Poisonous Concoction of Bouncing ULTIMATE Leaguestarter Guide

Poisonous Concoction – Overview

Poisonous Concoction is one of the most beginner-friendly and powerful skills in Path of Exile.
It’s ideal for pro racers and new players alike, thanks to its low gear dependency and excellent scaling and speed throughout the campaign.

Why It’s Beginner-Friendly, and yet Still So Powerful

The gearing process during the campaign is extremely simple — you only need to focus on:

• Life
• Elemental resistances
• Evasion rating
• (Optionally) one piece with an accuracy roll

That’s it.
You don’t need to worry about adding damage mods to your gear — the skill gem itself and your life flask provide nearly all of the build’s offensive power.

This simplicity is exactly why top racers such as Jungroan and Tytykiller have used Poisonous Concoction in competitive league starts.
Its high base damage, combined with Pathfinder’s natural movement speed bonuses and Shield Charge's mobility, makes it one of the fastest campaign-clearing builds in the game.

My Poisonous Concoction of Bouncing Pathfinder is back for PoE 3.27 – Keepers of the Flame!

This updated league starter guide covers everything you need for a smooth campaign, early mapping setup, and low-budget scaling into powerful endgame content. 💚

Learn how to gear efficiently, scale your projectiles, and transition into late-game poison builds like Viper Strike of the Mamba or Spark— all while melting bosses and juiced maps on a shoestring budget.

LEVELING LOOT FILTER:

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/xsnowingx-1952/item-filters

use the AP leveling pconc pathfinder filter

there is a generic endgame filter available as well

PCONC OF BOUNCING YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

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SEPARATE ENDGAME MOBALYTICS WRITTEN GUIDE

I will be doing a 24 hour leaguestart stream live twitch.tv/animeprincess, where we will be leaguestarting this build!

c u there! :)

Mapping Strategies

Now we should talk about mapping strategies, because this is a core part of a successful leaguestart.

Top-Tier Choices:
✅ Expedition — just skip chaos-immune mobs, everything else melts.
✅ Abyss — great XP, great loot if you chase boss drops, and our chains follow the paths perfectly.
✅ Essence — amazing because of how projectiles shotgun clumped rares.
✅ Harbinger — packed mobs, easy poison prolif targets, and also get shotgunned.

✅ Boxes — obviously is a solid choice as well..
✅ Heist— which is a sleeper pick and i think this is going to be very good day 1-2.

Basically, if the mechanic is monster dense, this build loves it.

The only thing I’d say avoid is:
⚠️ Legion.
Too spread-out — legion really favors builds that can pierce infinitely off-screen like wander or a bow skill.

Skill Basics

For those unfamiliar with how the skill works:

Poisonous Concoction is a poison-based attack with a unique twist:
you fight unarmed, without a weapon.

Each attack consumes charges from your life flask based on the number of projectiles you throw.
Every projectile explodes in a small area, and these explosions overlap, effectively shotgunning enemies for massive poison damage.

💡 Tip: Your life flask functions as your main weapon.
Upgrade it frequently — both its quality and rolls directly increase your DPS.