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Occultist, Self Cast Hexblast Ignite build that looks promising.

Occultist

4.30K29.58K2.78M

Hypnotic Eye JewelViridian JewelViridian JewelMartyr of Innocence
Cloak of FlameEber's UnificationApothecary's GlovesBlackflamePyreJade AmuletSorcerer BootsStygian Vise
Cinderswallow UrnSulphur FlaskDiamond FlaskEternal Life FlaskEternal Life Flask

Let me preface this with two things.

  1. This is an update to the build I posted 2 days ago. Although now I feel it is not just decent, but actually good.
  2. I believe this build will have slightly better numbers in 3.20 since we are getting some pretty big buffs to curses but we are also losing base effects of curses, hexblast just has worse numbers for self cast and occultist is getting some minor nerfs. But it will feel much better, since now you don't have to manage doom mechanics.

Now into the build itsef.

The build has three levels, based around investment.

  1. The first level is really early into the league and has no blackflame and around 1 million sirus dps (and I am sure this number will be much better after the curse changes since we use two curses for damage)
  2. Then a Mid Game option where there has been some minimal investment (less than 300 chaos). At this level the build has 2.5 million ignite sirus dps.
  3. And finally an end-game option that has more investment into it. (Which Eye-balling it might be around 2000 chaos) and 4.5 million ignite sirus dps.

Some important things to note.

  • Picking occultist seems to be the obvious choice since we are using blackflame but it also grants a lot of QoL, corpse explosions, hexproof ingoring, and blocking enemy life regeneration.
  • Wither is permanent thanks to blackflame, so all you would have to do is set up the totems and forget about it for the rest of the boss fight, since those stacks are not expiring as long it is burning.
  • The build has a pretty respectable amount of ignite duration even though we are using blackflame and swift affliction and that makes it much more reliable against bosses.
  • It needs a small investment into crit chance (One of the things I would try to focus is getting the critical boots enchantment) in order to proc elemental overload, since the build cannot depend on focus charges because it has no reliable way to make power charges, although it generates them through block I doubt it is enough against bosses.
  • Defensively the build seems lacking, although I feel that the changes to enfeeble and temporal chains + capped glancing blows block chance will make it decent for softcore standards. Even then, the build can have more damage by swapping enfeeble or temporal chains for punishment.

Okay dude, I dont care just give me the link.

https://pobb.in/HdOVluoO8MH-

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Life

4297

Mana

415

Energy Shield

894

DPS

3M

Effective Hit Pool

29.58K

Chaos Res

51

Fire Res

75

Cold Res

75

Lightning Res

75

Armour

149

Evasion

19

Block

75 | 24

Crit Chance

8%

Crit Multi

100%

Rage

0

Strength

140

Intelligence

292

Dexterity

133

Ward

0

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

27%

Unholy Authority
Unholy Authority
Profane Bloom
Profane Bloom
Void Beacon
Void Beacon
Withering Presence
Withering Presence
Glancing Blows
Glancing Blows
Elemental Overload
Elemental Overload
Eldritch Battery
Eldritch Battery
Acrimony
Acrimony
Arcanist's Dominion
Arcanist's Dominion
Breath of Flames
Breath of Flames
Corruption
Corruption
Cruel Preparation
Cruel Preparation
Defiled Forces
Defiled Forces
Devotion
Devotion
Discipline and Training
Discipline and Training
Divine Judgement
Divine Judgement
Doom Cast
Doom Cast
Explosive Impact
Explosive Impact
Fire Walker
Fire Walker
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul
Holy Dominion
Holy Dominion
Holy Fire
Holy Fire
Purity of Flesh
Purity of Flesh
Searing Heat
Searing Heat
Sovereignty
Sovereignty
Tireless
Tireless
Whirling Barrier
Whirling Barrier
Whispers of Doom
Whispers of Doom
Written in Blood
Written in Blood
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