[2.4] Hierophant Storm Call Caster

Hi everyone!

This is Cyberegox and here I am going to log the process throughout my path to the new Atlas of Worlds with a Hierophant Storm Call caster. The build is based on ZiggyD's guide: Path of Exile Ascendancy: League Starter Hierophant Templar Build - Beginner/Hardcore/Budget - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_oHM8jzts

Currently my SC character is at Level 14 which is the time i got the basic spell skill of this build the Storm Call. Before that I leveled with Spark, Orb of Storms and occasionally with the use of the Fire Totem as a way to cause a different type of damage to the lighting immune monsters.

I play SC because my main goal is to enjoy the game without stress and I am going to invest only few hours per week on the game which means a possible death on the HC it will cost me an empty stash and my precious time.
<<Did I sound like the Gollum?>>

Status: Too young to die.
Location: ACT 1 in to the Merveil's Caverns.
Today's reach goal: End levels of ACT 2 at least.

SKILL TREE L14


The gear until now.


The leveling is pretty easy and I hope to continue be like this all the way until the end game maps.

Cya & gl to all....
MAY THE PATH OF ATLAS LEADS YOU TO THE GLORY OR ...... YOUR DOOM.

The build is keeping up smoothly. I am now Level 43 in the beginning of Cruel. I used the Spark + Faster Casting + Control Destr. until char.level 32-35 when it became very mana demanding and clunky and then I switched to Storm Call + Faster Casting + Control Destr. in my one of two +1Lev. to lighting gems magic wands.

The Vendor Recipe to make +1 socketed gem.


SKILL TREE Level 43


The currently Gear


I died once on Izaro, I was level 32 with the spark skill and he was too overpowered in that time. I tried again when I was level 38 with the storm call skill and I did it almost OK. From the ascendancy tree I picked up the Illuminated Devotion.


Now I need to find some better gear to support the Illuminated Devotion node.

A four linked helm Arm/ES or ES to put the Storm Call + Faster Casting + Control Destr. + Reduced Dur.

A four linked glove Arm/ES or ES for the Orb of Storms + Lighting Pen. + Added Lighting Dam.+ Incr.Crit.Str--> I have to buy one.

On the boots for the time been I'll keep using the flame tot+ faster cast.+ elemental focus.
I believe this setup plus the fire penetr. it can carry me to the early states of the merciless, after that the totem it will begin to die very quickly but right now it's a very good damage & enemy distraction support setup plus the 2% life leech from the Illuminated Devotion node.
A decoy totem with elemental res. gem plus inc.dur and incr.area of effect it would be nice also.

The rest I use is clarity + HoT. Flame dash + fast.cast.

I haven't found yet the CoH to combine it with the warl.mark and the HoT.
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- Below are some twitch vids. Sorry for the very very crappy quality but I run an old celeron with a R7 260 Radeon so even the 460p is making my gameplay choppy.



Observations and some nice/weird pics.
It is a nice add on the new loading screens and the characters background design in the skill tree, it is like the game it is saying: Hey look I have done some major changes here and it isn't only on the gameplay, pay some attention.

ps. Is it my idea or the vaal pyramid has some new like mummy monsters? The same goes for the new moving/jumping ground on the belly of the beast.
And when the fight is over with the Dominus the darkness still remains.


HHHMMMMmmmmm thats eeee?



Until next update... over and out.

At Level 53 currently and still in cruel (Act 4) with low resistances, I didn't had much time to spent on the game this week.

I put Storm Call + Faster Casting + Control Destr. + Reduced Dur on helm and on gloves I use OofS + Warl.Mark + HoT + CoH to spread the curse of warlord's mark.

On boots I kept the flame tot+ faster cast.+ elemental focus.

No important changes on the gear neither.

Gear


Skill Tree


Until next time... heh I miss Zana's Slavic voice already.

Level 68, Merciless, got the last book of skills from the "An Indomitable Spirit" mission and done some white blue tier 1 maps.

From what I have seen right now leveling with this build in a new league/economy is no prob even with 100% self found gear.

Of course you can always use unique items to make your leveling experience more effortless. In my case Geofri's Crest made a big difference with the +1 to Level of Socketed Gems + 20% elemental penetration from the Illuminated Devotion node + Storm Call + Sp.Echo + Control Destr. + Reduced Dur. and we have a great Arm/Ene 5link +1 to gems helm with four res. Not bad at all

The first things i have to take care is the low HP (currently at +/- 3500) and the max.resistances to be at least 150-165 if I want to deepen into the map quests.

Gear


Skill Tree Level 68 + 4 Ascendancy points.


Bandits


Have a good game
Cyberegox
Over and Out.

I like your guide and setup and I'm trying it out!!

Why Flame Dash rather than something else?