New Path of Exile 2 expansion is crazy | Asmongold TV

Asmongold boots up the new Path of Exile 2 update, the "Rise of the Abyssal," with a specific goal in mind: to build a Warrior that does not suck. His previous attempts have been disasters, causing him to quit the class entirely. He picks a new character, names him "Wallzar," and immediately starts arguing with his chat about the best way to make a slow, melee class feel powerful. His proposed solution is not to optimize damage, but to become "the wall"—a character so defensively sound that enemies effectively defeat themselves.

The central thesis of the stream is a comedic but earnest attempt to solve a classic ARPG problem: how to make a low-damage, high-defense build that is fun and viable. Asmongold’s method is chaotic improvisation. He starts with a standard mace and shield, using Rolling Slam and Bone Shatter, but quickly becomes frustrated with his damage output. After dying to a basic enemy suicide bomb, he pivots. He finds a scepter that grants him a minion skill and a necklace that adds plus one to minion capacity. Despite his chat calling him out for going "full minions," he convinces himself this is the path. "They want me to do it, man," he says, as if the game itself is forcing his hand. He begins summoning skeletal snipers and using Unearth to raise corpses mid-combat, creating a hybrid build where he stands behind a shield while his minions do the work.