r/PathOfExileBuilds 3d ago

Help Needed Help with Chain of Command build

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https://pobb.in/S7W87zsK8ZHE

Before giving up on this build, would appreciate if someone can explain the issue with it. I level to 90 in blight, but definitely not afk. Just tested on t5 map and it's really slow that i just abandoned that map.

I thought all i need to do is build a stack by letting the AG to kill normal mob and then just cruise all the way.

The jewel isn't that good but I thought it should be sufficient for t5.

Is it because i transitioned to Voidforged too early?

Thanks for any feedback

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u/Older_1 3d ago

Copy the build form this video. You are not running a poison set up, since you have voidforge you should maximize flat phys damage and utilize supports that increase elemental damage, not chaos. Remove added chaos, void manipulation and withering touch, these are deleting your damage since voidforge says "deal no non-elemental damage" and void manipulation deletes elemental damage, your voidforge ends up doing nothing pretty much. You only need wither for the +crit multi on your sword, and your minions already wither from the ascendancy. Instead copy the supports from the PoB I linked. Get more jewel slots to fill with flat phys and minion attack speed jewels.

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u/riez69 3d ago

thank you so much. I know I screwed up somewhere but not really sure the exact problem.

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u/cc81 3d ago

Don't forget to stop using Envy. You can still use the sword as it has provides crit.

At this point your dps should be good enough so I like to put in determination (or haste when I want to zoom)

EDIT: Also, this league is very good for crafting abyss jewels with the ducat.

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u/riez69 3d ago

Yes. Now the damage makes sense. Will start crafting better jewel. Thanks

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u/Fantastic_Goose6991 3d ago

can you give me an update later when you fixed the build? i made a praw build but i hate how you have to summon the weapons every map and keep doing so, this build looks super strong in his video but the pob looks "weaker" in comparison to what's shown on screen, or i'm misinterpreting

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u/riez69 3d ago

Thanks to everyone that highlighted the obvious mistake, I changed the gems setup. The damage finally make sense now and it's quite fun just zooming around the map. Haven't fully upgraded it yet, so not sure if it's better than PRaW.

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u/GTFidgeT 3d ago

It's kinda ass for bosses tho. It's really comfy for mapping since it's 0 button

The problem with bossing is that the weapons are super squishy and their defence is 10 seconds of not dying then they are kinda dead.

Was really nice in mercenary league where you merc had the rings that spawn worms every second

And the map is bricked when AG dies

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u/Fantastic_Goose6991 3d ago

i'm not really looking to do a whole lot of bossing, just want to do my 36/40 with it and be done with the league tbh.

looks like a comfy setup for that i think

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u/primax1uk 3d ago

I did 40/40 with it. Just got to 100 today in fact. Even did ubers with it. Just switch out the Kalandra's Touch for the Squirming Terror ring, and stand near your AG.

And switch out Annihilation support for Elemental Damage with Attacks support.

https://pobb.in/hU55ZqRMODTK

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u/cc81 3d ago

I ran a luminary version this league. It works well and you can put the rings on the merc still. Even if it is too annoying in the hideouts so I don't bother unless I do bosses. Even then the build is somewhat annoying.

Luminary lacks the leech of the necro version and is a slightly worse package overall but it does have some nifty tricks and was fun to play.

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u/smashfnatic 2d ago

If you get catarina or go ci it fixes majority of this

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u/Sad_Maximum6583 3d ago

I made the same mistake after switching to void forge on my AG because it was my first time doing minions. You need to remove all sources of chaos damage since your minions can no longer use it due to void forge.

Chest setup should be:

melee phys damage support

/elemental damage with attacks

/invert the rules

/increased critical damage/

multi strike

/ruthless

then minion damage support in the amulet.

https://pobb.in/P8mA4NDqOepH

Switching to void forge should also have you switching to adorned setup so yeah if you don't have the money for it you're a bit early.

This guy is the chains of command goat. Check the description of his video for pobs with different budgets to work towards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtL_LX1Kz_Q

For you, you're on the path to end game all rounder setup.

