Path of Exile 2: Optimal Warrior Build Guide - Sunder Totem Titan
The Sunder Totem Titan is a devastating, safe, and scalable warrior build in Path of Exile 2. It combines the raw area damage of Sunder with totem mechanics, allowing you to crush enemies from a distance while staying mobile and out of harm's way. This makes it perfect for newcomers and veterans alike, excelling at crowd control and late-game content.

Build Overview

At the heart of this build is Ancestral Warrior Totem + Sunder. Your totems slam shockwaves into enemies with huge AoE, while you remain a safe distance away, focusing on positioning and survivability.

Why it works:

Sunder's shockwaves scale exceptionally well with attack speed, physical damage, and AoE. Since your totems inherit your weapon stats, stacking physical damage on your weapon hugely impacts your DPS without exposing you to direct attacks.

Recommended Gear

Weapon

Early & Late Game: Elder-Influenced Karui Maul or Ezomyte Staff

Mods to prioritize:

+% Increased Physical Damage

Gain Physical Damage as Extra Fire or Cold

Attacks have a % Chance to maim

Why: Totems use your weapon stats, so high flat physical damage and beneficial elemental conversion boosts your totem damage massively.

 

Helmet

Rare with +2 to AoE Gems

Enchantments like "Sunder creates additional shockwaves" stack multiplicatively with AoE, improving clear speed significantly.

Body Armor

Kaom's Heart (Best for raw survivability with massive life)

Alternatively, a rare chest with "% Physical Damage Taken as Elemental" to mitigate physical damage better, since your totems handle most offense.

Gloves

Spiked Gloves with:

Added Physical Damage to Attacks

Increased Attack Speed

Life and Resistance

Boots

Rare boots with:

30-35% Movement Speed

Life

Chaos Resistance (important early for chaos damage mitigation)

Bonus: Mods like "Unaffected by Burning Ground" or "Avoid Elemental Ailments" improve boss fights.

Amulet

Turquoise amulet with:

+1 to Melee Skills

Increased Totem Damage

Strength (boosts life and damage)

Hunter-influenced amulets with Path of exile currency mods like "% Increased Totem Placement Speed" or "Skills Cost Life Instead of Mana" greatly improve quality of life.

Rings

Rare with:

Mana Leech or Mana Regeneration

Added Physical Damage

Strength and Life/Resistances for survivability

Key Skills & Support Gems

For Clearing Mobs:

Sunder (main attack)

Martial Tempo (boost attack speed)

Upheaval (adds fissures for AoE)

Inspiration (mana efficiency)

Magnified Effect (increase AoE size)

For Boss Fights:

Sunder (primary damage)

Martial Tempo (attack speed)

Overpower (boost damage vs tougher enemies)

Brutality (amplifies physical damage)

Close Combat (extra damage to POE currency for sale nearby enemies)