[3.15] [Build Showcase] HoT Autobomber Assassin | 3.9k Life/2.1k ES | 45m DPS with flasks! | MIN-MAX

Possibly the best modifiers out there after Mirror tier.
3 Modifiers to look for are:
+level to socketed support gem (must)
%increased lightning damage (optional)
%crit multi while nearby rare or unique monster (optional)
%chance to deal double damage (optional)
%chance to deal double damage while focussed (optional)

Gem links as shown, but:
Increased Crit Strike for Mapping <=> Awk Lightning Pen for bossing.


+1 Max Power Charge is a must, best modifier to offer highest damage source.
Nearby Enemies Takes +Lightning damage, Global Crit Multi are also nice to have, but you might want to get your resistances elsewhere.
But, remember, Chaos resist is very valuable because of low Max Life.

Ultimately without Harvest, it's hard to get perfect explicit.

For enchantment, this one provides the best DPS against bosses when you combo it with Divergent Purifying Flame. More than twice the damage against 40% HoT damage.

Gem links as shown, Storm Brand to trigger HoT storm loop.
The other supports are for having easier time trigger Innervate buff.


As I am using Asenath gloves to replace Inpulsa+Storm Gift combo, I can replace my body armour with something else. So I decided to pick up these modifiers, they are perfectly balance for both eHP and damage.

Against without Harvest, it's hard to get perfect explicit.

Gem links as shown, mainly to trigger curses or hexes. Going for 6-links mainly because I want the high level curse gem and extra 10% curse effect from Hextouch. Use Wave of Conviction as trigger because it has bigger AoE and of course the Lightning Exposure.


As there is probably nothing good out there beside %Lightning Damage or Metacraft %Damage. I decided to drop damage and get all the resistances here to solve my resistance issue as most of my equipments are unique.

This enchantment is possibly the best in term of DPS, it will be triggered by Withering Touch from my gloves' gem.
Alternatively, you can go for +AoE on Arcane surge.
Everything else are just useless.


This is my bossing gloves, this provide the best damage. Not even the rare gloves with 120% damage can beat it. The Sap also help reduced some damage taken, so overall this is quite good. Implicit corruption is just extra bonus for damage.


This is mapping gloves, although explosion is not as good as Storm Gift+Inpulsa but it is still usable.

Gem links as shown,
Cold Snap so that I can trigger chilled ground for Algor Mortis and Sadist for extra 15% ele damage.
Withering Touch to trigger belt enchantment. Do note that this will not let you use Dash or Flame Dash, so I've gotten Lightning Warp instead.
Divergent Purifying Flame, this is one of the best debuff damage you can get for this build. It also provide Consecrated ground for you to regen, good overall.

Best to let them stay at Lv1 for low mana consumption.


Decided to go for this boots because it is the only boots that can provide us damage from 1 extra stack of spider web. Not only that, it also provide certain degree of survival ability such as resistances as well as sustainability from 20 ES gained per hit. Although it doesn't look like much, but good overall.

If you don't want all of these, you can get whatever you want.

Gem links as shown,
Immortal Call + Lifetap so that we can have it up 100% of the time as Immortal also help reducing certain degree of lightning damage taken.

Lightning Swap, as told it is the only movement skill but well, Leap Slam is also another choice. Do take note that due to low unreserved mana, you might not be able to use it sometime unless you link to Lifetap but then you can't use Immortal Call that well with Less Duration. Or you can just drop Less Duration and get something else.


In term of damage, these explicits is probably the best.
Life and damage, and possibly resistances if you wanted.


Alternatively you can use this although it provides about 40% lesser damage and no eHP but it greatly improve critical strike chance and maximum mana where you might be lacking.

Getting Whispers of Doom so that I can use more curses or hexes.
Or you can path to Whispers of Doom and anoint Infused if you don't want to get Written in Blood and Jewel sockets.


This is the core items as well as build enabler as it can get you into HoT Lightning storm loop. The frequency itself is also the best possible DPS for HoT compare to any other else.


The sole purpose is for getting Corrupted Soul for ES for eHP.


Since none of the aura can provide damage source for Herald of Thunder, we can use this to basically double the damage. I would say this jewel is a must.