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Whirling Slash Kitava - (100k+ EHP / 90% All Res / 17k ES / ~2k Regen)

0.2 DotH
End Game
presentationWarrior
presentationSmith of Kitava
Verified
Updated on Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025

Build Overview

This is my Whirling Slash / Cyclone Smith of Kitava Build

Build can FACE TANK Everything in the game + has crazy sustain with Regen / Recharge

Me Tanking ALL STUFF + Items + Rotation / Tips ----------->

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In this Build we are going to use Incinerate Burning Ground to deal damage + Whirling Slash to move that ground around for QoL.

We will also use Ligurium Talisman + Leather Bindings and Consecrated Ground to reach insane amount of regeneration and Forged in Flame to get our res up.

That way we can reach:

~17k ES / 90% All Res / 100k+ EHP / 143+k ELE Max Hit / ~40% Block / ~2k Regen

Making this build very close to IMMORTAL and one of the tankiest builds in the game!

Main part of the build right now outdated.

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USE BUILD VARIANTS BELOW TO SEE T4 PINNACLE BOSS SWAPS

If you have questions - hit me on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/ronarray I will help!

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Can Face Tank Everything (Including T4 Arbiter casts)
  • Full AFK T4 Pinnacles
  • Great AoE
  • Comfy & Chill Gameplay
  • Never Dying Feels GREAT!
  • Requires setup on the start of the map
  • Item swaps for Bossing

Build Variants

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+12

Use the Pinnacle Bossing Variation up top to see T4 Pinnacle Item Swaps

Weapon:

Our weapon is not affecting damage at all so just running a high speed one is a must.

Skysliver with ~29-30% of Attack Speed is the best option to move fast.

Saitha's Spear should be used for Bosses / to improve damage.

Greater Rune of Alacrity or Soul Core of Quipolatl should improve the speed even further with Alacrity being slightly but better.

Weapon SWAP (Important):

Weapon swap is very important because it is going to boost our Incinerate damage which is the main way we are dealing damage overall.

So for the Weapon swap we will need to get a Wand with +Level to Fire Skills together with any combo of the following: Extra Damage as Fire > Spell Damage = Fire Damage

Focus should just have +2 Levels of Spell Skills + Fire or Spell Damage %.

Chest Armor:

Here we can use only NORMAL Body armor because of the Smith's Masterwork passive.

So use any Vile Robe corrupted with 3 sockets or 20-25% of energy shield. It should have 370-390 Energy Shield in general.

Helmet:

For the Helmet we need to get as much Energy Shield as possible.

Some Intelligence and Fire resistance would be a perfect addition to it.

Gloves:

For the Gloves Attack Speed is very important for us to move fast, so get at least 10%.

If you can find Fire resistance / Dexterity together with AS it will be perfect.

Getting more ES from Gloves is also good but not 100% necessary so focus on stats first.

Boots:

Since we are moving around with Whirling Slash we don't need Movement Speed on boots.

Get High ES + Int + Fire Resistance Instead.

Amulet:

Ligurium Talisman provides our whole Regeneration so it is absolutely necessary to use one.

Make sure that you are using the roll with MAX Spirit. Unnatural Resilience should be anointed to improve defenses.

Rings:

Blackflame is very important for damage because it will transform our ignite to Chaos damage.

Get a corrupted one with % Damage to hit harder.

As a second Ring you can run Gifts from Above since it can provide Consecrated Ground which will add ~1000 ES regeneration per second. Getting % Damage corruption is recommended too.

If you don't want to improve regen you can also run rare Breach Ring with Strength / Intelligence / Fire Resistance and Fire Damage to make the rest of the setup easier. Do it if you lack RES or STATS.

Belt:

Infernoclasp is the best option there. You should be alright with +5% to Max Fire so no corruption for Resistance is necessary. Instead you can get % Energy Shield Corruption since those are much cheaper.

Jewels (Important):

1. Heroic Tragedy jewel is needed to get ES from Strength. Get one with any Numbers but with Vorana allocation and put it in the socket close to Mind Over Matter, which should be allocated so you can get the bonus from Circular Teachings.

