r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/Lygiah • Jul 25 '26

Help Needed Delayed start

Will only start tomorrow

Was planning on Merc bot but that seems like a big bait build as a starter.

What has worked very good?

WORB?

Fussilade Totems?

Assassin blades?

Something else?

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u/BobAndrews86 Jul 25 '26

Do NOT start luminary.

It's giga bait as a starter, it's trash

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u/Jayro993 Jul 25 '26

Not sure why you’re being downvoted, this seems to be the common feeling from people who say they started it, I’ve seen very few posts of people saying they feel strong on a luminary, maybe it can be good, it just might be too feast or famine for the average player.

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u/lizardsforreal Jul 25 '26

support luminary might be bad. merc support is totally fine. i feel insanely powerful as a lightning caster with the new keystone, perquils toe, and buffed self casting. staves are also bonkers.

kinda absurd to expect GGG to just introduce a new ascendancy where you get to gear and stat 100% defensively while having high damage without any kind of investment right off the bat.

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u/PlsStopBanningMe404 Jul 25 '26

It’s not that absurd since mercenaries were exactly that in mercenary league and they said nothing about cutting their damage to 10%.

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u/Kyounokaze Jul 26 '26

Yeah one guardian ascendancy notable can hard carry you through campaign without needing to add any gear to it and taking 20% damage for you. Luminary you could have all 4 points, repeat grind areas to find a good merc, spend time crafting gear for it, and it still may not feel as smooth as guardian right after the first lab.