Torchlight: Infinite - Thea Blasphemy Leveling Guide

If you're planning to level up a Thea character using the new Blasphemy specialization in Torchlight: Infinite, there's now updated info available thanks to TLIDB posting the tree data and the return of the skill Haunting Abomination. This guide will walk through how to level with this setup, what skills and gear to use, and how to progress smoothly into maps.

Haunting Abomination as a Leveling Skill

Haunting Abomination is a hit-based skill, and like all of Thea's other spells, it technically has a cast speed stat, but it's an instant cast. This means you can cast it while moving or while channeling another skill like Mind Control or Path of Flames. This makes the skill easy to use while progressing through the early game.

Focus on Deterioration Early

Deterioration is a major mechanic for this build and provides a 60% more damage bonus on top of your initial hit. Think of it like Impale from Path of Exile, but with its twist. As long as your skills hit and have a chance to apply deterioration, you'll get repeat damage for free. This makes it very strong for leveling.

Recommended Active Skill Setup (Early Game)

Here's a suggested list of skills and supports to run while leveling:

• Haunting Abomination (Main Skill)

  o Support with Passivation, Control Spell, Added Erosion Damage, and Grudge once you start using a curse.

• Blurry Steps (Mobility)

  o Recommended to grab early to help with speed during the campaign.

Key Leveling Gear to Target

The new leveling uniques available through Treasure Troves are very strong and can carry you through the campaign into mapping:

• Scepter of Excommunications: Starts at level 16 or 18 and can last into endgame. Grab it from the early Treasure Troves.

• Prayer Beads of Evil (Necklace)

• Unique Ring: One copy early on is plenty.

• Chestpiece: Despite a small damage penalty based on blessings, it gives over 45% damage multiplier if you stack blessings correctly.

These items all appear in Treasure Troves with low-level requirements. You'll want to prioritize opening those when you come across them.

Talent Tree Overview

Here's a simple breakdown of what to take on your talent trees:

God Tree

• Start with Damage, Attack and Cast Speed, and Skill Cost Reduction (mana issues early on).

• Pick up Erosion Damage and Deterioration Chance.

• Eventually take Deterioration Damage and Extra Stack Chance.

Talent Specialization Trees

• Mixture Tree:

  o Focus on Deterioration Chance and Erosion Damage.

  o Take Forbidden Power to scale erosion and hit damage further.

• Shadowdancer Tree:

  o Again, prioritize Erosion Damage and Deterioration nodes.

  o Add in Sealed Mana Compensation to support your aura setup later (250% aura usage plus Corrosion Imbue).

• Warlock Tree:

  o Grab Indifference (now gives +1 and sealed mana).

  o Take Ailment Damage (confirmed to scale deterioration).

  o Pick up Cooldown Recovery, general Damage, and +1 All Skills near the end.

Hero Traits and Transition Plan

Start with these Hero Traits for Thea:

• Dirt: +30% additional damage

• Twisted Belief: +3 Max Blessing stacks

  o Optional: Beyond Kier, but only worth testing on the dummy to confirm if it's stronger than +3 blessings.

At level 60, you unlock a passive bonus giving 25% permanent attack, movement, and cast speed. Later on, take Onset of Depravity to trigger true damage on elite enemies. Eventually, you can move into Extreme Desecration as you scale up blessings.

Transitioning to Mind Control and Damage Over Time

Once you're through early maps or want to try a different style, you can transition from Haunting Abomination into Mind Control, with a full focus on affliction stacking and damage over time. Affliction scales extremely well due to its multiplier nature, and there are tons of affliction damage mods available. This setup might let you drop a skill key entirely since Mind Control can run automatically or with low effort.

If you want to level directly with Mind Control, it might not be great at the very start, but it could work if you only use it on bosses. In that case, replace something like Blink or Path of Flames to make room for it.

Final Thoughts

This leveling setup for Thea Blasphemy using Haunting Abomination is simple to start and transitions smoothly into endgame. The deterioration mechanic offers solid scaling through the campaign, and the early Treasure Trove gear makes leveling much easier than previous seasons. If you want to change it up later, Mind Control and Affliction stacking are a strong direction to go. Where to buy Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium and Torchlight Infinite Currency? MMOexp.com is the best choice, buy now and 24/7 online service.

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