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Poison Spark Elementalist, Need Advice



3.17 Archnemesis

Elementalist
Ghastly Eye JewelGhastly Eye JewelWatcher's EyeBrutal RestraintThe Blue DreamObliterationObliterationZodiac LeatherCrest of DesireMurder MittsCircle of NostalgiaIolite RingAshes of the StarsMurder BootsDarkness Enthroned
Eternal Life FlaskJade FlaskStibnite Flask

Hello! I've been playing every weekend since league start and I just picked up my 5th Exalt from the ground, so during my work hours I've been brewing this Poison Spark build:

https://pastebin.com/N0Szq2i9 <-- Original 4k Life + 96% Stun avoid version https://pastebin.com/xeARw841 <-- Newer 100% Spell Suppress but 3k Life + 40% Stun avoid version

Concept

  • Ashes of the Stars can give up to 30% quality to all gems, and +1 level to all skill gems.
    • 20% Quality Phantasmal Spark now converts 100% Lightning Damage to Chaos
    • 20% Quality Divergent Herald of Agony now grants 70% Chance to Poison on hit
    • 20% Quality Anomalous Withering Step now inflicts 12 stacks of Wither (7 stacks from Level 20+1, plus 1 per 10% quality)
  • Circle of Nostalgia can have 50% Herald of Agony Buff Effect, pushing the herald's Chance to Poison on hit to 133% (not sure how PoB computed that).
  • Shaper of Winter makes Spark still Shock so that it would still activate Herald of Thunder.
  • Level 21 Herald of Thunder on a Crest of Desire can get up to Level 30 that deals Double Damage.

Pros

  • Map Clear: Between Spark, Herald of Thunder and Double Obliteration explodes, I don't think this build will encounter any issues mapping aside from Reflect mods (deactivate Herald of Thunder when the map has an ele reflect mod).
  • Budget: The shopping list below can be obtained with a small budget of 5ex, which is great for a second character after a successful league starter.
    • +8 Crest of Desire: 1ex
    • +30% Ashes of the Stars: 1ex
    • Circle of Nostalgia (any% buff effect + 60% chaos damage): 50c
    • Brutal Restraint: 20c
    • +20% Phantasmal Spark: 40c
    • +20% Anomalous Inspiration Support: 100c
    • +20% Divergent Herald of Agony: 40c
    • +20% Anomalous Summon Stone Golem: 40c
    • +20% Anomalous Withering Step: 40c
    • Everything else is between 1c and 10c (aside from a Watcher's Eye, which I only use for Chaos Resists..)

Possible issues, need advice

  • Untested build: All of the above have been brewed "on paper" only and I want to get advice before committing on it in-game.
  • Mana issue: I'm running Eldritch Battery + Chaos Mastery leech to ES, but I haven't tried it if it's comfortable to play without Mana Flasks.
  • Single Target damage: I'm not sure if Spark can deal enough single target damage on its own. PoB tells me that I can deal 1million chaos damage without overlaps (during Convergence), and if the Arena is small enough (or if the boss parks themselves in a corner), the overlaps should be enough to kill them.. or would it?
  • Survivability: On PoB, I have 4k life on level 100, which means I'm probably going to have 3k life on endgame. I also have Primal Aegis, Elusive, 43k evasion, capped Resists, elemental ailment immunity via Purity, Corrupted Blood immunity, 100% avoid Bleed and Poison and 96% avoid stuns. However, I only have a Stone Golem for life regen, negligible attack block and armour, no spell block and no spell suppression.

Any advice is appreciated, please help me polish this build. Thanks!

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Life

4021

Mana

2

Energy Shield

362

DPS

1M

Effective Hit Pool

12.64K

Chaos Res

75

Fire Res

75

Cold Res

75

Lightning Res

75

Armour

778

Evasion

44K

Block

15 | 0

Crit Chance

32%

Crit Multi

170%

Rage

0

Strength

111

Intelligence

250

Dexterity

220

Ward

0

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

76%

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