Lexyu's Shock Nova of Procession Hierophant Build Guide (Poe Mirage 3.28)

March 5th, 2026, 03:18

Introduction

The Shock Nova of Procession Hierophant (Templar) is a self-cast build that excels at speed-farming maps with rapid mobility and massive repeating explosions. Damage and survivability is scaled by Mana stacking. With moderate investment, this build can also be effective at killing pinnacle bosses.

Build Overview

The following sections provide a brief summary so you can decide if this is the right build for you.

Pros

➕ Full Screen Clear
➕ Fast Mobility
➕ Low-Budget Starter Endgame Build
➕ Easy to Transition From Any Archmage Leveling Build
➕ Scales Well With Moderate Investment

Cons

➖ Complex Mechanics
➖ Not Fully Ranged
➖ Shield Setup is Essential for Surviving T17 Maps

Build Mechanics

Shock Nova of Procession (SNoP) features 2 repeats that are built directly into the skill. Each repeat is offset from the character, causing each Lightning explosion to travel towards your target. SNoP also has the advantage of an extremely low Cast Time of 0.25 seconds to allow for rapid spamming.

In addition to the Hierophant Ascendancy Passives, the Inquisitor’s Instruments of Zeal is obtained from Forbidden Flesh and Forbidden Flame. Instruments of Zeal is highly beneficial for this build due to the Fanaticism buff granting 75% More Cast Speed, 75% Reduced Cost, and 75% Increased Area of Effect. Shield Charge is utilized to traverse and activate Fanaticism bonuses.

Maximum Mana is stacked as a primary stat to scale damage from Archmage Support and Arcane Cloak. The Added Lighting Damage becomes the overwhelming majority of damage output compared to SNoP’s base damage.

A high amount of increased Area of Effect is obtained to enable SNoP’s repeating explosions to overlap. This shotgun effect is capable of hitting individual enemies 5-6 times per cast to deal devastating damage.

Playstyle

Cast Shield Charge to traverse and activate Instruments of Zeal for the Fanaticism buff.
To prepare maximum damage output against bosses, activate Sigil of Power and Arcanist Brand (if Svalinn is not yet equipped).
Cast Arcane Cloak and Vaal Haste when maximum damage is needed.
Spam casts of Shock Nova of Procession to deal damage, keeping a short distance from enemies to hit them multiple times with repeating explosions.

Damage Scaling

Maximum Mana with Archmage Support and Arcane Cloak
Repeats and increased Area of Effect for Shotgun Explosions
Critical Hit Chance and Critical Strike Multiplier
Cast Speed
Increased Spell/Elemental/Lightning/Area Damage

Defensive Scaling

Maximum Life and Energy Shield
Maximum Mana with Mind Over Matter and Arcane Cloak
Block and Spell Block
Capped Resistances

Map Modifiers to Avoid

Certain combinations of modifiers on maps can increase difficulty, such as stacking multiple monster damage modifiers. You should figure out which modifiers your current build struggles with from experience. The following list of modifiers need to be avoided entirely.