Max Speed/Damage Death Breath + Bounties T7/T8 (Video)

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by XpodX last updated Oct 5, 2015 ( Patch 2.3 )

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Skills

Storm Armor Scramble
- Storm Armor
Cost: 25 Arcane Power

Bathe yourself in electrical energy, periodically shocking a nearby enemy for 175% weapon damage as Lightning. Lasts 10 minutes.

Only one Armor may be active at a time.
Scramble

Increase your movement speed by 25% for 3 seconds when you are hit by melee or ranged attacks.
Electrocute Surge of Power
- Electrocute
This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Lightning arcs from your fingertips, dealing 138% weapon damage as Lightning. The lightning can jump, hitting up to 2 additional enemies.
Surge of Power

Gain 4 Arcane Power for each enemy hit.
Teleport Calamity
- Teleport
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Teleport through the ether to the selected location up to 50 yards away.
Calamity

Cast a short range Wave of Force upon arrival, dealing 175% weapon damage as Arcane to all nearby enemies and stunning them for 1 second.
Diamond Skin Sleek Shell
- Diamond Skin
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Transform your skin to diamond for 3 seconds, absorbing up to 40% of your Life in damage from incoming attacks.
Sleek Shell

Increases your movement speed by 30% while Diamond Skin is active.
Frost Nova Frozen Mist
- Frost Nova
Cooldown: 11 seconds

Blast nearby enemies with an explosion of ice and freeze them for 2 seconds.
Frozen Mist

Frost Nova no longer freezes enemies, but instead leaves behind a mist of frost that deals 915% weapon damage as Cold over 8 seconds.
Explosive Blast Chain Reaction
- Explosive Blast
Cost: 20 Arcane Power
Cooldown: 6 seconds

Gather an infusion of energy around you that explodes after 1.5 seconds for 945% weapon damage as Arcane to all enemies within 12 yards.
Chain Reaction

Instead of a single explosion, release a chain of 3 consecutive explosions, each dealing 520% weapon damage as Fire.

Audacity
- Audacity
You deal 30% additional damage to enemies within 15 yards.
Dominance
- Dominance
Killing an enemy grants a shield that absorbs 2% of your Life in damage for 3 seconds. This effect can stack up to 10 times.

Refreshing Dominance will set the shield to its maximum possible potency and each stack will increase its total duration by 0.5 seconds.
Evocation
- Evocation
Reduce all cooldowns by 20%.
Illusionist
- Illusionist
When you take more than 15% of your maximum Life in damage within 1 second, the cooldowns on Mirror Image, Slow Time, and Teleport are reset.

When you use Mirror Image, Slow Time, or Teleport, your movement speed is increased by 30% for 3 seconds.

Items

Sage's Apogee

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+5 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Sage's Journey
Sage's Purchase
Sage's Passage
Sage's Apogee
(2) Set: +250 Intelligence+250 Strength+250 Dexterity+250 Vitality
(3) Set: Increases Death's Breath drops by 1.
Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

Legendary Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+201 - 230 Vitality
+176 - 190 Armor

Secondary Stats

When receiving fatal damage, there is a chance that you are instead restored to 25% of maximum Life and cause nearby enemies to flee in fear.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Tal Rasha's Allegiance

Set Amulet

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51.0–100.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.
Warzechian Armguards

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 2.5–3.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
Every time you destroy a wreckable object, you gain a short burst of speed.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Sage's Purchase

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Sage's Journey
Sage's Purchase
Sage's Passage
Sage's Apogee
(2) Set: +250 Intelligence+250 Strength+250 Dexterity+250 Vitality
(3) Set: Increases Death's Breath drops by 1.
Tal Rasha's Brace

Set Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tal Rasha's Stride

Set Pants

398 - 472 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Nilfur's Boast

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+81–85 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase the damage of Meteor by 200%. When your Meteor hits 3 or fewer enemies, the damage is increased by 275–350%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)
+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Wand of Woh

