[2.4] Theorycraftin' a CI Storm Call Elementalist

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Simplesim45 wrote:

All you need is aegis (+5)
legacy diviniation distillate (+6)
Level 23 purity of ice (+5)
That far ass node on the skill tree in the ranger area (+1) (may not be necessary)
A cold flask of your choice (+6)
The witch flask effect nodes and/or a flask effect belt

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RunawayFixer wrote:

Spoiler

With this build you're going for an uphill battle. You're trying to get enough offence while still having a defence, to kill characters that invest almost everything in defence. The difference being that you are trying to do it with a skill that isn't completely broken in pve (only mostly, like every other skill nowadays), that gets it's damage fully lowered by the t formula and that checks dodge+block. You are in fact trying to make a hipster pvp build in standard, which I think is great ;)

About 750% increased being enough or not ... You're dealing with significant diminishing returns at that point. Going from 700% increased damage to 740% is only a 5% increase in damage. You seem to be missing out on the shock multiplier and of course on crits. An inquisitor could drop breath of thunder, celestial judgement, grab a whirling dagger, invest in crit chance and end up with more dps+mobility. Then you could start collecting crit multipliers on jewels and there would be no contest anymore.

About valyrium: since this is your first CI build, I would build for cws with stun recovery. Cast when stunned on a CI char is pretty strong.

About your regen: it's not going to save you from being instagibbed, it's not going to recover your es faster than es recharge will, so I'd drop it and use the points elsewhere. Harrier is good, mental rapidity too if you run out of jewels slots to take.

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dalb3 wrote:

579es from my shield will be a big hit to lose, but I'll definitely give it a shot.

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hauntworld1 wrote:

A shield will be best in slot for almost any caster, a good one will give you everything you need in a single item.

Damage, energyshield, resists and block.

While duel wield will give you nothing but deeps, if you want some sustainance with as high damage go shield.