[2.6/3.1] Shaper down on budget 5-link - The Debuffing Pizza (Tri-Curse CI Elementalist Flameblast)

Hi, I just reached the phase where I can move from firestorm to flameblast. But it just seems... worse. I dont know if I have the wrong setup, but should I stick with firestorm for longer until I get items and different gems?
Build Link: https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Crazy_Scott/characters
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Crazy_Scott wrote:

Hi, I just reached the phase where I can move from firestorm to flameblast. But it just seems... worse. I dont know if I have the wrong setup, but should I stick with firestorm for longer until I get items and different gems?
Build Link: https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Crazy_Scott/characters
Thanks

Do not use Elemental Focus for Flameblast. Use Proliferation. Besides, your tree travels in a different way which is lack of elemental/fire dmg.

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Crazy_Scott wrote:

Hi, I just reached the phase where I can move from firestorm to flameblast. But it just seems... worse. I dont know if I have the wrong setup, but should I stick with firestorm for longer until I get items and different gems?
Build Link: https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/Crazy_Scott/characters
Thanks

Your tree has a lot of ES nodes and travel nodes (+10 stat ones). Check the OP's leveling trees, like this one: https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMCAN-Ka3qQ-tQH6QLIv99t3I1LrkZSGyX8TNlbbRnAZpf0RUdSUzLR6-6XlT1fOlhVxoPbBAeiAASzTLOnCI9G2CSboVZISbH319fPJpWsmPk3YeLxbO-IVUs22FM1SRuTJyqNbAvsVSL0jDZQQvAf

It picks lots of life and damage nodes. Don't go pure ES immediately, it's very inefficient. Don't worry about life nodes, you don't have to use a single Orb of Regret later, quest passive resets are enough.

Was wondering what do you think about this build to start next league on the 2nd december? i was wondering if i should go spell totem FB or this one, just read the whole thing and i think this seems to be funnier, but does it clean as fast?

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ScuzzyBoo wrote:

How do you deal with curse immune/hexproof maps? Or is it not a problem somehow?

It's not a problem.

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Tomymoonly wrote:

Was wondering what do you think about this build to start next league on the 2nd december? i was wondering if i should go spell totem FB or this one, just read the whole thing and i think this seems to be funnier, but does it clean as fast?

The damage on totem is much lower. And Hydra is a big challenge to totem. OP doesn't see FB totem too attractive TBH.

What about Uber atziri with 6l? Flameblast can kill her?

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loonger wrote:

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Tomymoonly wrote:

Was wondering what do you think about this build to start next league on the 2nd december? i was wondering if i should go spell totem FB or this one, just read the whole thing and i think this seems to be funnier, but does it clean as fast?

The damage on totem is much lower. And Hydra is a big challenge to totem. OP doesn't see FB totem too attractive TBH.

Roger, i will go for your build because i just wanna play a pizza build, bored of nobrain builds.

my main concern about your build is how much popular it will be for new league, wanted to avoid ES build :(

I have 2 questions:

1. Is there a Way to track ur pendulum of destruction to know when to pop ur pizza?

2. My dmg seems to always differ by a gigantic amount. Like sometimes i hit a boss for 10% hp in 1 pizza plus ignite and sometimes i litterly 1 shot it which is like a 10x multiplier o.O
Is pendulum such a huge difference or are there other possible reasons for that? my conflux shouldnt influece my dmg at all right?