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Updated for Patch 3.6
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Betrayal League not only added Immortal Syndicate, which is very fun endgame content but also added a lot of new gems, with Armageddon Brand being probably the best in terms of clear speed, even on the highest tiers of Maps. AoE Fire explosions all over the screen make this build very enjoyable and attractive. Ignite from Armageddon Brand and Vaal Righteous Fire will melt bosses in a matter of seconds. We recommend this build as a League Starter because it's very cheap to start dealing a high amount of damage, but few uniques like Carcass Jack or Xoph's Blood will definitely help you reach immense DPS.
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- Maximum Brand Attachment: By default, you may only have one brand of any kind attached to a single target at any time. Taking the Keystone Runebinder allows you to place a second brand on a single target. Like the Active Brand limit these brands may either be split (1-1) or both the same type of brand.
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1. Gameplay
Armageddon Brand Elementalist is slightly different than regular spellcasters. Brands are the new type of skill, that attaches them to nearby enemies and they will periodically deal AoE damage. After you move away or enemy with an attached brand is killed, brands are set free and you can use Brand Recall skill, which teleports them to your position, immediately attaching them to nearby enemies. This makes this build very enjoyable and relaxing to play, thanks to casting a few brands at the beginning of the map and then only running, recalling them to yourself. Vaal Righteous Fire is the ultimate skill that we can use after we acquire enough souls from killing regular enemies, that increases our Armageddon Brand damage by a lot and add another source of Burning Damage for killing Bosses as quickly as possible. Pendulum of Destruction passive will increase Vaal Righteous Fire and meteors AoE by a lot and Beacon of Ruin will spread Ignite, burning all enemies on our screen.
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
You can level up this Witch character with Firestorm spell. It provides us with both great AoE and single target damage versus bosses. You should be using this setup until you can buy Armageddon Brand spell at level 28. Some of the support skills that are linked to Firestorm are also being used as support for Armageddon Brand.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
| Firestorm setup | |
| Firestorm - your primary DPS source. Later on, it should be replaced with Armageddon Brand | |
| Added Lightning Damage Support | |
| Concentrated Effect Support - increases our damage output by a lot, an expense of lower AoE | |
| Combustion Support - grants an increased chance to Ignite and Fire Damage | |
| Utility Gems | |
| Flammability - the recommended Curse for this build, reducing enemies fire resistance and increasing Chance to Ignite | |
| Flame Golem - best golem for this build, increases damage from Armageddon Brand and Righteous Fire | |
| Herald of Ash - grants increased Burning Damage and causes slain monsters to Ignite nearby monsters for a percentage of the overkill damage | |
| Clarity - provides increased Mana Regeneration rate | |
| Flame Dash - your primary mobility skill | |
Bandits:
We recommend killing all the Bandits for two additional Passives Points or helping Alira if you prefer additional Mana Regeneration and easier capping resistances thanks to +15% All Elemental Resistances
Leveling Skill Trees:
31 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Blast Radius 2) Elemental Overload 3) Discipline and Training 4) Amplify 5) Explosives Runes
68 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Holy Fire 2) Runebinder 3) Devotion 4) Purity of Flesh 5) Cruel Preparation 6) Runesmith
Recommended leveling items:
| Emberwake - one of the best spellcaster's leveling ring for fire builds. It increases Ignite chance and Fire Damage | |
| (30-40)% increased Fire Damage (5-10)% increased Cast Speed 10% chance to Ignite You can inflict an additional Ignite on an Enemy Ignited Enemies Burn 65% slower | |
| Pyre - a great leveling ring which grants an amazing Burning Damage bonus, which is applied from Armageddon's Brand ignite | |
| +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance +(25-35)% to Fire Resistance (60-80)% increased Burning Damage 40% of Cold Damage Converted to Fire Damage 10% increased Light Radius Ignited Enemies you hit are destroyed on Kill | |
| Goldrim - amazing leveling Helmet which covers up all your needs for Elemental Resistances during early levels | |
| +(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden) | |
| Perandus Blazon - provides decent Life and Attribute bonuses, which helps with a lack of Dexterity and Strength on our Passive Tree. On top of that grants increased Flask effect duration, which makes our Quicksilver Flask work longer | |
| +(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask effect duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attacks | |
| Axiom Perpetuum - increased Cast Speed, additional flat Damage to Spells and an immense amount of Critical Strike Chance for Spells make it best leveling weapon for our build. Recommended for dual-wielding | |
| (4-6)% increased Cast Speed (100-140)% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Fire Damage to Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Cold Damage to Spells Adds 1 to (10-12) Lightning Damage to Spells | |
