[3.20] VAAL CLEAVE - SLAYER - 60+ Mil DPS - 100K+ Effective Hit Pool | All Content Viable

This is my first time posting on the forums for a build guide so this might be formatted a bit strange but I will edit this and clean it up nicely!

Also posting for considering for build of the week. I want to showcase that melee is not dead! We can do all the things!

Video Link to the build https://youtu.be/DJKVxd4-n3c


Vaal Cleave! What started out as a meme idea and inspiration from a reddit thread turned out to be one of the strongest shells for a melee build I have ever played with. Not only can I swap out Vaal Cleave for a number of melee skills but I have been able to clear all content in the game using this setup!

***NOTE WHEN I RECORDED THIS FOOTAGE I WAS IN SAND STANCE I SHOULD OF BEEN IN BLOOD STANCE I WAS MISSING A METRIC TON OF DAMAGE****

ALSO YOU DO NOT NEED A MAGEBLOOD TO MAKE THIS WORK!!!

Inspiration for this build and video came from reddit user ch00chootrain link to their reddit post can be found here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/10qca0t/31_minor_afflictions_no_boons_cleave_vs_lycia/

ch00chootrain pob from the thread posted above: https://pastebin.com/rqupRag7

Current POB at time of recording - https://pastebin.com/n8njmwZK

****UPDATED POB AS 2/11/23 https://pastebin.com/4c9YpbcV *****

BIG SHOUTOUT TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED ME BUILD THIS AND GET IT TO THIS STAGE! THANK YOU WILL, MRCOOLWHIT, GABEHORN aka Fire Cheap Chieftain Guy, HADO AND TWITCH CHAT !

Next Steps and upgrades going forward - https://pobb.in/Q4Pt4lkaY2Tr

Earlier Iteration - https://pastebin.com/PhYGxAES
Budget POB - https://pastebin.com/rqupRag7


*Edits* Working on post formatting 2/10/23

Solid and speedy setup, I'm pretty amazed you can get tons of increased attack speed from just the ancestral protector/ashes/charges

I'll have to convince myself to grab arena challenger forbidden jewel someday.

Looks pretty neat, how do you level this?

good build!

Just what I was hoping to find, a really strong, fast and tanky 2 handed sword slayer build.

NO JUDGE.
NO JURY.
JUST THE EXECUTIONER!

Thank you!