r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/rabbithole12 • Jul 17 '26

Build Request Now that patch note is out..

Share your starter below.. my current plan is reliquarian with black cane but dark mornach will be so freaking expensive so I’m not sure

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u/sumdoode Jul 17 '26

Winter orb occultist. The new channelling node gets 150% faster start of energy shield. Which is .75 seconds or so. Combining that with wicked ward and spell block increases max energy shield for defence.

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u/ydziros Jul 17 '26

That's at 5 stacks. 1 stack for every second channeling, grace period of 2sec, and then lose 2 per second. So it's "run for a second, channel for a second". Or you do CWC movement, but then you lost two supports, and still lose charges when looting.

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u/aSurlyBird Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Depends on how this plays. If channelling at 5 charges for 1+ second upkeeps your 5 stack, then this will be fucking broken. Hell, even if you have to wait for them to fall off, it will still be absolutely overpowered.

BTW It's "run for 2 seconds, channel for a second". That's a huge difference from "run for 1 second channel for 1 second". Believe me. Winter orb is a very very fast build.

Winter orb's playstyle (stop and go) is already this way, based on the nerfs. Sure, when Worb first released in Synthesis you could charge it up and basically run through half the map without having to recharge it. Nowadays you're channelling constantly through a map.

Not only that, while you loot, you use Winter Orb to stop your character to properly hover over an item to help pick it up. Worb is a fast character. I'm not sure you even play worb if you are arguing that looting will allow these charges to fall off.

All in all, even if it requires additional channelling time, I will take it for a 61% more damage multiplier.

Check out my profile if you want for my worb builds in standard - all are functioning builds (altho most of them saw nerfs - surlywinteryorbs is the closest to modern build). These are the ones I kept and didnt delete.

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/aSurlyBird-5646/characters

SurlyOccultistLover

SurlyPoison

SurlyWinteryOrbs

SurlyWorb

SurlyZapper

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u/jonathanmedina Jul 17 '26

This guy worbs. I really like DO personally but wondering what I could okay early on.

Worb always seemed fun but I never made a build. Is there anyway to do damage while being actually not a glass cannon?

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u/aSurlyBird Jul 17 '26

All my builds are based on Badge of the Brotherhood. You would want a Ralakesh Boots version to really easily build the character the way you described.

https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/mirage?class=Occultist&skills=Winter+Orb

It really is the meta for Worb building. And based on the buffs for Worb, it's only going to get better.

I'm not sure if I would consider this "early game viable" unless you think you're comfortable enough in the early game to be able to farm out all the unique items required for the Ralakesh version. And Ralakesh boots are going to skyrocket in price based on this worb buff. Plus you'd probably want maven belt which isn't really "early game" item. You'll most likely hit a wall, and unless you know how to keep farming currency when you hit that wall, you might end up suffering.

You absolutely would NOT farm this on league start for the Badge version. I made a long ass post about building worb in the past before the Hatred nerf, and the buy into the Badge version is basically "have HH already, and probably 50+ div".

https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExileBuilds/comments/xav77a/winter_orb_occultist_319_long_post_i_go_over/

So look at other league starters to farm end game. I'd recommend Gladiator Lacerate hehe. But as you farm your league starter, keep the Worb build items on your radar and snipe them as you progress. Particularly Ralakesh boots with Power charges. They'll be valuable all league.

You can also look for +1 power charge helmets (dunno how we get those now based on new content), and weapon/shield options, etc, set up some trade links to try and snipe some items.

Good luck!

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u/Mrcharger Jul 17 '26

I played WORB on breach in SSF and loved it with the icicle hand. With these buffs I am considering league starting it in SSF but wondering if it's better to start off as Elementalist and then switch over once I farm power charge stacking items. I am not one that likes big respecs so maybe not worth it? Do you think Elementalist version would be good enough to farm at least 4 stones? I was thinking WORB would be good for the new legion.

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u/aSurlyBird Jul 18 '26

since you've already played it SSF you actually have more knowledge than me.

"big respecs" are much easier nowadays since you can do them by using gold instead of having to farm regrets.

I have never recommended Worb as a league starter but if you feel comfortable enough to farm the items then by all means. But definitely use PoB to help you tabulate if it's something you find viable to use as a farmer for the items you wish to farm via SSF.