[1.3] Dual Searing Bond + EE [Cheap Starter for Pantless Paupers]


About
The only objectives of this build:
  • Fast and cheap leveling to high-end content from scratch in new leagues
  • Farm maps/Piety/Dominus (not Atziri)
  • Get a good gear and currency for the future main char that will do 123456789dps



Pros and Cons
Pros:
  • No Uniques required
  • No 5/6 linked gear required
  • High Elemental Resistance
  • Decent Defence/Block/Life
  • Low gear-dependence
  • Not affected by any reflects
  • Can easily bend some ears
  • ...


Cons:
  • May seem tedious
  • Cannot leech mana/life
  • DPS limited around 11K
  • Lack of dexterity (not really needed but still...)
  • You can't deal Damage with your Skills yourself (for those who do not read the description of the skills...)
  • Mainly for solo-play.
  • ...



Passive Skill Tree Progression
  • Specify Ancestral Bond only if dps is 3k+ (around A1M).
  • Once you specify Elemental Equilibrium do not use Fire Trap, otherwise the effect will be the opposite...
  • In each totem circle 1-2 skills can be replaced to your liking (Life / Resistance / Placement Speed ​​-> 8% Damage and vice versa)


Act 1 Normal
Act 2 Normal
Act 3 Normal

Act 1 Cruel
Act 2 Cruel
Act 3 Cruel

Act 1 Merciless
Act 2 Merciless
Act 3 Merciless

105 Points, 85 Level

Alternative Dex Route for the Races

Passive Skill Tree Progression (Old 1.2)
  • If you're planning to play after 85 level, take "With Plated Defences" route. If not - "Without Plated Defences".
  • Specify Ancestral Bond only if dps is 3k+ (around A1M).
  • Once you specify Elemental Equilibrium do not use Fire Trap, otherwise the effect will be the opposite...
  • In each totem circle 1-2 skills can be replaced to your liking (Life / Resistance / Placement Speed ​​-> 8% Damage and vice versa)


Act 1 Normal
Act 2 Normal
Act 3 Normal

Act 1 Cruel
Act 2 Cruel
Act 3 Cruel (Without Plated Defences) | Act 3 Cruel (With Plated Defences)


Act 1 Merciless (Without Plated Defences) | Act 1 Merciless (With Plated Defences)
Act 2 Merciless (Without Plated Defences) | Act 2 Merciless (With Plated Defences)
Act 3 Merciless (Without Plated Defences) | Act 3 Merciless (With Plated Defences)

105 Points (Without Plated Defences) | 105 Points (With Plated Defences)

115 Points

Last 4 Points at your discretion. A few examples:
Aura Version
Damage Version
Mana Version
Life Version



Quest Rewards (Old 1.2)
Legend: Mandatory | Preferably | Alternative
Deal with the Bandits
Normal - Kill All | Help Oak
Cruel - Kill All
Merciless - Kill All | Help Oak (for build without CWDT+Immortal Call)

If you already have a gem, you can choose descendingly.

Shadow
A1N
Enemy at the Gate - Fire Trap
Witch
A1N
Dying Exile - Fireball
Enemy at the Gate - Freezing Pulse | Spark

Templar
A1N
Enemy at the Gate - Ice Nova | Spark
Mercy Mission - Raise Zombie
Breaking Some Eggs - Firestorm
The Caged Brute - Flameblast | Summon Skeletons | Shockwave Totem | Molten Shell
The Siren's Cadence - Added Lightning Damage

A2N
Intruders in Black - Flammability | Enduring Cry | Molten Shell | Flame Surge
Sharp and Cruel - Minion and Totem Elemental Resistance

A3N
Lost in Love - Searing Bond | Enduring Cry
Sever the Right Hand - Any
A Fixture of Fate - Any

A1C
Enemy at the Gate - Immortal Call | Discipline | Determination (Better left for later)
Mercy Mission - Increased Burning Damage | Increased Duration
The Caged Brute - Clarity | Discipline | Purity of Elements (Better left for later)
The Siren's Cadence - Any

