[3.27] f1rstborn's Flamewood Totem Hierophant| League Start to End Game on a 4 Link

Outside of the brief period Reddit made the gloves work with winterorb before GGG found out, I've never seen these gloves used in a build. They impose an eye-watering 4 second cool down on any projectile spell socketed in exchange for 150% more damage and 4 extra projectiles. The totem we summon is not a projectile spell, but flamewood totem (the support) is. As a result, the 4 second cool down is imposed on the support not the totem. We can just resummon the totem after the spell is triggered each time and forget the 4 seconds exists. Clunky yet satisfying. The gloves are equivalent to 5-6 additional links for us.

PoB fails to account for our resummoning of the totems to circumnavigate the cooldown imposed by Black Zenith. PoB also fails to calculate the additional projectiles granted by our Jewel, gloves and wand (when applicable). To compensate we adjust the config.

Defensively, petrified blood makes 1 shots the only thing we worry about. We have more than enough regen to sustain damage in conjunction with block chance.

Offensively, permanent low life gives us access to more damage via Pain Attunement.

Rejuvenation and Devourer Totems have the highest Totem life translating to the most damage. While Devourer Totem gives mana and life when it eats corpses, Rejuvenation Totem gives passive life regeneration. The real thing that separates them is the Aura tag on Rejuvenation totem. This eventually allows for the aura skill level corruption on the gloves that Devourer totem would not qualify for.

Note:No need to mule anything from another character so we can start straight away.
1. After Killing Hillock take Rolling Magma (zzz) as a reward. Slot it in BB set up with Elemental Proliferation.
2. Take Flame wall as your reward for "Breaking Some Eggs". Purchase Frostblink ASAP.
3. Take Arcane Surge as a reward for "Mercy Mission". Equip quick silver and link arcane surge to flame wall.
4. Upon arrival at the Lower Prison, take Combustion linking it to Rolling Magma and Elemental Proliferation. Purchase Vitality ASAP.
5. Purchase Iron rings in town if you aren't lucky enough to drop two in the act.
6. For "The Siren's Cadence" just take any red gem we will sell later with the iron ring.
Note: Don't forget your skill points and Labyrinths.
Note 2: When currency allows, purchase Flamewood and Rejuvenation Totem and level in the off hand.

1. Head east out of town then south at the crossroads to the crypt. Here we will get a book of skill and a labyrinth.
2. Return to crossroads and head north to The Chamber of Sins. As a reward for "Intruders in Black" I take a second red gem. Sell this along with the one taken in act one and 2 iron rings to get 2 Ruby Rings. Take these and craft fire resist suffixes. By level 16 you will have the fire mastery giving Regen per fire resist. This, along with vitality, and stacking fire resist will allow you to sustain Righteous Fire.
3. Purchase Righteous Fire. Initiate 1.5 acts of walking simulator.
Note: Try to avoid energy shield on items until act 4, as it makes keeping regen positive more difficult. Try to get all res and fire res on as much gear as possible.
4. Head West out of Town towards the Western Forest. Grab the way point then help Alira (she is on the same side of the road as the way point).
5. Head south and Kill Captain Arteri then place the Emblem.
6. Head to The Weaver's Chambers and kill The Weaver. Take Elemental Focus as your reward and link to Righteous Fire.
7. Kill Oak. Kill Kraityn.
8. Finish Act 2

Note: By act 3 at the latest you should be clearing with RF and using Rolling Magma to help with Single Target. We are almost to Totem Time I promise.
1. For the "Lost in Love" reward, take Flammability.
2. Follow the Act doing all necessary quests and Labyrinths.
3. For "A Fixture of Fate" take Arrogance Support and start leveling in off-hand. We can also purchase Lesser Multiple Projectile Support (LMP) here. Once we have that link Rejuvenation Totem, Flamewood Support and LMP together. Use this instead of Rolling Magma for extra damage for now. We can also purchase Sniper's Mark and use in the place of Flammability.
4. Complete The Labyrinth and take Pursuit of Faith. We can now take Ancestral Bond along with the Totem Taunt mastery and level with Flamewood going forward.
5. End Act 3

1. Once we reach Eldritch Battery on the tree we can take Discipline and solve our mana issues.
2. For the "Breaking the Seal" reward, take Stone Golem
3. For "The Eternal Nightmare" reward, take Multiple Totem Support and use as your fourth link for Rejuvenation Totem. Purchase Arcanist Brand and slot with Wave of Conviction and Sniper's Mark.
4. Complete Act 4

Zoom Zoom. Finish the acts while upgrading gear and watching my Stream on Twitch.

1. Take Ritual of Awakening for your second Ascendancy.
2. Continue to zoom.

1. More zoom
2. Take Arcane Blessing as your third Ascendancy before Killing Kitava and heading to maps.

Budget: Life>Life Regeneration>Resists
First Upgrade: Life>Life Regeneration>Life Regeneration Rate>Resists
Final Upgrade: Life>Life Regeneration>Life Regeneration Rate>Resists>Energy Shield

Budget: Life>Resists>Attributes
First Upgrade: Replica Dragonfang's Flight (Rejuvenation Totem)
Final Upgrade: Ashes of the Stars
Note: Annoint with Leader of the Pack

Budget: Wand or Sceptre with +1 to level of all spell skills>Increased Fire | Spell Damage>Projectile Speed
First Upgrade: +3 Projectile Mystic Refractor
Final Upgrade: The Dark Seer with Life and Energy Shield

Budget: Block Chance>Life>Life Regeneration>Resists
First Upgrade: Block Chance>+1 to maximum totems>Life>Life Regeneration
Final Upgrade: Block Chance>+1 to maximum totems<Life>Life Regeneration>Max Resists>Resists]

Budget: Life>Life Regeneration>Resists
First Upgrade: Kaom's Heart
Final Upgrade: Corrupted Kaom's Heart with Reduced Critical Strike Damage Taken

Budget: Life>Resists>Attributes
First Upgrade: Life>Life Regeneration>Resists>Attributes
Final Upgrade: Mageblood

Budget: Life>Resists>Life Regeneration
First Upgrade: Black Zenith
Final Upgrade: Corrupted Black Zenith with Aura skills or AoE skills

Budget: Movement Speed>Life>Resists
First Upgrade: Movement Speed>Life>Life Regeneration>Resists
Final Upgrade: Movement Speed>Life>Life Regeneration>Resists>Energy Shield

Flamewood Support>Multiple Totems>Empower 3 (switch for Awakened Controlled Destruction later to gain access to unnerve)

Flammability>Elemental Weakness>Sniper's Mark

Molten Shell

Vitality>Flesh and Stone

Tempest Shield | Purity of Elements | Righteous Fire | Summon Skitterbots | Frost Blink | Petrified Blood Note: use Discipline instead of Skitterbots until you have enough energy for skill costs.

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