[3.23] CoC Vortex of Projection Build | Occultist | Affliction | Path of Exile 3.23

Hey guys, cast on crit vortex of projection occultist build is here. I wanted to try the new version of vortex with ice nova setup and it turned out great. It has 50% more Damage and Area when Cast on Frostbolt mod and can explode from up to 5 frostbolt projectiles. It is a transfigured version of Vortex.


Ice Nova Version: https://youtu.be/Q_ZVoXHyLwo


Build Cost
- High Budget: 50-100 div


Mana: How do I sustain mana?
- Non-Channelling Skills have # to Total Mana Cost mod on rings
- Inspiration
- Mana leech from Essence Sap (Amulet annoint)
- #% increased Mana Cost of Skills per 10 Devotion mod on Militant Faith
- Using a silver flask with "% reduced Mana Cost of Skills during Effect" just in case

Critical Strike Chance: Aim for %100 crit chance.
- Power charges
- Diamond Flask, any flask with crit chance mod
- Inspiration charges
- Precision
- Ascendancy, Skill tree, Medium cluster
- Cospri's Malice
- Charms with "+#% Critical Strike Chance while at maximum Power Charges" mod

Cooldown recovery: We need at least 52% for this build. I got it from:
- Level 8 Awakened Cast on Critical Strike (31%)
- Belt (11%)
- Boots (5%)
- Charm with "#% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate" mod. (5%)

Accuracy: We need %100 hit chance.
- Level 21 Precision
- Accuracy Rating on a ring
- Blind (Disorienting Display, Cluster Notable)
- Unnatural Instinct
- Glove Implicit

Aps: With 52% cooldown recovery optimal aps for cyclone is 10.1. Don't go over it. Cyclone's aps is 10.09 with this setup.
- 10% inc attack speed, Quick Getaway (x2)
- 21% inc attack speed, Skill Tree (Harrier and Unnatural Instinct)
- 20% inc attack speed, Onslaught
- 11% inc attack speed, Gloves
- 14% inc attack speed, Watcher's Eye
- 5% inc action speed, Boots

Life Reserve: You need "2% increased Reservation Efficiency of Skills" mod on one jewel to be able to use all auras on Prism Guardian.

If you wanna play with more or less attack speed check out the link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/e5pyr8/the_cyclone_cast_on_critical_strike_cooldown/

Militant Faith: Dominus to get Inner Conviction keystone.
Try to get one with these mods:
- 4% increased Elemental Damage per 10 Devotion
- 1% reduced Mana Cost of Skills per 10 Devotion

Before switching to coc make sure you have:
- Unique items
- Enough dexterity for cospri's malice
- Enough accuracy and crit chance to trigger skills

Leveling: Leveling gems and trees are in the video.

Leveling Uniques:
- Axiom Perpetuum (2x)
- Tabula Rasa
- Karui Ward
- Tasalio's Sign (2x)
- Seven-League Step
- Goldrim
- Lochtonial Caress
- Replica Prismweave


PoB: https://pobb.in/EAN0PHgQ_i50

Skill Tree: http://poeurl.com/dUoe

Build Video: https://youtu.be/jqiq3HjjxwE

Bandits: Kill All


Gear:




Gem Setup:

Cyclone - Cast On Critical Strike (Awakened) - Vortex of Projection - Inspiration - Added Cold Damage (Awakened) - Power Charge On Critical

Summon Skitterbots - Unbound Ailments - Bonechill - Frostblink

Immortal Call (Lvl 1) - Cast when Damage Taken (Lvl 10) / Assassin's Mark - Mark on Hit

Herald of Ice - Precision - Vaal Discipline - Enlighten (Lvl 3)

Prism Guardian:
Vaal Grace / Hatred / Zealotry

Cospri's Malice:
Frostbolt - Greater Multiple Projectiles - Frost Bomb

This build cost is a joke. Check it before even starting to consider this build.

the jewels not cheap :(

Thank you for sharing the build here. I have been following it closely on youtube and have acquired a bunch of items already while farming on my current character. I can't wait to start leveling this.

just a note about your gear that you linked in the first post, I think you may have forgotten to link your jade flask.

i follow the previous post of this build (3.22).

just about price, 50-100 divine is for next level version of item.
i mean i have something like 25/30 divine with my actual gear.
it's with 7.4 aps. and link shavron myself.

most expensive item i buy is the awekend coc i paid 4 div.
the most part of other item are between 1/1.5 and 3 div .
exept sword/shield/helmet 40-60 chaos.

have a nice chrismas ;p

I have assembled the gear below in the spoiler tag and am almost ready to start leveling this build (I still need to grind out 1 more level on my Awakened COC and buy or craft the flasks).

The two large cluster jewels were unexpectedly expensive (over 6d each). I believe in total I spent around 60D, but I did not get an expensive Watchers Eye, just a cheap one for the correct attack speed. Things look correct when I plug them into POB so I hope the numbers work out in the game but if not I will adjust as needed.

for large cluster, the price difference between 2 or 3 passive is huge.
for budget version blanked snow + prismatic and blanked snow+ desorient is way cheaper.

i mean this kind of build is a perfect exemple of min-max budget explosion ^^
scale very well with divine put in :).

edit:
ad my pob, mean it's something between 25-30 div, end build middle last week ( about price variation ).
https://pobb.in/nLc25yDFQTAF

Playing this build atm and is soo good. Good job with the guide!

I just hit level 79 and I LOVE the build. I am flying through maps like butter and I still have a million upgrades to make.

I am still getting used to the darkness while inside. I died while trying to get my 4th ascendency point in lab because I simply could not see the traps in one of the indoor rooms.

If I die again in lab, I may respec just to get the light radius on ES mastery just to make the lab a little easier to see and then spec out of it and avoid indoors maps.

I have two free sockets in my tree.

I am thinking of experimenting with Forbidden Flame/Flesh jewels and trying out Heart of Destruction from Elementalist.

The jewels will give 60% increased AOE when mapping and when facing a unique enemy, we gain 30% more ele damage.

This feels like it would synergize well with both Cyclone and Vortex which both have the AOE tag.

(I realize these jewels are VERY expensive, but it would be something I could make a goal for when farming, if it makes sense)

Any thoughts as to whether these jewels fit this build?