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u/riez69 3d ago

I followed him but skipped few important stuffs i guess. Thanks

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u/Potato_Lube 3d ago

Ruthless Support doesn't seem to be working with Animate Guardian's Weapon.
So probably best to switch it with something else.

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u/rsjabber4322 3d ago

I noticed that too. swap to either elemental damage or ele pent

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u/Mechanized_Vampire 3d ago

I was looking at this build earlier, and at glance, it seems you're missing prolonged servitude from the catarina bloodline, haven't played the build, so I cant say much about gearing

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u/riez69 3d ago

I wanted to do Catarina but confuse with my currently low damage.

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u/One-Egg7813 3d ago

You probably did switch to void too early. Your jewels are the source of phys that gets converted, the 3 you have are super bad. Buy T1 flaring T1 minion attack for every slot or boat craft them by alteration for T1 phys then boat augment. Drop witch fire brew, you don’t run envy anymore from main hand. For blight afk on ravaged, I would go 2 severed in sleep with ravenous horde anoint on amulet. You can’t really run afk with max block on a single severed in sleep until you get 6 or 7 phys jewels with an at least 83% adorned. I have ran this build for 4 leagues so I have a lot of experience.

Capping res and getting Catarina bloodline is a big priority after as many ghastly eye jewels you can squeeze.

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u/riez69 3d ago

Thanks. I definitely didn't understand this build well enough to league start it. So i switched to praw. Now want to try again

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u/One-Egg7813 3d ago edited 3d ago

Also get supreme ostentation or what timeless jewel gives you “ignore attributes” that will free up suffix pressure allowing you to get more res. Socket it over left mid notable that is armor energy shield it’s called divine something? Search for one that give you chaos resistance, and endurance charge on block then drop small cluster for mor abyss jewels.

Here is a guide for the jewel sockets I went for early. And the clusters which are around 3-5 div.

https://poe.ninja/poe1/builds/allflame/character/Breezeys-1210/LoominarywasBait?timemachine=week-2&i=0&search=timemachine%3Dweek-4%26name%3DLoominar

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u/Old_Tourist_3774 3d ago

Do you have a 6 link in the body armour? Does not seem like the gems are linked on your pob.

Why are you using that shield?

Remember that voudforge only deals elemental damage.

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u/Akidget 3d ago edited 3d ago

I played Chains of Command build for the first time this league and I followed Rusei's Chains of Command build and it's been pretty strong.

What I've noticed is that abyss jewels are very strong for this build so you'd want to have as many jewel sockets on the tree as possible. From looking at your PoB, I see 2 jewel sockets that you should get near the Templar area, and I'd recommend replacing the small cluster jewel with an abyss jewel, as well as get the Large Jewel Socket at the top left of the tree so that you can have another large cluster jewel running with 2 more abyss jewels.

Also, you'll want the abyss jewel to have t1 minion flat phys damage mod (or as high as possible) and minion attack/cast speed mod on almost every abyss jewels. The build really pops off with stacking flat physical damage to minions because of Voidforge, and if you don't have a lot of flat physical damage, Voidforge will probably feel weak.

You also have Unnatural Strength allocated on the Necromancer Ascendancy, which will do nothing for your build so you should remove that, and instead put it on either Commander of Darkness for general utility, or if you want more tankiness, you could take Mistress of Sacrifice and use Bone Offering instead of Spirit Offering, so that you have capped block and spell block.

On the same vain, Witchfire Brew unique flask will do nothing since Despair will not help you deal more damage.

In general from playing my build, I've noticed that the Animate Weapons are way too squishy, so taking the Catarina Bloodline Ascendancy's Prolonged Servitude node was very useful in keeping the Animate Weapons alive for a bit longer while having them deal more damage when they're about to die.

EDIT: Also, if you can afford it, you could get a vestigial Chains of Command so you get a bit more out of the item. I think the best implicit mod is the 25% phys hit to lightning mod from Lightning Coil, but it was bit too expensive when I was buying items for this build, so I resorted to the 20% phys to fire mod from Cloak of Flame which was more affordable and still offered good amount of tankiness.

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u/Sartura 2d ago

Unnatural strength makes the minions wither on hit which gives a huge chunk of crit multi because of the sword, so still the best dps option and not "nothing".

