PoeVault's Boneshatter Juggernaut Build Guide (PoE Keepers of the Flame 3.27)

Introduction

This guide will take you through the steps to Bonk everything and anything you come across. Boneshatter is not the fastest build, but it is sturdy, and it smacks things with its big stick (well, axe, but stick sounds funny)
It was the one true melee build for a very long time, and while it now has many friends, Boneshatter is still beloved by many.

Boneshatter is one of the most honest and relaxed melee builds the game has. You walk up to an enemy with your big stick, and you fight to the death.
It does, unfortunately, have some difficulties scaling its damage.
As such, this guide does not have a high budget. It will get you through the campaign and early maps, but it will not climb into the real endgame in a good way. If you were looking for a Marauder build to finish the entire league on, Boneshatter is not that.
If you were looking to comfortably get through the early portions of the game and then reroll, it will serve you very well. Especially if you are new to the game.

Build Assessment

Pros

+ League Starter – Works brilliantly with no real gear
+ *League Starter*- Simple and uncomplicated

Cons

– Melee – Plays at true melee range, which can feel a bit clunky
– Unique Play Style – Actually has to do mechanics
– Unique Play Style – Can struggle a bit to get its damage going

Playstyle and Build Mechanics

Boneshatter has built-in near-infinite scaling of damage, provided we have enough attack speed. This does, however, come at the cost of us hitting ourselves increasingly hard as we build more stacks of Trauma. We can sustain this punishment as we abuse the innate tankiness provided by our Ascendancy to out-regen the damage we are doing to ourselves through the Ascendancy node Untiring. The harder we hit ourselves, the more we regen.
Other than that, we stack some impale chance, grab a fair bit of armour, and go to town.

Path of Building

See dedicated page