[2.2 Ascendancy] Duelist Battlemage Firestorm Vaal Molten Shell (Theory Crafting)

Firestorm IronWill Battlemage Champion "HellFireShield"




This will be my new char when Ascendancy comes.Have made lots of tests with firestorm builds and vaal molten shell, now im soo excited with expasion ascendancy classes, and for the released ones until now, champion duelist is the right choice for an IronWill Battlemage. Maybe passive tree change, but i dont think it will mess too much the theory.

This is for hardcore, the survivability will be impressive in theory.

We using Duelist for Champion Subclass 100% fortify, 30% inc damage, and removal of status ailments when on low life (such as poison, bleeding, freeze, blind, chilled, burning and shock).

Champion skills we using are:
-First to Strike, Last to Fall
30% increased Damage when not on Low Life
100% increased Armour and Evasion Rating when on Low Life
Status Ailments are removed when you reach Low Life
-Unstoppable Hero
10% increased Fortify Effect
10% increased Attack Speed while you have Fortify
8% increased Movement Speed while you have Fortify
-Fortitude
You have Fortify




Gems
6 linked - Firestorm + Iron Will + Spell Echoo + Conc Effect + Fire pen + Controled Destruction or life leech

3 linked (Doon Cuebiyari) - Vaal molten shell + Inc Duration + Life leech

4 linked - CWDT(6) + Enfeeble(9) + Enduring Cry(20) + Inc Aoe(20)

4 linked - CWDT(1) + Firestorm(8) + Curse on Hit(20) + Flamability(20)
*this needs +1 curse on gear

4 linked - CWDT(12) + Imortal Call(14) + Inc duration(20) + Vaal Haste?

Flame dash + Fast Cast +
or Leap Slam, + curse on hit + flamability +

With this we have 5 active skill: Firestorm, flame dash, enduring cry, vaal molten shell and vaal haste, the rest is cwdt.
Skill combinations depends when expansion launches.
As suspected CWDT molten shell clears vaal molten shell buff. So no use for it. But we can have vaal haste with full duration.



Passive Tree Blood Magic Version
https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQBAdwD7gSzBS0GDgn2DF8NzQ48EuEUIBRxGFYZLho4HKcczh2-IuIlvCcvJ-0pLipNK1AuUzGeM4c1kjrYOuE8BTwtPQ8_J0GHR35H4krIUEdTpVcNWW1fP1-YYSFko2ZUZ5toZWh0aPJuqm87dO1343gNe8N8u4IHgpuCx4Nfg8yE2YTvhXuKr4zPkBGQVZHOlmyfo6IAouqkOaZXp5-pbq2Nr2yvp7Xytz65HbvtvTbAGsBmxBXEWMT2xYrGrs8yz37Tb9R81I_Yvdlh2XzaYtrB20_fv-DD5FHsOO8O73zwH_Gs8kXzm_ZI-Ov56P4K_lQ=

With this tree we get enduring charges, duration nodes, strenght, life nodes, life regen, and 7 jewel nodes.


What to look on gear?
1-Strenght for iron will to be effective
2-life
3-Armour
4-Chaos resist, item rarity, ...

Uniques
Doon Cuebiyari
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Doon_Cuebiyari[/spoiler]
Clear Mind
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Clear_Mind
Alberon Warpath
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Alberon%27s_Warpath
Astramentis
http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Astramentis

Bandits > oak, kill, oak

Vaal molten shell is really fun for boss killing so if i have a tanker batlemage like this i will for sure be using it.

Yes i made a full block version of this build, didnt really like as i loose too many points that goes to life and str and jewel nodes. Think it will be tank enough without block

Let me know what u think of this build. I do apreciatte corrections and tips. Will look after this thread for comments




Passive Tree Mana Version
https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQBAZEB3APuBLMFLQYOCfYMXw3NEuEUIBSpFVAYVhkuGjgcpxzOHNwdvicvJ-0o-itQLdIuUzGeM4c1kjrYOuE8BTwtPQ8_J0GHRZ1HfkrITeNQR1NSU6VWLVcNWW1fP1-YYSFko2ZUZ5toZWh0aPJuqm87dO1343gNe8N8u4KbgseDX4PMhNmE74V7iq-PGpARkFWRzpZsmuCfo6IAouqmV6cIp5-pbq2Nr2yvp7Xytz64k7kdvTbAGsBmxBXEWMS4xPbFisauzzLPftNv1HzUj9X42L3ZYdpi2sHkUevu7DjvDu988B_yRfOb9kj56P4K_lQ=

Pros> can use more auras, recharge mana when hit, can use repentance unique gloves for free iron will.

Con> Need expensive gear.

Ascendancy is 2.2. 2.1 is Talisman challenge league.

You have like 10 Damage nodes. If your gear is not hardcore dedicated to DPS, you not gonna kill anything with that.

Even on my "tankiest" HC chars, i took at least 20 + 1 aura dedicated to damage.

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Astarte911 wrote:

Ascendancy is 2.2. 2.1 is Talisman challenge league.

You have like 10 Damage nodes. If your gear is not hardcore dedicated to DPS, you not gonna kill anything with that.

Even on my "tankiest" HC chars, i took at least 20 + 1 aura dedicated to damage.

Thanks. Updated to 2.2

Damage nodes. For firestorm inc duration is a huge boost to damage, taking both of then simple double effective damage. Plus jewel nodes, with good jewels taking only 1 jewel node can be better than taking 3 normal damage nodes. As an Iron will caster, all strenght nodes i got to reach 503 strenght in passive tree will make that gem alone give a lot more bonus to damage than any support gem could. Having lots of life regen free a gem slot life leech, and no mana problem frees another one. Plus as a no aura caster i can use that unique jewel clear mind to have 60% inc spell damage. Plus 30% inc damage from champion, and the nodes i already got. Think will be enough for normal magic and rares mobs, if i need more damage on a fight vaal molten shell is there for it.

Already tested this combination, it works, i just adapted to get ascendany champion bonuses on duelist, that i think fits perfectly for it as a batlemage. Aura damage is not a real good booster, not necessary, in my opinion.

Maybe you can send me a better passive tree version more focused on damage, love theorycrafting. But please focus on iron will.

Thanks again for the reply.

Updated passive tree, gem links setup, and others.