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The Two New Kalguuran Skills EVERY Build will Use - REPULSION and REFUTATION - PATH of EXILE 2 - 0.5

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Storyline (context)

  • The video is not focused on a traditional narrative “storyline” in Path of Exile 2.
  • Instead, it examines new rune-granted Calguuran skills and how they can fit into almost any build using Aldor runes.

Gameplay highlights: the two key skills

1) Reputation (Calguuran skill) — defensive + offensive utility via “parry”

Core idea: Reputation spends all your Ward to grant a short buff that provides:

  • Block all blockable hits in all directions (no shield required).
  • Applies Parry to enemies.

What makes it different from normal “parry”:

  • It offers proper blocking against:
    • Melee
    • Ranged
    • Even effects like explosions/slams
  • Only certain dangerous hits typically bypass it (e.g. major boss “red flash” hits and damage-over-time).
  • You can move and fight normally at full speed while blocking.

Parry debuff effects:

  • Disables enemy evasion
  • Enemies take 50% more attack damage

Extra synergy noted:

  • Parrying “counts as hitting,” helping trigger things like Repulsion interactions.

Balance/tuning discussion

The creator argues Reputation is “not balanced” in practice because:

  • Runic Ward cost is effectively negligible if you’re blocking most damage.
  • Ward regen is high and can be boosted heavily (including via specific mods/runes).
  • Uptime can be made near-full using supports plus passive duration/cooldown tuning.
  • Improvements to the heavy stun threshold make stun effectively trivial unless intentionally tested.

2) Repulsion (Calguuran skill) — automated “curse explosion” damage engine

Base behavior: Repulsion is a curse that grants fragility (tooltips are unclear; the creator couldn’t confirm details).

When applied/consumed:

  • Cursed enemies explode when hit, dealing physical attack damage in an area.
  • Explosions generate substantial:
    • Knockback
    • Stun buildup (stun scales with fragility stacks)

Curse usability + key advantage:

  • As a curse, Repulsion can be placed on Blasphemy.
  • Manual-casting Repulsion costs Ward.
  • But when used via Blasphemy, it does not cost Ward (major QoL win).
  • With Blasphemy active:
    • The curse is applied around you constantly
    • When explosions consume it, the game quickly reapplies it
    • This creates an autobomber-like loop

Why it’s powerful even though it’s not “weapon damage”:

  • Even though it doesn’t directly use your weapon, it still counts as an attack.
  • It can benefit from:
    • Flat added damage (e.g., gloves/rings)
    • On-hit effects / leech / life gain on hit
    • Additional status application ideas (poison, blind, bleed) if your build supports them

The “how to automate it” core loop

  • You generally need constant enemy hits so the curse repeatedly consumes and triggers explosions.
  • On-hit/auto-hit supports and minion/summon sources are emphasized as ways to keep it going.

Strategies & key setup tips (from the video)

  • Use Reputation on almost any build (if you can access/maintain Runic Ward):
    • It blocks nearly all blockable hits without shield requirements.
    • It applies a strong debuff (evasion disabled + enemies take more attack damage).
    • It lets you keep full mobility during the defensive window.
  • Aim for near-permanent Reputation uptime by:
    • Increasing duration and cooldown recovery (supports are noted as important).
    • Using passive nodes that increase duration.

Repulsion “autobomber” approach via Blasphemy

  • Put Repulsion on Blasphemy for constant area coverage.
  • Be ready to manually trigger once to start the chain (hit an enemy initially).
  • Scale with AoE increases to expand both:
    • Curse coverage
    • Explosion impact

Automation tech example: Living Lightning

  • The creator uses Living Lightning to keep enemies being hit often enough to repeatedly trigger Repulsion.
  • It requires only a small amount of lightning damage to work reliably.

Initialization sequence described:

  1. Hit enemies once → Repulsion explosion triggers.
  2. That explosion helps set up/summon/activate Living Lightning hits.
  3. Minions repeatedly hit cursed targets.
  4. Repulsion keeps looping as long as monsters remain nearby.

Gem management tip (important UX gotcha)

  • When trying to “cut supports” for Repulsion while it’s socketed in Blasphemy, you must check the All Gems tab.
  • Otherwise, the game may focus on supports attached to Blasphemy itself and show confusingly limited options.

Repulsion scaling expectations

The creator expects build archetypes to form around:

  • Damage scaling autobombers
  • Map clearing with minimal input
  • On-hit builds using Repulsion as an always-on offensive utility tool

Sources / gamers featured

  • Zigg D (speaker/creator)

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