PoE builds similar to Why 3000 STR is not smart - Legion (3.7)

Hello exiles, &x200B; just theorycrafted some selfcast blazing salvo builds for ascendant (door + pathfinder), door and elementalist. They all use MoM + EB (specced until devouring diadem). The way i simulated the dps for BS is I took old firestorm lvl 18 which has pretty much the same dps as lvl 20 BS. I also used lvl 15 immolate to simulate the lower added dmg effectivnes of blazing salvo. The gear i used for simulation is in my opinion mediocre. Obviously devouring diadem is not gonna be easy to get on league start but it should get a lot cheaper after a week or two. Since i dont ha

Got to maps a few hours ago and its pretty ok. Visually S+. Nothing better than dropping meteors on stuff. It just locks you in place while casting which killed me a few times. Just didn´t get it to work with an ignite or intensity build.

First time making my own build and to be honest I have no clue if what I put together is a) playable and b) not complete dogpoop. Here is the PoB: Its very barebones. No Flasks, no uniques or special items, nothing ticked in config and the gems aren't filled out yet. It already has around 500k dps without using a second curse (allocated points in WoD just for reference) and without the vaal version. To me this seems pretty great but I have no clue if its actually playable. I am not set on hiero, just used it because I wanted to see what impact arcane surge

Firestorm looks like it could be fun coming up, and ascendant is always good for a challenge. Heiro takes care of the mana problem with totems also +1 totem and mini MoM for defense. Chieftan gives ash, damage and tankiness through totem leech. Damage is scaled through generic sources due to EO, rest of points are life, totem and mana. I figure itll play like flameblast totems, but do pretty well on bosses.

Me: Copying from: Damage is about 1/3rd. It insta-kills yellows in t16 maps, but my god it is unbearably sluggish. Especially when mini-packs constantly spawn, needing me to drop one of my 3 firestorms to finish them off. If I had explosions it would be so much better, but I can't squeeze in Impulsa. Self-chill spark would cost too much atm Maybe a 2nd skill for clearing? Or should I swap 6l to rolling magma? It's not ignite focused. Also thought about Fulcrum instead, not sure what damage would be like, I can get the resists eas

I've spent some time theory crafting this, if it works I'll be very happy, it has 8k phys ehp, the items are fairly idealized but most rolls are set to average since I dont want to plan around 6x t1 rares, having the right mid tier rolls is enough for me on most numbers. Hopefully this isn't as far fetched as I'm worried it is, the jewels are probably very expensive but there are a lot of rolls in those categories that should increase the dps in similar ways. Criticism and tips are very much appreciated.

Hi, i'm a off meta player and usually like to make my own builds, and i've stumbled into a fun interaction betweeen these skills and intensify, considering it snapshots the damage on the duration of both, i can do a good amount of damage with high intensify uptime, using both on a single 6L. Other than gem setup (i know it's kinda jank, i intend to swap into a staff setup sometime soon), what would be an obvious improvement here? SSF BTW, but i have medium experience in crafting my own gear, so any rare upgrade is game. POB: Tha