[2.1.0]This is Ax's Firestorm.2.0 No buff 6000 AVG dmg in sarn.

Hello,forgive me for my poor english,I will try my best to show you that firestorm is very impressive and worth u to try it!

Actually,I don't want to write this build,because of my poor english.However,when 2.1 comes,GGG makes the firestorm's damage be 20% higher at 20level,I should say I am surprised.
Really,I think firestorm should be nerfed at 2.1:).

Now,this is Ax's firestorm.
The Sarn Encampment dps,
6L:firestorm-spell echo-increased duration-concentrated effect-increased critical strikes-added cold dmg.You will see this is my true avg dmg.


Now,2.1's tooltips:


Fine,let's talk about the firestorm,something I used that can find in poewiki.

Here's firestorm Functions and Interactions form wiki:


The firestorm's 2.0 changes:

Had a very slight damage buff.
Area of effect of explosions increased by 11% (9 to 10).
It now grants 1% area damage per 1% quality instead of reduced delay between fireballs.
The Duration of Firestorm has been increased from 1.3 seconds to 2 seconds at all levels.
Base Cast Speed has been increased from a cast time of 1 second to 900ms.
Critical Strike Chance has been increased from 5% to 6%.
And one thing wiki does not show:Damage effectiveness:20% to 30%.

These are huge buff,right?

So,I find a lot of damage increased point of firestorm:
Duration,cast speed,XX-XX dmg to spells,critical strike,and appropriate radius.

why I choose these support gem?

Spell echo:
This gem will reduced the tooltips dmg,but it is really nessesary because its more ast speed.Notice:cast speed does not change the tooltips dmg!

Increased Duration:
Can find in Functions and Interactions.

Concentrated Effect:
Also can find in Functions and Interactions.

Added cold damage:
In 2.0,added XX-XX dmg to spells is very good mod for firestorm,and cold damage that deals cri strike will freeze monsters,will be safe,plz notice:cri strike can only freeze the normal monsters,lots of magic monsters,but it is hard to freeze bosses and high-life rare monster.

Increased critical strikes:
Oh,this is a unusual gem,why choose it?Why I do not choose cast speed?In my real test result,this gem is very powerful for firestorm,it makes my firestorm cri strikes chance be 52.56% in sarn encampment,61%+ with 3 power charge.As cold damage can freeze,it will make me safe a lot.However,cast speed is good enough.

*2.1 changes very little for firestorm,passives tree and gears choice doesn't change a lot.










uh,plz notice,the low-life firestorm build maybe 15k avg dmg+,u can try it!However,lost the life flasks uses,the build may be a little dangerous.High number of hits and life leech will help u a lot.

Thanks a lot for reading,and forgive me for my poor english again.
Forgive me if I could not reply you faster.

Let's enjoy POE in 2.1.Good Luck!