PoE Profane Bloom, League Starter builds

First off, let me get this out of the way. This isn't going to be a meta build, there's probably better selfcast builds than this too, and i'm sure mines will do better damage. I just hate mines and don't want to play it, and wanted to see what I can do with Archmage on leaguestart. Also many of the more popular ways to scale hexblast involve some very expensive uniques, and since most traditional archmage items are relatively cheap (Ivory Tower <5c launch day). I thought it might be a decent league starter, so lets give it a try. It does roughly 20M Pinnacle Boss DPS, and some PoB warr

Current latest updated pob: (Thanks to bodelotte for the suggestions/improvements!) Above is what I have so far. I love storm rain, but it's not ideal for me for mapping. With the new Voltaxic Rift 100% lightning -> chaos conversion, occultist becomes interesting. This means profane bloom could help solve some of the mapping issues for me. I have never made a build however, most of the times I just follow someone elses guide and change it a bit. I thought maybe

This is a build i have been playing for a few leagues in a row, decided to share for anyone interested hmu with questions if you have any &x200B; POB:

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

Both Bane and Cold DoT Occultists greatly benefit from the new Vaal Caress Gloves, as they run 4L Vaal gems. Bane === For Bane, Vaal Blight receives hefty buffs from running Vaal Caress: Let's say you get these at level 32 (very unlikely), you have Vaal Blight Level 10, Void Manip Level 8, Efficacy Level 8 and Swift Affliction Level 1. You're a Witch with a standard Bane tree (Atrophy, Whispers of Doom, Melding and Arcane Expanse). Compared to Apothecary's Gloves, which you can't get until much later, and are gonna be BiS for a while, you get a +194% dps inc