[2.4] CI Etheral Chaotic Ninja Knives - Pathfinder
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--Picture incomming-- INTRODUCTION Hello there! This build is the first of my builds i've posted to the forums. I have to say this is one of the most enjoyable gameplay builds i've played over the years and this is why i will try to perfect the build as much as i can. I always heard that EK is not viable and so on but i always wanted to try the skill because i quite like the design of it. This build focuses on scaling of our physical spell damage of EK. We do this by getting % extra damage to chaos and elemental damage. Crit is better! so yea it's a crit build as well to scale in the end game this is where it might get a little expensive in the end to get the best in slot items. I work on this build as i go and keep it updated for the character. Critique and helpfull advice is more than welcome. - Frozak VIDEO https://youtu.be/p9FKw3dH2CY OVERVIEW Pros: + Fast clear speed + Relativly budget friendly + Feels good to play + Can run most maps mods + Immune to Status Ailments + Immune to Chaos Damage + Uber Lab & Atziri Viable Cons: - Fast high physical damage bosses can be scary (Argus fx.) - Can't run Hexproof or Blood Magic Map Mod - Expensive for BiS gear (Taste of Hate, vinktars) - Not the highest pool of ES (Can be lack of gear) FUTURE PLANS FOR THE BUILD I'm currently working on getting currency to max out the build as much as i can but mainly i need Taste of Hate and Vinktar's Flask. Try out Uber Atziri Run High Tier maps (14-16) Dream of a redblade helm with EK damage enchant SKILL TREE Ranger > Passives at level 85 < Ascendancy Points: > Veteran Bowyer > Master Herbalist > Nature's Boon > Master Alchemist Bandits: Kill - Kill - +1 Power Charge LEVELING TREES SKILL TREE EXPLANATION Key Nodes > Vaal Pact > Ghost Reaver > Chaos Inoculation Offensive Nodes Focus Physical Damage - Chaos Damage - Crit Multi/Chance - Projectile Damage/Speed - Spell Damage Defensive Nodes Focus Energy Shield - Energy Shield - Energy Shield Since we are Pathfinder we aim to get as much Flask Effect/Duration as possible with this tree we sit on 12 second increased duration flasks JEWELS Energy From Within - Put this at the Jewel socket near Melding to convert the life to ES SCREENSHOTS SKILL DPS  Without calculating Chaos Damage from Poison DEFENSE  With flasks and Endurance charges up GEAR Current Gear
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Off-Hand Helm Chest Gloves or Boots Amulet Rings Belt LINKS AND GEMS Main DPS Setup Etheral Knives - Added Chaos Damage - Added Fire Damage - Spell Echo - Faster Casting - Increased Critical Damage Physical and Chaos Mainly we scale of our Physical damage by adding more damage based on a % of physical damage. We get a total of 30% of physical damage added as extra chaos damage. This is nice duo to both types buff our Poison damage on the target. Elemental Damage We get around 60% of physical as extra fire damage duo to Herald of Ash and Addded Fire Damage. We also get 10% of physical as extra damage of an random element from our ascendancy point Veteran Bowyer. Additionally we get 10-15% of the elemental damage as extra chaos damage from Atziri's Promise (This is a buff!) Power Charge Setup Blade Vortex - Spell Echo - Increased Area of Effect - Power Charge on Crit I use Blade Vortex mainly for Power Charge but it also adds a decent dps boost. CWDT Setup Cast When Damage Taken - Immortal Call - Increased Duration (No need for explanation) Mobility Setup Whirling Blades - Faster Attacks - Fortify (No need for explanation) Aura Setup Herald of Ash - Blasphemy Warlord's Mark- Discipline - Clarity Herald of Ash gives us a decent bonus to fire damage sadly we dont get the advantage of the secondary effect of that skill(Maybe switching this out at some point). Golem Lightning Golem I use lightning golem at the moment for the extra attack and cast speed. It might be better with one of the other golems i tend to test this at a later time. MAP MODS Check this list of map mods and how they are manageable Safe - Map mods not doing much to progress. Manageable - Map mods that can be worked around with gem swap or just being more alert. Bad - Map mods that are dangerous.
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Enfeeble Safe Less damage Temporal Chains Safe Just feels akwardly slow Elemental Reflect Safe Haven't had any problem with this mod Elemental Equilibrium Safe Good mod, affects you postively Poison Safe You are CI, you don't care Extra % Elemental Damage Safe Just watch out for synergies with mods like reduced max resistances Physical Reflect Manageable Swap in Physical to Lightning Gem Vulnerability Manageable I do this mod a lot but you need to be alert on the mods you are against, use your defenses!. -% Maximum Resistance - Manageable Watch out and beware of extra elemental damage mods. Nature's Boon Passive helps. Increased Crit Chance/Damage Manageable Watch out for physical damage hits. Less Recovery of Life/Mana Manageable Mana and life leech is lowered, watch out when engaging harder packs. No Life/Mana Regen Bad This is not as deadly as it sounds since life leech is not affected. But you do not regen mana at all so your movement skill sucks and you need to be close to keep up mana. Blood Magic Bad Do not do it, you are CI! Hexproof Bad No Warlord's Mark means no Life leech and no mana leech Notice: Mods not mentioned does not have a big impact on your map other than in cases where it synergises with bad mods. LEVELING **How do you level** **Try to post items/gems as well** THE END Hope you liked this guide. Feel free to leave a comment or some constructive crtique. -Frozak Last edited by frozak on Nov 14, 2016, 3:27:55 AM Last bumped on Nov 14, 2016, 3:50:39 AM
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U play CI without stun immunity?
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Haven't really been needing it yet, have Chayula ready to swap for max tier maps and bosses. Forgot that in guide thank you :)
Still trying to optimze the build, just always end up in the end, knowing switching to BV would make so much a difference.. | |
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What kinds of jewels should I get for this build? So you have any to show?
Do you have any special leveling items you prefer? I am leveling a char right now and i found it really fun and strong. | |
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Could you please post some videos of the build in action? :-)
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" Sure - i will try fit in the time to make some this week :) Last edited by frozak on Oct 31, 2016, 5:08:38 AM
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- Added boss kill video - Updated Current Gear - Added current flasks |