A2C
Sharp and Cruel - Reduced Mana

A3C
Lost in Love - Purity of Elements | Clarity | Discipline
Sever the Right Hand - Reduced Mana
A Fixture of Fate - Elemental Weakness (Replacing Flammability for a better party utility)

A1M
Mercy Mission - Increased Duration | Reduced Mana
The Caged Brute - Immortal Call | Purity of Elements | Clarity | Lightning Warp
The Siren's Cadence - Reduced Mana | Faster Casting

A3M
A Fixture of Fate - Cast when Damage Taken



Skill Gems (Old 1.2)
Before Searing Bond


Will be one of the main skill for a long time. Watch out for Dexterity to not overlevel it. Once you specify Elemental Equilibrium do not use Fire Trap, otherwise the effect will be the opposite...


Meat shield... Although pretty useless on bosses.


Only useful in the early levels.


Single target attack, though I barely use it.


Fireball alternative.


Good mobility and decent AoE damage.


Zero mobility and high AoE damage. Use with caution.


One and only curse until you get Q20 Elemental Weakness and Elemental Equilibrium.
Searing Bond + Elemental Equilibrium
Attack (3L, Sceptre)

Last gem can be replaced as needed.

Empower must be at least level 2 to have an effect.


Curse

Will be used until you get Q20 Elemental Weakness.

Can be linked with:



Elemental Equilibrium

No need to level it (at least until you can handle mana cost).
Can be linked with:


Alternative

With:



Auras
Build does not require any aura (of course this does not mean that you have to play without it ...) so that you can choose according to the situation and current gear.
Once you have a Reduced Mana around 16lvl you can use 3 auras - Clarity (around 5lvl), any 60% aura (for example Determination), Tempest Shield or Clarity + 2 40% auras (Vitality and Purity of Elements).


These auras are unlikely to be used (only if you do not have enough resist in gear)

Can be used at shortage of life (not save you from the chaos damage)

One of most recomended. Leave it around 5lvl to be able to use 3 auras.

Greatly increases your armour and survivability from the physical damage.

Used only for Additional 4% Shield Block Chance and Glamour.

Would be difficult to use because of the low dex.

Same as Grace.

Topical mainly for Blood Magic maps.


Cast when Damage Taken

Do not level it too much (1-7 level should be enough).
The most important links:

In extra slots:




Maps (Old 1.2)
Affixes
Legend: Free | Easy | Normal | Hard | Untested

Prefix
Anarchic - Area is inhabited by x additional Rogue Exiles
Antagonist's - Rare Monsters each have a Nemesis mod
Armoured - x% Monster Physical Resistance
Bipedal - Area is inhabited by Humanoids
Burning - Monsters deal x% extra Damage as Fire
Capricious - Area is inhabited by Goatmen
Ceremonial - Area contains many Totems
Chaining - Monsters' Skills Chain x additional times
Deadly - x% increased Monster Damage
Demonic - Area is inhabited by Demons
Emanant - Area is inhabited by ranged monsters
Fecund - x% increased Monster Life
Feral - Area is inhabited by Animals
Fleet - x% increased Monster Movement Speed
          x% increased Monster Attack Speed
          x% increased Monster Cast Speed
Freezing - Monsters deal x% extra Damage as Cold
Grounded - +x% Monster Lightning Resistance
Hexproof - Monsters are immune to Curses
Incombustible - +x% Monster Fire Resistance
Mirrored - Monsters reflect x% of Elemental Damage
Molten - +x% Monster Cold Resistance
Multifarious - Area has increased monster variety
Overlord's - Unique Boss deals +x% Damage
                   Unique Boss attacks x% faster
Punishing - Monsters reflect x% of Physical Damage
Shocking - Monsters deal x% extra Damage as Lightning
Skeletal - Area is inhabited by Skeletons
Slithering - Area is inhabited by Sea Witches and their Spawn
Splitting - Monsters fire x additional Projectiles
Twinned - Area contains two Unique Bosses
Undead - Area is inhabited by Undead
Unwavering - Monsters cannot be Stunned

