Overview
This build puts Arc into Spell Totem on a Gemling Legionnaire. The Gemling’s quality bonuses turn Arc into something far stronger than on any other class. With enough quality it gains a large damage multiplier and much faster casting, so the same gear deals roughly three times the damage elsewhere. Drop totems into a pack and keep rolling away. They aim on their own, so you never stop to target anything.
It uses no uniques and runs from about 10 divines, but the creator recommends swapping into it at around 150–250 divines. From there most content becomes trivial. Invested versions reach juiced Expedition and high-efficiency Simulacrum, content only a few very expensive builds handle. With no uniques, rarity fits in easily, and the stock visuals are clean without buying MTX.
Mana is both the main defence and a damage source. Archmage turns every 100 mana into extra lightning damage, so the build stacks mana, energy shield and spirit for up to six totems through Ancestral Bond.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Gemling quality bonuses give Arc a huge damage multiplier
- Totems target on their own, so you can keep moving and stay safe
- No uniques are needed, which leaves room for rarity
- Clears pinnacle-level content at high investment
- Low screen clutter
Cons
- Best as a swap at 150+ divines rather than a true fresh-league start
- Mana is the only real defensive layer
- Spirit is tight when you want five or six totems
- A belt rune trick breaks if you push socket effect to 100%
Key Skills
- Arc in Spell Totem — the main damage; Spell Totem does not need to go past level 23
- Archmage — extra lightning damage per 100 mana
- Frost Bomb — applies exposure
- Elemental Weakness — the curse
- Purity of Lightning and Mana Remnants — resistance and mana sustain
Gear & Anointments
- Wand: + lightning skill levels, elemental resistance, spell damage and extra damage. A resistance wand lets you socket spirit gems for free
- Other slots: energy shield and mana everywhere
- Belt: a Darkness Enthroned-style belt that boosts body armour socket effect; don’t push it to 100% or the spirit rune loses a totem
- A Fox idol for + quality to all skill gems
- Take Ancestral Bond and Efficient Inscriptions, plus a helmet with spirit reservation, to fit five or six totems
Endgame Notes
The creator reports that a 500-divine version handles most content including juiced Expedition. At about 1,000 divines Simulacrum melts.
Credits & Source
Build credited to Amaterasu, walking through a guide by the build’s author KY on Mobalytics. See the source video: Легионер Каменитов Цепь Молний Тотемы за 200 Дивайнов Билд Гайд | Path of Exile 2 0.5.5.