It’s rare to see builds focusing on purple/green devotion path using Seru+Seekers. And we see this type of a build, it’s usually elemental build. This one is not though. Aether build with full elemental to a aether conversion focused on having offensive procs… lot’s of them. End result is really fun and strong build actually. And that’s Apostate, which isn’t that good of a class usually.
Key is Bonemonger set, which is tailored for Apostate class. Also weapon+rings convert fully elemental damage to aether with slightly above rolls. Pants&Boots for stun and slow. Belt is for much needed vitality to aether conversion. Relic have nice proc and medal is actually pretty impressive, since I use both Pain and Box. Off-hand and gloves increase my OA. OA/DA are low, but I have big amounts of shred.
Devotions:
Seekers+Seru doing fully aether damage, really nice! Also Bat&Phoenix for defense. Decided to skip flat RR devotion, is present on scepter anyway.
Damage Sources:
Skills:
Chain Lightning
Storm Box
Word of Pain
Aether Corruption
Inquisitor Seal
Siphon Souls
Will of Kings Augment
Ill Omen
Devotion procs:
Arcane Currents
Elemental Seeker
Twin Fangs
Phoenix Fire
Aetherfire
Arcane Bomb
Item procs
Bonemonger set
Magelord rings
Relic’s
Scepter’s
Performance
In Crucible build smashes all trash mobs, even most aetherials aren’t a problem, despite no racial damage bonus. Big RR and damage helps with that. Because lack of Ghoul and other circuit breakers, you have to be aware of burst damage. Otherwise multiple layers of defense makes it very safe. Times are around 5:20 on average, my fastest run of 5:07:
In SR performance is a bit erradic, depends on spawns. 65/66 farming should be easy, although 75 is also possible. Video from 75th wave, boss chunk.
Scepter is tough drop, sadly. If you don’t have it, you can use Blaze Herald weapon + Mythcial Reaper of Acursed off-hand but this won’t reach full conversion from elemental.
I don’t have an Apostate yet, and have all the gear for this one except belt, I’ll certainly give this build a try. I really, really liked your Ultos Vinicator build.
Word of Pain and Storm Box with Siphon will do some really hard work leveling up. My Purifier was lightning based, but she used nothing but Word of Pain, Storm Box and Chain Lightning all the way through SR 65 with no gear to speak of. As long as you can kite you can get away with a lot.
Imp to box is like machine gun. And Seal is adequate enough to proc Bat. In SR makes more sense, since in Crucible build have enough sustain. But sound advice.
I am leveling this build too. I decided to go elemental and switch to aether later. I have some grimtools from sharing with friends so may help you also:
