Witch Path of Exile 2 EXCLUSIVE Deep Dive

[@ZwrP]

yo this is lots of new info, infernalist being the main summoner ascendancy is unexpected.

[@Goblin-Inc]

I was surprised by this as well

[@1000dreams]

Same here, I don't like fire builds so I'm unsure of what to do

[@Rezinarius]

@@Goblin-Inc Was Kinda hoping the missing ascendancy would been the pure minion one and more like, death/decay related, well it still might be, who knows

[@drakghoulish8193]

I was hoping infernalist would be more of a caster and less of a summoner. Fingers crossed it can still be done.

[@64MilestotheGallon]

Both ascendancies were showcased with minions, so I highly doubt one is the "main" summoner. Summoning builds are probably viable for both

[@idkfa1000000]

my biggest hope for POE2 is just giving us info on what is "Nearby"

[@RaWRpewpew]

Nearby is the secret pinnacle boss we must defeat!

[@Liword132]

It's obviously everything that is not "Far"

[@Mister_Vintage]

Bro, what they showed on the witch in the livestream was crazy! I am 100% playing a witch....might have to go demon form.

[@Goblin-Inc]

I'm so hyped it looks so sick!

[@brettwilliams124]

What they did say about demon form though is that makes you "take increasing amounts of damage" and "have increasing amounts of cast speed and damage". So it seems like it's a cooldown type of skill that you can only have on for as long as you can sustain it's self-damaging element. I think it will be great for bosses and tankier rares but it doesn't seem like something you can do/be all the time, just a cooldown.

[@pawelkapica5363]

I am usually not a minion guy, but poe2 does everything I ever wanted from minions and it feels truly exiting. I think I am going with witch for my first playthrough.

[@Goblin-Inc]

The army of minions is so cool

[@RidoDrago]

Once you go minion you can never truly go back to anything else. At least once a while, when you want to smash your keyboard, you pick something else 😅

[@WhatIfTheories]

Ok so with Sceptre obvious main hand but I thought I saw a new Unique shield that can give everyone in your presence your block which might include minions? Might be very tanky for you and your minions. I'm not a PoE player but learning as much as I can to dive into PoE 2. I can't wait! Love summoner builds.

[@ScientistNoRyu]

I'm incredibly excited to play Poe2 , this is everything I wanted and more. The art/art style , graphics, spell effects, ost , monster/boss design, changes to the systems, skill gems out of gear, in game wiki, better explanations and more , it looks amazing The bosses in poe2 are so well done, souls like with good hitboxes, mechanics. I love that you can dodge and the bosses in maps don't just melt I bought the EA pack for Poe1 in 2012 after 4500h , here we go again in Poe2

[@fast1nakus]

I love how the bosses just follow you with their abilities while you dodge rolling.

[@DRUBIN1986]

Great video. So many questions so little time. So you cant dual wield scepters, but you can dual wield wands? And you can have a scepter/wand combo. Do totem stats roll on scepters since they are also spirit based or are totems considered allies?

[@TheLivingRoomHero]

The witch gameplay has gotten me so hyped! Gonna be so difficult to choose which ascendancy to go for first. The 6th of December can't come soon enough! Thank you for making this video.

[@ilkerkurt4521]

So, what is your opinion on the "bind spectre" skill gem? They say we are going to be able to summon any rare enemy as a minion but how strong is it? Did you see it play out?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Unfortunately it wasn't in this build but I did talk to the devs about it. From what I heard from them it sounds like there's definitely going to be some wildly broken stuff with it. The vibes I got were on average raise spectre is weak but with the right mobs its op

[@JedBelaguas]

What’s the status of the non-necro minions? The db says there’s a wolf, but tons of minions missing from poe1. No golems, BAMA, dom blow/absolution/HoP, or animate weapons yet.

[@nitro1048]

Will you go minion build day 1 and provide us with updates regarding the passive tree and skills too choose ect.? I would really like to start with this build or the Merc but if your doing this I will probally stick with the Witch. You also provided us with allot of good minion stuff in Diablo 4 so it would be amazing :D

[@Goblin-Inc]

I'm going to be playing minions at launch for sure and will be pumping out guides!

[@espguitarist13]

The reveals today were epic. Def stoked to hop in.

