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Witch Elementalist
Penance Brand Ignite Elementalist
Build overview
Attach brands that build energy on enemies, then spread ignites through packs. Elementalist lets the brand’s damage contribute to the ignite.
The starter uses the regular Penance Brand gem with Ignite Proliferation Support. The author flags the endgame Breach ring’s availability as uncertain in 3.30.
Gear and skill requirements
- Ignite Proliferation SupportRecommendedProvides early pack clear while you farm for the glove implicit.
- ObliterationUpgradeAdds explosions for mapping once the rest of the proliferation setup is online.
- Polaric DevastationUpgradeA later ring option shown in the guide’s reference setup.
Stat requirements and priorities
- Gem attributes at level 2068 Str · 98 IntUsable at character level 28 with 29 Str and 42 Int.
- Ignite chance100% via Shaper of FlamesThe ascendancy lets your hits always ignite.
- Cast speedEarly comfort priorityHelps the brand build energy in the early setup.
- Fire damage over time multiplierOffensive priorityLook for scaling on weapons, jewels, and upgraded glove bases.
Sources
Campaign walkthrough · Acts 1–10
Campaign walkthrough
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Act 1 Merveil
Gems, gear & play
- Take Rolling Magma after Hillock. Link Elemental Proliferation from Mercy Mission and Combustion from The Caged Brute.
- Buy Holy Flame Totem and Frostblink from Nessa after Breaking Some Eggs. Drop the totem on bosses. Look for a three-link and fire damage or cast speed on a weapon.
Quests & route
- Kill Hillock for Enemy at the Gate. Take the Coast waypoint. For Mercy Mission, trade Nessa Tidal Island’s Medicine Chest for a Quicksilver Flask.
- For Breaking Some Eggs, put three Mud Flats nest glyphs in the Glyph Wall. Enter the Submerged Passage. Kill The Dweller of the Deep in the Flooded Depths. Claim Tarkleigh’s skill point.
- Cross the Ledge and the Climb. Do the Lower Prison trial on the way to Brutus for The Caged Brute.
- For The Marooned Mariner, bring Fairgraves the Allflame from the Ship Graveyard Cave. Kill him and claim Bestel’s skill point. Enter the Cavern of Wrath to unlock The Siren’s Cadence gems. Cross the Cavern of Anger and fight Merveil with cold resistance.
Act 2 Vaal Oversoul
Gems, gear & play
- Take Cruelty after Sharp and Cruel. Buy Wave of Conviction from Yeena after The Root of the Problem for exposure.
- Keep Rolling Magma and get 29 Strength on the tree or gear for Penance Brand at level 28.
Quests & route
- From the Crossroads, do the Chamber of Sins Level 2 trial. Rescue Helena and take Fidelitas’s Baleful Gem for Intruders in Black.
- Find Kraityn at the Broken Bridge. Cross Fellshrine Ruins for the Crypt trial. For Through Sacred Ground, bring Yeena the Golden Hand from Crypt Level 2 for a skill point.
- From the Riverways, find Alira and Arteri in the Western Forest. Open the road with Arteri’s emblem for The Way Forward. Claim Bestel’s point in Act 1. Kill the Weaver for Maligaro’s Spike in Sharp and Cruel.
- Find Oak in the Wetlands for Deal with the Bandits. Use your build’s choice if listed. Alira grants +15% elemental resistances. Eramir grants one passive point for killing all three. Collect the amulets and claim the Apex.
- Use the Baleful Gem and Maligaro’s Spike at the Vaal Ruins for The Root of the Problem. Cross the Northern Forest and the Caverns. Use the Apex atop the Ancient Pyramid to summon the Vaal Oversoul for Shadow of the Vaal.
Act 3 Dominus
Gems, gear & play
- Take Flammability after Lost in Love. Buy Penance Brand and Swiftbrand from Siosa after A Fixture of Fate. Take Shaper of Flames in Normal Lab.
- At level 28 or later, swap to Penance Brand with Elemental Proliferation and Cruelty. Add Swiftbrand at level 31 on a four-link.
Quests & route
- Rescue Clarissa in the City of Sarn. Do the Crematorium trial and defeat Piety. For Lost in Love, trade Tolman’s Bracelet to Clarissa for the Sewer Keys.
- Find three Sewer busts for Victario’s Secrets. Claim Hargan’s skill point. Do the Catacombs trial off the Marketplace.
- Get The Ribbon Spool in the Battlefront and Thaumetic Sulphite in the Docks for Fiery Dust. Bring both to Dialla in Solaris Temple Level 2. Use the Infernal Talc to clear the Sewers.
- Kill Gravicius in the Ebony Barracks for Sever the Right Hand and level 28 gems. Kill Piety in Lunaris Temple Level 2 for Piety’s Pets. Take the Tower Key and claim Grigor’s point.
- Do the Imperial Gardens trial. For A Fixture of Fate, bring Siosa four Archives pages in the Library. Carry currency for off-class gems. Run Normal Lab when ready. Use the Tower Key to climb The Sceptre of God and kill Dominus.
Act 4 Malachai
Gems, gear & play
- Buy Ignite Proliferation from Petarus and Vanja after The Eternal Nightmare. Replace Elemental Proliferation at level 38.
Quests & route
- Kill Voll in the Dried Lake. Use Deshret’s Banner to open the Mines for Breaking the Seal. Free Deshret in Mines Level 2 for An Indomitable Spirit. Claim Tasuni’s skill point.
- From the Crystal Veins, beat Kaom and Daresso. Bring their eyes to Dialla and check Petarus and Vanja for support gems.