2. Megalomaniac can be a great option to speed up the build so use any with multiple Attack Speed Bonuses Allocated (you can see mine in the video).

If you cant find / buy one just use 4% Attack Speed rare jewel instead.

3. From Nothing with jump to Oasis can also be great way to get more AoE and DMG.

4. The Last Rare Jewel should have % Energy Shield + Magnitude of Ignite for Dmg.

Flasks:

You don't need a Life Flask at all since the build cant use it properly.

For Mana flask just run one with Higher Recovery or Melting Maelstrom

Rarity:

If you want to add some rarity to the build you have a lot of option for it on Helmet, Boots or Gloves.

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 20

Dex 15

Int 60

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Incinerate

Incinerate
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Whirling Slash

Whirling Slash
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Whirling Slash

Whirling Slash
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Blasphemy

Blasphemy
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Soul Offering

Soul Offering
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Skeletal Sniper

Skeletal Sniper
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Convalescence

Convalescence
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Withering Presence

Withering Presence
Gem Priority
+21

Main Skills:

Incinerate is our main source of damage here so make sure it is as high level as possible.

You need to channel it for 8 seconds so Burning Ground will appear and carry it with Whirling Slash across the map.

We also will use x2 Whirling Slash and both should be low level. 2-6 is the good place for both.

1. First Whirling Slash with BIG AOE and such supports as Reach, Magnified Effect, Expanse

You should use this Whirling Slash first after Finishing Incinerate cast to keep the AoE whiel moving around. Font of Blood is also a great support since it will boost the regen by A LOT!

2. Second Whirling Slash should be used only to move after first one is cast. It should be as fast as possible so Martial Tempo is necessary there. You will use it constantly to move around.


Rotation:

At the start of the instance you will need to do a simple Rotation to deal damage.

1. Swap Weapon to 2.

2. Use Soul Offering on your skeletons

3. Channel your Incinerate until burning ground will spawn.

4. Use your BIG AOE Whirling Slash ONCE to pick the ground up.

5. Now just use your second, fast Whirling Slash to move around and do not leave the circle of your big Whirling Slash to avoid canceling that.


Weapon Sets:

In this build you should set some skills to the particular weapon sets to maximize the power.

Weapon Set 2 ONLY:

Incinerate, Convalescence, Skeletal Sniper, Soul Offering

Weapon Set 1 ONLY:

Whirling Slash x2, Blasphemy, Withering Presence

How to get Enough Spirit:

IF you will follow the weapon set allocation that I showcased above - the build will need 138 Spirit Exactly for Blasphemy with 2 Curses and Withering Presence.

Make sure that your Blasphemy has quality too and allocate one passive for 2% Spirit close to Profane Commander to reach exactly 138.

Possible Swaps:

If You want to maximize DMG or just don't have enough spirit you can move Despair out of Blasphemy and just self cast it together with Heightened Curse + Inspiration

Since you will have more spirit that way you can also add Vitality to the Withering Presence setup for MORE regen.


Passive Tree

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Stats:

Since we need to reach 205 Int + 60 Dex to use items, pick all the int + dex that you need after items.

After that just get as much Strength as possible because it is boosting our energy shield with Vorana interaction from Heroic Tragedy.

Weapon Sets:

We will use 2 Sets in the build when First one is mostly up for Speed and Survivability while the second is there to boost Incinerate ONLY.

So make sure that you have dedicated passives allocated as shown Above.

Jewels:

1. Heroic Tragedy jewel is needed to get ES from Strength. Get one with any Numbers but with Vorana allocation and put it in the socket close to Mind Over Matter, which should be allocated so you can get the bonus from Circular Teachings.

2. Megalomaniac can be a great option to speed up the build so use any with multiple Attack Speed Bonuses Allocated (you can see mine in the video).

If you cant find / buy one just use 4% Attack Speed rare jewel instead.

3. From Nothing with jump to Oasis can also be great way to get more AoE and DMG.

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