[@qskjhdqsmlkdndj]

I'm surprised the ascendancy looks more fire damage than chaos for minions

[@Txvirus]

Would be weird if the infernalist is the minion ascendancy , are you going to try blood or infernalist

[@Goblin-Inc]

Probably infernalist, but I wont know for sure without being able to read the full ascendancies. I'm definitely going to be focused on minions at the launch

[@k1infran]

Do you know if you retain your summons after swapping out from a sceptre to another weapon? Say if i wanna summon a skeleton sniper for gas cloud as a mercenary. Like how certain builds in POE1 has golems or animate guardian.

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes that works! You have a base level of spirit that you can use for Summons even without a sceptor

[@Edrees-aldosary]

all i want is purely melee skeletons + archers, i don't care about clear speed, but bossing damage.

[@LunarSky07]

Are the spector summons when you turn normal mobs into pets via gems unique to Witch or can anyone do that?

[@ProfWollhoven]

If Infernalist is really going to be the main minion ascendancy, I have to find something else to play 😂

[@casiteal]

I was scared because I thought both ascendancies were not minions. I was about to do some weird build of mercenary gemling specced into minions because I thought it might be better than the 2 witch asc for minions. But hearing infernal is the main minion tree has me 100% doing that instead of whatever I fever dreamed with mercenary. I just hope it still allows freedom of build and doesn’t somehow encourage you to be fire only. Like I want to have a mostly minion setup with maybe a spell or 2 to support them. I can’t wait for this to come out so I can start building.

[@Goblin-Inc]

Gem Merc will likely actually end up being one of the stronger minion builds if it gives Gem Ranks as minions scale incredibly hard with gems. We'll have to see how it plays out though. There will definitely be many types of minion builds using many different ascendancies.

[@Lubregas]

Idk what to play between monk, witch or mercenary, summoner is not my thing but bloodmage look fucking cool

[@BlurredVision18]

And here I am, first thing I thought of is a Strength Stacker Slam Blood Mage. I thought you might be a d4 creator as soon as you started talking about, "Witch Skills".

[@Goblin-Inc]

Ive only got like 100 hours in poe1 haha. DW though I'll get to the top of the meta game in poe2 very quickly

[@xue_ming]

I don't like this class Ascendency but will play mercenary because of crossbow + Ascendency monster explode on kill is so huge, but i think i will take a minion gems if possible early on so i can have minion to tank monster for me.

[@LastAphelion]

Hey I was wondering if someone could give me a clue, I haven't played POE before and I'm super excited to start playing POE2 and learn everything. I just wanted an idea of how builds can function comparatively to like D3, 4 etc (build complexity), like will it be as involved as trying to curse an enemy, raise some minions, then cast a buff, sacrifice those minions for another buff, activate something else that triggers off of the curse/infection, then cast my main skill etc. and then if that process gets interrupted I'm gonna do no damage then have to start over again etc. Or is my build gonna be more specialized than that and I'll never have to do all that and I'm just focusing on doing 1 or 2 of those things? Because I like that POE2 looks more complex and I want to learn, I just don't want to be annoyed with a process like that (kinda like actual end game D4 minions, you know I'm tired of consuming corpses), but neither do I want it D4 simple.

[@Goblin-Inc]

It very build dependent but i think the goal is to create more combo focused builds. The idea it that against white mobs you run them over super fast and dont need to do full combos, but against bosses you do your full ramp. Builds are def more complex, and i think the play style of the builds is also more complex but the complexity is very rewarding. In d4 you have to push so many buttons just for your build to work but in this game your build is already good but each additional button you press makes it stronger

[@embyrarts8712]

We don't even know what the minion uniques are. All the minion build variations I like in POE1 won't work without a specific unique.

[@beingbeyonddat]

F*ck yeah! All good content creators will move on from the garbage D4 is and will bring content for PoE 2.

[@zachstone2750]

Think I’ll go ignite infernal with srs and cast on ignite, or a corpse exploding warcry build

[@maksimigorevich1234]

How does minion damage scale? Does items affect it?

[@zanaer2919]

i just hope pure minions build will exist with my character just buffing/debuffing

[@Goblin-Inc]

Definitely can! Minion actives are strong so a build like that might not be quite as good but it's still playable

[@dennisrott6239]

nice informative video mate :) do you know buy any chance if these raging spirits coming back?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Raging spirits is coming back but it's different. It's now a reserve skill that Summons them when you cast a spell

[@dennisrott6239]

@@Goblin-Inc huuuge ❤️thanks alot for all the work💪🏼

[@DarknessXevil]

Looking forward to your builds

[@chrislonero2283]

You should try and make a build for yourself and not rely on someone to build your character for you.

