Level 98 Vortex Elementalist^3.20

Notes

What do I need to switch to Vortex?


Leveled Vortex (preferably lvl 21)
Exposure on gloves
Scorch on boots
Ignite prolif

Crafting

Sceptre
Useful mods on Sceptres :  +1 Cold , +1 All, Increased Fire damage ( prefix), Increased Cold damage (prefix fire damage is better for clear) , Flat elemental damage to spells (fire cold and lightning, but this is kind of crappy for endgame setups.)
Fire damage overtime multiplier, Damage overtime multiplier,Increased burning damage , Increased Fire damage ( suffix) , Increased Cold damage (suffix) .    CRAFTED: Cold damage as extra chaos , increased damage overtime

Cheap Method:  Purchase +1 Cold spells or +1 all spells Sceptre / Dagger (cheaper)
Spam Scorch fossils Until you get some of the mods listed above.

Alt Method 1: alt regal until Damage overtime multiplier or Fire damage overtime multiplier and try to regal for a good mod if you hit a bad mod restart. Multi mod.

Alt method 2. Alt aug spam til  damage over time multiplier (suffix) Regal, annul the regaled mod unless its really good. If regaled mod is good multimod accordingly.
After annul use Suffix cannot change ( 2 div) and Aisling if you hit prefix block physical damage % and unveil for Increased Fire damage or Increased cold damage.
If you hit Suffix, block damage per power charge and try to unveil fire damage over time multiplier.  Multimod.  I do not suggest using this method I personnally believe its going to be more expensive for the same sceptre

Use trade: Look for useful mods even on Daggers and wands, yes the implicits suck but if the stats are cheap and the weapon is good ITS STILL GOOD. Use POB put it in to see what is good or not.

Shield:
Cheaper: Get Fractured Increased Fire damage / Cold damage.  Greed Essence Spam til +1 to cold gems. Use prefixes cannot change veiled chaos. Block int unveil.  Exalted orb if 2 open suffixes and Craft last mod.

Expensive Synth Bases:  Life gained on Block, +2 minimum frenzy charges. (ilvl matters here)
Greed Essence til High tier Increased Fire / Cold damage again fire damage is better here with an open prefix. Make sure you have 1 open prefix and 1 open suffix ( cant craft prefix and exalt til 2 suffix)
craft Prefixes cannot change and use Harvest Aug Cold for +1 cold spells gems.
Use prefixes cannot change veiled chaos, block int, unveil.
Use exalted orb for the 2nd suffix. Keep in mind theres is not KEEP PREFIX in the game you can brick your item if you get triple suffix so dont try to go for super perfect items unless you like pain.

Helm: 
Buy one you want and get it enchanted or Buy a fractured t1 suppression base and spam greed essence til you get desired mods.
If you want a super endgame helm you want to start from a fractured Life base so you can try to put +2 aoe later.

Body:  
Skin of the Lords here 3 Red 2 blue 1X  Red/Green are better than Blue for the last slot.  Keystones: Ghost Dance, Magebane.  Lethe Shade if you are going for ailment avoidance.  Eldritch battery, Glancing blows,
Elemental Overload will save you 1 points if you are using them. Call to arms is okay for Infernal Cry. Vaal Pact is okay  Rest are =\
The following will brick your build do NOT use : Ancestral Bond, Blood Magic , Chaos Inoculation, Elemental Equilibrium, Eternal Youth, Ghost Reaver, Imbalanced guard, Mind over matter, Precice Technique, Resolute Technique,
Agnostic, Unwavering Stance, Verstatile Combatant (if you are glancing block) , Wicked ward (if EB)

You can also get a Skin of Loyal with corruptions also.  These armours give you a ton of armour evasion and es as well as tons of damage.

Gloves: 
Buy on market or get fractured Suppression base and spam greed essence til desired mods.  Make sure you have implicits for the build - fire res is must have your second one is fire damage over time multi
if you have a cluster for ignite prolif or have ignite prolif on gloves.

Boots: 
Buy suffixes on market or purchase suppression base.
Suffix -With fractured suppression use veiled chaos til non-damaging ailments either with a useable suffix or empty suffix.
If you have empty suffix you cant either try to slam normally or you suffixes cannot change and reforge , chaos fire cold or lightning and it will give you that resistance.

Prefix - Use eldritch currency to to land movement speed or life and craft the other. Enchant : Crit chance if you havent crit recently is best here for EO uptime,  Attack and cast speed if youve killed recently and regen are also useful here.

