Path of Building: https://pobb.in/jvr5wrWv2kXS

My league start ended up being garbo, so I started over on day 3 and decided to give the new Storm Burst a go. I was excited when it was announced because I always wanted a transfigured version that rewarded channel + release, rather than infinite channel.

This gem is absolutely amazing. Great clear, great single target, very easy and cheap to get started with elemental overload, and scales to big map blasting and abundant damage for killing ubers with a switch to crit and some moderate investment.

Similar to regular storm burst, the idea is to get a lot of duration. We uses Ashes of the Stars for big base duration, a more duration support gem, one regular duration wheel on the tree plus Enduring bond, and an anoint of exceptional performance. Alltogether, this just hits a base duration of 5.6 seconds, which is 14-times 0.4 seconds. By channeling and releasing rapidly, you get big bursts of damage.

I have come to love the Hierophant with Farrul tigers as my go-to setup for any sort of generic caster. It's just so comfortable. I'm using power of purpose for a tiny mana pool to enable Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion, as well as a juicy Haste aura from March of the Legion.

Strength and intelligence are balanced using tattoos and crafted stats on gear to use Rational Doctrine for both consecrated and profane ground.

Damage is split 50/50 cold/lightning for Trinity, and the bursts are so big that pretty much everything is frozen and decently shocked even in high-end content.

I don't even know if I will make another build this league because I don't know how anything would feel good after this. The skill is just so amazing mechanically.