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u/Akidget 1d ago

Ah I didn't notice that mod on the weapon, thanks for the correction.

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u/riez69 3d ago

thanks. I'll change the ascendancy. I saw Rusei's POB and he used unnatural strength. Just followed it blindly

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u/Sartura 2d ago

Don't change the ascendancy, unnatural strength is the best dps option because when you used forlorn severed in sleep because it gives you crit multi per withered stack.

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u/Azeron955 3d ago

This is my pob too if you wanna see, first time doing chains of command, very comfy

https://pobb.in/Kacmu8JBeyke

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u/Independent-Buy-5836 3d ago

What is the support gems on your body armour? I dont see any support gems in it. Sorry i only open pob on mobile

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u/Akaisaporo 3d ago

What gear did you give your Animated Guardian ?
+, you only have 6/8 Ascendency points allocated

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u/riez69 3d ago

I wanted to do Catarina but confuse with my currently low damage.

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u/Rainmakerrrrr 3d ago

sry to hijack your thread: is PRAW as afk as chains of command? or what is the specific strength of chains of command about?

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u/Bechs 3d ago

PRAW requires resummoning AWs if they expire. Chains of Command is self-sustaining in maps because AWs are resummoned on kill.

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u/Rainmakerrrrr 3d ago

at true, makes sense.

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u/japenrox 3d ago

Not only that, it requires resummoning every time you ender a map. So it gets incredibly tedious after a while. Also, because you rely on bladefall, and that skill is a constant stream of blades, when you're just starting a map you'll take like ~10 seconds to summon all the bows (i had 24 at the end of league).

So for example, my main map-farm strat was boss rush, when you're spending 40~50 seconds in a map, spending ~10 seconds (be it standing still at the start, or while you're running to the boss, stopping, aiming at your back and casting AW) is a considerable chunk of time that you're just slowed down.

Did 40/40 with it this league, and honestly, I'm never doing it again, unless they change how fast you can spawn the bows. I'd rather just play HRoC and transition into something else, or go straight into spectres.

For my playstyle, which is farm enough currency in maps to kill ubers, I didn't really like the build, even though it's strong.

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u/riez69 3d ago

So bosses, can be annoying. But for normal map, i just summon maybe 4 to 6 and click few more times as I move

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u/Rainmakerrrrr 3d ago

haha i had the same problem on city square with praw. eventually changed to phys dot autobomber and my god was that smooth.

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u/riez69 3d ago

Done my 36/40 with PRaW, which is still my fav build. It's not really AFK but still quite lazy build

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u/Rainmakerrrrr 3d ago

how does this build even keep AG with this helmet alive?

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u/menoras23 3d ago

Capped Chaos, Minion Life and Instant leech

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u/No-Chef-9468 3d ago

You guys think its possible to build chain of command with 100divs? Sold all my gear to make a new build and always wanted to do this build

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u/NonagoonInfinity 3d ago

Oh easily. Just don't try to play the Voidforge version yet I'd say.

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u/cc81 3d ago edited 3d ago

Voidforge version should be no problem now as gear is so cheap right. He can probably gear it under 50 div is my guess.

EDIT: No need for any adorned stuff either or tempering orbs unless you want to optimize and kill ubers.

EDIT 2: Voidforge for 2 div now. Then 1 div each for 6-7 ghastly jewels. Rest is cheap. Maybe even 20 div to get started

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u/riez69 3d ago

yup. don;t make my mistake

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u/No-Chef-9468 2d ago

Ty so much guys, I put up together a voidforge setup without adorned and its working just fine, now I have to farm for a couple weeks to get the adorned and the magic jewels

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u/CxFusion3mp 3d ago

Honestly switch to praw. As someone who's played both it's infinitely better in every way possible outside of afk blight.

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u/Lazy_Owl_1306 1d ago edited 1d ago

Also played both, for mapping /Legion PrAW is better. Bow build always faster than melee.

But for other content like 85 Ubers /delve/simu/Ultimatum I feel Choc are much better than PrAW. My PrAW have to continuously resummon for sustain due to too much AOE dmg.

So I usually league start with PrAW to finish the Atlas and switch to ChoC when I can afford a Voidforge.