Lochtonial Caress - one of the best spell casters' leveling gloves | |
| (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (10-15)% increased Cast Speed +(20-30) to maximum Life (15-10)% reduced maximum Mana 10% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Kill Conduit | |
Thousand Ribbons - a perfect choice to use for the Firestorm/Armageddon Brand setup. Grants a cheap 5 links and can be used as a cheaper alternative to Tabula Rasa | |
| 3% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 5 Elemental Proliferation Adds 2 to 3 Fire Damage to Spells and Attacks Adds 2 to 3 Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks Adds 1 to 4 Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks +(10-20) to Evasion Rating +6 to maximum Life +6 to maximum Mana +(10-20) to maximum Energy Shield +(5-10)% to Fire Resistance +(5-10)% to Cold Resistance +(5-10)% to Lightning Resistance | |
Ungil's Harmony - great leveling amulet, grants Life and Mana, but most importantly Increased Critical Strike Chance which can help proccing Elemental Overload during leveling | |
| 100% increased Global Critical Strike Chance -25% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(30-50) to maximum Life +(30-50) to maximum Mana 40% increased Stun and Block Recovery | |
4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
115 Points Skill Tree
115 Points Path of Building (PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
- Pendulum of Destruction
- Mastermind of Discord
- Shaper of Desolation
- Beacon of Ruin
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Lunaris 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%
Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%
5. Final Gems links
| [DPS] Armageddon Brand (Staff) | |
| Armageddon Brand - your primary DPS spell. Skills attach brands to enemies, which causes meteors to fall from the sky, dealing massive AoE damage to nearby enemies. | |
| Combustion Support - grants more Fire Damage, higher Chance to Ignite and reduce enemies Fire Resistance. All-around best support gem | |
| Deadly Ailments Support - provides an insane damage boost to Ignite and Burning Damage | |
| Burning Damage Support - increases the damage of your Ignites | |
| Immolate Support - grants additional Fire damage against all enemies, that are Ignited | |
| Empower Support - increases the level of your main skill, making it deal much more Damage thanks to great Armageddon's Brand gem level scaling. Fire Penetration Support is also a viable option instead of Empower | |
| [DPS] Vaal Righteous Fire setup (Helmet) | |
| Vaal Righteous Fire - this skill deals an insane amount of Burning Damage and increases Damage of our Armageddon Brand skill. Remember that it can be used only after acquiring enough souls, so save it for hard unique monsters or bosses | |
| Increased Duration Support - increases Duration of Vaal Righteous Fire | |
| Elemental Focus Support - another multiplier for Vaal Righteous Fire Damage | |
| Burning Damage Support - increases Burning Damage | |
| [MOBILITY] Flame Dash setup (Gloves) | |
| Flame Dash - your primary movement skill. Keep it at 18 level for proccing Arcane Surge Support | |
| Faster Casting Support - Flame Dash will be cast faster. Keep it at 18 level | |
| Arcane Surge Support - after casting Flame Dash it will grant us Arcane Surge bonus, which increases Spell Damage, Cast Speed and Mana Regeneration. Keep it at 7 level | |
| [AURA] Herald of Ash (Gloves) | |
| Herald of Ash - after killing an enemy, Herald of Ash will inflict all surrounding enemies with Burning based on overkill damage. On top of that, it will increase Fire and Burning Damage for both Armageddon Brand and Vaal Righteous Fire | |
| [UTILITY] Immortal Call (Boots) | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast Immortal Call after a certain amount of damage is taken. Keep this Gem at level 5 | |
| Immortal Call - grants brief Physical Damage immunity. Keep this Gem at level 7 | |
| Flammability - it is the recommended Curse for this build. It will reduce Fire resistance of your enemies. Keep this Gem at level 8 | |
| Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Immortal Call and your Curse | |
| [UTILITY] Brand Recall (Unset Ring) | |
| Brand Recall - our second most important skill. Casting Brand Recall detach all previously casted brands and teleport them to our location, automatically attaching to nearby enemies. It should be used in Unset Ring with +2/3 levels to socketed gems | |
| [UTILITY] Stone Golem (Body Armour - only non-Kaom's Heart) | |
| Summon Stone Golem - grants increased Life Regeneration | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support | |
| [UTILITY] Molten Shell (Body Armour - only non-Kaom's Heart) | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - use at a medium level for more frequent casts, and match your Molten Shell Gem level to it | |
| Molten Shell - creates a shield that absorbs some of the damage dealt to you | |
| Life Leech Support - makes Molten Shell's explosions recover some of your Life | |
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5. Gear Setup
Below you will find all the recommended and required items for this build. As usual, all required stats are listed (items are also included in the PoB link). This is a rather inexpensive build, which should not cost more than a few Exalted Orbs, but you can increase it's power immensely by investing into more powerful uniques.
