nicopootato2330: So you are telling me this is a VD build that's actually uses the balls for damage? Havent seen one of these since abyss league lol, whats next, poets pen?

mrd4785: The last time I saw a VD slinger was in Thailand. Its all about the wand and the balls

Sile: Amazing stuff. Now I'm back to 2 league starters XD

jordanhamelin9315: Well, this earned my sub. Thanks for helping me choose my starter the night before launch!

dr.RinseRepeat: I have literally been brainstorming this and waiting for someone with more executive function to actualise it for me.

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Enviously: This nerf really hurt the skill, and I’m hoping the buffs help, but it’s a mechanical change, so numerical buffs might not be enough.

“After reaching the maximum number of Orbs at a time, the oldest existing Orbs no longer explode, they are simply killed.” 3.24 Nerf

Dahita: Wow, awesome work man, I'll give it a shot!

eumzezra9353: tnx mate, havent played VD for ages, last time was CWC VD

thibaud1330: And you can change to a chaos setup life scaling for late game with FF combo for corpse pact and the point for the life scaling on the king in the mist tree. And maybe change to an occultist for profane bloom and more chaos scaling

paulkaufmann3399: great guide and this build looks really fun. just curious of how comfy the bossing is early?

liouskiloo1395: Hi bro, what do you think about the damage? Is it good for late game or single target? How far can this build go? Nice video btw

The1rust: What I like the most about this is the simplicity in terms of gear, abilities and playstyle. It fits perfectly as a league start even for SSF and it'll get you where you need to go comfortably such as two stones until you either invest more in to it with Sandstorm or use it as a launch pad since you're still an Elementalist. I was cautious at the start but seeing the showcase really tied it all together considering the gear and being pre-buff so now I know what I'll start as.

There's still a cap but you're also doing 40% more damage per orb so even if you have 60 orbs active in 3.27 you'd be doing the equivalent to 84 orbs of damage in 3.26. "More is less" should be the way to look at it within the scope of this spell.

WelcomeBackMeHere: Looks cool! Is there a world where you can fit in another spellslinger, connect it to lightning warp, and have a true 1-button build, where you're teleporting around while killing stuff? Kinda like the old poet's pen LW VD builds.

Shellw2: Dude I completely underestimated the runegraft. No clue it worked like that

murmuratingmemories: Nice guide. Only thing missing is a Legion Theme gameplay showcase

ulkem: I love me some goodness gracious great big balls of fire. Every player probably has that one skill that you practiced league start a dozen times and in the patch notes they buried it alive. That's VD for me, and I'm waiting for a very long time to play that build again. I wish you a great league and I'll be watching every update video.

aznkian: I’m running the jungroan necro build that is very similar to this build. Runs spellslinger with volatile dead and desecrate. Biggest difference is that it’s a kb of clustering as main skill. Any idea which you think will perform better/is more fun? I’m in a small private league so I’m trying to run something neat. Great video btw!

Demineurs: Hey, many thanks for this build look very interesting ! I was looking for a fire build ! Im starting has New player do you think I can take it ? Will be easy for me ? Thanks

kribi6767: little disclaimer. your graphics card doesnt like this xD

daibaandtheghostmachine8952: Oh baby Spelllinger VD, I have been waiting YEARS for it to come back, every league I look into it. This was going to be the first league I skip since beta but now I'm logging in for sure LOGIN

SCHTRAM: Great build. I love old VD. Sadly even with the buff that damage is way too low for me to consider playing it again. If it was hitting 40-50million sDPS I'd def leaguestart it.

zcarniel2884: I love it, it will definitely be my League start.

MrDeothor: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS waited for someone to make a guide for this exact build! Woooo

Oct 31 2025

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