Gas Grenade Gemling Legionnaire Build Guide

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Intro

This Gas Grenade Gemling Legionnaire build uses Gas Grenades detonated by skills like Explosive Shot and Explosive Grenade, creating screen-wide fiery explosions. With a focus on Gem Studded Ascendancy, this build enables double support gems for massive utility and damage, making it both potent and versatile for clearing maps and tackling bosses. Its unique scaling of armour, evasion, and resistances ensures survivability while maintaining explosive damage output. Perfect for players who want an engaging, run-and-gun playstyle.

Skills and Playstyle

Primary Clear

  • Gas Grenade: Core skill creating poisonous clouds that explode when detonated. Scales with Area of Effect (AoE) and benefits from Cluster Bombs and Repeating Explosives for massive coverage.
  • Explosive Grenade: Main detonator skill; offers high AoE damage and synergy with Grenades for overlapping explosions.
  • Explosive Shot: Secondary detonator for quick and precise explosions, especially at screen edges.

Debuffs and Utility

  • Oil Grenade: Applies Fire Exposure (-26% Fire Resistance) and slows enemies, enhancing both offense and control.
  • Flash Grenade: Provides Blind, Stun, and Knockback for crowd control, improving survivability during dense encounters.
  • Artillery Ballista: Offers scaling buffs such as Rage for 30% more attack damage, Life Regeneration, and Mana Regeneration.

Persistent Buffs

  • Wind Dancer: Increases evasion significantly, especially with Gale Force stacks.
  • Herald of Ash: Enhances clear speed with overkill explosions.
  • Attrition: Excels in boss fights with scaling damage over time.
  • Ghost Dance: Adds defensive recovery via Energy Shield, ideal for burst damage scenarios.

Skill Rotation

  • Deploy Gas Grenades to generate poison clouds.
  • Detonate clouds with Explosive Grenade or Explosive Shot based on range and target density.
  • Use Oil Grenade to weaken enemies and Flash Grenade to manage swarming threats.
  • Position Artillery Ballista for buffs and additional support when needed.

Passives

  • Key nodes include Cluster Bombs, Repeating Explosives, and Volatile Catalyst for cooldown recovery and AoE scaling.
  • Optional Crit nodes can be allocated for late-game builds using a high Crit Chance crossbow.

Ascendancy Progression

  • Crystalline Potential: Enhances skill quality, improving cooldown reduction and AoE.
  • Integrated Efficiency & Gem Studded: Unlocks dual support gems for unparalleled versatility.
  • Thaumaturgical Infusion: Boosts maximum resistances for increased survivability.
  • Crystalline Potential or Adaptive Capability: Address survivability or attribute needs.

Gearing

Weapon

  • High Physical Damage Crossbow (preferably Expert Bombard):
    • +% to Critical Hit Chance
    • Level to Projectile Skill
    • +% Attack Speed

Armor, Boots, Helmet

  • Focus on Armour + Evasion hybrid bases:
    • Life, Resistances, and Energy Shield.

Jewelry

  • Amulets: +Level to Projectile Skills, Critical Damage Bonus, or Spirit.
  • Rings: Flat damage, resistances, and life.
  • Belts: Armour, life, and charm slots for utility.

Runes and Soul Cores

  • Early-game: Cap resistances with Desert, Glacial, or Storm Runes.
  • Late-game: Shift to Body Runes for life or Soul Cores like Tacati for Chaos Resistance.

Atlas Passives

  • Focus on Expedition and Ritual for group-heavy encounters.
  • Target Boss Maps or Essences for consistent single-target damage scaling.

FAQ

Q: How do I solve Mana issues?
A: Grenades are mana-intensive. Use:

  • % Mana Regeneration Rate on gear.
  • Soul Thief support for Physical Damage skills.
  • Mana Flask nodes like Arcane Alchemy.

Q: What can I do to survive better?
A: Ensure:

  • 75%+ elemental resistance, boosted by Thaumaturgical Infusion.
  • Armour and Evasion scaling through proper gear bases.
  • Flash Grenade for crowd control and Ghost Dance for burst recovery.

Summary

The Gas Grenade Gemling Legionnaire is a highly explosive, screen-clearing build that blends strong AoE, utility, and survivability. Its Gem Studded Ascendancy enables unparalleled flexibility with double support gems, making it ideal for both new and experienced players. Adaptable and powerful, this build lets you dominate Path of Exile 2 content with ease. Explore more builds and services at Onlyfarms.gg!