The Build
https://www.grimtools.com/calc/62a9RAg2
with all permanent buff + Word of Renewal, Soul Harvest, Deadly Aim, and sitting on Inquisitor Seal.
DPS shown is Beronath’s Fury.
Build Feature
- Contain Inquisitor
- Mix Damage
- Fun and Unique but still fluid Gameplay
- Contain Necromancer
- Not warlord
- No retal
Build Overview
Is this the same apostate concept valinov build? Nope
So Valinov as a praetorian has explored this set for supporting aether damage. I see this set differently. As soon as this set announced in GT, I immediately attracted to its proc, the “Wake of Bones”. It has quite a lot flat damage, high leech, decent mechanic, and super short CD (0.3 sec) that activate on 30% chance of crits. As I really love proc, I want to build an apostate that shows the true characteristics of the set which is its proc. This build is the results!
To utilize the proc fully, we need good OA, converting it to similar damage that can have good RR, and reliable attack that continuously trigger at a high speed.
The Proc consists of 3 damage type: pierce, cold, and aether. Elemental may be easy to be converted to aether, but Pierce? Not so much. The only way is to use Ascended Shoulderplates MI which cannot be done as shoulder slot is already taken. Then what can we do? Converting it all to elemental of course! We have so many options to convert pierce to one of elemental now. What about converting aether? Patch 1.0.7.0 brought a plethora of conversions. Converting aether to one of elemental is highly possible. While the set is converting vitality > Aether and giving so much flat aether damage, it also supporting tri-elemental damage in all of its pieces and also giving -30% Elemental RR. Thus, tri-elemental bonemonger build is highly possible
Then we need reliable attack skill with low low ticks. Channeling skill is the answer. It scaled on cast speed and can deal damage every <0.3s. FoI or drain essence then? Nope. Inquisitor has a mobile channeling skill in form of lightning tether (storm box skill line). Incidentally, storm box also gives DA debuff, which help us crits more, which help trigger Wake of Bones more!
That’s the concept for equipment and skill setup.
What about Devo then? In this build, I tried to explore the least used tri-elemental devo procs. The build used The new Hyrian’s Glare, Elemental Seeker, and Arcane Currents. The last one is interesting because I really hate that proc in the past. However, in this build, arcane currents is really crazy! it proc in low CD, and it shoot enemy in a really high frequency. We also have converted its flat aether to elemental which deal a really good damage. On other procs, Elemental seeker is as good as ever. Hyrian’s glare is only decent, the nodes are quite good though. Going to the tri-elemental devo proc is also logical as our item setup only gives +%damage to tri elemental but not their DoT.
That’s that for the build concept. Defensively, bonemonger only provide defensive properties from its leeching proc. It has no % armor, no energy regen, no +max res, and no phys res on its pieces. It gives quite a lot points to inquisitor seal which give us high damage absorb though. In addition, we have a really good lifesteal from procs and auto-attack, effectively 3600 DA, nice +20% healing increased, ghoul proc, mark of torment, and nicely overcapped res.
Equipment Choices
Craft all equipment at Arngrim and try to get +% armor or +%Phys as completion bonus. Get 100% Aether > Elemental conversion, and get as close as 90% for Pierce > Element conversion.
Core Items:
Bonemonger Set.
Main+Off Hand: 2x Mythical Spelldrinker. +400% Elemental Damage, solving energy issues, convert Aether > Elemental. PERFECT FIT
Gloves: Mythical Chilling Grip of Hagarrad. converting pierce > cold, high attack speed
Rings: 2x Mythical Light’s Oath. Converting pierce > fire, high OA, +% healing, nice res, nice proc.
Relic: Ignaffar’s Combustion. Perfect Fit, get +aura of censure for completion bonus
Medal: Mythical Direwolf Crest. Enabling dual-wielding melee. Also give nice res, racial damage to beast, also super high OA
Supporting Items:
Pants: Mythical Legwraps of the Tranquil Mind. I need OA, movement speed, and a good res.
Boots: Mythical Final March. Super nice defensive boots. Also we desperately need that phys res.
Belt: Mythical Cord of Deception. One of the three +inquisitor belt, this is the more defensive one with good res, DA, and dodge.
Movement Rune: Use what you like, I use glyph of disorder currently. Still the best for this build.
Devotions
Tri-Elemental Devo Setup
Elemental Storm > Inquisitor Seal
Hyrian’s Glare > to Whatever permanent buff
Elemental Seeker > to Beronath’s Fury
Arcane Currents > to Storm Box of Elgoloth
Ghoulish Hunger > to Whatever permanent buff
Gameplay
Keybind:
LMB: Beronath’s Fury
RMB: Storm Box of Elgoloth
Mouse scroll up/down: Bone Harvest
Middle Mouse: Mark of Torment
Keyboard 1: Word of Renewal
Keyboard 2: Siphon Souls
Keyboard 3: Inquisitor Seal
Keyboard 4: Movement Rune
Standard procedure:
Press to activate Word of Renewal. Ensure it to always be active and/or save it for heal.
Scroll up/down to cast Bone harvest, trigger soul harvest buff.
Cast storm box to enemy for triggering continuous arcane currents. Always cast it when it’s cooldown.
Teleport in
Cast Inquisitor Seal below you
Cast siphon souls to apply OA debuff and RR
Then auto-attack with beronath’s fury for triggering continuous elemental seeker.
Position your char well. As bonemonger’s and hyrian’s proc are always attack enemies directly in front of you, position yourself and round the enemy so all of them is in front of you.
Also some trick with this set, you can stack multiple inquisitor seal below you and the enemy to increase single target damage. Treat this like sigil of consumption, basically.
Cast Mark of Torment if surrounded by high-risk boss or nemesis.
Build Performance
Crucible:
Video with 4 buff without banner:
7:15 clear time! My current record on FG. The build is consistent around that timer.
All Enemy is easy enough to be swiftly killed by this build as no enemy (in cruci) resist all three elemental.
Shattered Realm:
Shall be updated later.
Afterword
Boy, I had so much fun polishing this build!
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