Important Tree Nodes

The best ascendancy order is Divine Guidance, Sanctuary of Thought, Conviction of Power, and Arcane Blessing. A Watcher's Eye jewel is recommended for increased damage over time multiplier while affected by Malevolence and optionally Bleed immunity while affected by Malevolence. Take the life regeneration nodes on the tree to stay alive with the self damage of Righteous Fire. You will also want to take the maximum resistance nodes to increase your maximum fire resistance. The fire damage over time multiplier nodes and Mana Masteries are also very important because this build is a fire damage over time mana stacking build. Make sure and take as many of the nearby life percent nodes as you can for survival. Note: The skill tree above has been updated for the new season (3.25).

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Defensive Layers

The Conviction of Power ascendancy gives you four Endurance and Power charges at all times the first of which reduces your physical damage taken and elemental damage taken and with the Divine Guidance ascendancy you will take 10% of your damage to your mana. This build also has the strong defensive advantage of using a one hand weapon and shield.

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Gems

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Weapon (3-link)

Cold Snap (keep at level 4 to trigger Arcane Surge Support in one cast)

Cast When Damage Taken Support (keep at level 1)

Arcane Surge Support (keep at level 1)

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Shield (3-link)

Steelskin

Empower Support

Flame Dash

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Armour (6-link)

Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion

Awakened Controlled Destruction Support

Awakened Elemental Focus Support

Awakened Burning Damage Support

Concentrated Effect Support

Efficacy Support

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Helmet (6-link)

Malevolence

Purity of Fire

Summon Skitterbots

Enlighten Support

 

Gloves (4-link)

Summon Flame Golem

Minion Life Support

Elemental Army Support

Vitality

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Boots (4-link)

Fire Trap

Trap and Mine Support

Awakened Burning Damage Support

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

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Ring (1 socket)

Flammability

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Reservation Skills

Vitality is the best defensive aura for this build because it has a low reservation and allows you to use Malevolence. Malevolence gives increased damage over time and is the best offensive aura for this build. Purity of Fire is used to help counteract the self damage of Righteous Fire by giving you a 4% increase to your maximum fire resistance. Summon Skitterbots is also selected to apply Flammability with the Profane Proxy ring because Righteous Fire can't apply curses on hit. Malevolence can be used once you have the Mana Masteries on the tree and a level 4 Enlighten Support to lower the mana reservation cost of your skills.

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Gem Notes​​​

1. Steelskin is the best guard skill for this build because Immortal Call requires you to use potions more often and Molten Shell requires very high armour to be effective.

2. Level 21 Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion with 20% quality is better than 20/20 Vaal Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion.

3. Cold Snap is used to generate Frenzy charges which increases the damage of Righteous Fire. Arcane Surge Support is linked to it to give 20% more spell damage with the Arcane Blessing Hierophant ascendancy.

4. Summon Flame Golem gives a 20% damage increase, fire exposure on hit with Elemental Army Support, and provides an additional target for enemies to attack.

5. If you think you would prefer to play a tankier version of Righteous Fire that is also capable of strong clearing damage you can check out the Righteous Fire/CwS DD Chieftain guide here Righteous Fire & CwS DD Chieftain Guide.

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Equipment

 

Weapon

Rare Wand or Sceptre

Look for high increased spell damage or increased fire damage, increased burning damage, fire damage over time multiplier, damage over time multiplier, optionally mana, and/or increased damage over time. You should add 1% increased elemental damage per 2% quality to your weapon at the Horticrafting station which can be added to your hideout with the edit option.

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How Do You Craft A Great Starter Righteous Fire Weapon?

You can craft a great starter weapon by purchasing an ilvl 85 or above sceptre or wand with a tier one or tier two increased fire damage fracture (permanent modifier that appears golden) and roll Orbs of Alteration and Orbs of Augmentation until you get tier one damage over time multiplier. Once you get a tier one damage over time multiplier modifier Regal Orb the weapon and if the modifier improves the weapon keep it and move on to the next step. If it isn't a good modifier you will most likely want to use an Orb of Scouring and go for a tier one damage over time multiplier modifier again. Rinse and repeat until you get 3 great modifier. Once you have three great modifiers add Can Have Up To Three Crafted Modifiers using 2 Divine Orbs and add the next best two fire damage modifiers that you don't already have. Now add 1% increased elemental damage per 2% quality to your weapon at the Horticrafting station and you should now have a strong starter Righteous Fire weapon.

