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[3.16 HC] Stormbind Ivory Tower Hierophant



3.16 Scourge

Hierophant

15.06K-7.17M

(60)


Watcher's EyeCobalt JewelCrystal WandPrism GuardianThe Ivory TowerCrown of the Inward EyeVoidbringerAmethyst RingAmethyst RingAstramentisFugitive BootsChain Belt
Eternal Mana FlaskQuicksilver FlaskSilver FlaskJade FlaskGranite Flask

Casual T16 gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kro6i2iSMQ

PoB: https://pastebin.com/xRuWRkeW

I wasn't gonna post this because it is a slow and somewhat zdps HC build, but since 3.17 is buffing self cast spells including stormbind by over 45%, I might as well put this out here.

The focus of this build is tankiness. Stormbind has one of the highest base dmg to base cast time ratios. As such, you can invest almost the entirety of your gear and tree into being tanky and still do mediocre damage. My setup had 15k ES + 35k armor + 4 end charges + 26k evasion + 40% spellblock + ghost shrouds as defences.

One thing I've noticed a lot of people saying recently is that selfcast is bad because "stand still = death". I disagree, if you can get tanky enough you can stand still quite safely. This build frequently stands still for 1sec+, and has comfortably facetanked 150+ scourge stacks in HC all the time. Sirus doesnt even scratch this guy, wave 25+ kosis can sometimes chunk you but I've facetanked kosis for the most part all the way to wave 30.

Disclaimer: I eventually ripped to a Stygian Revenant DD that did over 22k dmg to me. Also I did not do Maven and Feared on HC, as I'm not comfortable with maven beams and uber atziri reflect.

EDIT: RIP Voidbringer. Now Indigon's the only real option but it uses too much mana unpredictably, so chaos damage will eventually kill you.

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Life

12

Mana

3245.9

Energy Shield

15058

DPS

7M

Effective Hit Pool

Chaos Res

76

Fire Res

75

Cold Res

75

Lightning Res

76

Armour

36K

Evasion

27K

Block

22 | 40

Crit Chance

26%

Crit Multi

100%

Rage

0

Strength

247

Intelligence

959

Dexterity

188

Ward

0

Item Quantity

0%

Item Rarity

0%

Movement Speed

44%

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Divine Guidance
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Arcane Blessing
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Sanctuary of Thought
Sanctuary of Thought
Ghost Reaver
Ghost Reaver
Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance
Elemental Overload
Elemental Overload
Zealot's Oath
Zealot's Oath
Pain Attunement
Pain Attunement
Arcane Capacitor
Arcane Capacitor
Arcane Focus
Arcane Focus
Arcane Sanctuary
Arcane Sanctuary
Arcane Will
Arcane Will
Arcanist's Dominion
Arcanist's Dominion
Crackling Speed
Crackling Speed
Cruel Preparation
Cruel Preparation
Deep Thoughts
Deep Thoughts
Deep Wisdom
Deep Wisdom
Discipline and Training
Discipline and Training
Ethereal Feast
Ethereal Feast
Faith and Steel
Faith and Steel
Heart and Soul
Heart and Soul
Holy Dominion
Holy Dominion
Influence
Influence
Insightfulness
Insightfulness
Light of Divinity
Light of Divinity
Lightning Walker
Lightning Walker
Melding
Melding
Mystic Bulwark
Mystic Bulwark
Perfectionist
Perfectionist
Prodigal Perfection
Prodigal Perfection
Purity of Flesh
Purity of Flesh
Retribution
Retribution
Sanctity
Sanctity
Soul Thief
Soul Thief
Sovereignty
Sovereignty
Unnatural Calm
Unnatural Calm
Written in Blood
Written in Blood
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  • VitalityVitality
  • ArroganceArrogance

  • ClarityClarity

  • Defiance BannerDefiance Banner

  • Tempest ShieldTempest Shield
  • Flame DashFlame Dash

  • Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten Shell
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  • StormbindStormbind
  • Arcane SurgeArcane Surge
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  • StormbindStormbind
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