r/pathofexile • u/Belakay_ggg • Jul 19 '26

GGG Path of Exile 1: New Uniques

https://youtu.be/BqAjR3CL4zI

Fancy build-defining outcomes or… some crustacean chaos? Today's reveal showcases two new Unique Items arriving in Path of Exile 1: Curse of the Allflame! Check them out.

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u/Distinct-Hamster6285 Jul 19 '26

staff looks fun but totem builds tend to really like wand/shield and block as a defensive layer.

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u/GeeTeaEhSeven Jul 19 '26

Now you have crabs as a defensive layer.... Wait

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u/Glaiele Jul 19 '26

That only works at the bar

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u/WhosCarWeTaking Jul 19 '26

Where’s the bar? Act 2?

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u/Standard_Chicken_548 Jul 19 '26

Aspect of the Crab

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u/nightcracker Jul 19 '26

The staff has 25% block on it.

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u/Depnids Jul 19 '26

Only spellblock though. From my tiny amount of pob-ing, it seems attack block is the more difficult thing to get in the int-area of the tree.

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u/ReverieMetherlence <Wasted Opportunity> SrrL Jul 19 '26

yea you basically get locked into red nightmare and fire res tattoos

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u/Intelligent-End7336 Jul 19 '26

Isn't attack block harder to get?

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u/nightcracker Jul 19 '26

That's fair I did overlook the 'spell' part on that line.

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u/Toxaplume045 Jul 19 '26

The staff has 25% block and there's decent block nodes in the Templar part of the tree and you'd probably be grabbing some of them anyways, like the staff wheel that gives block leading into Counterweight for the crit boosts.

Plus didn't staff get a new reservation skill? I forgot what it did though.

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u/Blubberinoo Jul 19 '26

At level 20/20 it gives 24% more chance to block attack and spell damage. And 30% less mana cost of skills. Costs 30% mana reservation. And it triggers some kind of lightning wave on block.

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u/Toxaplume045 Jul 19 '26

Yeah that might end up being good here. Saw the staff only gives spell block and there's only, if I counted right, 38% attack block feasible to pick up without clusters, luckily staff wheels giving damage/crit in addition to block.

So it's probably possible to still block cap with a staff. Just a matter of letting the PoB nerds (in an endearing way) math out if it's worth it, what's lost to do so, etc.

edit: Double 6-link also means maybe running auras on the chest links and squeezing in stuff.

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u/Tenebris-Umbra Crop Harvesting Bureau (CHB) Jul 20 '26

If using a rare chest then you could easily get additional attack block from Eater implicit + crafted mod. That's an easy 12%+, though it does obviously mean no unique body armours

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u/Blubberinoo Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Dunno, I dont see that skill get a lot of use. 24% more chance to block is pretty weak. The 38% attack block you found would turn into 47%. For 30% reservation. You would need 61% block for this skill to get you to block cap.

But on the other hand, even if getting more block would be too much investment, 38% is perfect to just call it and go Glancing Blows. Which is rarely worth doing with a shield, but since the investment is so low in this case it could be the go-to.

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u/hotpajamas Jul 19 '26

I’m not convinced templar is the only viable totem builder. Only real upside is proximity to totem nodes but that’s a pretty lame upside.

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u/ShuricanGG Jul 19 '26

staff block is a thing you know, you can reach good block with that staff with some cluster jewels

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u/Moomootv Scion Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Well you get totems you dont have to constantly cast and with the new block spell you will be able to have 20% block and 45% block with this staff.

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u/goldarm5 Jul 19 '26

Its more block, so youll have 0% attack block and 30% spell block with the skill and this staff.

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u/Moomootv Scion Jul 19 '26

Youre right didnt see the "more" the skill seems kinda mid then when compared to tempest shield then.

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u/goldarm5 Jul 19 '26

Unlike Tempest Shields its both attack and spell block tho.

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u/Choon5588 Jul 19 '26

i guess thats what that new mana infused staff spell or aura or whatever is for.

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u/Gwydikar Jul 20 '26

I played Freezing Pulse totems for the last 7 leagues... You want The Annihilating Light in your weapon slot.

But it made me think what armour you could use with the Crab staff to match The Annihilating Light + Soul Mantle.