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Shield

Rare Shield

Look for increased spell damage, increased fire damage, high life, high mana, resistances, and optionally +1 to level of all fire spell skill gems and add increased strength, dexterity, and/or intelligence at the crafting bench for more life and mana.

Rise of the Phoenix

The budget shield gives 5% to maximum fire resistance which greatly reduces the self damage of Righteous Fire, 8% to all elemental resistances, and up to 200 life regeneration per second which also helps counteract the self damage of Righteous Fire.

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Armour

Carcass Jack

This offensive armour gives up to 12% to all elemental resistances, 70 life, 50% increased area of effect, and 50% increased area damage. You should also eventually look for a +1 to maximum resistances corruption once you have enough currency.

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Helmet

Indigon

Gives up to 10% increased mana, 60% increased cost of skills for each 200 total mana spent recently, 25% increased spell damage for each 200 total mana spent recently (up to 2000%), recover 10% of life when you use a mana flask, and non-instant mana recovery from flasks also applies to life. You can also optionally look for a +2 to level of socketed AoE gems corruption.

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Gloves

Rare Apothecary's Gloves

Apothecary's Gloves have up to an 18% increased damage over time implicit. Look for high life, fire damage over time multiplier, high mana, resistances, optionally damage over time, and add +1 to level of socketed AoE gems/10% increased area of effect at the crafting bench if you don't have an +2 to level of socketed AoE gems/increased area of effect helmet corruption.

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Belt

Rare Stygian Vise

Look for high life, increased life percent, high mana, and resistances. You can use a Hunter's Exlated Orb with an open prefix for a chance at increased life percent. You should also use Fertile Catalysts on the belt to increase its life and mana bonuses.

Rare Abyss Jewel

Look for life, mana, intelligence, and optionally chance to avoid being Ignited.

 

Boots

Rare Boots

Look for life, mana, intelligence, resistances, Onslaught on kill, and movement speed. You should also use Eldritch Embers and Eldritch Ichors to roll regenerate 0.2% life per second per Endurance charge and increased maximum fire resistance.

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Amulet

Rare Amulet

Look for high life, high attributes, high mana, +1 to level of all fire skill gems, increased fire damage, life regeneration, and resistances. You should also use Fertile Catalysts on your amulet to increase its life bonus, mana, and/or life regeneration.

 

Rings

Profane Proxy

This ring gives a Flammability aura when using Summon Skitterbots, +3 to level of the socketed curse gem, up to 30% cold resistance, and 30% lightning resistances. You should use Prismatic Catalysts on the ring to increase its resistance bonus.

Rare Cerulean Ring

A Cerulean Ring is optional for a 10% increased mana implicit. Look for high life, attributes, increased fire damage, high mana, and resistances. You should also use Fertile Catalysts on the ring to increase its life and mana bonuses.

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Tattoo (New)

Journey Tattoo of the Mind

This tattoo is now available in 3.24 and can replace 30 dexterity nodes on the skill tree with 30 mana increases.

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Utility Flasks

Bottled Faith

Gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, 10% increased damage to enemies on consecrated ground, and 150% critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground. You should also use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.

Rumi's Concoction (legacy is better)

Gives 1500 armour, a 12% chance to block attacks, and a 6% chance to block spells. The legacy version has much higher block chances. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask when it has full charges.

Granite Flask

Gain 1500 armour. Try and roll Bleeding and Corrupted Blood immunity during effect and use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you are Bleeding.

Note: If you have Bleed immunity while affected by Malevolence from a Watcher's Eye jewel you can use increased armour on your Granite flask as a secondary modifier instead of Bleeding and Corrupted Blood removal.

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Anointment

You should anoint your amulet with Prismatic Skin for +2 to all maximum elemental resistances to lower the self damage of Righteous Fire at Cassia using a Silver Oil, Golden Oil, and Golden Oil.

