

Which of these all-rounder (mapping + bossing) builds are still viable in 3.26? (as hexblast alternative)

I planned to league start hexblast, but now as it's gone I'm looking for other option that can do decent mapping and some limited bossing. Doesn't have to be uber-viable, but farming feared / guardians with some reasonable investment would be great. I tend to create one build and then switch with it between different league mechanics and some bossing, so decent mix of single target DPS and clear is what I'm looking for. Also I tend to avoid builds that lack visual clarity (i.e. toxic rain, artillery ballista, etc.) or those that move like flicker.

I went and looked thru some older build guides, videos on youtube as well as newly recommended builds, but as I didn't play any of them wanted to ask to share your experience / opinion on those:

1. Ice trap (trickster) - looks decent, just lower dps than hexblast 2. EA ballista (elementalist) - flexible, delayed dmg 3. PoeGuy's Siege ballista (hierophant) - little clutter, not T17 / uber viable, but can switch to PoeGuy's Shrapnel Ballista for endgame (after 120d investment) 4. Penance brand of deception (hiero) - good bossing, mapping takes significant investment to improve 5. ED occultist (witch) - good clear, bossing with significant investment 6. Venom gyre (deadeye) - looks awful (fixable with MTX), good bossing / mapping. Some flicker moves on video - need to check why 7. Cyclone of Tumult (Slayer) -  mapping is good, claiming that bossing is too, WW style play 8. Arc Totems (hierophant) - looks good for mapping / bossing, visually too, no eva / spell suppression? Seems to require few uniques to start 9. Shockwave (hiero) - switch from ice spear, looks better, questionable clear (small radius), but there is some solution. Bossing situation is unclear. 10. Ice spear / frozen pulse totems (hiero) - insane DPS, uber viable, good clear. Doesn’t look great, but ok-ish. Switch to shockwave? 11. Exsanguinate mines (trickster) - great mapping, maxroll suggest that bossing is bad, but heard that with some investment it is doable

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