Take the Waypoint to the Cavern of Wrath
Exit into the Cavern of Anger
Exit into the Merveil's Lair
Kill Merveil and enter the Southern Forest
Run through the zone and enter the Forest Encampment

act1 gem setup #2

Take the Waypoint to the Prisoner's Gate
Exit into the Ship Graveyard
Grab the Waypoint. Find and enter the Ship Graveyard Cave
Retrieve the Allflame and exit back into the Ship Graveyard
Find the exit into the Cavern of Wrath and acquire the Waypoint
Take the Waypoint back to the Ship Graveyard
Talk to Fairgraves and kill him. Logout
Talk to Bestel and Tarkleigh to receive book of skill rewards

(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Find the exit to the Upper Prison
Find the exit to the Warden's Quarter's
and head to the Warden's Chambers
Kill Brutus. Logout

Talk to Nessa to receive Added Lightning. Add it to Rolling Magma

Take the Waypoint to the S. Passage
Find and enter the Flooded Depths
Find and kill the Deep Dweller. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Submerged Passage
and find the entrance to the Ledge
Run through the Ledge. Enter the Climb
Run through the Climb
Enter the Lower Prison and grab the Waypoint

act1 gem setup

Talk to Nessa to receive Quicksilver flask and Elemental Prolif
Talk to Nessa to buy Holy Flame Totem
Talk to Tarkleigh to receive Flame Wall and Frostblink

Enter the Coast and run to the end of the zone
Take the Waypoint and enter the Mud Flats
Find the 3 Rhoa Nests
Once you have them find the glyph wall and open the
exit to the Submerged Passage. Enter and grab the Waypoint
Move to the Coast and enter the Tidal Island
Find and kill Hailrake. Take Midecine Chest. Return to town

Take Rolling Magma from Tarkleigh as a reward

Kill Hillock at the end of the Twilight Strand
Enter the Lioneye's Watch

Lioneye's Watch (Act 1)

Quicksilver Flask
Req.
Lvl4
x2
Axiom Perpetuum Bronze Sceptre
x2
Seven-League Step
Lochtonial Caress Iron Gauntlets
Goldrim Leather Cap
Tabula Rasa Simple Robe
Recommended items to buy if you have some currency : (click on picture for link)

Basic info

This guide works for both SSF and Trade league

We will be using Rolling Magma until act3 and Arma Brand until act10
In SSF we get the Absolution of Inspiring gem by running the labyrinth in act 10
using 'Transform a Skill Gem to be a random Transfigured Gem of the same colour' divine font option which is guaranteed
Also we have a small chance of getting 'Transform a non-Transfigured Skill Gem to be a random Transfigured version' option which gives you a 50/50 chance of getting a desired gem (so buy an Absolution gem for this)

If you play Trade league - you can buy the Absolution of Inspiring gem
Obtaining the gem can happen any moment but must be leveled in offhand till lab 3 is complete and should cost around 1 chaos in the first hours of the league
Check act10 setup to plan what linked items to save for act10 setup transition

From act1 to act3 sell items mostly unidentified as you would need some transmutes before Lab#1

Welcome to Absolution of Inspiring Elementalist leveling guide (3.23)

Take the Waypoint to the Riverways. Find the exit into the Wetlands
Find Oak, kill him. Grab the amulet
Find the tree roots next to Waypoint, click on it, enter the Vaal Ruins
Break the seal when you encounter it. Exit into the Northern Forest
Run through the Northern Forest until you reach the exit into the Caverns
( Do not enter the Dread Thicket )
Grab the Waypoint and move to town, talk to Eramir to receive the Apex
Return to Caverns. Find and enter the Ancient Pyramid
Ascend the levels of the pyramid until you find the Pyramid Apex
Kill the Vaal Oversoul and exit into the City of Sarn
Find the Blackguards and kill them to rescue Clarissa. Talk to her
Enter the Sarn Encampment

Move to act1 and talk to Bestel to receive the book of skill reward

Enter the Riverways taking the left exit
Follow the road. Grab the waypoint. Keep going and enter the Western Forest
Grab the Waypoint and find the Blackguards. Kill them and click on
Thaumetic Seal to open the exit to Act I
Find and kill Alira. Grab the amulet
Find and enter the Weaver's Chambers. Make your way to the end
Enter the Weaver's Nest, kill the Weaver and take Maligaro's Spike. Logout

Talk to Yeena to buy Skitterbots and Wave of Conviction

Take the right exit into the Old Fields
Follow the road until you find the exit into the Crossroads
Follow the road, find and grab the Waypoint
Take the right path to find the exit to the Broken Bridge
Follow the road until you find Kraityn. Kill him and grab the amulet. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Crossroads
(Optional): Enter the Felshrine Ruins. Enter the Crypt
Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial. Logout
Take the Waypoint back to the Crossroads
Enter the Chamber of Sins (Lvl1). Exit into the Chamber of Sins (Lvl2)
(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Find and kill Fidelitas. Take the Baleful Gem. Return to town

The forest encampment (Act 2)

OldFields
x2
Berek's Grip Two-Stone Ring
Recommended items to buy if you have some currency : (click on picture for link)
Move to the Den and kill Great White Beast. Talk to Yeena to receive second quicksilver flask
(skip this if you already have 2 quicksilver flasks)

Find and enter the Sceptre of God
Ascend the levels to find and enter the Upper Sceptre of God
Kill Dominus
Enter the Aqueduct and make your way through the area
Enter Highgate

Enter the Aspirant's Plaza
Complete first labyrinth
Choose Elementalist ascendancy. Skill Mastermind of Discord
Return to Imperial Gardens

Take the Waypoint to the Ebony Barracks
Find and enter the Imperial Gardens
(Optional): Find and complete the final Labyrinth Trial for the Normal Lab

Talk to Maramoa to receive Cremation and Flammability
Talk to Clarissa to buy Armageddon Brand
Move to act2, talk to Yeena to buy Faster Casting, Cruelty, Desecrate
Move to act1, talk to Nessa to buy Combustion, Lesser Multiple Projectiles
If you don't have orb of chance to buy Arma Brand - keep using Rolling Magma
You can also exchange fusing for orb of chance

Exit into the Slums
Find and enter the Crematorium
(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Find Piety and kill her. Interact with Tolman
and take Tolman's Bracelet. Logout
Talk to Clarissa to receive the Sewer Keys
Enter the Slums and find the Sewer Grating. Open it and enter the Sewers
Find 3 Platinum Busts, grab the Waypoint. Find the exit into the Marketplace
((Optional): Grab the Waypoint and enter the Catacombs
Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial. Return to Marketplace via Waypoint)
Find the exit into the Battlefront
Find and grab the Waypoint and Lackguard Chest
Find and enter the Docks
Find the Supply Container and take Thaumetic Sulphite. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Battlefront, find and enter the Solaris Temple
Run through the Solaris Temple (Level 1). Enter the Solaris Temple (Level 2)
Find and talk to Lady Dialla to receive the Infernal Talc (+ dext amulet)
Take the Waypoint to the Sewers
Burn away the Undying Blockage. Enter the Ebony Barracks
Grab the Waypoint. Move through the area. Find and kill General Gravicius
Continue heading upwards. Enter the Lunaris Temple (Level 1)
Find and enter the Lunaris Temple (Level 2)
Find and kill Piety
Return to town. Talk to Grigor and Hargan to receive the book of skill rewards

The sarn encampment (Act 3)

Dominus High Templar
Imperial Gardens
Imperial Gardens
Ebony Barracks
Piety
Ebony Barracks
Sewers
Docks
Battlefront
Catacombs
Marketplace
Sewers
Slums
Crematorium
Slums
Sarn encampment
act 3 gem setup part 1
Take Fire damage to spells recipe

The recipe cost is 4 transmutes, sell items unidentified to have enough to craft at least one before Lab#1