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Our recommended items will:
- Cap your resistances
- Give you enough DPS/Life to start mapping successfully
Stat priorities on items:
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| (Helmet) Rare Helmet - most solid pick for this build. An Elder helmet that grant Burning Damage Support gem can also be great to make even more powerful Vaal Righteous Fire setup | |
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Helmet enchantments: | |
| (Weapon) The Searing Touch - it's a very viable and cheap option as your first weapon when you reach maps. Increase level of socketed gems, fire damage, and burning damage will boost your DPS by a lot | |
| +2 to Level of Socketed Fire Gems (70-90)% increased Fire Damage 10% increased Cast Speed 70% increased Burning Damage | |
| (Weapon) Rare Staff - our best in slot item for weapons is definitely rare stuff with +3 socketed gems. It will maximize our DPS output with Armageddon Brand | |
Min. requirements: | |
| (Body Armour) Tabula Rasa - is cheap and can provide additional levels to socketed. Great choice if you can not afford 6-link staff | |
| 3% reduced Movement Speed (Hidden) Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Item has 6 White Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) | |
| Corrupted modifiers: +2 levels of Socketed AoE Gems +1 level of Socketed Gems increased Damage | |
| (Body Armour) Kaom's Heart - is our go-to option for body armor. Provides the biggest in the game maximum Life bonus for survivability and increased Fire Damage | |
| Has no Sockets +500 to maximum Life (20-40)% increased Fire Damage | |
| (Body Armour) Carcass Jack - optional armor, if you prefer more Damage than survivability. Carcass Jack offers not only Life and Resistances, but on top of that larger Area of Effect and Damage for both Armageddon Brand and Vaal Righteous Fire | |
| (120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(50-70) to maximum Life +(9-12)% to all Elemental Resistances (40-50)% increased Area of Effect (40-50)% increased Area Damage Extra gore | |
| (Boots) Rare Boots | |
| Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 29% Fire Resistance 29% Cold Resistance 29% Lightning Resistance 25% increased Movement Speed Optional affixes: maximum Mana | |
| Boot enchantment: Regenerate 2% of Life and Mana per second if you were Hit Recently | |
| (Belt) Rare Belt | |
Min. requirements: | |
| (Belt) Rare Stygian Vise - with the same stat as the regular belt. Will grant Abyss socket and allow you to use one more jewel | |
| Min. requirements: 70 maximum Life 29% Fire Resistance 29% Cold Resistance 29% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Strength or Dexterity for meeting attributes requirements | |
| (Amulet) Xoph's Blood - more Fire penetration, maximum Life and Avatar of Fire, which converts all type of damage to Fire. Definitely best option for amulet's slot | |
| 10% increased maximum Life +(20-40)% to Fire Resistance 10% increased Strength Damage Penetrates 10% Fire Resistance Cover Enemies in Ash when they Hit you Avatar of Fire | |
| (Amulet) Rare Amulet | |
| Min. requirements: 50 maximum Life 20% Fire Damage 15% Spell Damage 10% to all Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Cast Speed Maximum Mana | |
| (Ring) Rare Ring - preferably Opal Ring for increase Elemental Damage | |
Min. requirements: | |
| (Ring) Rare Unset Ring - the socket is needed for Brand Recall skill, so we can increase its level for Increased Cooldown Recovery Speed and Brands Attachment Range | |
| Min. requirements: +2/3 to level of socketed Gems 40 maximum Life 10% to all Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: Increased Fire Damage Cast Speed Strength Maximum Mana | |
| (Ring) Pyre - grants high Burning Damage bonus and can be used by lower level players (or those with a smaller budget) | |
