[2.5] Burning Vortex Build - Double Degen Tank Elementalist - Shaper Viable - HC or SC

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slimq3 wrote:

You passive tree is ultra defensive and any offensive on the tree :o?

The build has huge amount's of DPS from the ascendancy point's, Elemental Overload and Elemental Equilibrium and can clear the highest level map's without struggling. More DPS can be gained from switching curse setup to offensive curses like flammability or ele weakness. For standard version's picking up the Blast Radius Node and dropping some block chance is another offensive option.

What would be the difference in using the Pyre ring as opposed to the Hrimburn gloves? I see a few different versions of this build archetype floating around; one using Pyre and one using Hrimburn.

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Shengo wrote:

What would be the difference in using the Pyre ring as opposed to the Hrimburn gloves? I see a few different versions of this build archetype floating around; one using Pyre and one using Hrimburn.

I think Hrimburn glove's will work for a similiar setup but the reason I stuck with Pyre is what i can gain from rare glove's. I can get Life, dual resist and 2% block chance, if I replaced Pyre ring all I could really gain is life and and other small stats. Even with Pyre ring I still have a noticeable Prolif alot of the time. Overall the Pyre ring provide's the best benefit in my opinion but I do think Hrimburn is pretty much the same thing.

Carcass is the only option for chest, holy shit its expensive this season and the shield too..

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slimq3 wrote:

Carcass is the only option for chest, holy shit its expensive this season and the shield too..

If you are taking both AoE nodes (witch and templar area) you can just run a 5 link rare chest or cloak of flame until you can afford a carcass jack. Also for the shield a rare is good enough until a rathpith is obtainable. Aim for high life, spell damage and resists on a rare shield and it will get you through.

Im leveling with tabula its better cloack with 3 o 4 link? :/

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slimq3 wrote:

Im leveling with tabula its better cloack with 3 o 4 link? :/

Hey I added a Budget Gear Info section under the Gearing Information to help people out with leveling choices. Tabula Rasa is fine for standard or HC if you are careful. A 4 link Cloak of flame will do the job and give you some good defenses for very cheap.

I feel stupid for asking, but where are you getting your 8k armor from? Flask?

EDIT - missed the IR node. Disregard.

You can only aply 1 curse no? the softcore version don't have extra curse on passive tree

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slimq3 wrote:

You can only aply 1 curse no? the softcore version don't have extra curse on passive tree

Hey the dual curse is on my corrupted amulet, to get dual curse without having it on items you will need to sacrifice the 2 jewel slots that cost 2 points to allocate and 1 passive node. I will update the gearing information to show this, thanks for the questions

I also added Skill Tree's with dual curse options