Amulet: 
There are alot of choices on the market but if you want to make your own
Intro: Get damage overtime multiplier fracture and spam cold fossils for +1 cold skills craft whatever 

Better: get +1 cold skill gems fracture and spam Anger or Dex(if you need dex) essence til damage over time multiplier (250 essence to land)  with open suffix. Craft 3 crafted mods (use this as a block) Craft suffixes cannot change use veiled Chaos.
If you can block mana and try to unveil life. 
Craft non-damaging ailments on the bottom. If you had a block then Exalted or for 1/2000 chance to land +1 to all gems xDD the vision.  Armour and evasion is also useful here everything else is shit.

Endgame:
Buy a +1 all skills base with 70+ life and open prefix , if you want to make one from scratch.  Alt craft +1 all skill gems ( have fun 2500 alts) with open suffx (use imprints if you have to).  Craft prefixes cannot change as a blue item and imprint.
Use veiled chaos til prefix wtih open prefix (might have to use annuls here because
 you want open suffix too) block mana and unveil for life. Alternatively if you want to Aisling your suffixes you can use harvest reforge life until you hit 70+ life(Rougly 24 imprints xD the vision)
Use suffixes cannot change and scour the amulet for +1 and life.  Use 3 crafted mods , prefixes cannot change, 
cannot roll attack mods then use Harvest Augment Cold. for +2 and life.
Hunter Slam for Fire multi? Didnt get it? LOL get fucked. Make sure you have prefixes cannot change and Reforge influence over and over til you get fire damage over time multiplier.
Keep in mind KEEP PREFIX is not in the game you have a chance each time to get land 3 mods and brick your amulet. THE VISION. 
If you have 2 open suffixes block one and Exalted orb.  If you do not have veiled life here you can 3 crafted mods prefixes cannot change and attempt to aisling (33% chance to lose your fire multi you just spent 25 divines on) xD the vision.
The unveil method can net you pretty good mods so you its probably the best but its pure pain.
I DO NOT SUGGEST YOU TRY THIS UNLESS YOU LOVE PAIN.

Ring 1:
Get a Synth base with flammability on hit or fractured flamability.
On fractured base you can either use Anger Esseence or Delirium Essence until you hit Dex. Alternatively if you have open suffix you can force chaos resistance here with suffix cannot change reforge chaos.
Once you have suffixes dont use suffix cannot change veiled chaos , block mana unveil life craft - mana
On a Synth Base just use Anger or Delirium essence til you get solid suffixes. Alternatively if you have open suffix you can force chaos resistance here with suffix cannot change reforge chaos.
Once you have suffixes dont use suffix cannot change veiled chaos , block mana unveil life craft - mana
I personally believe the Fractures are easier to craft and deal with if you can get a decent base. Amethyst , vermillion, two-stone, coral are all very good.  

Ring2:
Replica Emberwake is good here but you can try your luck with reflections.  The follow mods are very good Damage over time multiplier, Fire damage, minimum frenzies, life, dex.

Belt:
Into: Stygian Vise here.  Use Chaos resistance essence for life and other suffixes.  If you manage to get a really good belt with life and triple res Armour and evasion flat craft on top is very good.  

Good: Get a ilvl 86 Hunter Stygian and use pristine fossils til you get t1 life and t1 % life I hope you get 7% so you have to divine it and praise the VISION. If you have full suffixes you can suffix to prefix here , if you have an empty prefix fill it.
You will need one open suffix here so you can preffixes cannot change and use
Harvest reforge chaos for chaos resistance.  If you have 2 open suffixes you can use 3 crafted mods and prefixes cannot change and attempt to aisling a resistaance mod , cooldown reduction or ES regen depending on what you want. 

Endgame: Mageblood 

Jewels: 
Buy them or by fractured Life and spam scoarched fossils

Large Clusters:
Buy these if you can, if they too expensive use a Doryani lesson, Sadist 2 mod.
If you like pain get a doryani and sadist 2 mod with 2 other mods and attempt to fracture. Then you can either alt aug craft if you get sadist or spam prismatic fossils til you a decent cluster if you get Doryanis.

Profane bloom: Yes they are expensive if you cannot get them you have the following choices.  
1: Use Bereks respite ( no ignite prolif) 
2: Use Maven Boots 
3: Use Obliteration for the rest of your life xD
4: Use 2 Unspeakable Gifts Meglomaniacs
5: Use Asenaths(weaker explosions), You would have to get master of fire and ignite prolif on cluster jewels, master of fire is really fucking hard to land and usually really expensive.
6: Crusader chest ( bye bye DPS)
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