Witch - [2.4] Creative Exile's Soul Ward build Softcore/Hardcore Viable - Forum

Hi, some time ago i've seen this build:

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https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1695998

And tought it was awsome. i wanted to make my version of it.
so i tought (why not make a triple-curse version of it?)

NOTE/KNOW

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This Build is Not Good as First character or for begginers. if you do it in new leagues you'l better respec a witch character you allrteady have and get ready with all the items you need. this build can die pretty easily from some spesific stuff if not good geared: (Items, Gems, Flasks, High enough level and jewels.) remember that before trying it in hardcore.

if you get good boots with (cannot be frozen), 11-12k ES and Triple-Curse, you could probobly farm every kind of labyrinth pretty easly. i died twice when fighting uber izaro but didn't used flasks at all in the first one and had 9k ES. second time because i tried to fight izaro when he had % of physical damage added as cold damage) and freezed me with almost every hit. i had around 9.8k ES

let's see what this build uses:
Defence:

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this build uses a Really AWSOME combo of 2 things people almost never use:

Main deffence item: Soul Strike

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Soul Strike makes it so our recharge cooldown is REALLY LOW. right now i have a 0.69 Energy shield recharge cooldown. you should also use 2 rings with crafted (10 to 20)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge, high es and elemental resistance. you need to level leo to craft that but its actualy easy to level hem up.

Occultist ascendancy node: Wicked Ward

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(+100 to maximum Energy Shield
Energy Shield Recharge is not interrupted by Damage if Recharge
began Recently)

that makes it so when we don't get damaged for a very short duration we get energy shield recharge for at least 4 seconds active no matter what and that recharge is 25% of our energy shield per second. righteous fire builds get around 12-14% life regeneration per second to use righteous fire and have good regen right? imagine 25% while getting 9-12k ES without righteous fire then.

i personaly have alot of fun using this combo and right now im farming corrupted red maps and die only when im too lazy, have lags or play stupid. im a standard player so even when i have 56 deaths with this character right now, remember i have characters with over 200 deaths that farmed yellow maps ok? and also the leveling with this build is a little hard so alot of the deaths there.

Optional strong defence item: Ascent From Flesh

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so imagine this: almost all the time in combats you have:
6% chance to Dodge Attacks
10% increased Movement Speed
and phasing so you can freely go through mobs as you like. pretty good right? this item also gives good Energy Shield (while crystal belt gives more its still good amount) gives a little elemental resistance. pretty cheap and best in slot. if you have hard time getting good elemental resistance you could get a rare belt with more elemental resistance but i think you really should consider using this.

some wanted items and Double-Curse/Triple-curse:

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i use 2/3 Curses on

and you really want to use

the +1 maximum frenzy charges is not needed on this amulet but if you get +1 to maximum curses you could switch arctic armour and put temporal chains in that green socket on the Heretic's Veil and start Triple-Curse instead of Double-Curse. if you like you could use temporal Chains+Vulnerability or Temporal Chains+Enfeeble. you don't need to use Enfeeble+Vulnerability like me.

recommended Cheap gloves: Shaper's Touch

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while it could look like a joke to recommend these as a Cheap Option, people think they are bad and sell them for around 5 chaos orbs or less. (i got for 1 chaos orb) they are actualy ok/good. i tested it out and they give a very little more ES then a 156 energy shield gloves. and if you don't want to spend alot of currency it could be hard to get more es then that for that cheap. i wanted to use a cast when damage taken setup and 3 red 1 blue sockets would of taken me over 100 chromatics to get on avrage on a pure Energy Shield gloves, on a ES/Armour gloves its much easier. one more bonus for it is that it helps with freeze. because whe are taking Chaos Inoculation (or CI for short) we get freezed sometimes and that could help with bosses where you have limited uses for your freeze immunity flask.

Flasks:

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Because we are going CI we need freeze immunity flask. bleed immunity flask and ignite immunity flasks are important to get because getting ignited or bleed can stop you from recharging ES in dangerous situations. i got a curse immunity flask and The Sorrow of the Divine because they looked good for me. there are many other options for these 2 flasks: another besalt flask or Stibnite Flask, Teste of Hate, Rumi's Concoction, Witchfire Brew or Dying Sun

Optional Expensive boots: Death's Door

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Armour: 315
Energy Shield: 93
Requires Level 64, 62 Str, 62 Int
+(20-40) to Strength
200% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances
25% increased Movement Speed
+1 to Maximum Endurance Charges
50% increased Elemental Status Ailment Duration on You
Cannot be inflicted with Bleeding

i don't have them right now. but they are pretty good option. the +1 maximum endurance charges helps a little with enduring cry. the immunity to bleeding can help with some bosses that deal alot of physical damage and allways bleed and saves you another flask, now you have 3 flasks to pick whatever you want. they give ok ES but you could get rare boots with much more elemental resistance and double ES then this. if you don't use strength/intelligence gloves or boots then note that it will take you avrage of over 100 chromatic orbs to get 3 red 1 blue sockets on gloves or boots.

Damage:

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to get good damage you need 2 things: 1 is getting highest level caustic arrow as possible. to do that you have 3 things to do: 1 is getting a bow with +2 level of socketed bow gems and +1 level of socketed gems. (Maraketh bow is the best for 6% increased movement speed)
you could either buy bow like this or craft it. but make sure you do everything right and understand how it works when you craft a bow like that, or you'l get good lightning resistance instead of crafting (15%-30% increased damage over time) on your bow like i did:

here is a video showing how to make a +3 levels bow:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OphDnjgLOTM

as you can see on my bow, you link Caustic Arrow with:
Concentrated Effect, (Empower level 3/4), Void Manipulation, Rapid Decay if you got 5Linked Bow and Slower Projectiles for 6's link. here wiki links to the gems:

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http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Caustic_Arrow
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Concentrated_Effect_Support
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Empower_Support
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Void_Manipulation_Support
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Rapid_Decay_Support
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Slower_Projectiles_Support

and second way to increase your damage is to get alot of increased damage and MORE damage from frenzy charges. not every type of increased damage would work, here is a list of damaage you want to increase:
damage
area damage
damage over time
chaos damage
projectile damage

get increased damage of these types from jewels and tree to increase your damage.

Tree/Jewels:

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in the Damage section you saw what damage bonuses you want in jewels, but you also want increased maximum energy shield and optionaly can get faster es recharge. (not allways recommended) but there is also 1 more jewel you use: Energy From Within.
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Energy_From_Within
usally this jewel is ok. but if you put it near a node called (melding) you get alot of increased energy shield. only use 1. here is where you should put it: