Ethereal Knives Ignite Elementalist

The Ethereal Knives Ignite Elementalist has one of the most satisfying monster clears in the game. Thanks to
the synthesized implicit modifier, "Enemies you kill have a 25% chance to explode, dealing a tenth of their
maximum Life as Physical Damage" on our Weapon, in combination with Ignite Proliferation and
Herald of Ash.

Explode Modifier:
We want to have any form of monster explosion, with the synthesized implicit being the best, using a
Quiver as a stat stick as well. In lower Budget versions, use Obliteration with a shield. Since we are
converting all of our Physical Damage into Cold and furthermore into Fire, we also convert our Physical
Explosions the same way. Obliteration has Chaos Damage as base explosion damage, which can't be
converted, making it a weaker choice overall.

Ignite Proliferation:
There are two different types of Ignite proliferation. One leaves burning ground underneath the corpse, the
other inflicts an Ignite on nearby enemies. The respective modifier "Ignites spread to other Enemies within a
Radius of X" can be achieved in many ways. Either use the Ignite Proliferation Support, roll Ignite
spread on a Cluster Jewel or use Eldritch Currency to craft the Ignite Proliferation Implicit Modifiers on Gloves.
For the ultimate clear, we want to use Berek's Respite or Abberath's Hooves which inflict an
Ignite to nearby enemies upon death. On the EK Ignite Elementalist, this is not necessary since we have
3 sources of AoE already.

Herald of Ash
HoA does not only give us Physical Damage as extra Fire Damage and more Burning Damage, but also burns
nearby enemies upon death, based on overkill damage. This damage can be further scaled with modifiers to
damage over time, which our build is built upon.

We use a wide variety of Auras to boost our Defensive and Offensive layers. The majority of our Auras are
permanent, while Haste and Malevolence are castable duration Auras that can be switched based
on the content we do. Note that you can only have one Blessing Aura active at a time!

Defensive Aura:
Determination - Armour Aura.
Grace - Evasion Aura.
Discipline - Energy Shield Aura.
Vitality - Health regeneration Aura.

Offensive Auras:
Hatred - Cold Damage Aura.
Malevolence - Damage over Time Aura.
Herald of Purity - Physical Damage Buff.
Herald of Ash - Fire Damage Buff.

Utility Auras:
Haste - Movement, attack and cast speed Aura.

For bossing, we use a specific Arcanist Brand setup to further enhance our single target damage. This
Brand periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells in order. We link Arcanist Brand with
Hydrosphere, Flame Surge and Combustion Support.

Hydrosphere acts as our target dummy, to chain projectiles off of. With Gloomfang Amulet equipped,
we gain a massive Damage boost, thanks to its modifier Projectiles that have Chained gain (20-35)% of
Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos Damage as well as granting us Skills Chain +1 times.
When Ethereal Knives hits the orb, it chains to the boss and inflicts an even bigger Ignite.

Note that Ignite doesn't stack, but always applies the highest ignite among multiple hits.

Flame Surge creates a Burning Ground based on the Ignite on the enemy on hit, helping us with additional
single target damage.

Combustion Support affects both, Hydrosphere and Flame Surge (cannot ignite) and lowers the
enemies fire resistance when ignited, boosting our damage even further.

Flame Dash is our mobility skill of choice. It allows for swift teleports to zoom from pack to pack or to
avoid dangerous mechanics. It also lets us blink over obstacles or dash to higher environmental layers. Since it
is dealing Fire Damage and leaves a trail of fire, this can potentially ignite foes and let them explode in the same
way our Ethereal Knives does.