The Path of Exile Heist Dominating Blow Guardian works differently from other minion builds. Our Dominating Blow Guardian is a combination of a tanky Melee fighter with and a Minion build. Hitting and killing enemies with Dominating blow will Summon up to 18 powerful Minions to fight for us. By using The Scourge Claw, we can also spawn additional Spectral Wolves which deal a moderate amount of extra damage (and well, it is cool). The only downside to this build is Mana Management. But if you can get a Gemini Claw with so me reasonable DPS and Minion Damage bonus, it will be one of the smoothest builds you are going to play. PoE currency should be purchased when we build.
Build's PROS & CONS
PROS
- rock-solid defenses with over 6,000 Life and approximately 80% Physical Damage mitigation
- amazing single-target DPS and AoE clear speed
- excellent League Starter build with no specific unique items required
- Minions are very easy to play and perfect for most of the new League's mechanics
CONS
- mediocre mobility
- Mana management
Suggested Leveling Gem Setups
Smite setup
- Smite - a great Attack for Minion builds which adds additional Lightning Damage both to you and your Minions. When you replace it with Dominating Blow at higher levels, you can still keep it around for the extra Lightning Damage from its Aura
- Melee Physical Damage Support - increases Physical Damage of Supported Skills
- Ancestral Support - greatly increases your clear speed by making Smite attack two nearby additional targets
- Faster Attacks Support
Dominating Blow setup
- Dominating Blow - you can start using Dominating Blow after level 28. Killing enemies with Dominating Blow debuff will spawn powerful Minions to fight for you
- Melee Physical Damage Support
- Melee Splash Support - adds Splash effect to your Dominating Blow, which makes you Hit additional enemies
- Multistrike Support - one of the best Support Gems for this setup which adds extra Attacks in a quick succession
Raise Zombie setup
- Raise Zombie - one of the first Minion skills available in PoE. With Smite Aura's DPS bonus, on top of tanking some of the damage, Zombies will also greatly increase your damage output
- Minion Life Support - increases Zombies' Maximum Life
- Minion Speed Support - increases Zombies' Attack and Movement Speed
- Minion Damage Support - direct increase to Minions' DPS
Utility Gems
- Ancestral Warchief - increases your Melee Damage while active
- Punishment - the best Curse for this build (though we go for "free" Vulnerability Aura later on)
- Carrion Golem - the best Golem for Minion builds which increases your Minions Damage
- Herald of Purity - grants extra Physical Damage to your Attacks. During the leveling phase it's mainly used for that purpose and it's not advised to Support this Gem with other recommended Gems to not Reserve too much of your Mana
- Dash - recommended Movement Skill for this build
Final Gems Links
[DPS] Dominating Blow
- Dominating Blow - primary Attack skill in this build. It will deal a moderate amount of damage and also spawn powerful Minions when you kill enemies affected by its' debuff
- Melee Physical Damage Support
- Melee Splash Support - deals damage and applies the Dominating Blow debuff to all nearby enemies. Unlike Ancestral Call, there is no limit to how many enemies you can debuff with each attack
- Multistrike Support - causes Supported Melee Attacks repeat additional times with greatly increased damage and speed. It will affect both your Dominating Blow Attacks, but also the damage of your Minions created by it
- Minion Damage Support - the highest damage multiplier for your Minions
- Brutality Support - greatly increases Physical Damage but makes supported Skills deal only Physical Damage
[DPS] Herald of Purity setup
- Herald of Purity - Physical-based Herald Skill that grants extra Physical Damage and summons Sentinels of Purity when you kill enemies. Sentinels of Purity are Minions that benefit from all the Support Gems in this setup and Minion Passives on your Skill Tree
- Multistrike Support
- Brutality Support
- Melee Physical Damage Support
- Minion Damage Support
[UTILITY] Flame Dash/Warcry
- Flame Dash - the recommended Movement Skill for this build. It's quite fast to travel, though if you prefer you can also use Dash in its place
- Second Wind Support - adds extra charges to linked Spells and increases their cooldown recovery speed
- Enduring Cry - a Warcry Spell which generates Endurance Charges and grants quick Life Recovery
[UTILITY] Aura/Curse
Pride - the best Aura for this build which increases the damage of all your Minions significantly
Vulnerability - recommended Curse for this build which makes affected enemies take increased Physical Damage. You should use it manually, and in most cases, it's only useful against Bosses. You can also get it via Rare Ring affix, so in such case skip it in this Gem setup
Generosity Support - greatly increases the effectiveness of linked Auras (Pride in this case) but makes it only apply to your Minions
[UTILITY] Immortal Call and Carrion Golem
- Cast when Damage Taken Support - will automatically cast Supported Spells when you take enough damage. Keep this Gem at level 10 in this setup
- Immortal Call - powerful Guard Spell which greatly reduces your incoming damage. Keep it at level 12
- Flesh Offering - the best Offering Spell for this build which increases your Minion's Attack and Cast Speed. It will be also triggered automatically if you don't upgrade it above level 14
[UTILITY] Other Minions
- Summon Carrion Golem - this is the best possible Golem for this build which grants very high added Physical Damage to your non-Golem Minions
- Raise Spectre - you can also Summon up to two Spectres in this build, and we recommend getting Carnage Chieftain from Act 2's Old Field. They will generate Frenzy Charges for all allies
- Minion Life Support - increases defenses of linked Minions, allowing them to stay alive for much longer
- Feeding Frenzy Support - grants a chance for Minions to grant you the Feeding Frenzy buff which increases damage and speed of all your Minions including Sentinels of Purity and Dominance
[UTILITY] Convocation
- Convocation - resummons all your Minions to your current location. It's a very convenient Spell to use for all Minion builds as it allows you to progress much faster through Maps
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