Witch - [3.24] CheapBunny's Summon Reaper Ailmentalist | Ahuana's Bite | Call of the Void - Forum - Path of Exile (2024)

I think the answer is pretty obvious. As a summoner build, we dont have enough damage to chill enemy reliably that is needed for Ahuana's Bite's damage taken bonus. Elementalist ascendancy allow us to chill enemy reliably even if our damage is low.

Besides, combining with Shaper of Storms, we can shock enemy reliably as well, hence able to gain huge damage boost by stacking ailment effects to boost both chill and shock effect.

As this build invest a lot into damage taken stats (bonus from Ahuana's Bite, Vulnerability curse and Shock) which scales both hit and bleed damage, I thought it would be a waste if only uses bleed. Besides, increase minion damage bonus also scale both hit and bleed from Reaper.

Below are the sources of ailment effect I used in the build, I am able to chill/shock uber bosses up to 40%/46% respectively.

1. Unbound Ailment support

2. Helmet Eldritch implicit

3. Abyss Jewel corrupted implicit

4. Breath of Lightning (Notable passive)

5. Prismatic Burst (trigger Elementalist Shaper of Winter/Storms bonus)

This ring is extermely good defensively since this build can chill everything in the game up to 40%, which means 20% less damage taken.

The all damage can chill you downside is also mitigated by element ailment immunity from purity of element aura.

The Consume skills kill one allied damageable minion, then recovers 50% of the Reaper's life and applies a buff to the Reaper for a base duration of 6 seconds. The Reaper has 2 versions of this skill. Each version has its own cooldown. The buff grants the following effects:

40% increased attack speed
40% increased movement speed
30% increased Area of Effect
10% increased character size

In this build, I feed Reaper with Golems, and because Elementalist ascendancy, golem will respawn 4 secs after consumed, so infinite food for reaper :).

As this build is using many uniques, and all of them does not have life modifiers, I decided to use Utula's Hunger, which gives a lot of life and makes gearing a lot easier.

NOTE : The downside is we cannot have any life modifiers in all of the gears including maximum life to minions

However, life modifiers on jewels are not counted, so you can still have life/minions life on the abyss jewels.

1. Decent Armour (11k+ before flask)

2. 20% less damage from chilled enemy (Call of the Void)

3. 100% Spell Suppression

4. 75% chaos res

5. 2700 Elemental Aegis (from Elementalist ascendancy)

6. 500+ life regen

7. 40% chill

8. 60% reduced critical strike damage taken (from tattoos)

9. 1400+ Molten Shell

10. Elemental ailment immunity (from purity of element)

Transfigured Reaper of Revenants
Transfigured Reaper of Revenants introduced in 3.23 can greatly help improving clear speed. Swap to regular Summon Reaper for bossing.

Oriath's End
I do not use any explosion to help with clear in this build because the clear speed is already good enough for me, but I think that it might be not up to standard for others who are used to zoom zoom playstyle, so please check out the map clearing video first to see if you like it before playing this build.

Unlike ordinary bleed Reaper build, this build invest into some attack speed/movement speed for minions, so this Reaper actually attack and move faster than a bleed Reaper build would, hence able to clear faster.

Golems also help a bit in clearing too, not much but still.

However, if you are willing to invest more, Oriath End + Spiritual Aid (passive skill notable) combo would make mapping smoother.

Early/Mid Game
Minion damage/Minion Minion Attack Speed Rare wand

End Game
+4 gem/Minion Damage/Minion Attack Speed Rare Bow
or +3 Synthesized (Minion damage)/Minion Damage/Minion Attack Speed Rare Bow

Note : Avoid having life modifier mods including increased minion life

Crafting Guide

How to make 6 off-colors (Vorici no longer available in 3.24)

Early/Mid Game
Minion damage/Minion Minion Attack Speed Rare wand

End Game

Corrupted Implicit : Chance to Suppress Spell

Early/Mid Game
Life/Resis Rare Body Armour

End Game

3% Life on Kill/950+ Maximum Life

Life on kill would recover your life if the mobs are killed by Reaper's bleed damage, because Damage over time from non-character sources like minions and totems will give the kill credit to their owner instead in POE.

Early/Mid Game
Life/Resis Rare Helmet

End Game
+2 Minions Level/Spell Suppression/Resis Rare Helmet

Enchant : Summoned Reaper has +20% to Physical Damage over Time Multiplier
Eldritch Implicit : Non-damaging Ailment Effect/Minion Movement Speed

Note : Avoid having life modifier mods including increased minion life

Crafting Guide

Early/Mid Game
Life/Resis Rare Gloves

End Game
Minion Damage/Spell Suppression/Resis Rare Gloves

Eldritch Implicit : Spell Suppression/Minion Damage

Note : Avoid having life modifier mods including increased minion life

Crafting Guide

Early/Mid Game
Movespeed/Life/Resis Rare Boots

End Game

(1 Socket Variant, at least 20% reservation efficiency)

Corrupted Implicit : Chance to Suppress Spell

Early/mid Game
Life/Resis Rare Belt

End Game

Early/Mid Game
Life/Resis/Attributes Rare Amulet

End Game

(Anointment : Ravenous Horde)

Early/Mid Game
Life/Resis Rare Rings

End Game
Call of the Void with corrupted implicit "Grants Level 21 Pride Skill"

(Use Pride skill gem before you can find the corrupted implicit)

Minion Damage/Minion Attack Speed/Res Rare Ring

Note : Avoid having life modifier mods including increased minion life

Abyss Jewels

(At least 1 Magic/1 Rare/1 Unique rarity to gain full bonus from Bubonic Trail boots)
(Slot in the best 2 rare abyss jewels in belt)

Cluster Jewels

Unique Jewels

(Caspiro Variant if you want to use tattoos, Slot in specific jewel socket, refer to POB)
(Look for Minion Damage/Minion Life/Spell Suppression/Chaos Resis)

(Slot in specific jewel socket, refer to POB)

(Slot in specific jewel socket, refer to POB)

(The Agnostic variant)

(Refers to POB)

(Use Transfigured Reaper of Revenants for mapping. Swap to regular Summon Reaper for bossing.)
(Replace Multistrike with Increase AOE for clear before you got enough Minion Attack Speed)

(Replace Carrion Golem with Chaos Golem if you want a more defensive setup)