In Path of Exile (POE), you can’t directly "make" a Kingmaker unique axe. However, you can acquire one through a vendor recipe. Here’s what you’ll need:
Vendor Recipe for Kingmaker:
Three Specific Items:
Soul Taker (Unique Two-Handed Axe)
Heartbreaker (Unique Two-Handed Axe)
Orb of Fusing (Currency item)
Steps to Acquire Kingmaker:
Gather the Required Items:
You can find Soul Taker and Heartbreaker by defeating monsters throughout the game or purchasing them from other players through trading platforms like poe.trade.
Orbs of Fusing are relatively common currency drops and can be acquired from various sources like monsters, chests, completing maps, and trading.
Vendor Interaction: Locate any vendor NPC in any town or hideout.
Place Items in Trade Window: Drag and drop the Soul Taker, Heartbreaker, and Orb of Fusing into the trade window offered by the vendor.
Vendor Offer: The vendor will offer a Kingmaker axe in exchange for the three items.
Confirmation: Click the "Accept" button to complete the trade and acquire the Kingmaker axe.
Important Notes:
Corrupted Items Not Allowed: Ensure the Soul Taker and Heartbreaker are not corrupted (identified with a black text background) before using them in the recipe. Corrupted items cannot be used for crafting purposes.
Random Result (For Legacy Items): In older versions of Path of Exile (prior to Patch 3.6.0), the recipe might have offered a random result between Kingmaker and another unique axe, The Baron. This is no longer the case, and the current recipe consistently grants Kingmaker.
Kingmaker Mechanics:
Kingmaker is a unique Despot Axe that offers several benefits:
High Physical Damage: Provides a significant increase to physical damage for your character.
Increased Attack Speed (Minor): Offers a slight boost to your attack speed.
Culling Strike: Grants a chance to instantly kill enemies on low life.
Increased Item Rarity: Slightly increases the chance of finding rarer items from monsters.
Fortification (Nearby Allies Only): Provides a defensive bonus (increased block chance) to nearby allies who are also using a Kingmaker axe.
Kingmaker is primarily used in niche melee builds that can benefit from its combination of physical damage, culling strike, and potential party support through Fortification.