[2.3 Build Guide] Lurifaxx's Soul Ward Occultist! [HC/SC/Atziri Viable]

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Matlock0 wrote:

I don't see the point in crafting "faster start of ES recharge" on your rings when the quiver already provides 150%. I mean it appears to be a prefix so crafting 5% - 20% max ES would help a lot more I feel.

His goal is to get the recharge to start during immunity from an Immortal Call with no endurance charges. That's valuable if you're only taking physical damage at the time but not if you're taking elemental damage. Looks like with Essences though you'll be able to get both if you get a roll with available space for the leo mod.

Hi guys,

Im planning on starting next league 2.4 with a build similar to this build, tho i have made some minor changes.

I think investing in amplify + some area of effect nodes is not worth the points. so i've changed that a bit.

My current build looks like this http://bit.ly/2cqXLWn.

Let me know what you think about the tree.

Gz,

~~Has anyone tried this running 6L CA in +3 bow and 5L ED in armor? (need that spare 6th socket for Blink Arrow, also 5L is significantly cheaper) CA and ED damage scales using all the same modifiers but one (AoE Damage) so in theory it should absolutely wreck bosses even in higher tier maps.~~

edit: I'm an idiot, OP runs ED in chest in Plaza video.

Also do we know whether or not Wither will work with Spell Totem in 2.4? (Wither is now new class of spell, Channeled)

Furthermore I was thinking about not taking Vile Bastion and use Eye of Chayula to resolve stun problem (don't trust Vile Bastion - firt hit doesn't stun, but all consecutive ones can stunlock the living shit out of us, especially considering absolute fuckton of projectiles flying left and right in higher tier content) - I'm just not sure if I will be able to supplement enough resistances via rings, belt, boots and helmet alone.

Heretic's veil with decent roll looks tempting aswell (but again, resistances). Lazy Dual curse blasphemy with Malediction to supplement that sweet sweet Temporal Chains with Enfeeble for extra safety.

One of other variations I thought about would be Ascent from Flesh for sweet sweet Phasing if ES recharge started recently. Or Auxium belt with nice ES boost and Chill and Freeze duration based on 65% of ES (I've noticed Freeze is an ABSOLUTE bitch against some bosses or buffed Izaro - every hit = Frozen), I mean sure we have Flasks but I'd preffer to slot in some unique flasks bar one-two (Basalt, Quicksilver) - although seeing that BV Pathfinder is going to be a go-to build for most people this league, flasks might be massively overpriced and out of reach...

Darkscorn went through my mind for cheap flat 25%phys dmg taken reduction but ultimately lack of +3 causes CA's dmg to drop significantly.

I would love to squeeze in Vaal Lightning Trap for some extra killing potential or Vaal Discipline as an "OH SHIT" button for extra layer of defenses but not sure what gem to sacrifice to get the spare socket.

So many options to consider!

will this be viable in 2.4? was a pretty fun build to play, just wondering to start with it

This build looks awesome, I am going to try a similar one, just with Veil of the Heretic Tri-curse. My biggest goal is to be able to craft the +3 Bow with the new "Your Hits apply a Damage over Time effect, dealing 500 Chaos Damage per second for 10 seconds"

Nice build i try it. But i can not buy in the HC essence Soul Strike. Out of stock in two days ;D

Level 78 in essence softcore.

The build is very fun to play. It's not the fastest in terms of clearspeed... it's not the meta. And that's good honestly. It's pretty safe: with crappy gear i have 8.5k ES, and i still miss the Energy from Within jewel so it can be hugely improved.

The 5l +2 bow is very cheap: bought it for 5c. The quiver is extremely cheap. This build is absolutely cheap to start though there's a lot of space for improvements if you manage to collect currency. With lv 18 gems the dps is around 8k which isn't bad... i didn't had any problems against bosses in the first 7 tier maps in terms of damage. Nor in terms of defence, aside from vaal pyramid: the last boss of this map is very very fast, he do flicker strike and does more than 1 attack per second so he won't let your es recharge (i have done it with worse gear tho, should retry it)

What was unlucky with? Essences. Couldn't find the ES essence of a decent tier... i Always get the life or physical damage one rotfl.

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Serge91 wrote:

Level 78 in essence softcore.

The build is very fun to play. It's not the fastest in terms of clearspeed... it's not the meta. And that's good honestly. It's pretty safe: with crappy gear i have 8.5k ES, and i still miss the Energy from Within jewel so it can be hugely improved.

The 5l +2 bow is very cheap: bought it for 5c. The quiver is extremely cheap. This build is absolutely cheap to start though there's a lot of space for improvements if you manage to collect currency. With lv 18 gems the dps is around 8k which isn't bad... i didn't had any problems against bosses in the first 7 tier maps in terms of damage. Nor in terms of defence, aside from vaal pyramid: the last boss of this map is very very fast, he do flicker strike and does more than 1 attack per second so he won't let your es recharge (i have done it with worse gear tho, should retry it)

What was unlucky with? Essences. Couldn't find the ES essence of a decent tier... i Always get the life or physical damage one rotfl.

Hi im lvl 88 atm essence softcore, with pretty much this build (some changes). have 6L +3 bow super easy to get with the crafting method. once u get above the 14k dps mark everything will get so much smoother. I'd advice to use a witchfire flask its very strong for this build due the vulnerabilty curse. I skilled my tree in 2nd curse. Oh and another tip use a 4+ Link essence drain besides ur CA for bosses. ull shred through them.

Cheers

I'm playing this build in ESC and it's a ton of fun ! I managed to kill uber izaro at lvl 72 Oo !
I run temp chain and the shield recharge triggers between his attacks that's crazy ^^

I'm a bit low on damage i feel though. I don't have access to empower on this league, so i use inc AOE or conc effect for T10+ maps or atziri/uber lab to make up for it. I just hit the 11K tooltip on both poison arrow and ED. Gem is lvl 19 on a +3 bow.

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I'll try to grab a jewel slot and some mana on my last few points !

Trying to find a build that costs a decent chunk in this new league since I have some currency to burn now. Want something tough and most map mod viable, and this or the ED version of this look right down my alley.

That being said, whats the better way to go? CA or ED for faster kill times? Which one is all around better?

Since ED has built in "REGENERATE X% life", wouldnt that be good paired with Zealots Oath to regen ES quicker?

Just a few questions I have. Pardon my newbness, as I have never stepped into the Chaos Damage or CI realm yet :)

GOALS: Have an Uber Lab runner, fill out as much of my Atlas as possible, perhaps attempt Uber Atziri and kill her. Will this build suffice?