![[0.5] Final Update for Infernalist Shield Wall Build - Extremely Strong 200% Deli Build - PoE2 0.5](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7J6DrdLWKB0/maxresdefault.jpg)
Overview
This page covers the final patch 0.5 update to FunkehChicken’s Infernalist Shield Wall build. Rather than a fresh leveling guide, the creator frames this video as a top-end, min-maxing supplement to an earlier build guide, walking through the aspirational changes made to an established character. The result is a heavily armour-stacked Witch (Infernalist) that leans on Shield Wall to blanket the ground in damage, scaling crit damage bonus through a guaranteed-crit weapon and a wall of fire layered on top. In practice it has been used to farm 200% Deli T16 maps alongside Breach and Abyss, with the creator describing it as extremely tanky and capable of one-shotting most map content.
The theme of the update is trading raw damage for speed and quality of life. Having reached a point where the build over-delivers on damage, the creator deliberately scaled it back in favour of faster casting, more movement, and smoother clears. Most of the choices here are presented as optional preference picks rather than hard recommendations.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Extremely tanky, built around heavy armour stacking with no deaths reported while farming high-tier juiced maps
- One-shots the vast majority of map content thanks to stacked crit damage bonus and a guaranteed-crit weapon
- Strong at juiced mapping content: 200% Deli T16, Breach, and Abyss
- Has clear damage headroom, letting players trade overkill damage for attack speed and quality of life
Cons
- Shield Wall placement can be finicky and may fail to cast against terrain, pebbles, or obstacles, briefly interrupting damage
- The top-end version is expensive, leaning on costly uniques and jewels to fully realise the doubling effect
- Resistance and stat constraints force compromise on some passive and jewel choices
- Higher complexity to pilot and gear correctly compared to a straightforward leveling setup
Key Skills
- Shield Wall — the core damage skill, casting fissures along the ground; the creator favours a single-fissure setup for more reliable casting and cleaner placement over multi-fissure variants
- Infernal Cry — empowers each Shield Wall cast with a large chunk of gained fire damage, a major part of the build’s scaling
- Ferocious Roar / Exposing Cry — a warcry layer carrying Exposure, which meaningfully boosts the build’s heavy fire output
- Herald of Ash — run only with leftover spirit for a small ignite contribution and visual flair, explicitly noted as non-essential
Gear & Anointments
The gear strategy centres on stacking armour across shield, helmet, and gloves while folding in item rarity wherever possible, including a double-rarity gold ring used as a chaos resistance stacker. Helmet and glove crafting augments are used to unlock an extra anoint and additional jewel sockets, with the anoint slot going toward either extra crit damage bonus or a Sinister Jewel socket. The creator also highlights a guaranteed-crit weapon as the keystone of the crit-damage scaling, and a jewel choice that double-rolls crit to effectively double the build’s damage. Specific uniques to be confirmed against the source video.
Endgame Notes
The build is positioned as a high-end farmer for juiced maps rather than a dedicated boss killer, with the creator running 200% Delirium T16 maps, Breach, and Abyss. Remaining upgrade paths discussed include a faster mobility option for additional movement and skill speed, a higher-socket weapon for more skill speed, and crafting top-tier jewels for those with the budget. The creator notes this is likely the final update to the build before moving on to a new project.
Credits & Source:
Build credited to FunkehChicken. See the source video for the full build’s gameplay footage + voice commentary: 0.5 Final Update for Infernalist Shield Wall Build.