[3.12] Double Strike / Flicker Assassin ~ League starter and ender! U-Elder and U-Atziri deathless!

I'm just playing with this build whilst waiting for the next league. It's great fun.

I'm using up currency, so bought a 6-link corrupted triumphant lamellar, which because it favours dex over str, is going to cost a fortune to get 4R2G. So I've got it to 3R3G, and am wondering what support gem to use with DS instead of phys dam support.

Using PoB, Added Cold Damage seems to have the most increase to dps.
Ice Bite is not far behind in dps, but has added benefits.
The other one I'm thinking about is Culling Strike.

Thoughts? Something else?

Thanks

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roguemjb เขียน:

The leveling / league starting section is complete! Please let me know what you think. There are probably a bunch more uniques I could add in there that some brand new players wouldn't know about yet, but I just wanted to give me thought process on what I do when starting, so I included the most important ones. I will add to it and polish it over time.

Thank you so much for this well written and comprehensive leveling guide! I wish you a great league start and have fun!

Can we use The Saviour and Paradoxica with this build? or would rare foils be better?

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QuickJim เขียน:

I'm just playing with this build whilst waiting for the next league. It's great fun.

I'm using up currency, so bought a 6-link corrupted triumphant lamellar, which because it favours dex over str, is going to cost a fortune to get 4R2G. So I've got it to 3R3G, and am wondering what support gem to use with DS instead of phys dam support.

Using PoB, Added Cold Damage seems to have the most increase to dps.
Ice Bite is not far behind in dps, but has added benefits.
The other one I'm thinking about is Culling Strike.

Thoughts? Something else?

Thanks

Triumphant lamellars are Str/Dex chests, it should be just as easy to get 4r2g as it is with a Belly, not a fortune at all. If it were a pure dex chest, you would have trouble, which is why when searching rares, you should make sure to search for 1 armor. Impale has the most dps for a green socket though (after close combat of course), added cold damage is way down there. The culling strike gem is only decent if not playing Assassin.

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Orzi เขียน:

Can we use The Saviour and Paradoxica with this build? or would rare foils be better?

Yes, and this was a popular choice in 3.9, if you skip through the pages of the guide, you'll see many people posting their gear sets to include them. If I am ridiculously lucky, I'd love to try it out. I love attack speed too much though, I would use one or the other.

After you mentioned `LocalIdentity` PoB Branch I gave that one a try as well:
https://pastebin.com/mbCxhhL8

According to it I sit now at around ~4M Damage,
I don't really see a way to substanial improve it.

In the end I never gave `Tribal Fury` a try, but PoB says its only +70k
(against a single target. I guess).

Still no `highlife maim`-chest, guess I will need to figure out how to craft one myself.
(I removed the `enemies maimed` check from the config, as the only source of maim should be coming from the support gem linked to the `warchief`)

I am not sure whether I will play next league or continue in standard,
so if you have any additonal tips I gladly take them.

Managed to deafeat Sirus at A8, but didn't drop anything decent :(
Elder was no problem, Shaper just killed me - probably need to get used to his fighting pattern, but seemed a bit harder than Sirus.

Hey there :)
Loving the build so far and double strike is my fav skill.
Is there any other skill we can use for besides flicker? Not a huge fan :/
Great build keep it up

Edit : Bladestorm or reave? im sure there is something better

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katuwrat เขียน:

After you mentioned `LocalIdentity` PoB Branch I gave that one a try as well:
https://pastebin.com/mbCxhhL8

According to it I sit now at around ~4M Damage,
I don't really see a way to substanial improve it.

In the end I never gave `Tribal Fury` a try, but PoB says its only +70k
(against a single target. I guess).

Still no `highlife maim`-chest, guess I will need to figure out how to craft one myself.
(I removed the `enemies maimed` check from the config, as the only source of maim should be coming from the support gem linked to the `warchief`)

I am not sure whether I will play next league or continue in standard,
so if you have any additonal tips I gladly take them.

Managed to deafeat Sirus at A8, but didn't drop anything decent :(
Elder was no problem, Shaper just killed me - probably need to get used to his fighting pattern, but seemed a bit harder than Sirus.

Tribal Fury is the most important upgrade you can make, since it gives Double Strike a tiny bit of AoE, and allows you to remove Ancestral Call from the Flicker set up. You should be dropping your totems often, against anything that needs extra AOE or single target damage, so the maim is fairly consistent. Bosses, Abyss trails, beyond mobs, are great examples when to spam both totems.

And the Maim chest is dead. Not in the game anymore. This was added to the guide before last league. The Maim chest was amazing in Blight league, but was removed in 3.9. BUT now we have Tailwind boots, Vermillion rings, and other goodies, it's all good!

I looked at your PoB and you were missing some things. I turned Maim back on, to be consistent. The fork also has a spot for # of nearby rare of unique enemies, to give you the 20% more damage from Opportunisti, I just put a 1 in there. It also calculates Close Combat, and max damage is 15 or less units. Your dps is actually 8 mill. You're missing some levels, gear, and jewels, so it stands to reason, that while 8 mill is solid, it's a bit behind my MSC character's 12.9 mill.

And honestly, just play the league! New economy! New notables and bosses! If it weren't for the leagues resetting, I would just play another game. Friend me and we can run some maps!

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loukas22 เขียน:

Hey there :)
Loving the build so far and double strike is my fav skill.
Is there any other skill we can use for besides flicker? Not a huge fan :/
Great build keep it up

Edit : Bladestorm or reave? im sure there is something better

No worries! This was a Double Strike build before it was a DS / Flicker build.

Reave on a 4 link would be decent enough for clear, with 6 link single target Double Strike. Reave doesn't need Splash or Call at all. You could try Bladestorm I suppose, I have less experience with that one. Try some things out in game and in PoB and see what feels best!

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roguemjb เขียน:

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loukas22 เขียน:

Hey there :)
Loving the build so far and double strike is my fav skill.
Is there any other skill we can use for besides flicker? Not a huge fan :/
Great build keep it up

Edit : Bladestorm or reave? im sure there is something better

No worries! This was a Double Strike build before it was a DS / Flicker build.

Reave on a 4 link would be decent enough for clear, with 6 link single target Double Strike. Reave doesn't need Splash or Call at all. You could try Bladestorm I suppose, I have less experience with that one. Try some things out in game and in PoB and see what feels best!

Thanks so much for the reply <3 i kinda prefer reave. any ideas for the 4th link? since splash is not needed