[2.6] "Mist Eater" MoM Flameblast In-Depth Guide

- RING:

----------->-Doedre's Damming: The build runs 2 curses, so this is needed to make it possible or else you will need to spend 5 more points in the tree to get Whispers of Doom node and make you able to inflict one more curse. However, this is not mandatory for lower tier content (leveling and maps below tier 5). Also, beyond the ability to add one more curse to enemies, this ring also has some small bonuses to mana, which is not totally wasted here while it is on most other builds;

- HELMET: You have two choices here, mostly based on your budget;

----------->- Geofri's Crest: Cheap and easy to get early in the league (will cost something between 1 alch to 1c max). It will add nice resistances stats (even chaos) and the juicy +1 to socketed gems mod to boost your damage (our main Spell goes in the Helmet, remember?);

----------->- The Vertex: Expensive early in the league due to this being only obtainable from the Uber Atziri. But the stats are goddamn awesome for a MoM build: +1 to socketed gems, 50% Reduced mana cost (bringing our spell to 0 mana cost combined with the Sanctuary of Thought ascendancy node -- Which will also sinergizes very nicely if you plan to use Eldritch Battery keystone), pretty nice ES/EV, Chaos resistance and the Enemies Cannot Leech Mana from You. Too good to be true, so keep it in the low profile, guys. :)


- BODY ARMOUR: Again, two choices, but these are based on your preferences between damage/AoE coverage or defensive boost. Both of these doesn't need to be bought linked (which drops the price by a lot);

----------->- Carcass Jack: Everything you need to get more area of effect/area damage boost (which also scales your ignites) and also decent defensive stats (some life, resists + Evasion/ES);

----------->- Cloak of Flame: Alright, this body armour is so damn good against high physical damage spike scenarios. It provides no Life mod and only Fire resistance mod, however this can make you have 20% of Phys damage taken as Fire!. This is huge, and even more if you intend to do Uber lab farming, because you can avoid one shots from those Izaro's slams/big lacerates. The Chance to Ignite and Ignite duration are some great offensive bonuses too (but they're wasted if not using a Fire Spell though);


- FLASK:

----------->Rumi's Concotion: This flask is so damn useful in every situation that I can't think into another one to recommend. It has good addition to armor (it's a Granite flask base) and the most important: block and spell block. This will save your life against most of the rapid succession of hits that come from multiple monsters at the same time, and you be even more safer if you combine this flask while using two of other optional uniques mentioned bellow: Rathpith Globe and Stone of Lazhwar, which means that all of the attack block you get will also be applied to spells. Fucking huge! Too good to not take it, and these flasks aren't expensive anymore since the nerfs, but they will always be good unless they put the block chance to 5% or less;

- RING:

----------->-Dream Fragments: I like this ring. It's now even better with the patch 2.6, which added more cold res in the affixes and also the Cannot be Chilled mod. However, this is just a BiS if you don't like to spam flasks (like me) to remove freeze/chill, and because the ring doesn't provide life or any other resists beside Cold resistance, you should consider if it's worth getting it based on the rest of your gear. It also provides a juicy bonus to Maximum Mana and Incresed Mana Regen, which translates into more survivability for MoM users like us. Also, with this ring you'll want to run Chilled Ground maps and farm Tul's Domain with ease. :)

- AMULET:

----------->-Stone of Lazhwar: Simple but very useful stats: Cast Speed, Mana and Block chance applied to Spells. This is highly recommended to use along with Rathpith Globe and Rumi's Concoction. It has no Life or resistances mods at all, so you can skip this if you're in trouble capping resists.

- WEAPON:

----------->-Doryani's Catalyst: Best is slot for weapon. Aim for a high cast speed and Elemental Damage roll, the rest doesn't matter. This weapon also provides leech from Elemental damage, adding a little bit more defensive power.

