Build advice (Curses)

[Raraldor]

So this is my current setup as a ranged elemental hit occultist.

www.poeurl.com/b60l

I have two main questions, but other than "ditch the tabula" any criticism is welcome.

I currently have four curses, should I add a fifth curse? It's not impossible for me to do so, but I am already using: Elemental Weakness, Enfeeble, Temporal Chains, and Projectile weakness. The other curses are pretty lacking, and the only useful one I can see is poacher's mark.

If you think I should, how should I cast it? I already have two blasphemy aura's, and am self-casting the other two curses. I can't very well just sit there and cast curses all day long, especially with my 93% reserved mana. I'm aware curse on hit is a thing, but without many cast speed passives, I'm not sure how to best go about using that support gem. Totems seem a bit too clunky outside of boss fights, and I'd still have to cast them.

[▰▰ Kkaengi ▰▰]

arc/ball lightning/insert lightning spell of choice here - curse on hit - curse 1 - curse 2

the curse on hit gem quality is curse effectivness, wich is pretty nice.
you could also use shaper/elder rings for two more curses.

but honestly? ditch two curses. or atleast one. and dont selfcast curses in 2018

[Raraldor]

GhoSta původně napsal:

but honestly? ditch two curses. or atleast one. and dont selfcast curses in 2018

I could get rid of temporal chains, but I guess I fail to see the point in it. I suppose if I take out my two blasphemy aura's I can take determination if I decide to switch to armor/es, but would you mind explaining your reasoning? All these curses seem more useful than switching it for some other mana reservation skill.

[▰▰ Kkaengi ▰▰]

what element are you using?

[Raraldor]

GhoSta původně napsal:

what element are you using?

I'm using elemental hit. I know there's a couple jewels that can help you limit elemental hit to one or two elements, but I don't have those

[▰▰ Kkaengi ▰▰]

okay. you planed that yourself yes? i wont talk you out of it then, it just sounds clunky as hell.

[Raraldor]

It probably is. I wanted to play a witch for once and went with occultist, choosing elemental hit was just a whim. Thanks for the arc suggestion though, I'll definitely try it out.

[Phobos]

No harm in selfcasting, but procing is better. You should consider the curses that actually helps and suppliment what you are trying to achieve. Just because its a curse and applied doesn't mean its going to be great in the long run.

Other than procing there is auras. Its a nice always on, but eats into your mana. Again what works best with your build / idea.

Also you don't need to apply everything at once. You could have apply one with on hit and then one with cast when damage is taken. The initial curse for example could be a damage booster and then the second one repel, defence, leech, etc.

The above could also mix into a multi curse if you can apply more than once.

You'd need to go and lookup a few caster builds (e.g Glacial Cascade Occultist / https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2006002) with your spell of choice and then work into that the curse set you'd like.