Leveling Impending Doom
Trial of the Ancestors 3.22
Impending Doom Pathfinder League Starter Leveling, Campaign Walkthrough and Pantheon.
Tyty Tips & Tricks
- This build uses Caustic Arrow from levels 2-12 & Poisonous Concoction until you get Vixen's Entrapment.
- Using Poisonous Concoction requires you to not use a weapon - make sure to pick up shields early on to use when you swap.
- You will not have enough Strength to equip War Banner until Primal Spirit
- Equip a Sapphire Ring for Merveil
- Always upgade your Life Flask while leveling - Poisonous Concoction gains damage based on your flask recovery. For this reason, always use two Life Flasks.
- Equip a Ruby Ring for the Vaal Ruins in Act 2
- Equip Two-Stone Rings after level 20, and get your Fire, Cold, and Lightning Resistances as close to 75+ as possible.
- Using the Aura Grace is an amazing defensive layer, and can be taken earlier if you are struggling with survivability.
- Take Nature's Reprisal in Normal Labyrinth to gain Wither on hit. This debuff decreases a monster's movement speed, but more importantly it increases the Chaos damage that they take.
- Take Master Toxicist in Cruel Labyrinth to gain one of the most broken poison nodes in the entire game. This causes your poisons to have a 20% chance to deal double damage - on top of giving poison proliferation on a monster's death.
- Take Nature's Adrenaline in Merciless Labyrinth to gain 3 flask charges every 3 seconds. This increases your flask sustain substantially, and is a very welcome addition to the build.
Passive Tree
Full Gem List
- Caustic Arrow for clear until level 12
- Burning Arrow for Brutus and Rares only
- Sniper's Mark should be used on Rare or Boss monsters you come across for a nice DPS boost in Act 1
- Poisonous Concoction becomes one of the best skills for leveling once you hit level 12
- Pick up shields in Act 1 - Even while using bows. You will have to remove your weapon in order to use Poisonous Concoction. Shields do not count as a weapon, so make sure to use one.
- Use Withering Step on Rare or Boss monsters to apply Wither to them.
Gem Name | Which Act & Vendor | Cost |
Burning Arrow | Act 1 Beach | Free from the Tutorial |
Momentum Support | Act 1 Beach | Free from the Tutorial |
Caustic Arrow | Act 1 Tarkleigh | Free after completing Enemy at the Gate |
Pierce Support | Act 1 Nessa | Free after completing Mercy Mission |
Mirage Archer Support | Act 1 Nessa | Scroll of Wisdom x1 |
War Banner | Act 1 Nessa | Scroll of Wisdom x1 You will not have enough strength for this gem when you buy it |
Sniper's Mark | Act 1 Tarkleigh | Free after completing Breaking Some Eggs |
Dash | Act 1 Tarkleigh | Free after completing Breaking Some Eggs |
Faster Attacks Support | Act 1 Nessa | Free after entering The Prison Hold onto this gem even after the swap! |
Smoke Mine | Act 1 Tarkleigh | Free after completing The Caged Brute |
Withering Step | Act 1 Nessa | Orb of Transmutation x1 |
Poisonous Concoction | Act 1 Nessa | Free after entering Merveil's Caverns |
Volley Support | Act 1 Nessa | Scroll of Wisdom x1 |
Void Manipulation Support | Act 1 Nessa | Orb of Transmutation x1 |
Herald of Agony | Act 2 Greust | Free after Intruders in Black |
Blood Rage | Act 2 Yeena | Orb of Alteration x1 |
Summon Skitterbots | Act 2 Yeena | Orb of Alteration x1 |
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support | Act 1 Nessa | Orb of Transmutation x1 |
Plague Bearer | Act 3 Maramoa | Free after Lost in Love |
Despair | Act 3 Clarissa | Orb of Alteration x1 |
Shield Charge | Act 3 Library | Orb of Transmutation x1 |
Unbound Ailments Support | Act 3 Library | Orb of Transmutation x1 |
Impending Doom Support | Act 3 Library | Orb of Chance x1 |
Increased Area of Effect Support | Act 4 Dialla | Free after The Eternal Nightmare |
Bandits & Pantheon
Bandits: Kill all |
For information about acquisition, alternatives and upgrading check out our Pantheon Guide!
Lunaris is taken for the additional Physical Damage Reduction and Movement Speed for each nearby enemy.
Ryslatha is the option of choice for Minor Pantheon as it provides Life Flask recovery and Life Recovery from Flasks