PoE Desecrate Build 3.25 – Path of Exile: Settlers of Kalguur

Desecrate is a versatile and powerful spell in Path of Exile, providing both offensive and utility functions. It creates corpses and deals chaos damage over time, making it a staple skill for various necromancer and corpse manipulation builds. In this guide, we will delve into the mechanics of Desecrate and how to build around it effectively in Path of Exile 3.25.

Desecrate Skill Mechanics

Desecrate (Level 20):

  • Type: Spell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
  • Mana Cost: 26
  • Cast Time: 0.60 sec
  • Quality: +20%
  • Requires: Level 70, 98 Dexterity, 68 Intelligence
  • Skill Effects:
    • Chaos Damage: Deals 294 base chaos damage per second.
    • Duration: Base duration of 4.00 seconds.
    • Cast Speed: 20% increased cast speed.
    • Corpses: Spawns 5 corpses.
    • Corpse Level: Spawned corpses’ level matches the area level, up to a maximum of level 80.
    • Corpse Limit: Maximum of 10 corpses allowed.

Desecrate not only deals chaos damage over time but also generates corpses that can be used for other skills such as Raise Spectre, Detonate Dead, or offerings. This dual utility makes it a cornerstone for necromancer builds.

PoE Desecrate Build 3.25

Building a Desecrate Character

Key Skill Interactions

1. Raise Spectre: Desecrate’s ability to spawn corpses that match the area level allows you to consistently summon high-level spectres, even in lower-level zones.

2. Detonate Dead: Use Desecrate to generate corpses, which can then be detonated for massive area damage.

3. Offerings: Skills like Flesh Offering, Bone Offering, and Spirit Offering can consume the corpses created by Desecrate to grant powerful buffs.

4. Volatile Dead: Combining Desecrate with Volatile Dead can create a constant stream of damaging orbs.

Passive Skill Tree

Focus on Nodes that Enhance:

  • Chaos Damage: Increase the base damage of Desecrate.
  • Duration: Extend the duration of chaos damage over time.
  • Cast Speed: Improve the frequency of casting Desecrate.
  • Life and Energy Shield: Ensure survivability.
  • Minion Damage: If using Raise Spectre or other minion skills, boost their damage.

Ascendancy Choices

1. Necromancer (Witch):

  • Commander of Darkness: Increases aura effect and grants resistances.
  • Plaguebringer: Increases damage and area of effect when corpses are nearby.
  • Corpse Pact: Grants cast speed and increases corpse life and movement speed.
  • Essence Glutton: Provides energy shield and mana regeneration based on consumed corpses.

2. Occultist (Witch):

  • Profane Bloom: Grants chaos damage and causes cursed enemies to explode.
  • Void Beacon: Reduces enemy chaos resistance.
  • Withering Presence: Increases chaos damage and applies wither to enemies.
  • Malediction: Grants an additional curse and increases curse effect.

Support Gems

Main Skill Setup:

  • Desecrate: Primary corpse generation and damage skill.
  • Support Gems: Spell Echo, Void Manipulation, Controlled Destruction, Increased Area of Effect, Efficacy.

Utility Skills:

  • Raise Spectre: Summon powerful spectres using the corpses generated by Desecrate.
  • Detonate Dead: Use corpses for explosive damage.
  • Flesh Offering: Consume corpses to grant minion attack and movement speed.
  • Bone Offering: Consume corpses to grant block chance and recovery on block.

Gear and Accessories

1. Armor:

  • Body Armor: Prioritize life, resistances, energy shield, and increased duration or chaos damage.
  • Helmet, Gloves, and Boots: Focus on life, resistances, energy shield, and cast speed.

2. Accessories:

  • Amulet and Rings: Look for increased chaos damage, cast speed, life, resistances, and energy shield.
  • Belt: A Stygian Vise with high life, resistances, and increased energy shield is ideal.

Flask Setup

1. Life Flask:

  • Instant Recovery: For emergency healing.

2. Utility Flasks:

  • Quicksilver Flask: Increases movement speed for repositioning.
  • Granite Flask: Provides additional armor.
  • Basalt Flask: Grants physical damage reduction.
  • Atziri’s Promise: Increases chaos damage and provides life leech.

Combat Strategy

1. Engaging Enemies:

  • Use Desecrate to generate corpses and deal initial damage.

2. Maximizing Damage:

  • Cast Detonate Dead or use offerings to consume the corpses for additional damage and buffs.

3. Summoning Minions:

  • Use Raise Spectre to summon powerful minions from the generated corpses.

4. Positioning:

  • Utilize Quicksilver Flask and strategic movement to stay out of harm’s way while casting Desecrate and other spells.

Example Build

Necromancer Desecrate Build:

  • Focus: Increased chaos damage, cast speed, and minion damage.
  • Key Passives: Commander of Darkness, Plaguebringer, Corpse Pact, Essence Glutton.
  • Support Gems: Spell Echo, Void Manipulation, Controlled Destruction, Increased Area of Effect, Efficacy.

Conclusion

Desecrate is a highly versatile skill in Path of Exile, offering both offensive and utility functions. By focusing on enhancing chaos damage, cast speed, and synergistic skills, you can create a powerful character capable of clearing maps and dealing with tough bosses. Equip your spells, summon your minions, and dominate the battlefield with Desecrate in Path of Exile 3.25.

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