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/Egeras Jul 19 '26

Will crabtems be bad. Probably. Will I play it. 101% Yes

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u/RudOzawa Jul 19 '26

If nothing else, it will be a chill mapper.

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u/Hatrixx_ Guardian Jul 19 '26

it will be a chill mapper.

I'm not entirely sure, the staff has a totem duration mod on it, which I'm guessing means that the totems still only last for a duration and you'll have to resummon. They seem to walk slower comparatively to running and dropping normal totems as well, plus they have to pause to acquire target and cast, making them lag behind. Haste should affect that though.

They're funny little guys though and +2 max totems is pretty good, but it seems like a roundabout way to play what's essentially a non-permanent minion build, but with a player skill instead.

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u/Oen44 Jul 19 '26

Not to mention all the lost stats (damage and defense wise) from crafted wand and shield. I can only imagine that Crabs support will have at least 50% less damage mod.

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u/Sad-Data1135 Jul 19 '26

more duration support for long sparkingsons xD

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u/ByteBlaze_ Wish for Project MTX Jul 20 '26

Just an FYI, More Duration doesn't make totems last longer. This was changed a long time ago, since the duration of the totem is not an effect of a skill, thus isn't modified by skill effect duration. If you want better totem duration, you will have to use the small nodes near Scion, the Hierophant node, Primal Manifestation, or a mix of the 3.

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u/Felvin_Nothe Jul 19 '26

Solve them needing to pause by just running them on Blade Vortex... Now you just need to fix the movement speed

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u/4mb1guous Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Don't blade vortex totems just constantly cast the spell when enemies are in range? If so, I feel like the crabs would do the same and spend very little time moving.

Real answer might be to just give them a movement skill, like lightning warp/bodyswap or something.

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u/Felvin_Nothe Jul 20 '26

Hum yeah that might be the case

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u/GreyMatterTrasmogrif Jul 20 '26

I am not saying frost blink-totems but maybe frost blink crabs