----------->-Singularity: This weapon can be used as your endgame entry until you get a Doryani's Catalyst. It has pretty nice stats for MoM users like us, so it's a solid choice even if you're lacking currency to buy a better rare mace/wand.

- BOOTS:

----------->-Rainbowstride: These boots are the perfect choice until you get some decent rare boots with life+resists+movement speed roll. However, it's a litte buffed now in the patch 2.6 (25% movement speed), so you will might want to keep it even for higher tier content. It also provides some nice Mana and Block chance applied to Spells (sinergizes well with Rathpith Globe+Stone of Lazhwar combo)

- SHIELD: Alright, three choices here;

----------->-- Rathpith Globe: As stated in the above notes, I would choose this 99% of the time for most content. It provides a very nice % increased maximum Life mod, some Lightning resistance, a decent spell damage mod and the Block Chance applied to Spells, which you should aim to get at least 50% on this roll. This shield is not expensive and it's pretty decent for the endgame content (i've used one to raise a lvl 90 Flameblast Witch in the Breach league). This will add a big layer of defence to your character when combine with Stone of Lazhwar and Rumi's Concoction, which I highly recommend you to do so when reaching T10+ maps;

----------->-Esh's Visage: This shield is kinda hard to get now because it's a Breach league exclusive which needs to be upgraded from the Esh's Mirror unique shield, and you won't be able to reliably get splinters (even with Leagacy League mechanics) to visit Esh's domain so often to get Esh's Mirror + Blessing of Esh to upgrade it, so this item will become expensive in the current league, however look at its stats: Life, ES, Chaos and Lightning Res, and the two most OP mods: Chaos Damage do not bypass ES if not on Low Life or Low Mana and Shock Reflection. Aww yeea! This is very good with our build, all of these mods. Since we are not a low life build and don't get low on mana often too, the chaos damage not bypassing our ES is actually pretty useful since we have a decent amount of ES on top of our life, the mod seems perfect for this build. The Shock Reflection is also very nice, since you can safely face Vinktar's Square and some other encounters with high chance to be shocked.

----------->-Rise of the Phoenix: This shield has a very solid place in this build when you combine it with the Cloak of Flame unique body armour. The shield provides +8% to MAX Fire Resistance, bring you to 83% Fire damage reduction, which will have a great sinergy with the Cloak of Flame's unique mod 20% of Physical damage is taken as Fire. Fucking huge defensive boost against Physical damage (and also fire, obviously). So you can consider using one of these along with the Cloak of Flame. I would actually recommend to use this when coupled with Cloak of Flame if you plan to farm the Uber Lab and bring you extra safety.

BODY ARMOUR:

----------->-Geofri's Sanctuary: Alright, this one is added here if you plan to use the Eldritch Battery keystone and reserve more of your mana to add more auras.
This item has some nice bonuses to Life, ES, Resists, Armor and gives you the Zealoth's Oath effect, which is why this is an option to combine with the Eldritch Battery keystone.
However, if you decide to use this AND Eldritch Batterry, I suggest that you ONLY do so if you have a Doryani's Catalyst and/or the Life&Mana leech Lab enchantment for boots, or use the Warlord's Mark curse 100% of the time. The reason for this is simple: You will loose your Life regen and regen will be applied to ES instead, so you will need some form of Life leech to sustain yourself in battle (beside flasks, of course). The ES gained per 5 STR is also great since the buffs it gained in patch 2.6 (now it's 2 ES per 5 STR), so your ES pool will be very high for the keystone to be even more valuable with this build.
Just another reminder: If you are using The Vertex unique helmet and decided to grab Eldritch Battery, you don't need to use Geofri's Sanctuary. This is because that with The Vertex, your spell socketed in will have 0 mana cost, which will not prevent your ES to recharge when casting, thus the ES regen obtained through Zealoth's Oath is not needed at all.
Also, this body armour has a cool 3D art by itself, which makes you character look good if you don't have cool MTXs (like me). :)