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"Feed a storm with savage intent and not even the strongest walls will hold it back."

Elementalists deal in all things elemental. They have access to conditional but powerful element damage bonuses, some granted periodically or with a skill requirement.

This build is as stated SSF, league-starting oriented. This is a build with minimal investment and easy gearing. 

 

Quick Jump

 

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • + Awesome clearspeed
  • + Really budget / SSF friendly
  • + Smooth gameplay
  • + OK DPS
  • + No complicated mechanics

Cons

  • - Not many defensive layers, gotta move to avoid damage
  • - Gotta cast WO every 7s
  • - Inpulsa is EXPENSIVE but not mandatory

 

T3 Video

 

 

Skill Tree 

Ascendancy

Pendulum of Destruction -> Mastermind of Discord -> Paragon of Calamity -> Shaper of Desolation

Pantheons

The Pantheon List

  • Major: Soul of the Brine King
  • Minor: Soul of Gruthkul

Passive Tree

 

Gems Setup

Main setup: Winter's Orb + Efficacy + GMP + Ice Bite + Controlled Destruction (5L) + Conc Effect (6L)

you can switch efficacy for add cold damage if you don't mind casting WO more often. 

Orb of Storms + Curse on Hit + Frostbite + Increase Area of Effect

Whirling Blade + Faster Attacks + Fortify

Herald of Ice + Innervate + Ice Bite + Increased Crit strikes

Herald of Thunder + Curse on Hit + Assassin's Mark

CWDT + Immortal Call + Increased Duration

Arctic Armour or Vaal Haste

 

Gear

Example Overview

What to look for on rare gear?

  • Life
  • Resistances
  • Crit chance / multiplier
  • Flat cold / Lightning damage

Suggestions of unique gear

Helmets: Starkonja, Rat's Nest, Lightpoacher

Armour: Inpulsa, Loreweave, Carcass Jack, QotF

Weapons: Divinarius

Boots: Atziri's Step, Sin Trek

Rings: Berek's Grip, Snakebite, Essence Worm

Flasks

  • Blood of the Karui
  • Taste of Hate (luxury)
  • Atziri's Promise
  • Diamond Flask with Freeze immunity
  • Quartz Flask with Bleeding immunity

 

Leveling

The PoB has multiple trees for the leveling. Look at it.

Lvl 1 - Take Magma Orb or Freezing Pulse

Add Arcane surge when possible

Lvl 12 - Take Arc

Add Lightning damage, elemental focus, controlled destruction when possible. Level Winter's Orb on the side from lvl 28.

Lvl 40 - Switch to Winter's Orb + Herald of Ice.

Lvl 55 - Add Herald of Thunder when you pick your Second Ascendancy.

 

Expectations & POB

POB link: https://pastebin.com/DDJSCEji

(If you do not know how to use it, see the instructions below, otherwise please ignore)

  • Download Path of Building (link: https://github.com/Openarl/PathOfBuilding)
  • Copy pastebin URL.
  • Launch path of building.
  • Click on Import/Export.
  • Click Import from Pastebin
  • Paste the URL copied in step 2.
  • Done!