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Pyromancer Fire Dreeg's Evil Eye Endgame Build Guide

Last Updated: Aug 06, 2026 by RektByProtoss

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Rekt's Pyromancer (Occultist + Demolitionist) build transforms Dreeg's Evil Eye (DEE) into a fire and burn DoT engine. By combining the Ember's Calling set with the Tome of Atonement off-hand, the build converts Acid and Vitality damage from DEE directly into Fire and Burn damage.

Designed with Patch 1.2 mechanics in mind, this setup relies heavily on massive health regeneration, layered resistance reduction, and a hit-and-run kiting playstyle. Because damage is delivered primarily through high-impact Damage-over-Time (DoT) ticks, you can constantly stay on the move while enemies burn down. This build excels in high-tier Shattered Realm (SR 80+) and end-game super bosses like Ravager and Callagdra.

Skill Rotation

Because this is a cooldown-based Burn DoT build, the rotation focuses on layering resistance reduction (RR) first, applying long-duration DoTs, and kiting while skills recharge:

  1. Debuff & Lower Resistances:

    • Cast Curse of Frailty on approaching enemies to slow them and strip elemental resistances via Vulnerability.

    • Drop Thermite Mines directly in the path of enemies for massive Fire Resistance Reduction.

  2. Apply Main Damage & Secondary Debuffs:

    • Throw Blackwater Cocktail (modified with High Potency) to apply Agonizing Flames (flat RR) and Demon Fire (reduces enemy damage output).

    • Cast Dreeg's Evil Eye (modified with Focused Gaze) on cooldown to apply your primary heavy Burn DoT.

    • Toss Flashbang to lower enemy Defensive Ability and disrupt incoming attacks with Fumble and Impaired Aim.

Skills

Movement
Movement
Stormfire
Stormfire
Curse of Frailty
Curse of Frailty
Dreeg's Evil Eye
Dreeg's Evil Eye
Blood of Dreeg
Blood of Dreeg
Blackwater Cocktail
Blackwater Cocktail
Flashbang
Flashbang
Thermite Mine
Thermite Mine
Displacement
Displacement

Buffs

Flame Touched
Flame Touched
Possession
Possession
Presence of Might
Presence of Might

Standard Gear

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PyroEye_chest
PyroEye_pants
PyroEye_helm
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PyroEye_belt
PyroEye_ring1
PyroEye_ring2
PyroEye_amulet
PyroEye_relic
PyroEye_medal
PyroEye_HP
PyroEye_MP

Components, Augments and Ascended Affixes

Weapons

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Skill Trees

Demolitionist
Occultist

Demolitionist

  • Dreeg's Evil Eye, Terrifying Gaze, & Focused Gaze:

    • Dreeg's Evil Eye and Terrifying Gaze are maxed out to scale base damage, critical damage, and splash potential.

    • Focused Gaze adds a cooldown to DEE while drastically multiplying its total damage output and critical strike damage, making it a single-cast heavy Burn applicator. (Note: Nodes like Blood Burst or Vile Eruption are skipped or minimized since local skill conversion does not benefit their non-DoT components effectively).

  • Curse of Frailty & Vulnerability:

    • Curse of Frailty provides wide-area crowd control, while Vulnerability is maxed out for essential Elemental Resistance Reduction.

  • Blood of Dreeg & Aspect of the Guardian:

    • Blood of Dreeg is maxed to supply constant bursts of healing, passive health regeneration, and Offensive Ability.

    • Aspect of the Guardian is soft-capped for crucial Physical Resistance and Poison/Acid Resistance.

  • Possession:

    • Maxed out as the build's exclusive aura. While it does not boost Fire damage directly, it provides indispensable flat Damage Absorption and Skill Disruption Protection.

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Devotions

Starter
Starter
Oklaine's Lantern
Oklaine's Lantern
Alladrah's Phoenix
Alladrah's Phoenix
Viper
Viper
Magi
Magi
Harvestman's Scythe
Harvestman's Scythe
Chariot of the Dead
Chariot of the Dead
Behemoth
Behemoth
Witchblade
Witchblade
Ulzuin's Torch
Ulzuin's Torch
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We recommend putting your Devotion skills on the following:

This tree is very difficult to build out as it takes several different combinations of Constellations properly reach all the completion bonuses without wasting any points. Follow these steps:

  1. Use 3 points for the Crossroad (Chaos, Order, Eldritch)

  2. Complete Scholar's Light

  3. Complete Raven

  4. Complete Oklaine's Lantern

  5. Add the Crossroads Primordial point

  6. Complete Eel

  7. Complete Spider

  8. Complete Alladrah's Phoenix

  9. Remove Spider

  10. Remove Raven

  11. Complete Viper

  12. Remove Crossroads Primordial point

  13. Complete Magi

  14. Add Crossroads Ascendant

  15. Complete Imp

  16. Complete Harvestman's Scythe

  17. Remove Crossroads Ascendant

  18. Remove Imp

  19. Remove Crossroads Eldritch

  20. Remove Eel

  21. Complete Chariot of the Dead

  22. Remove Scholar's Light

  23. Complete Behemoth

  24. Complete Solael's Witchblade

  25. Complete Ulzuin's Torch

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