[2.3] Elementalist CI Degen Vortex - WIP (feedback welcome)

Hi my fellow exiles,

Here is yet another vortex build that so many people play. I have no idea is something like that is floating around or not, but here is my take on vortex.
The build is a non crit degen vortex, using witch elementalist for all the awesome damage ascendancy.

the final tree (planned):
using poe tree skill:


using online build planner (to show all the stats - recommended):


Key features:
CI
Mind over matter
5.2% life regen with zealot oath
200% es
dual curse with blasphemy


Skills:
vortex - increase aoe - rapid decay - Faster casting - Controlled Destruction - conc effect
frostbolt - GMP - faster casting or frostbolt - spell echo - faster casting - slower proj (i think this could be a really good way to deliver damage to more risky packs, and shooting 2 frostbolts at the time moving in front of you and quite slow, lets you proc the vortex in link from you, this way the degen will do it work while mobs are heading your way)


Supports:
Blasphemy - elemental weakness - enfeeble or another offensive curse
(if I ever could afford Heretic's Veil - I would also run discipline)
Cold golem - fire golem - fortify (because why not - they will be tanky as hell anyway)

Gear:
BIS - dream gear:
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helm - Heretic's Veil
chest - The Beast Fur Shawl
gloves - rare gloves - high es triple resitance
boots - Rainbowstride (not skyforth - surprise!)
amu - Star of Wraeclast (imo is BIS here)
belt - there are few options: really good 3 res rare belt; or Ascent From Flesh or Doryani's Invitation (cold version) preferably corrupted with increase aoe
rings - there are many options here, depending on your needs (with all the stuff above one would need a shit ton of resistance to make up for the uniques)
weapons - 2x Doryani's Catalyst (its hard to beat that damage)


real gear:
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helm - good rare helm with resistance and es
chest - rare 5/6 linked vaal regalia - again flat es - % increase es - resitance
gloves - rare gloves, resistance and high es
boots - same as in BIS section
amu - high spell damage - % elemental damage - %increase es - resistances
belt - same as in BIS section
rings - same as in BIS section
weapons - rare scepters with spell damage/elemental damage or both, also a +3 staff with a high spell damage roll would work fine here.
(I was thinking of trying out):
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this is still in progress I'm only leveling up my witch atm.

let me know what u guys think





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Lab still sucks balls.

I miss Zana already.
Last edited by Miazga on Jul 7, 2016, 8:50:15 AM
Last bumped on Jul 9, 2016, 10:27:16 AM
This build without skyforth, headhunter, 6L shavronne's wrapping and... BLADE VORTEX AS MAIN SKILL will not work

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