Path of Exile 2 Warrior: Titan and Warbringer Builds

Warrior in Path of Exile 2 is a powerful melee hero who prefers to destroy crowds of enemies with a powerful club or axe. In addition to primitive brute force, after Ascension, the class is able to master the element of fire, burning all enemies to the ground, or turn to the destruction of mobs with the help of the most brutal strikes on the ground, causing an earthquake. As befits a combat unit in the midst of battle, the Warrior must have good survivability and be able to absorb tons of damage.

In this guide, we'll cover the most effective builds for the Warrior, ways to upgrade the skill tree, the best active skills and gems, and also look at Titan and Warbringer builds.

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PoE 2 Warrior Builds for Leveling

Next, we'll look at three starting builds for the beginning of the game: one for the early game and one for each specialization.

Warrior Starter Build for the Beginning of the Game

Once you decide to start the story campaign and take the Warrior as your starting class, you will need to complete the first two acts for that class. Then you will be able to The Test of Sehem and Ascension, which will help you get closer to the peak of power. In two chapters, you need to decide on your further path of development: go through Titan or through Warbringer, and also get used to a melee hero who prefers an aggressive fighting style.

The starting build for the Warrior should allow you to quickly complete the content of the first acts, covering all the main needs of the hero. Next, we will talk in more detail about the best way to pump for maximum damage at the beginning, we will analyze all the required equipment, ive and active skills, and also provide a selection of video guides.

Equipment

Before you start assembling your hero, you need to figure out what to give the character in his hands and how to dress him, and also clearly decide what equipment to choose for the Warrior. This the class is played mostly through force, it is required for the vast majority of skills. Later, it may also be necessary to invest in other parameters, but to a lesser extent.

In secondary parameters, it is important to focus on increased armor, increased resistance and all kinds of regeneration: The warrior mainly fights in close combat, which is why he often takes damage from nearby mobs. In the table below, you can see what items are necessary for a warrior, taking into modifiers:

Using the table above, you can figure out which items are best to equip the Warrior with in order to gradually collect the appropriate equipment. After that, you can start modifying things with runes, if you don’t have them, you can add slots using astromancy spheres (but we recommend not to spend them at first, until there are problems with closing the content):

• You can use Rune of Rebirth for regeneration for killing enemies.
• Add Rune of Inspiration to gain mana for killing enemies and increase base mana regeneration.
• If you plan to go through fire damage, this will work. Rune of the Desert.

Skills and stones

The most useful and effective skills for the Warrior aimed at increasing damage at close range, as well as increasing area damage. In addition, the class has all sorts of brute force skills that allow it to attack at a distance without risking health.

The warrior build through totems shows itself well at different stages, but in addition you can always focus on the fire warrior build. In the table below you can learn more about the active skills of the class, as well as figure out which skill stones the Warrior needs most.

Mace Strike and Spinning Strike are given at the beginning and do their job well. After receiving high-level stones, you can look towards fire skills: Molten Blast, Perfect Strike, etc. They will allow you to deal many times more damage.

This set of skills will allow the Warrior to destroy groups of enemies and survive at high levels. All of the above gems help the build create chain explosions, set fire to and stun primary enemies, and also penetrate their armor, making them more vulnerable to damage.

In the mid-game, the skill set already forms the basis of the build, allowing for fire damage. Later, you can switch directions to fully realize the chosen Warrior Ascension.

ive skills

Leveling up a Warrior involves developing key ive skills, the basics of which can be seen below.

First of all, go from the start to the skill "Heartless", while simultaneously pumping both chains leading to it. This will increase the speed of accumulation of stun, increase strength and increase damage in close combat.

it "Strong Metal"to significantly increase the armor of the equipped body armor. Then open "Spreading Influence" to increase the amount of armor destroyed and increase the area of ​​effect of attacks. You will also need "Rout" to increase melee damage to all enemies and to enemies with strong stun. Then go to "Melee Damage" on both branches.

Next thing to do is "Blood Rush" to increase skill speed and convert health into mana.

Go down, pumping up the power with the cells, and then open "Devastation", to increase the damage of area attacks, as well as the area of ​​effect of those attacks.

Unblock "Polished Iron" to increase armor and get additional base armor, the next thing you will need is "Shocks", which increases the area of ​​effect if the enemy has recently been stunned by a two-handed melee weapon.

Another key ive skill is "Precise Strikes". Now the attacks can't be dodged, but the Warrior never deals critical hits. Next, open "Crushing Blows" to increase the rate at which the stun gauge builds up and to increase the area of ​​effect.

Rotation

The Warrior build's playstyle is to set up enemies for a stun, then use Bone Shatter to trigger chain explosions. The rotation is as follows:

1. Group up your enemies, luring them into a trap. Once they're together, hit them with your mace or use Molten Blast to stun them and possibly set them on fire. Then use Pounce or Rolling Slam's to deal damage and stun them.
2. Use Infernal Cry to boost the Warrior's attack.
3. Hit charged enemies with Bone Shatter. The initial shockwave explodes multiple enemies and ignites others, creating a window for additional damage.
4. Use Infernal Cry on the remaining enemies to explode nearby corpses.

