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From level 1, you should use the following link. Explosive Trap. With the setup you are advocating, you don’t want dmg on full HP gem – for that you would have to take Ghost dance + Escape Artist (and even then I’m unsure for HC use – dmg dip is unpleasant). I’m new to PoE and just started a few weeks ago. So this is my first. Regarding gem setup: Clearing: Empower lvl 4, GMP, Combustion, Mirage Archer, Elemental Hit, Element dmg with attacks. Bossing setup: Empower lvl 4, Slower proj, Combustion Mirage archer, elemental hit, element dmg with attacks. The effective total dps is 1.5m with bossing setup and 800k with clearing setup. My crit chance is kinda low at 28.95%. Yeah I find that the default number of brands isn't stated on the gem to be kind of sketchy. For live build/POE discussion and question. If the gem you want to delevel is a quality 20 then it would not be worth it to just buy a new level 1 gem from a vendor cause it most likely would be quality 0. The recipes for reducing levels are all depending on the circumstances. Last edited by Noteefs; Jan 27, 2016 @ 7:52pm #13.

Updated for Patch 3.8

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Estimated budget: medium

Essence Drain is a projectile-based spell that deals very high Damage over Time. The damaging debuff can be spread further to nearby enemies by the Contagion Spell for an even better area of effect and greatly increased clear speed. There are a lot of variants of this build, which is also very powerful as Life/Hybrid build. Our suggested build revolves around Occultist Ascendancy class which grants terrific bonuses to Chaos Damage and Energy Shield, as well as allows you to use three different Curses, boosting both your DPS and defenses. The damage of Essence Drain has been greatly increased in Patch 3.6 making this build even more powerful. On top of increasing its' damage, the skill no longer applies it's debuff to the first enemy hit, but also to targets around it.

This build carries a lot of potentials as a League starter build. It will allow you to start Mapping with literally no unique item requirements, while most of the end game gear can be still fairly easy to obtain. It is suggested to level up and start mapping with ED Occultist as a hybrid Life/ES character. After you can afford Shavronne's Wrappings, you should switch it to the Low-Life variation. It will allow you to use additional Auras that by using Blood Magic Support Gem will reserve your Life instead.

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1. Gameplay

This build has quite unique gameplay mechanics. The Essence Drain is a projectile-based spell, which applies its' debuff to the first enemy hit and other enemies in a small radius around it. You can use your Contagion Spell, which will cause the DoT to spread in a wider area, greatly enhancing clear speed. This combination grants this build very solid AoE damage, which is triggered with only two Spell casts. Your damage can be further amplified by the use of Wither Spell Totem.

2. Build's PROS & CONS

3. Leveling tips

Leveling this Essence Drain Occultist is not as smooth as other popular League starter classes. You should start off by using Freezing Pulse (or any other spell of choice - after all the early levels are easy with anything you decide to pick up) and swap it to Essence Drain as you get it at level 12. This is when you reach Merveil's Cavern. At this point, you will have to apply the Essence Drain debuff to enemies and finish them off with Freezing Pulse (or other spells that you feel comfortable with). Since this build requires more links in your main DPS setup than other builds, it is advised to invest in Tabula Rasa.

Suggested leveling Gem setups:

Bandits:

We recommend killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points

Leveling Skill Trees:

31 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Occultist's Dominion 2) Deep Wisdom 3) Growth and Decay 4) Entropy

63 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Written in Blood 2) Atrophy 3) Retribution 4) Sanctity 5) Method to the Madness

Level 70s Passive Skill Tree as you switch to Low-Life and Shavronne's Wrappings

Recommended leveling items:

4. Final Skill Tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon

Final Skill Tree:

115 Points Final Skill Tree
115 Points Path of Building (PoB) link

Ascendancy points:

Preferably in that order:

1. Profane Bloom
2. Malediction
3. Void Beacon
4. Vile Bastion

Pantheon:

Major God: Soul of Lunaris1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%; 1% increased Movement Speed for each nearby Enemy, up to 8%

Minor God: Soul of Gruthkul 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%

5. Final Gems links

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5. Gear Setup

In this section, both the budget-friendly and end-game items are included. We have also provided the required stats for each item.

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The recommended items from our list will:

1. Cap your resistances
2. Give you enough Energy Shield and DPS to start mapping

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