[3.13] Divine Ire Igniter Elementalist | 30 Million Damage Pure Lightning Ignites

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NSUCK wrote:

At level 70 and it feels pretty good with all gear that was found/crafted. I'll say that it takes a bit more effort in getting your gems right early than other starters I've played. This might be why other people are complaining.

I've never played ignite before so getting used to it, just following along wit what other people do for now until I understand the mechanics more. Also, does charging divine ire make more ignite DPS, or is it just the initial hit that it helps?

@Mecielle IIRC a few leagues ago we were both big contributors / high end builds in the same thread, I don't recall when/what build but I remember you and I (and others in the thread) theory crafting a bit over most of a league.

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SoupJoond wrote:

First maps going very very smoothly: https://youtu.be/Xi39jdmPGeM

Going forward it might be worth taking Bastion of Elements instead of Shaper of Storms but that is a huge damage loss. We'll see as I get into higher maps.

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NSUCK wrote:

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SoupJoond wrote:

First maps going very very smoothly: https://youtu.be/Xi39jdmPGeM

Going forward it might be worth taking Bastion of Elements instead of Shaper of Storms but that is a huge damage loss. We'll see as I get into higher maps.

What comes out on top for DPS vs survivability out of:

1h / shield and shaper of storms

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staff and bastion of elements?

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Mecielle wrote:

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NSUCK wrote:

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SoupJoond wrote:

First maps going very very smoothly: https://youtu.be/Xi39jdmPGeM

Going forward it might be worth taking Bastion of Elements instead of Shaper of Storms but that is a huge damage loss. We'll see as I get into higher maps.

What comes out on top for DPS vs survivability out of:

1h / shield and shaper of storms

or
staff and bastion of elements?

The former. Bastion will be useless in 90% of the cases where you die, namely physical and chaos damage. I guess it would make some mapmods where the monsters get "phys as extra elemental damage" less dangerous. But aside from that physical and chaos damage are the killers, rendering the Aegis 100% useless.

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SoupJoond wrote:

See I thought so too but nowhere in Bastion's description does it mention Elemental Damage. It just prevents ALL damage.

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How does the Primal Aegis skill on Elementalist's Bastion of Elements passive work?
Similarly to the existing Aegis skills. While the Aegis is active, it absorbs incoming elemental damage from hits instead of you. The Aegis will be restored to full if it doesn't take elemental damage from hits for a short time.

It's also worth noting that recharge for all Aegis skills now can't be interrupted if they're completely depleted. The recharge time is 5 seconds on Primal Aegis, unlike other Aegises. The amount of damage Primal Aegis can absorb is based on how many notable passives you have allocated.

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Mecielle wrote:

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SoupJoond wrote:

See I thought so too but nowhere in Bastion's description does it mention Elemental Damage. It just prevents ALL damage.

I guess that is possible, if GGG is lying to us:

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How does the Primal Aegis skill on Elementalist's Bastion of Elements passive work?
Similarly to the existing Aegis skills. While the Aegis is active, it absorbs incoming elemental damage from hits instead of you. The Aegis will be restored to full if it doesn't take elemental damage from hits for a short time.

It's also worth noting that recharge for all Aegis skills now can't be interrupted if they're completely depleted. The recharge time is 5 seconds on Primal Aegis, unlike other Aegises. The amount of damage Primal Aegis can absorb is based on how many notable passives you have allocated.

From their official league FAQ.

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See I thought so too but nowhere in Bastion's description does it mention Elemental Damage. It just prevents ALL damage.