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PoE 2 Build

Shield Wall Fire Staker Smith

presentationWarrior
presentationSmith of Kitava
End Game
0.5.5 FR
Creator
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By Lenek
Updated on Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026

Build Overview

This Shield Wall Smith of Kitava is a tanky melee build that combines huge single-target hits with strong map clear.


Shield Wall is our main skill and deals massive damage with Nebuloch, while the Smith’s passive Heat of the Forge casts Fire Spells on melee Hit. Add Detonate Dead with Bleed III triggers Herald of Blood, and Herald of Ash helps clear packs quickly.


Defensively, the build reaches 85% Fire, Cold and Lightning Resistance. Cloak of Flame also converts 50% of Physical Damage taken to Fire, making the build feel very safe while mapping and bossing.

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Very strong single-target damage with Shield Wall and Nebuloch.
  • Great sustain through Life Leech.
  • Excellent defensive scaling: Fire Resistance can be pushed to 90%, while Cold and Lightning Resistance can also reach high values.
  • Heat of the Forge casts a Fire Spell whenever we hit with a melee skill. Combined with Detonate Dead, Herald of Blood and Herald of Ash, this gives the build decent map clear without heavily investing into Area of Effect.
  • Great league starter potential. Coal Stoker makes it easy to reach 75% Elemental Resistance by stacking Fire Resistance, and Cloak of Flame is available from level 22, making the campaign very safe.
  • Weapon Set 2 with Bear Form gives easy Endurance Charge generation for Nebuloch: the Bear Form passive grants one Endurance Charge whenever you consume 15 Rage.
  • The build still needs decent gear for harder endgame content. Even 90% Elemental Resistance will not carry the build alone.
  • You still need to scale Strength, Life and Armour.
  • Armour applying to Elemental Damage is extremely valuable for this build and should not be ignored.

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+11

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 45

Dex 20

Int 30

1

Fire Spell on Hit

Level 19

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Raise Shield

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Herald of Blood

Level 15

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Herald of Ash

Level 17

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Ferocious Roar

Level 14

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Scavenged Plating

Level 17

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Shield Wall

Level 18

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Gem Priority
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Passive Tree

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set 2:
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Quest Rewards

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Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Charges gained
+1 Charm Slot
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Deshar — Final Letter
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
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Whakapanu Island — Great White One
+30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
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
Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Skill Gem(Lv 13)
Delirium Drop
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

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Table of Contents

1. Build Overview2. Strengths and Weaknesses3. Equipment4. Skill Gems5. Passive Tree6. Quest Rewards7. Comments

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