Drone Marksman Endgame Build - Hero Siege Season 10

This Drone Marksman Build focuses on optimising the Arcane Damage from Gunner Drone whilst staying tanky enough to progress through the game difficulties and beat all end game content.

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Starter Guide: Drone Marksman / Others: All Guides

Once you have reached Level 100 this is where the build really starts to come online due to gaining access to the Incarnation Tree which pushes the build focus more towards the Sentry Drones being the sole damage dealer and you being support to them.

At this point we focus on maxing out Gunner Drone and all skills that synergise with this finishing off with any passives that benefit our build.

Gunner Drone scales off ranks in Master Mechanic, Frag Grenade and Homing Missile so we max all of these out allocating our left over points into Turret Mastery for a little extra damage for our Drones.

As for Sub Skill Tree Allocation you will want to max out C.Y.C.L.O.P.S each time a new rank becomes available at Level 40, 70 and 100. Beyond this the focus is mostly on Multitude which adds more Drones multiplying the damage for each drone available and Explosive Toolkit and Heat Unit which multiplies the Gunner Drone skill damage.

Cannon Turret is a bit of a hidden gem on this build as at Level 40 you gain access to Weakening Blast which causes all enemies affected by Cannon Turret Projectiles to take more damage. This is particularly helpful against bosses.

It goes without saying we max out Weakening Blast when possible as well as maxing out Landing Spot for increased AoE and Doom Ball for a chance for even more impact size.

We continue to invest in Vault as our main Mobility Skill.

It doesn't really matter what variant is taken for Vault as the most important thing here for this build is the ability to move further in distance via maxing Forest Parkour and having 1 point in High Leap to allow traversing over Hard Terrain.

Frag Grenade is taken as means of Utility to apply Stun and Burning to harder targets so that we can benefit from the damage of the Ogre's Club Relic and Caffeinated Coffee Container Potion.

B.E.A.C.O.N is taken to boost the damage of all Arcane Skills including Gunner Drone and Frag Grenade whilst you are standing within it's area which is particularly useful against tougher targets.

Use Master Mechanic to boost the damage of Gunner Drone for a period. This will require a very large amount of Skill Haste in order to keep it up with 100% uptime so to begin with it is used for a burst of damage against tougher targets.

For your attributes you're going to spread your points across Intelligence and Vitality depending on your needs at the time.

A general rule of thumb is to put more points into Intelligence since that scales your Skill Damage and put in as many points into Vitality as you require to keep your Health Pool high enough to stay alive.

A starter recommendation is do follow a rough ratio of 3:1 in favour of Intelligence so at Level 100 consider by starting with the following ratio:

• Intelligence: 300
• Vitality: 100

At 4000+ Maximum Life:

• Intelligence: 400

During the levelling process there are a few Desired Stats that you will really want to try focus on stacking to make the levelling process as smooth as possible.

These include:

• All Skills
• Arcane Skills
• All Resistances
• Movement Speed
• All Attributes
• Intelligence
• Magic Damage
• Arcane Damage
• Life
• Extra Damage vs Stunned Enemies

The following recommendations currently match the latter version of the Starter Guide because they are more than enough to blast your way through Hell Mode.

Below are some gear recommendations if you are lucky enough to come across them or are able to purchase any of them from the Auction House if you are not playing Solo Self Found:

The following recommendations follow directly on from the Hell+ setup allowing you to reach and begin blasting in Inferno Mode.

Below are some gear recommendations if you are lucky enough to come across them or are able to purchase any of them from the Auction House if you are not playing Solo Self Found:

The following recommendations follow directly on from the Early Inferno setup and is going to be a hard setup to achieve.

Below are some gear recommendations if you are lucky enough to come across them or are able to purchase any of them from the Auction House if you are not playing Solo Self Found:

Alternatives

The following recommendations follow directly on from the Late Inferno setup and is going to be a hard setup to achieve.

Below are some gear recommendations if you are lucky enough to come across them or are able to purchase any of them from the Auction House if you are not playing Solo Self Found:

Note: There are still some items I'm trying to obtain that will be better than shown in the image below that constitute as the true God Tier setup. Due to a lack of interactive planner support here I can only show what I have right now but will strive to get this updated ASAP with the Angelic and Unholy items that will elevate this build even higher.

Alternatives

There are some items that will be even better than the above if you can get your hands on them but they are extremely rare and expensive so these are just a bonus if you are lucky enough to get your hands on them:

• Harlequin's Veil (Magic Find)
• Fulgurite
• Eye of Raghul
• Commander's Sentry Blaster
• Majorie's Belt
• Arcane Pumpkin
• Overloaded Dice (If you can get Gunner Drone Sub-Skills)
• Soul Collector
• Annihilator

There are some chase items to aim for on the Mercenary that will greatly boost your character damage as well although they are very expensive to obtain:

• Crown of Doom (Helm)
• Pearlescent Dream (Boots)

There are a number of Charm Stats that would be useful for this build so try to look for the best combination you can on each charm slot aiming to balance the stats between Offense and Defence:

These include:

• All Skills (Marksman)
• Arcane Skills
• All Resistances
• Movement Speed
• All Attributes
• Intelligence
• Vitality
• Magic Damage
• Arcane Damage
• Life
• Life %
• Enhanced Defence % (Aim for at least 100%+)
• Faster Hit Recovery (Aim for at least 100%+)
• Defence vs Missiles (Aim for at least 100%+)

There are also a number of Satanic, Set and Heroic charms that would be very useful for this build including the following:

