Latest Popular POE 3.6 Occultist Builds For Detailed Guide

First, PoE 3.6 Occultsit Vortex Build:

This build is capable of to do all content with a very cheap gear and there are options for upgrades. I killed all end game bosses with a low budget gear. The build is very strong. I got surprised on how strong it is. Still the same of Synthesis League, untouched and very strong. 

Pros & Cons:

+ Cheap

+ Good map clear

+ Tanky 

+ Immune to Stun, Chill and Freeze

+ Can do most of map mods (only expcetion is No Life/ES Regen and Elemental Reflect mods)

- Using Flame Dash is not the best movement skill but the Quicksilver Flask helps on that.

- Some endgame items can be more expensive cause Cold Damage Over time builds are a bit hyped.

- Less recovery rate map mod is not so good.

Skill Gems:

WEAPON: Frost Bomb + Vaal Righteous Fire+ Increased Duration

BODY ARMOUR: Vortex (Path of Exile 3.6 Vortex Builds)+ Efficacy + Controlled Destruction + Elemental Focus + Hypothermia + Swift Affliction

BOOTS: Cast When Damage Taken + Storm Brand(POE 3.6 Storm Brand Builds) + Increased Critical Strikes Support + Frostbite or Enfeeble

Storm Brand level 8. CWDT level 1 Increased Critical Strike level 20 and Enfeeble/Frostbite level 5.

HELMET: Vaal Cold Snap + Efficacy + Bonechill Support + Controlled Destruction

GLOVES: Malevolence Aura + Clarity + Enlighten + Discipline

SHIELD: Flame Dash + Faster Casting + Arcane Surge(Level 7)

Ascendancy:

1. Wicked Ward

2. Vile Bastion

3. Void Beacon

4. Frigid Wake

Enchantments:

Helmet: Vortex Increased Damage or Increased Cooldown Recovery Speed or Vortex Increased Duration or reduced Discipline Mana Reservation

Boots: Regenerate 2% of Life and Mana per second if you were Hit Recently 

Bandits:Kill all.

Pantheon:

Major God: Soul of Arakaali.

Minor God: Soul of Abberath

Video:

Uber Elder Kill - Low Gear

Uber Elder Kill - Endgame Gear

PoB Link:https://pastebin.com/9xvYNGXn

Skill Tree:https://tinyurl.com/y592yq24

Example Link:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2286942

Second,PoE 3.6 Occultist Soulrend Build:

In 3.6 update, a couple of new Chaos Skills appear, such as Soulrend, Malevolence and Bane. As well as older Chaos Skills get significant boost and revamps!

Using these skills in 3.6 to league start as well as deeper explore different combinations with a well-know Essence Drain + Contagion combo (as Soulrend and ED stacks and count as different sources of DoT).

Pros & Cons:

+ extremely safe (2-3x defensive Curses, 12K+ ES)

+ easy to league start (can run on Uniques with good sustain)

+ requires only 1 6-Link for end-game

+ all mods, even no mana regen is possible

+ no need for Wither totem (when you get Withering Presence ascendancy passive)

- with ED+Contagion you constantly need to cast 2 skills. If you want to spam just 1 and zoom-zoom, this build might not be for you :)

- Not a fast mapper

- End-Game bossing takes a while

- Not super newbie friendly as you need some knowledge on playing life/hybrid builds and then transition to CI and eventually to Low-Life.

Ascendnacy:

Wicked Ward, Vile Bastion, Void Beacon, Withering Presence.

Bandits:Kill all.

Pantheon:

Major: Arakaali / Lunaris

Minor: Gruthkul / Shakari

Gems Link:

Wither Spell Totem 4L: Wither-Spell.Totem-Faster Casting

Contagion 4L: Contagion-Arcane Surge-Faster Casting-Inc.Area.of.Effect

Essence Drain 4L: ED-Void.Manipulation-Controlled.Destruction-Efficacy

Soulrend 4L: Soulrend-Void.Manipulation-Controlled.Destruction-Efficacy/Greater.Multiple.Projectiles

Bane 4L: Bane-Despair-Enfeeble/Temp.Chains-Void.Manipulation-Conrolled.Destruction.

Video:

PoB Link:https://pastebin.com/KJGT2t3z

Skill Tree:https://tinyurl.com/y6jqybf3

Example Link:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2333065

Third,PoE 3.6 Occultist Blight Build:

3.6 Updates:

Added Path of Exile Gems and Items into the thread as a bonus to my PoB link!

Added a quick gameplay video from early DELVE without DO in SSF

Pros & Cons:

+ Very nice and safe clearspeed thanks to Bane not costing any real mana so you can SPAM this.

+ Thanks to the LARGE AOE you are gonna clear the entire screen in a few clicks, everything that lives the initial hit will melt a few seconds later or get destroyed thanks to Profane Bloom.

+ Death´s Oath while not mandatory is a really nice safe cushion and more dot damage with all other skills combined.

+ Very easy to play with, very easy to gear (All rares totally fine)

- Porcupines, god I hate them.

Gems Link:

BANE:

Bane-Despair-Enfeeble-Efficacy-Swift Affliction-Controlled Destruction

ESSENCE DRAIN:

Essence Drain-Efficacy-Controlled Destruction-Void Manipulation-Swift Affliction-Empower

VAAL BLIGHT

Vaal Blight-Efficacy-Controlled Destruction-Swift Affliction-Void Manipulation-Empower

DEATH´S OATH

Void Manipulation-Efficacy-Concecrated Effect. 

Arcane Surge-Swift Affliction-Less Duration.

Void Manipulation-Efficacy-Concecrated Effect-Arcane Surge-Swift Affliction-Less Duration

Bandits:

Help Alira or kill all (Alira gives nice 15% All Resists though) good early on. You can always unspec later if you wish to get more ES.

Ascendancy:

Wicked ward > Vile Bastion > Profane Bloom > Malediction.

Pantheon:

MAJOR:

Soul of Arkaali with the second Pantheon addon that gives us a huge 50% ES Recovery rate if we stopped taking damage recently!

MINOR:

Soul of Gruthkul - A bit of Physical Damage Reduction

Video:

PoB Link: https://pastebin.com/b8WFh4fD

Example Link:http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2458430