In Torchlight Infinite SS13 Afterlight, Mind Control has become a highly competitive choice due to its excellent map clearing ability and decent survivability. Next, I will provide a detailed analysis of a popular Mind Control build centered around Youga 2 - from hero selection logic and equipment combinations to Slate crafting, dissecting everything behind this build that breaks through 5 trillion DPS. Hero Selection: Yuga 2 vs Thea 3 Mind Control gameplay in SS13 has two mainstream hero choices: Yuga 2 and Thea 3. Both are highly similar in equipment selection, with equipment largely interchangeable. The core difference lies in: Thea 3: Possesses a built-in explosion effect and instant healing ability. The Blessing mechanism automatically stacks and converts into Blasphemer layers, each providing 15% additional corruption damage. She automatically regenerates energy shield, health, and mana upon killing enemies affected by Blasphemer, providing excellent sustain. Youga 2: The hero's traits revolve around Twisted Spacetime, with the core mechanic being Recording DoT, thus requiring a focus on stacking Skill Factor Ratio. Unlike Thea 3, it lacks a built-in regeneration mechanism, necessitating alternative methods to address energy shield regeneration. If you prioritize a smooth progression, Thea 3 is an excellent choice; if you prioritize survivability, Yuga 2 offers equally impressive damage potential and gameplay feel. While this article focuses on Youga 2, Thea 3 players can still refer to it. Core Gear  In Torchlight Infinite, Mind Control-related builds primarily focus on maximizing spell damage and energy shield, with a high dependence on affixes. Gloves: Wings of Light The gloves are the core of this build's damage-boosting leap. Its core mechanism is: increasing Intimidation effect by 20-30%; when an enemy is in an Intimidated state, they will suffer an additional 13-17% Spell and Ailment Damage for each control effect they receive, stacking up to 6 times. Wings of Light also provides random control immunity affixes (such as immunity to slow, immunity to freeze, etc.), essentially giving you immunity affixes without spending money, which is very friendly when budget is limited. Helmet: Cold Breath This helmet largely solves the energy shield recovery problem in Youga 2. While increasing maximum mana, it also converts 80-100% of maximum mana into an energy shield, reaching a maximum of 1300-1500. It also provides an additional 30-40% spell damage when mana is not at full. Weapon: Dark Gaze Scepter The base stats provide critical strike chance and attack speed. In addition, we've upgraded all 5 affixes except for +3 Spell Skill Level to T0, significantly improving the weapon's finishing power. However, we'll be dual-wielding this scepter, meaning we'll need to upgrade 10 affixes - which requires a significant amount of Flame Elementium. If you don't want to spend a lot of time farming in-game, you can buy Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium from IGGM.com to directly upgrade all affixes and obtain two top-tier Dark Gaze Scepters. Boots: Valerie's Night Stroll By stacking Blur Rating, Blur is converted into additional DoTs. The biggest problem with Mind Control is the reduced movement speed during channeling, and Valerie's Night Stroll's fixed movement speed effectively solves this problem, ensuring smooth map traversal. Kismet Configuration As mentioned above, to maximize the effectiveness of Wings of Light, two issues need to be addressed simultaneously: applying Intimidation and applying 6 control effects. Intimidation Source: Tiger's Roar Tiger's Roar provides an intimidation effect on hit. Since Mind Control itself cannot apply hit effects, it relies on the skills Shackles of Malice or Corrosion Focus to trigger them. Six Control Effects: Bounded Holy Maiden Bounded Holy Maiden's effect is: it no longer applies Ignite, Numbed, Wilt, and Trauma, but applies Paralysis, Blind, Weaken, Slow, Taunt, and Frostbite on hit - exactly six control effects. The cost is a 60% reduction in crowd control effects, but this is completely acceptable compared to the damage increase to Wings of Light. Slate Configuration and Crafting In late-game builds of Torchlight Infinite SS13,  Slate configuration often determines the character's final potential, and Mind Control Youga 2 is no exception. Pedigree of Gods For Youga 2 Mind Control, the combination of Barrier Radiance and Forbidden Power is recommended. Barrier Radiance prevents the energy shield from being interrupted by damage at the start of its charge and increases the charge rate by 50%. Combined with the affix that allows the energy shield to start charging immediately when low, this ensures Yuga 2 can reliably recover ES during sustained combat. Forbidden Power is chosen primarily for its 35% bonus corruption damage. Fallen Starlight Fallen Starlight is a crucial slate in this Yuga 2 build, responsible for enhancing the defensive rotation. The recommended core affix combination is: +Skill Level at the bottom, paired with an affix that grants 1 stack of Tenacity Blessing with each block. Since this build has a full Block Ratio, in actual combat, successfully blocking an attack reliably triggers Tenacity Blessing. Combined with the additional Blessing gain from Nether King, each block grants even more stacks, allowing the character to quickly reach 4 stacks of Tenacity Blessing in a short time. Crafted Slate The core of crafting Crafted Slate is prioritizing obtaining +Spell Skill Level affix at the bottom, then utilizing the duplication mechanics of Sparks of Moth Fire and When Sparks Set the Prairie Ablaze to extend high-quality bottom affixes to other positions. It's recommended to use Goddess of Knowledge Divinity Pack for affix crafting. The probability of obtaining Spell Skill Level on the first attempt at a bottom affix is ​​approximately 20%. Once the bottom affix is ​​determined, the pool of middle affixes decreases from 5 to 4, thus increasing the probability of obtaining Focus Blessing to 25%. In short, through proper equipment, Kismet, and Slate combinations, this Mind Control Youga 2 build balances map clearing efficiency, combat feel, and an extremely high damage ceiling, making it a powerful build well worth trying in Torchlight Infinite SS13 Afterlight.

