Templar Leveling Build Guide

This Armageddon Brand Cremation Templar Leveling Build Guide teaches you the most efficient way to complete the Path of Exile Campaign; with All Skill Points and All Labs. Fire Templar is a classic and proven League Start Leveling Build; making it a great choice for leveling a new character, or when completing a fresh start speedrun.

Class Leveling Guides

This leveling guide is Class agnostic, however, Ascendancies offer a crucial early-game power spike. Use the tabs below for more information on which Ascendancy nodes to specialize in for a smoother leveling experience. Note that if you plan on respeccing in endgame you need a bunch of Gold or 5 Orbs of Regret per node.

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Templar Leveling Build Act Progression

Act 1

• Ranger Mule: Before playing your Templar, Create a Ranger, Defeat Hillock, and enter Lioneye's Watch
  • Check Tarkleigh for Links:
    • BBB for Rolling Magma / Armageddon Brand
    • BBG or BGR for Cremation
    • GR or GGR Axe / Sword for Weapon Swap Leap Slam
    • Any items with Blue or Red sockets to assist with socketing gems
    • Optional: Buy a Coral Ring for 3 Wisdom from Nessa
  • Stash the Following Items:
    • Momentum
    • Small Life Flask x2, Small Mana Flask
    • And any newly bought Items and Currency
• Level 2: After Hillock 
  • Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation
• Level 4: After Hailrake
  • Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation
  • Holy Flame Totem
  • Flame Wall
  • Frostblink - Arcane Surge
  • Check the Vendor for 2x Goat's Horn if necessary
• Level 8: After Lower Prison & Completing Dweller
  • Rolling Magma - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion (If 3B)
  • Holy Flame Totem - (Combustion here if No 3B)
  • Flame Wall
  • Frostblink - Arcane Surge
  • Check the Vendor for 2x Goat's Horn if necessary
• Level 10: After Brutus
  • Add Leap Slam - Momentum to the above setup
• Level 12: After Reaching Cavern of Wrath and Completing Fairgraves
  • Optional: Add Searing Bond to the above setup

Act 2

• Level 16: After Fidelitas
  • Add Herald of Thunder
  • Optional: Add Herald of Ice
  • Optional: Purchase Arctic Armour to equip for Freeze Immunity in later Acts or to use instead of Determination in High Physical Damage Zones
• Level 18: After Weaver
  • Free Cruelty or Elemental Focus
    • Purchase the Other One
    • Depends on your upcoming Cremation Links
  • Purchase Wave of Conviction
  • Purchase Desecrate
  • Purchase Concentrated Effect
  • Optional: You can delay this step until you have enough Alterations, usually after Vaal Oversoul
• Bandits: Help Alira
• After The Way Forward - Travel back to Act 1 

Act 3

• Level 24: After Tolman
  • Purchase Anger
  • Free Flammability from Maramoa
  • Optional: Purchase Determination -- Run in High Physical Damage Zones
  • Optional: Buy a Heavy Belt
• Solaris 2
  • Rare Jade Amulet
  • Important: Acquire the Fire Damage Craft in the Room beside Lady Dialla
  • Important: Craft Flat Fire Damage to Spells onto your Leap Slam Weapons with 8 Transmutes
  • Important: The Craft requires Level 24
• Level 28: After Gravicius
  • Free Armageddon Brand --> Switch with Rolling Magma
  • Purchase Cremation
• Example Setup at this Point (Colours and Link Dependent)
  • Armageddon Brand - Elemental Proliferation - Combustion
  • Cremation - Concentrated Effect - Cruelty or Elemental Focus -- Depending on Colours
  • Wave of Conviction, Flame Wall
  • Desecrate
  • Frostblink - Arcane Surge - Flammability
  • Leap Slam - Momentum
  • Anger or Determination
• Optional: Complete Library
  • Optional: Purchase Faster Attacks -- Link with Leap Slam - Momentum
  • Optional: Purchase Haste -- To use instead of Anger or Determination during Zone Progression
  • Optional: Purchase Blood Rage

Act 4

• Level 38: After Malachai
  • Free Ignite Proliferation from Lady Dialla --> Switch with Elemental Proliferation
  • Optional: Free Summon Stone Golem from Oyun
  • Optional: Purchase Immolate (1 Alchemy) --> Add to Armageddon Brand 4Link
  • Optional: Purchase Cast when Damage Taken (1 Alchemy) --> To link with Immortal Call

Act 5

• After completing The Key to Freedom
  • Free Ruby Flask

Act 6

• After Lily Roth
  • Purchase Faster Attacks
  • Purchase Immortal Call
  • Optional: Purchase Haste -- To use instead of Anger or Determination during Zone Progression
  • Optional: Purchase Blood Rage
• Example Setup at this Point (Colours and Link Dependent)
  • Armageddon Brand - Ignite Proliferation - Combustion - Immolate
  • Cremation - Concentrated Effect - Elemental Focus - Cruelty
  • Leap Slam - Momentum - Faster Attacks
  • Cast when Damage - Immortal Call | Desecrate
  • Frostblink - Arcane Surge - Flammability - Wave of Conviction
  • Anger or Determination or Haste | Arctic Armour
• Major Pantheon: Brine King
• Minor Pantheon: Ryslatha

Act 7

• After completing The Silver Locket
  • Granite Flask or Jade Flask

Act 8

• Run Arctic Armour for Freeze Immunity in zones with Cold Damage

Act 9

• After completing The Storm Blade
  • Free Rare Opal Sceptre

Act 10

• After completing Safe Passage
  • Silver Flask
• After completing Death and Rebirth
  • Free Rare Widowsilk Robe or Rare Elegant Ringmail

With experience, the Leveling Progression outlined above is all you need. However, if you're looking for additional guidance, then review the Important Leveling Tips listed below.

