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Path of Exile Top 5 CoC Builds

1. CoC Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Inquisitor (Templar)

The CoC Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Inquisitor is one of the most popular builds in the game currently.

Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 10/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 10/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 10/10

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Build Guide

The CoC Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Inquisitor with Lancing Steel of Spraying is the highest damage CoC build in the game this season with the added benefit of Lancing Steel of Spraying being a ranged attack. This build also has up to four spectres that can taunt enemies and help take the damage of enemies for you. If you would like to try out this very popular build this season a guide for it can be found here CoC Detonate Dead of Chain Reaction Inquisitor Guide.

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2. 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

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Build Guide

This build excels at clear with the Profane Bloom ascendancy which makes enemies explode on death but also has somewhat middle of the road single target damage. This build is excellent once you have a 100% critical strike chance, hits can't be evaded, high attack speed, and 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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3. CoC Barrage Ice Spear Inquisitor (Templar)

The CoC Barrage Ice Spear Inquisitor received a major buff with transfigured gems and is now a strong build option.

Mapping: 10/10 Delve: 9/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 9/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 8/10

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Build Guide

CoC Barrage Ice Spear received a major improvement with the addition of Barrage of Volley Fire which makes your attacks much easier to aim. The addition of Ice Spear of Splitting was also a major improvement to this build. There are also no set attack speed breakpoints for CoC Barrage like CoC Cyclone except that simply more attack speed is better. If you are interested in trying out this CoC bow build you can find a guide for it here CoC Barrage Ice Spear Guide.

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4. CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor (Templar)

The CoC 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​

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Build Guide

CoC Cold Reap Cyclone uses a physical damage spell that deals self damage. It does however deal strong self damage even after taking a few life regeneration nodes on the tree. Physical to cold conversion is highly recommended because Hatred is the best offensive aura for this build, Inquisitor's ignore the elemental resistances of enemies on critical strikes, and there are numerous increased elemental damage nodes in the Templar tree. If you are interested in trying out the CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor build you can find a guide for the build here CoC Cold Reap Cyclone Inquisitor Guide.

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5. 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 fifth place.

Mapping: 9/10 Delve: 7/10 Heist: 10/10 Damage: 8/10 Safety: 7/10 Bosses: 7/10

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Build Guide

The CoC Ice Spear Cyclone Inquisitor got a major buff with the addition of Ice Spear of Splitting. Ice Spear of Splitting was a huge buff because they removed the 600% critical strike chance which is redundant on a CoC build, balanced it by increasing its damage, and made it now split to seven enemies on hit. If you would like to try out this visually fun and interesting build a guide for it can be found here CoC Ice Spear Cyclone Inquisitor Guide.

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HM. CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor (Templar)

The CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor is a flashy melee but meme build that's still solid at clearing damage.

Mapping: 8/10 Delve: 5/10 Heist: 9/10 Damage: 5/10 Safety: 8/10 Bosses: 5/10

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Build Guide

The CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor is much stronger defensively than the Assassin version of the build as a melee build. The Inquisitor ascendancy is also much stronger than the Occultist version of the build because it's a life based build that ignores the elemental resistances of enemies. If you are interested in trying out the CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor build you can find a guide for the build here CoC Ice Nova Cyclone Inquisitor Guide.

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And that's all for the Top 5 CoC Builds! For more on Path of Exile you can view the endgame guide here Endgame Guide.

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