Path of Exile Top 10 Witch Builds
1. Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer (Witch)
This minion build is ranked first for Witch builds and is recommended as the strongest minion build in Path of Exile.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Poison Summon Raging Spirit Necromancer is considered the strongest single target damage minion build in the game and maintains very high damage against larger groups of enemies. Summon Raging Spirits is strong when built on a budget and as an added bonus it has an extremely high damage ceiling. If you're interested in trying out the top build in our Top 10 Witch Builds rankings you can find a guide for the build in the menu at the top of this website.
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2. Mirror Arrow & Blink Arrow Necromancer (Witch)
The Poison Mirror Arrow & Blink Arrow Summoner received a slight nerf but it's still a very powerful build.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Poison Mirror Arrow of Bombarding Clones & Blink Arrow of Prismatic Clones Summoner Necromancer has excellent single target damage like most minion builds and it also maintains strong clearing damage while using a teleporting attack. If you're interested in trying out the Mirror Arrow of Bombarding Clones & Blink Arrow of Prismatic Clones Necromancer build you can find a guide for the build in the menu at the top of this website.
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3. Spectre Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Spectre Summoner Necromancer is the best Witch build for clearing damage against large groups of enemies.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 7/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 10/10 Bosses: 9/10
Build Guide
The Spectre Summoner Necromancer is the best Witch build for clearing damage against large groups of weaker enemies like in Delve. The Wretched Defiler spectres from tier 17 maps and the somewhat new Wraithlord helmet (which allows you to summon four extra spectres) are what makes this build work so well. If you're interested in trying out the Wretched Defiler Spectre Summoner Necromancer build you can find a guide for it in the menu at the top of this page.
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4. Summon Holy Relic Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Summon Holy Relic Of Conviction Necromancer is a very high damage minion spell build.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Summon Holy Relic Summoner Necromancer is another powerful Witch build that summons minions. The Summon Holy Relic minions cast physical nova spells on cooldown each time an enemy is attacked. Summon Holy Relic also deals excellent single target damage and has solid clearing damage. If you're interested in trying out the Summon Holy Relic Summoner Necromancer you can find a guide for the build in the menu at the top of this webpage.
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5. Carrion Golem Summoner Elementalist (Witch)
The Golem Summoner Elementalist has excellent survival and is one of the top minion builds in the game.
Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 9/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Golem Summoner Elementalist build has a high damage ceiling and is one of the best Witch minion builds. This build can be built on a budget but it really starts to shine once you have excellent equipment. The build has an army of melee minions to take the damage for you and an elemental shield from its ascendancy. If you're interested in trying out the Golem Summoner Elementalist build you can find a guide for it at the top of this page.
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6. Vaal Skeleton of Mages Summoner Necromancer (Witch)
The Vaal Skeleton Mage Summoner Necromancer uses ranged minions to deal damage and it's excellent for boss fights.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 8/10 Heist: 8/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Skeletal Mage Necromancer is a build that summons skeleton mages that deal high elemental damage from a distance which gives improved mobility. Your skeletal mages can ignore the elemental resistances of enemies with the recommended Fleshcrafter body armour which makes this build stronger for boss encounters. If you would like to try out the Skeletal Mage Summoner Necromancer build a guide for it can be found in the menu above.
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7. CoC Forbidden Rite Cyclone Occultist (Witch)
The CoC Forbidden Rite Cyclone Occultist is the best melee Witch build and it's great 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
The CoC Forbidden Rite Cyclone Occultist excels at clearing damage with the Profane Bloom ascendancy which makes enemies explode on death but has somewhat middle of the road single target damage. This build is very strong once you have a 100% critical strike chance, hits can't be evaded, and high increased spell damage. If you're interested in trying out the CoC Forbidden Rite Cyclone Occultist build you can find a guide for it at the top of this webpage.
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8. Explosive Arrow Totem Elementalist (Witch)
The Explosive Arrow Totem Elementalist is one of the best starter builds and it's also great in the Forbidden Sanctum.
Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 7/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10
Build Guide
The Explosive Arrow Totem Elementalist is one of the best single target Witch builds in our rankings and it's a totem build with excellent mobility. With this build, you can summon a high number of Explosive Arrow Totems that taunt enemies, and your totems typically take the damage of enemies for you. If you're interested in trying out the Explosive Arrow Totem Elementalist you can find a guide for the build in the menu at the top of this page.​​
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9. Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer (Witch)
The Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer is a high powered spell caster that received a slight nerf in 3.26.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 6/10
Build Guide
The Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer has a corpse explosion attack that can be cast on the corpses of your saved Desecrate spectres and the corpses of your defeated enemies. You can also make use of minions with this build to deal damage and improve your survivability. If you're interested in trying out the Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Necromancer build you can find a guide for it in the menu at the top of this webpage.
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10. Volatile Dead Necromancer (Witch)
The Volatile Dead Necromancer is very similar to Detonate Dead except it uses a longer ranged exploding orbs attack.
Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 6/10​​
Build Guide
The Volatile Dead Necromancer is similar to the Detonate Dead Necromancer except it uses a ranged corpse explosion attack which creates exploding orbs that track down nearby enemies. The Volatile Dead Necromancer is very close in capability to Detonate Dead so deciding which build to use is really up to personal preference. If you're interested in trying out the Volatile Dead Necromancer you can find a guide for it in the menu at the top of this website.
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That's all for this PoE guide! You can view more Path of Exile guides in the menu at the top of this page. Best of luck!​