[3.6]Purifying Flame Cospri's Chieftain - Odealo's Crafty Guide (2024)

Possibly the first Cospri/Chieftain build to take down Shaper

Updated for Patch 3.6

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This is a very unique Cospri's Malice build based on full Elemental Damage conversion to Fire and two powerful triggered Fire Spells. These are Glacial Cascade socketed in Cospri's Malice and Purifying Flame triggered by Cast on Critical Strike Support Gem. Both Spells deal Physical Damage, which allows us to greatly benefit from Chieftain's damage conversion, and as a class, this build provides much better defenses and end-game viability.

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1. Gameplay

This build is very straightforward. You use Cyclone to breeze through enemies and trigger extremely powerful Fire Spells whenever you Critically Strike. The mechanic is very similar to all the other Cospri's builds, however, Chieftain class provides higher DPS and defenses, but is much harder to level up if you decide to directly follow your final Passive Skill Tree. Chieftain will alsorequire more specific gear to reach satisfactory Accuracy and Critical Strike Chance needed to proc your Spells.

2. Build's PROS & CONS

3. Leveling tips

It is recommended to level up this character with Molten Strike and to equip One-handed Weapon and a Shield. You can follow the route to Shadow's part of the Skill Tree and collect a bunch of useful Passives on the way. This way, you won't have to refund too many of the Passives allocatedmaking it the most efficient option. Molten Strike is the best melee skill and will get you to Maps easily, but with the number of items required for this build, we would not recommend it as a League Starter build.

Suggested leveling Gemsetups:

Molten Strike setup
	Molten Strike-your primary DPS source. We are using it for the entire leveling process
	Added Fire Damage Support- grants additional Fire Damage to your Attacks
	Ancestral Call Support- makes Molte Strike hit two additional enemies tripling the number of Magma projectiles fired
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support - grants more Elemental Damage with supported skills

Utility Gems
	Ancestral Warchief - summons a Totem which increases your Melee Damage
	Herald of Ash - grants extra Fire Damage and AoE explosions based on your overkill damage
	Herald of Purity- a great tool for leveling up with this build by adding extra Physical Damage to your Attacks
	Leap Slam- the recommended Movement Skill used for this build

Bandits:

We recommend killing all the Bandits for two additional Passive Points

Leveling Skill Trees:

34 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1) Strong Arm 2) Solidity 3) Constitution 4) Defiance

61 Points Skill Tree
Priorities: 1)Precise Interception 2) Fatal Blade 3) Heartseeker 4) Acrobatics

Recommended leveling items:

Karui Charge - very powerful Amulet which will greatly increase your Molten Strike DPS and the extra movement Speed is extremely useful during leveling
+(20-30) to Dexterity +(20-30) to Strength (5-10)% increased Attack Speed +100 to Accuracy Rating 30% increased Projectile Speed 10% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Projectile Damage

Goldrim- amazing leveling Helmet which covers up all your needs for Elemental Resistances during early levels
+(30-50) to Evasion Rating 10% increased Rarity of Items found +(30-40)% to all Elemental Resistances Reflects 4 Physical Damage to Melee Attackers Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden)

Belt of the Deceiver- all Resistances and additional Life are amazing during leveling, on top of that it grants high DPS bonus
(15-25)% increased Global Physical Damage You take 30% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes +(30-40) to maximum Life +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances Nearby Enemies are Intimidated

Redbeak- perfect sword for early game
100% increased Damage when on Low Life 50% increased Physical Damage Adds 2 to 6 Physical Damage 10% increased Attack Speed +(20-30) to maximum Life +2 Life gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks

The Tempestuous Steel- extremely powerful weapon for this Elemental Conversion build

Adds (5-8) to (15-20) Physical Damage (8-14)% increased Attack Speed Hits can't be Evaded Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate 30% Elemental Resistances Gain 15% of Physical Attack Damage as Extra Lightning Damage Gain 15% of Physical Attack Damage as Extra Fire Damage

4. Final Skill tree, Ascendancy Points, and Pantheon

Final Skill Tree:

117 Points Skill Tree
117 Points Path of Building (PoB) link

Ascendancy points:

Preferably in that order:

1. Ngamahu, Flame's Advance
2. Hinekora, Death's Fury
3. Tawhoa, Forest's Strength
4. Ramako, Sun's Light

Pantheon:

