[3.24] Kitava's Thirst Autobomber - A Mana-Gating League Starter

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Rurrux wrote:

Thank you for the response. this season i can only find a +20 to all resistances on a flash. the +39ish that you are showing in the POB isnt available +20 is max roll tier 1. i was thinking of redoing my boots and letting go of a stat to get some more cold and fire. i think im like 18 short on each with my +15 all res flash. is there something else you might recommend to get those resistances? i doubled checked all my marks and curses are all over 100 mana on my skill bar something must be showing wierd in the POB. I appreciate the help.

I'd recommend a bismuth flask instead of taste of hate early and before getting belt/amulet/boots/jewels with resistance modifiers.

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Duckmiester wrote:

Hey,

Can you check out where im going wrong, I keep on insta killing myself and cant proc firestorm or blazing salvo ?

https://pobb.in/VwXMq1z18Lk1

You have righteous decree and the small passive before it allocated which reduces the mana cost of the CWDT skills below 100, which makes kitava's thirst never trigger. Dropping those two passives should fix it.

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neider8a wrote:

hi.


I decided to build the build and I think I have a decent gear, but I think something is not right or I really don't know if the build reached its limit, can u take a look?

https://pobb.in/K_tJbo8wEEL5

That's very good gear, but your spell choice is definitely going to hold you back. Lightning Conduit of the Heavens and Crackling Lance are going to have significantly lower damage (and possible worse clear too) than Blazing Salvo/Firestorm or Ice Spear/Creeping Frost.

I've been messing around with this build in pob and I thought I would share my thoughts. First a couple things I think are mistaken in your guide. An Enlighten lvl 5 is required to hit 152% frequency (50 + 50 + 20 + 32). Also if I am not mistaken it only requires 6 100 mana skills for full uptime on triggers. After the first skill goes on cd, it will be on cd for the next two triggers then taking damage for the next 3 then activate again so 1 + 2 + 3 = 6.

For the energy blade build, I am fairly certain Reap will be the most optimal spell choice for dps since you don't need lifetap support. Add Exsanguinate and support it with Spellblade and Critical Damage. You can eventually upgrade Critical Damage to Awakened Spell Cascade. With enough mana recovery you could theoretically run Reap, Firestorm, Awakened Spell Cascade, and Spellblade for maximum dps but I don't think its feasible without a simplex amulet.

Edit: Reap Exsanguinate has an issue with not enough on hit leech. Mana sustain has also been less of an issue than expected so Reap Bladefall will probably best optimal at the high end.

I don't see a final POB but I think you should be stacking str/int harder. Path down to Utmost Might then up to Utmost Intellect and use double Split Personality in a large lightning cluster. A lightning cluster with Overshock will provide shock effect which is sorely missing in this build. Shock effect is not mandatory but is a great damage multiplier and should smooth out the build. Even if you don't attribute stack, you should be anointing Tranquility instead of Utmost Might.

Personal preference but I kill myself too often with these kinds of builds when I am required to activate my flask every time I enter a map. A source of flask duration or flask charges gained would allow you to enchant Use When Full. The Magnate is really good here as it is only slightly worse than Cyclopean Coil while also giving resistances and enough flask charges gained.

Which leads me into The Adorned. I know its expensive but this build doesn't need a max rolled one. While a 134% would be ideal to increase mana recoup from 3 to 7 per abyss jewel, even a 110% would be enough to sustain a max quality Coruscating Elixir with a 10% flask duration jewel to replace Magnate with Coil. You can add up to two additional large clusters for 4 additional jewel slots.

Last thought is that I cannot justify running a second damage aura over Purity of Elements. This build already has a hard time capping elemental resistances and needs Arakaali pantheon for the chaos resistance. You could replace Determination or drop a quicksilver for a bismuth flask but neither of those options seems worth it.

Looking forward to trying the build out next league.