- Cross the Belly of the Beast. Take the three Harvest guardians’ organs to Piety for Corpus Malachus. Kill Malachai in the Black Core. Claim Dialla’s support for The Eternal Nightmare.
Act 5 Kitava
Gems, gear & play
- Apply Penance Brand and Flammability to Kitava or the exposed heart. Look for life and fire resistance on rings.
Quests & route
- Take the Ascent to the Slave Pens. Kill Krow for Return to Oriath. Bring Vilenta the Control Blocks Miasmeter for the In Service to Science skill point.
- Cross Oriath Square and the Templar Courts. Defeat Innocence for Death to Purity. From the Ruined Square, get the Sign of Purity in the Ossuary. Find three Reliquary relics for Kitava’s Torments and claim Lani’s skill point.
- Check life flasks and save resistance gear. Fight Kitava on the Cathedral Rooftop for The Ravenous God. All resistances drop by 30 points permanently.
Act 6 The Brine King
Gems, gear & play
- Buy missing supports from Lilly after Fallen from Grace. Try Burning Damage instead of Swiftbrand if bosses are slow.
Quests & route
- Clear the Twilight Strand and talk to Lilly Roth for Fallen from Grace. She now sells regular gems to all classes. Use rings or bench crafts to restore elemental resistances toward 75%.
- Kill Tukohama in the Karui Fortress for The Father of War. Do the Lower Prison Cruel Lab trial. Defeat Brutus and Shavronne in the tower.
- Kill Abberath off the Prisoner’s Gate for The Cloven One. Kill Ryslatha in the Wetlands for The Puppet Mistress. Claim all three skill points in town.
- Take the Black Flag from the Cavern of Anger. Escort and ignite the Beacon fuel carts. Signal Weylam and sail for The Brine King. Stay inside the storm boundary and dodge lightning.
Act 7 Arakaali
Gems, gear & play
- Check Wave of Conviction after changing added damage or Heralds. It applies fire exposure when fire is its highest elemental damage type.
Quests & route
- From the Crossroads, cross Fellshrine Ruins. Get Maligaro’s Map and do the Crypt trial. Open the map in Chamber of Sins Level 1 and kill Maligaro for Essence of the Artist. Trade the Black Venom to Silk for the Obsidian Key in Web of Secrets.
- Finish the Chamber of Sins Level 2 trial. Run Cruel Lab when ready. Kill Greust for The Master of a Million Faces. In the Dread Thicket, kill Gruthkul for Queen of Despair and collect seven Fireflies for Lighting the Way.
- Take Kishara’s Star near the end of the Causeway. Claim all three skill points. Give Yeena the Fireflies in the Vaal City. Descend through the Temple of Decay and kill Arakaali for The Mother of Spiders. Dodge her beam and purple ground.
Act 8 Solaris and Lunaris
Gems, gear & play
- Look for cast speed so brands build energy faster. Leave enough mana to cast brands and Flammability.
Quests & route
- Clear Doedre’s Cesspool for Essence of the Hag. Find the Ankh and defeat Tolman in the Quay for Love is Dead. Kill The Gemling Legion in the Grain Gate. Claim both skill points in town.
- Cross the Imperial Fields and kill Dawn in Solaris Temple for the Sun Orb in Solar Eclipse. On the other route, cross the Grand Promenade and do the Bath House trial. Kill Yugul in the High Gardens for the Reflection of Terror skill point.
- Kill Dusk in Lunaris Temple for the Moon Orb in Lunar Eclipse. Use both orbs on the Harbour Bridge. Keep moving when the inactive boss attacks.
Act 9 The Depraved Trinity
Gems, gear & play
- Use Ignite Proliferation on packs. Apply Flammability and refresh brands during openings on the Depraved Trinity.
Quests & route
- Cross the Blood Aqueduct to Highgate. Get The Storm Blade in the Vastiri Desert. Inspect the Oasis sandstorm. Speak to Sin, then open the Oasis with Petarus and Vanja’s Bottled Storm. Kill Shakari for Queen of the Sands. Claim Irasha’s point.
- Take Basilisk Acid from the Boiling Lake. Do the Tunnel Merciless trial. From the Quarry, take Trarthan Powder in the Refinery. Kill Garukhan at the Shrine of the Winds for The Ruler of Highgate. Hand in her feather for a skill point.
- For Recurring Nightmare, give the acid and powder to Sin at the Quarry waypoint. Enter the Belly of the Beast. Kill all three Rotting Core guardians. Speak to Sin there to summon the Depraved Trinity.
Act 10 Final Kitava
Gems, gear & play
- Use regular Penance Brand through Kitava. Keep Ignite Proliferation while looking for global ignite spread for the later explosion setup.
Quests & route
- Rescue Bannon in the Cathedral Apex for Safe Passage. From the Ravaged Square, kill Vilenta in the Control Blocks for Vilenta’s Vengeance. Claim Lani’s point. Do the Ossuary trial. Run Merciless Lab before Kitava if ready.
- For Death and Rebirth, kill Avarius in the Desecrated Chambers. Bring the Staff of Purity to Bannon. Speak to Innocence in town, then meet him in the Ravaged Square to open the Canals.
- Kill Kitava in the Feeding Trough for An End to Hunger. Dodge fire and slams. Attack the exposed heart. Follow Lilly to the Karui Shores. Claim two skill points from Lani. Use /passives in chat to find missed quests. All resistances drop another 30 points. Check them before mapping.
Ready for maps
Clear with Shaper of Flames and Penance Brand linked to Ignite Proliferation, Cruelty and Swiftbrand or Burning Damage. Look for cast speed and fire damage over time multiplier on a rare weapon.