Righteous Fire Inquisitor Necropolis 3.24 Guide

March 25, 2024 15 minutes

Build Overview

The iconic Righteous Fire skill gem has been a cornerstone of the Path Of Exile (PoE) experience since its debut in Patch 0.9.9, embodying the ultimate power fantasy of effortlessly decimating hordes of enemies simply by your presence. This allure of raw, unbridled power has continually drawn players back to the Righteous Fire build, pushing them to refine and adapt it across numerous expansions and Leagues, up to the latest Necropolis update in PoE. The journey of Righteous Fire has seen various innovative strategies, from the exploitation of "Snapshotting" to leveraging different Ascendancies for enhanced damage and life regeneration. These adaptations have not only kept the build fresh but have also highlighted the community's commitment to mastering Righteous Fire amidst the evolving challenges of PoE. As we delve into the Necropolis expansion, this iteration of the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build continues the tradition, showcasing the enduring appeal and dynamic adaptability of Righteous Fire in the face of PoE's ever-changing landscape. Crafted with precision by the team at WowCarry, this guide aims to provide players with a comprehensive pathway to mastering the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build in the latest Necropolis 3.24 Guide.

Pros and Cons

Pros Cons
  • League Starter – Despite initial apprehensions, starting a league with RF is entirely feasible from around level 20.
  • Easy Playstyle – Engaging in content becomes a breeze by simply activating Righteous Fire and traversing zones, occasionally stopping to maintain Consecrated Ground.
  • Extremely Tanky – RF builds excel with high maximum fire resistance. With optimal configuration, this build can achieve over 85% max resistances and more than 6k EHP, blending life and energy shield.
  • Weak Early for uber bosses – Fire Trap serves as our primary tool against bosses. While reaching 2m-2.5m Dps is typical, achieving the PoB's 6M may be ambitious, and surpassing 10M DPS necessitates significant investment.
  • Map Modifiers can be annoying – Modifiers like Max Resistance, Less Recovery, and No Regeneration significantly challenge this build. Additionally, Reduced Aura Effect & Less Block Chance are modifiers to avoid later on.
  • Always face tanking – Despite RF's impressive Area Of Effect, engagement often occurs at close range, requiring strategic retreats and patience.

This guide dives into the dual-edged sword that is the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build for the Necropolis expansion. The Pros and Cons reflect a balance between power and challenge, highlighting the build's versatility and the tactical awareness required to optimize its strengths and mitigate its weaknesses within the dynamic environment of PoE.

Build Main Mechanics

Playstyle: The essence of the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build's playstyle in PoE's Necropolis expansion is beautifully straightforward. Engage Righteous Fire at the onset of a map, diligently manage your flasks, and traverse the map as your adversaries succumb to the inferno that envelops you. Mobility is key, achieved through timely uses of Frostblink or Shield Charge to perpetuate the Consecrated Ground regeneration provided by the Inquisitor's Ascendancy Pious Path.

For boss encounters, positioning is critical; maintain the boss on the fringe of your Righteous Fire AoE. This strategic placement offers the necessary leeway for evasive maneuvers and the integration of Fire Trap attacks for efficient bossing. However, adaptability is essential, as exemplified in the Guardian Of The Hydra encounter where close combat and reactive use of Frostblink become paramount.

Engagement with larger monster packs warrants the activation of Infernal Cry, augmenting your destructive capabilities.

Damage Scaling & Defensive Layers: The bulwark of our damage amplification derives from enhancements to Fire Damage, Burning Damage, and Fire Damage Over Time Multiplier, sourced from both skill tree progressions and gear specifications. Sceptres are of particular importance, with a premium placed on attributes such as “+ to level of all spell skill gems”, “+1 to level of all fire spell skill gems”, and a potent Fire Damage Over Time Multiplier. These specific enhancements are pivotal, outshining generic augmentations due to the latter's susceptibility to diminishing returns. For those in pursuit of the ideal sceptre, a confluence of these modifiers represents the zenith of offensive capability within the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build framework, as meticulously curated by WowCarry for the Necropolis 3.24 Guide.

PoB, Passives and Gem Links

To ensure you're working with the most current and comprehensive data for your Righteous Fire Inquisitor build, utilize the PoB (Path of Building). This version stands as the gold standard for accurate and up-to-date build planning in PoE's Necropolis expansion.

Masteries

  • Damage Over Time Mastery: Reduces the RF Degen with “Less Damage Taken from Damage over Time”.
  • Reservation Mastery: Enhances aura effects by 10% and increases damage by 8% for each aura or herald skill affecting you.
  • Fire Mastery: Grants 1 Life per second regeneration for each 1% Uncapped Fire Resistance.
  • Life Mastery: Adds +50 to Maximum Life, equivalent to an additional life roll on a ring, further amplified by any skill tree or gear life increases.
  • Armour Mastery: Provides 1% to all Maximum Resistances if all equipped items are armour.
  • Recovery Mastery: Offers 50 Life per second regeneration, with a potential switch to a debuff on nearby enemies reducing their Life Regeneration Rate by 50%.
  • Resistance and Ailment Protection Mastery: Offers complete immunity to Corrupted Blood for a single Passive Skill point.
  • Elemental Mastery: Applies -18% Minimum Exposure.
  • Armour & Energy Shield Mastery: Allocates a portion of armour and physical damage taken as chaos damage.
  • Mana Mastery: Increases Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills by 12%.
  • Shield Mastery: Enhances block chance based on the shield's block rate.

Amulet Anointment

For an economical option, Arsonist is recommended, whereas Charisma is suggested for endgame progression, facilitating the inclusion of Summon Skitterbots.

