PoE Occultist, Witch, League Starter, Brand builds

I'm tired of waiting for others to come up with reasonable builds for this skill I love, so I decided to give it a shot myself. I wanted to emphasize slowing enemies as much as I can and the duration of brands. Any discussion on what can be improved on this build is appreciated. Features: Fast clear and death explosions Freedom of mobility for playing brands Cursed and chilled enemies deal 45% less damage with hits (enfeeble & ascendancy) Squishy, but relatively safe from melee, as no melee enemy should be able to touch

I've been trying to narrow down my league starter for Heist the past couple of days. Somewhere along the line, I decided I want to do a cold DoT Occultist, more specifically a Wintertide Brand Occultist (SC-trade). I have a few reasons (that may or may not be valid, politely let me know). Full reasoning summaries below, but TLDR: I think cold DoT Occultists will survive nerfing and might even be buffed by new Hexes. Wintertide brand also feels safe from nerfing, is non-meta, and there is always Vortex to fall back on. I may or may not be able to take advantage of new Hexes more easily. Al