| +(20-30)% to Cold Resistance +(25-35)% to Fire Resistance (60-80)% increased Burning Damage 40% of Cold Damage Converted to Fire Damage 10% increased Light Radius Ignited Enemies you hit are destroyed on Kill | |
| (Gloves) Rare Gloves - preferably Fingerless Silk Gloves but all types are viable | |
| Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 20% Fire Resistance 20% Cold Resistance 20% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Maximum Mana Attributes | |
| Glove enchantment: Commandment of Frost | |
| (Jewels) Rare Jewels - all jewels should provide extra Life and at least one Damage amplification mod | |
| Recommended affixes: increased maximum Life increased Burning Damage/Damage over Time/Fire Damage Optional affixes: increased Cast Speed increased Cast Speed with Fire Skills increased Cast Speed while holding a Staff increased Spell Damage | |
| (Jewels) Abyss Jewels - priority is maximum Life and flat damage to spells | |
| Recommended affixes: maximum Life added Elemental Damage to Spells Optional affixes: increased Spell Damage increased Cast Speed | |
| (Flask) Atziri's Promise - grants additional Chaos Damage based on Fire damage and Leech, which is very useful for self-cast spellcasters | |
| 2% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect Gain (15-20)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect Gain (10-15)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage during effect | |
Other suggested Flasks:
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Updated for Patch 3.6
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| March 13, 2019 -Updated for Patch 3.6 March 14, 2019 -Added gameplay video |
Storm Brand is one of the newest skills added in Patch 3.5 and Betrayal League, bringing around completely new playstyle. Brands are an attachable spell, which every short period of time casts Lightning Projectiles that shoots from attached nearby enemies dealing massive AoE damage and attaching themselves to another nearby enemy after the first one is killed. Brand Recall is another spell, that allows you to summon all summoned Brands to your position, automatically attaching them to nearby monsters. This build is also utilizing Lightning Spire Trap for additional single-target damage, that can help with killing Bosses on red Maps and above. Sign of Purpose Ascendancy Passive increases Damage taken by enemies for 10% per Brand attached, so with a maximum of 5 Brands with this build, it's a terrific DPS boost. Arcane Blessing node provides Elemental Ailments immunity, making us invulnerable to Freeze or Shock so we can invest into offense oriented flask like Vessel of Vinktar or The Wise Oak.
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1. Gameplay
This is probably one of the most satisfying builds for clearing Maps. After casting 5 Brands at the beginning of the Map you are running around recalling them all to you, and Brands will be attached to nearby enemies automatically, shooting Lightning Bolts all over the screen. Lightning Spire Trap is the main single-target DPS skill that we should only be used against tough rare enemies or Bosses, because of 8 seconds cooldown. Try to put them directly on the Boss, because they are casting Lightning Beams in 3 directions, which with Increased Area of Effect should overlap on Bosses, making them receive hits from all three beams at the same time.
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2. Build's PROS & CONS
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3. Leveling tips
For leveling, we are going to use Arc before we acquire all nodes on the Passive Skill Tree that let us use at least three Storm Brands at once. All supported gems that will be linked to Arc are also being used in endgame version of the build. Dmg dental material hamburg mi. You should buy Storm Brand at level 12 and socket in a free slot in your gear, so it will be ready to use at 33 skill points invested into the skill tree.
