PoE 3.19 Soulrend Sire of Shards Builds in Lake of Kalandra: Equipment, Flasks, Links, Skilltree, Ascendancy, Leveling

Sire of Shards is a unique Serpentine Staff, Soulrend is an active skill gem that casts a spell projectile that turns towards enemies in front of it, damaging and piercing through those it hits, and leeching some of that damage as an energy shield. As the projectile travels, it repeatedly applies short but powerful chaos damage over time debuff to each enemy in an area around it. If you want to find the best Soulrend Sire of Shards Builds in Lake of Kalandra in PoE, please check this guide, we’ll introduce the equipment, flasks, links, skilltree, ascendancy, leveling for this build.

Equipment of Soulrend Sire of Shards Builds

• Occultist's Vestment: Shavronne's Wrappings

Shavronne’s Wrappings has an exclusive property – that prevents chaos damage from by passing the character’s Energy Shield. This modifier make it possible to reserve life with auras, and use Paine Attunement keystone, don’t forget about mastery “increased” life reservation efficiency of skills” in skill tree.

• Prophet Crown: Crown of the Inward Eye

Helmet grant unique build modifiers:

Transfiguration of Soul – increases and reductions to maximum energy shield also apply to spell damage at 30% of their value.

Transfiguration of Mind – increases and reductions to maximum mana also apply to damage at 30% of their value.

• Gloves: Asenath's Gentle Touch

Gloves curse enemies with a Temporal Chain curse on hit, while increasing duration of the debuff from Soulrend and Essence Drain. Combination of Essence Drain and Soulrend used on bosses. These gloves are optional, it is possible to use ordinary rare gloves with high ES and resistances.

• Amulet: Impresence

With unique modifier “Despair has no reservation” you can use 21 lvl Despair curse without mana issue.

• Staff: Sire of Shards

Place Soulrend setup into this staff you can fire much more projectile in a circle.

• Cobalt Jewel: Energy From Within

Grants a modifier that allows you to increase the amount of energy shield, place it near “Pain Attunement” keystone.

• Prismatic Jewel: Watcher's Eye

For Watcher's Eye use it with + Damage over Time multipler while affected by Malevoolence.

Flasks

• Sulphur Flask

Try to make mode “Immunity to Bleeding and Corrupted Blood during Flask effect Removes Bleeding and Corrupted Blood on use”.

• Rumi's Concoction

Increased damage and survivability.

• Basalt Flask

Try to make mode “#% increased Armour during Flask effect”.

• Dying Sun

Not mandatory unique flask if you want more Soulrend projectiles.

• Quicksilver Flask

Try to make mode “Incresed Movement Speed during Flask effect”.

Links

• Boosts

• Gloves – Regulate the Clarity level depending on your reserved life.

• Helmet – Keep this two gems setup in unlinked condition. For do not triggered Zealotry by Spell Totem.

• Body Armour – Use Cruelty Support instead Empower Support if you haven't this support gem.

• Staff – Use Cruelty Support instead Empower Support if you haven’t this support gem.

Skilltree

Ascendancy

Energy Shield, Cold and Chaos Damage

• 10% increased Cold Damage

• 10% increased Chaos Damage

• 6% increased maximum Energy Shield

Void Beacon

• Nearby Enemies have -20% to Cold Resistance

• Nearby Enemies have -20% to Chaos Resistance

• Nearby Enemies have 100% reduced Life Regeneration rate

Withering Presence

• +60% to Chaos Resistance

• +5% more Chaos Damage

• Every second, inflict Withered on nearby Enemies for 15 seconds

Energy Shield, Energy Shield Recharge Rate

• 6% increased maximum Energy Shield

• 15% increases Energy Shield Recharge Rate

Vile Bastion

• Regenerate 40 Energy Shield per second

• Regenerate 2% of Energy Shield per second for each

• Enemy you or your Minions have Killed Recently, up to 10% per second

• Cannot be stunned while you have energy shield

Energy Shield, Curse Effect

• 6% increased maximum Energy Shield

• 5% increased Effect of your Curses

Malediction

• You can apply an additional Curse

• 15% increased Effect of your Curses

• Enemies you Curse have Malediction

Recommended Cluster Jewel Nodes

Cluster Gem nodes are good for stacking, but the cost of the build increases significantly.

• Touch of Cruelty

• Vile Reinvigoratin

• Unwaveringly Evil

• Brush with Death

Leveling

Level 1 to Level 12

From lvl 1 to lvl 12 use Spark supported by Arcane Surge, at level 8 link added Lightning Damage Support.

Level 12 to Level 18

Reaching level 12 replace Spark with Essence Drain and add Lightning Damage Support with Void Manipulation Support. Reaching level 18 add Controlled Destruction Support. Reaching level 16 Arctic Armour for more survivability.

Level 18 to Level 28

Reaching level 28 start using your Soulrend setup, use this setup for clearing. Don't remove your Essence Drain setup, use Soulrend + Essence Drain combo on bosses.

Level 28 to Level 38

Reaching level 38 change Multiple Projectiles Support for Greater Multiple Projectiles Support.

Level 38 to Level 49

Reaching level 49 you can start using Sire of Shards unique staff, your 4-link step must looks like this: Channeling Cyclone for trigger Soulrend, use this setup for clearing. Don't forget about Essence Drain set up, use it on bosses. At level 31 replace Arcane Surge Support with Efficacy Support. When you get access to new aura gems in act 3, add Determination for more survivability or Malevolence if you feel your damage is not enough.