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[3.28] Explody Balde Vortex Chieftain

3.28 Mirage
presentationMarauder
presentationChieftain
End Game
Speed Leveling
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Updated on Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026

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Build Overview

This build revoles around Chieftain and using the new support gem Minion Pact Support with Blade Vortex. The support gem will give you around like 40k+ BASE damage. You will need to keep up all the time the Blade Vortex because the skill snap shotting when you pressing the first time. The support will sacrifice your spectre and will provide you to massive damage until your blade vortex runs out. Thats why you will need to press it every 3-4 second.

How to level this build?

1. Just RF and make the switch at level 72

2. Slams till 72!

You can use this PoB leveling section for slams: PoB

When to switch?


1. Do not switch to this build before you have all the gear ready.

2. If you have everything you can make a swap around 72. I'm switched at 72 level

What Spectre we using?


We using the Unholy Aberration. This has 2 times higher HP than Perfect Meatsack

Where can i find it?


Act 9 Rotten Core. This act boss summoning scorpions this can be raised with Raise Spectre gem. You need to be quick because the corpses despawn fast.

Do not one shot the boss otherwise you need to redo the whole thing again. Or Carcass map has the same boss, you can do that as well.

My Spectre just lost


DO NOT USE YOUR Blade Vortex IN THE HIDEOUT.

There is a bug currently that is eating the spectre and will not respawn at all and you need to get a new one.



Damage problems. "Why i deal no damage?"


1. You let run out your Blade Vortex

2. Leave the map via portal and port in your spectre will wait for you there.

3. You need to keep up ALWAYS a stack otherwise your damage will be much lower.



DO NOT RUN THIS MODS


Esp. on jucied maps cuz map effectiveness


1. Phys and Elemental reflect

2. Less recovery

3. Cannot leech

4. Cannot Regen

5. Steal charges

6. Less aura effect

7. -max resistances

8. Reduced crit damage

9. Less area (doable but annoying)


Regex for it:


"!ced e|s rec|er,|o al|f ph|eche|ss are|% of e|reg|rch$"


CRAFTING


Most of the crafts is easy to make just sadly RNG heavy. Keep this in mind. You can increase your chances to get something you want with Fractured mods on the strating item.

Your friend will be: PoEdb

Before you trying expensive methods that you will see in this section ALWAYS double or triple check on this site to protect yourself from bricking your items: Craft of Exile

You can check here what mods an item can roll and what rolls you got.


Crafting tips

ALWAYS CHECK THE MARKET BEFORE YOU CRAFTING MAYBE THERE IS ON FOR SALE WITH GOOD MODS.

Because we care about FIRE RESISTANCES on gear. ANY high resistance roll is working because you can change the resistances with harvest easily!

Helmet


1. Buy a Lich Circlet with fractured Intelligence mod (Tier 1 if it possible)

2. Dense fossil till you hit very high energy shield.

3. Get the eldritch implicits: Eater of worlds (blue one) Physical damage taken as Fire (do not get while there is a unique enemy nearby)

Searing exarch (red one) Maximum minion life

Cheaper method


1. Buy a Lich Circlet with fractured Intelligence mod (Tier 1 if it possible)

2. Use Deafening Essence of Woe. This will grant flat energy shield

3. Do this till you getting high energy shield!

4. Get the eldritch implicits: Eater of worlds (blue one) Physical damage taken as Fire (do not get while there is a unique enemy nearby)

Searing exarch (red one) Maximum minion life


You will need one open suffix for Fire resistance craft (or you hit fire res 35%+ is good)




Gloves


1. Buy a Warlock Gloves with fractured % energy shield mod or Maximum life (Tier 1 if it possible) (Item level 84+)

2. Use Deafening Essence of Woe. This will grant flat energy shield

3. Do this till you getting high energy shield or High life mod! (depends what is your fracture)

3.5 We looking here open suffix as well for fire resistance craft. (or you hitting fire resistances)

4. Get the eldritch implicits: Eater of worlds (blue one) Inflict fire exposure on hit


Searing exarch (red one) Unnerv on hit


Boots


1. Buy a Warlock Boots with fractured Life or Energy shield (Tier 1 if it possible for int) (Item level 84+)

2. Int or Move speed Essence till you hit high energy shield or the missing mod as essence. 150+ is good

2.5 You craft the missing stat on it. Movement Speed with onslaught on kill

3. Get the eldritch implicits: Eater of worlds (blue one) Gain phys as extra fire damage

Searing exarch (red one) Maximum fire resistance (lesser is also can give you this)

