Path of Exile Top 7 Duelist Builds
1. Molten Strike of the Zenith Champion (Duelist)
The best Duelist build in our list goes to the Molten Strike of Zenith Champion which has amazing damage potential.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Molten Strike of Zenith Champion can invert the elemental resistances of enemies with the Rakiata's Dance sword which gives it a significant edge on boss fights while still maintaining excellent clearing damage. Molten Strike of Zenith also has a wide spread area of effect attack with projectiles that can trigger off of multiple enemies. If you would like to try out the top rated build in our rankings you can find a guide for it here Molten Strike of Zenith Champion Guide.
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2. Boneshatter Slayer (Duelist)
The second place Duelist build in our rankings goes to the Boneshatter Slayer which has excellent single target 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 quick stacking damage buff that gives very high single target damage and an area of effect pulse that triggers whenever you successfully stun an enemy which also makes it strong against large groups of enemies. Boneshatter deals increasing self damage per stack which can be easily countered with armour, life regeneration, and life leech. If you would like to try out the Boneshatter Slayer build you can find a guide for it here Boneshatter Slayer Guide.
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3. Shockwave Cyclone Slayer (Duelist)
The Shockwave Cyclone Slayer is a very strong Duelist build both offensively and defensively and has great mobility.
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 one of the strongest Duelist builds in the game and really starts to excel in the endgame once you have a strong staff. You will have Fortification to reduce your melee damage taken, high block using a staff, and kill enemies with 20% of their life remaining with your ascendancy. If you are interested in trying out the Shockwave Cyclone Slayer build you can find a guide for it here Shockwave Cyclone Slayer Guide.
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4. Impale Flicker Strike Champion (Duelist)
The Impale Flicker Strike Champion is one of the best builds for speed farming with its high speed teleporting attack.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Impale Flicker Strike Champion has a fast teleporting attack that makes it excellent at speed farming content. This build is highly recommended as the best Flicker Strike build because it has better defenses than the Cold Flicker Strike Raider and Oro's Flicker Strike Raider while still dishing out some really great damage. If you would like to try out the Impale Flicker Strike Champion build you can find a guide for it here Impale Flicker Strike Champion Guide.
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5. Flicker Strike of Power Slayer (Duelist)
The Flicker Strike of Power Slayer is a strong new transfigured variation of Flicker Strike that uses Power charges.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Flicker Strike of Power Slayer is a new transfigured version of Flicker Strike that relies on Power charges to bypass its cooldown instead of Frenzy charges like the standard Flicker Strike. You can get plenty of Power charges with the recommended Farrul's Fur chest armour and an Aspect of the Cat item with Less Duration Support. If you are interested in trying out the Flicker Strike of Power Slayer build you can find a guide for it here Flicker Strike of Power Slayer Guide.
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6. Splitting Steel Champion (Duelist)
The Splitting Steel Champion was majorly buffed last season and is one of the most powerful builds for clearing damage.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
The Splitting Steel Champion was significantly buffed in 3.23 which made it the best ranged attacking Duelist builds on our list. This build has bonuses to Impale and top tier defenses while using ranged attacking projectiles. If you would like to try out the Splitting Steel Champion build a guide for it can be found here Splitting Steel Champion Guide.
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7. Armour Stacking Smite Champion (Duelist)
This build is capable of very high damage and has an extremely high amount of armour to help with survival.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 8/10
Build Guide
The Armour Stacking Smite Champion uses Doryani's Prototype to give your enemies your lightning resistance and makes your armour mitigate your lightning damage taken. This build also uses two strong build enabling Replica Dreamfeather weapons that increase your attack damage with increases to your armour. If you would like to try out the Armour Stacking Smite Champion build a guide for it can be found here Armour Stacking Smite Champion Guide.
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HM. Dual Strike of Ambidexterity Slayer (Duelist)
The Dual Strike of Ambidexterity Slayer is a new transfigured build that makes Dual Strike Slayer much stronger.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 7/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 7/10
Build Guide
Dual Strike of Ambidexterity allows you to use a slow high damage one hand weapon with a very fast offhand and makes your main hand attack speed the same as your offhand attack speed. It also gives 70% more damage for your main hand weapon which is a major damage improvement over the old Dual Strike gem. If you would like to try out the Dual Strike of Ambidexterity Slayer build a guide for it can be found here Dual Strike of Ambidexterity Slayer Guide.
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HM2. Split Arrow & Puncture Bleed Gladiator (Duelist)
The honorable mention was nerfed in a previous patch and is no longer recommended as an excellent Duelist build.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 7/10 Heist: 4/10 Damage: 5/10 Safety: 6/10 Bosses: 7/10
Build Guide
Split Arrow & Puncture Bleed Bow Gladiator causes Bleeding enemies to explode on death which gives great clearing damage against large groups of weaker enemies. This build also has solid single target damage but the build can be somewhat weak against multiple stronger enemies. If you are interested in trying out the Split Arrow & Puncture Bleed Bow Gladiator build you can find a guide for it here Split Arrow & Puncture Bleed Gladiator Guide.
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That's all for the Top 7 Duelist Builds! For more on Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.
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