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Enchants (Standard Only)

Helm: Steelskin Buff Can Take 45% Increased Amount of Damage

Gloves: Commandment of Inferno on Kill (on kill is used because Righteous Fire doesn't count as hitting the enemy)

Feet: 2% Life Regenerated per Second if You Were Hit Recently

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Bandits

The best bandit to help in Act 2 is Alira because she gives 15% to all elemental resistances which allows you to focus more on damage from your equipment. If you don't need the resistances you can also kill all three bandits for 1 passive skill point.

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Pantheon

Soul of Solaris is the best major Pantheon power and gives 6% reduced physical damage taken when only one enemy is present, a 20% chance to take 50% less area damage, 8% reduced elemental damage taken if you haven't been hit recently, take no extra damage from critical strikes if you've been hit with a critical strike recently, and a 50% chance to avoid elemental ailments from critical strikes. Soul of Ryslatha is the best minor power and gives 60% increased life recovery from flasks at low life, life flask charges every 3 seconds if you haven't used a life flask recently, and enemies you hit have 50% reduced life regeneration.

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Leveling Gear

 

Weapon

Lifesprigs

You can use two Lifesprigs at level one that each give 40% increased spell damage, +1 to level of socketed spell gems, increased cast speed, life, mana, and life regeneration.

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Armour

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa is a level one body armour with 6 white linked sockets. With white linked sockets you can link any color skill and support gems together which allows you to deal much higher damage at an earlier level. You can also look for a Tabula Rasa with a high increased damage corruption which also requires level one for fairly cheap from the trade site.

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Helmet

Goldrim

An excellent level one resistance helmet with up to 40% to all elemental resistances and 10% increased rarity of items found.

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Gloves

Lochtonial Caress

These gloves can be used at level one and give up to 15% increased attack speed, 15% increased cast speed, and a 15% chance to generate a Power, Endurance, or Frenzy charge on kill.

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Boots

Wondertrap

Wondertrap boots require level 9 and give up to 30 strength, 30 dexterity, 30 intelligence, and 25% movement speed.

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Amulet

Tear of Purity

Tear of Purity has up to 20 to all attributes, 40 to life, 30 intelligence, 10 to all elemental resistances, and level 10 Purity of Elements. The Purity of Elements aura increases your elemental resistances for a 50% mana reservation cost.

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Rings

Perandus Signet

Two Perandus Signets can be used at level one that each give 65% mana regeneration, 65 mana, 2% increased intelligence for each unique item equipped, and 2% increased experience.

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Flasks

Quicksilver Flask

This flask can be used at level four for 40% increased movement speed and can have increased movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.

Silver Flask

This flask gives Onslaught which increases your attack speed, cast speed, and movement speed as early as level 27. It can also have increased movement speed as a second modifier. You should use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever it has full charges.

Bottled Faith (use a Sulphur Flask for 40% increased damage if you can't afford Bottled Faith)

This endgame flask requires level 27 and gives 40% increased damage, consecrated ground, 10% increased damage against enemies on consecrated ground, and 150% increased critical strike chance against enemies on consecrated ground. You should also use Instilling Orbs on the flask until you automatically use the flask whenever you hit a rare or unique enemy.

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Leveling Gems

Freezing Pulse is the best starting spell to use at level one. Vitality is the best defensive aura for leveling by far and can be used as early as level 10. The Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion gem requires level 16 but you shouldn't use it until you have high enough fire resistance and life regeneration to counteract its self damage. Make sure to pick up a Steelskin gem once you've reached level four for a defensive guard skill. Dash also requires level four and should be used as your travel skill at early levels.

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Upgrades

The Carnage Heart amulet can be equipped at level 20 for up to 56 to all attributes and 20% increased elemental resistances. You can also benefit from upgrading to two Praxis rings at level 22 to reduce the mana cost of your skills by up to 16 which allows you to use utility flasks in the place of mana flasks. Many of these items in the leveling section above last all the way until the midgame where better items will become available. 

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And that's all for the Righteous Fire of Arcane Devotion Guide! You can also view the endgames guide here Endgame Guide.

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