TbXie's Splitting Steel Champion Passive Skill Tree & Gem Links (PoE Settlers of Kalguur 3.25)

Path of Building – Passive Skill Tree

You can find an optimized Path of Building here. Every build I release will use the community fork of Path of Building, which is maintained and updated in a much more regular fashion than the original one. You can find PoB’s Fork, by LocalIdentity, here.

If you are not comfortable with Path of Building, you can check the link in PobbIn. However, we heavily advise you to use Path of Building for which we have a Path of Building Guide

Awakened Gems

A lot of gems nowadays in Path of Exile have Awakened versions. These version will generally be a lot more powerful than the widely available Regular versions. Therefore the should be purchased whenever you can afford them. When the gems listed down here mention Awakened Gems, you are supposed to use their regular versions until you can afford the upgrade.

For most people, leveling these Gems up takes way too much time so you’re generally offered two choices.

• You can just buy a leveled version.
• You can buy the Wild Brambleback beasts and use the Menagerie craft to upgrade Increase the level of non-Corrupted Awakened Gem by 1.

Gem Setups

Splitting Steel – Main Link (6-Link)

1. Splitting Steel
2. Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support
3. Returning Projectiles Support
4. Awakened Brutality Support
5. Cruelty Support
6. Lifetap Support

Movement & Utility

1. Maim Support
2. Leap Slam
3. Faster Attacks Support

Automated Curse

1. Sniper's Mark
2. Mark On Hit Support
3. Lifetap Support

Auras

1. Grace
2. Determination
3. Pride
4. Enlighten Support (3)

1. Arrogance Support
2. Precision

Defenses – Utility

You’re using a Blood Rage for Frenzy Charge generation as well as extra Attack Speed & a Vaal Molten Shell, linked to CWDT, for defenses.

1. Vaal Molten Shell (Level 7)
2. Lifetap Support
3. Blood Rage
4. Cast when Damage Taken Support (Level 1)

Proccing Adrenaline

1. Lifetap Support
2. Corrupting Fever

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