[2.2]Low Life crit Vaal Molten Shell Occultist (Insane DMG)

-Tanky (Purity of Lightning(POL), Purity of Fire(POF), up to 10k Energy Shield, 4 endurance charges, Armor from Vaal Molten Shell(VMS))
-Very high dmg (currently at about 250k DPS in my hideout with low level gems, increased area of effect and level 80 in a 4link)
-feels fast
-chaos damag+Poison - almost no issue with reflect

-pretty bad in shitty maps (hard to sustain VMS)
-expensive - as any Low Life build
-low Area of Effect
-needs a mana flask when VMS is down
-VMS' base crit is low (5%)- can be hard to gear

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We need one Intuitive Leap Jewel at the Power Charge/Endurance Charge/Faith and Steel Node at the Templar area.

1x Intuitive Leap, 1x Energy from Within, 2x Sacrificial Harvest. For other Jewel Sockets get the mods in this order:
1.Increased Area Damage
2.Increased Damage
3.Increased Crit multi with Elemental skills
4.Increased Crit multi with Fire skills
5.Increased Maximum Energy Shield

Position for the Energy from Within is below the Pain Attunement node so that Melding is in range.

Forbidden Power, Wicked Ward and Vile Bastion

VMS= Vaal Molten Shell, Inc AOE = Increased Area of Effect, conc effect = concentrated effect, POL = Purity of Lightning, POF = Purity of Fire, CWDT = Cast when damage taken, WB = Whirling Blades, FA = Faster Attacks
4-6 link VMS: VMS, Inc. AOE, Inc. Duration, Elemental Focus (+Empower/inc. critical strikes)
2R-2B (+1R/B)

Swap inc. Aoe for conc effect at bossfights.
A 4link is enough damage so you could use another 2link in your chest to be able to use Vaal Haste or other situational gems, such as CWDT Immortal call.

4link Auras: POF, Discipline, POL and Enlighten lvl3/4
R-3B

If you havnt got an enlighten lvl3/4 yet, you should put of POL.

2link Aura: Anger, lvl16+ Bloodmagic
R-B

One dmg aura, almost 40% of my dmg atm.

3link movement: WB, FA, Fortify/Bloodmagic
R-2G

I suggest using 20% quality gems for WB and FA since we dont get alot of AS from the tree.

4link curse: CWDT(lvl5), Blade Vortex(lvl10), Curse on Hit, Warlords Mark
2R-1B-1G

Our curse, pretty much works like a Blasphemy Warlords Mark, since we deal damage to ourselves constantly. Also generates Powercharges against bosses with Occultist nodes.

3/4link for VMS downtime: Incinerate, Flameblast, Faster Casting, Elemental Focus
4B

Incinerate is not really necessary, since Flameblast casts almost as fast as Incinerate but i still like to have it since it doesnt cost any mana with an elreon jewelery.

Helmet - Scold's Bridle Mind Cage

This enables this build and is mandatory.

Chest - Shavronne's Wrappings



This is needed to mitigate the chaos dmg. Doesn't have to be a 6/5link but should be a 6-socket with at least a 4link. Solaris Lorica is a budget option.

Weapon - The Consuming Dark



Doesn't make us immune to reflect but helps alot. With POF+Aura effect nodes and a ruby flask you can manage reflect mobs. If you dont care about reflect and want more dmg, a nice rare dagger with spelldmg/spellcrit/critmulti and more attackspeed would be best in slot - but i dont recommend it.

Shield - rare

High Energy Shield is the most needed Stat, some res and Spellcrit/ -dmg is a nice addition, but not needed.

Amulet - rare

Strength/Dexterity are needed since we dont get alot from the tree, some flat/ % Energy Shield + resistances are nice aswell. If you want perfect gear, also go for Crit Multi.

Rings - rare

Same as Amulet, get some Strength/Dex, Diamond base is best. Some ES/res are nice aswell. You should also get at least one Elreon jewel with -6+ mana so your Incinerate doesnt cost any mana.

Belt - rare

Es, Res and Strength are the stats we are looking for.

Gloves - rare/Voidbringer

I personally LOVE Voidbringer in ES builds, 200ES is pretty good for gloves and 130+spellcrit can be huge. You could even use your VMS in this beauty to get a free lvl on it. Only downside is the manacost of skills, which can be annoying. The more defensive option would be ES gloves with some res and attackspeed.

Boots - rare

ES, res, maybe some MS, Int for more ES is not bad aswell but its a minor stat.

Flasks:


My current gear (not optimized at all, as im still lvling)