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            Witch seems best ascendency, but bottom and left half of the tree are close to blood magic. Using Malachi’s helmet for blood magic seems bad. Blood magic on the tree seems the only way it’s worth.
Rf elementalist for 2 stones then transition seems ideal for campaign. Don’t forget you can respec with gold in 3.27 so a day 1-2 swap is far far less punishing.
Swap once you have some cluster jewels and a few other pieces will probably be much smoother 
            
        
Yes, to head into the "Farewell to Flesh" I guess Jugg or Glad are probably best. Ordinary you take without mana as result slso the lone messenger, then go without auras or place them on spectres.
But also full buffed spectres will die in t-17 and ultimatums.
And in Legacy of Phrecia HoA without auras was more for Ubers and not optimal for T-17.
But the "Bitter Heresy" alone is already huge op damage and everything else after will be trivial again. 500M to 800M in cheap gear is already wild.
With Farewell to Flesh 2.5B up to 3B should be possible, that's attractive to for some special moments. 
But for mapping exchanging bodyarmour and helmet is much, I do not enjoy to much focus only in high dps. 
I myself prefer always the tanks.
Hehe!
            
         
    
For Ultimatums which one has been your favorite ascendancy? I also always prefer the tanks!
            
         
    
For Ultimatums all ascendancies fit easy.
Overall in these leagues Trickster and Guardian are ahead as the HoA-tanks. 
Ascend.:__Guardian_Necro_Occu_Trickster_Pathfi_Champ_Jugg_Scion
DPS singletarget___3____1____2____2____3____3____4____3
DPS high density___3____1____1____2____2____2____4____2
Tankyness_________1____3____3____1____2____2____2____2
With mageblood____1____3____3____1____2____2____3____2
Levelling Lvl 1-75__1____1____3____1____1____3____3____2
Gearing Lvl 60-95__1____3____3____1____1____2____3____2