[No longer updated] Pizza Sticks: Flameblast Totem Hierophant

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EZPZY escreveu:

With the new Conviction of Power, why arent you taking the power charges? Its only 2 points for both Witch and Templar areas, 3 for Shadow.

2 points for 40% crit is not so attractive IMO.
PoB also shows 1 power charge is around 1.8% DPS increase, while a single 8% element node is 1.6%.
But with Void Battery it will be a different story.

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TheGreatLee escreveu:

where do you get 9k+ es from? iv looked at the sample gear and the tree i must be missing something???

looks like no life or es nodes are taken almost

The build u've might seen with 9k ES was on Inqui with CI. This one will have a little less HP and ES but with MoM and Cloak of Defiance = 20% dmg reduction (since theres 0% mana reservation) there won't be any issue.

Hi!
I wanted to try something new this league, since i didn't wanna go the ek nova route or necro spirits again and i stumbled across this guide.
The community seems to be divided between this one and GC, i've never played either of those, what would you suggest i start with? I can't pick one, damn paralysis by analysis.

Im torn on this one and Flame totem https://pastebin.com/2Z8AesAy

FB dps seems low the flame totem one has 520k dps per totem

What do you all think

Still wondering why FB would be better than GC? Any reasons?

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Aziah escreveu:

Im torn on this one and Flame totem https://pastebin.com/2Z8AesAy

FB dps seems low the flame totem one has 520k dps per totem

What do you all think

Swap out FlameBlast for FT and I show FB will have 550k dps where as FT only has 345k.

I mean GC slows enemies and no cast speed required. Start instantly doing dmg. Where flameblast takes time to do dmg and no extra safety via freeze?

Random question but what are your guys tips for not failing Vorici missions with this build?

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dvwright1 escreveu:

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Aziah escreveu:

Im torn on this one and Flame totem https://pastebin.com/2Z8AesAy

FB dps seems low the flame totem one has 520k dps per totem

What do you all think

Swap out FlameBlast for FT and I show FB will have 550k dps where as FT only has 345k.

This one is using for links:
Flame Totem
Ele Focus
Controlled Destruction
Chance to Ignite
Immolate
Fire Pen

Maybe I just never considered it, but I thought since Ele focus prevents the FT from actually triggering the ignite, you would need another source for burning. These links check out though, is scorching ray sufficient to trigger burning with AB active?

Note, these numbers are also gated behind red elder drops (shimmer wands), are non shaper numbers, but impressive still.

Quick word on leveling this build:

The OP mentions 10 cps as the soft breakpoint where the totems start to feel good. Thought I'd drop a note as to when I hit that.

Instead of Anger I'm running Haste until I have enough cast speed to switch back to anger. With haste I hit 10 cps on my totems once I had my temp chains/arcane surge setup (and procced), lightning golem out, the cast speed buff you get from the ascendancy point "Pursuit of Faith" and a shield with cast speed I found. Leveling the build hasn't been too bad even before the 10 cps. I'm currently lvl 39 and prob got everything sorted cast speed wise by 38. My shield is the only piece of gear I have with cast speed.