Suggested leveling Gem setups:
| Arc setup | |
| Arc - great Lightning leveling spell, recommended until you can switch to 3+ Brands setup | |
| Added Lightning Damage Support - adds a lot of Lightning Damage | |
| Faster Casting Support - allows you to cast Arc much more frequently | |
| Lightning Spire Trap setup | |
| Lightning Spire Trap - it's your single target skill, that will be also used in endgame build with all linked gems. Get it as soon as you hit level 28 | |
| Faster Casting Support - definitely the best gem for Trap. While it might not be noticeable in Path of Building or tooltip DPS, it is highest Damage boost, because it increases Lightning Strikes frequency | |
| Trap and Mine Damage Support - increases Trap Damage by a lot | |
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| Utility Gems | |
| Summon Ice Golem - the recommended Golem for this build which increases your Critical Strike Chance | |
| Conductivity - perfect Curse for our build because it lowers Lightning Resistance of cursed enemies | |
| Herald of Thunder - very good leveling Aura, that will grant additional Lightning Damage and strikes nearby enemies with Lightning Bolts | |
| Flame Dash setup | |
| Flame Dash - recommended mobility skill | |
| Faster Casting - increased casting and movement speed of Flame Dash | |
Bandits:
We recommend helping Alira for increased Critical Strike Multiplier and Elemental Resistances
Leveling Skill Trees:
33 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Runebinder 2) Light of Divinity 3) Explosive Runes 4) Amplify
64 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Inspiration 2) Quick Recovery 3) Heart and Soul 4) Cruel Preparation 5) Blast Radius 6) Heart of Thunder
Recommended leveling items:
| Malachai's Simula - great leveling Helmet for Lightning Builds. If you wear it then you should not use any Aura for leveling | |
| (15-30)% increased Spell Damage +20 to Strength (20-30)% increased Lightning Damage +10% to Lightning Resistance Blood Magic | |
| Maligaro's Virtuosity - powerful gloves, will make our Critical Strikes hit a lot stronger | |
| +(20-30) to Dexterity 5% increased Attack Speed 50% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(20-30)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier (60-80)% increased Evasion Rating | |
| Stone of Lazhwar - grants a lot of Chance to Block Spell Damage and Cast Speed, which increases both Arc and Lightning Spire Trap Damage | |
| (12-15)% Chance to Block Spell Damage (10-15)% increased Cast Speed +(30-50) to maximum Mana | |
| Le Heup of All - perfect choice for the whole leveling process, it's recommended to use it on both ring slots | |
| (10-30)% increased Damage +(10-30) to all Attributes (10-30)% increased Rarity of Items found +(10-30)% to all Elemental Resistances | |
| Axiom Perpetuum - best leveling weapon in the game for spellcasters. A lot of Additional Damage to Spells and an insane amount of Critical Strike Chance for them. It's recommended to dual-wield them | |
| (4-6)% increased Cast Speed (100-140)% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Fire Damage to Spells Adds (2-3) to (5-6) Cold Damage to Spells Adds 1 to (10-12) Lightning Damage to Spells | |
4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon
Final Skill Tree:
118 Points Final Skill Tree
118 Points Path of Building(PoB) link
Ascendancy points:
Preferably in that order:
- Sign of Purpose
- Illuminated Devotion
- Arcane Blessing
- Divine Guidance
Pantheon:
Major God: Soul of Lunaris1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%
Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%
5. Final Gems links
| [DPS] Storm Brand setup | |
| Storm Brand - your main skill for clearing Maps and dealing AoE Damage. It's perfect to use on Bosses | |
| Added Lightning Damage Support - adds a lot of Lightning Damage | |
| Faster Casting - will increase your Brands attachment and cast frequency | |
| Concentrated Effect Support - increase Area Damage of your Brands by a huge amount, at the expense of slightly decreased AoE | |
| Lightning Penetration Support - your enemies have lower Resistances versus Storm Brand | |
| Controlled Destruction Support - huge DPS increase that comes at the cost of slightly reduced Critical Strike Chance | |
| [DPS] Lightning Spire Trap setup (Gloves Only) | |
| Lightning Spire Trap - it's your primary single-target DPS skill. Use it against Bosses and tough Rare Enemies. Try to cast all the Traps directly on the enemy for highest DPS | |
| Added Lightning Damage Support | |
| Faster Casting | |
