Looking for a New Build: Best Value for T15 Abyss & Temple Farming?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been playing with a poison Pathfinder build so far, but honestly I’ve never really liked how it feels to play. I stuck with it because I didn’t want to restart the campaign from scratch… but now I’d rather start fresh than keep slogging through with it.

So here’s my question: in terms of value for currency and playability, which of these builds would you recommend for a new character? I’m also open to other suggestions if you’ve got them.

Options I’m thinking about:

Blood Mage
Oracle
787Prada Warrior (https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/787prada/builds/0-4-whirling-assault-smith-of-kitava-entire-screen-clear-boneshatter-movement)

A bit of context:

• I currently have ~1.5k divines

• My goals are:

Easily clear T15 Abyss maps (for farming Omen of Light)
Clear the Temple without frustration
Not be super expensive. Ideally the non-min-maxed version is still strong and fun to play

Thanks in advance!

Comments

Mass_Defect•5 months ago•2

The strongest build I’ve seen for temple farming is CoC Bloodmage. That being said, I’ve seen variations on the build successfully run on Stormweaver, Chronomancer, and even one Invoker. People who are suggesting things like plant Druid to you don’t understand what you’re asking.

Thekrok34•5 months ago•2

I play a permafrost build and have a lot of fun

https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/Mackattack34552-8868/character/Trymemf

I am not a master at the game I Will adjust a couple of things but already destroy the temple and t15-t16 Maps too . Could just add more évasion to live longer. So here is my build if you want to have an idea

peacefulMercedes•5 months ago•2

Druid Oracle Watering the Plants is cheap and effective.

Trollatopoulous•5 months ago•2

There's nothing as strong, as comfortable or as efficient as coc ele weakness blood mage. Trust me, I've tried everything else just for the sake of not sticking to just that build but I had to come back because it's just so far above anything else in every way. Switched to Ritualist atm tho because I wanted to lvl to 100 again (and the extra rarity is nice too), for your first one tho BM is unbeatable.

chowies•5 months ago•1

Imagine thinking you have 1.5k divines and being scared that not every build can do T15 abyss & temple farm.

AACATT•5 months ago•1

Just rerolled an oracle CoC Living Bomb for about 2k divvies. Wrecks everything. Although I did get lucky and craft an amulet.

CapnBroham•5 months ago•1

I play the elemental weakness bloodmage. Spell cascade and doedres undoing on elemental weakness blows up the screen triggering CoC comets to rain non stop machine gun brrrrrttt.

I started the 1 divine budget and worked my way up to the 100 divine budget and all stages in between melts everything. It goes higher to well beyond 1k divs once you start using some of atziris new gear.

Waste_Department_255•5 months ago•1

I know its played out and a meta build but BM coc comet any variation and same with oracle coc comet should definitely be able to get it up and running well for 1500 div

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