[2.5 Video Guide] Assassin CI Blade Flurry End-Game Build! [HC/SC]

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Mattyd_UK wrote:

general gear wise though am I sortwd for now? ill get that hate flask at some stage, I just want to get comfy in red maps now, not looking at shaper!!

I didn't see anything wrong with your gear. Taste of Hate is optional. I think Sin's Rebirth is better. It's hard to fit either of these flasks into the build without Kiara's.

Thank you for the build - love it so much YET :)
By the way, guys and Nerd - are there any other useful utility gem setups? What's your suggestions?

I replaced my bino's with a rare dagger just to see the difference it would make.

294 pdps and faster aps is really worth it.
Don't know if i can farm more ex to upgrade it,but if you can get one for 3-4 ex it's worth it.

GGG blessed me today :). All I wanted for Christmas was power charges and now I has them.

reddit post

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ffhighwind wrote:

GGG blessed me today :). All I wanted for Christmas was power charges and now I has them.

reddit post

Grats,that's indeed the best prophecy in game.
I think i would sell them and buy the most badass dagger in the server.
They free a ring slot and give constant charges for sure,but imo a ~350 pdps dagger would make a greater difference.

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PsOfOs wrote:

Grats,that's indeed the best prophecy in game.
I think i would sell them and buy the most badass dagger in the server.
They free a ring slot and give constant charges for sure,but imo a ~350 pdps dagger would make a greater difference.

336 pdps dagger for sale 15ex atm. My Binos is 232. I'm usually pretty fickle about spending $ though. I kept my last Skyforths in the stash the whole league. I might buy one if I get frustrated with Guardians or Breachlords.

I had a hard time with tul with bino's,but i nuked him with a 300 pdps one. Can't imagine what something like a loath bane would do.
I remember seeing something like a 411 dps 355 phys for 30 ex i think.
The thing is dagger prices always drop while skyforth rises as leagues advance so holding on might be the better thing for now.
I got mine for 3 ex and it made a big difference.
Gonna try some guardians when i get the drops.

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PsOfOs wrote:

I had a hard time with tul with bino's,but i nuked him with a 300 pdps one. Can't imagine what something like a loath bane would do.
I remember seeing something like a 411 dps 355 phys for 30 ex i think.
The thing is dagger prices always drop while skyforth rises as leagues advance so holding on might be the better thing for now.
I got mine for 3 ex and it made a big difference.
Gonna try some guardians when i get the drops.

I did some bosses today with Binos and no Skyforths. 10700 ES with Discipline and 6100 blade flurry tooltip in hideout.

Guardians:
The Guardian fights take a long time to do (5-10 minutes each). They seem to be mostly about avoiding damage. I swapped in Culling Strike Support to finish them off every one of them. I tried Wither totem but it was useless.
1. Phoenix was downed first try with added Cold damage. Pretty easy. Dodge tornados and back up when he AOEs.
2. Minotaur with Vulnerability took 4 deaths. He killed me in 2 hits and getting around the electric fences is what made this fight hard. I've tried Lightning Warp instead of Shield Charge but it's awkward since you actually have to precisely aim it. I used PCOC Orb of Storms to keep power charges up since you have to kite this boss a lot.
3. Hydra was downed first try and was easier than I expected. My freeze immunity Stibnite helped me a lot since it only requires 7 charges per use. I recommend bringing multiple freeze immunity flasks.
4. Chimera was a pain in the ass and takes twice as long as the others. There's a lot of unavoidable damage so I often dropped fairly low. I had to run to the corner of the room constantly to heal up. I used PCOC CWDT Firestorm to keep my power charges up since Orb of Storms wasn't cutting it. I used Conc my first fight but I've been preferring Inc AOE for the range. The hardest part of this fight is the smoke cloud phases mostly because he stuns me. I'm considering Chayula to prevent this.

Breachlords:
I used Conc on all Breachlords and no Culling since the fights were so short.
1. Xoph was a joke. He took around 8 seconds to kill and probably could have been done faster.
2. Esh was also pretty easy. It took maybe 15 seconds and the only sketchy part was his lightning AOE which dropped me low since I tanked it up close. He died as he was casting it a second time.
3. Tul was somewhat easy. It took maybe 10 seconds after popping vaal haste and flasks. I dropped low when I facetanked most of his cone of ice balls.
4. Uul-Netol was a joke. I took no damage and face tanked him. The fight was about 15 seconds long and I over prepared with 3 anti-bleed flasks. The hardest part was the breach timer which dropped below 10 seconds for me. Definitely push hard to keep the timer high.
5. Chayula I'm not attempting today. Too tired.

Guys, do we really need Voidheart? Took it off - cannot see the difference in clearspeed and killing bosses. I watch poisoned and bleeded mobs all the same way, as with it...

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c0reman wrote:

Guys, do we really need Voidheart? Took it off - cannot see the difference in clearspeed and killing bosses. I watch poisoned and bleeded mobs all the same way, as with it...

im not an expert, but to abuse the poison stacks, we need attack speed, this build doesnt offer much of it. thats why its not a big boost on t16 guardians. Its nice for rares/normals but for the rest its usless.