League starts demand a fort knox mindset! 🏰 Embrace game-changing defenses for early strides. Evasion layers, like lucky spell suppression, offer a punch against early spells. Don the elore helmet for instant life boosts on spell hits. Dread Banner amps evasion, reducing enemy accuracy. Master armor/energy shields for hefty mitigation. Betrayal jewels add endurance charges, a must for physical resilience. Shift damage to elemental with Corell and Gravious mods. Amp up with defensive flasks for an unbreakable League start journey! 💪🛡️
🛡️ Introduction
Table of Contents
Hello guys, welcome to another video. The launch of 3.24 Necropolis league is just around the corner, and that means a fresh League start is upon us all. Today's video is something a little bit different and this has been inspired by a comment from Demitri's 6214 who asks to explore Niche defensive layers that are viable in League start scenarios. In this article, we'll delve into defensive tools that can make your early progression in Path of Exile stronger, ensuring you're well-equipped to tackle challenging monsters and maps.
📰 Key Takeaways
Here are some of the key takeaways from this article:
| Defensive Tool | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Spell Suppression | Effective chance to suppress spell damage |
| El'ore Helmet | Recover life when spell damage is suppressed |
| Dread Banner | Lessen monster accuracy for improved evasion rating |
| Mastery for Armor and Energy Shield | 100% increased armor and energy shield |
| Endurance Charge Generation | Provides a boost to your physical mitigation |
| Defensive Flasks | Grants enormous amounts of armor or evasion |
🛡️ Builds on the Right Side of Passive Tree
These builds typically rely on evasion and spell suppression defensively. Starting with spell suppression, the Mastery for chance to suppress spell damage is lucky is one of the strongest single point passives in early progression. The table below illustrates the actual spell suppression and effective spell suppression with this Mastery allocated.
Spell Suppression Chance
| Spell Suppression | Effective Spell Suppression |
|---|---|
| 177% | 31% |
| 22% | 39% |
| 39% | 63% |
| 50% | 75% |
This makes it a powerful tool for early progression, especially at League start when gear is typically lacking.
🛡️ Builds on the Left Side of Passive Tree
This Mastery provides 100% increased armor and energy shield from your equipped body armor, leading to improved physical mitigation and potential increase to effective Health from energy shield.
Mastery for Armor and Energy Shield
| Gear Combination | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Hybrid Armor and Energy Shield | Provides increased armor and energy shield |
| Pure Armor or Energy Shield Body Armor | Gains armor or energy shield based on choice |
This Mastery, although having prerequisites, can mean a lot more mitigation against physical hits and improved effective Health.
🛡️ Endurance Charge Generation
Gaining endurance charges in your build is crucial for boosting physical mitigation. Unveiling betrayal rings and amulets for the minimum endurance charge modifier can provide a small chance to gain an endurance charge on kill, making it very useful while mapping.
Betrayal Rings and Amulets
| Modifier | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Gains Endurance Charge on Kill | Boosts physical mitigation for the character |
| Corell and Gravious unveils | Shifts physical damage from hits to be taken as Elemental damage |
These modifiers significantly improve physical mitigation and provide defensive layers for your character.
🛡️ Conclusion
By utilizing these defensive tools, you can strengthen your character's survivability during the early stages of Path of Exile: Necropolis. Remember, a well-equipped and defensive character is crucial for success in taking on challenging monsters and maps. Keep an eye out for the next article for more tips and strategies to improve your gameplay. Thank you for reading!
Remember, it's always crucial to comment below with any additional defensive mechanics that you've found useful at League start.
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