Recommended Gear & Stats
Body Armor: Ornate Plate with Path of Exile 2 Currency base socket count (supports Smith of Kitava nodes).

Helmet: The Deepest Tower for damage scaling; swap to Thrillsteel when speed mapping.

Amulet: +3 to melee gems and life, anointed with either Stars Aligned (bossing) or Finishing Blows.

Other slots: Prioritize high life, resist, strength; support charms that boost fire resist and flat damage 
Passive Skill Tree Essentials
Allocate nodes to support Smith of Kitava ascendancy bonuses, strength, life, and stun synergy.

Include Finality and Finishing Blows as key notable clusters.

Ensure Path of Building or guide references for preferred node routing 
Mobalytics

Mapping & Pinnacle Playstyle
Use Leap Slam into packs, detonate them with Boneshatter, apply Infernal Cry, then execute Perfect Strike on bosses.

Maintain stun and armor breaks via totem and Solar Orb to maximize burst potential.

Adjust equipment between speed mapping (more AoE/speed gear) and bossing (higher damage and survivability) 
Build Variant Tips
Consider a Lightning‑spear version (Magic Finder style) for LPST and mapping performance noted by POEGuy007 on Reddit for budget or solo play 

Class & Ascendancy: Warrior – Smith of Kitava

Primary Tools: Leap Slam → Boneshatter for clear; Perfect Strike + support tools for bossing.

Survivability: Overcapped resist, massive HP, regen and stun immunity.

Best For: Endgame mapping, Pinnacle grinding, robust single-target bursts.

Flexibility: Switch weapons or gear for buy POE 2 Currency mapping vs bossing; leverage different support skills as needed.