Ring 1


1. Vermillion base

2. Use harvest and reforge chaos till you hit a very good ring.

2.5 Looking: Fire resistance or all res mod (dont forget the harvest resistance swap trick)

3. You got a good ring but very low maximum life on (or no life at all)

4. You want to have full suffixes.

5. Buy Wild Bristle Matron and craft with bestiary: Add a crafted Meta-modifier to a non-Unique Item. This will give you suffix cannot be changed

6. Refogre life via harvest. Hoping for tier 1 or 2 life

7. You got low life do again from step 5.

8. You hit low life and filled the prefixes (can happen) you need to annul down one pref or start over from step 2.

9. Life catalyst (fertile) to 20 quality

Ring 2


1. Vermillion base

2. Dexterity essence (best)

3. Looking for high resistance (then swap to fire) and int

4. 4. You want to have full suffixes.

5. Buy Wild Bristle Matron and craft with bestiary: Add a crafted Meta-modifier to a non-Unique Item. This will give you suffix cannot be changed

6. Refogre life via harvest. Hoping for tier 1 or 2 life

7. You got low life do again from step 5.

8. You hit low life and filled the prefixes (can happen) you need to annul down one pref or start over from step 2.

9. Attribuite catalyst to 20 quality

Clusters


I just bought them.

Any cluster that is gives you extra damage is welcomed. There is soo many options just play around in PoB and search for it on the trade site.

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Huge explosions
  • Nice clear
  • Insane single target damage
  • Not too fast
  • Can be expensive (Companionship Support)

Equipment

The Dark Seer
Vermillion Ring
Warlock Gloves
Lich's Circlet
The Apostate
Screams of the Desiccated
Defiance of Destiny
Vermillion Ring
Rathpith Globe
Warlock Boots
Divine Life Flask
Divine Life Flask
Divine Life Flask
Divine Life Flask
Foe Desire
Loath Shard
Luminous Essence
Brute Force Solution
Elegant Hubris
The Light of Meaning
Unnatural Instinct
Watcher's Eye
Eagle Flame
Ghoul Pause
Loath Flame

Passive Tree

main:
123
123
ascendancy:
8
8
Keystones
Avatar of Fire
50% of Physical, Cold and Lightning Damage Converted to Fire Damage Deal no Non-Fire Damage
Unwavering Stance
Cannot Evade enemy Attacks Cannot be Stunned
Masteries
Life Mastery (6)
You count as on Low Life while at 55% of maximum Life or below
15% increased maximum Life if there are no Life Modifiers on Equipped Body Armour
+30 to maximum Life
You count as on Full Life while at 90% of maximum Life or above
Skills Cost Life instead of 15% of Mana Cost
10% more Maximum Life if you have at least 6 Life Masteries allocated
Fire Mastery (1)
40% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Protection Mastery (1)
Corrupted Blood cannot be inflicted on you

Skills

The Apostate
Cabalist Regalia
Blade Vortex
Greater Unleash
Added Fire Damage
Lifetap
Minion Pact
Increased Critical Damage
Fire Penetration
Apocalypse Sole
Warlock Boots
Raise Spectre
Empower
Companionship
Minion Life
Eagle Touch
Warlock Gloves
Purity of Fire
Purity of Elements
Enlighten
Herald of Ash
The Dark Seer
Shadow Sceptre
Vitality
Arrogance
Precision
Apocalypse Guardian
Lich's Circlet
Assassin's Mark
Lifetap
Flame Dash
Rathpith Globe
Titanium Spirit Shield
Shield Charge
Faster Attacks
Righteous Fire

Stats

Character
Attributes
334 / 
155 / 
237
Movement Speed
114%
Pantheon Major
Solaris
Pantheon Minor
Gruthkul
Charges
Endurance Charges
6
Frenzy Charges
4
Power Charges
4
Defensive
Life
15,158
Energy Shield
138
Mana
829
Armour
102
Evasion Rating
23
Block
25%
Resistances
85% / 
85% / 
85% / 
58%
Simulated
Effective Health Pool
483K
Max Hit
25K / 
120K / 
120K / 
120K / 
39K
Skill DPS Estimation
Blade Vortex
69M

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