[3.11] VoliDead/DD LL MB Spellslinger - IcarusTheMox - Moxelli (All content, league starter)

First off, as stated above, Conqueror's Efficiency and Alpha's Howl are a must. The benefit of the -% Mana Reservation are required. The Cannot Be Frozen is a nice benefit as well.


Next, try to find a set of rings that have the modifier +X LIFE GAINED FOR EACH ENEMY HIT BY YOUR SPELLS. This passive regen is going to be one of your best bets for gaining life back quickly. Getting it on both rings as high as possible with + Maximum Life is worth it.


Additionally, focus on getting % Fire Damage Leeched as Life on an Elder Amulet as soon as possible. Find as much life as possible on the amulet as well.

Next, try to get % Cooldown on a belt that will fit your needs. It doesn't need to be perfect stats, but make sure it is a max 20% roll. Without your helm Enchantment this will help give you the biggest non-sheet DPS boost in your build. Find the same modifier at 15% on your boots.


For gems, as stated below, only use Barrage w/ Faster Attacks Support. Don't use Frenzy unless you can roll gloves with Supported by Level 18-20 Faster Attacks. You can get rid of this setup once you get an Awakened Curse on Hit Support and can go double curse.

Lastly, focus on at least getting your Rumi's and Wise Oak. Get as high of a roll set as you can afford. These will help with your DPS and help you make an noticeable impact with your Max Block setup.

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As with most LL builds the common Shavs + Presence are a required BiS for this build. Your other required piece of gear for BiS is Crown of the Inward Eye.


The biggest requirement for gear though, is the "Spellslinger has % Cooldown Recovery". There is no contest here. You will do more damage if your spells trigger faster, than you will by stacking more auras from open mana with reduced Spellslinger reservation. DO NOT FALL FOR THE RESERVATION TRAP.


The final piece of required gear is your Wand. In reality you only have 1 open suffix on this Wand if it rolls correctly. Your other required pieces are at least 1 suffix open for "Trigger a Socketed Spell", along with this order of stats:
Added Fire Damage to Attacks
Added Fire (Or another element) Damage to Spells (Ideal is w/ Crusader Fire Penetration as well.)
Increased Physical Damage / Added Physical Damage to Attacks
+1 to All Fire Spell Skill Gems

For leveling or during mapping feel free to use a well rolled Obliteration.


You will want to try to craft one, so use Essences to craft it!

The name of the game for our End-game Gear for both LL and Life is going to be stacking Resistance, Stats, and Cooldown where we can. If you can afford to get these covered on your boots, gloves, and belt, then your focus for your rings is to stack as much damage as possible by Added Fire Damage to Spells.


Again, stack CD were possible, it is BiS mod for both these spots. If you are LL look for a Crystal Belt with % ES and as high ES as possible. For the boots, get Elusive on Crit and CD as well. Stack speed, and then ES/Life and Resistances.


For LL this is going to be a HUGE survivability boost to get a shield like this over Prism Guardian. Prism Guardian is good for pumping out as much DPS as possible (I have a pure DPS version at the bottom of the post), but it makes you lose too much ES and forfeit the ES on block.


Supported by Faster Attacks + Culling Strike will be your BiS for gloves. Get the highest ES you can on a Fingerless Silk Glove base. Stack Stats or Resistances where possible too.


This is another option for the build if you want to get Ailment Immunity. We get Cannot be Frozen on our boots, so we can cover the other two with this belt. Although we forfeit some ES, we don't have to stack stats as high in other slots, and we can forfeit our burning immunity on flasks. Again, not BiS, but a good option for being more tanky.


If you can fit a Circle Ring with both these Herald of Ash mods into your build, do it. It can offer you a rather large DPS boost. This is BiS for at least one of your rings. If you can find the gear and rolls to allow you to do so, use two copies.

Flasks:

For LL use these 5. For Life, swap out Cinderswallow or Quicksliver.

Jewels:


These mods are going to be your BiS for your Clusters and your LL jewels. Two of the most important mods are the Corrupted Blood Immunity (for Sirus) and the +ES on Spell Hit while effected by Discipline. More Discipline mods for survivability, or Damage Penetrates/More Fire Damage from Anger for more DPS.

As for the Cluster Jewels, these mods give you both much needed Resistances and a substantial DPS boost. Sadist is unique with this build, and one of our aces. With the Necromancer Ascendency we always chill and shock when we spawn a corpse. Our Vaal Detonate Dead and WoC+Combustion ignite. We will always have a +60% Elemental Damage increase per a Jewel for a total of 120% constantly.

Thunderstruck is in a weird place right now. This is something that might change. As per the patch notes, Thunderstruck was not functioning properly last season. This might not trigger as often as I thought it should due to our lower chance to crit. BUT we may attack so often and so fast, our ~12% chance might be enough to trigger it. This will need to be tested during league.

Life Gear is built upon only three primary pieces of gear for BiS, along with a few mods from other slots that are ideal. The rest is up to the freedom of you the player to decide what is needed. I would recommend to passively stack Evasion with your Max Block. Ideal stats for your shield as well being either a solid life shield or a % Life Recovered when you Block.


These will still be your BiS regardless of Life or LL. Don't get the reduced mana reservation for Spellslinger Enchantment... it is a trap! Another option for a solid helm is Alpha Howl, due to the Reduced Mana Reservation and the Cannot be Frozen. Cold Resistance and high Evasion make it a solid tie for BiS.



For boots and belt, get CD as your primary goal, with Elusive as a secondary mod on boots. For gloves, get Support by Faster Attacks. Otherwise, stack life on each piece as well. For your belt base, look for a solid Stygian Vise, and for your boots look for a solid pair of Two-tone evasion boots.