Major God: Soul of Lunaris 1% 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 Gruthkul1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Hit you've taken Recently up to a maximum of 5%

5. Final Gems links

[DPS] Cyclone/Purifying Flame
	Cyclone- Cyclone is used to Critically Strike and trigger both Glacial Cascade and Purifying Flame Spells
	Cast on Critical Strike Support- makes Criticals with Cyclone to trigger Supported Spells
	Purifying Flame - powerful Area spell which deals Physical Damage fully converted to Fire
	Elemental Focus Support - greatly increases Elemental Damage but makes it unable to inflict Elemental ailments
	Concentrated Effect Support- insane DPS boost at the exchange of lower AoE
	Fire Penetration Support- makes supported skills ignore a large portion of your target's Fire Resistance

[DPS] Glacial Cascade
	Glacial Cascade- which is a Cold Spell that can be triggered by Cospri's Malice. And thanks to the fact that it deals Physical Damage converted to Cold, we can fully change it to Fire Damage thanks to Avatar of Fire and Cold to Fire Support Gems
	Cold to Fire Support - converts 50% of Cold Damage to Fire and adds extra Fire Damage based on the skill's Cold DPS
	Concentrated Effect Support

[MOBILITY] Leap Slam
	Leap Slam- your primary Movement Skill
	Faster Attacks Support- increases Movement Speed with Leap Slam
	Fortify Support- grants extra damage reduction buff on Melee Hits with Leap Slam

[UTILITY] Assassin's Mark and Herald of Ash
	Herald of Ash- grants added Fire Damage based on your Physical Damage. It works for both of the core spells used in this build
	Assassin's Mark - the second Curse used in this build. It increases your chance to Critically Hit your enemies and generates Power Charges
	Blasphemy Support- with Blasphemy linked to Curse you can use it as an Aura, that will automatically curse nearby enemies
	Empower Support - increases the level of your Curse and Herald of Ash for some extra DPS. You need this Gem on level 2 and above to have any effect

[UTILITY] Vaal Righteous Fire and Vaal Haste
	Vaal Righteous Fire - while active deals high AoE damage around every second and increases your Spell Damage
	Vaal Haste - grants increased Attack, Cast, and Movement Speed bonus for a short duration
	Efficacy Support- increases the duration of supported spells and increases the damage of Vaal Righteous Fire
	Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of Immortal Call and Molten Shell

[UTILITY] Golem and Molten Shell
	Cast when Damage Taken Support - triggers all the supported spells
	Summon Ice Golem - increases your Accuracy Rating and Critical Strike Chance. Both extremely important stats that are hard to get elsewhere
	Molten Shell - grants a protective shield that increases your Armour and absorbs some of the incoming damage
	Culling Strike - will cause Molten Shell and your Golem to kill enemies below 10% Life

5. Gear Setup

Below you will find all the required gear for this Purifying Flame Chieftain build. Sadly, it does not give you much freedom in terms of item choices, and in order to fully utilize this build's potential, it's recommended to grab all the items listed. You can try to replace some of the items, but without sufficient Accuracy Rating and Critical Strike Chance, you will hardly ever trigger Spells making this build feel very clunky. If you would still like to try it with fewer restrictions - Assassin may be a better option.

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Ourrecommended items will:

1. Cap your resistances
2. Give you enough DPS/Life to deal with all the content in the game

(Helmet) Rat's Nest- one of the best Helmets for this build with very high Crit. Chance bonus

15% increased Attack Speed (60-75)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance 150% increased Evasion Rating (20-25)% increased Rarity of Items found 10% increased Movement Speed 10% reduced Character Size

Helmet enchantments: Purifying Flame deals 40% increased Damage

(Weapon)Cospri's Malice- mandatory item for this build. It is used to trigger Glacial Cascade

No Physical Damage Adds (80-100) to (160-200) Cold Damage Adds (40-60) to (90-110) Cold Damage to Spells (8-14)% increased Attack Speed +257 Intelligence Requirement 60% increased Critical Strike Chance against Chilled Enemies Trigger a Socketed Cold Spell on Melee Critical Strike

(Shield)Unyielding Flame- grants very high Critical Strike Chance bonus, making it perfect for this build

+12% to all Elemental Resistances Trigger Commandment of Inferno on Critical Strike (50-70)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-30)% to Fire Resistance (8-12)% increased Attack Speed if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently (8-12)% increased Cast Speed if you've dealt a Critical Strike Recently

