Meteor Bear Shaman - Walking Calamity

Quick Summary: Build “auto-bomber” sử dụng Walking Calamity để rải meteors liên tục khi di chuyển. Kết hợp Rampage/Furious Slam cho single target. Shaman ascendancy với Furious Wellspring giải quyết hoàn toàn rage sustain. League starter xuất sắc, scale tốt với investment.

Mục Lục

1. Build Overview
2. Core Mechanics
3. Ascendancy
4. Skill Gems & Links
5. Passive Tree
6. Gear Roadmap
7. Defense Layers
8. Leveling Guide
9. Gameplay Guide
10. Known Bugs & Workarounds
11. FAQ

Build Overview

Identity

Tại Sao Chọn Build Này?

Walking Calamity là skill gọi meteors từ trời liên tục trong khi bạn di chuyển - không cần cast, không cần target. Kết hợp với Shaman’s Furious Wellspring cho unlimited rage regeneration, bạn có thể maintain Walking Calamity gần như 100% uptime.

Gameplay loop:

Activate Walking Calamity → Run through map → Meteors auto-kill everything
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                    Use Rampage/Slam for tough enemies

Pros & Cons

Ưu Điểm ✅

Nhược Điểm ❌

Core Mechanics

1. Rage System - Foundation của Build

Rage là cơ chế trung tâm:

Base: 1 Rage = 1% Increased Attack Damage

Max Rage Pool: ~60-100 (tùy investment)

Generate Rage:
├─ Maul: +5 rage on hit (default)
├─ Fury of the Mountain: +3 rage per fissure
├─ Rage Support: +5 rage on hit
├─ Raging Cry (war cry): Massive burst
└─ Furious Wellspring: Passive regen

Spend Rage:
├─ Furious Slam: 10 rage per slam
├─ Rampage: Drains per second
└─ Berserk: Passive drain

Key Insight: Với Furious Wellspring, mana regeneration → rage regeneration. Stack mana regen trên gear = infinite rage = infinite Walking Calamity uptime.

2. Walking Calamity - Core Damage Skill

Stats:

CRITICAL - Walking Calamity Tags:

• ✅ IS an Attack skill → +levels to Attack Skills WORKS
• ❌ NOT a Melee skill → +levels to Melee Skills does NOT work
• Scales với weapon damage và fire/elemental damage

3. Glory System

Glory = Resource để cast Walking Calamity

How Glory Works:

1. Build rage to MAXIMUM
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2. Continue gaining rage (at max)
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3. Excess rage converts to GLORY
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4. At 50 Glory → Walking Calamity available
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5. Cast → Duration starts → Meteors rain
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6. Cooldown → Repeat

Furious Wellspring Magic:

Mana Regen on Gear (e.g., 70% on ring)
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    Furious Wellspring converts to Rage Regen
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    At max rage → Converts to Glory
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    Walking Calamity recharges FAST

4. Rampage vs Furious Slam

Recommendation:

• Mapping: Personal preference (both work)
• Bossing: Rampage (Infernal Cry snapshot = massive damage)

5. Embitter Tech - 69% Free Damage

Secret tech từ CaptainLance:

Setup:
├─ Put Embitter support on Maul
├─ Maul freezes enemy (easy với Embitter)
└─ Gain: 1% damage as cold PER RAGE

Result với 69 rage:
└─ 69% of your damage gained as extra COLD

Cost: ~1 divine
Damage Increase: MASSIVE

Cách hoạt động:

1. Walking Calamity active → Gives 30% gain as fire
2. Maul với Embitter → Freeze enemy
3. Frozen → Gain cold damage based on rage
4. 69 rage = 69% damage as extra cold
5. All subsequent attacks benefit

Ascendancy

Shaman - Recommended Path

Ascendancy Order:

Node Analysis

Furious Wellspring (MANDATORY)

