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[0.3] Lazy's Ballista Banner Tactician

Updated on Nov 20, 2025
Nov 20, 2025

Build Overview

Hey guys, It's Lazy Exile, and I want to share my League Starter for 0.3.

This is going to be Ballista Totem + Banner Build on Tactician.

This guide will be keep up-to-date as I progress through the league in 0.3. Final Endgame Update Done. Max Difficulty Xesht also done with this End Game update.

Day 2 Update - Early Game Setup (can refer to Day 4 Setup instead of running 0 res)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfmGTMtOrDU

Day 3 Update - Budget MF setup (150-200% rarity)

https://youtu.be/vzm9yqPgokM

Day 4 Update - End Game Totem Banner Dual Curse

https://youtu.be/gPvV3KLr7E0

Build Summary

This is a build revolve around Ballista Totem (Mortar Cannon) and Banners (War Banner, Defiance Banner) with a Dual Curse setup (Elemental Weakness, Temporal Chains). A comfy totem setup where you can drop totem and let your totem do the works.
This play a lot similar to the traditional totem setup and place totem and go.

Defensive

Pinning is also insane on Tactician, and most of the time, you can kill enemies before they get a chance to fight back. Decently tanky in Armour and Evasion setup. The main thing is you can drop your totem and run around to dodge everything.

Offensive

Mortar Cannon have 100% uptime with pinning, and they will hardly die if you position them correctly. Elemental Weakness + Frost Bomb in this setup is a lot stronger than the traditional Crossbow build because we run Sceptre in our setup.

Ultimately, going for crit in the end game will give you enough damage for pinnacle bossing.

Content this is good for?

  • Mapping
  • Ritual (Banner + Totem is good for stationary content)
  • Abyss (Banner + Totem is good for stationary content)
  • Essence (Banner + Totem is good for stationary content)
  • Bossing (A lot of strong scaling vector for endgame)

Campaign Bonuses

Valley of the Titans (Act 2)

30% Increased Charm Effect Duration & +1 Charm Slot

The Venom Crypts

30% Elemental Ailment Threshold

Hall of the Dead

+5 Strength, +5 Dexterity, +5 Intelligence

Act 5.2 - Qimah - 7 Pillars

+5 to All Attributes (if lacking attributes)

+5% to Elemental Resistances (if lacking resistances)

3% increased Movement Speed (best choice)

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Unique Ballista/Totem Playstyle
  • Beginner Friendly
  • Strong early game
  • Should scale relatively well into late game
  • Endgame version can clear Pinnacle boss
  • Banner is extra buttons
  • Visual Clarity (might be a plus)

Build Variants

Respec to a Grenadier Setup

Equipment

item
1
Equipment Priority
+1

Equipment Guide

Check the Vendor when you go back to town, paste the regex into the search box to highlight the items.

Gear & Stats Priorities

Bombard Crossbow (Level 33 base)

  • High physical damage roll / flat elemental damage
  • Elemental Damage to Attacks
  • Attack speed / + Level to skills
  • Socket with iron runes if possible

Rough Greaves (any bases)

  • Increased movement speed
  • Increased rarity / maximum life

Iron Ring (best base)

  • Flat physical damage / flat elemental damage
  • Attack speed / Increase rarity

Torn Gloves (any bases)

  • Flat physical damage / flat elemental damage
  • Attack speed / increase rarity

Summary

  • Focus on getting a solid weapon, boots, and flat damage anywhere else.
  • Collect any gear with sockets for salvage
  • Increase rarity is very good early game (don't sleep on it!)

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 25

Dex 35

Int 10

1

Disengage

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2

Herald of Ash

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3

Explosive Shot

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4

Explosive Grenade

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5

War Banner

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6

Oil Grenade

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7

Wind Dancer

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Gem Priority
+14

Rotation

Single Target

  1. Drop Oil Grenade
  2. Shoot Explosive Grenade
  3. Shoot Explosive Shot to blows up the grenades

AoE Clear

  1. Mixture of Explosive Shot and Explosive Grenade

Movement Skill

  1. Disengage and cancel animation with dodge roll
  2. Or just use sprint when there's no enemy

Passive Tree

main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20

Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
Not Specified1 choice
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
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Freythorn — The King in the Mists
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Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Not Specified1 choice
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
Not Specified1 choice
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Not Specified1 choice
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
Not Specified2 choices
Deshar — Final Letter
Not Specified1 choice
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
Not Specified1 choice
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Not Specified1 choice
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
Not Specified3 choices
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
Not Specified1 choice
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
Not Specified1 choice
The Molten Vault — The Molten Vault
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Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
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Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Not Specified1 choice
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
Not Specified1 choice
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Not Specified1 choice
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
Not Specified2 choices
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
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Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
Not Specified2 choices
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
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Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Not Specified1 choice
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
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The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
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Qimah — Tabana's Pillar
Not Specified7 choices
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
Not Specified1 choice
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
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Changelog

23/8 - Initial Draft (Pre-Detail Patch Notes and Skill Trees)

28/8 - Update Mapping Gem Prep

2/9 - Day 3 update Magic Find Setup

4/9 - Totem Banner Setup

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