[2.6] EK NOVA Pathfinder/Occultist Millions of DPS. UPDATED w/ Leveling Guide!

I'm loving this build but it REALLY takes off when you get a Taste of Hate and a Vinktar's. Here's hoping it's viable in 3.0 b/c I want to play it again.

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mreowr wrote:

super nooby question here, but why are you picking up the Damage over time nodes? I thought the chaos damage from force shaper was instant, so I can a little confused about that part. The DoT nodes near Will of Blades, why wouldn't you just continue that line and get the chaos damage nodes? Currently going occultist for this build. Pretty fun so far!

you're missing the core factor in our damage, poison. the DoT nodes add poison damage specifically

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generalchaos wrote:

I'm loving this build but it REALLY takes off when you get a Taste of Hate and a Vinktar's. Here's hoping it's viable in 3.0 b/c I want to play it again.

taste of hate is an awesome flask for it's defensive qualities, but remember, since we're using Void Manipulation, a Diamond Flask adds more damage than a Taste of Hate. the cold damage for shatter + ice bite is actually a really nice addition to this build, and it's obviously a much better flask swap than a regular old sapphire flask.

Hey man, where is this mana leech placed in?

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ulthane010 wrote:

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Yeah, its all about rng, you get the guaranteed Essence mod but everything else is just randoms rolls of anything!

Hi, can you kill guardians whit your gear?

Sorry for late reply. Been busy spamming maps. Once I hit 98, I will focus on endgame grind and run some Guardians. I'm more than sure they will go down very quick with my current gear and setup. Just need Wither Totem out and the dmg will be insane.

Thank you for the build.

Can you help me to check which items i can upgrade to boost dps?
I am at 20k in hideout without any charge or flask.

Gear


TREE


Decided to upgrade to this wand, but damage went down 2k

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WonszAkaDzik wrote:

Hey man, where is this mana leech placed in?

I just use mana leech for No Regen/Hexproof maps. If you have the leech enchant on boots then you're covered.

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commonjunks wrote:

Can you help me to check which items i can upgrade to boost dps?
I am at 20k in hideout without any charge or flask.

looks good, but you are missing the spell crit nodes at witch start


it's okay to lose some damage when switching to a new wand from Apep's cus of Apep's increased mana cost

Hi guys Im leveling this build right now and I would like to ask, is there a way to generate power and frenzy charges other than use active skill gems? I was trying Assassin with HoI and curse on hit but I can't leech enough that way, and is not reliable enough to get frenzy with ice bite. Any ideas?

I'm pretty much done with most gear now except a new shield and perhaps try to slam couple items.

I havent tried alot of Guardians yet, needed to sell all t16s to finally afford the awesome belt! Althugh I'm sure even those would melt, as long as you refill flask charges if needed and keep Wither Totem up.

But I did do couple Chayulas and it was really easy. Needed to refill flasks once in h/o but probably breaking all the stones for more adds wouldnt require that. The leech is insane on fights where there are alot of adds.

As I said to many others, the strenght of this build is the insane leech and aoe clear. As long as you dont get 1 shot, you will outheal anything, with at least my current gear!


Also switched to Controlled Destr. instead of Crit Strikes and Tooltip wise and gave me about 5k. Still doing testing for the ideal 6th gem, but it does feel overall dmg went up. But to gain out the most dmg I still beieve a lvl 4 empower would outperform a 21/20 controlled destr.

Swapped currently also out Reckless Defence jewel, I think 75/65 is more than enough for anything with flask up and gained some dps/Es instead of it.


In H/O I currently have 56k tooltip dps, 110k with flasks and about 260-270k fully charged. Abit mroe with Vaal haste. Defensive statswise 11.750 ES, almost ele, 5-6 combined res away from cap.


A tip to many others trying to get this build started. I focused on flasks very very early, before any major parts and it made the build feel very strong and it really took off. Also the flasks added alot of tankyness.

Also Intuitive Leap jewel near melding could be a nice investment early on, I still run with it. If you spam shaped strands/atoll etc, you will have max frenzy/pc up 95%+ of the time and it's imo a good solution if you dont like the extra BV link.

Hopefully this will be my first character ever to hit 100 in a league (my previous highest was 97) and If you got some questions, feel free to spam me ingame and I can also try to help you out.

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I'm pretty much done with most gear now except a new shield and perhaps try to slam couple items.

I havent tried alot of Guardians yet, needed to sell all t16s to finally afford the awesome belt! Althugh I'm sure even those would melt, as long as you refill flask charges if needed and keep Wither Totem up.

Amazing gear congratulations , how did you get Skyforth and headhunter, you chance o bougth them?

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ulthane010 wrote:

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I'm pretty much done with most gear now except a new shield and perhaps try to slam couple items.

I havent tried alot of Guardians yet, needed to sell all t16s to finally afford the awesome belt! Althugh I'm sure even those would melt, as long as you refill flask charges if needed and keep Wither Totem up.

Amazing gear congratulations , how did you get Skyforth and headhunter, you chance o bougth them?

I bought both of them. Skyforths very early into the league when it was about 25ex. HeadHunter earlier today for a total of 67 ex. Have never chanced any tier 1 unique yet across my 5 leagues I've been playing on.

Mostly just been spamming maps, about 950 trieleague maps atm. 20% into lvl 98. Done alot of breachlords, some lab/prophecies in between mapping. About 12 days played this league, although alot is afking, while eating, doing other stuff etc. Just to give you some sort of estimation. Dropwise : 13 ex orb drops, where 3 were today, 15 divine orbs, 9 reliquary keys. Most of currency lately from rolling good t15's and selling all t16s. Makes about 3-5 ex from just mapsales per day.