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Shockwave Cyclone Slayer Build - Step by Step Guide - From League Starter to Ubers

3.27 KotF
Starter
End Game
Speed Leveling
Verified
presentationDuelist
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Updated on Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025

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Build Overview

This is an In-Depth Guide for my Cyclone Slayer League Starter featuring Shockwave and General’s Cry for Path of Exile 3.27

I will League Start 3.27 with that Build, check it LIVE - https://www.twitch.tv/ronarray

The guide will lead you through the early League Start up to the Uber Endgame version.

❗ Day 1 Update + Grafts Info - https://youtu.be/3OCJ4Zg_LZY

❗ T17 Update and FAQ - https://youtu.be/7D6DTpYwf7s

📝Armour Craft Guide - https://youtu.be/DeE6_TB9H1o

About the Build

Cyclone is one of the comfiest skills to play and with the 3.27 buff it became even better. 99% of the time you will be pressing one button and rolling over all the enemies.

It has 3 layers of damage that stack on top of each other automatically: Cyclone of Tumult itself + Shockwave Support and finally General's Cry that spawns Mirage Warriors that will use Sunder (early) or Ground Slam of Earthshaking (endgame) to finish off your foes.

As defenses, you will have a huge over leech + capped block as well.

It’s very easy to setup and works with very scuffed gear at the start but can scale to endgame reaching good single target DPS + AoE clear in the Endgame.

It’s a newbie-friendly build that’s easy to play and not very expensive to setup.

Build Variants

For Leveling / League Start Variation of the Build, click on the BUILD VARIANTS BELOW.

You can also find the section with frequently asked questions there as well.

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

Additional Materials

My POBs

▸Guide POB Separately - https://pobb.in/v0JCyDO1nHRG

▸My Day 1 POB - https://pobb.in/uP4nIhE8aqQY

▸My T17 POB - https://pobb.in/8AZMg2k6dM55

▸My Final POB - MB - https://pobb.in/sN1uvvdtbdps

Useful Links

▸ What you can farm Early Link

▸ My Genesis tree Link

▸ Safer Regex - "!poss|eec|ur$|s rec|o al"

▸ Armour Craft Guide Link

Strengths and Weaknesses

  • Easy to setup
  • One button gameplay
  • Great clear
  • Smooth Movement
  • Spin to win!
  • Need to use Desecrate for Bosses
  • Average Speed

Build Variants

Equipment

Fright Maul
Two-Stone Ring (Cold/Lightning)
Full Plate
Rustic Sash
Paua Amulet
Two-Stone Ring (Cold/Lightning)
Iron Greaves
Large Life Flask
Large Life Flask
Large Mana Flask
Quicksilver Flask
Quicksilver Flask

Passive Tree

main:
123
123
ascendancy:
8
8
Keystones
Precise Technique
40% more Attack Damage if Accuracy Rating is higher than Maximum Life Never deal Critical Strikes
Unwavering Stance
Cannot Evade enemy Attacks Cannot be Stunned
Masteries
Two Hand Mastery (1)
40% increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies
Accuracy Mastery (1)
+500 to Accuracy Rating
-2 to Accuracy Rating per Level
Fire Mastery (1)
Critical Strikes do not inherently Ignite
100% increased Damage with Hits against Ignited Enemies

▸ Precise Technique

  • Precise Technique is a very important node for campaign progression that provides lots of free damage since you can’t crit anyways.
  • Because of it, make sure your accuracy number is always higher than your total life. You can check this both in POB.
  • One way to ensure it is to use the Accuracy Mastery that provides +500 accuracy.

▸ Fire Mastery for ~40% Hit DPS

  • Since you’re using Herald of Ash, grab Fire mastery for 100% increased damage with hits against ignited enemies. You’ll be igniting enemies frequently anyway thanks to Herald of Ash converting some of your physical damage to fire.

Around this stage, start investing more into critical strike nodes.


Skills

Pick Any Armour's with Life / Stats Virile Full Plate
Cyclone
Melee Physical Damage
Shockwave
Use any boots with Movement Speed - Stallion's Iron Greaves
General's Cry
Autoexertion
Sunder
Pick ANY Mace or Staff with HIGH Phys
Fright Maul
Leap Slam
Faster Attacks
Damage Auras
Herald of Ash
Blood and Sand
Pick ANY Mace or Staff with HIGH Phys
Fright Maul
Frostblink
Pick ANY Mace or Staff with HIGH Phys
Fright Maul
Vulnerability
Pick ANY Mace or Staff with HIGH Phys
Fright Maul
Clarity
Desecrate
Defensive Skill - Steelskin
Steelskin
Basic Ring with Resistances
Two-Stone Ring (Cold/Lightning)
Vulnerability

When you make the switch, there are a few key details to keep in mind. You’ll want to combine Cyclone with Shockwave Support for the best results.

Since Shockwave Support becomes available at level 18, grab it as soon as you can. The Cyclone + Shockwave Support combo will serve as your main setup until around level 32.

If you have free sockets, try adding General's Cry early on. Use it together with Autoexertion and Sunder — this setup will greatly increase your single-target damage, making boss fights much easier.

Also remember to keep Desecrate active in your setup. From level 32 onward, you’ll always want to have Desecrate on your panel.

▸ Auras

As for auras, begin with Herald of Ash - it adds 15% of your physical damage to extra fire damage, synergizing well with your passive tree scaling.

Avoid using Brutality Support while running Herald of Ash, they are incompatible.


How it Plays

You press and hold the Cyclone button and everything triggers by itself.

On bosses, you will need to cast Desecrate to spawn corpses allowing General's Cry to start working.

Reuse Desecrate from time to time when you have less than 5 mirage warriors. You can check their amount in your left up corner.

▸ General’s Cry explained

General's Cry is providing a huge chunk of damage and once it’s setup, you don’t need to think about it anymore.

It triggers once you hit an enemy with your Cyclone and spawns Mirage Warriors from corpses around you.

What’s neat is that they’ll target the strongest enemy nearby if there are boss ads nearby for example, making their single target very reliable.


Video Guide

Stats

Stats are displayed for the "Lvl 92+ Endgame" Variant only
Character
Attributes
255 / 
115 / 
149
Movement Speed
150%
Bandits
Alira
Pantheon Major
TheBrineKing
Pantheon Minor
Garukhan
Charges
Endurance Charges
6
Frenzy Charges
3
Power Charges
3
Defensive
Life
3,962
Energy Shield
94
Mana
759
Armour
21,728
Evasion Rating
659
Block
65%
Resistances
76% / 
75% / 
75% / 
73%
Simulated
Effective Health Pool
143K
Max Hit
16K / 
50K / 
48K / 
48K / 
37K
Skill DPS Estimation
Cyclone of Tumult
2.6M

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