[Possible 3.0 Update Coming SOON!]"Dbum's Occultist Essence Drain/Decay with a F***ing Bow!"

The Decay from Essence of Delirium uses Support Gems from the skill used to proc Decay on mobs. Depending on the skill used, Decay will use supports based off the skill. Essence Drain tags: Projectile, Spell, Chaos, Duration and also has this wording: Modifiers to spell damage apply to this skill's damage over time. This means Controlled Destruction (spell), Rapid Decay (Duration), Slower Projectiles (Projectile) will work with this spell as well as Decay.


Can also use a Essence of Woe for the added Spell Damage to a bow instead of Delirium.

1. Buy your bow (Reflex Bow is great for the 4% movement speed and low dexterity requirement)

2. Use Essence of Delirium on it (The decay mod is a suffix) or Essence of Woe (Spell dmg is a preffix)

3. Repeat step 2 until you get 1 open prefix and 1 open suffx

4. Craft "cannot roll attack mods" with Level 8 Catarina

5. Exalt to get +1 to socketed gems

6. Craft Projectile Speed from Tora

+100 to maximum Energy Shield
Energy Shield Recharge is not interrupted by Damage if Recharge began Recently (4 seconds)

*https://youtu.be/prZ_tz3Y89Y - Zana Daily Promenade with Ele Weakness -

*https://youtu.be/V97jmWYo_Eg - T10 Shaped Peninsula - Minus Max, Temp Chain, +3 Proj, 89% cold dmg, Onslaught

*https://youtu.be/6DuGih3zQ40 - Death and Taxes

*https://youtu.be/nxyxBKNdCeg - t12 Bad mods Plateau

Been playing around with some things, and got rid of Zealots Oath. Trying to keep the same damage while increasing Energy Shield. Added a 2nd Energy from Within for increased ES.

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Bow

Must use a Tier 6/7 Deafening Essence of Woe (t6-95-100% spell dmg/t7 105-110% spell dmg) or Essence of Delirium on a Bow to gain Decay - 1000 damage over 10 seconds on hit. Top 2 other mods we hope for are: +1 to Level of Socketed Gems (very valuable for ED huge damage increase), increased Projectile Speed, and Leo mod "(15 to 30)% increased Damage over Time". Other useful mods are moves speed implicit on certain base bows, and resistances.

**We can craft the +1 to Level of Socketed Gems via Catarina mod Cannot roll attack mods and then using 1 Exalt Orb to guarantee the +1.**

Quiver

**Quoting from LuriFaXx's build**

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LuriFaXx wrote:

The most important attribute of Soul Strike is the "150% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge" modifier. When Energy shield starts to recharge, it will continue to do so for 4 seconds, thanks to Wicked Ward.

These two mechanics become incredibly strong together. It allows us to be almost immune to physical damage, face tank bosses and afk in traps in the end game labyrinth.

The quiver puts some limitation on us however, either we have to use a bow or go unarmed.

Body Armour

Highest Energy Shield body armour you can get your hands on. Get resists when needed. **If Low Life use Shavronnes Wrappings.

Helm

Same as Body Armour, Highest Energy Shield body armour you can get your hands on. Get resists when needed. **Can use Heretics Viel for its very nice ES and reduction to curse mana reserve, and massive bonus to curses. Will be required if going low life tri curse on blasphemy.

Gloves

Same as Body Armour, Highest Energy Shield body armour you can get your hands on. Get resists when needed. Could also craft some needed strength or cast speed from Catarina. The new Fingerless Silk Gloves have spell damage implicit and are amazing.

Boots

Same as Body Armour, Highest Energy Shield body armour you can get your hands on. Get resists when needed. Rainbow Strides are a great cheap option.


These are a superb option for the phasing and pierce. We get 100% pierce for Essence Drain, and less chance to be hit by projectiles while phasing. Also gives a ton of dex!


Belt

We need energy shield, resistances, and strength here. Adding armour and movement speed are beneficial as well.

Rings

Must look for a ring with at least one prefix open to craft the Leo mod "(10 to 20)% faster start of Energy Shield Recharge" which costs 2 chaos each if you want to stand in traps and face tank phys damage. We can also craft the Elreon mod "5-20% Increased Energy Shield" which costs 1 exalt. Other needed mods include: max energy shield, resistances, mana regen, strength, and max mana.


**Can use Valyrium if we get 20% faster start of energy shield recharge, then use a good amulet with %es and flat es.

Amulet

We use this for its "Cannot be Stunned" mod. Only reason to use this is for this mod. As energy shield character we will get stunned. Stun threshold is based on your life and as CI we have 1 life, as low life we have very low life. Only other ways to get away from this amulet would be Unwavering Stance passive below Marauder, or Skyforth Sorcerer Boots http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Skyforth.

**We have to corrupt these with Vaal Orbs to gain the implicit "enemies can have an additional curse" if we want to go tri curse without Malediction.

Flasks

We need immunity to various status ailments: Stun, Freeze, Curses, Burning, etc.


**Very powerful option with tri-curse.**

From standard...but gives a general idea of what we are looking for. Tree is the same minus CI and nodes behind, and taking Pain Attunement and Arcane Vision.
The bow obviously does not have spell damage but has the +1 gems, with Empower lvl3 I am at 28.8k dps.

**This set up brought to you by user windz**
*Ball Lightning (Lvl 1 or so) > Curse on Hit > Vulnerability > Void Manipulation > Faster Projectiles/Slower Projectiles

**Vortex Clearing** brought to you by user grantj415 I like this one A LOT!
*Vortex > Void Manipulation > Rapid Decay > Controlled Destruction > Increased Area of Effect

Essence Drain is linked to a level 2 Empower. It will be much higher with level 3 or 4.