| Trap and Mine Damage Support - replace it with Increased Area of Effect if you have required Support affix on Gloves | |
| Optional gem options (these are only used if you are wearing recommended Shaper's Gloves): | |
| Increased Area of Effect Support - increases Lightning Beams AoE, making them overlap each other, striking Bosses with all 3 of them at the same time | |
| Controlled Destruction Support | |
| [CURSE/DEFENSE] Conductivity and Immortal Call setup | |
| Conductivity - main Curse, which reduces enemies' Lightning Resistance. Will be cast automatically thanks to Cast when Damage Taken Gem. Keep it at level 5 | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will automatically cast Immortal Call and Conductivity after receiving enough damage | |
| Immortal Call - grants Physical Damage immunity for a short period of time | |
| Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Immortal Call buff and your Curse | |
| [AURA] Wrath (Socketed in Essence Worm only) | |
| Wrath - increases Lightning Damage. Socket it only in Essence Worm if you have it | |
| [UTILITY] Lightning Golem | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast your Golem | |
| Summon Lightning Golem - increases your Attack and Cast Speed | |
| [UTILITY] Ball Lightning Power Charge Generation setup | |
| Baal Lightning - it will be cast automatically thanks to Cast when Damage Taken. Keep it at level 4 | |
| Cast when Damage Taken Support - will auto-cast supported spells after a certain amount of damage is taken by your character. Do not upgrade it above level 1 | |
| Power Charge on Critical Support - it will generate Power Charges when you Critically Strike with Ball Lightning | |
| Greater Multiple Projectiles Support - will increase the number of Ball Lightning projectiles | |
| [MOVEMENT/UTILITY] Flame Dash setup | |
| Flame Dash - recommended mobility skill | |
| Faster Casting - increased casting and movement speed of Flame Dash | |
| Brand Recall - after casting it will resummon all attached Brands to your position and inflict them to nearby enemies | |
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5. Gear Setup
This Storm Brand is one of the cheaper builds, with no required uniques. If you are using Choir of the Storm or The Wise Oak invest the most into Lightning Resistance for higher DPS. Below you will find all the recommended gear. If you would like to have the end-game items also added here please let us know in the comments below.
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The recommended items from our list will:
- Help you cap your Elemental Resistances
- Give you enough DPS and Life to start mapping successfully
Stat priorities on items:
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| (Helmet) Rare Helmet- this is our best choice for fixing both Elemental Resistances and Dexterity requirements | |
Min. requirements: | |
| Helmet enchantments: Lightning Spire Trap strikes and additional area Storm Brand has an 18% chance to Chain additional time Storm Brand Damage Penetrated 12% of Branded Enemy's Lightning Resistance | |
| (Weapon) Void Battery - a great alternative to a high-end wand. Grants a lot of Cast Speed, Spell Damage and Critical Strike Chance. It's recommended to dual-wield it | |
| 80% reduced Spell Damage (10-20)% increased Cast Speed (50-65)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(40-50) to maximum Mana +1 to Maximum Power Charges 25% increased Spell Damage per Power Charge | |
| (Weapon) Rare Wand - definitely the best in the slot for this build. If you want maximum DPS, feel free to dual-wield them. Otherwise, use it in your main hand only | |
| Min. requirements: 80% increased Spell Damage Adds 6 to 90 Lightning Damage to Spells 80% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells Optional affixes: increased Cast Speed Global Critical Strike Multiplier increased Lightning Damage | |
| (Shield) Rare Shield - shield will provide a lot of Life and additional Cast Speed and Spell Damage | |
| Min. requirements: 50% increased Spell Damage 80 to maximum Life 12% to all Elemental Resistances Optional affixes: increased Cast Speed increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells | |
| (Body Armour) Inpulsa's Broken Heart - all-around best Armour for this build. Increases clear speed thanks to explosions, Damage for all our Spells and effect of Shock which scales your damage up | |
| +(60-80) to maximum Life (20-50)% increased Damage if you have Shocked an Enemy Recently (25-40)% increased Effect of Shock Shocked Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 5% of their Maximum Life as Lightning Damage which cannot Shock Unaffected by Shock | |
