Best Marauder Build in Path of Exile

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Between Path of Exile’s seven distinct starting classes, Marauder represents the most straightforward, pure Strength-based option. This lends itself well towards brutal melee builds that excel at durability and massive hits. The three ascendencies for Marauders play into those roles as well, providing options to accentuate further the class’s tanky, damaging, and technical aspects — through Juggernaut, Berserker, and Gladiator ascendencies, respectively. 

During the last couple of leagues in Path of Exile, melee builds have been on a downward trend with just how spiky the damage could get when you get close to packs of mobs. That has meant that most Marauder (and Duelist and Templar) builds relied on gaining some range to their skills. However, for the current Lake of Kalandra league (Patch 3.19), we estimate that the strongest Marauder build is back where it belongs — on melee. So without further ado, let us introduce you to the General’s Cry Berserker.

As the name suggests, this Marauder build takes advantage of the aggressive Berserker ascendency and uses General’s Cry and Blade Flurry as its primary skills. These are supplemented by Cyclone to initiate, and a variety of auras and secondary skills. It is a fast-paced and explosive build that zips through maps at break-neck speed once it gets going. In terms of costs, it is a middling build, with a few mandatory items on the list. Despite that, it’s a viable League starter as well, though it’s important to note that the leveling process uses a different skill set and can be a bit challenging for very new players. We will detail more on that further on in this guide.

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