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Build · Ember

Ember Blaze

A B-tier build for Ember: start with Fireball, add Cyclone, Lightning and Shadow Dagger and stack Regeneration, Magnitude, Haste and Evasive Step.

Loadout

Skills in pick order

  1. Fireball

    Starting skill. Area damage that deletes clustered packs.

  2. Cyclone

    A travelling vortex that drags enemies together.

  3. Lightning

    Instant hits with no travel time, ideal against fast enemies.

  4. Shadow Dagger

    An orbiting ring of blades that punishes anything close.

Loadout

Potions in pick order

  1. Regeneration

    Regenerates HP over time.

  2. Magnitude

    Increases the area of skills that strike an area.

  3. Haste

    Increases cast speed of every skill except summons.

  4. Evasive Step

    Chance to fully avoid incoming contact damage.

Synergy

How it plays

  • Damage: Fire (Fireball), Physical (Cyclone), Lightning (Lightning) and Arcane (Shadow Dagger).
  • Potions raise: HP Regen, AoE Size, Cast Speed and Evasion.
  • Ember’s passive: ×1.80 Damage and +0.3% Luck/Level.
  • Pairs inside the build: Fireball + Cyclone.

Items

Items to wish for

These items change the build’s own skills. Open chests early and use the Wishing Well for the one you miss.

legendary

Toxic Tempest

Cyclones seed Venom pools where they catch foes.

legendary

Grounding Conduit

Lightning arcs back through foes, fully charging Storm Surge.

legendary

Storm Brand

Shuriken hits may call Lightning for 120% damage.

epic

Cinder Cluster

Fireball blasts scatter 2 embers bursting for 40%. Max 4.

epic

Storm Coil

Cyclone casts +1 vortex per volley. Max 3.

epic

Storm Relay

Lightning hits +1 nearby foe at half damage. Max 3.

epic

Night Edge

+1 Shadow Dagger. Max +2.

rare

Sunforge Lens

+20% Fireball blast radius. Max +60%.

Ranking

How the simulation rates it

Balance simulation, same seeds for every build
TierB Solid builds that shine once the right items arrive.
Rank#10 of 20
Median floorFloor 7
Lowest floorFloor 6
Endless SwarmRarely reached
Seeded runs7

See how the ranking works and the full tier list.

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