Reave is a powerful melee skill in Path of Exile, especially suited for players who prefer close-range combat and high area damage. This guide will cover the mechanics, gear, and strategies to optimize a Reave build in version 3.25.
Skill Overview
Reave
- Type: Attack, AoE, Melee
- Level: 20 (Max)
- Mana Cost: 10
- Attack Damage: 534.6% of base
- Effectiveness of Added Damage: 534%
- Quality: +20%
- Requirements: Level 70, 98 Dex, 68 Int
Skill Description: Attacks an area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.
- 4 Maximum Stages
- +0.2 metres to radius
- 50% more Area of Effect for each stage
- +2 to maximum Stages
Key Modifiers and Effects
- Stage Mechanics: Each successful hit with Reave grants stages, enhancing the skill’s area of effect up to a maximum of 6 stages.
- Area of Effect: Reave’s area of effect significantly increases with each stage, making it an excellent skill for clearing large packs of enemies.
Build Mechanics
The Reave build focuses on maximizing attack speed, area of effect, and damage. The build thrives on maintaining high stages to ensure maximum area coverage and damage output.
Weapon and Gear
- Weapon: Opt for high damage Daggers, Claws, or One-Handed Swords. Weapons with high physical damage and attack speed are ideal. Unique items like Frostferno or Bino’s Kitchen Knife can be excellent choices.
- Gear: Focus on items that increase physical damage, critical strike chance, and attack speed. Prioritize gear with evasion, life, and resistances to ensure survivability.
Support Gems
- Increased Area of Effect Support: Enhances Reave’s area coverage, allowing you to hit more enemies with each attack.
- Multistrike Support: Grants multiple attacks in quick succession, increasing the chances of maintaining and gaining stages.
- Melee Physical Damage Support: Boosts your physical damage output significantly.
- Faster Attacks Support: Increases your attack speed, allowing you to hit more often and maintain stages.
- Increased Critical Strikes Support: Enhances your critical strike chance, leading to higher damage output.
Passive Skill Tree
- Focus on nodes that increase physical damage, attack speed, and critical strike chance.
- Invest in life, evasion, and resistance nodes to improve survivability.
- Consider taking keystones like Acrobatics and Phase Acrobatics for additional dodge and spell dodge.
Flasks
- Life Flasks: Use instant recovery life flasks to quickly regain health during tough encounters.
- Utility Flasks: Equip flasks that increase evasion, movement speed, and provide elemental resistances. Diamond Flask is also recommended for increased critical strike chance.
Defensive Strategies
- Utilize evasion and dodge mechanics to avoid incoming damage.
- Invest in life recovery and regeneration nodes to maintain health during combat.
- Use defensive auras like Grace or Determination to increase survivability.
Utility Skills
- Whirling Blades: Provides mobility for repositioning and escaping danger.
- Blood Rage: Increases attack speed and life leech but be cautious of the degen effect.
- Vaal Reave: Offers a powerful burst of damage and area of effect, useful for tough battles.
Playstyle Tips
- Positioning: Maintain optimal positioning to maximize the coverage and damage of your Reave attacks.
- Mobility: Stay mobile to avoid incoming damage and find the best angles for your attacks.
- Flask Management: Regularly use life and utility flasks to ensure you have enough health and defenses during combat.
Conclusion
The Reave build in Path of Exile 3.25 is an excellent choice for players who enjoy dealing high area-of-effect damage with a melee weapon. By focusing on physical damage, critical strike chance, and attack speed, this build can efficiently clear maps and handle tough bosses. Maintain strategic positioning, manage your flask charges, and stay mobile to fully leverage the power of this build.
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