[3.21] [SSF] Crit Staff Earthquake Champ - 18m+ single hit damage, very tanky

Good:
+ good for SSF,
+ high damage per bonk - over 18m damage per one use of Earthquake is possible,
+ great boss killer,
+ very tanky,
+ clears at an okay speed,
+ doesn't really require any uniques, but some of them are really good for it,
+ great regen + overleech from Petrified Blood,
+ near 100% Adrenaline uptime.
Bad:
- quite socket starved,
- physical reflect maps are only possible with a Pantheon passive + a sanctum relic,
- passive point starved,
- NOT a one button build - you have a full bar of skills to actively use,
- slow attacks - you'll be slamming with around 1 attack per second.
- keeping up 100% uptime of Adrenaline can get annoying in the long run.

https://pastebin.com/6tBarswc

https://poe.ninja/challengessf/builds/char/100purified/CEOofSlam

BiS unique boots for this build - makes your totem less annoying to use, as well as providing a massive damage boost. A must have in the endgame for this build, can be target farmed by running Searing Exarch. Until then can be replaced by regular rare boots.


BiS helmet, provides an absolutely massive damage boost with very negligible downside, since we're barely taking any physical damage in general. This one cannot be target farmed, so for SSF it's pure RNG. Personally I did not manage to get one for myself in 3.20. Can still achieve 13m damage bonks even without it.


Not mandatory, but more for trade leagues. It's the best DPS belt for this build, hands down. Quite a rare item in SSF, so usually you shouldn't count on getting it there. Consider it a luxury endgame upgrade.

Can do everything except:
- phys reflect (although in 3.20 it's possible with an anti-reflect Sanctified Relic,
- no regen

Put Molten Shell in your left click hotkey, so it's automatically cast whenever it's off cooldown.

Level with Steel skills until you get at least a 4 link for your EQ - anything under a 4 link makes EQ absolutely atrocious to use.

Flame dash is your best bet for a movement skill. Regular Dash is also okay, but it has high dexterity requirement. Leap slam is out of the question because we have almost no attack speed, as well as it would steal exerted attack charges.

Don't bother changing stances - just run Blood stance at all times. The AoE difference is negligible and it would add an additional button to press to the build, which we already have plenty of.

Quartz flask is very important for clearing - lets you run through dense packs of enemies unbothered while clearing with Vaal Earthquake.

Blood Rage is extremely important for this build - it makes Adrenaline have near 100% uptime.

There are two ways to keep up Adrenaline - one is to toggle Petrified Blood off and on (not recommended unless you're in downtime between invulnerable bosses changing phases) and two - simply using a life flask. This will get you to over 50% hp, which Blood Rage will quickly drain to 50% and trigger Adrenaline. You need to do this once every 20 seconds. Note: you cannot trigger Adrenaline buff again until your previous one runs out.

Vaal Earthquake is your clear skill - you use it and then run, everything should die at your run speed. By the time it runs out it should be back up again if the map mob density is high enough.

You have to get used to Fist of War timing on your attacks - don't just spam EQ. Wait until your Fist of War is off cooldown, then attack. Don't forget to exert your attacks with Intimidating Cry - with two uses of it you should have no problem keeping every single slam exerted.

When fighting bosses make sure to:
- have your totem up,
- have the boss be cursed with Assassin's Mark,
- have your attacks exerted by Intimidating Cry,
- ideally have your Adrenaline up,
- make sure you attack only when Fist of War is ready.

Chest - Main skill - Vaal Earthquake (in order of importance):
Vaal Earthquake - Less Duration Support - Fist of War Support - Pulverise Support - Melee Physical Damage Support - Brutality Support

3 link life aura setup #1:
Arrogance - Blood and Sand - Dread Banner

4 link life aura setup #2:
Arrogance - Vitality - Precision - Clarity (level Clarity according to your need - you HAVE TO keep your unreserved HP above 50% to get to use Adrenaline and overleech)

2 link Ancestral Warchief:
Ancestral Warchief - Maim Support

3 link movement and warcry:
Flame Dash - Intimidating Cry - Second Wind

Determination
Petrified Blood
Pride
Molten Shell
Assassin's Mark
Blood Rage

NOTE: You can save one socket (from the second Arrogance Support gem) if you use at least a 5 link weapon for your Life aura setup. Best scenario would be using two 6 links - one for your main skill and the other being: Arrogance Support - Vitality - Clarity - Blood and Sand - Precision - Dread Banner.
Dread banner doesn't reserve any mana or life because of the Inspirational ascendancy passive, but it can still be linked to Arrogance to gain increased aura effect.

Helmet enchants: depends on if you're using Enlighten Support or annointing Charisma, you can get Pride, Determination or Petrified Blood mana reservation efficiency, or if you have no problem with mana - for straight damage upgrades: Earthquake damage, Assassin's Mark curse effect, Blood and Sand effect.
Influences and potential endgame item upgrades:
Either a Hunter or Elder chestpiece with +x.xx% to attack critical strike chance or Crusader with Power Charge on hit.
Gloves should have these eldritch mods: Exerted attacks deal increased damage and adds physical damage to attacks.

Ascendancy order:
First to Strike, Last to Fall - Master of Metal - Inspirational - Conqueror

Bandits: 2 passives.

Amulet anointment:
Divine Fervour is very cheap and quite good. Best annointments are Mark the Prey, Panopticon or even Marked for Death for free culling strike.
Charisma, if you don't have a reservation efficiency helmet Lab enchant.

Pantheon:
Upgraded Soul of the Brine King for freeze immunity and reduced chill effect.
Soul of Garukhan for Blind immunity and reduced shock effect.

General mapping gameplay:
https://youtu.be/iCo0TN4u2UU

Maven (one death due to getting lost on memory game):
https://youtu.be/3NAaN8TA3kQ