General Progression Tips

Weapon Progression

• Level 2 Driftwood Sceptre x2
  • This is your starting sceptre!
  • In most scenarios, it's not worth crafting whatsoever.

• Level 7 Goat's Horn x2
  • Use against Bosses or Rares for increased Single Target Damage.
  • Consider using any Alchemy & Essence for more damage

• Level 10 Leap Slam Weapons x2
  • Use during Zone Progression to travel quickly
  • Use an Axe & Sword to take advantage of the Dark Arts 60% increased damage dual wield mastery

• Act 3 Level 24 Craft Flat Fire Damage to Spells on your Leap Slam Weapons
  • Requires 8 Transmutes
  • From this point onward, use your Leap Slam Weapons for both Clear and Single Target Damage

• Act 7 Craft T2 Flat Fire Damage to Spells on your Leap Slam Weapons (Optional)
  • Requires 2 Scouring & 4 Alchemy

• Act 6 to Act 10+ Rare 1.5 APS Sceptre (Optional)
  • Any Magic or Rare Grinning Fetish or Karui Sceptre

Listed above is the ideal Fire Caster weapon progression. Fire caster is strong enough to finish the run with Level 24 Crafts, especially so if you farm extra levels. That said, you can improve your damage in Part 2 of the Campaign by either: upgrading your T1 Flat Fire Damage to Spells craft to T2, or upgrading your Leap Slam Weapons to any Magic or Rare Grinning Fetish or Karui Sceptre that improves your DPS.

Act-by-Act Progression Tips

Act 1

• In the Submerged Passageway, place a Portal at the Bridge, to more quickly enter Flooded Depths Later.

Act 2

• In the Broken Bridge, search for and defeat the 3 Exiles beside the waypoint. Keep an eye out for item upgrades, jewellery, and gear to vendor.
• There are many Breaches in Act 2. The Breach in Riverways is often found on the way and can be a great source of extra experience and items while progressing.

Act 3

• Solaris 2
  • Important: Acquire the Fire Damage Craft in the Room beside Lady Dialla
• In Docks you can find a Unique enemy that drops a guaranteed Essence. They only drop Essences the first time you click them; so consider resetting the zone until you spawn an Essence you desire.

Act 4

• Get Level 32 before entering Kaom's Stronghold to avoid severe XP Penalties.

Act 5

• The Chamber of Innocence has many guaranteed Magic Monster packs. It's strongly recommended to go out of your way to farm them.
• Before entering the Reliquary to complete the Passive Skill Point quest, place a portal outside of the Cathedral Rooftop entrance, to progress faster.

Act 6

• In the Beacon, while progressing the fuel pylons, consider placing a Safety Portal as the enemies that spawn can occasionally be very dangerous.

Act 7

• After defeating Gruest, and progressing forward to the Causeway; consider placing a portal near the Dread Thicket entrance if you see it, to progress faster.
• Dread Thicket
  • Acquire the T2 Fire Damage Craft near Dreadstone.

Act 8

• Upon returning to the Harbour Bridge to complete the act, reset the zone by Ctrl + Clicking the entrance for more experience along the way.

Act 9

• Consider farming Blood Aqueduct for more experience and gear before progressing to maps.
• Consider rolling a Bleed Removal Flask and using Grace in the Belly of the Beast.

Act 10

• Upon entering the Ravaged Square, place a portal near the entrance, before travelling to the Ravaged Square waypoint. Then take the waypoint back to town, and go through your portal and head south, in search of The Control Blocks to defeat Vilenta.

The video below goes over all the leveling steps while also showing gameplay and playstyle tips.

Coming Soon! Refer to the video below in the meantime!

Does this run acquire all Passive Skill Points & Complete all Labs?

Yes

Can I use Wave of Conviction instead of Cremation for Single Target?

Yes, consider using the follow links: Wave of Conviction - Concentrated Effect - Immolate - Cruelty

Is there an alternate skill instead of Rolling Magma until Level 28?

You can consider using the following options until Armageddon Brand at Level 28:

• Fireball from Level 1 to 28
• Fireball to Level 12 & Fire Trap to Level 28
• Fireball to Level 16 & Wave of Conviction until Level 28

It's worth noting, that using Rolling Magma incorrectly, still deals significantly more damage than Fireball.

What Ascendancy do you recommend for Speed Leveling?

• Base Game: Hierophant
• Legacy of Phrecia: TBD

• Complete the PoE Campaign with an Armageddon Brand Cremation Templar Leveling Build in under 3 Hours
• Step-by-Step Leveling Progression through the Acts including Gem Swaps
• Tips and Tricks to help gear up as you level
• SSF Fresh Start League Start Viable

Credits

Written by: havoc616
Reviewed by: Crouching_Tuna
Language Reviewed by: Tenkiei