Exiles, if you're tired of grinding combos until your hands cramp in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5.0, then you need a build that automatically clears the screen to give you a break. Ritualist Spark Totem build we're introducing today is specifically designed to solve your output operation problems. What's even more amazing is that it allows you to create three rings using the less common Ritualist build. Core Mechanics We chose Huntress Ascendancy class Ritualist as the core of this build because of its unique advantage of being able to wear three rings, something other Ascendancy classes can't achieve. While Gemling Legionnaire Ascendancy class is currently more popular in PoE 2, with builds for this class widely shared in the community and on platforms, our build aims to leverage Ritualist's three-ring mechanic in conjunction with a Negative Rarity farming strategy - even though this strategy was nerfed in Patch 0.5.0, our build still makes it effective. The attack skills used in this Ritualist Spark Totem build are very simple: Spark and Spell Totem. By automatically casting Spark through Spell Totem, efficient map clearing and boss kills are achieved. The operation is very simple, requiring only one click to handle most combat scenarios in PoE 2. Acquiring the Three Rings We must select Unfurled Finger node in Ritualist Ascendancy passives in PoE 2, as this is key to giving us a third ring slot, although we usually need to select a negative effect as a prerequisite first. Additionally, Ritualist possesses another crucial passive that enhances the bonuses gained from all equipped rings and amulets, further amplifying the stat value of our three rings. Specifically, the first two rings of this Ritualist Spark Totem use Mnemonic Ring, which was added in Path of Exile 2 Patch 0.5.0. However, note that the priority of the affixes is to increase Mana percentage, base Mana, Lightning Damage, Cast speed, all resistances, and Mana Regeneration Rate. For the third ring, we will use Kalandra's Touch to copy the best-performing Mnemonic Ring, so that Ritualist will actually have a total of three rings in the game that stack Mana and damage output attributes. It's important to note that this third ring is considered worn around the neck in PoE 2, therefore it does not benefit from the ring effect amplification from Ingenuity belt. Other Equipment Weapon We've chosen Runic Fork as our weapon for this Ritualist Spark Totem set, prioritizing the five-socket version (six sockets are not required). The core affix is ​​the chance for spell skills to fire two additional projectiles, as this significantly increases the number of projectiles from Spark, a key source of Ritualist burst damage. Amulet To achieve five Spell Totems and a full upgrade of spell skill levels, players should choose amulets with attributes that increase Mana percentage, base Mana, Mana Damage, and spirit. This is a relatively simple approach. Belt If your budget allows, choose Mageblood instead of Ingenuity to better complement the rings we're using, further amplifying their attributes. However, be careful that your belt doesn't interfere with the third amulet slot ring. Armor The helmet needs to maximize Energy Shield and prioritize Spirit Reservation Efficiency to ensure the number of Spell Totems. Gloves require high spell skill level and cast speed, while the chest armor prioritizes high Mana and Spirit. The boots for Ritualist Spark Totem require Intelligence, high Mana, 35% Movement Speed, and sufficient resistance. Except for Chaos Resistance, which is zero, all other resistances are stacked to the maximum through equipment affixes. Furthermore, all Ritualist Spark Totem gear is focused on maximizing Mana, as the core Unique Body Armour, The Rat Cage Scout's Vest, provides a critical strike chance and damage bonus based on every 100 points of maximum Mana, directly translating Mana into damage output. If you lack the aforementioned core equipment and cannot fully realize potential of Ritualist Spark Totem in the game, you can buy PoE2 currency from IGGM.com to pave the way for refining the necessary affixes and specific equipment. Passive Skill Tree In Passive Skill Tree, Ritualist must unlock Unfurled Finger node mentioned earlier. The required Keystone Passives are Mind Over Matter and Ancestral Bond. The former allows Mana to simultaneously absorb damage and deal damage, making Mana Regeneration Rate crucial to compensate for the 50% Regeneration Rate reduction from this skill. The latter doubles the number of Spell Totems in Ritualist Spark Totem, but each Spell Totem consumes additional Spirits. Therefore, three Spell Totems are actually sufficient for all PoE 2 content, with five Spell Totems being the ultimate goal. Advanced Alternative In reality, three Spell Totem in Ritualist Spark Totem are enough to clear Tier 16 maps and defeat Pinnacle bosses. You can even handle other tasks while farming, offering high efficiency and comfort. It's worth mentioning that there are PoE 1+2 currency free giveaways on IGGM Facebook, so if you participate and get selected, you can get a Mirror of Kalandra to duplicate non-unique gear, which might make this Ritualist Spark Totem set even more powerful! Of course, if you want to further increase the build ceiling, you might also want to try Spirit Walker or Gemling Legionnaire - two more popular classes - which could be an advanced alternative to Ritualist Spark Totem. In short, whether you want to free your hands in PoE 2 Patch 0.5.0 or face endgame head-on, Ritualist Spark Totem is now your best choice. Try unlocking Unfurled Finger now and unleash the full power of Ritualist Spark Totem!