[3.6] Triple Herald Blade Vortex Elementalist

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Crackulous wrote:

I'm finished and satisfied with both ele BV setups. The skill trees are interchangable, costs 7 regrets.

Self-curse temp chains Zerphi's + HH setup for mapping -

- 6.6k life
- 8% life regen while moving
- 40% attack dodge, 30% spell dodge
- 75 fire, 75 cold, 79 light res unflasked
- Herald of Ash, Ice, Thunder, Purity of Lightning
- 60% increased temp chains curse effect
- 20 second soul eater, 40 second HH buffs
- 14.5 second BV duration
- Doubled flask effect duration

- Warding flasks break the build, risk in ele weak/vuln maps
- Cannot self-curse in hexproof maps
- Not 100% ele conversion (no hrimsorrow), need to reroll phys reflect maps
- Your FPS is inversely proportional to the number of buffs you have
- Soul eater doesn't increase BV's DPS

Path of Building - https://pastebin.com/qW3RJwAw (unflasked, no shock)

Path of Building assumes shocks grant 50% more damage. In practice, an elementalist's shock grants (20*shock effect)% more damage.

Normal setup -

- 6.6k life
- 9.5% life regen while moving
- 40% attack dodge, 30% spell dodge
- Herald of Ash, Ice, Thunder, Purity (applies blind), Hatred, Clarity

Path of Building - https://pastebin.com/4ydRw1he (unflasked, no VRF, no shock)

Uber Elder setup -

- 7k life
- 9.5% life regen while moving
- 40% attack dodge, 30% spell dodge
- Herald of Ash, Ice, Thunder, Purity (applies blind), Hatred, Clarity
- Cannot be slowed base speed

Path of Building - https://pastebin.com/diAyBjeD (unflasked, no VRF, no shock)

Change these items on the normal setup -

- from Controlled Destruction to Spell Echo

- from Mark of the Shaper to Rare Ring

- from Rare Boots to Kaom's Roots

Trade damage for 'cannot be slowed below base speed' and life.

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Kyosokun wrote:

This build looks really interested, I'm thinking of trying it for my next character, when I get bored with my Molten Strike duelist. Do you think you could make this build work as a Scion though? Thinking of trying it going Witch/Elementalist and Templar/Inquisitor...

EDIT:
Summed benefits of each ascendancy:
Scion
5 extra passive points
Damage pens 10% ele resists
Cannot take ele reflect dam
+40% effect Heralds
Shock increases damage at least 10%
+1 Golem
+30% Crit Multi (targets with ailments)
Damage pens 6% ele resists
Immune to ailments when consecrated
10%/hit to consecrate vs Rare/unique
Nearby Enemies take +10% ele dam

Witch
+40% ele dam
+10% ailment chance
+8% atk/cast spd
+75% AoE OR 75% ele dam (switches)
damage pens 25% ele resists
+25% effect Heralds
25% mana reserve reduct for Heralds
Rotating conflux (damage does extra ailments)
Ailments spread
Chills slow min 10%
+20% ignite dam
Shock increases dam min 20%

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MigRe13 wrote:

Why in the build 2 curses? How do they work at the same time?

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Crackulous wrote:

Ascendant BV's strength is from the slayer overleech. Ascendant BV is stronger for bossing, elementalist BV for mapping. I wouldn't recommend ascendant BV if you can't afford acuities.

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Kyosokun wrote:

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Crackulous wrote:

Ascendant BV's strength is from the slayer overleech. Ascendant BV is stronger for bossing, elementalist BV for mapping. I wouldn't recommend ascendant BV if you can't afford acuities.

So, if I were adapting this build for Scion, go Elementalist/Slayer?

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KronosIT wrote:

First of all, thanks for this amazing build, I'm enjoying it a lot!
I'm trying to get better pieces of equipment, what do you suggest to change?

Thanks!

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Kyosokun wrote:

Cool, I'll take a look at that thread as well. But I like the idea of a triple herald build, which is why I'm considering adapting this build (or just doing a witch if the Scion's going to be too much work adapting).