Overview
The “Unga Bunga” build is a deliberately simple, hard-hitting melee Gemling built around Supercharge Slam. The plan is straightforward: build rage and glory with Sunder, then unload a Supercharge Slam that lands for roughly 2.5–3.5 million per hit, with extra aftershocks layered on top. The Gemling alt-ascendancy supplies a huge stun build-up multiplier and up to +9 rage, which feeds both the slam combo and the rage-scaling damage.
What sets it apart is that it pairs that big-hit offense with genuinely strong defenses. Running a Bringer of Rain, hybrid armour/evasion gear, and double Ox Idols, the creator reaches near 90k effective HP with high physical reduction, ~47% block, and strong deflection — proving the common “you can’t make Bringer of Rain tanky” claim wrong.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Massive single hits (2.5–3.5M) from the Sunder → Seismic Cry → Supercharge Slam combo
- Excellent survivability: ~90k EHP, 89% physical reduction, ~47% block, big regeneration
- Simple, satisfying melee gameplay — described as a “big bonk” build
- Rage stacking via Edge Lord’s Inferno adds scaling fire damage on top of physical
Cons
- Elemental threshold / chaos coverage is admittedly the weakest point
- Relies on a Bringer of Rain plus a high-DPS, +3 hammer, so it is gear-gated
- Warcry setup is still being refined by the creator and can be made more efficient
- The combo is most rewarding on bosses; mapping leans on aftershocks and heavy contact
Key Skills
- Supercharge Slam — the payoff hit (Heft, Aftershock, Heavy Swings, Fist of War, Zerphi’s In For Me)
- Sunder — the rage/glory builder (Rapid Attacks, Actual Hours Bloodletting, Branching Fissures)
- Forge Hammer — combo opener
- Seismic Cry / Infernal Cry / Berserk — warcries and rage generation
- Herald of Ash — added fire clear
Gear & Anointments
The defining item is Bringer of Rain, which lets you one-hand a two-handed weapon (here a ~700 phys-DPS hammer with added lightning and +3 levels) at the cost of a chest slot, while giving four augment sockets for Tectonic’s Gaze and Storm runes. The shield is a big armour/max-block base, supported by double Ox Idols for block chance. The amulet runs the Crushing Verdict anoint. Everywhere else, stack hybrid armour/evasion with “armour also applies to elemental damage”, life regeneration, resistances, and attributes. Specific rolls should be confirmed against the source video.
Endgame Notes
Defenses are the build’s headline — near 90k EHP with layered block, deflection, and regeneration make it comfortable to face-tank a lot of endgame content, while the multi-aftershock slams provide the burst for tougher targets.
Credits & Source
Build credited to JorgenPOE. See the source video for the full breakdown, gearing, and tree walkthrough: The Unga Bunga Experience… Gemling Supercharged Slam Build.