Titan Warrior Builds for Leveling

PoE 2's Rise of the Titan Warrior focuses on the following increasing damage from powerful attacks and the effectiveness and stability of stunning enemies. Thanks to the skills of the class, it will be possible to inflict stronger attacks, receiving all sorts of effects. In addition, this class makes attacks based on the element of earth more frequent in battles. With this elevation, players become stronger, focusing on inflicting damage over an area.

Skills and stones

The Titan build with auto attack focuses on all sorts of area attacks and dealing massive damage to enemies. The "standard" skill pool is the same, but new skills specific to this build are added to it. The table below shows the key skills and gems for them:

During leveling, you need to use a combination of Leap Slam, Volcanic Fissure, and Earthquake to destroy mobs. In boss battles, you will need to stun opponents and use Perfect Strike. Other skills and stones help increase damage.

Towards the late game, consider going with Hammer of the Gods, Stampede, or Berserk as the effects from these skills best suit the build's playstyle.

ive skills

Moving away from the standard ive tree, it's worth investing a little in stats first. Unlock Ox for a power boost, as well as the 4 slots around it. Unlock adjacent skills "Area of ​​Attacks and Area of ​​Attack Damage", and also get to "Vigilance"to increase block chance and increase healing from blocking a hit.

Additionally required "Thermal insulation", so that the armor portion also applies to fire damage. Next, pay attention to "Long-term trauma", it slightly decreases attack speed, but increases damage and increases status debuffs on enemies.

Go to the corner edge and then open it "Brute force"to decrease max mana but scale damage from strength stat. Next, unlock "Giant's Blood", you can now take two-handed axes, maces and swords in one hand.

Go upstairs and open it "Made with care", to reduce damage taken, and also "Heavy armor" to apply the strength requirements to the armor. Unlock the adjacent cells along the way. Then go left and unlock "The Digger" and "The Skull Crusher".

Climb the branch and unlock "Evocation of Fire" to convert damage to the fire element. Also unlock "Incandescent Strike" and "Flash". They will help increase the chance of applying Ignite.

Video guides for Titan

For a better understanding of how to create an assembly, you can watch the video guides.

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Warbringer Warrior Builds for Leveling

The Warbringer build in PoE 2 is aimed at make the Warrior a great source of AoE and DoT damage from the very beginning of the game. He can quickly deal with crowds of enemies, using abilities to stun primary enemies and then detonate them, creating a series of explosions.

Skills and stones

Warrior builds with totems are possible, but the focus is primarily on area damage. The following skills and gems are needed for this build:

The late game skill set gives the ability to clear out groups of enemies by exploding them to last longer on high level maps. The mid game skill set will be solidified and will allow the player to move further towards the Warbringer Warrior.

ive skills

Upgrade "Crushing Sentence" to speed up the accumulation of the stun scale. This will allow you to deal more damage to enemies.

Go back to the roots and discover "Turning to Ashes" and all related skills. This will increase fire damage and break through elemental resistance, as well as buff arson.

Go up higher and unlock "Zone of Impact" to increase the area of ​​effect of attacks, and also "Strike force" to increase the speed of accumulation of the stun scale and increase damage in the area.

For elemental damage, open "Seal of Fire" to increase damage from hits on ignited enemies. In addition, you must unlock "Hot nature"to further increase damage and increase the duration of the ignite.

Next thing to do is buy "Cruel Methods", they will increase the amount of armor destroyed and increase physical damage. There is a nearby "Giant Weapon", which increases the area of ​​effect of attacks. You will also need "Suppression" to increase the speed of accumulation of the stun scale and increase damage from two-handed weapons.

Video guides for Herald of War

To learn even more about Warbringer builds, you can check out a selection of video guides, which also cover all the main aspects: skills, gems, ives, and rotations.

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Endgame build of Titan Warrior

One of the most popular and strongest Titan Warrior builds for the late game is Earth Shaker. As you can understand from the name, it is mainly played from the ability of the same name (Earthshatter) and has a good rating: high level of protection, good speed of clearing and quick victory over bosses. The assembly has low gameplay complexity and is relatively easy to put on.

Skills and stones

The core of the build is the same as the build for the leveling period, almost all skills require 3-4 stones, but for Earthshatter you will have to fork out for the maximum number of slots. In addition to Earthshatter, the build uses Infernal and Seismic Cry. You can find out more about the key skills and stones for them in the table below:

The following sequence of skills is used as a rotation for clearing locations:

Earthshatter 🡪 Seismic Cry 🡪 Infernal Cry 🡪 Hammer of the Gods

Equipment

When selecting equipment, it is important to consider the basic recommendations for characteristics, as well as focus on balancing survivability and damage Warrior. The ideal set would be the following set of items, which can be adjusted depending on the available items and needs in the game:

The following variations of equipment improvement can be considered as runes:

• Jikwani's Soul Core in the helmet.
• Jikwani Soul Cores in both slots of the body armor.
• Takachi's Soul Core in Gloves.
• Jikwani's Soul Core in Boots.
• Rune of Iron in the weapon.
• Storm Rune in the shield.

ive skills

Go down the tree and open it "Cruel Methods" to increase the amount of armor destroyed and increase physical damage. Then open the skill on the right. "Siege" will increase damage by 1% for every 1% chance to block damage.