• Anubis' Ankh Charm
• Traveler's Map Journal
• Damien's Cage
• Hello It's Me, Steve!
• Engineer's Mini Drone
• Orange Grayon
• Torch of Shadows
• Dragon's Heart
• Loaded Dice (If you can get Gunner Drone)
• Arcane Pumpkin
• Overloaded Dice (If you can get Gunner Drone Sub-Skills)
• Soul Collector

There are a few Unique Potions you can keep an eye out that will be useful for Utility, Offence and Defence depending on what you need:

• Caffeinated Coffee Container (Damage vs Burning Targets)
• Ghostly Potion (Magic Damage)
• Empty Bottle of Vodka (All Skills)
• Surstomming (Life + Mana Replenish)
• Witches Potion (Life + Mana Sustain)

If you find that you have some spare sockets on your gear then the following Socketables are excellent choices to help boost you through the levelling process:

• Chaos Gem (Intelligence + Magic Damage)
• Amethyst (Damage)
• Um Rune (All Resistances)
• Ist Rune (Magic Find)

There are several useful Relics that can be taken for this build so feel free to tweak it to your preference and gear setup.

The following are a few recommended useful options:

• Arcane Globe (Arcane Skills + Arcane Damage)
• Ogre's Club (Damage vs Stunned Enemies)
• Jefre's Subscription (Light Radius + Magic Find)
• Rock Belt (Movement Speed + All Attributes)
• Orb of Chaos (Ignore Arcane Resistance - if you have less than 100%)
• Cheese Burger (Huge Life)
• Cake (Life %)
• Doom Flute (Magic Damage)
• The Amputation Kit (Movement Speed)
• Magic Mushroom (All Attributes)
• Cookies & Milk (All Damage Reduction)
• Odd Book of Spells (Magic Damage)
• The Holy Bible (All Skills + All Attributes)
• Newt Tail (Movement Speed + Magic Find)

The Mercenary you want to hire is the Act 1 Mercenary as he is by far the tankiest and can be used as an Aura Bot to boost your Offence, Defence and Magic Find depending on what you need.

The items shown below are by no means the best in slot but are more than enough to keep him alive whilst beginning to boost your Offence and Magic Find:

Alternatives

Once you reach Level 100 you gain access to the Incarnation Tree which is an endgame progression Passive Tree aimed at boosting your build in ways not possible before.

Follow the pathing based on the lists below from top to bottom in that order to maximise build performance whilst you journey through the Hero Levels.

Level 1 - 24

• Magisters Intellect
• Bulk Intelligence
• Warlocks Fury
• Socket
• Mechanical Engineering

Level 25 - 55

• Second Socket (Top Left)
• Vanguard of Arcane
• Third Socket (Top Centre)
• Elemental Break Cluster

Level 56 - 75

• Path Through Spell Critical Chance Nodes
• Amplified Intelligence (North West of start point)
• Amplified Intelligence (Next to Spell Critical Chance Nodes)
• Path To Northern Spell Critical Chance Nodes

Level 76 - 99

• Remove Manahunger (Top Center - If you have enough Mana sustain)
• Piercing Essence (Top Center)
• Light In The Darkness (Light Radius Stacking)
• Path To Spell Critical Chance Nodes (Top Left)

Level 100 - 116

• Remove Vanguard of the Arcane (Top Left)
• Remove Spell Crit Nodes West of Northern branch towards arcane break cluster
• Added 1 - 4 Spell Mana Leech Nodes (Near Elemental Break Cluster)
• Path to Rays of Magic (Top Right Light Radius Cluster)
• Path down towards Western Gem Slot
• Pathed to Blessed Vanguard
• Take Immovable Object
• Path to Light In The Dark

As for loot filters there are filters for different stages of the build that can be found below and can be copied and imported via the Loot Filter screen in game.

• Starter Filter
• Endgame Filter
• Endgame Strict

In case you aren't able to copy the code from the Google Drive Doc here is are screenshots of how each is setup:

Starter

Endgame

Endgame Strict

3rd September 2026 / v1.0.4

• Added Light Radius to Endgame Strict Loot Filter
• Updated Endgame Strict Loot Filter
• Updated Desired Stats
• Updated Potions
• Renamed Inferno+ to Early Inferno
• Renamed God Tier to Late Inferno
• Added new God Tier to encompass the true chase items as I acquire them
• Updated Incarnation Tree

1st September 2026 / v1.0.3

• Replaced Thor's Battle Sword with Glacier Talons in God Tier for more Offence
• Replaced Arcanum Asphyxiators with Sand Manipulator's Authority in God Tier for more Offence
• Replaced Blood of Spartan with Caffeinated Coffee Container in Potions for more Offence
• Added Ogre's Club to Relics if you don't need Orb of Chaos to cap Ignore Arcane Resistance
• Added Mercenary Section
• Added Chaos Gem to Socketables

30th August 2026 / v1.0.2

• Added Chase Item section to show what items you can chase for
• Updated God Tier with Gabriel's Dauntless Vision in the Helm Slot for more Defence
• Added Alternatives Section to God Tier Equipment
• Updated Incarnation Tree
• Updated God Tier with Celestial's Authority in the Offhand Slot for more Defence

29th August 2026 / v1.0.1

• Updated Incarnation Trees
• Updated Vault Sub Tree
• Added Charms Section
• Updated Gunner Drone Sub Tree
• Added God-Tier Setup
• Added Potion Section

26th August 2026 / v1.0.0

• Added for Season 10