Preface:
To explain the above joke - I convinced marzuk once to switch his S&B purifier to a FoI caster after we found a triple rolled ugdenbog flamestrife.
It was an unmitigated desire. He was not pleased.
Apparently you need to build AROUND the skill for it to work. My bad, marzuk.
Offense
Big weapon for Big damage (52% WD)
~100% RR
~2100% elemental damage
Lots of flat damage from 13/12 IEE and 12/12 arcane empowerment.
ZERO energy issues - in fact, harp was only taken for the OA boost.
Defense
Pretty obvious from the GT link - damage reduction, nice dodge chance, DA, etc. etc.
Flaws
Shit OA without deadly aim. <-- I tried to mitigate this by GDstashing a GG rolled wendigo eye medal. A cheaper option would probably be mythical tempest sigil.
Some random thoughts
Because this build uses all 3 elemental types, it’s quite effective against most enemies because monsters tend not to stack absurdly high resists against them.
I have also cleared 170 without the use of a banner. I used it in the video simply because I was curious to see how big a jump its damage output would take. While definitely noticeable, it’s utterly unnecessary.
Devotion pathing
I’m not gonna do it out because I’m busy, but the trick to get harp is to:
Make your way down to attak seru first. This should be relatively easy.
Get viper and panther
Get harp, and leave one point in the blue crossroad.
Spec out of panther, and make your way towards blind sage.
Follow the skill bindings used in the link. It’s the most efficient way of proccing your devotions.
^I actually got really curious about this when I did my vindicator but never really did anything about it because I was convinced it wouldn’t work either (a doubt which was further reaffirmed by TomoDak).
P.S. Seeing that you play self-found, just thought I’d mention that this build totally works with the m. tempest sigil medal, or with any random wendigo eye medal which fixes res.
Hey man. Unfortunately you can’t level with FoI if only because of the energy consumption. I would level with runes actually. Both hagarrad and kalastor while investing points into aura of censure for RR (resist reduction).
Olexra flash freeze coupled with greater fire blast (a component granted skill) is another fantastic way to go. OFF clears entire trash mobs in normal with a single press of a button, and greater fireblast takes care of the bigger baddies.
Actually. I stand corrected. Maybe with enough into mental alacrity, IEE, and endless flame you might be able to level with it. Still though. I think runes will carry you far in the game.
