PoE Automation Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur
Overview of the Automation Build
In Path of Exile 3.25, the Automation build focuses on utilizing the Automation Support gem to create a highly efficient and continuously casting spell setup. This build allows you to automate your spell casting, ensuring that your supported spells are triggered repeatedly without manual intervention. The build is particularly useful for spells with cooldowns, enabling them to be cast as soon as they are ready, maximizing your damage output and utility.
Key Mechanics
Automation
Type: Trigger, Spell
Level: 20 (Max)
Cooldown Time: 0.60 sec
Cast Time: Instant
Quality: +20%
Requirements: Level 70, 68 Dex, 98 Int
Skill Mechanics:
Triggering: While Automation is active, it will repeatedly trigger supported spells whenever their cooldowns are over.
Efficiency: This allows for continuous spell casting without the need for manual input, creating a seamless and efficient damage output.
Automation Support
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
Support Mechanics: Supports spell skills that are instant and have no reservation. Cannot support Vaal skills or skills used by totems, traps, or mines, and cannot modify the skills of minions.
Triggering: Supported spells are triggered as soon as their cooldowns are over.
Recommended Spells and Links
To maximize the potential of the Automation build, it’s essential to select spells with cooldowns that benefit from being cast automatically. Here are some recommended spells and links:
Fireball
Links: Automation Support, Fire Penetration Support, Increased Critical Strikes Support, Increased Area of Effect Support, Controlled Destruction Support.
Frostbolt
Links: Automation Support, Cold Penetration Support, Hypothermia Support, Added Cold Damage Support, Increased Area of Effect Support.
Focus on wands or sceptres that provide increased spell damage, critical strike chance, and cast speed.
Armor:
Prioritize body armor that offers increased energy shield, resistances, and life to ensure survivability.
Jewelry:
Look for amulets and rings that enhance spell damage, critical strike chance, and resistances.
Flasks:
Use flasks that boost spell damage, increase cast speed, and provide life and energy shield recovery.
Passive Skill Tree
Focus:
Invest in nodes that increase spell damage, critical strike chance/multiplier, cast speed, and energy shield.
Keystones:
Consider using keystones like Elemental Overload for increased elemental damage on critical strikes and Mind over Matter for additional defense by redirecting damage to mana.
Playstyle and Tips
Positioning: Use the automated nature of the build to maintain a safe distance from enemies while continuously casting spells.
Cooldown Management: Optimize your cooldown reduction to ensure your spells are cast as frequently as possible.
Defensive Layers: Balance your build with defensive options like energy shield, life leech, and resistances to survive tough encounters.
Example Automation Setup
Fireball Automation:
Fireball – Automation Support, Fire Penetration Support, Increased Critical Strikes Support, Increased Area of Effect Support, Controlled Destruction Support.
Frostbolt Automation:
Frostbolt – Automation Support, Cold Penetration Support, Hypothermia Support, Added Cold Damage Support, Increased Area of Effect Support.
The Automation build in Path of Exile 3.25 offers a unique and efficient way to play by automating your spell casting. This build is particularly powerful for spells with cooldowns, allowing them to be cast as soon as they are ready. By focusing on the right gear, passive skill tree nodes, and spell links, you can create a highly effective and enjoyable build that maximizes your damage output and survivability. Give the Automation build a try and experience the convenience and power of automated spell casting in Path of Exile!