6-Link Body Armour RF Setup

This configuration serves as the core offensive setup, with potential upgrades to Awakened versions of support gems for enhanced performance:

  • Righteous Fire
  • Elemental Focus Support
  • Burning Damage Support
  • Increased Area of Effect Support
  • Lifetap Support (High Level for optimal damage)
  • Swift Affliction Support

4-Link Helmet Fire Trap Setup

  • Fire Trap
  • Lifetap Support (High Level for optimal damage)
  • Trap and Mine Damage Support
  • Combustion Support

3-Link Utility in Weapon / Shield

  • Vaal Molten Shell
  • Blood Rage (Optional for Frenzy Charges)
  • Summon Stone Golem (Switch to Frost Shield later)

3-Link in Weapon / Shield

  • Frostblink (lvl 1 to avoid elemental reflect damage)
  • Lifetap Support
  • Flammability

4-Link Gloves

  • Malevolence
  • Determination
  • Purity of Elements (Switch to Tempest Shield and Summon Skitterbots later)
  • Wave of Conviction (level 1 until fire exposure is obtained on gloves)

4-Link Boots

  • Shield Charge
  • Faster Attacks Support
  • Lifetap Support
  • Infernal Cry

By meticulously following this setup provided by WowCarry in the Necropolis 3.24 Guide, players can optimize their Righteous Fire Inquisitor build for both damage output and survivability, ensuring a formidable presence in PoE's challenging Necropolis landscape.

Ascendancy, Pantheons and Deal with the Bandits

Ascendancy

  • Sanctuary: Selected as the initial ascendancy point, Sanctuary offers limited immediate benefit, requiring stationary positioning to activate its effects.
  • Pious Path: Pious Path is crucial for sustaining energy shield through permanent Consecrated Ground, activated by momentarily ceasing movement with a movement skill.
  • Augury Of Penitence: This grants a significant 16% multiplier to damage and reduces incoming elemental damage by 8%, providing a substantive defensive and offensive boost.
  • Righteous Providence: While not a major contributor, the incremental increase in critical strike chance aids in leveraging Elemental Overload with Fire Trap, and additional Strength and Intelligence translate to extra Life and Energy Shield.

Deal with the Bandits

For this build, the choice is made to eliminate all bandits. The benefits they offer do not justify the trade-off of skill points that could be gained instead.

Pantheons

The Pantheon selection is tailored to the progression within the game:

  • Large Pantheon: The Brine King is recommended for baseline protection, with the potential to switch to Arakaali based on progression needs, emphasizing the importance of unlocking freeze immunity via a Divine Vessel.
  • Small Pantheon: Ralakesh is chosen for its near immunity to bleeding, enhancing survivability.

Utilizing Divine Vessels to upgrade your Pantheon choices is advised for maximizing their benefits. This strategic approach to Ascendancy, Pantheon selection, and handling the bandits is meticulously tailored by WowCarry for players pursuing the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build in PoE's Necropolis expansion, as part of the comprehensive Necropolis 3.24 Guide.

Gear

Securing the right gear is pivotal for maximizing the potential of your Righteous Fire Inquisitor build. Below is a summary table detailing optimal gear choices:

Item Slot Item Name Rarity
Head Armour helmet with Elder influence, ilvl 82, Essence of Horror mod, supported by lvl 16/18/20 Burning Damage or Concentrated Effect. Plus level to AoE gems craft for Fire Trap. Rare
Amulet Life amulet with Damage Over Time Multiplier, resistances, +1 to level of all fire/spell gems. Base of Jade Amulet or Marble Amulet. Rare
Chest Hybrid Armour ES base, high armour and ES, resistances, Gravicius Mod (“5% of Physical Damage taken as Fire & Lightning Damage”), Essence of Loathing for mana reservation efficiency. Rare
Gloves High % Life Regen, Dex or Chaos res, +1 to socketed AoE gems, Eldritch influences – Fire Exposure & Fire Multi. Rare
Boots Legacy of Fury for AoE explosions and Scorch, or high Movement speed, life regen/% Life regen & Chaos resistance boots with eater/exarch influence for scorched ground. Unique
Belt Immortal Flesh for FLAT Life regen, Armour, or elder crafted stygian with high life/life regen modifiers. Unique
Rings Life, Resists, craft minimum frenzy charges, Harvest Reforge chaos for Chaos resistance. Rare
Weapon Fire Damage Over Time Multiplier, Increase Fire Damage, + Fire Gems with Multi or High Increase, bench craft Fire Multi & Fire damage & Ignite chance. Rare
Shield High Armour / ES, +to maximum fire resistances, increased fire damage/level to all fire spell skill gems, Shaper recovery shield for high maps, Aegis Aurora for endgame. Rare

Each piece of gear listed above has been strategically selected to synergize with the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build's mechanics, enhancing both its offensive and defensive capabilities. WowCarry's Necropolis 3.24 Guide aims to provide you with detailed insights into achieving the optimal gear setup, ensuring your triumph in the challenging landscape of PoE's Necropolis expansion.

Summary

And there you have it, a complete guide to mastering the Righteous Fire Inquisitor build in Path of Exile's latest Necropolis expansion. From the initial build overview to the deep dive into gear selection, we've covered everything you need to set the world on fire (quite literally!) with your Righteous Fire Inquisitor. Remember, while this guide lays out all the steps and items you'll need, the journey through Wraeclast is yours to make. If you find yourself hitting a snag or just want to power through certain parts of the game, remember that we at WowCarry are here to help. Our team offers services tailored to this build, whether you need a little push or a full escort through the burning lands of PoE. Happy gaming, and may your fire burn brighter than ever before!

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