[2.4 HC | Video Guide] Essence Drain Occultist aka "The Bastion" | 8-link & Iron Will | life based
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Neat looking build bro, i'm trying it out in a few days, also wondered what do you think about grabbing whispers of doom with a heretic's veil for tricurse enfeeble/temp/vuln? We get 7% unreserved mana with no enlighten and 13% with level 3, and we can always run clarity on BM. Might be a good upgrade for rich folks.
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" i wouldn't go for tri curse tbh, but try it out!... vulnerability isn't that great for ed imo. overall i think it isn't worth it. |
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What do you think about using a high strength roll Black Sun Crest helmet and use rare boots instead? A good int roll also helps the int requirement.
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" Should be a viable option, but you have to make sure to get at least a 15% roll... Overall i think Alberon's Warpath boots are the better option. helmets can go up to 1000+armour/eva and compared to boots don't need the extra prefix (movement Speed) Boots wit str, life, dual res, ms and high armour/eva rolls are pretty rare and very expensive. |
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Playing with this badboy for the last week and its a beast. Can reliably clear apex/endgame lab, even with a lot of stuff to upgrade(have aroun 800 str, think i can get it to 1k), pretty damn good damage(currently sitting at 23k tooltip). single target is a joke with wither and poison from consuming dark, and aoe is just as good. |
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" yeah, next upgrades should be essence drain 21 and empower 4. |
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Hi. I noticed that you have taken 2 extra points on intelligence. I don't understand why they are needed? if you can take the slots for jewel.
Left your beat. Fixed me right.  |
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Hi,
Will you be updating this build for the Legacy League? |
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Thanks for the great build. Tried it and enjoyed it a lot, but not sure about running it during legacy. I found the enormous number of off-color sockets to be very expensive to color, which would be a major deterrent in a new league. I had some mana sustain issues as well. Still, a very fun and strong build - prob my favorite essence drain to date.
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