[3.5] Occultist Vortex/Cold Snap ES/CI - Deathless and Safe Uber Elder and T16's

Thanks. Seems like temp chains is only possible with solstice vigil then. Also, afaik aspect of the spider doesnt count as a curse, so you'd only need +1 curses (which can pretty easily be obtained by grabbing whispers of doom from the tree) to run enfeeble, aspect of the spider, and temp chains.

Someone might correct me about aspect of the spider not being a curse, but I just tested it out in a map and both were applied (at least visually).

But--my main question was answered for the most part--you can run temp chains but you need solstice vigil. Still not sure what gem people are giving up for temp chains, though.

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Sir_I_Exist wrote:

Thanks. Seems like temp chains is only possible with solstice vigil then. Also, afaik aspect of the spider doesnt count as a curse, so you'd only need +1 curses (which can pretty easily be obtained by grabbing whispers of doom from the tree) to run enfeeble, aspect of the spider, and temp chains.

Someone might correct me about aspect of the spider not being a curse, but I just tested it out in a map and both were applied (at least visually).

But--my main question was answered for the most part--you can run temp chains but you need solstice vigil. Still not sure what gem people are giving up for temp chains, though.

Aspects are definitely not curses. So only +1 is needed, which you either get from an insane +1 amulet or Whispers of Doom.

People are most likely giving up Increased Duration in the CWDT setup. So it probably goes something like CWDT -> Immortal Call -> Discipline -> Phase Run. Then probably grabbing the reduced mana reservation node underneath CI or spending the extra points to get Sovereignty to make mana feel better.

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StorgutBorsit wrote:

I did it - I mean: WE did it!

Killed UberElder. First time ever! THANKS for this amazing build!

Hint: Aspect of Spider rocks! My Pob is now 350k with Vortex.

My Gear:

Spoiler

My PoB: https://pastebin.com/gLif7F3L

Just FYI, if you tick 'Ignore Skill Hit Damage' at the bottom of the configuration page, you'll get a more accurate estimate of your Vortex DoT. With proper gems (still using level 18 Vortex???) and levels, you'll have insane DoT.

Did i just made new meta helmet for this build? kappa

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Hohenheim_ wrote:

People are most likely giving up Increased Duration in the CWDT setup. So it probably goes something like CWDT -> Immortal Call -> Discipline -> Phase Run.

Actually, I copied off of OP and have CWDT/Immortal Call/Inc Dur in my shield, dropped Phase Run and have Discipline in my Flame Dash setup.

Getting rid of Phase Run felt bad with bosses at first because you lose a lot of movement, but with enough cast speed Flame Dash is okay, too.
For mapping/delving you don't need it anyway, because your Quartz Flask is up 99% of the time anyway.

Probably been asked heaps, but is this a viable league starter?

Just crafted 2 Opal Sceptres, pm me in game if you want to buy these
Nick: V_Gustavo

Heya, just killed uber Elder, lvl 19 gems no quality, 11K8 ES buffed and a 127K dps Vortex unbuffed. No Watcher's Eye. Aspect of the Spider though. The tankyness is pretty stupid, damage is more than fine. Thanks for the build.

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mrlou wrote:

Heya, just killed uber Elder, lvl 19 gems no quality, 11K8 ES buffed and a 127K dps Vortex unbuffed. No Watcher's Eye. Aspect of the Spider though. The tankyness is pretty stupid, damage is more than fine. Thanks for the build.

Glad to hear :)

Damage was not the entire point here, it was finding a good balance between heavy tank, and decent/strong damage.

Really appreciate the comment!

My bad for the +2 curses I have no idea why I said that, obviously it's just +1!

I know dropping a rare amulet can be tricky to get all the strength and dex we need. Plus it's good boost for the ES. I might try it eventually.

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Hohenheim_ wrote:

Just FYI, if you tick 'Ignore Skill Hit Damage' at the bottom of the configuration page, you'll get a more accurate estimate of your Vortex DoT. With proper gems (still using level 18 Vortex???) and levels, you'll have insane DoT.

Just wondering if you have the complete set up to get the real DoT we have? I'm trying on PoB but definitely not sure if I checked everything right or put the good values everywhere.

Playing this build and it is feeling good so far, but I'm not sure how to get my EE working properly. I'm fairly positive I've got it set up right - Storm Brand/OoS in my weapon with no Added Cold anywhere. However, enemies are still getting +Cold Res from EE somehow. I'm making sure to not recast Vortex/CS either to ensure that the EE gets overwritten properly too. Here's my PoB, if anyone could point out what I'm doing wrong, I'd appreciate it: https://pastebin.com/zzKN2bZS