Effects:
  - Base 6% rage regen per second
  - Removes inherent rage decay
  - "Increases/reductions to mana regen also apply to rage regen"
  - Skills cost rage instead of mana
  - +20 maximum rage

Why Critical:
  - Without this: Rage decays, can't sustain Walking Calamity
  - With this: Infinite rage → Infinite Glory → 100% Calamity uptime
  - Stack mana regen → Stack rage regen → Solved

Reactive Growth + Avatar of Evolution

Reactive Growth:
  - Less elemental damage taken
  - Gain Adaptation when hit

Avatar of Evolution:
  - Doubles Adaptation damage reduction
  - Extends Adaptation duration
  - Makes you significantly tankier

Sacred Flow (Alternative to Avatar)

Effect:
  - +100 Spirit

Why Consider:
  - Allows fitting Berserk without crazy scepter
  - Trade defense (Avatar) for damage (Berserk)
  - Empty charm slots = Spirit from Sacred Flow

Skill Gems & Links

Walking Calamity (6L) - Main Damage

Recommended Setup:

Mapping vs Bossing:

• Mapping: Rocky Flow > Fire Pen (more enemies have res)
• Bossing: Both good

Defense Setup: Replace one damage support với Oyson’s Oath → enables Mind Over Matter sustain

Furious Slam (6L) - Single Target

Note: Life Leech 3 không có better damage alternative, nên dùng cho sustain.

Rampage (6L) - Alternative Main

Why Rampage > Slam (DPS):

• Burgeon + Momentum = 80% more damage
• Infernal Cry snapshots entire Rampage
• Movement while attacking

Maul - Generator + Embitter Tech

Usage: Maul để freeze enemy → Gain 69% damage as cold buff → Apply to Rampage/Slam

Ferocious Roar (War Cry)

Mapping: Ancestral Cry (constant proc from ignites) Bossing: Infernal Cry → Rampage (snapshot)

Pounce - Mobility + Mark

Note: Pounce là Wolf skill nhưng usable trong Bear form. Walking Calamity KHÔNG cancel khi Pounce.

Spirit Reservations

Priority Order:

Savage Fury Bug: Có thể equip ở offhand slot và vẫn active → FREE reservation

Scepter Setup (Lord of the Wilds)

Nếu dùng scepter với Malice:

Passive Tree

Core Priorities

Key Wheels

Keystone: Lord of the Wilds

Effect:
  - Equip non-unique scepter in offhand
  - 50% less spirit
  - 50% less reservation efficiency (skills cost 2x)

Requirements:
  - Scepter với 140+ spirit để fit Herald + Savage Fury
  - Higher spirit cho Berserk

Benefits:
  - Malice aura (crit weakness, 6.5+ base crit)
  - Mana regen on scepter
  - Attributes (Str/Int)

Gear Roadmap

Stat Priorities (All Phases)

Phase 1: Campaign (0 currency)

Weapon - Talisman:

• High physical DPS
• Attack speed
• Any flat rage

Armor:

• Life + Resistances
• Armor base
• 4-link minimum

Jewelry:

• Life, Resistances
• Mana regeneration nếu có

Target: 2000+ life, 75% res, clear campaign

Phase 2: Early Maps (1-5 divine)

Key Upgrades:

Target: 3000+ life, Walking Calamity online, comfortable T10

Phase 3: Mid Game (5-20 divine)

Key Upgrades:

Target: 3500+ life, Mind Over Matter setup, T15 comfortable

Phase 4: Endgame (20+ divine)

Min-Max:

Target: 4000+ life, 2000+ mana (MoM), all content viable

Key Uniques

Defense Layers

Option A: Cotor + Life Leech (Early-Mid)

Setup:
  - Cotor of Crimson chest
  - Life Leech 3 on Slam/Rampage
  - Stack life và armor
  - 70%+ armor applies to elemental

How it Works:
  - Cotor overflows life based on leech
  - At 3.5k base → Can reach 3.5k+ overflow
  - Massive effective HP pool

