I played the Fresh Start Challenge to prove chat wrong - POE Ancestors

Steelmage has something to prove with chat as he undertakes the Fresh Start Challenge - A journey to produce as much currency as possible from a fresh start in only 24 hours in Path of Exile Ancestors
Import from account "Steelmage" on POB
Stream: Oct 8th, 2023
Support the Stream - / steelmage
Twitter - / steelmage2
Discord - / discord
Edited by Toad

[@highjared8199]

So cute to see steels mom talking in chat at the beginning

[@Pharmacopium]

Hell yeah this was a good video. This is what I wish other content creator’s league start videos looked like. I like that this is showing what YOU want to do and showing how YOUR RNG and skill led to YOUR outcome. Not every leaguestart video from content creators needs to be a “guide”. This is way more fun to watch as an experienced player.

[@hellowill]

6:50 "someone could copy what I do now, if they login" So Mr Steel, why don't you just copy Ben killing Ubers on league start?

[@aspeacerman]

Some of the best PoE content out there.

[@drinksomebleach9319]

The Best

[@cheeromatic]

@@drinksomebleach9319 The very best

[@Cracks094]

Man Sanctum looks like it's really good for quick profit, too bad I absolutely suck at dodging and have yet to ever finish a sanctum.

[@j.r.huffnstuff3549]

Go traps, evasion, ghost dance trickster. Can abuse trap spamming to stay away from mobs and get used to patterns.

[@GermanLoLVidz]

Awesome idea, awesome video, awesome entertainment. This was a pleasure to watch.

[@Darkspawn6666]

Real question is, how much KFC is too much KFC

[@fr0zeNstriKe]

theres not such thing like too much kfc

[@MrTokki]

Great video! I'm looking forward to more. Any idea how many videos this challenge will end up being?

[@Steelmage]

Probably one more. I’m thinking some highlights of the gearing process with a massive loot montage to finish it off -toad

[@MrTokki]

Sweet! Looking forward to it@@Steelmage

[@MorphLight]

That was one of the most interesting and unique challenges i got the chance to watch live. Steelmage is one of the best Poe players in my opinion. GG man 🤟

[@ST4H95]

And I’m here sitting with my 40 hours 10 div righteous fire garbage jug that can’t do a single sanctum or pinnacle boss

[@Khuntoria3GoGuma]

You have 10d so time to start a new sanctum farmer

[@ST4H95]

@@Khuntoria3GoGuma invested into my char ☠️

[@Blamzite]

@@ST4H95 just do boss rushing in Mesa its like a min of 3d/hr

[@borikson123]

thats a waste of life bro dont do it@@Blamzite

[@Intestine_Ballin-ism]

​@@ST4H95hear me out. City square blue altars with wandering path. Chisel alch and go, harvest + expedition or heist are also dope. Also run yer blueprints ffs

[@jedrusnowak3317]

His rng is ofc better than other players so his "fresh start" isn't real deal

[@robertl1390]

Started this today, made 30d in 13 hours. Real fun

[@g76agi]

Ive yet to complete a sanctum this league lmao, i keep getting one shot

[@Twelynn]

Is the animate guardian a regular leer cast, dying breath etc dude or something special? How does it interact with the guardians blessing support and the envy+generosity? Does his AG give out some aura?

[@njnj-re2mc]

Guardian's Blessing support links to an aura and a minion, and it allows you to cast the aura for free at a cost of burning the minion's life every second. He uses this on his AG where he can get a lot of regen items to mitigate the burn. Generosity support increases aura effect but disables it for the caster, which is perfect for minions, as the summoner doesn't need damage auras on himself.

[@powrsh119]

Sanctum is a really good strategy, it is really unfortunate that I personally get incredibly bored and I just can't push myself to do more, but for anyone out there farming sanctums right now, I'll pray for you to find a mirror 🙏

[@vincentzal52]

Been there, done that :)

[@uhsasin4hyer]

i hope they dont nerf srs next league i plan on it being my league starter.

[@Icoblablubb]

what a useless challenge .. middle of the league where everyone has all the currency in the world so ofc u can sell everything quickly try that challenge day 1 u won't be selling all the relics etc for 2-4 divs and can't buy all that gear so cheap ... i hope my comment doesn't make Steel quit streaming for 3-4 days because he is so thin skinned that he malds over any "criticism"

[@ILikeGuns1992]

Even if you would manage to pull it off that statement still would be out of touch for obvious reasons.

[@GW2KillerBEE]

Cool now do it as a new player has no clue what they are doing and haven't bought 50USD worth of different stash tabs, ow wait most quit by act 5 dont worry XD.

