Path of Exile Top 7 Delve Builds
1. Shockwave Cyclone Slayer (Duelist)
The Shockwave Cyclone Slayer is the first place Delve build on the list and has great damage, mobility, and survivability.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Shockwave Cyclone Slayer is an extremely strong Delve build and really starts to shine in the endgames once you have a strong staff. You will have Fortification to reduce melee damage taken, high block while using a staff, and kill enemies with 20% of their life remaining with your ascendancies. If you are interested in trying out the Shockwave Cyclone Slayer you can find a guide for the build here Shockwave Cyclone Slayer Guide.
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2. Boneshatter Slayer (Duelist)
The second place build goes to the Boneshatter Slayer which has amazing single target damage and strong AoE damage.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Boneshatter Slayer has a fast stacking buff that gives very high single target damage and an area of effect pulse attack that hits all nearby enemies every time you stun an enemy. Boneshatter is also very strong defensively once optimized. If you would like to try the second best build for Delve on the list you can find a guide for it here Boneshatter Slayer Guide.
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3. Impale Flicker Strike Champion (Duelist)
The Flicker Strike Champion is the strongest Flicker Strike build in the game defensively and is great for speed farming.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
Flicker Strike teleports from pack to pack in Delve at a very fast pace making it excellent at speed farming Delve. The Impale Flicker Strike Champion is highly recommended because it has better defenses than the Cold Flicker Strike Raider and a higher damage ceiling than the Flicker Strike of Power Slayer. If you would like to try out the Impale Flicker Strike Champion in Delve you can find a guide for it here Impale Flicker Strike Champion Guide.
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4. Freezing Pulse Totem Hierophant (Templar)
The Freezing Pulse Totem Hierophant is the highest damage totem build for Delve and uses a freezing and chilling attack.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
The Freezing Pulse Hierophant is the strongest totem build for Delve and has a chilling and freezing attack which helps defensively. You will constantly have four Endurance charges and four Power charges with the Hierophant ascendancy which improves your critical strike chance and improves your defenses. If you are interested in trying out the Freezing Pulse Totem Hierophant you can find a guide for the build here Freezing Pulse Totem Hierophant Guide.
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5. Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer (Witch)
This minion casting summoner build is ranked fourth for Delve and is the strongest minion build in the game.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer has extremely high single target damage while still dealing very strong damage against multiple enemies. Minion builds have excellent survivability and this one has a high damage ceiling while still being one of the least expensive builds in the game to outfit. If you are interested in trying out the Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer you can find a guide for the build here Summoner Raging Spirit Necromancer Guide.
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6. Righteous Fire Inquisitor (Templar)
The Righteous Fire Inquisitor is a very strong build once fully optimized that deals great damage with excellent gear.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
This build starts off as one of the weakest builds in the game and becomes one of the tankiest builds in the game while still having extremely fast clearing damage once it has excellent equipment. It's also one of the fastest speed farming builds in the game because you can attack on the move with a constant passive source of damage. If you are interested in trying this build you can find a guide for the build here Righteous Fire Inquisitor Guide.
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7. Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker (Marauder)
The Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker is a new Cyclone build variant that deals great damage on a budget.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
With this build you will generate Ragestorms from the Rage Vortex of Berserking gem while channeling Cyclone. The Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker doesn't require an expensive high damage two hand weapon to deal excellent damage. Instead it uses an inexpensive Paradoxica unique one hand and the unique Redblade Banner shield for Rage generation, warcry cooldown recovery, and infinite warcry power. If you would like to try out this build a guide for the build can be found here Rage Vortex of Berserking Cyclone Berserker Guide.
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HM. Armour Stacking Smite Champion (Duelist)
The Smite of Judgement Champion has extremely high armour and excellent damage against large groups of enemies.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 9/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
The Armour Stacking Smite Champion gives your extremely low lightning resistance to nearby enemies with Doryani's Prototype and has armour mitigate your lightning damage taken. This build uses two build enabling Replica Dreamfeather weapons to greatly increase your Smite damage with increases to your armour. If you would like to try out the Armour Stacking Smite Champion a guide for the build can be found here Armour Stacking Smite Champion Guide.
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That's all for the Top 7 Delve Builds! For more on Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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