Pros:
  - Simple, cheap
  - High eHP với leech

Cons:
  - Must be in melee to leech
  - No leech = vulnerable

Option B: Mind Over Matter + Oyson’s Oath (Recommended)

Setup:
  1. Take Mind Over Matter keystone (~8 points)
  2. Put Oyson's Oath on Walking Calamity
  3. Get "Leech % phys as mana" on rings/gloves
  4. Stack mana on gear
  5. Use Mana Remnants spirit skill

How it Works:
  - Walking Calamity does massive elemental damage
  - Oyson's Oath: "Mana leech from elemental damage"
  - Mind Over Matter: Damage hits mana first
  - = Infinite mana sustain = Infinite effective HP

Mana Targets:
  - Base: 1000-1100
  - With Mana Remnants overflow: 1600-2000+

Pros:
  - Doesn't require melee leech
  - Walking Calamity provides sustain
  - Works while kiting

Cons:
  - ~8 passive points
  - Need mana gear investment

Option C: Full Stack (Late Game)

Combine Everything:
  - Mind Over Matter + Oyson's Oath
  - Defiance of Destiny (shotgun protection)
  - Berserk + Life Regen sustain
  - Zealot's Oath (life regen → ES)
  - Avatar of Evolution (adaptation)
  - 70%+ armor to elemental

Result: Nearly unkillable

Berserk Sustain

Problem: Berserk drains 7% HP/sec when not losing rage

Solutions:
  - Life regen on gear (helmet, boots - T2+)
  - Vitality aura (via scepter)
  - Life flask với increased recovery
  - Zealot's Oath (excess regen → ES)
  - Life regen nodes in tree

Required: 8%+ life/sec to outheal Berserk

Leveling Guide

Acts 1-2: Foundation

Skills:

• Maul (generator) + Rapid Attacks + Rage
• Furious Slam (spender) + Fist of War + Aftershock

Gameplay: Maul 2-3x → Slam → Repeat

Gear: Any 2H với phys damage, life + res armor

Acts 3-4: Bear Form Online

Add:

• Pounce (mobility)
• Herald of Ash (clear)
• Ferocious Roar + Raging Cry

Gameplay Evolution:

1. Pounce into pack
2. Maul for rage
3. Slam spam

Act 5+: Transition to Rampage

At Level 42: Rampage available → Immediately stronger than Slam

New Rotation:

1. Build rage (Maul hoặc Fury of Mountain)
2. Ferocious Roar (Infernal Cry)
3. Rampage through pack
4. Repeat

After Trial 1: Furious Wellspring

Game Changer:

• Rage regenerates passively
• No more rage decay
• Mana regen gear → Rage regen
• Can maintain high rage constantly

After Trial 2: Walking Calamity Online

Full Build Active:

1. Walking Calamity auto-kills mobs
2. Rampage for tough enemies
3. Infernal Cry → Rampage for bosses

Mapping Flow:

Enter map → Wait for Walking Calamity to charge
         → Activate → Run through map
         → Meteors auto-target enemies
         → Rampage/Slam for rares/bosses
         → Repeat when Calamity ends

Gameplay Guide

Mapping Rotation

Standard Clear:
  1. Enter map, let rage build (Furious Wellspring)
  2. Maul 1-2 times if needed for faster start
  3. Walking Calamity khi Glory full → Activate
  4. Run through map → Meteors auto-clear
  5. Ferocious Roar when needed (buff)
  6. Slam/Rampage for tanky enemies
  7. Re-activate Calamity when duration ends

Tips:
  - Watch Calamity duration bar
  - Don't fight tough enemies without Calamity active
  - Maul to freeze → Embitter buff → Then Rampage

Bossing Rotation

High DPS Boss Kill:
  1. Pounce to boss (apply mark)
  2. Maul until freeze (Embitter buff)
  3. Savage Fury (if full)
  4. Ferocious Roar → Infernal Cry
  5. Walking Calamity → Activate
  6. Rampage (entire duration gets Infernal Cry bonus)
  7. When Rampage ends → Maul → Repeat