Enter the Mines(Lvl1) by using Deshret's Banner
Move through the area and enter the Mines(Lvl2)
Find Deshret's Spirit and release it. Enter the Crystal Veins
Locate Dialla, grab the Waypoint. Enter Daresso's Dream
Move through the area, enter the Grand Arena
Find exit into the Ring of Blades
Kill Daresso and take Eye of Desire. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Crystal Veins
Enter Kaom's Dream
Move through the area until you reach Kaom's Stronghold
Move through the area and enter the Caldera of the King
Kill Kaom and take Eye of Fury. Logout
Talk to Tasuni to receive the book of skill
Take the Waypoint to the Crystal Veins. Talk to Dialla
Enter the Belly of the Beast (Level 1)
Move through the area, enter the Belly of the Beast (Level 2)
Move through the area, enter the Bowels of the Beast
Kill Piety. Talk to her, quit into the Harvest
Kill Malachai's 3 guardians: Doedre, Maligaro and Shavronne
Pick up the organs they drop
Enter the Black Core
Kill Malachai. Logout
Exit into the Ascent
Find the Resonator and take the Oriath Portal

Enter the Dried Lake
Move through the area and kill Voll , take Deshret's Banner. Logout

Highgate (Act 4)

Move through the Slave Pens
Find and kill Overseer Crow, ascend the ladder
to enter the Overseer's Tower
Enter the Control Blocks
Find Miasmeter
Kill Justicar Casticus and take Eyes of Zeal and enter the Oriath Square
Find and enter the Templar Courts
Move through the zone and enter the Chamber of Innocence
Find the Sanctum of Innocence and kill High Templar Avarius and Innocence
Enter the Chamber of Innocence through the newly opened exit
Talk to Bannon and enter the Torched Courts
Find and enter the Ruined Square
Find and enter the Ossuary
Find the Sign of Purity and return to the Ruined Square via the exit
Find the Cathedral Rooftop, make a portal and enter the Cathedral Rooftop
Move through the area, enter the Cathedral Apex and defeat Kitava
Talk to Lily Roth and sail to Wraeclast(act6)
Make the Waypoint to Overseer's tower(act 5) and enter the portal you have made before going Cathedral Rooftop
Find and enter the Reliquary
Find 3 Kitava's Torments and return to town
Talk to Lani and Vilenta to receive the book of skill rewards and Granite Flask
Return to act 6

Overseer's Tower(Act 5)

Enter the Coast
Move through the area , find and enter the Mud Flats
Find and kill the Dishonored Queen and take Eye of Conquest
Find the exit into the Karui Fortress
Enter the Tukohama's Keep
Kill Tukohama
Find and enter the Ridge
Find and enter the Lower Prison
(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Find and enter the Shavronne's Tower
Ascend the tower until you reach the Prison Rooftop
Kill Brutus and Shavronne. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Prisoner's Gate
Move through the area. Enter the Valley of the Fire Drinker and kill Abberath
If you find the Western Forest first, enter it
you will do the Abberath quest later
Follow the main road and enter the Riverways
Follow the main road, grab the Waypoint
Find and enter the Wetlands
Move through the area and enter the Spawning Ground
Kill Puppet Mistress. Logout
(Take the Waypoint to the Prisoner's Gate, find the Valley of the Fire Drinker
and kill Abberath if you did not do it yet). Logout
Talk to Lilly, Bestel and Tarkleigh to receive the book of skill rewards
Take Waypoint to the Riverways. Find and enter the Southern Forest
Move through the area, enter the Cavern of Anger
Open the Flag Chest and take the Black Flag. Enter the passage
Move through the cavern until you reach the Beacon
Find the pyramid-esque structure and ascend it
Escort the two pillars to their berths by standing within the glowing circle
Click on the ignition switch and then again on the Beacon
Talk to Weylam and sail to the Brine King's Reef
Find and enter the Brine King's Throne
Kill Brine King
Talk to Weylam and sail to Act 7

Talk to Lilly to buy Shield Charge, Faster Attacks, Momentum
Buy a shield, your setup :
Buy 2 Absolution gems in act1 and level in offhand (for divine font in cruel lab)

Talk to Lilly to take the Twilight Strand quest. Enter the Twilight Strand
Clear the area. Return to town

