[2.2] Ascendancy: The Lux Station Build (Low Life, Crit, Storm Call)

This is my build for Ascendancy.

Please offer some SUGGESTION for improving it.

This build is currently based on the Ascendancy Class of Occultist.

The Lux Station

This build has no light radius.
*You don't need light radius when you have SKILLS!*

This build uses casts of Storm Call to kill mobs.

I will focus on getting mana regeneration on my gears to help ease the expensive casts of Storm Call. Clarity helps a lot with mana regeneration.

Warlord's Mark with my passive's aura modification helps to leech back energy shield and mana.

I have a total of 82% lightning resistance in this build.
6% from Purity of Lightning and 1% from passive tree.
I can protect from reflect with a topaz flask for a total of 88% lightning resistance.

This build uses this filter: LowLife Filter

LINKS


Main Skill
Storm Call(6-19)
Added Lightning Damage (130%)
Increased Area of Effect (140%)
Concentrated Effect (130%)

5L & 6L (End Game, Nearly Full Build)
Increased Critical Damage (130%)
Increased Critical Strikes (115%)
Power Charge on Critical (110%)

5L: (MANA COST)
(With Increased Critical Damage)
19*130%*140%*130%*130% = 58.4 mana/cast
(With Increased Critical Strikes)
19*130%*140%*130%*115% = 51.7 mana/cast
(With Power Charge on Critical)
19*130%*140%*130%*110% = 49.4 mana/cast

6L: (MANA COST)
(With Increased Critical Damage & Strikes)
19*130%*140%*130%*130%*115% = 67.2 mana/cast
(With Increased Critical Damage & PCOC)
19*130%*140%*130%*130%*110% = 64.3 mana/cast
(Without Increased Area of Effect)
19*130%*130%*130%*115%*110% = 52.8 mana/cast <---(Most Damage, Least Mana, Smallest Radius)

The above 6 link for this build is for the 100 point build setup. Lower level should refer to the leveling setup below.

4L: Purity of Lightning, Blasphemy, Warlord’s Mark, Wrath
4L: Blood Magic, Clarity, Herald of Thunder, Discipline
4L: Cast When Damage Taken, Tempest Shield, Wither or Immortal Call, Vaal Discipline
3L: Cast When Damage Taken, Blade Vortex, PCOC
3L: Whirling Blades, Faster Attacks, Fortify


RADIUS MATH

Assuming Level 20 gems,

Storm Call Base Radius : 20 units
20% Quality: 10% increased AoE

Factors:
Passive Tree: 15% increased AoE
Increased AoE(gem): 39% increased AoE
Concentrated Effect(gem): 25% less AoE

The final radius of Storm Call is: 20*(100%+10%+15%+39%)*(100%-25%)= 24.6 units
Without Concentrated Effect: 20*(100%+10%+15%+39%)= 32.8 units

This picture from poe.wiki shows the radius of skill in units : Link Here



GEARS

Main Gear
These two gears will be the absolute necessary gears needed for this build.

Solaris Lorica

The Solaris Lorica is the first item needed for this build. It is used during early level until I can get my hands on a Shavronne's Wrappings.

Shavronne's Wrappings

This is the final chest piece of my build. I need this, but I will take my time in getting it. This chest piece is extremely expensive, so I can stick to Solaris Lorica until you can afford it.

Helmet/Gloves
Energy Shield
Intelligence
Resistances

Boots
Energy Shield
Movement Speed
Resistances

Jewelery
Critical Strike Chance and Multiplier
Mana Regeneration
Energy Shield
Spell Damage
Mana

Belt
Energy Shield
Resistances

Dagger
Spell Damage
Critical Strike Chance for Spell
Critical Strike Multiplier
Mana Regeneration



BANDITS

Normal: Help Alira (+60 Flat Mana) or Kill All (+1 Passive Point)
Cruel: Kill All (+1 Passive Point)
Merciless: Help Alira (+1 Power Charge)


PASSIVE TREE & AURA SETUP

This build is complete in 100 passive points at level 79.
For the new Ascendancy tree builder:
http://poeurl.com/x46

For Official Passive Tree:
The Official Tree in GGG site


This build focuses on more Energy Shield and Critical Strike Chances afterward.
The final form of the build can be achieved at level 96.
For the new Ascendancy tree builder:
http://poeurl.com/x47

