The Dark Jedi | Rage Vortex, Energy Blade Hierophant | Chainbreaker

Hi Exiles,

here is a home-made build I've been working on since they announced the rework of Chainbreaker for 3.19.

This build began in 3.16 as a Energy Blade Hierophant, aka the Jedi, with Spectral Helix or Lightning Strike.(I've showcased this build on this subreddit here in 3.16 and there in 3.17.)

Now, the Jedi has turned to the Dark Side and is using Rage Vortex !

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Having access to a large pool of mana, the Hierophant can sustain Rage regen, which is based on mana regen through Chainbreaker (1 Rage for 25 mana).

The Rage regen is further improved with two Mindfulness notables (from small mana cluster jewels), each granting 80% increased mana regen while stationary and 15% increased max mana.

Spoiler : Navali was the true master of the Dark Side all along !

The Hiero also makes good uses of both Ancestral totems as bodyguards and buffers. Rage Vortex is quite convenient to use, because you can throw your Vortex and continue to move. Last but not least, the build can go full Dark Side with Berserk !

The build is fun to play but it can be tricky, as you need to properly manage your Rage pool. There is no issue when you simply use Rage Vortex and other skills ; but when Berserk eventually depletes your Rage pool, you are vulnerable for a few seconds because you can't use any skill ! This is when the bodyguards Totems become vital assets.

Here is a short teaser with a fight in Harvest and a complete demo video with mapping and detailed mechanics.

Good luck and have fun, Exiles :)

PoB : https://pastebin.com/Jcc3sQZ0
Build on the official forum. Find all infos, including the previous versions of the build with Spectral Helix and Lightning Strike.