Recommended Path of Exile Covens of Umbra Builds for League Start (3.30)

The newest Path of Exile 1 expansion, 3.30, is upon us and launches today!

We’ve updated the guides here on PoE Vault to ensure that Exiles are well prepared. In Path of Exile: Covens of Umbra, you will encounter wicked covenites performing gruesome rites to summon their Queen, seeking to plunge the world into unending darkness. Defeat them to divine the future of Wraeclast and try to bend its fate to your will.

For new players who’d like to try out Path of Exile you can follow our “How to Start” guide. Path of Exile is not an easy game but with our guide and Discord help, there is no reason not to try the game out and enjoy all the fun Wraeclast has to offer in this amazing ARPG from Grinding Gear Games.

You will be able to experience the new Path of Exile Covens of Umbra League on November 13^th (PST) for PC, Mac, and Consoles.

The Covens of Umbra Challenge League

When you interrupt the Coven’s magic, you will have the opportunity to choose a Fate for the boss in your current area. Each Fate has several effects that will enhance both the rewards and the difficulty of the encounter.

An empowered boss can present a significant challenge, but the potential rewards associated with each Fate you choose will likely justify the effort.

Construct Your Wickerman

The witchcraft of the Coven permits you to use the remains of defeated enemies by placing them on your Wickerman. Acquire Viscera from a defeated boss empowered by Fates to gain a fragment of their power.

Each boss in the campaign and every boss on a map in the Atlas offers a distinct Viscera. Remember to gather the Fates prior to defeating them to ensure you do not miss any opportunity.

This Path of Exile November expansion introduces the Covens of Umbra League with the following: 

• A New Challenge League
• Rework to Many Endgame Mechanics
• League Synergies
• Threads Replacing Scarabs
• Atlas Tree Overhaul
• Massive Loot Rework
• Customise Boss Fights
• Empower the Wickerman
• Quality of Life Features
• New Supporter Packs

For more information, please head over to the PoE Covens of Umbra League Hub.

Recommended Builds for Covens of Umbra

We’d like to give you a few recommendations of what we believe to be some of the strongest league starter builds (although any build tagged as a League Starter and updated for 3.30, is a very solid choice).

BalorMage’s Poison Summon Raging Spirits Necromancer is going to be one of the best minion build of Covens of Umbra. This build not only excels at clearing your maps but is also an excellent boss killer. With the new Atlas bosses this build will not let you down and is described as the most OP minion build of the league.

BalorMage’s Tornado Inquisitor is an easy build to get into. Tornados auto-target and you play a very tanky character with a lot of recovery; you generally don’t need to worry about anything at all. Just run through the map dropping tornadoes and blow your enemies away!

BalorMage’s Holy Relic Necromancer has been considered as the most broken minion build for years, yet it has escaped the nerf hammer. The damage of this build is abnormally high, and it offers full-screen clear coverage. It has as a one-button playstyle and makes an excellent league starter. 

GhazzyTV’s Summoner Necromancer has proven itself every league. Having your own army of minions doing all the work for you! With good clear speed and consistent bossing damage, the build is perfect for both beginners and veterans and is a solid league starter choice. 

GhazzyTV’s Dark Bargain Necromancer is an insanely strong league starter offering a lot of variation for the endgame. Thanks to the straightforward design of the ability, we can tweak this build into some pretty juicy defensive styles, allowing it to be a solid first choice for starting a league. The changes to Dark Pact have made this a very interesting build.

GhazzyTV’s Animate Weapon Chieftain is a very strong minion build that requires very few items to work well. Unlike most builds, Animate Weapon plays very differently, and it offers a different way of playing a summoner. This is a very strong league starter on a budget. 

POEGuy’s Explosive Arrow Ballista Hierophant is a well-rounded build that is also a great league starter – it can take you from nothing to T16 maps quickly and with minimal investment while not being a glass cannon. If you like a totem-based build that takes you from zero to hero in no time, this is a fantastic league starter.

PathofEvening’s Toxic Rain Pathfinder is a fast-paced, smooth mapping league starter that can clear all content in the game, including Tier 17 maps and uber bosses. You unlock your primary skills in the first act of the campaign and will continue using them for the lifespan of the character.

PoE Vault’s Lacerate Gladiator is a build that was originally written, and intended, for newer players.We simplified as much as we could, to ensure a new player would have an easy time playing and putting the build together. We recommend it if you are a new player.

VizzarD’s Cyclone Slayer offers incredible clear speed and an old overlapping style of scaling its damage to the point where it becomes an absolute powerhouse. For players who like to blast through the game on a budget and want a build that is expandable with an acceptable amount of currency and incredible returns, this is a one-of-a-kind build.

Lexyu’s Winter Orb Occultist is a ranged spellcaster build featuring Herald of Ice that speed-farms maps with blazing-fast mobility and massive screen-wide explosions.

To make your levelling experience easier, you can pick up our Quick Reference Levelling guide.

If you’re thinking about getting into Path of Exile (it’s free-to-play!) with this newest league, our mods are available to answer any of your questions, so please feel free to join our Discord.

We wish you an amazing league start.

Team Poe Vault