Fire Mage Build

Hi Guys,

i#m searching for a fire witch build with some good survivability.
I don#t like to kite all the mobs and i don#t wanna play a frost witch. I don't know if it's good to go for CI, so please help me ;)

Sounds like you might be interested in making a fire templar? Go check out the templar forums for a fire build, they might have something good

it isnt possible as witch?

I'm currently playing with a lvl37 fire witch, recently reached A2 on Cruel difficulty...

Focusing on fire dmg + crit dmg/chance atm, planning to use CI but only when my ES is at least twice my current life.

Usually I stand in front and kill almost everything in 1-3 fireball hits, but I can't deny that sometimes i have to kite against elite/unique ones, even though I'm focusing on Fire dmg (Fireball/Firestorm) when I need to kite I use some Freezing Pulse in between to easily kill them.

Here's my build so far if you're interested:


http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAQMABExkwwWqm1UWCb_SIXnaejLquew268VUP3hcnj-eX01NM76rT0NZfVXIbMBWJRf_XNnfFGBHBMliEhoWYzq_yGWkhwlyoJ9TdwAWCXyGyhmCqinEg4iyqoiBozqQaVMllhxlapkmuOWpvwdisdvT9rj3KaO8gbjmvSG7VsMHMufGIRMCyDkwActBHRHt17l49ORqZvU5uo_2fUgD-JMbnP2YbdM=

imo going CI is only useful if you plan to kite since I think the idea is to let ES recharge while kiting, so maybe you should have to focus on +life/str (possible but maybe not as effective as a templar build)

63 (maybe 64/65, can't remember) fire witch.

Loaded all my talents into fire, burn damage, +ES, +mana regen and minion buffs. Obviously, as I made my way to key points, I picked up +int on the way.

Basically, the dead-heads tank and I nuke. Got my fireball linked to chaos damage, elemental proliferation, chance to ignite and major missile. Its pretty awesome doing the open-area type maps (dry lake is my favourite) because I get to duck/weave whilst hurling sheets of fireballs into huge packs of mobs.

Sure, it may lack the subtelty of other builds but it sure gets the job done! Plus, I've identified a more streamlined build for when the OB hits us. I'm so deep into my current build that its pretty much impossible to undo it to tweak.

Fire witches are great fun!

I'm desperate to get my 6-slot chest sorted out. My wish list for that would be:-

Fireball, major missile, chaos damage, elemental proliferation, chance to ignite and chance to run.

Can't wait to try that combo ;)

Should put lightning damage on fireball and increased crit. When you shock an enemy it takes 40% more damage, which includes the burning dmg and all your spells.

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adoomgod wrote:

Should put lightning damage on fireball and increased crit. When you shock an enemy it takes 40% more damage, which includes the burning dmg and all your spells.

Ah, thanks for the excellent tip!

I'll give that a go right now :)

still pretty new, does less multiple projectiles work for spells at all? i would consider fire witch if i could split fireball with other support gems mentioned above.




edit: thought LMP was split projectiles - noob!