Alternative (Slam):
  - Same setup
  - Slam instead of Rampage
  - Less DPS but cleaner

Pro Tips

1. Calamity Timer: Luôn watch UI - không fight mà không có Calamity
2. Infernal Cry Snapshot: Cast BEFORE Rampage, snapshots toàn bộ duration
3. Embitter First: Freeze enemy → 69% cold buff → Then main damage
4. Spam Life Flask: Với Zealot’s Oath → Also regens ES
5. Pounce Through Terrain: Wolf form ignores obstacles
6. Avoid Chilled Ground: Extremely annoying, slow = less Rampage DPS

Known Bugs & Workarounds

❌ Weapon Swap Bug

Issue: Walking Calamity KHÔNG work với weapon swap. Meteors stop completely.

Workaround: Don’t use weapon swap passives

❌ Rage Forge Bug

Issue: Rage Forge drains 10 rage PER METEOR instead of per cast.

Workaround: Don’t use Rage Forge on Walking Calamity

❌ Sprint/Dodge Roll Bug

Issue: After using Rampage, sprint có thể bị freeze pause.

Cause: MTX - Floating body armor (Archon set)

Fix: Remove floating body MTX

❌ Hourglass Bug

Issue: Hourglass support không work với Walking Calamity.

Workaround: Use Elemental Armament instead

✅ Savage Fury Bug (BENEFICIAL)

Issue: Savage Fury có thể equip ở offhand weapon slot và vẫn active.

Usage: Free reservation! Put on weapon slot 2, get benefits without spirit cost.

FAQ

Build Basics

Q: Is this good for league start?

A: YES. Build requires 0 currency, works với pure rare items. Walking Calamity provides excellent clear, Bear form provides tankiness. One of the best levelers in PoE2.

Q: When does the build come online?

A:

• Act 3: Bear form available
• Trial 1: Furious Wellspring → rage sustain solved
• Trial 2+: Full auto-bomber online
• Fully functional after Trial 1

Q: Walking Calamity có scale với +melee không?

A: KHÔNG. Walking Calamity là Attack skill nhưng KHÔNG có Melee tag. Chỉ +attack skills mới work.

Gameplay

Q: Rampage hay Furious Slam?

A: Both viable. Rampage = higher DPS (Infernal Cry snapshot, better supports). Slam = cleaner gameplay. Use both - Rampage for bosses, Slam for mapping if preferred.

Q: Tại sao dùng Scepter?

A: Malice aura (crit weakness) + mana regen (rage regen) + attributes. Requires Lord of the Wilds keystone.

Q: Spirit không đủ cho Berserk?

A: Options:

• Sacred Flow ascendancy (+100 spirit)
• High spirit scepter (180+)
• Spirit on amulet/helmet
• Empty charm slots với Sacred Flow

Defense

Q: Defense đủ cho T15+ không?

A: Cần investment. Options:

• Budget: Cotor + Life Leech
• Recommended: Mind Over Matter + Oyson’s Oath
• Luxury: Add Defiance of Destiny

Q: Is this HC viable?

A: YES với proper defense setup. Bear form tanky, Walking Calamity kills từ xa. Mind Over Matter setup recommended for HC.

Content

Q: Can this do all content?

A: Yes. Build scales excellently. Clear speed từ Walking Calamity. Single target từ Infernal Cry + Rampage. Tank enough với defense layers.

Q: Map mods cần tránh?

A:

• Cannot Leech: Annoying với Cotor build, fine với MoM
• Reduced Regen: Affects rage regen
• No problems: Physical reflect (we do elemental)

Resources

Video Guides

Build Guides

Changelog

Guide synthesized từ 9 YouTube video transcripts (~147KB content) by NickTew và CaptainLance.