| (Body Armour) Rare Body Armour - basically any armour will do, just try to get with the highest Life and Elemental Resistances | |
Min. requirements: | |
| (Amulet) Rare Amulet - with the stats listed, it will be a great boost for your DPS | |
| Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 20% increased Global Critical Strike Multiplier 15% increased Spell Damage 20 All Attributes Optional affixes: Increased Global Critical Strike Chance Attributes | |
| (Amulet) Choir of the Storm - insane amulet for this build. It will immensely increase your DPS and with very high Critical Strike Chance it will shot Lightning Bolts all the time | |
| (10-20)% increased maximum Mana Critical Strike Chance is increased by Lightning Resistance 50% increased Lightning Damage Trigger Level 20 Lightning Bolt when you deal a Critical Strike | |
| (Ring) Essence Worm - perfect Ring to socket Warth Aura | |
| Has 1 Socket +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Socketed Gems Reserve No Mana 40% increased Mana Reserved | |
| (Ring) Rare Opal Rings - it will fix your Elemental Resistances and increase maximum Life | |
| Min. requirements: 40 to maximum Life 15% to all Elemental Resistances 40% to Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: increased Lightning Damage maximum Mana | |
| (Boots) Rare Boots - get the highest maximum Life and Movement Speed bonuses you can afford | |
| Min. requirements: 70 to maximum Life 25% to Fire Resistance 25% to Cold Resistance 40% to Lightning Resistance 20% increased Movement Speed | |
| Boot enchantment: 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently Damage Penetrated 10% of Enemy Elemental Resistances if you haven't Killed Recently | |
| (Belt) Rare Belt | |
| Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 29% Fire Resistance 29% Lightning Resistance 29% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Strength | |
| (Belt) Rare Stygian Vise - with the same stat as the regular belt. Will grant Abyss socket and allow you to use one more Abyss Jewel | |
| Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 29% Fire Resistance 29% Cold Resistance 29% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Strength or Dexterity for meeting attributes requirements | |
| (Gloves) Rare Shaper Gloves - this is your highest single target Damage boost. Socket Lightning Spire Trap setup into them | |
| Min. requirements: Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 16 Trap And Mine Damage Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 16 Faster Casting 20% increased Trap Damage 10% increased Cast Speed 30 Dexterity Optional affixes: Maximum Life Elemental Resistances | |
| (Gloves) Voidbringer - a cheaper alternative for Shaper Gloves, that will increase your Critical Strike Chance by a lot | |
| +1 to Level of Socketed Elemental Gems (125-150)% increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells (180-250)% increased Energy Shield (80-40)% increased Mana Cost of Skills +(15-20) Energy Shield gained on Kill | |
| (Jewels) Rare Jewels - if you prefer to change Skill Tree for Jewel sockets these affixes are recommended | |
| Recommended affixes: increased Maximum Life increased Spell Damage/Lightning Damage increased Global Critical Strike Multiplier Optional affixes: increased Cast Speed increased Global Critical Strike Chance | |
| (Jewels) Abyss Jewels - main priority is maximum Life and flat damage to Spells | |
| Recommended affixes: maximum Life added Elemental Damage to Spells Optional affixes: increased Spell Damage increased Cast Speed | |
(Flask) The Wise Oak - a great boost for your Lightning Penetration and additional Elemental Resistances | |
| During Flask Effect, 10% reduced Damage taken of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is lowest During Flask Effect, Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Resistance of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is highest | |
(Flask) Vessel of Vinktar - insane Flask. It provides Life Leech, Lightning Penetration and increased Shock Effect on enemies | |
| (80-100)% increased Charges used Shocks nearby Enemies during Flask effect, causing 10% increased Damage taken You are Shocked during Flask effect, causing 50% increased Damage taken Damage Penetrates 10% Lightning Resistance during Flask effect 20% of Lightning Damage Leeched as Life during Flask effect | |
Suggested Flasks (we are immune to Freeze/Ignite/Shock so we can focus on different effects):
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