"Burning Ebola" budget build ~22k (ED/RF/IW/Contagion) SC/HC/Atziri viable

WELCOME
So I've been trying out this build quite awhile now, overall i could say damage output is quite decent compared to my current gear, build really shines while playing solo. As i don't have strong PC setup for most of flashy build nowadays i'm quite happy how good it turned out. I was even able to clear T13 maps (highest i've acquired so far) quite easily.








LEVELING PHASE
Speaking about leveling, i think it's better to level up with other skills and keep Essence Drain/Contagion/Whiter/Purity of fire in the back leveling along. Picking up marauder/templar side up until level ~50-60 getting all the life and regeneration nodes also it will drastically increase survivability whiBanditsrogressing.

BANDITS
[N]Help Oak (+40 life)
[C]Kill all (Skill point)
[M]Kill all (Skill point)




SKILL GEMS/LINKS
Essence drain + Controlled destruction + Void manipulation + Rapid decay + Iron Will (slower projectiles for 6L)
Contagion + increased area of effect + abyssal cry
Decoy totem + increased duration
CWDT + Immortal call + molten shell

So i use decoy totem for it's actual purpose to lure monsters away from me use contagion and pop Essence drain once.
Iron will can be swapped for Poison gem/slower projectiles, but as you hang out at templar/marauder side of tree you pile up some strength and you would want armor based chest because you get around 106% increased armour from a tree.
Abyssal cry is for Extra Life/Soul linked/Necrovigil/Porcupine mods and monsters that are annoying, as you kill them they explode with % of max life all around also abyssal cry slows them down even more and destroys the corpses.

As for auras i use Purity of Fire for obvious reasons and second one you need to to adapt to situation mostly i use Blasphemy+Temporal chains so i could feel safe around monsters especially devourers if i roll Curse immunity i swap it for Arctic armour.

For the use of Whiter it's kind of optional mostly my goal is to use it on Atziri + spell totem. For maps it's kind of a time waste.

ITEMIZATION
Sadly if you aim for some damage and clear speed This shield is mandatory, or you can pull off Leo [-damage over time] mod on armour based shield or +2 staff it might work too.



Also you would love this new talisman so you can throw away Vitality aura:

It's kind of bad, but i love to have some chaos resistance just incase. Also prove that you don't need GG gear to clear end game.

Any wand with spell damage mod, as Essence drain is quite slow projectile speed you could find a wand with it, it's quite helpful. Don't worry about cast speed or pierce, you need to hit only one target. I used these until level 65 and swapped life sprig for a shield above:



So recently I was testing this build with Consuming Dark, as i've noticed poison stacks help quite a lot bringing down bosses. Also +1 Purity :) It's not a must for the build to be good, more like a luxury item.


Also one of chest options could be used but you'll need to stack extra lightning resistance, so it goes after you man up and get decent rares, quite lazy to gear up properly.




Now you should be all set up for some Ebola spreading simulation experience. Have fun. :)

PS: Currently unable to provide any kind of gameplay videos, but if you have any questions i'll be glad to answer them when i'm around. Sorry for any mistakes as this is my first posted build up here.

I was thinking to switch to RF on my ED build but then I ripped...

Sorry i'm new. Why not wither?

So far this build up to level 50 is fun to level with. I started as a witch so there are a few differences but overall I like the concept.

nice ebola spreading.. its fun.. but the RF part isn't working out that good so far not enough armor in the build.. guess it is a lot better with The consuming Dark, but that is out of my price range atm.


and once i have the curency for consuming dark i could change up the build to do something with bino's that is nearly the same price in hc talisman atm.. but we'll see.

76 and going strong

Hi. I don't care about the build, just wanted to upvote the title :D

Can this build do map over tier 13 , i mean do 15 ?