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PoE 2 Build

Demon Form Impending Doom Ignite Loop Build Guide [Patch 0.1.1]

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By Lazy Exile
Updated on Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025

Build Overview

Hey guys, I'm Lazy Exile.

This is my Infernalist Demon Form Impending Doom guide.

This character is a tanky all-rounder and will be able to run almost any contents given enough time as our damage scaling vector thanks for .

If you have any questions, check out the FAQs by the end of this guide or watch my video.

Original Build Guide: https://youtu.be/bTuhVf4UjDA

EB & MoM version (cheaper than Ignite Loop): https://youtu.be/HrM_aJEN0zg

DISCLAIMER: POE 2 is a new game, and things might not be optimal as there is much to learn. I'll keep this build updated, so come back often and check if there are any changes. The changelog is at the bottom of this page.

If you want to see the build in action, look for Lazy Exile on YouTube.

Build Variants

Cast on Ignite Loop setup (fairly expensive)

  • and all items budget around (20-30 divines)
  • Trade-off for and so you'll have to adopt the playstyle a bit
  • HIgher Risk with Higher Reward
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Equipment

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Spirit requirements (180 spirits)

  • 100 spirit base from campaign
  • corrupted for 20-30 spirits
  • with implicit (10-15 spirit), prefix modifier can roll up to 50 spirit
  • will gives around 10 spirit (depending on your maximum life) - Not recommended because you'll have get 3% increased maximum life which is bad for our build

Unique Items

  • , use life catalyst to increased the reduced maximum life to 24% to optimize your maximum life
  • can be corrupted for up to 61% of Maximum Life converted to Energy Shield
  • is mandatory and is extremely strong for , and to help us sustain the cost of dropping so many with the Ignite Loop

Rare Items

The stats that you want in order of priority:

  • Capping Elemental Resistance & Capping Chaos Resistance
  • High Flat Life Regeneration on Gear (beside Gloves)
  • Maximum Energy Shield (for higher life regen)
  • Maximum Mana ( build)
  • Dexterity on gloves ( have dexterity req.)
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Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 20

Dex 35

Int 100

Demon Form

Demon Form
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Flammability

Flammability
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Eye of Winter

Eye of Winter
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Lightning Warp

Lightning Warp
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Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning
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Summon Infernal Hound

Summon Infernal Hound
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Cast on Ignite

Cast on Ignite
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Cast on Ignite

Cast on Ignite
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Elemental Invocation

Elemental Invocation
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Comet Level

  • Keep your at level 11 for mapping to easily sustain the mana cost and make mapping more comfortable
  • Swap to your highest level of for Pinnacle bosses

Elemental Invocation

  • Always hold down, or use the numlock trick to auto-cast and sustain mana with

Eye of Winter

  • Use it on boss to give Withered stacks and Critical Weakness

Ball Lightning & Lightning Warp

  • Cast then cast on it to create Shocked Ground, only for bosses

Flammability vs. Enfeeble vs. Hypothermia

  • does not increased energy or affected the ignite magnitude of spells, but it does increase ignited ground damage which helps with map clearing
  • can be use instead to make your comet deals more damage and will be better for bossing
  • is an option to save a lot of mana because it's a low level spell


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Passive Tree

main:
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Jewels

  • x1 From Nothing Diamond with or rolls to allocates
  • x1 Sapphire with Recover 2% Mana on Kill + Maximum ES
  • Ruby Jewels with Ignite Magnitude + Life Regeneration Rate
  • Megalomaniac with to increased QoL (Optional)

Passive Nodes

  • helps reduce mana cost
  • , , is very important for the Ignite Loop
  • and is less important and can be taken last

Anointment

  • for better mana sustain
  • for higher Demonflame stacks
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Atlas Tree

My atlas tree for Breach Farming

How it Plays

How to play this build?

  • Use numlock trick for or make sure you hold the button down to spam it
  • The playstyle is to cast to create ignited ground and weave in a dodge roll to move around. Never stay still and cast. Keep practicing to weave in a cast while dodging.
  • Basically, it's one button playstyle, whenever you cast , will creates Ignited Ground to start the loop and dropping tons of
  • At higher stacks, you'll drop even more , and try to keep your mana at full all the time with

Changelog

Feb 20th, 2025 - Updated Gem links since Searing Flame is not working with Burning Inscription

Feb 9th, 2025 - Added Cast on Ignite Loop Variant, Atlas Tree - Patch 0.1.1c

Jan 20th, 2025 - Added EB and MoM Setup for Patch 0.1.1

Jan 2nd, 2025 - Initial Draft

Path of Building Code

Video Guide

Table of Contents

  1. Build Overview
  2. Build Variants
  3. Equipment
  4. Skill Gems
  5. Passive Tree
  6. Atlas Tree
  7. How it Plays
  8. Changelog

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