[3.0] dy/dk's Obliteration BV Decay Build - Ascendant/Trickster

We use supports that will increase our Decay dps. The 6th link, Increased AOE, is a luxury which will just make it easier to hit more mobs with BV. Also note that the lvl 20 Decay will do just fine as well. You may just need to stop and use Blight a bit more often.

We can use another damaging support gem like Swift Affliction instead of Increased Duration however I've found that I enjoy the longer hinder duration.

The level of the clarity doesn't really matter. Just make sure you keep it low enough so that you have a comfortable mana pool while having enough regen to not be running out. You can also drop Arctic Armour + Clarity for Grace however I found myself running out of mana.

Now before we start here, I have to mention that the following items are pure luxury and completely unnecessary for the build to function. If you don't have access to the following gear, just use a magic item in its place to get full benefits from the Hidden Potential Jewel.


Now to get the obvious out of the way, I use a Bisco's Collar. This is a build I created to map and farm currency with so this amulet is perfect for me.

I also use a Dying Sun Flask for the AOE increase. The AOE bonus is not that noticeable for our Blade Vortex however the chain explosions from the Obliteration Wands seem much smoother/more reliable with the flask active. Before I got this flask, I was using a curse immune Basalt Flask.

For our Body Armour slot, there are a couple of options available.

Cherrubim's gives us a decent amount of life and scales both our Decay and Obliteration explosion Damage.

Carcass Jack has decent life and more importantly resists, making it a lot easier to gear. You probably will not need Dying Sun if you use this chest. Do note though that the area damage modifier does not apply to our Decay dps but only the Obliteration explosion.

And of course Belly is the best defensive option for the build.

You could also go for a well rolled magic item to get more benefits from the Hidden Potential jewel.

Personally, I have opted to go for a Skin of the Loyal.
Now before you ask, no, the +1 corruption is completely unnecessary and I used a regular Skin of the Loyal for a long time before I upgraded to a corrupted one.

I chose Skin for a couple of reasons, it was a very cheap 6L compared to the other options and more importantly, the +1 level to socketed gems increases the level of the Decay support gem, giving it a larger base dps. However Skin of the Loyal has no life or resists, making it the weakest option defensively.

Also it may be cheaper to get a +1 Tabula Rasa then a 3 green, 3 blue Skin of the Loyal so make sure you check the prices of both.

And finally, I use The Gull.

This was the most recent 'upgrade' for me and the only reason I bought it was because it had the Blade Vortex enchant and was also the cheapest Gull at the time so I thought why not? I'm personally horrible at spotting and clicking the lesser shrines (which I'm sure you noticed in the video) The Gull creates and end up not activating them most the time. However I will admit that it is very fun when you find a real acceleration/massive shrine and zoom across the map with huge AOE.