Lioneye's Watch(Act 6)

act 6 gem setup

Enter the Broken Bridge
(Optional):
Find Silver Locket and deliver it to Weylam
Enter the Crossroads
Follow the road, grab the Waypoint and enter the Fellshrine Ruins
Move through the area and enter the Crypt
(Optional): Find the Labyrinth Trial and complete it
Find the Sarcophagus and descend to the Crypt(Level2)
Find the Container of Sins and take Maligaro's Map. Logout
Talk to Weylam and take Diamond Flask as a reward. Equip it
Take the Waypoint to the Crossroads
Enter the Chamber of Sins (Lvl1)
Find the map device and insert Maligaro's Map into it
Enter Maligaro's Sanctum and find Maligaro's Workshop
Kill Maligaro and take Black Venom. Leave the map via portal scroll
Talk to Silk and take the Obsidian Key
Find and enter the Chamber of Sins (Lvl2)
(Optional): Find and complete the final Labyrinth Trial for the Cruel Lab
Find and enter the Den
Move through the Ashen Fields and quit into the Fortress Encampment
Kill Greust. Quit into the Northern Forest
Move through the area and find the Dread Thicket. Make a portal near it and move on until you find the Causeway. Enter it
Move through the area. Find Kishara's Star and enter the Vaal City
Find Yeena and grab the Waypoint
Return to the Bridge Encampment via Waypoint and enter the portal
Enter the Dread Thicket
Collect 7 Fireflies from around the Dread Thicket
Find and enter the Den of Despair and kill Gruthkul. Logout
Talk to Weylam and Eramir to receive the book of skill and Diamond Flask
Take the Waypoint to the Vaal City
Talk to Yeena and enter the Temple of Decay (Level 1)
Find and Enter the Temple of Decay (Level 2)
Find and Enter the Arakaali's Web
Kill Arakaali. Quit into the Sarn Ramparts
Move through the area and enter the Sarn Encampment(act8)

The Bridge Encampment(Act 7)

req. lvl 48
Grants a huge movement speed bonus , great for leveling
Recommended items to buy if you have some currency : (click on picture for link)

Enter the Toxic Conduits
Find and enter the Doedre's Cesspool
Open the grate and enter the Cauldron
Kill Doedre the Vile
Exit into the Toxic Conduits and grab the Waypoint
Take the right path and enter the Quay
Find the Sealed Casket and take the Ankh of Eternity
Find and enter the Ressurection Site and talk to Clarissa
Kill Tolman. Return to the Quay
Enter the Grain Gate
Kill the Gemling Legionnaires
Enter the Imperial Fields
Move through the area and enter the Solaris Temple (Lvl1)
Find and grab the Waypoint
Find and enter the Solaris Temple(Lvl2)
Kill Dawn and take Sun Orb. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Solaris Temple (Lvl1)
Find and enter the Solaris Concourse
Enter the Harbour Bridge
Move through the area, past Sky Shrine until
you encounter Lunaris Concourse, enter it
Move through the area, enter the Lunaris Temple (Lvl1)
Enter the Lunaris Temple (Lvl2)
Kill Dusk and take Moon Orb. Logout
Take the Waypoint to the Lunaris Concourse. Enter the Harbour Bridge
Move through the area and enter the Sky Shrine
Kill Solaris and Lunaris
Enter the Blood Aqueducts
Enter the Highgate
Return to Toxic Conduits(previous act) via Waypoint
Take the left path and enter the Grand Promenade
Enter the Bath House. Grab the Waypoint
(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Enter the High Gardens and run until you encounter the Pools of Terror
Enter and kill Yugul. Logout
Talk to Maramoa,Hargan and Clarissa to receive the book of skill rewards
Return to Highgate(act9)

The Sarn Encampment(Act8)

Enter the Aspirant's Plaza. Complete second labyrinth
Skill Heart of Destruction. Return to town

