Overview
This build takes Whirling Assault — a spinning quarterstaff attack usually associated with dexterity classes — and drops it onto a Titan, leaning on the ascendancy’s enormous armour scaling and big-hit identity to turn a clear skill into a do-everything endgame engine. It is an off-meta cross-weapon pairing: the Warrior’s warcries and rage feed an attack that most players never see on this class, while crit stacking pushes the spin into shredding territory.
The core loop is crit-capped Whirling Assault for trash and a Tempest Bell plus Ancestral Call combo for single targets. Power charges are generated automatically through support gems, rage is topped up instantly with warcries and a dedicated weapon swap, and a wolf-pack minion package quietly adds free attack damage. The creator showcases it clearing 200% Delirium over a massive Breach, so the clear speed is genuinely high — but this is a fully geared, Mageblood-tier setup, not something you assemble on a fresh character.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Boss damage is exceptional — Ancestral Call with the Tempest Bell deletes single targets almost instantly
- Mob clear is fantastic thanks to Tribal Fury splash, Herald of Ash, and the wide Whirling Assault arc
- Crit is hard-capped (around 50% before more multi from gems and jewels), so damage is extremely consistent
- Very tanky on the defensive layer: Brass Dome plus Titan armour scaling reaches roughly 86–90% physical damage reduction
- Free scaling from the wolf pack — Pining Cruelty grants increased attack damage per minion in your presence
Cons
- Extremely expensive: a crafted quarterstaff, Megalomaniac jewels, and a Mageblood or Headhunter belt are assumed
- Low life pool (around 2,200) leans heavily on armour and flask uptime rather than raw EHP
- Not remotely a league starter — gear-gated from top to bottom
- High piloting complexity: weapon swap for rage, warcry sequencing, power-charge upkeep, and crit management all at once
Key Skills
- Whirling Assault — the main clear and damage skill; crit-stacked with Galuran’s Resolve for guaranteed crits and Ancestral Call for extra targets
- Tempest Bell + Ancestral Call — the single-target package that erases bosses
- Herald of Ash — clearing and ignite propagation
- Tribal Fury — splash damage that turns single-target swings into pack clear
- Ferocious Roar / Infernal Cry / Echoing Cry — warcries used to flood rage to maximum and empower attacks
Gear & Anointments
The weapon is a crafted quarterstaff with maximum increased physical and added fire damage plus +3 to skill levels — built deliberately, not bought. The helmet uses a Constricting Command with a mandatory “fewer enemies surround you” roll at minus four (the creator explicitly warns not to overpay for minus five). Defensively the build runs a Brass Dome for around 4,000 armour. The belt is the budget ceiling: Mageblood for flask utility and rarity, or Headhunter for raw power. Megalomaniac jewels (Throat Seeker, Pack Encouragement) supply crit multiplier and the wolf-pack synergy. Specific item rolls should be confirmed against the source video.
Endgame Notes
This is presented as a pure endgame update — the creator is running juiced 200% Delirium Breach content. Ascendancy choices lean into armour-from-body-armour and crit/impact nodes, and the build comfortably handles both heavy map juice and pinnacle bossing once fully geared.
Credits & Source
Build credited to Phalanx. See the source video for the full gear breakdown, skill links, and gameplay footage: Endgame Build Update — Whirling Assault Titan — Path of Exile 2.