ED Contagion is one of my favourite builds of all time and I've been itching to play it for a couple leagues now. This time around I decided to sink some currency into it and see how far I can push the damage and survivability. Overall I'm very happy with it, the char is very satisfying to play with all the contagion prolif. The single target came out at 10-12m dot dps in my current version, with enough max hit and (stupid amounts of) recovery to basically facetank anything and keep channeling blight for nearly 100% dmg uptime.
There's plenty of room for variation and improvement. With a well rolled es/int large chaos clusters you'll get enough es to switch to dual wield (+4m dps). Or something like a +8 focused amulet alone would be +50% more dmg.
Showcase (T17s, Ubers) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ1G7RQxaBk
Current pob - https://pobb.in/PK4Pa4ejOYHT
Pre-mageblood, dual wield pobs in the vid description.
Vaal Blight
Infused Channelling
Awakened Void Manipulation
Awakened Controlled Destruction
Awakened Swift Affliction
Efficacy
Shield Charge
Despair
Flame Dash
Grace
Malevolence
Summon Skitterbots
Enlighten
Contagion
Increased Area of Effect
Intensify
Essence Drain
Empower
Frost Shield
Withering Step
Clarity