Enter the Descent
Descend via the Supply Hosts until you locate the exit into the Vastiri Desert
Find and grab the Waypoint
Find the Storm Weathered Chest
Defeat the waves of mummies that ambush you, then take the Storm Blade
Find the entrance to the Oasis
Return to town via portal scroll
Talk to Sin. Talk to Petarus and Vanja and take Bottled Storm
Use portal to return to Vastiri Desert
Enter the Oasis
Find and enter the Sand Pit
Kill Shakari and return to Highgate
Take the Waypoint to the Vastiri Desert. Find and enter the Foothills
Grab the waypoint and enter the Boiling Lake
Move through the area and Kill Basilisk and take Basilisk Acid. Logout
Return to Foothills via Waypoint
Find and enter the Tunnel
(Optional): Find and complete the Labyrinth Trial
Enter the Quarry
Move straight to the middle of the zone and grab the Waypoint
( If refinery is on the right side - Shrine of the Winds is on the left one
If you see Shrine of the winds on right side - Refinery is on top of the area )
Enter the Refinery and explore the area until you find and kill General Adus
Take Trarthan Powder. Logout
Return to Quarry via Waypoint
Enter the Shrine of the Winds and kill Garukhan. Take Sekhema Feather
Return to town. Talk to Irasha and Tasuni to receive the book of skill rewards
Return to Quarry via Waypoint
Talk to Sin and enter the Belly of the Beast
Enter the Rotting Core and make your way through the area
Enter the Black Core and talk to Sin
Enter each of the portals in your order of choosing and defeat Malachai's guardians ( Shavronne, Maligaro and Doedre)
Enter the Black Heart and kill Depraved Trinity
Talk to Lilly and sail to Oriath

Highgate(act9)

Talk to Lilly to sail from Oriath
Take Craft Recipe and reconnect to the game
Talk to Kirac and take a map as a reward
move to a map device, run the map and kill the boss
Talk to Kirac to unlock your map device

(Optional):

Take the Waypoint to the Ravaged Square. Talk to Innocence
Enter the Canals and move through the area
Enter the Feeding Trough and move through the area
Talk to Sin and enter the Altar of Hunger
Kill Kitava
Talk to Lani in Oriath to receive the Book of Skill reward

When you get the gem - finally switch to the Absolution of Inspiring
Buy next gems : Increased Critical Strikes(a1), Spell Cascade(a1), Herald of Purity(a2), Critical Damage(a2), Zealotry(a3), Wrath(a3), Summon Lightning /Chaos/Stone golem(a4), Assassin's Mark(a6), Arcanist Brand(a6), Divine Blessing, Inspiration(a6), Defiance Banner(a6)
I would recommend to hit lvl 65 in BA after Lab before doing Kitava to equip the Int armour from Lani to have enough ES to cast Wrath
The only problematic moment is to cap reses after Kitava so use Crafting bench
If you don't have enough sockets yet - temporarily remove Defiance Banner/Inspiration/Momentum

Take the Waypoint to the Aspirant's Plaza. Complete third labyrinth
Skill Liege of the Primordial. Return to Oriath Docks
Keep running the lab until you obtain Absolution of Inspiring using Divine Font
Make sure to keep an Absolution and random Str gem for the options
If you play SSF - add Chaos and Stone golems after first run

Enter the Cathedral Rooftop
Enter the Cathedral Apex
Kill the Cultists and Gargoyles to free Bannon
Return to the Cathedral Rooftop and make your way to the right
Enter the Ravaged Square
Create portal, grab the Ravaged Square Waypoint
Move to the Torched Courts
Run through the area, enter the Desecrated Chambers
Run through the area, enter the Sanctum of Innocence
Kill Avarius Reassembled. Quit to the Desecrated Chambers
Return to the Oriath Docks via Waypoint
Enter the portal you have created earlier
Enter the Control Blocks. Move through the area and kill Vilenta. Logout
((optional): Take the Waypoint to the Ravaged Square
Enter the Ossuary and Elixir of Allure
Find and complete the final Labyrinth Trial for the Merciless Lab. Logout)
Talk to Lani to receive the book of skill reward and Silver Flask
Also grab an Int armour as a reward
Talk to Innocence

Oriath Docks(Act10)

Kitava
Canals entrance
Ossuary
Ravaged Square
Vilenta
Control Blocks
Ravaged Square
Avarius, Reasembled
Desecrated Chambers
Torched Courts
Ravaged Square
Cathedral Rooftop
Kitava
act 10 gem setup