The best beginner build to start the affliction season on Path of Exile 3.23! The Gladiator Duelist as durable as DPS!

For level 90, see build midgame Gladiator Laceration !
For level 90+, check out the build endgame Gladiator Laceration !

How the build works

This build allows you to easily transition into story mode and then start the maps. This article allows you to get started with the game by retaining all the first important information. You will then be able to do all endgame content with the version endgame physical build bleeding.

Equipment

Take this equipment, remember once you move on to act 6 to use your crafting to add an affix on each piece of equipment (resistance and damage). Try to have 75% fire, cold and ice resistances around Act 8:

• all armor pieces (including shield): base armor
• rings for resistors
• amulet for statistics (in order to use gems)
• ax weapon, with affixes of physical damage and percentage of physical damage
• take three potions of life, one of mana and one of movement while trying to have the anti-freeze, burn, etc. affixes.

Gems and Skills

Once you get to Act 5, do the first quest where you have to clear the Moonrise Shore. Lilly will then sell you all the gems you need!

Here are the gems and links to use:

• On armor
  • Main spell (in story mode): Volcanic Strike (Molten), Attack Speed ​​(Faster Attack), Melee Physical Damage (Melee Physical Damage), Strengthen (Fortify)
  • Main spell (once on card): Lacerate, Brutality, Melee Physical Damage, Faster Attack, Fortify, Cruelty
• Consider equipping the following skills:
  • Blood Rage: gain attack speed and frenzy orb
  • Leap: for mobility
  • Ancestral Warchief: damage boost
  • Enduring Cry: Stamina charge gain and healing
  • Standard of Endurance (Dread Banner): impales enemies

Once you have your equipment with enough holes tied, move on to final build skills.

Talent Tree and Ancestry

You will have the level 65 talent tree and 4 ancestry points by completing the story mode, the 3rd labyrinth still being a little too difficult before having made maps. Take the points in this order:

• talent tree: life, physical damage, damage with axe, shield then bleeding and impalement
• ascendancy: Arena then damage over time then Surpass and Survive

clarifications

Kill the bandits in Act 2 and take Solaris' soul as well as Gruthkul's for the pantheon.

ALL

Find the link to the complete builder on the POB Gladiator Bleeding.

History

• 3.23: update
• 3.18: No change, patch notes
• 3.17: creation

By Alchemists, December 2023