S-TIER | BUILD MERCENAIRE CODOBOMBER EMBER GEMLING (@jungroan) | SAISON 5

Build Video

Build Overview

The CODobomber — a contraction of « Cast on Dodge bomber » — is a Gemling Legionnaire Mercenary build fully automated around the dodge roll. The principle is straightforward: every dodge roll automatically triggers Ember Fusillade via the Cast on Dodge gem, while critical hits trigger a second volley through Cast on Critical. The result is a low-brainpower « auto-bomber » gameplay: you roll through packs and the screen fills with explosive embers without ever pressing an attack key.

This version presented by jungroan is a high-budget endgame snapshot, the result of two major upgrades since the previous iteration: one doubles the clear capacity, the other more than doubles the damage. The core of the build relies on two stacked Cast on Dodge (one on a spirit gem, one granted by an amulet) and an exceptional weapon that triples the effect of socketed runes. Combined with top-tier mobility — dodge roll distance and speed boosted by global gem quality bonuses — this setup makes it one of the fastest Breach farmers of the patch.

Strengths / Weaknesses

Skill Gem Setup by Step

This build offers 1 progression step from leveling to the final build. Select a step to see the corresponding gem setup.

Default

Default

12 skills • 58 gemmes

Déclenchement lors de l'EsquiveCast on Dodge

Déclenchement lors de CritiquesCast on Critical

DésespoirDespair

EnchevêtrementEntangle

Fusillade de braisesEmber Fusillade

BlasphèmeBlasphemy

The Stars AnswerThe Stars Answer

ImpuretéImpurity

Reliquats de ManaMana Remnants

Présence flétrissanteWithering Presence

Danse fantomatiqueGhost Dance

Virtuous BarrierVirtuous Barrier

Recommended Equipment

The interactive equipment grid below details each piece. Here are the key structural elements of this endgame setup, as highlighted in the video:

• Amulet (Absent base): a base obtained in the Breach tree, granting the Cast on Dodge skill — this is what creates the second dodge trigger. The most important piece of the build.
• Main weapon — Runeseeker’s Call: according to the author, the best wand in the game. It offers 5 rune sockets by default and triples their effect, for a total of +9 to spell skills, 84% spell crit, 39% damage converted to chaos, and 100% chance to fire 2 additional projectiles.
• Weapon runes: Legacy of Lifespring and Asandre’s Rune of Wisdom (+9 to spells combined), Girt Rune of Wildness, Perfect Vision (crit chance), and Phenomenous Rune of Agony (additional chaos damage).
• Off-hand weapon — Palm of the Dreamer: the focus weapon that generates the Gloom Shrine, whose explosions scale with chaos damage.
• Gloves (rare, Energy Shield): a self-crafted pair with Arcane Surge on crit and rarity (≈ 65% achieved here).
• Boots — Boundless Authority: with a corruption offering 36% dodge roll speed and additional movement speed — an immediately noticeable fluidity boost.
• Belt — Mageblood: the reference unique that maximizes flask effects permanently, a cornerstone of the build’s survivability and support.
• Ring — Snakepit: unique that adds projectiles, one of the candidates for replacement as progression continues.
• Jewel — Cadigan’s Epiphany: opens a jewel socket accommodating 5-mod jewels, in synergy with a rare Adorn — the foundation of high-end endgame.

Gameplay Tips

• Farm Breach: it is the most rewarding and enjoyable content for this build, between raw currency and diverse drops.
• Maximize dodge roll speed and distance: anything that increases global gem quality also improves both of your Cast on Dodge.
• Never drop the Absent amulet: it enables the double trigger and doubles your clear.
• Progressively aim for the Adorn + 5-mod jewels setup to cross the true endgame threshold once your base is solid.

Double Cast on Dodge: the Absent Amulet

The first major upgrade in this version is an amulet on an Absent base, obtained from the Breach tree, which grants the Cast on Dodge skill. Its key strength: it stacks with the Cast on Dodge already equipped on a Spirit gem. You therefore trigger Ember Fusillade twice per dodge roll, which purely doubles the clearspeed. The cherry on top: the « advanced » quality bonus also applies to this Cast on Dodge, and since the character stacks global gem quality modifiers, each dodge roll covers a greater distance — a completely free mobility gain.

The crafting process, while technical, is reproducible. You start from an Absent base obtained from Breach and chaos spam it until you hit +50 Spirit (T1) or +3 to all spell skills, then fracture the right mod using the desecration method. You then annul the base, re-run the chaos spam for the second desired mod, then chain an affix slam and an essence omen to lock in the result. Maximum quality of 40 (via Breach essence and siblings catalysts) turns the +3 into +4 to spells and sets up the fire crit roll. The final step — an omen of whittling followed by altered necklace bones for the fire spell crit — remains a gamble, but the result is well worth the effort.

Runeseeker’s Call: the best wand in the game

The second revolution of this snapshot is the weapon: Runeseeker’s Call. jungroan considers it the best wand in the game, mirror tier included. Its mechanic seems simple — it triples the effect of socketed runes — but since it offers five sockets by default, the result is devastating. In this setup, it provides +9 to all spell skills, 84% spell crit chance, 39% of damage converted to chaos damage and 100% chance to fire 2 additional projectiles. In practice, it outperforms any mirror tier wand for a fraction of the cost.

The chosen runes make all the difference: Legacy of Lifespring and Asandre’s Rune of Wisdom together provide +9 to spell skills (the tripled effect of roughly a +2 rune and a +1 rune), Girt Rune of Wildness is perfect for Ember Fusillade, Perfect Vision secures crit chance, and Phenomenous Rune of Agony adds chaos damage. The choice of chaos over pure spell damage is intentional: it also scales the explosions from the Gloom Shrine of Palm of the Dreamer. Note that these runes remain costly, but the weapon still comes in well below the price of a mirrored item.

The new gloves and the shift to 5-mod jewels

On the gloves side, jungroan has dropped Malagaro’s in favor of a home-crafted Energy Shield pair. The crafting targets Arcane Surge on crit (via light desecration) and rarity — approximately 65% achieved after also swapping the ring. Malagaro’s crit damage bonus remains excellent and efficient, but once the base can accommodate more stats, this type of gloves opens up far more possibilities.

The other fundamental change is the addition of Cadigan’s Epiphany to open a jewel socket, accommodating 5-mod jewels. According to jungroan, this type of jewel will form the endgame foundation for almost every character: in synergy with a rare Adorn, an endgame tree will eventually look like seven of these jewels, a few unique jewels, and an Adorn. This direction is so powerful that jungroan is even considering abandoning Split Personality in favor of this jewel setup.

Progression paths and the build’s ceiling

Even in its highly refined state, the build still has significant room for improvement. The boots were just upgraded through a better corruption (36% dodge roll speed). The next targets: the chest, better jewels, replacing the Snakepit and possibly moving to a six-socket setup. Longer term, jumping to a full Adorn setup would push the build into the five-mirror range — a staggering investment that jungroan considers difficult to reach in PoE2, where currency farms more slowly than in PoE1.

Two speed scaling paths are mentioned: self-chill via a Skull’s Bridal-type chest, which would increase dodge roll speed by 50% multiplicatively (but at the cost of several gear slots, which remains a major loss), and a potential Headhunter. jungroan admits finding the character « a bit slow » for his taste, while noting he hasn’t seen anything faster this patch for actually clearing a map. One thing is certain: the build is already at the top of what’s possible, and will continue to evolve.

Skill Tree