[@CarlWByrne]

Yup… Witch it is. Thanks! You helped me make my choice!

[@DAS-nh5kr]

I might have missed it , but can you pick between male and female for each class?

[@Goblin-Inc]

No you cannot, every class is a preset character

[@Vo0Do0o]

I’m torn. I really want to play pure bear Druid but witch looks awesome too

[@Goblin-Inc]

Unfortunately druid won't be in at launch! It'll be added later though

[@imaginat1on]

i only wanted to play like a chaos/Dot build. i don’t want minions at all but in poe2 that doesn’t seem really viable for witch anymore. big sad

[@beartech28]

OMG The demon seems so cool but I love minions. ... and the bone blood seems so coooooooooooool. They cooked with the witch.

[@Goblin-Inc]

It's so sick

[@PotatoTK]

During boss fights I see a number going up on their healthbar top right. Is that the damage you've done?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes

[@PotatoTK]

@@Goblin-Inc Sick! The technology is finally there haha

[@montanaSD]

Could I do a sorceress summoner instead since it’s relatively close still to the int section of the tree?

[@Goblin-Inc]

You def can I'm not sure how strong it is. Theres probably a build that will work fairly well but its not entirely clear

[@montanaSD]

@ Looking at Mercenary Gemling legionnaire they get extra skill gem slots so maybe that’s a wild idea too.

[@seankiong]

when i saw that skill tree, i tell myself "okay, i just watch people play video will do"

[@Goblin-Inc]

Haha that's totally fine to do!

[@royalecrafts6252]

Is poison chaos damage?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes

[@allanhon]

May I have the link to your interview? Thanks.

[@Goblin-Inc]

Unfortunately we never got the footage, I'm not sure what's going on with it exactly

[@AIRpursuit]

is it possible to ascend into a Demon and cross build into a sorcerer and start using sorcerer spells while being enhanced in demon form? that sounds very powerful lol

[@RaWRpewpew]

All skills that are not granted by ascendancy can be used by all classes.

[@Goblin-Inc]

Of course! In poe skill gems have attribute requirements but are not locked behind classes (unless the skill comes from an ascendancy)

[@Jacob_Moore]

Path of exiles is gonna run Diablo to the ground

[@Jacob_Moore]

Too bad I’ve spend 100 dollars on a necromancer skin

[@gus3143]

I’m disappointed that the infernalist when transformed doe as by have pets around 😢 or will that be our bossing skill when our friends can’t keep up

[@succubieify]

What about capturing new enemy to be minion?

[@Goblin-Inc]

So that ability will be in the game at launch but it was not in the version we played because it wasn't fully tested yet. It's definitely going to be extremely powerful and will have some great synergies

[@succubieify]

@Goblin-Inc I want to play Witch because of this skill. I want to capture my frens if they let me 😁

[@hanarielgodlike9283]

@@Goblin-Inc When you say "Launch" you mean early access launch?

[@Attilat]

I wanted to know this too. It’s the specter skill right?

[@pawe3489]

witch first next sorc

[@Alienstyle007]

Any info on raise spectre?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes, it wasn't in the build we played but I spoke to the devs and it's supposed to be ready for ea

[@droope8474]

Are the classes gender locked or do you get to pick in poe 2?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Gender locked

[@thuc753951]

Is the vid dark for anyone else?

[@LuckyLooser666]

What about Raging Spirits and Bind Spectre?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Raging spirits is now a reserve skill that procs on fire spell cast and bind sceptor will be in the launch but was not in the demo

[@John.M]

Hi, is Chaos Magic still a thing with Witch? Because her Special Classes looking like Focus on Fire and Life Leech

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes it is but the ascendicies don't seem to support it a ton. It sounded like the 3rd Witch ascendancy that's coming later is more focused on chaos dot

[@ivan-to2zy]

Lol, how deep can the dive be when more than half is just speculation?

[@d3filer]

Too bad I don't see most important skill ( Revive aka Summon Spectre) :/

[@RaWRpewpew]

They showed summon spectre as part of the witch reveal (a few months ago). I think its a big improvement over poe1.

