Dying and getting frustrated

Hi
I am playing frostblink elementalist (trying to follow subtractems guide) and have got to level 1 maps, but am dying constantly. It seems the mobs only have to look at me and I’m dead. I have over 75% on all resists and am using purity of elements and determination so don’t know what I’m doing wrong? Any suggestions would be appreciated, as I am losing the will to live :)

I made my own version of this build that was a trickster, it was quite tanky, but I don't know how well it translates to elementalist. I had freezes and es/evasion. A lot of your survivability probably comes from the playstyle, you shouldn't really be getting hit all that much, since you can just blink in and blink away. Physical damage is probably a bit dangerous, I'm thinking the determ nerf might not help either until you get fully geared. Also them taking away a lot of phs convert. You might still be able to get some from eldritch mob once you get that far. How old is the build, is it updated for this league? Im not familiar. What do the say about mitigating phy? Anything beyond determ? You probably also need to deal with chaos dmg.

Apparently I need a lightning coil to deal with the phys damage mitigation, but they are expensive, so am trying to farm chaos/divine. It’s a difficult game to get into, I keep dying, but need to farm currency to buy something I need to help stop me dying :) I need to read a bit more on path of building, I just find it very frustrating. Especially when subtractem has a video doing t16 maps wearing only blue gear, without a clear explanation of why he can do it. Of course, it could be me being particularly dense :)

Yeah lightning coil will make a big difference, but if its a starter build should be a way ti survive without it.

Link video and/or build, i'll take a look if I can see anything

A second defensive flask might help and having a better granite flask that is always up, you basically only have armour against phys by the sounds of it so probably need that up when ever you are in danger.

thanks for the replies, I need to add an evasion flask, I know I need to automate them, more stuff I need to farm :)
this is a link to my POB build https://pobb.in/3oyrQGihOv1C

Yeah you need better gear that will help for sure. Looks like you didn't ascend yet that will probably also help when you do. You are probably ok when your endurance charges are up but die if they drop off? That's similar to my current build as my only other defense against phys is armor and I also don't have much. I'm thinking playstyle probable has a lot do do with staying alive on this build, knowing when you can jump in and when it's dangerous. You have no guard skill, im not sure if there is one that fits with this build but it might be something to investigate, CWDT, enfeeble as well possible if it works with your mana. Might be tough with your links. Chaos golem could also help, although you will probably have trouble keeping it alive. What Pantheons are you using? Something like lunaris/gruthkul?

Often the answer is more damage as well. If you're destroying everything in one blink and not needing to backtrack you probably wont get hit.

Thanks again, I’m heading for spell suppression as that’s where the guide is taking me, so that should help. I had forgotten about pantheon so have allocated the 2 you suggest for now. Had also forgotten about the labyrinth, so will do that now, if I can stay alive :) will also look into the other suggestions as well, thank you.

No worries. Check build which ones are optimal but they should help with phys mitigation, especially if you dive into pack.