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[0.5.5] Woolie's LEGIONSTRIKER (one-button melee)

Updated on Sep 3, 2026
Sep 3, 2026

Build Overview

Gemling Legionnaire using an INSTANT Perfect Strike (via Advanced Thaumaturgy)

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SKILL ROTATION

Clearing

  1. click Perfect Strike
  2. maybe Ferocious Roar too
  3. Ancestral Cry (if you feel like it)

that's it

Endurance Charges greatly increase Ancestral Cry's duration and thus greatly increase your clear speed (second Perfect Strike) - you can generate them either via Magma Barrier (hold Raise Shield until you block) OR by using Perfected Endurance in Perfect Strike (requires good dmg to swap off Elemental Armament II)
however, Shapeshifting will CANCEL Ancestral Cry's buff, so, no Pounce / Ferocious Roar while it's active

importantly, you must SPAWN WOLVES (just Pounce on enemies and kill them) but only until you get your maximum amount (depends on your total quality) - this will GREATLY boost your single target damage (via the built-in Predator's Mark in Pounce)
thankfully, with Brutus' Brain, these wolves will never die OR despawn, so, once you have your max, they persist even through new maps, logging out, dying etc.

Single Target

  1. Pounce (marks them with built-in Predator's Mark)
  2. Ferocious Roar
  3. spam Perfect Strike
  4. Ancestral Cry (if you need it, when it's ready)

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🚨BIG SKILL ISSUE CHECK 🚨

you MUST "time" the release of Perfect Strike within the "perfect window" (hence the name) or you will have SIGNIFICANTLY less damage & area
the correct window is when you see the "yellow flash"

furthermore,Opportunity provides pretty much ALL of our HP recovery and is automatically used but ONLY after a "perfect timing"
it CANNOT be manually activated

therefore...

IF YOU MISS TOO MANY Perfect Strikes IN A ROW, YOU WILL DIE TO Berserk

so, don't miss :)

HOWEVER...

the cool thing is, if you get your attack time to <= 0.45s, you can literally JUST TAP Perfect Strike and it will be fully charged each time
no brain power necessary yay no more dying to degen yay

however, however - if your attack time gets TOO low, you will literally NEVER be able to "perfectly time"
I think this happens at <=0.25s

so, uh... don't get TOO much attack speed lol
pro tip: you can cancel shrines by right clicking their buff icons (Acceleration xdd)

finally, I recommend avoiding ALL sources of "conditional" attack speed, as they will more often than not mess up your muscle-memory for Perfect Strike
things such as Unyielding, mods like "%att speed if rare/unique nearby", etc

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GLOBAL +% Quality SOURCES

  • Gemling Legionnaire small nodes = +6%
  • Fox Idol in 80%+ Darkness Enthroned (body armour) = +9%
  • Paragon instill = +5%
  • "+%quality" Kurgal desecrated mod (amulet suffix) = +5%

TOTAL = +25%

Loreweave also rolls with global quality - I may experiment with fitting it in...

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • one-button clear & single target
  • dmg
  • AoE
  • tanky
  • melee lol

Build Variants

this Variant assumes you are in a "fresh start" scenario and do NOT have access to Unique items while leveling.
use the "Leveling [UNIQUES]" Variant for a much faster & smoother experience

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Early Act 1

use a Crossbow with Permafrost Bolts x Fragmentation Rounds for both Clearing and Single Target
socket Glacial Runes in Crossbow and get flat cold & phys dmg on rings & gloves

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Late Act 1 - Mid Act 3

once you start getting T5 Gems (late Act 1), you can swap to this more efficient setup
you can also still use Permafrost Bolts x Fragmentation Rounds, if you like

CLEARING

  1. Galvanic Shards
    Herald of Thunder will proc automatically and help

SINGLE TARGET

  1. Gas Grenade (2-3x)
  2. Explosive Grenade (2-3x)

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Rest of Campaign (Lv 35+)

you will now swap to Perfect Strike - use the next Build Variant, "Leveling [FRESH], Rest of Campaign"

Equipment

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Equipment Priority
+5

your Crossbow should have as much PHYSICAL damage as possible
elemental is fine too but you want Phys bc it scales the best for all Skills
a roll of "%inc ele dmg with attacks" will also help quite a bit

use Glacial Runes in your Crossbow until you swap to Galvanic Shards
then use Storm Runes

prioritize flat damage on gloves and rings

amulet should have at least +1 Proj Skills

Skill Gems

Support Gem Requirements:

Str 35

Dex 15

Int 25

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Permafrost Bolts

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Fragmentation Rounds

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Herald of Thunder

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Galvanic Shards

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Gas Grenade

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Explosive Grenade

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Gem Priority
+15

Early Act 1

Permafrost Bolts
Fragmentation Rounds

Late Act 1 - Mid Act 3

Galvanic Shards (clear)
Gas Grenade (single target)
Explosive Grenade (single target)
Herald of Thunder

Passive Tree

main:
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set 1:
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set 2:
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after completing the Trial of Chaos in Act 3 (~level 35), you will swap over to Perfect Strike and RESPEC YOUR STARTING PASSIVES!
use the next Build Variant ("Leveling [FRESH], Rest of Campaign")

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
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 Life Recovery from Flasks
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5 to Strength
Halls of the Dead — Tribal Medicine
30% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
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
+5 to all Attributes
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points

Changelog

8/30 - updated for 0.5.5, including a couple "Fresh Start" Leveling variants (no unique items)

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