Legendary Wand

Primary Stats

+128–163 Intelligence
Increases Explosive Blast Damage by 75–100% (Wizard Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

3 additional Explosive Blasts are triggered after casting Explosive Blast.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(32–39)–(39–49) Arcane Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Poison Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Lightning Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Holy Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Fire Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Damage
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare

Set Source

Primary Stats

+(94–118)–(95–142) Damage
+330–524 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
Increases Meteor Damage by 20–25% (Wizard Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Tal Rasha's Elements
Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
Tal Rasha's Guise of Wisdom
Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Tal Rasha's Brace
Tal Rasha's Allegiance
Tal Rasha's Stride
Tal Rasha's Grasp
(2) Set: Damaging enemies with Arcane, Cold, Fire or Lightning will cause a Meteor of the same damage type to fall from the sky. There is an 8 second cooldown for each damage type.
(4) Set: Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each increase all of your resistances by 25% for 8 seconds.
(6) Set: Attacks increase your damage by 750% for 8 seconds. Arcane, Cold, Fire, and Lightning attacks each add one stack. At 4 stacks, each different elemental attack extends the duration by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 8 seconds.

More Details

Head
- Sage's Apogee
- Stat Priority: CHC Socket Int Vit
Shoulders
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Homing Pads
- Death Watch Mantle
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CDR Skill: EB
Amulet
- Tal Rasha's Allegiance
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD Socket Int
Torso
- Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Socket Reduced Elite Dmg
Wrists
- Warzechian Armguards
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: Fire % CHC Int Vit
Hands
- Sage's Purchase
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD CDR Int
Waist
- Tal Rasha's Brace
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + AR
Legs
- Tal Rasha's Stride
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Socket Armor +
Feet
- Nilfur's Boast
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Skill: Meteor Armor +
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD CDR Socket
Weapon
- Wand of Woh
- In-geom
- Stat Priority: CDR Int Vit Socket
Offhand
- Tal Rasha's Unwavering Glare
- Stat Priority: CDR CHC Int Vit

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Wreath of Lightning
  Wreath of Lightning
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  15% chance on hit to gain a Wreath of Lightning, dealing 1250.0% weapon damage as Lightning every second to nearby enemies for 3 seconds.
  While under the effect of the Wreath of Lightning, gain 25% increased movement speed. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

In-geom

Legendary Sword
In-geom
Krelm's Buff Belt

Set Belt

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gain 25% run speed. This effect is lost for 5 seconds after taking damage.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Krelm’s Buff Bulwark
Krelm's Buff Belt
Krelm's Buff Bracers
(2) Set: +500 Vitality
Krelm's Buff Belt
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Items:

Set:

5 Pieces Tal Rasha's Elements + 2 Pieces Sage's Journey There is no room to swap items since we are using Nilfur's Boast on boots. I know that Nilfur's Boast in the Kanai's cube will get max roll but then you will not have any flexibility to swap items in the cube, anyway you can swap the boots for the belt if so desired.

Weapons:

In-Geom gives you a buff that reduce your skill cooldowns by 10(max) seconds after killing an elite pack (boss, goblins,... also...). When this buff is up you'll have no cooldowns on your Teleport, Diamond Skin, Frost Nova & Explosive Blast skills.

Rings:

Focus & Restraint granting you 100% damage boost when up, they are certainly best in slot here.

Alternative items in cube:

If you lack on damage, you can drop the Krelm's Buff Belt for Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan or (not tested) the Harrington Waistguard, then you should change Dominance for Elemental Exposure if you are ok with your toughness otherwise get Blur. Another alternative are Gloves of Worship.

Swap Wand of Woh / In-Geom in Cube if you have an Ancient one (mine is not Ancient but still doing tons of damage).