[@reverie9358]

I LOVE THE HOLLOW KNIGHT MUSIC SO MUCH MORE PLEASE

[@JCurry1123]

I knew the music but couldn't place it. Yeah hollow Knight music is some of the best video game music

[@Rawlingm]

even if sanctum was guaranteed 2 divs per run, i would never run it, it is the most boring and the mechanic I hate the most right behind heist.

[@Mayhamsdead]

Subscribed for your energy. You can tell you're a really passionate aussie!...unlike some other PoE streamers :^)

[@PlayerSalt]

not played this league since week 1 this is a fun thing to come back and try and do, i got a bit sick of sanctum during its league but i guess i can run a few

[@paciumusiu1225]

@@SawGudman ??? people quit every 3 months after playing for 1-2 months. are you the fun police?

[@syakirul012]

​@@paciumusiu1225 he thinks that you have to grind 48 hours a day or you dont have the right to play the game

[@JfkNeedsWindWall]

What other builds work well for sanctum? I can run 100% deli dune legions with my 50div(3 arrow tats) TS, but sanctum needs more single target dps

[@rajivdosa]

Personal opinion here but - TShot/any long range freeze capable heavy DMG build Shockwave totems Icicle mine Srs Other totem builds (ex. EA) Other mine builds (ex. Hexblast mines)

[@SoulxWeaver]

Anything that plays like SRS does well in sanctum, ie, totem builds. But that's only if you dont have damage to just 1 tap things off screen, especially since in sanctum defenses dont really matter at all so you can totally just build as glass cannon as you want

[@user-ve9qo8on3z]

Self cast discharge assassin

[@gehirndoper]

Weird, Sanctum doesn't need that much damage, definitely less than 100% deli. Do you purely rely on Headhunter or something? In any case TS is a good build. You can always optimise for more damage before you do Sanctum (like running heatshiver and maybe respeccing some life).

[@MyNameIsSalo]

TS needs more than 50 div to feel good in sanctums but you definitely can run them. Also if you actually can run legion dunes fast with a build like that, you can farm like 100div in a day and just fix your TS build. Get a mageblood in 3 days and sanctum is a joke. Otherwise, Shockwave totem and SRS are best on that budget. Spark with mageblood is good too.

[@finbarshields]

What is the skill he's using to level for the first half of the vid? The lightning from the sky

[@qatoxkils5280]

Absolution

[@BeliefDiviner]

Whoever the editor is, it would be nice if you could put the music used either in the description or on screen somewhere, please. Thanks! I know this music, but I can't remember where it's from. T_T

[@Steelmage]

Hollow knight -toad

[@BeliefDiviner]

@@Steelmage Thanks

[@jp____]

Imagine he gets the original sin scripture in the 1st sanctum

[@asuna8566]

Is the vod of this available? I tried to find it on twitch but it doesn't seem to be there

[@wisko9847]

Peak content fr fr. Cant w8 for the next episode

[@ichiwo1526]

what's the build, tree etc? I don't see in description. I have SRS Necro too, but mine actually dies a lot, and I mean a lot.... Want to see what I'm doing wrong. Edit: I imported from "Steelmage" in POB as said in description....Thanks

[@trentntb]

bro, to league start this would be insane. wish I was half as fast!

[@scuffedgs]

loved it, looking forward to next vid :)

[@ichiwo1526]

This pob is all over the place. In the video it shows him using arcanist brand? But it's no where in pob, even though it makes more sense to use it for the desecrete, flesh offering, despair...

[@SharmaForLlama]

I've been playing since closed beta and I'm such a pleb lol.

[@dddaaa6965]

I'm sad I wasted my time and suck at this game now because I played for 3 weeks and made probably only 30 divine and I lost all my time for no reason

[@TazControl9]

Why haven't I heard of this guy before?? I mean, I know these are just highlights from a 24+ hr stream, but damn good vid bruh

[@Sengyizhe]

I bet they are going to nerf sanctum into the ground, its so annoying having such a terrible league mechanic be so fucking overpowered for making money

[@DeputyFish]

i can make about 1 div a league... and get 0 drops

[@demi9571]

Damn. took me 3 days to get to 80 and i have yet to see my first divine orb T_T. im so inneficcient.

[@Heitijs]

Hey, its beisic SRS poison to start sanctum? Or what items i should get to probobly start to run sanctums on it?

[@abigchair]

you left one of your tshirts here in Australia

[@mikeg8343]

24 raw divines day one??? I just killed my third boss today 🤓 3/4 voidstones pog

[@touchm3]

I know sanctum makes big money but i absolutely have no idea how to play it and the strategies needed to finish it.

[@Venvaneless]

As a beginner I'm too stressed to watch streamers. I barely made 2d in the last three days...