Suffix
of Balance - Players have Elemental Equilibrium
of Champions - x% more Magic Monsters
of Commanders - x% more Rare Monsters
of Desecration - Area has patches of desecrated ground
of Elemental Weakness - Players are cursed with Elemental Weakness
of Endurance - Monsters gain x Endurance Charges every 20 seconds
of Enfeeblement - Players are cursed with Enfeeble
of Exposure - -x% maximum Player Resistances
of Flames - Area has patches of burning ground
of Frenzy - Monsters gain x Frenzy Charges every 20 seconds
of Fracturing - Monsters Fracture
of Hemomancy - Players have Blood Magic
of Hordes - +x% Monster pack size
of Ice - Area has patches of chilled ground
of Lightning - Area has patches of shocked ground
of Power - Monsters gain x Power Charges every 20 seconds
of Smothering - Players recover Life, Mana and Energy Shield x% slower
of Stasis - Players cannot regenerate Life or Mana
of Temporal Chains - Players are cursed with Temporal Chains
of Venom - Monsters Poison on Hit
of Vulnerability - Players are cursed with Vulnerability
List
Legend: Easy | Normal | Hard | Hell (Almost impossible) | Untested
*Complexity refers only to the boss since a set of monsters is different each time.

66
Crypt Map
Dried Lake Map
Dunes Map
Dungeon Map
Grotto Map
Orchard Map
Overgrown Ruin Map
The Coward's Trial
Tropical Island Map

67
Arcade Map
Arsenal Map
Cemetery Map
Maelström of Chaos
Mountain Ledge Map
Sewer Map
Thicket Map
Wharf Map

68
Ghetto Map
Mao Kun
Mud Geyser Map
Museum Map
Reef Map
Spider Lair Map
Springs Map
Vaal Pyramid Map
Vaults of Atziri

69
Acton's Nightmare
Catacomb Map
Overgrown Shrine Map
Promenade Map
Shore Map
Spider Forest Map
Tunnel Map

70
Bog Map
Coves Map
Graveyard Map
Pier Map
Underground Sea Map
Villa Map
The Apex of Sacrifice

71
Arachnid Nest Map
Colonnade Map
Dry Woods Map
Poorjoy's Asylum
Strand Map
Temple Map

72
Jungle Valley Map
Labyrinth Map
Mine Map
Torture Chamber Map
Waste Pool Map
Canyon Map
Cells Map
Dark Forest Map
Dry Peninsula Map

74
Gorge Map
Maze Map
Olmec's Sanctum
Residence Map
Underground River Map

75
Bazaar Map
Death and Taxes
Necropolis Map
Plateau Map

76
Academy Map
Crematorium Map
Precinct Map

77
Shipyard Map
Shrine Map

78
Courtyard Map
Palace Map

79
Vaal Temple Map

80
The Alluring Abyss



My Current Char (Old 1.2)
Character Screen
Without Auras

With Auras (Determination, Clarity, Tempest Shield)
/Deaths
Passive Skill Tree
Gear



Last edited by Arida on Dec 25, 2014, 7:53:13 AM
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I'll test your build in Rampage league.
Currently leveling this in Beyond; what sort of gear are we looking at as we are leveling? I've never run a SB build before.
I'm leveling with armor and Evasion
ATM 42lvl fully self-found, 0 deaths. Normal Piety and Dominus did not caused me any problems.
Gear preferences: armour, life, res.
Character Screen
Gear
Last edited by Arida on Aug 23, 2014, 1:01:15 AM
Quick noobie question here, still going strong in A3, just picked up searing bond.

Once you pick up EE, how do you proc it while still maintaining good damage with Fire? Especially if you take Ancestral Bond?
To put it simply, any indirect elemental non-fire damage will do. I prefer Lightning Trap + Multiple Traps. But something like Trap + Multiple Traps + Ice Nova also possible.
Nice build. Thx for sharing it. Im using it in a1(M) now wondering if i should take ancestral bond. Does mobs take more damage hitting by two or three bonds?
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huwwperv wrote:
Does mobs take more damage hitting by two or three bonds?


Nope.
It will only increase the AoE because it will be 3 beams instead of 1.

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