This build is extremely item dependent as is intended for players that have already spent tons of time on their Wizards, the Wand of Woh is really rare.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource
Vitality

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Area Damage
Gold Find

Build Guide

Hi Everyone,

Since in Season 4 Death breaths are used in many Kanai's Cube recipe, for example the Hope Of Cain Recipe. We are all looking after this mat like crazy. I've tested many build in Diablofans and here is the fastest i have found without losing toughness or DPS.

First of all for this build to be smooth, you need to know how to use the Num lock + Scroll Wheel (autocast skill)

Quin69 made a really good video here explaining how to do it.

Skills:

Storm Armor - Scramble

Increase your movement speed by 25% for 3 seconds when you are hit by melee or ranged attacks. Also procs lightning meteors (not the Tal's lightning buff tho) You can swap this skill for Energy Armor - Force Armor for more survivability.

Electrocute - Surge of Power

Gain 1 Arcane Power for each enemy hit. Use this to proc your Focus buff + Lightning Tal's buff & Meteor. You can use the Arc Lightning Rune for more Burst.

Teleport - Calamity

Cast a short range Wave of Force upon arrival, dealing 175% weapon damage as Arcane to all nearby enemies and stunning them for 1 second. Two purposes, Mobility + Arcane Tal's buff & Meteor procs. The stun is too short ^^

Diamond Skin - Sleek Shell

Increases your movement speed by 30% while Diamond Skin is active. Gives you a small shield + Movement Speed for 3 secs. Num Lock this skill.

Frost Nova - Frozen Mist

Frost Nova no longer freezes enemies, but instead leaves behind a mist of frost that deals 915%weapon damage as Cold over 8 seconds. Frost Tal's buff & Meteor procs + Some damage. Num Lock this skill.

Explosive Blast - Chain Reaction

Instead of a single explosion, release a chain of 3 consecutive explosions, each dealing 520%weapon damage as Fire. Main skill damage. Fire Tal's buff & Meteor procs. Num Lock this skill.

Passives:

Audacity

You deal 30% additional damage to enemies within 15 yards. Straight damage boost.

Dominance

Killing an enemy grants a shield that absorbs 16093 damage for 3 seconds. This effect can stack up to 10 times. Refreshing Dominance will set the shield to its maximum possible potency and each stack will increase its total duration by 0.5 seconds. We use this to keep the Krelm's Buff Belt up + survivability.

Evocation

Reduce all cooldowns by 20%. You might think that CDR even if you have In-Geom, this gives you more mobility when the buff is down. Get CDR on your geart too.

Illusionist

When you take more than 15% of your maximum Life in damage within 1 second, the cooldowns on Mirror Image, Slow Time, and Teleport are reset. When you use Mirror Image, Slow Time, or Teleport, your movement speed is increased by 30% for 3 seconds. More movement speed after using Teleport. Can be swapped with Unstable Anomaly for Hardcore players or if you die often.

Gameplay:

Really easy if you use the Num Lock trick, so you don't have to smash all your buttons ! Use Electrocute + Teleport when you see an elite pack run around them to finish them with Explosive Blast + Meteors procs

Remember to swap your Warzechian Armguards for the Nemesis Bracers whenever you see a Sanctuary/Pylon to spawn elites so you refresh your In-Geom Buff + get more precious ♥ Death Breath ♥ that they should drop you after you bim bam boom them to the face with your mighty burst !

About the guide:

If my English is not perfect the reason is that my main languages are Spanish and French sorry. Leave comments. I'll do more guides if this one get many +

Hope you found this guide useful "Happy Farming"

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XpodX
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Posted Sep 24, 2015
I will update the guide with more details later. Leave me a comment, vote. Thank you.

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Posted Oct 24, 2015
Best DB farming build I've tried so far although quite gear dependent. For my build I swapped in Cindercoat + Tal head + Sage boots since most of your damage is coming from the EBs and the Fire% on the Cindercoat will up your EB damage at the expense of meteor damage. Cindercoat also helps with AP issues since it will reduce the cost of your EBs. I'm only having to use Electrocute to get Focus/Restraint buff, never for AP.

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