Simulacrum Meta: What Builds Dominate This Endgame Arena?

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The dominant builds in the Simulacrum endgame arena of Path of Exile 2 for 2025 focus on balancing high area-of-effect (AoE) damage, survivability, and mobility.?

Titan Massive AoE Warrior (Tanky Clear Build)

Class: Warrior with Titan Ascendancy.

This is a top meta build known for exceptional tankiness combined with vast screen-wide AoE damage.

Uses melee skills like Earthquake and Hammer of the Gods for fast clearing and single-target damage.

Focuses on stacking evasion, energy shield, and life for survivability.

Can handle the dense monster waves and boss mechanics of Simulacrum reliably.

Offers excellent scalability and is well-documented with guides and leveling tips.

High-Mobility Spellcaster Builds

Includes builds like Spark Mage and Cast-on-Shock builds.

Rely on fast casting and ranged AoE damage, maximizing mobility to keep distance from threats.

Excel at quickly clearing waves while kiting enemies to avoid damage.

Minion-Based Summoner Builds

Such as Gemling Legionnaire and Phantasmal Cremation summoners.

Utilize minions to tank and deal damage, letting the player focus on positioning and survival.

Provide a safer, sustained damage approach ideal for solo Simulacrum runs.

One-Button or AFK Simulacrum Builds

Simplified builds heavily reliant on minions or repetitive attack mechanics.

Allow easier Simulacrum farming with minimal player input.

Endgame Hybrid and Unique Weapon Builds

Combine melee and spell damage or use chaos damage to exploit enemy weaknesses.

Often leverage powerful unique items and hybrid mechanics.

Require deeper understanding of gear and passive trees but can dominate at the highest difficulty.

Traits of Successful Simulacrum Builds:

Strong AoE damage for efficient wave clearing.

High survivability through evasion, life, energy shield, or block.

Excellent mobility to dodge deadly enemy attacks and crowd control.

Sustain mechanics like life regeneration, leech, and use of Omen of Resurgence for second chances on low health.

Adaptability to quickly eliminate top-priority targets like bosses Kosis and Omniphobia.

This meta reflects the importance of both offense and defense, with builds tailored to durable but fast clear styles being most successful.