Patch 0.4 has a lot going on, but the build people keep whispering about is Goratha's Entangle Sorceress. I tried it expecting another "press two buttons, loot, repeat" setup, and it's not that. It's more like you're setting traps and daring the pack to walk in. If you're gearing up or swapping setups a lot, having your PoE 2 Currency plans sorted early helps, because this one really comes alive once you stop scraping for mana and cast speed.

The Core Loop

You're basically planting a problem. Drop Entangle where enemies want to stand, not where they are right now. Then you "water" it with Thunderstorm to kick off Accelerated Growth. The vines thicken, spread, and you can feel the screen tense up for a second—then it bursts. It's not instant gratification like a normal nuke, and that's the point. You're guiding the fight. Step a little left, cast a little earlier, and suddenly the whole pack is stuck inside your little storm garden.

Why The Damage Feels Unfair

The payoff is that the big hit is physical, so all the grimy endgame scaling toys start working for you. Impale. Armour Break. Anything that makes "real" physical hits nastier. On bosses, the loop turns into a rhythm: set vines, shock them, let the growth ramp, and watch the health bar lose chunks instead of pixels. Shock effectiveness matters more than you'd think, too. When the shocks are strong, the growth and detonations feel faster, and the boss phases feel shorter. It's one of those builds where you can tell, instantly, when you improved your setup.

Stuff That Trips People Up

Early mana is the first wall. You'll feel it. Folks try to brute-force it with more damage and wonder why the rotation falls apart. Fix regen, fix cost, then push damage. Cast speed is the other sneaky one—without it, you're doing the right actions at the wrong tempo, and it feels clunky. Defensively, it's better than it looks on paper. Djinn summons buy you breathing room, and the hybrid evasion/armour layers keep you from getting deleted the moment something sneezes. Still, reflect can be a nasty surprise if you're not paying attention.

How It Feels Once It Clicks

When you're in the groove, it's hard to go back to "stand still and channel." You're moving, baiting, dropping Entangle at choke points, then letting Thunderstorm do the dirty work. It rewards map knowledge and patience, not just raw stats. If you're thinking about investing into it long-term, it's the kind of build where a few smart upgrades and a well-timed poe2 divine orb buy can shift it from "fun idea" to "why is everything exploding," and you'll actually notice the difference mid-run.