[3.16] Exsanguinate / Corrupting Fever Guardian

Ever since GGG came out with Exsanguinate and the "cost life" skills, I have been fascinated by them. Over the past couple of leagues, I have tried a few difference builds/characters in an attempt to make a solid build using those skills. This is what I have come up with and it's been working fairly well for me, so I thought I would share :)

Pros
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  • 500k+ DoT (could go higher with perfect gear)
  • Fairly tanky (85% armour, 77%+ all Ele Resist)
  • Decent clear speed
  • 2 Buttons
  • Surprisingly resilient, could play hardcore (I've did it in Endless Delve to 80, even without the specialized gear)

Cons
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  • Can be nerve-wracking watching your life be spent for spells
  • Constantly on Low Life
  • DoT against you is a weakness
  • There are a couple of uniques that are MUST haves.


Skill Tree
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Path Of Building
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Notes on the skill tree....
  • Pain Attunement: Originally, I went across Witch to get this, but found that the points were better spent else where. Does it get you a tiny bit more damage, yes, but over all using Cluster Jewels were better since it gave some flexibility with additional mods.



Gems
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Exsanguinate: Anomalous Exsanguinate (for the additional cast time) + Efficacy Support + Cruelty + (Awakened) Controlled Destruction Support + (Awakened) Brutality Support + Chain

Corrupting Fever: Anomalous Corrupting Fever (less life cost) + (Awakened) Swift Affliction Support + (Awakened/Divergent) Brutality Support + Efficacy Support

Herald of Purity: Anomalous Herald of Purity (the taunt for bigger monsters) + Anomalous Arrogance Support (less life reservation)

Movement: I prefer Frost Blink, but you can use any movement skill you want here.

Auras:
Divergent Malevolence: Divergent gets you increased damage with Ailments
Divergent Pride: Divergent gets you additional physical damage reduction. It's not needed, but every little bit helps.
Petrified Blood: This is SUPER important. This helps you mitigate significant damage and allows your life gain to catch up.
Vitality: Nothing special here, just lots of life regen.
Clarity and Precision: Keep these at level 1, we are using them simply for the 1% physical damage reduction (each gem) from Guardian

Gem Locations:
Body Armour: Exsanguinate
Weapon 1: Frost Blink, Malevolence, Clarity
Weapon 2: Arrogance, Herald of Purity, Precision
Helmet: Pride, Petrified Blood, Vitality, Enlighten Support
Gloves: Corrupting Fever
Boots: Summon Chaos Golem, Summon Stone Golem, Meat Shield/Minion Life

This leaves one gem slot open in the boots. You can put anything you want in there.


Gear
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Weapons
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There is really only one choice here, the Cold Iron Point Dagger. You can find ones that are corrupted with Increased Damage Over Time for around 40c.

Before you can use these, just use anything that will give you some more DoT or Physical Damage to Spells.

Helmet
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Like the weapons, there is only one choice there, The Devouring Diadem. Not only does the diadem get you Improved Reservation, but it gets you Eldritch Battery, which greatly enhances your survivability.

40% more Exsanguinate Damage is certain. You can get this for around 1ex.

Body Armour
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There is no special armour here, just high Armour and Additional Physical Damage Reduction. You can pick up some resistances, life, and maybe some additional life regeneration (in that order)

Gloves
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Apothecary Gloves are a must. Having an additional Physical Damage Over Time Multiplier on it is also a must. From there, pick up some additional resistances and other good modifiers.

Boots
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A good rare. Look for movement (obviously), armour, resistances, life, life gain, in that order.

Rings
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Damage over time multiplier, increased damage, Curse with Vulnerability on Hit, resistances, and life regen...In that order

Amulet
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+1 to Physical Gems, +1 to Strength Gems, Damage over time multiplier, Dexterity, resistances, life gain.

Belt
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Look for resistances, increased damage, Armour, life regen

Flasks
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There is no special flask here, but you should have one life flask that is instant when on low life. Here is what I'm using, but as I said, feel free to do what you want.
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