Gemling Legionnaire Self Damage Iron Ward Build 🟢

Following my last thread https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3883354/

I figured some better way to fill Iron Ward and actually deal OK damage.

I did both on Titan and on Gemling, Gemling gets more dam because of the +2 to levels for red gems, which Iron Ward benefits greatly from it and the [Bolstering Implants] and the the increased damage from [Integrated Efficiency].




and the merc version:



Titan version is missing the Crimson Assault which does increase damage, and will be buffed next patch.

You will need a Skeleton Warrior sceptre and some spirit on gear.

One strategy to make it better is micro manage your infernal legion support to get the most out of the minions in a different timed maner so they don't die all the same time, because with the buffs it will overflow if you have too many minions die. If you get enough int you can have 2 sets of minions, the cheapest being Skeltal Cleric, so you have more uptime on the skill at the cost of total damage, which will be better for clearing maps.



(PoB doesn't support Iron Ward so I had to do some scuffed fake weapon with its damage so the damage might be off by a little, not by much)

You can do it on ritualist too to get more consistency on the damage you take yourself with a third Ring but I'm yet to optimize that.

Need to level a Acolyte of Chalupa to test if [Inner Turmoil] "Take no damage from Volatility" just delets the damaging part or negates the damage and if that negation counts for Iron ward, which could make self damage easier and maybe open doors for Iron Ward Phys + Chaos damage build.

Realistic any ascendancy that can tank 300 damage with armour, which means at least 3000 armour, and run some minions like the images above can do this setup to fill iron ward.

If you have more ideas on how to scale damage, if some mechanics work better, items and etc, feel free to let me know so we can make this build work! :)

As always, with love, Chain Hook Enjoyer, add a Chain Hook on poe2 GGG!

I don't know if it's possible here but a lot of "Big Physical damage pop" (like Shield Wall for example) use both Poison & Bleed for maximum damage. It also help greatly with clearing as Herald of Bleed & Plague can chain each others with the right setup.

I've never played them myself so take this with a grain of salt but you can easily search it with "Poison Bleed Shield Wall Build" if you are interested.

Thank you GGG guy that saw this and buffed it in the patch notes for 0.4 (if it wasn't just a coincidence) now it is definetly viable and actually pretty strong! Will follow up with an update when the league start with all the specifics on how to do everything, hopefully build of the week <3