Simplest build to beat endgame Maps and bosses?

I have been told I am the worst player in PoE ever and worse than someones 70+ year old mother because I have been playing since closed beta and never got past mid tier yellow maps... I've missed my chance at the old endgame so may as well try to get to the new endgame.



Sooo what is the simplest build to gear and play that will beat endgame Maps and bosses?


And I mean simple. If it requires more than a couple buttons to press or anything other than health and mana flasks it is to complicated for me.


Links to build guides is appreciated. :-)

I would say the Duelist is the easiest character. I did a Lacerate Bleed build Gladiator and made it all the way through the maps and beat Shaper easily, build is in my sig if you're interested. But just about any decent build with the Duelist should get you to end game without too much effort or time put into it.

I'd say spell totems.
Freezing pulse totems would probably be the safest one.
I also like divine ire totems but they have a charge up time so might get you into some rough situations.

Freezing pulse totems
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2685450

I like simple and minimum button presses too.
I don't enjoy flasks other than using health, mana and movement speed ones.


Ice Golems are also good, but they aren't league starter as you need several jewels that cost several chaos.

Ice Golem build I used in 3.6
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2305121

I also never did the end game bosses, other than red/yellow map elder. I found the grind for maps a turn off or got bored of the build I was using and started a new Character.
I don't like trading for maps either.

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Ice Golems are also good, but they aren't league starter as you need several jewels that cost several chaos.

I beg to differ. Ice/Flame Golems are still formidable league starters. You just start with Feeding Frenzy Support (I know, it will be nerfed in 3.9 but still useful in the beginning), the only "expensive" item required early would be The Primordial Chain amulet. After the 2nd lab you will have up to 9 aggressive Ice or Flame Golems which will carry you a looong way into mid tier maps where you can farm the currency needed for the Primordial Jewels in no time.

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Sooo what is the simplest build to gear and play that will beat endgame Maps and bosses?

And I mean simple. If it requires more than a couple buttons to press or anything other than health and mana flasks it is to complicated for me.

See Wrecker of Days. His guide links are here: https://www.poebuilds.cc/author/Wrecker_of_Days/

He has some disabilities that influence his personal playstyle, so his guides are all designed to be simple and survivable. I think he designs them for SSF, so they should be fine as league starters too.

Any totem or ignite build.

Um, I think I can guarantee a summoner build is still going to be the easiest.

Summon skeleton build... you literally just summon skeletons. You click around the screen, you link them with melee splash, and off they go.

Low gear ceiling (as opposed to duelist), low skill needed (totems you still need good placement), very high dps (skeletons delete T15 map bosses offscreen).

Golems are probably as easy, just need more gear (primordial stuff, still low cost compared to melee)

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I'd say spell totems.
Freezing pulse totems would probably be the safest one.
I also like divine ire totems but they have a charge up time so might get you into some rough situations.

Freezing pulse totems
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2685450

That build requires a six link Soul Mantle Spidersilk Robe. Cost about three Exalts, I wouldn't call that simple.

3 ex is a pretty typical cost for a common 6L chest, and the 5L version is 50-60c -- which is also pretty typical.

If OP wanted to go SSF, that would be more problematic.

Cheers

Thanks for the ideas so far. Still not sure what to play.

Any melee is out, cause reasons.

I absolutely hate the way trading interaction is in PoE so I'm kinda SSF even though I only play in trade leagues. lol