For Official Passive Tree:
The Official Tree in GGG site

This is the 6 Aura setup at level 79.
LeveL 79 Aura Setup

At level 96, the 6 Aura Setup is not much different. Clarity is just higher level.
Level 96 Aura Setup


OCCULTIST SETUP

Link: Occultist

Normal Difficulty: Wicked Ward
+100 to maximum energy shield
Energy Shield Recharge is not interrupted by damage if recharge began recently

Cruel Difficulty: Vile Bastion
0.5% of energy shield regenerated per second for each enemies you've killed recently
Immune to stun while on full energy shield

Merciless Difficulty: Forbidden Power
10% chance to gain a power charge on critical strike
+1 to maximum power charge


LEVELING

I level as a witch caster using AoE spells and totems.

At level ONE, I get spark and freezing pulse to help me level the first 12 levels.
Grab Flame Totem and Orb of Storms at level 4.
Grab Added Lightning at level 8.
Grab Firestorm or Storm Call at level 12 (making sure I have sapphire rings to make things easier).
Act 2, kill Weaver, so I can grab Elemental Focus and Controlled Destruction.
At level 18, three link either Storm to Elemental Focus and Controlled Destruction.
This should get through to level 40.
Grab Discipline at level 24.

Leveling Tree-31 points


31 Points Tree

The two Spell Damage nodes at the start of Witch helps to give a boost in Damage for easier leveling.


Somewhat get through Ascendancy at level 45 with over 1.1k ES (make sure to have some Life, too. Traps are a pain for Hybrid and Reserved.) Go slow in Ascendancy with 3 life potions (Bubbling perferred).

Leveling Tree-45 points


Get a Reverbation Rod to get through level 60.
Or 4-link: Elemental Focus, Controlled Destruction, Spell Echo, Storm Call/Firestorm.

Leveling Tree-Level 60ish


73 Points Tree

Can spend 2 points into Elemental Overload for a boost in Damage, since critical investment is low. Link Orb of Storms with Critical Strike Chance for 100% uptime.


Cruel Adscendancy can be attempt after level 70+. Should have 3k-5k ES. 3k is risky.
Need 5 or 6 link at this point.
5-link the Solaris if needed (make sure it's high enough itemlevel for 5 link)
Storm Call, Elemental Focus, Controlled Destruction, Spell Echo, (Less Duration/Lightning Damage or whatever).
This setup can be used because critical chance has not been heavily invested yet.

Leveling Tree-Level 79


The Full 100 Points Build


At this point, Elemental Focus shouldn't be used because I want shock.
Controlled Destruction shouldn't be used because I wanna crit a lot.


Merciless Adscendancy is not needed in this build unless you can afford to do it. The PCOC in the 6 link setup can get the Power Charges.


ALTERNATIVES

These uniques are NOT REQUIRED.
1. Doryani's Fist


This big fist is very power with Flat Lightning Damage added to spells.
Only use this when I can't find a good dagger.

2. Skyforth

This is one expensive unique and extremely rare.
I don't have to sacrifice any links, and I will be very stun resistant.
With this unique, I can remove the PCOC gem from your 6 links and replace it with anything else.

3. Less Duration and Spell Echo are good alternatives to be use in the Stormcall link setup. With the Ascendancy changes, Less Duration is buffed to have MORE damage multiplier.


LOW LIFE START for Extreme Hardcore Masochist

I can start the Low Life at level 31 with this aura setup.
Grab a Solaris Lorica.
Low Life Start Passive
Low Life Start Aura Setup



This build can be used with other AoE Spells. Just using Storm Call until I get bored.
Feel free to suggest improvement to this build!

REFERENCES:

Cha Siu Bao -- Advices and Chill Music in stream
(P.S. helpful and delicious) *Watch him stream all day*

Blasting Cap -- Inspired me to go Low Life with no light radius. Creator of an absurd build The Lawn Mower. Cha introduced him to me.

PoE Wiki -- Lots of useful information

PoE Affix -- It's where I get the gears' affix info.
Last edited by Luxim on Apr 7, 2016, 8:01:56 PM
Last bumped on Apr 7, 2016, 8:02:02 PM
[PlaceHolder for Gears in Adscendancy] IGN: Asyn

Level 45
Crap Gears
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Level 52
I brought the Solaris Lorica for 8 augmentation orb. Too low itemlevel though, will get another one for more sockets.
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Taking a Short Break after dying from Traps. Percentage Health is so gay with server lag.

