Path of Exile Top 7 Cyclone Builds
1. Shockwave Cyclone Slayer (Duelist)
The best Cyclone build on the list goes to the Shockwave Cyclone Slayer which has amazing damage potential.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Shockwave Cyclone Slayer is one of the strongest starter builds in the game and really starts to shine in the endgame once you have a strong staff. You will have Fortification, high block using a staff, and kill enemies with 20% of their life remaining with your ascendancies. If you would like to try out the top rated build in out rankings which was greatly buffed in 3.25 you can find a guide for the build here Shockwave Cyclone Slayer Guide.
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2. Impale Cyclone Champion (Duelist)
Second place goes to the Impale Cyclone Champion which is one of the strongest Cyclone builds defensively.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Impale Cyclone Champion has bonuses to Impale and very strong defensive ascendancies. You will receive a 25% life heal when you are low on health, remove all ailments and burning when you reach 25% life, and have constant Fortification. This build is one of the tankiest Cyclone builds available in the game. If you are interested in trying out the Impale Cyclone Champion build a guide for it can be found here Impale Cyclone Champion Guide.
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3. Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker (Marauder)
The Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker has the highest single target damage of the Cyclone builds.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
With this build you will generate Ragestorms with Rage Vortex of Berserking while channeling Cyclone to deal high damage to nearby enemies. This build deals the highest single target damage of the Cyclone builds while still maintaining excellent clearing damage but is not as strong defensively as some builds. If you would like to try out the Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone build a guide for it can be found here Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker Guide.
4. CoC Cyclone Forbidden Rite Occultist (Witch)
The CoC Cyclone Forbidden Rite Occultist is one of the best Cyclone build in the game for clearing non-boss enemies.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 7/10
Build Guide
This build excels at clear with the Profane Bloom ascendancy which makes enemies explode but also has somewhat middle of the road single target damage. This build is very strong once you reach 100% critical strike chance, have a 100% hit chance, have high attack speed, and have high spell damage. If you are interested in trying out the CoC Cyclone Forbidden Rite Occultist build you can find a guide for the build here CoC Cyclone Forbidden Rite Occultist Guide.
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5. CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor (Templar)
The CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor is a cast on critical strike Cyclone variant that uses the Reap spell to deal damage.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 7/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
The CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor is solid for both single target and AoE damage. Reap is a physical spell that can be converted to cold damage that leaves a physical damage over time effect on enemies. If you are interested in trying out the CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor you can find a guide for the build here CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor Guide.
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6. CoC Ice Spear Cyclone Inquisitor (Templar)
Ice Spear received a buff in a previous season with the addition of Ice Spear of Splitting and is now sixth place.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 7/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 7/10 Bosses: 6/10​
Build Guide
The CoC Ice Spear Cyclone Inquisitor is better than the Occultist variation because it's a life based build that ignores enemy resistances. Ice Spear of Splintering is great at attacking far away enemies while channeling Cyclone. If you would like to try this visually fun and interesting build a guide for it can be found here CoC Ice Spear Cyclone Inquisitor.
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7. Fire Cyclone Chieftain (Marauder)
With physical to fire damage conversion this build really starts to shine even without an amazing set of gear.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 6/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 6/10
Build Guide
The Fire Cyclone Chieftain build converts physical damage to fire damage and has strong defensive ascendancies. This build is also a great starter build with a strong starter weapon for new players. If you are interested in trying out the Fire Cyclone Chieftain you can find a guide for the build here Fire Cyclone Chieftain Guide.
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HM. CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor (Templar)
The CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor is a flashy build that gets the honorable mention in our rankings.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 5/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 5/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 5/10
Build Guide
The CoC Ice Nova and Frostbolt Cyclone Inquisitor is a life build that is much stronger defensively than the Assassin version. The Inquisitor ascendancy is also much stronger than Occultist because it's a Cyclone life based build that ignores the elemental resistances of enemies. If you would like to try out this fun and interesting but semi meme build with flashy visuals a guide for the build can be found here CoC Ice Nova/Frostbolt Cyclone Inquisitor Guide.
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HM2. Icestorm Cyclone Ascendant (Scion)
The Icestorm Cyclone Ascendant was heavily nerfed in a previous patch and is mediocre even with very high intelligence.
Mapping: 7/10 Delve: 4/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 4/10 Safety: 6/10 Bosses: 4/10
Build Guide
The Icestorm Cyclone Ascendant was heavily nerfed in a previous patch which limited the number of Icestorms to five Icestorms at a time. It now requires extremely high intelligence to compete with other builds. If you would still like to try out the Icestorm Cyclone Ascendant a guide for it can be found here Icestorm Cyclone Ascendant Guide.
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That's all for the Top 7 Cyclone Builds! For more on Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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