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3.15 Expedition

Hierophant

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Ghastly Eye JewelWatcher's EyeSmall Cluster JewelCobalt JewelHealthy MindMilitant FaithVoid SceptreAegis AuroraSaintly ChainmailCrest of DesireCrusader GlovesCerulean RingCerulean RingAtziri's FoibleRainbowstrideStygian Vise
Atziri's Promise

tldr: molten shell go boom for ~2M dps, generally invincible, and maximum jank

I discovered an interesting interaction with Power of Purpose (PoP) awhile back, namely that any "Gain maximum mana as extra maximum energy shield" modifiers actually use the pre-conversion maximum mana (verified in game). This means mana stacking gives us both armour and energy shield. However, I couldn't figure out how to get reasonable damage out of the build... until this patch!

The core of the build is to stack mana to get over 50k armour, to make maximum use of Molten Shell. Molten shell gets popped by attacking with Boneshatter, which should take only a few hits once the Trauma stacks ramp up. In my PoB, molten shell hits for 8M average damage unflasked (Divergent Molten Shell in Crest of Desire, since very few supports work with Molten Shell), which should happen every 4-5 seconds, so we get ~2M dps with molten shell alone. Molten shell, high armour, and endurance charges should completely mitigate the self damage of Boneshatter (to be tested in game).

I go hierophant for the mana as ES, and Transfiguration of mind. Since I have a pretty decent amount of ES, it's a no brainer to go CI and Aegis Aurora.

Other perks of the build:

- Gain frenzy and endurance charges when hit, which means max charges all the time

- Medium cwdt with ice/shock nova for EE, trash clear, and ES leech

- Incidentally getting a lot of mana regen so cwdt mana costs aren't an issue

- Max block Aegis Aurora (glancing blows) means I should be invincible in packs

- Super super cheap I think (minus the watcher's eye)

Here's the pob if you're interested: https://pastebin.com/D8rBfVLv It's missing the new banner, which should be able to put me to 50k armour, and I replaced Boneshatter with Smite for now.

If anyone has suggestions for how to take the build to the next level, I'm all ears!

Edit: Actually 3M dps, 14M per boom, I ticked the wrong element for EE.

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Life

1

Mana

654

Energy Shield

6750

DPS

9M

Effective Hit Pool

Chaos Res

100

Fire Res

23

Cold Res

23

Lightning Res

23

Armour

41K

Evasion

492

Block

75 | 74

Crit Chance

0%

Crit Multi

100%

Rage

0

Strength

115

Intelligence

380

Dexterity

106

Ward

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

22%

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Arcane Blessing
Sanctuary of Thought
Sanctuary of Thought
Divine Guidance
Divine Guidance
Illuminated Devotion
Illuminated Devotion
Elemental Equilibrium
Elemental Equilibrium
Elemental Overload
Elemental Overload
Chaos Inoculation
Chaos Inoculation
Glancing Blows
Glancing Blows
Pain Attunement
Pain Attunement
Agility
Agility
Amplify
Amplify
Arcane Focus
Arcane Focus
Arcane Guarding
Arcane Guarding
Arcane Will
Arcane Will
Blast Radius
Blast Radius
Cruel Preparation
Cruel Preparation
Deep Thoughts
Deep Thoughts
Deep Wisdom
Deep Wisdom
Dreamer
Dreamer
Dynamo
Dynamo
Foresight
Foresight
Forethought
Forethought
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul
Holy Dominion
Holy Dominion
Insightfulness
Insightfulness
Mystic Bulwark
Mystic Bulwark
Path of the Savant
Path of the Savant
Precision
Precision
Prodigal Perfection
Prodigal Perfection
Retribution
Retribution
Righteous Decree
Righteous Decree
Sanctity
Sanctity
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Shaper
Shaper
Unnatural Calm
Unnatural Calm
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  • Tempest ShieldTempest Shield
  • WitherWither

  • Cast when Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken
  • Ice NovaIce Nova
  • Shock NovaShock Nova
  • Awakened Controlled DestructionAwakened Controlled Destruction
  • Energy LeechEnergy Leech
  • Elemental FocusElemental Focus

  • SmiteSmite
  • FortifyFortify
  • Faster AttacksFaster Attacks
  • Leap SlamLeap Slam

  • Molten ShellMolten Shell

  • DeterminationDetermination
  • PrecisionPrecision
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