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[0.5.5] Navira's Fracturing Varashta League Starter Guide w/Acts Walkthrough

Sorceress

Disciple of Varashta

Starter

End Game

0.5.5 FR

Verified

By MisoxShiru

Updated on Sep 19, 2026

Sep 19, 2026

Build Overview

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Overview

This is the SMOOTHEST league starter I have ever played. It centers around using Navira's Fracturing to completely blow up the entire screen and shatter all the enemies in your way. It starts off as a 2-3 button build where you cycle between Ice Nova and Navira's Fracturing and it can even turn into basically a one-button build if you use a Tame Beast with Frozen Ground Trail.

For single-target you will use Kelari's Deception and Kelari's Brutality which will carry you through the entire game starting from Act 2 when you ascend to Disciple of Varashta.

If I want to Automate Chilled Ground, when should I tame a beast?

As early as you want, but if you do it during the acts, you will lose damage. I would recommend if this is the path you want to take, only do it in the endgame when you have enough spirit from your Sceptre and equipment to handle 3+ Minions & the Tame Beast.

Here is a video explaining how to farm the correct beast.

Is this build expensive?

NOPE! It is dirt cheap - I played it through HCSSF and made it to Tier 15 maps within a day of getting to the end game. It is EXTREMELY easy to scale and is super satisfying to play as well.

DISCLAIMER

You will need to respec your tree in Act 2 after your first Ascendancy. Save at least 5-7k gold to make sure you can make that swap immediately.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Extremely cheap to build
One of the best league starters
Super Tanky
Very satisfying full screen ice pops

Damage can be hard to scale in the super late end game (don't worry it can do all content easily)
You need to wait until Act 2 to play with the Djinn and you will need to respec the tree then

Build Variants

Act 1 & 2 (Pre-Ascend)

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4 to Endgame

Early Endgame

Mid-Endgame

Late Endgame

Uber Endgame

Equipment

Act 1 & 2 (Pre-Ascend)

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4 to Endgame

Early Endgame

Mid-Endgame

Late Endgame

Uber Endgame

Set 1

Set 2

Equipment Priority

+10

REGEX: "\d+% i.+mov|^\+.*ion skills$"

Equipment

BIGGEST PRIORITIES:

Sceptre: + Minion Levels (as high as possible)

Helmet: + Minion Levels (as high as possible)

Amulet: + Minion Levels (as high as possible)

Do not feel obligated to stick to the exact items I have listed. This is just a guideline for the items and stats you should be getting. Just remember to pick up items and prioritize Maximum Life.

Also try to get as much % Cold Resistance as possible in order to have a smooth fight against Count Geonor.

Also if you have Lesser Glacial Rune or Lesser Storm Rune, you can use those to supplement for missing resists.

Skill Gems

Act 1 & 2 (Pre-Ascend)

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4 to Endgame

Early Endgame

Mid-Endgame

Late Endgame

Uber Endgame

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 5

Dex 10

Int 20

Entangle

Level 20

Contagion

Level 20

Essence Drain

Level 20

Bonestorm

Level 20

Firebolt

Ravenous Swarm

Pounce

Frost Bomb

Gem Priority

First Level 1 Gem from Renly

Cut Entangle. Use this in combination with Firebolt to clear enemies.

Clearfell

In Clearfell (the first map), there should be an Abandoned Stash in the Mysterious Campsite where you get another guaranteed Uncut Skill Gem - use that to get Contagion

Then, head into The Mud Burrow and defeat The Devourer to get another Uncut Skill Gem to level up your Entangle. Then with the Uncut Support Gem as the quest reward, get Zenith I and link it to Entangle

At this point your main combo will be to use Entangle and Contagion for mob clear. Throw in Firebolt for tankier enemies.

Grelwood

In Grelwood, make sure to find Areagne's Hut - kill her to get an Uncut Support Gem. Use this to get Unleash for Contagion.

The Red Vale

After completing The Red Vale, The Rust King will drop another Uncut Skill Gem - use this to get Essence Drain and swap Zenith I from your Entangle to Essence Drain.

The Grim Tangle

In The Grim Tangle, kill The Rotten Druid to get another Uncut Support Gem. Use this to get Chain I for Essence Drain.

Tomb of the Consort

In The Tomb of The Consort, you can defeat the Rare monster that spawns from the Haunted Chest (another interactable) to get another Uncut Support Gem. Use this to get Swift Affliction I for Contagion.

Ogham Village

After you kill The Executioner, Leitis will give you another Uncut Skill Gem in back in town, which you can use to get Bonestorm. This is now your main single-target option. Link it with Zenith I and Burgeon I.

Passive Tree

Act 1 & 2 (Pre-Ascend)

Act 2

Act 3

Act 4 to Endgame

Early Endgame

Mid-Endgame

Late Endgame

Uber Endgame

main:

123

set 1:

set 2:

Quest Rewards

Check which quests you’ve completed on your character

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

30% increased Elemental Ailment 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

+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

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 Mana 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

Not Specified2 choices

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

3% increased Movement Speed

Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear

+40 to Spirit

Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti

Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Comments

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Nezyu•5h ago

Hey, I need to use 1 of each minions in late game? Od wchich one and how many?

StoneKey•1min ago

The more types the merrier. Mid-Endgame tier and beyond are really just worrying about minions for the Muster support gem on Navira and Keliari.

Rubberman•17h ago

Regarding the late game builds, where are we generating/consuming infusions? I see we have nodes for extra infusions, but I can't find infusions being made/consumed.

ShinyRobot•13h ago

Its for time-lost jewel not for infusions.

Mel•2d ago

What kind of rite of passage is being used? As in what spirit.

SilentShadow•2d ago

Stag

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RustyShield•3d ago

Why do you need clerics in a build where the wolfs are supposed to die?

ShinyRobot•3d ago

You need as much minions as you get — 7% damage from each different minion from Muster gem.

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Pjutka•3d ago

After i get Archon of Undead i get 15 sec Archon Recovery. I see on the video you spam the buff without the penalty of Archon Recovery. What am i missing?

StainedGlassHorizon•3d ago

Have to buy/craft an Amulet with "Dominion" anointed on it. This weakens the Archon buff but removes the recovery cooldown altogether

GrimCrown•4d ago

Why do i get sometimes so much damage? Nearly one hit, cant do nothing

-1

RustyShield•7d ago

from nothing diamond with conduit is ONE mirror to complete the build for the uber endgame build lol

SilentShadow•6d ago

Completely unnecessary. It's just something to do if you want to play this build for a long time.

Mixou•10d ago

I struggle to understand this build vs the linked youtube video

Why on the mobalytics build there is no frost nexus on Kelari? How are you supposed to generate frozen ground?

What's beira's anguish charm for?

The gem setup doesn't match the video, it's unclear when in the progression one should switch from one to another...

I currently only run Kelari and haven't tried Navira though I would like to but unsure how to make the synergy work

SilentShadow•10d ago

There's a couple ways to create chilled ground without Frost Nexus on Kelari:

1) Powered by Verisium. You have a couple options depending on how much Spirit you have. You can put the gem in Cast on Minion Death (which automates it since your wolves and maybe another minion or 2 dies frequently) or you can manually cast it. In any case, you'll end up with Verisium Infusions buff. When you have that buff running, your next Frost Nova (socketed with Encroaching Ground) will apply the chill effect. Then you can start Fracturing and spreading the chill.

2)Tame beast. There's a mob in the Interlude that has the Modifier "Creates Chilled Ground". You have to hunt for it. There's a YouTube video on how to do that if you need instructions.

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