[@Goblin-Inc]

It wasn't in this build but it will be in ea

[@johannesnordstrom1883]

Can you choose a male witch?

[@shadearca]

No, in PoE the genders are fixed like in old school action rpg games

[@LeandroBrigonieSilva]

and spectres?

[@Goblin-Inc]

Not in the build we played but will be added at launch

[@ScribletAndBits]

I beat you to making recent Witch Content, making me the greatest minion content creator ever. Kidding of course, love what you're doing Ruse and glad to see a friendly familiar face also making PoE 2 content :D. Looking forward to trading notes with you when Early Access goes live. Do Scepter damage bonuses stack? Cuz if they do, running 6 witches in a group could be silly. Our minions would be running around with 120% more damage and possibly benefiting from 6x flat damage buffs from Bone Storm. I'm guessing they've thought of this and are going to prevent stacking Bonestorm debuffs.

[@Goblin-Inc]

I'm pretty sure they will stack lol, kinda funny

[@ScribletAndBits]

​@@Goblin-Inc Lets say Bonestorm is worth a [x]30% damage increase (stacking additively with other bonestorms) and a 30% "increased damage" scepter is in practice a 10% damage modifier as it's additive damage. 1 witch Self buffing their minions = 1.3 x 1.1 = 143% damage Now lets look at a party of SIX witches 6 witches = 2.8 x 1.6 = 448% damage In practice, each witch would gain 313% actual damage increase (448/143). This means each witch is worth 3 witches of damage and there's 6 of them. It'd be like having a party of 18 witches (6 x 3). Obviously I'm pulling numbers out of thin air, but if it does stack, it has potential to kinda break the game.

[@brettwilliams124]

You made pre-reveal content.

[@memorydumped]

Bro you didn't show SRS?

[@Goblin-Inc]

It's reworked into a reserve skill in poe2, and I didn't show reserve skills. It Summons a raging spirit on fire spell cast

[@memorydumped]

@Goblin-Inc all spirit skills are reserve skills bro make a follow up

[@hestkuk99]

U skipped the best minion gem :spectre

[@Goblin-Inc]

Wasnt in the build we played, will be in at launch though

[@alexalderman9376]

bro poe2 is doing a hostile takeover of d4. did they really fly out a bunch of d4 content creators out to LA to convince you to switch? :)

[@Goblin-Inc]

Yes LOL

[@dreamcore_gg]

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[@Goblin-Inc]

I'M SO LOGGED IN

[@Bobassuki]

I want to play with alot of cute animals UwU and explode my enemies

[@MrLove-666]

PoE2 = Vampire Survivors.. The speed movement makes me cringe to no end.. Oh well, can't wait to try it.. but not sure I'll pay 30 USD for an early access on a F2P game.

[@tf259]

This is the worst take I have ever seen, they are showing early game footage with slow movement speed for recording purposes. The amount of content in this game is absolutely insane for F2P.

[@RobertJohanssonRBImGuy]

@@tf259 leveling is slow, way worse than poe1 as its a different game with new rules. while its doable to f2p the game, quality of life means you need to buy tabs which makes the game, more costly. f2p with poe just means free check out then you buy a lot of mtx then you play it for 12 years, well I did

[@naisu6114]

omg its ''cringe'' i will die from it 🥱🥱🥱🥱

[@MrLove-666]

@@naisu6114 Just like your comment, white knight

[@naisu6114]

@@MrLove-666 🥱🥱🥱

[@xiontw3018]

....very boring. All seen before.

[@shanetogukawa6890]

D4 Dead lol

[@Goblin-Inc]

D4 will still have an audience. I think poe2 will actually have a much wider appeal and will pull in a different audience. D4 will definitely lose some players but I don't think it'll be a huge number

[@joshuafischer684]

D4 is a decent game for casual players. PoE has always been for more hard-core players.

[@subzero308]

its a shame cause this was the only class i cared about and only reason i was gonna play and then found out we cant switch from a female to a male smh... so hard pass for this game but it does seem way better then PoE1 cause that game was garbage..

[@Carolusaugustus112]

Nice ragebait

[@yoh1914]

Was they any news on the Summon Wolf skill? Was wondering if it was going to be in early access ahead of the Druid.

[@Goblin-Inc]

I think the summon wolf won't be added until druid, it wasn't in the build we played