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Toxic Rain Pathfinder League Starter Build Guide

The Forbidden Sanctum is a roguelike that takes place within Path of Exile. You will explore the Templars’ sanctum which is rumored to be hidden beneath the Fellshrine Ruins. Long abandoned, a malevolent presence has taken hold. In each area of Wraeclast you play through, you will have the opportunity to explore one room of the Sanctum as you search for its treasures.

Welcome to our Toxic Rain Pathfinder League Starter Build Guide for Path of Exile 3.20 – The Forbidden Sanctum!

Table of Contents

Build Summary

Path of Exile 3.20 – The Forbidden Sanctum

  • The Forbidden Sanctum is a roguelike that takes place within Path of Exile. You will explore the Templars’ sanctum which is rumored to be hidden beneath the Fellshrine Ruins. Long abandoned, a malevolent presence has taken hold. In each area of Wraeclast you play through, you will have the opportunity to explore one room of the Sanctum as you search for its treasures.
  • With 3.20.0, there are Standard, Hardcore, Solo Self-Found and Ruthless variations of the Sanctum challenge league available. They have the same core mechanics and items. You can create private league versions of these leagues, with mods that make the game harder.

Check out our full League Summary here.

 

Toxic Rain Pathfinder

The Toxic Rain Pathfinder has been around for many years, proving itself as a consistently strong League Starter build. This build requires a quick Bow – Short Bow or Thicket Bow, and exactly 9% additional Area of Effect to fully unleash its potential. Otherwise, this Build has nothing else to worry about, bringing Players through an amazing start of every League!

 

Rotation

  • Activate Auras: Haste – Grace – Determination – Defiance Banner
  • Apply Withering Step on Cooldown
  • Activate Malevolence
  • Apply Despair to Enemies
  • Use Toxic Rain with Ballista Totem Support
  • Use your regular Toxic Rain as filler
  • Use Flame Dash to move over obsticales

Leveling - Bandits

In order to be able to play this Build, you have to choose a Ranger in the Character Creation.

Before you reach the Endgame, players have to finish all 10 Acts of the Campaign. Most of the times, you will not be able to use the same abilities in the early game as you do in the Endgame. Here is an overview how you can progress easily throughout the Campaign. In this List, you will find all Gems to use in the Early Game, and To-Do Lists for all Act 1 – 10.

For even further advice to Leveling, refer to our Leveling Guide here.

Talents - Ascendancy - Pantheon

Talent Masteries: 

  • +50 Maximum Life
  • 10% increased maximum Life/10% reduced Life Recovery Rate
  • 10% more Skill Effect Duration
  • Auras from your Skills have 10% increased Effect on you
  • 20% increased Effect of Withered
  • Flasks applied to you have 10% increased Effect
  • 15% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies/15% increased Skill Effect Duration
  • +1% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier per 4% Chaos Resistance
  • 8% increased Damage for each of your Aura or Herald Skills affecting you
  • Grace has 25% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency

Ascendancy

Ascendancys are Spezializations of your Character, which are granted after solving the Trial of Ascendancys. There are 4 Trials that will reward these unique Talent Points.

  • After 1st Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Nature’s Reprisal
  • After 2nd Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Nature’s Adrenaline
  • After 3rd Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Nature’s Boon
  • After 4th Trial of Ascendancy: Skill Master Alchemist

Pantheon

Pantheon (Hotkey: Y) grant Players passive bonuses. You can change them at any time, but you also have to unlock more passives by using a Divine Vessel with the specific Map in your Map Device.

  • Major Pantheon: Soul of the Brine King
  • Minor Pantheon: Soul of Shakari

Gear - Flasks - Jewels

Gear

Rare Helmet or The Devouring Diadem, Necromancer Circlet

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Level to Socketed AoE Gems (Craft)

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Increased Despair Curse Effect
  • Increased Duration of Ailments

Rare Chest

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Additional Physical Damage Reduction
  • Physical Damage from Hits taken as Fire/Lightning Damage (Craft)

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Increased Effect Non-Curse Aura from your Skills
  • Malevolence has increased Aura Effect

Rare Gloves

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Level to Socketed AoE Gems/9% increased Area of Effect

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Withered you inflict expires slower

Rare Boots

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  • Movement Speed + Onslaught on Kill (Craft)

Eldritch Implicit:

  • Action Speed
  • Cooldown Recovery Rate

Stygian Vise

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Increased Maximum Life %
  • Resistances
  • Regenerate Energy Shield while a Rare Enemy is nearby (Craft)

Catalyst: Life or Resistances

Rare Amulet

Desirable Stats:

  • Level of All Chaos Skill Gems
  • Level of All Skill Gems
  • Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Resistances

Catalyst: Life, Attributes or Resistances

Annoint: Corruption

Rare Ring

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Resistances
  • Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Attack Speed

Catalyst: Resistances

Rare Dagger

Desirable Stats:

  • Level to Socketed Gems
  • Level to Socketed Support Gems
  • Attack Speed
  • Chaos Damage over Time
  • Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier

Rare Shield

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Attack Speed
  • Increased Damage with Bow Skills

Flasks

Eternal Life Flask – Instant Recovery & Immunity to Bleeding during Flask Effect
Jade Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Evasion during Flask Effect
Granite Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Armor during Flask Effect
Quartz Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Reduced Effect of Curses on You
Quicksilver Flask – Gain 3 Charges when Hit & Increased Movement Speed during Flask Effect

Jewels

Rare Jewel

Desirable Stats:

  • Maximum Life
  • Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier
  • Attack Speed

Main Skills

Toxic Rain – Void Manipulation – Vicious Projectiles – Mirage Archer – Efficacy – Increased Duration
Toxic Rain – Ballista Totem – Multiple Totems – Focused Ballista – Withering Touch – Efficacy

 

Other Skills

Vaal Haste
Vaal Grace
Determination
Defiance Banner
Malevolence – Divine Blessing – Inspiration
Despair
Flame Dash
Withering Step
Vaal Molten Shell (Lv.10) – Cast when Damage Taken (Lv.1)

External Links

We want to keep our League Starter Guides as simple as possible. We understand that using Path of Building and other 3rd Party Tools might not be the best way for New Players. 

  • Refer to our New Players Guide here.
  • Refer to our Path of Building Guide here.

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