I moved to Perandus League because I have died too many times to laggy/freezing/crashing Perandus chests. It's amazingly absurd how graphic intense are those things. And I wanna have my portal effect fast. Because I'm in Perandus League, I shall remove the HC tag from this build.

Level 79
Everything is self found other than my chest and amulet. Amulet was brought for 5c. Aiming for a Shavronne's. My dps is holding up due to me being lowlife and main hand weapon.
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Oh man, did I died a lot. Almost all of it is due to Perandus Chest. Those things are too intense when I'm speed leveling.

Level 87
I finally got a Shavronne's Wrappings. I had to buy it with chaos because Cadiro won't offer me one. I used the Kuduku ritual to 6 links it with ~400 jewelers & ~130 fuses.
I'm gonna farm for some ORBS, so I can link and chrome the rest of my gears to the setup.
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Note the link setup on my Shav's. I prefer the less duration and lightning pent. It's like I'm firing a laser cannon on my enemies.
Last edited by Luxim on Apr 7, 2016, 8:03:32 PM
Update Information:

EmmittJ has compiled the Ascendancy passive tree builder link here:
https://github.com/EmmittJ/PoESkillTree/releases/tag/2.2.4

The new Ascendancy tree gave this build more critical multiplier and more multipliers to grab after level 96.

Occultist has been nerfed on Vile Bastion with (regeneration reduced to 0.5% per enemy from 1.0% per enemy)

Changes to some Gems have been discovered:
Less Duration has MORE damage modifier in addition to its less duration modifier.

Orb of Storm strikes enemies multiple times within its area. It also has good damage.

Critical Strike gem has an additional +1% to critical strike chance (assuming it is added to the base of your skill) in addition to it's +% critical chance modifier.

Pierce has MORE projectile damage modifier in addition to its current modifiers.

More information on the changes (link here):
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/47geah/krips_alpha_stream_data_collection/

or check out Pohx's stream vod for complete gems information (He looked over every gem skills in Alpha during stream):http://www.twitch.tv/pohx
Last edited by Luxim on Feb 28, 2016, 10:22:47 PM
Update:

Created my filter for my Low Life Build

LowLife Filter

Filter Updated again in 3/5/2016

LowLifeFilter5.1
Last edited by Luxim on Mar 5, 2016, 4:24:42 PM
Update:

Updated The Passive Tree to provide more damage and energy shield

With the nerf to critical multiplier, all critical multiplier in the tree are 50% more to compensate.

Included a Radius Math section for showing calculation of the Storm Call cast
Skill trees are old and do not load
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JBuck306 wrote:
Skill trees are old and do not load


It's not old. I use the passive builder EmmittJ tree to make it. It's intended for the builder, not the official passive tree. The official passive tree is up now.
Last edited by Luxim on Mar 8, 2016, 3:01:31 PM
I am loving this idea!

Can you make a lvling tree for every 30 lvls or so?

I really want to try this one out! Just dont know which points I should get 1st.

Also I think it would be helpful if you made a updated part a about the gems and links. You say that you can use less and spell echo now. Nevertheless, what would you take out for it? and what rank would you put all the gems at?
Last edited by redfuse on Mar 19, 2016, 7:21:38 AM
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redfuse wrote:


Can you make a lvling tree for every 30 lvls or so?

I really want to try this one out! Just dont know which points I should get 1st.

Also I think it would be helpful if you made a updated part a about the gems and links. You say that you can use less and spell echo now.


I made a leveling guide with gems setup of the main skill, so you can have an easier time to level. The main skill 6-link is only for endgame 100 point build (when it has enough critical chance to work).

Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you. I was on break.
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redfuse wrote:
I am loving this idea!

Can you make a lvling tree for every 30 lvls or so?

I really want to try this one out! Just dont know which points I should get 1st.

Also I think it would be helpful if you made a updated part a about the gems and links. You say that you can use less and spell echo now. Nevertheless, what would you take out for it? and what rank would you put all the gems at?


Thank you so much I been looking forward to this!

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