As you progress through the central tree, unlock 4 key ive skills:

• "Plunder" to increase attack speed with one-handed weapons and increase agility.
• "Defeat" to increase damage with one-handed weapons and increase the chance to maim when striking.
• "Mentor" to increase the speed of using battle cries and increase their recharge speed.
• "Residual Waves" to increase the area of ​​action of the residual wave.

Move further along the same branch, at the top you need to open "Unyielding" to increase the maximum HP and increase the stun threshold. In the same part, unlock "Crushing Blows" to increase the rate at which the stun scale accumulates and to increase the area of ​​effect. The desired one is located nearby "Dishonest", which increases armor if you have recently been hit in melee combat, and also increases damage to immobilized enemies.

Unlock at the edge "Earthbreaker", to increase the chance of causing a residual wave when using maces. Unlock it there "Embodiment of Fire", so that 75% of the damage becomes fire damage. The necessary "Titanic", it increases the rate of accumulation of stun and increases the stun threshold.

"Brute force" will increase your maximum mana and increase damage by 1% for every 15 strength.

Video Guides for Titan Warrior

To find the perfect endgame Titan Warrior build for yourself, you can check out a selection of good video guides for this class.

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Warbringer Warrior Endgame Build

The Warbringer build is ideal for the early game and achieves good results in the endgame. A large pool of health and a high chance to block attacks allow you to withstand waves of enemies and stay alive. Below we will analyze in detail the necessary skills, equipment and ives. The build, which is discussed below, becomes functional only after level 41.

Skills and stones

The build is played from shouts: both Seismic Cry and Infernal Cry are used, but one of the most important skills is Warrior Totem. In the table below you can see a detailed setup of all the necessary skills and stones for them:

Ancestral Warrior Totem is tied to Earthshatter for good single target damage. For mobility, there is Shield Charge and Leap Slam. As a rotation for good damage, you can consider:

Seismic Cry 🡪 Scavenged Plating 🡪 Earthshatter 🡪 Ancestral Warrior Totem 🡪 Shield Charge 🡪 other skills if needed.

Equipment

When choosing equipment, it is worth considering that Corrupting Cry gem damage scales with strength, which is why it is important to invest in this parameter. The totem scales from level increases in weapon modifiers. For protection, it is recommended to consider point resistances to the elements, look at the strength and parameters of the shield. One of the equipment options can be seen in the table below, but it can always be adjusted on the go, based on the items on hand:

The following options can be considered as runes:

• Desert Rune and Storm Rune in the helmet.
• Two Iron Runes in body armor.
• Rune of the Glacier in gloves.
• Storm Rune in shoes.
• Two Runes of Rebirth into weapons.
• Desert Rune in the shield.

ive skills

Go down the tree and open it "Cruel Methods" to increase the amount of armor destroyed and increase physical damage. Then open the skill on the right. "Siege" will increase damage by 1% for every 1% chance to block damage.

Open "A Cry of Encouragement", so that your upgraded attacks deal more damage and your battle cries affect a common area. Then unlock "Bull" to increase strength.

Unlock below "Thermal insulation", so that armor is applied to fire damage taken from hits.

"Precise Strikes" Gives a buff: the Warrior's attacks can no longer be dodged, but the hits will never be critical. "Cacophony" Increases the damage of battle cries and increases their area of ​​effect.

"Brute force" will decrease your maximum mana but increase damage by 1% for every 15 strength. "Giant's Blood" will allow you to take two-handed axes, maces and swords in one hand, but will triple the requirements for the characteristics of the weapon.

Unblock "Titanic"to increase the rate at which your stun gauge builds up, gain strength, and increase your stun threshold. Then move up and open "Blood Magic", it removes all mana, but now skills consume health instead of mana.

"Battle Rage" will increase your attack and cast speed, and will also increase your physical damage. Guttural Roar increases the cast speed of your Warcries and increases their area of ​​effect, and "Deafening screams" Increases the recharge rate of your battle cries, increasing damage for each recently cast battle cry.

Video guides for Warrior Herald of War

To better understand the basics of building a Warbringer Warrior build, you can check out the video guides below.

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We hope that our article helped you to assemble a starting and end-game build for the Warrior in Path of Exile 2, and also allowed you to decide who is better: Titan or Warbringer. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments, we will definitely answer. Read other useful game guides in the relevant section of our website.