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

First, thanks for this guide, very well made and detailed ! I like playing this build, but as I'm new to the game I have a few questions.

After reading the guide and some answers, I have a good idea of what gear is needed for the build. However, I am currently starting maps and I don't really have the budget to buy the two required legendaries and good rares with high ES, correct sockets and resistances. So my question is, before obtaining good gear, what cheap gear can I buy to begin maps ? Because with my current gear, I feel pretty weak with only 5k ES and I suffer from stuns because I don't have the legendary amulet. However, damage is pretty good. To give an idea of my budget, I currently have around 20 chaos and 30 alchemy.

For example, I can't survive a breach in a map around my level, or even 2 levels below. Is is normal ? Am I doing something wrong or I simply should wait for good gear before doing breaches ?

Another point I want to mention, I don't know if it is the right place, is the behavior of flame dash. I can't use it correctly in "hard time moments" when I need to get out a tricky situation because I need to click inside the range otherwise my character starts walking before casting. It causes me a lot of deaths, and I've seen on videos people using it with a good rpecision and rapidity. Is there a way to use this skill in an easier way ? Because I found myself not using it (except between packs) because it's a reliable escape.

Sorry for my "newbie" questions, but I didn't really find an answer elsewhere.

Hey!

Im just curious about how you can have that high str and dex. Have checked through your gear and skill tree, but im finding nothing. Im having problem with getting both of those! Also, what is it that makes my ES sustain? I have like 7-8k shield but still struggeling in breach tier 4-5. (res caped)- Thanks for sharing this build. I really like it.

hey,

awesome build so far. I've managed to push to 95lvl in BSC, but I got few questions to ask:

1. Is there any way to squeeze more AoE/cast speed to make conc. effect not feel so clunky? I hate switching gems for bosses.

2. Is ghost reaver really worth it? We only have 0.2% leech from the sceptre, and it feels like its doing absolutely nothing. Could have 3 more points to spend on ES instead.

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waldgaist wrote:

If you 10stack every mob group flameblast will always feel static. The trick is to dap (2-3stack fb) into a pack of monster and let the ignite and prolif do the work. While the enemys burn to death you can move on to the next group of monster. This is fastest way of playing selfcast flameblast.

I am running a double curse setup which means flammabilty on blasphemy and ele weakness on orb of storms with curse on hit. For Shaper runs i switch to Arctic Armour and drop blasphemy. Both curses will be aplied through orb of storms then. I often ran out of the blasphemy range while dodging everything at the shaper which is why i am using CoH for this fight. For mapping i prefer blasphemy with flammability tho because i won't drop an orb of storms that often at trash packs :)

How is the +1 curse working out? Getting +1 eye of a chayula wont be as easy as standard, just wondering if its worth getting it on the tree.
Also how much ES are you currently at. Im afraid to respec ES for +1 curse.
Just noticed you dont use crit chance gem with orb of storms. Are you not losing dps from Elemental Overload?

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Zankai wrote:

Another point I want to mention, I don't know if it is the right place, is the behavior of flame dash. I can't use it correctly in "hard time moments" when I need to get out a tricky situation because I need to click inside the range otherwise my character starts walking before casting. It causes me a lot of deaths, and I've seen on videos people using it with a good rpecision and rapidity. Is there a way to use this skill in an easier way ? Because I found myself not using it (except between packs) because it's a reliable escape.

Sorry for my "newbie" questions, but I didn't really find an answer elsewhere.

You can press shift to dash from your current location (just as you can do for any other skill).

Hi! I started off using your build and it was great :), I loved the guide! I did make a lot of my own tweaks for my own personal liking though, and just had a few questions for you.

-Are there any Uber lab phases you can't do for certain days?
-Can you carry others through Uber lab easily?
-Is there possibly another gem setup for argus to help the dps due to ignite immune?
-If you look at my tree I'm currently running 2 curses due to my tree setup. I was planning on getting +1 curse also on my chayula for 3 curses. The plan was to run warlords mark on blasphemy and then flammability + ele weakness + curse on hit + orb of storms. What would be ideal for 3 curses? I assume these are the best but not sure.
Thats all thanks! <3

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-Is there possibly another gem setup for argus to help the dps due to ignite immune?

Specifically for ignite-immune mobs you can run (in a 6 link) Elemental Focus instead of Chance to Ignite, which gives you another 50% multiplier.

Morning

Noob question. Think I'm the oldest player around. I enjoy this build and I always want to learn more.

How do you determine all combined ES on gear. (Sorry forgot to mention your tree nodes.) You don't need to use them in the calculation tree nodes.

1) Armour
2) Shield
3) Boots
4) Gloves
5) Belts
6) Jewellery (Rings etc.)

Is there any particular order how thing's are calculated. I just need to see ball park figures on gear will give me so much end result. Could you give me from 1 to 6 how much I'm looking for value wise.

Thank you in advance.

hiya with the eleron -8 mana of skills is it worth looking for ones with increased fire damage? also i got 6l infernal mantle would this work for the build and great job on shaper kill

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jgundlach wrote:

Morning

Noob question. Think I'm the oldest player around. I enjoy this build and I always want to learn more.

How do you determine all combined ES on gear. (Sorry forgot to mention your tree nodes.) You don't need to use them in the calculation tree nodes.

1) Armour
2) Shield
3) Boots
4) Gloves
5) Belts
6) Jewellery (Rings etc.)

Is there any particular order how thing's are calculated. I just need to see ball park figures on gear will give me so much end result. Could you give me from 1 to 6 how much I'm looking for value wise.

Thank you in advance.

Currently i am sitting at 11065,53 ES and here is how it is gonna calculated:

If you count all the ES on my gear together and also add the flat ES of discipline(+303 ES) it is currently 2212 ES. After that i need to count all my increased maximum energy shield from the passive tree, jewels and intelligence together. I have a total of 335% increased maximum energy shield. If you got those two you can simply calculate your ES.

2212 x 4,35 = 9622,2

Now we need to add the 15% more energy shield mulitplicator which we get above CI.

9622,2 x 1,15 = 11065,53

The body armour, shield and helmet will give you the highest ES boost. Also try to get increased maximun energy shield on your jewels.

I hope this will help you :)