[2.6] Kikazaru's Cursed Occultist--CI Soulmantle RF Totems Uber Iz, Atziri, and Guardians down

Im 38 so far so im running Bond because no Cloak yet. I just have to try it out when im higher i think. For me its not about coverage but dmg, but we'll see how uncomfortable it feels with the traps.

Also, any reason why you decided against Tri-Curse with Witchfire Brew? The extra vulnerability + flask effect should give 100%+ increased damage over time.

Re: Witchfire brew

Honestly, because all the way up to my aborted attempt at an Uber Atziri run, I never felt like it needed more damage. Soulmantle is that good imo. ymmv.

Pleased to report I had a chance to attempt Guardians and Shaper with this build at lvl 89 in its second life in standard.

Guardians: Succeeded at all 4 guardians on first attempts, chimera and phoenix deathless. Need more practice on hydra (4 deaths)/ think wearing kaom's boots instead of relying on flasks would be superior for that fight specifically and minotaur with extra damage mod is very dangerous (2 deaths)

Shaper: Failed my first ever Shaper run. I note that getting up through the point where he teleports you away to heal himself went very smoothly, but when I returned I got a terrible vortex placement (right under Zana) and had no where to hide during explosions, so run failed. At the moment I lack currency to attempt again, but based on how the first half went, I believe with more practice/better luck the build is Shaper viable, though I cannot prove it myself just this moment.

Little update on my try with Ancestral Bond. It works perfect and gives me alot of extra dmg since i have a 3rd totem (in effect 50% more damage). Im now lvl 85 and running Uul-Netol, Atziri and Maps up to T15 totally easy. Even did 5 Uber-Lab all-key runs so far and died only once :)
Map mods are no problem as long as its not -% energy shield regen.

To trigger Ele Equilibrium I use Lightning Trap and Vaal Lightning Trap for bosses in addition. The Trap + cluster + GMP + Chain works even better then OoS IMO. One throw and I hit every mob on screen and even offscreen. Can just be a bit hustling for fast moving bosses with AoE dmg to let him trigger traps after you run out of Vaal traps, but I got used to it very fast.

Here is my current gear, gem setup and planned tree for lvl 95.

Equip:


Flasks:


Chest:

Boots:

Gloves:

Mainhand:

Shield:

Helemt:


Skill-Tree:

New patch for 3.0 cuts damage on RF totems by 45%. Must've been a good skill.

RIP.