(Body Armour)Loreweave- grants extra Crit., Attributes, and Elemental Damage. With this build's high restrictions, this is simply the best option for this slot

Has 6 Sockets Adds (4-10) to (14-36) Physical Damage to Attacks +(8-24) to all Attributes (20-60)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance +(15-50) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-60) to maximum Life +(20-50) to maximum Mana (6-30)% increased Rarity of Items found (15-50)% increased Elemental Damage Your Maximum Resistances are (76-78)%

(Boots) Windshriek - will allow you to use two different Curses. Otherwise, you will miss a lot of Critical Hit Chance that Assassin's Mark provides

(200-250)% increased Armour +(10-15)% to all Elemental Resistances 25% increased Movement Speed (10-20)% increased Elemental Damage You can apply an additional Curse (Hidden) 60% increased Area of Effect of Curse Skills

Boot enchantment: Adds 45 to 68 Fire Damage if you've Killed Recently 16% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you've Killed Recently

(Belt) Rare Stygian Vise

Min. requirements: 80 maximum Life 40% Cold Resistance 40% Lightning Resistance Optional affixes: Elemental/Fire Damage

(Amulet) Xoph's Blood- grants Avatar of Fire which allows us to fully convert Glacial Cascade's Damage to Fire

+(20-30) to Strength 10% increased maximum Life +(20-40)% to Fire Resistance 10% increased Strength Damage Penetrates 10% Fire Resistance Cover Enemies in Ash when they Hit you Avatar of Fire

(Ring) Rare Elder Diamond Ring - any Ring will do, but only the Diamond Ring will increase your Crit. Chance further

Min. requirements: 55 maximum Life 35 Intelligence Curse enemies with level # Warlord's Mark on Hit Optional affixes: Accuracy Rating Elemental Resistances

(Ring) Gifts from Above -grants very high Critical Strike Chance and extra Damage while you are on Consecrated Ground. This works exceptionally well in combination with the Bottled Faith unique Flask

(20-30)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance Trigger Level 10 Consecrate when you deal a Critical Strike (30-35)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance (10-15)% increased Light Radius (40-50)% increased Rarity of Items Dropped by Enemies killed with a Critical Strike 50% increased Damage while on Consecrated Ground +5% Chance to Block Attack Damage while on Consecrated Ground

(Gloves) Rare Gloves- preferably Fingerless Silk Gloves but all types are viable

Min. requirements: 60 maximum Life 35 Intelligence 350 Accuracy Rating 30% Cold Resistance Optional affixes: Spell Damage

Glove enchantment: Commandment of Flame

(Jewel)Rare Jewel- all jewels should provide extra Life and at least one Damage amplification mod

Recommended affixes: maximum Life Fire/Spell/Area Damage Optional affixes: Global Critical Strike Chance Global Critical Strike Multiplier Global Accuracy Rating

(Jewel)Abyss Jewel- priority is maximum Life and flat damage to spells

Recommended affixes: maximum Life added Fire Damage to Spells increased Critical Strike Multiplier Optional affixes: increased Critical Strike Chance

(Jewel)Abyss Jewel- at least one with the added chance to gain Onslaught on kill is a great pick

Recommended affixes: maximum Life chance to gain Onslaught on kill for 4 seconds increased Damage if you have killed recently Optional affixes: global Critical Strike Chance

(Flask)Bottled Faith- extremely important Flask for this build. It greatly increases Crit. Chance and hence the frequency at which you trigger all your core Spells

40% increased Damage Creates Consecrated Ground on Use (30-50)% increased Duration Consecrated Ground created by this Flask has Tripled Radius +(1-2)% to Critical Strike Chance against Enemies on Consecrated Ground during Effect Consecrated Ground created during Effect applies (7-10)% increased Damage taken to Enemies

(Flask)The Wise Oak- grants extra Fire Damage Penetration if you Fire Resistance is the highest

+35% to all Elemental Resistances During Flask Effect, 10% reduced Damage taken of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is lowest During Flask Effect, Damage Penetrates (10-15)% Resistance of each Element for which your Uncapped Elemental Resistance is highest

Other suggested Flasks: Bubbling Divine Life Flask of Staunching (Bleeding immunity) Ample Basalt Flask of Warding (Curse immunity) Ample Diamond Flask of Heat (Freeze immunity)

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