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[0.5.5] Gemling Legionnaire Grenade Leaguestarter

Mercenary

Gemling Legionnaire

Starter

Speed Leveling

0.5 RotA

Mirror Tier

Creator

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By lundburgerr

Updated on Sep 2, 2026

Sep 2, 2026

Build Overview

Gemling Legionnaire ended up being arguably the most overpowered ascendency in 0.5 because of how strong the alt qualities on so many different skills. This also means that there are a lot of options for builds you can swap into if you start as Gemling Legionnaire.

This guide is meant purely as a league start guide and covers roughly as far as I would take the build before swapping to something else. However this build is strong enough to do any content, and do it very quickly, and you could definitely keep minmaxing this build further.

I have two endgame/midgame variants for this build. One for just rushing through maps and killing the boss and one for a more regular playstyle intended to fully clear maps/mechanics.
You are intended to start aiming to build for the rusher-variant, since before you unlock all your Atlas points you can't really juice your maps and it's mostly not worth it to kill mobs in the maps.

Once you unlocked the Atlas points you need for the mechanic you want to farm, you can swap over to the damage variant if you want.

This build can do any mechanic so you can farm whatever you want, you can also just stay on the rusher-variant and continue rush through the Atlas even more. But this build would mainly excel at Expeditions, Temple and Abysses early on.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Can do 200% delirium maps in first 24 hours
Can finish maps in 30 seconds
One tapping bosses
You are a Gemling Legionnaire so you can respec into many different end game builds

Grenades can feel clunky

Build Variants

Midgame - Mapper

Midgame - Rusher

Early maps

Interludes

Act 4

Act 3

Act 2

Act 1

This variant is where you wanna focus on actually farming maps for whatever mechanic you plan to do. We will start using our cluster grenades for clear again and we wont be dodging around the maps anymore. You should've gotten all your Atlas points that you want at this point.

You can easily swap back and fourth between this variant and the Rusher variant if you want.

You wanna get any amulet with +3 to projectile skills and an open suffix so you can craft on quality. You also wanna get boots with movement speed and at least 13 spirit. You can use a mystic alloy on boots to get spirit. If you already have spirit on your amulet then that's not necessary.

Constricting Command and a runeforged The Brass Dome will probably be a bit expensive at league start so could take you a while before you acquire it. Before you get Constricting Command do not spec into the surround nodes on the tree, instead you can grab Heavy Ammunition, Careful Aim and Distracting Presence.

Even without the runeforged The Brass Dome you should be able to get over 500 ward and you can still use Warding Rune of Disintegration on your swap to break armour, but I wouldn't use Warding Rune of Annihilation on the crossbow before you get the runeforged The Brass Dome.

Equipment

Midgame - Mapper

Midgame - Rusher

Early maps

Interludes

Act 4

Act 3

Act 2

Act 1

Set 1

Set 2

Jewels

Equipment Priority

+10

Skill Gems

Midgame - Mapper

Midgame - Rusher

Early maps

Interludes

Act 4

Act 3

Act 2

Act 1

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 60

Dex 60

Int 65

Cluster Grenade

Level 19

•

Set 1

Shred

Level 20

•

Set 2

Explosive Grenade

Level 19

•

Set 1

Flash Grenade

Level 19

•

Set 1

Oil Grenade

Level 19

•

Set 1

Refutation

Level 20

Elemental Weakness

Level 19

Eternal Rage

Level 19

Remnants of Kalguur

Level 19

Cackling Companions

Level 20

•

Set 2

Infernal Cry

Level 20

Gem Priority

+38

In this variant we want to start using Cluster Grenade for clear again and not just to shotgun bosses. So you absolutely have to use either Long Fuse I or Long Fuse II to allow the grenades to spread.

Note that I have Infernal Cry socketed as well, I'm not actually using it at all, it's only there to give me more Life mots from Virtuous Barrier

Passive Tree

Midgame - Mapper

Midgame - Rusher

Early maps

Interludes

Act 4

Act 3

Act 2

Act 1

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

If you don't have Constricting Command, do not spec into Tactical Retreat, Frantic Fighter, Paranoia, Thrill of Battle or Last Stand yet. You can spec into Heavy Ammunition, Careful Aim and Distracting Presence temporarily.

If you are doing very little lightning damage and cold damage, you can also spec into Smoke Inhalation. You could even unspec Forces of Nature at that point if you need to.

Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack

+10% to Cold Resistance

Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Freythorn — The King in the Mists

+30 to Spirit

Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite

+20 to maximum Life

Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Valley of the Titans — Medallion

30% increased Charm Charges gained

+1 Charm Slot

Deshar — Final Letter

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan

+10% to Lightning Resistance

Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught

25% increased Stun Threshold

Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant

+10% to Fire Resistance

The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch

+30 to Spirit

The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault

Reforging Bench

Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Journey's End — Captain Hartlin

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Skill Gem(Lv 13)

Delirium Drop

Whakapanu Island — Great White One

+15% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 12% of Evasion Rating

+12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest

5% increased Maximum Mana

Halls of the Dead — Yama The White

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test

+5% to Lightning Resistance

Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice

30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks

Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test

+5% to Cold Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test

+5% to Fire Resistance

Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine

+15% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 12% of Evasion Rating

+12% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge

Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr

Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine

5% increased Maximum Life

Qimah — Tabana's Pillar

+5% to all Elemental Resistances

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

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1. Build Overview 2. Strengths and Weaknesses 3. Build Variants 4. Equipment 5. Skill Gems 6. Passive Tree 7. Quest Rewards

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