2.6 CI Ignite Flameblast by Waldgaist - very good starting Build and decent Shaper farmer

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Kolder wrote:

Hey Wald, great guide!

Quick question: your section under Gem Setup is quite different than what's on your gear.
ie: Gem Setup section, no golem? Using OOS to CoH Flammability instead of blasphemy (on gear)?

Which is most current to follow - Gear section or Gem section?

Thanks!
~Kolder

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wiggin wrote:

Hello, I am also playing this build, still noob at pizzas here but what helps me a bit is Stone Golem. He's a nice pet and I used him in essence league with another caster build and we became really good friends, he would literally die for me at times and I consider him very much worth a gem slot if not a proper 4 link to make him more tanky.

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Felkor wrote:

Hello !

Waldgaist, thank you for sharing this build.
I'm following this guide in this new league. I never used Flameblast before, and never goes CI too, so all of this is rather new for me ;)
Only 64 for the moment, didn't perform the CI transition yet.

However, I've got few questions regarding the build/the competence.

- First and foremost : I have a lot of troubles when using fireblast. The behavior is very hectic ; when I channel the spell, I expect it to be a growing circle before the explosion when I let it go. However, in maybe 1 cast of 10, the FB explode as soon as I start channeling, and if I didnt release the channel, there are a lot of "small" explosions and no "growing circle". It's not a mana issue (happens even at full mana) and it is VERY annoying on a lot of fights.
Is there some things to do to avoid such behavior ?

- The CI transition ; I'm planning to farm Dried Lake until 70+ and having some correct ES gear before transitionning ; In addition of the 200+ ES chest and shield, what are your other recommandations before jumping in the CI train ?

- The Breach : it reassure me that I'm not the only one struggling with those ; I'm avoiding opening the breach since early cruel with FB. The time I'm able to release a powerfull enough FB I'm multidead. I consider it a non-issue tho, will try again in 75+ with doryani and CI, but the sustained damage afraid me a little ;)

- Another question, gameplay-wise : how do you handle the chests / Essence guys ? Since you have to interact with the chest, which makes me sad because unable to channel Fireblast, I'm not sure of the best way to go. For the moment I'll drop the orb of storm, clic and fire-dash away, hoping for the best. But things could get a little tricky.

- In fact, when looking the last two points, most of my troubles comes from big packs of mobs suddenly surrounding me, making me unable to channel FB without being taken away. I didn't finish the cruel lab yet, maybe the build-in elemental prolif will help with those kind of situations ? (allowing for ultra fast FB casts and counting on the ignite to clear the rest). I was thinking about a Vaal Skeleton army / Spell totem skeleton to distract the bad guys until the payload is delivered.

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waldgaist wrote:

There also should be some Crit FB builds out there. Most of them might be outdated tho. If you want to play crit PIZZA i'd recommend Inquisitor if you wanna play ele dmg and assassin if you want to go with chaos damage. If you don't mind dying a lot because of reflect inquis should be the better one. If you do mind dying i would recommend going assassin with double Consuming Dark. And you want to play as a lowlife character if possible so you can get the most impact dmg out of your PIZZA. If theres anything else lemme know ;)

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Cashondeliveri wrote:

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waldgaist wrote:

There also should be some Crit FB builds out there. Most of them might be outdated tho. If you want to play crit PIZZA i'd recommend Inquisitor if you wanna play ele dmg and assassin if you want to go with chaos damage. If you don't mind dying a lot because of reflect inquis should be the better one. If you do mind dying i would recommend going assassin with double Consuming Dark. And you want to play as a lowlife character if possible so you can get the most impact dmg out of your PIZZA. If theres anything else lemme know ;)

Thanks for the advice, and there is actually something else; i don't think i know what PIZZA means, unless your referring to a flat piece of dough usually with tomato-sauce and cheese on it, which i somehow doubt.