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Storm Brand is a fantastic skill, and one I thought would be perfect for the Sanctum. We go assassin for speed and damage, and even more speed and damage with our gear setup. This build can be modified for any style of play. Want more clear? Go inpulsa. Want to be tankier? Drop a damage aura for a defensive aura, or swap to a +1 Power Charge shield. I played this build several ways and enjoyed all of them. The current iteration of the build is very offensive, but I discuss our fairly effective defensive layers that we do have in depth in the video (please do not just look at the EHP number... EHP is bait)

Now, the real reason for this skill is the Sanctum. Whats the best way to complete the Sanctum? Don't get hit. How do we not get hit? Freeze. We achieve near full cold conversion with two Call of the Brotherhood rings. Our hit damage is enough to freeze just about anything in the game that can be frozen.

The beauty of storm brand in this setup is our massive attachment range. While running through the sanctum, we drop storm brands ahead of us and they reach off screen and freeze our enemies. Guards dont even get the chance to charge up an attack. The invisible dogs and gargoyles that spawn? Insta frozen by your SBs on the ground. Trying to do a no-hit run? Storm Brand can be thrown around a corner to deal damage for you while you stay in cover. Something I forgot to mention in the video: I dont run swiftbrand because the less duration feels bad in Sanctum guard rooms. We dont need the damage and it requires more casting and has worse damage uptime.

I had a blast with this build, and even though I've moved on to a new build (because I am an addict and cant help myself), I find myself coming back to play it! If you have questions on how to customize this build for a different playstyle, drop a comment or stop by my twitch and I'd be happy to help. Cheers!

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Life

2132

Mana

144

Energy Shield

714

DPS

10M

Effective Hit Pool

31.86K

Chaos Res

14

Fire Res

75

Cold Res

75

Lightning Res

75

Armour

4K

Evasion

4K

Block

15 | 0

Crit Chance

100%

Crit Multi

528%

Rage

0

Strength

172

Intelligence

406

Dexterity

161

Ward

0

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

157%

Unstable Infusion
Unstable Infusion
Deadly Infusion
Deadly Infusion
Mistwalker
Mistwalker
Opportunistic
Opportunistic
Pain Attunement
Pain Attunement
Runebinder
Runebinder
Annihilation
Annihilation
Arcane Potency
Arcane Potency
Arcanist's Dominion
Arcanist's Dominion
Assassination
Assassination
Blood Siphon
Blood Siphon
Brand Equity
Brand Equity
Cruel Preparation
Cruel Preparation
Deep Wisdom
Deep Wisdom
Disciple of the Forbidden
Disciple of the Forbidden
Discipline and Training
Discipline and Training
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul
Holy Dominion
Holy Dominion
Instability
Instability
Light of Divinity
Light of Divinity
Lightning Walker
Lightning Walker
Melding
Melding
Nimbleness
Nimbleness
Overcharge
Overcharge
Purity of Flesh
Purity of Flesh
Retribution
Retribution
Runesmith
Runesmith
Sanctity
Sanctity
Sovereignty
Sovereignty
Storm Weaver
Storm Weaver
Trickery
Trickery
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