HC 2.3 CI Contagion + Essence drain Dual Curse , starter Idea, viable? Help please.

Hi

Im having some plans for a Contagion + Essence Drain build for the new League and been doing some sketches on trees,

what i came up with so far is this:



It's a few more Points to spend for jewel sockets prob or am i missing any really big important node?
Might want to get in some form to get any type of charges as well, feel free for tips and idéas.


Ascendancy will be occultist.
1. Wicked ward
2. Vile Bastion
3. Void Beacon (or maybe Profane Bloom, havnt tried it yet so dont know if its better)





For the one jewel spot i have put out already i want to use the




Thinking of going blasph + 2 curses since im lazy

Defence standard with CWDT, IC, Inrease duration + Warp for mobility.

Might use the new ring for Stun going on ES instead of Life for next League.

What do you guys Think, will it be viable for HC? Any tips? Would be my first build




Inspired from

Definitely drop the witch AoE nodes. I would also drop Method to the Madness and Void Barrier and take a shorter route to Piercing Shots.

The scion ES wheel and Potency of Will are a good place to spend points.

Zealot's Oath works on the ED regen bonus, and you can get extra life regen from the tree and a Stone Golem. Also helps keep your ES full for Vile Bastion's stun immunity.

Profane Bloom is nice to have because it helps trigger chain reactions that clear the whole room.

alternative tree