[@JohnSnuu]

i legit just 112% hollow knight and i thought i was trippin hearing it in the video i thought i left the game on

[@lennythrust7422]

meanwhile 7 days in and i'm at 18div...

[@amongabriel3383]

Uberlab (edit: Itzaro not random rares) with 1k life is so easy as long as u have preferably movementspeed and at least frostblink. Ever tryed ruthless with 10s CD bad blink version? Thats hard

[@andreys7944]

I forgot I cant buy skill to run sanctum

[@BryAn-zy8xs]

Is there a full version of this video? Where can i watch the whole clip

[@pandamoniumsan]

nice video, nice to see a late in league economy focused video instead of the goldrush first week attitude most people have only trouble with this video idea is well meaning people in his community will search his name and buy his stuff whether he upcharges or not

[@pandamoniumsan]

the way to make this challenge work is to do it offstream and not tell anyone your name though thats not really viable for a streamer to give up a day of streaming revenue just to do a youtube video only challenge

[@danteafkCamelotUnchained]

And here am I, failed all of my sanctum runs so far

[@samv9425]

that was so good omg

[@Popmycherryyo]

That's a lot of currency

[@Siegram999]

hes just gonna spam sanctum isn't he.

[@Tripleyou]

I'm not sure tbh. I think Steelmage mentioned something about this in the video somewhere. Might be at the beginning or half way through.

[@Infa1987]

awesome challenge and probably possible on league start but would have to do without all the uniques as they are a lot more expensive day 1-3 compared to now and you probably will still be able to use the early build from campaign with some small upgrades just will take a bit longer. as well as maybe abusing early easy heisting to get some currency going to get some upgrades but this has made me look at poison srs for sure if sanctum doesn't get gutted next league

[@LegadoGam3r]

nice mister steelmage

[@SpecShadow]

Why is there Destructoid robot face in the chat?

[@4scoopcmon]

1:30 greenpath music

[@gfish2625]

yoo wait a clif hanger, i wanna see the rest wtf

[@rorhianskall5659]

So did he made it...?

[@GoddofStuff]

What's a divine?

[@saulian2810]

but it wouldnt be day 1 cause the item available for him to trade are not the same in day 1

[@MyNameIsSalo]

its not day 1 its like day 40, so who cares? That isnt the point of the challenge The point is that any random noob should be able to make insane OP builds in SC, budget is irrelevant at this point as you can farm 150divines in 24hours. Even if you have 0 mechanical skill, it's super easy to setup a voidsphere build and run TOTA for similar profits.

[@PandaGoesMoo]

Hollow Knight OST VIBE

[@shaddybadass1870]

Hollow Knight music

[@Xebtria]

ok now do it on actual league start

[@Osama_BeenBallin_]

where a POB

[@hamburgerfatso]

at 20:13 how did he know it was 2 div?

[@sindragosu]

The 'at completing the Sanctum' type of rewards always gives 2 div instead of 1.

[@lampprime3377]

the order of the rewards shown. from left to right it's small reward now, medium reward end of floor and big reward at the end of sanctum, if it's a div and end of sanctum it's usually 2

[@arussello]

I'm hoping you have to do this solo. No grouping.

[@justinhowe3878]

doubters in shambles

[@michaellastimoza1753]

Hope that you will make this challenge every league, cool video!

[@leolionyyyyes3715]

No way we dont get a sequel to this right? Cmoon

[@Karashote]

hopefully people don't try to copy this on league start lol

[@kooshappreciator4773]

if sanctum won't be fully nerfed, league starting into sanctum will be one of the best strategies

[@ken34]

this was VERY entertaining to watch. i need more of this!

[@ProDemolish]

Steelmage is a legend . Good Luck :)

[@AresZeph]

return to morroc music?

[@KnowledgemeansPower]

when second part?)

[@acatrielggwp4016]

10/10

[@NicholasSlabaugh]

GGG plz nerf sanctum

[@taintedstrike7513]

❤

[@warlordbino3780]

God gamer

[@hafyz]

nice mister CopperNonMuggle

[@1337Philipp]

Godgamer

[@julienestrella]

actually a god gamer

[@xasanth6318]

is there an uncut version? :P

[@Steelmage]

www.twitch.tv/videos/1945603626

[@TreeTrunks8264]

Stream of the league

[@Carrylikemariah]

I wonder how many players are going to log straight into sanctum next league. I'll be one of them.

[@johnwayward2148]

its 100% going to get nerfed next league so don't count on it. The amount of divines you can get from the mechanic compared to any other league mechanic is just absurd. It dwarfs it all

[@Siegram999]

@@johnwayward2148 I mean tbh they'll prob just make books rarer and maybe make it so the odds of divs are lower in low area levels. basically just the heist treatment and if its like that its still going to be insane.

