New League means tweaks to your League Starter builds in PoE. Check out the best League Starter builds for Path of Exile Necropolis 3.24 below so you're ready to hit the ground running.
Best Starter Builds for Necropolis League 3.24 in Path of Exile
There are many ways you can build your character, but here are the best starting builds for Necropolis League 3.24 in Path of Exile.
Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer built by Zizaran and Imexile
Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer is one of the featured builds in Necropolis 3.24 and a great League Starter. The transfigured version of DD makes this a tank build focused on fast draining. It's also a two-button build where you switch between Desecrate and Detonate Dead and chain them.
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desecrate summons corpses, while Detonate Dead detonates a corpse and everyone else nearby, chaining them and dealing extra fire damage with a lingering effect. When you fight bosses, you'll add the Arcanist Mark, so at this point, you won't cast profane.
You have to remember several things. You need to have Spectrum early so you can have higher HP corpses in your pool and do more DD damage. Enough Energy Shield, around 800, is also a big must due to Detonate DD spamming, along with casting God's Blessing. The exact build, including gear, atlas tree mapping, etc., for early and late game is in the video below.
Havoc's Lightning Arrow Deadeye
Lightning Arrow Deadeye is a fast-paced ranged build that is great for clearing maps. You will use this bow attack ability to hit enemies with an arrow that causes a lightning strike and also damages nearby enemies.
Early on, you'll want to get Sniper's Mark to increase bullet damage to a single target and cause the projectile to disperse. You should also grab Additional Cold Damage and Frostbite to increase elemental cold damage and have the chance to apply freeze and reduce movement by 100%. You'll also want to help Alira with the early map play. This build can also work for endgame, and you can check out more options in the next video.
Explosive Trap Trickster built by Fearlessdumbo
Explosive Trap Trickster is a great trap build. This build makes for a tanky boss that can struggle to clear. This is a less button-intensive playstyle for both mapping and boss, which I prefer. You'll throw these traps to cause multiple explosions and physical damage, which eventually turns into fire damage.
When fighting a boss, cast Assassin's Mark to apply critical strike chance and multiplier, Elemental Weakness to lower elemental Resistance, and Bear Trap to deal physical damage, reduce movement speed, and increase damage from traps and mines.
An important thing to note is that you will need a Mana Flask at the start to recover your Mana. You can also lower your Mana costs by master crafting on your amulets and rings by farming Betrayal until you reveal the Elreon items for the craft (you can also just buy them off the trade site until you hit the reveal). For more information on the play style, check out the videos below.
Zoomancer Necromancer Built by Ghazzy TV
Ghazzy TV's Zoomancer Necromancer build is great for early league, but it can also work for endgame if you invest enough currency into it. However, early on it is a very cheap and low budget option that works really well.
As a Zoomancer, you summon Zombies, Wraiths, Golems, and Skeletons to deal damage. You'll want to pick up “Instant Leech” Leech Mastery since you're taking Bone Barrier as a premium passive so your Minions can drain HP for you. This will make your character very tanky. Bone Offering is also a great spell as you will be able to sacrifice a corpse for additional blocks for your minions and life regeneration if they have recently blocked an attack or spell.
The biggest problem with this build is the sheer number of minions you'll have on screen. However, if you enjoy that kind of chaos and disorder, you can check out the full build guide in the Ghazzy TV video below.
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Splitting Steel Champion built by Tytykiller and Rue
Splitting Steel Champion is a melee build that saw some changes with 3.24 due to Nerf in the number of projectiles. It's a very unique style of attack that I like because you use your melee weapon to launch projectiles. It's a new level of bringing a sword to a sword fight, but your sword is actually a gun as well.
You'll want to bring an Ancestral Totem, which will deal melee damage when you stand near it. It also gives you speed. This is usually considered a big con since all melee builds unfortunately rely on Totems to deal real damage, so it could be a turn off for you. Another boost that is very important to you is the Sniper's Mark, which increases projectile damage and scatters it for additional damage. The details of the full construction can be found in Rue and Tye's PoBand more information is provided in the two videos below.
Ziziran's Explosive Arrow Champion
Necropolis 3.24 brought sand for the Explosive Arrow Champion build. If you like totem builds, this is a great choice for your League Starter. It works great for both mapping and management with some changes in play style.
When you clear maps you will throw a totem and then run. Use a combo of Blink Arrow to teleport to a new location and create a clone at your previous location and Flame Dash to teleport again dealing flame damage.
For a boss, you'll need to keep up your Frenzy Charge to increase speed along with Culling Strike to instantly kill enemies with 10% of max health or less. If you like fun buildings like this, check out all the details in the video below.
If you're interested in other changes in the expansion, check out the All new Atlas Keystones in Path of Exile Necropolis 3.24 on Pro Game Guides.