[@johnwayward2148]

@@Siegram999 I still have PTSD on the whole "Reworked harvest" and "removed filler crafts" shit that they have done. So lets just see how they are going to "change" this.

[@Carrylikemariah]

The raw divines are awesome but the actual div/hour income is far from the best thing to farm. Heist is still absolutely nuts, and this league I was making 10 - 20 div per hour just running deli maps. Sure harvest got absolutely gutted..but it's still one of (if not) the most powerful mechanic in the game. I am optimistic, but far from out of options if they make sanctum less rewarding. I assume they will just make it so you cant log in and start farming loads of raw divines at level 50, somehow. The only busted part is how fast you can do it so early.

[@MyNameIsSalo]

I doubt sanctum goes into next league untouched. The sanctums themself are far too common with a lot coming from tota, so expect them to be much rarer and more expensive next league. They should be priced at like 1-2 divines each tbh, because youre garanteed 2 raw divines every run minimum.

[@HeavenlyRam]

Whats the music in the 4:54

[@ItsonlyScotty]

Hollow Knight - Hornet's ost

[@kkataPS]

Where is the build, where is the farm, I need to watch it 😢

[@DavidWoodMusic]

Check the description

[@jedrusnowak3317]

Im sure he will drop everything he needs ona a Fresh start cause he is steelmage and ggg loves him. Mirror and mageblood guaranted

[@spinalgrey3600]

11:45 if ggg don't fix it you can cheat and anoynt item in blight stashtab before you meet Cassia XD

[@RiiSiiNG-]

You going to map out the build progress? Would like to try this myself. Haven't played either absolution or SRS before...

[@termochila4985]

streamer rng :C

[@mattbas-vi7750]

He said 24h but it was a 23min video, the lies. . .

[@asluckdespairs]

The massive swing in economy completely based on one mechanic. Where that mechnic requires a specialized build thats not good at the majority of the game is just stupid. I have no interst in sanctum or a sanctum farming build, but yet i HAVE to do it if i want to afford "budget builds" being 2.5 times more expensive. Making a special mechanic that requires a completely niche build print divine orbs just cockblocks everyone that wanted to play anything else top to bottom. Low end crafting becomes way less valuable so you need more currency to even gamble toward decent sellable crafts. Every other rare resource becomes more expensive making basic farming strategy harder to get into without lucky drops. Ive literally seen people get more divines out of one sanctum than ive had drop the entire league farming juiced maps. Theres no reason one mechanic thats gated by specialized build requirements should be the only way to keep up in the economy.

[@ABCforgotTheRest]

There are plenty of mechanics that warrant same currency or close as sanctum(tota , heist , boss rushing - this one is the easiest and anyone can do and plenty more ) the only "advantage" sanctum has is low entry cost since tomes are 10-15c and there is not much trading involved . Wen it comes to the build i don't agree since i have farmed sanctum this league with boneshatter jugg which is probably one of the worst builds for Sanctum just fine without reveal relics just using relics i dropped , i famed enough currency like this to get a mageblood in 3 days .

[@ehha21]

He didn't even beat kitava, really wonder what he would while trying to get full atlas completion. 😂

[@magnix2053]

Heist is printing money with zero investment, essences are printing money, rog is printing money. Anything that you will commit yourself to is printing money. ALSO you can run early heist / sanctum get like 2 div and make starter build with that. Legion is printing divine orbs from war hoards so that's too.

[@NicholasLoomans]

Yup, I don't really think the profit per hour is completely off but the fact you get it in pure divines has completely skewed the economy

[@Siegram999]

yeah its not like delve,heist,tota,lab and a bunch of other things exist right. oh and surely sanctum builds only work in sanctum surely.

[@jordanearl5449]

not hard with the bro deals that went on

[@elantonelle]

lmao

[@robertl1390]

I bought the same gear for not much more, chill out fam

[@bongkidemil4203]

Its a nice community though, behave the same way, and often u get very good deals, sometimes even free stuff.

[@Khuntoria3GoGuma]

24hours for 120d with or without brodeals, still proves the validity

[@jordanearl5449]

@@robertl1390 i doubt you got the sanctum reveal room stuff too. it was worth like 100 div.

[@totallynottrademarked5279]

You will never convince me the streamers don't have increased drop rates to make the game more appealing to viewers.

[@jackwabbit9784]

Where rest of video 😢

[@progoldfish7441]

running sanctum doesnt count. everyone knows that shit is overtuned and shits out divines play the actual game.