[3.10] Terminus Est Flicker Slayer 6k HP / 4k Leech/s / 3mio DPS / Budget / Leaguestarter

Hello everybody,



after i played other builds in last league and played less iam currently playing Terminus Est Flicker again and its still fun.

Pro's & Con's:
+Playstyle is fun;
+you can flicker during boss fights;
+playable as leaguestarter ->low budget possible;
+able to play flicker with lvl 51;
+frenzy & power charges on bosses;
+speedwise ok and safe uberlab farmer;
+6k+ life >60% life leech per second;
+flicker strike & leap slam -> no walking needed.


-flicker strike -> harder to dodge one shot mechanics;
-only like ~3mil not flasked/buffed shaper dps (depending on investment)



Budget:
You can start off this build with 5c, but if you are planning to do T16 instantly you should plan ~10ex as a budget.

Bosses you won't like:
Didn't try Uberelder yet.
For Sirus you can switch to Lacerate to make it easier to dogde mechanics.

Mapmods you won't like:
You can run all map mods beside Cannot Leech.

Path of Building:
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To find out how many points you got, type /passives in chat.
You can find the tree via Path of Building.
https://pastebin.com/09Q1TPT9


Video:
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Elder
Sirus A6
Sirus A7
Cortex T14
2.6:
2.5:
Playing this build on twitch.tv/furi0s, watch my last VOD's for actual gameplay.


Bandits:
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None

Ascandency:
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1. Endless Hunger;
2. Brutal Fervour;
3. Headsman;
4. Bane of Legends.

Gems:
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Flicker Strike:
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Curse & Charge Generation:
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Be careful with the levels of the Gems in this section.
Only use Punishment as second curse if your Awakened Curse on Hit is Level 5.
Else you can use the spare Socket for another "No link gem" and link the Vaal Molten Shell with Cast when Damage taken (QoL).

Mobility & Fortify:
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Only Faster Attack Gem Level & Quality is "important".
You can make profit with the other Gems.

Vaal Ancestral Warchief & Flesh and Stone & Maim:
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Careful not to link it with other Auras, Heralds etc. because it increases the Reserved Mana.

No links needed, put where you want:
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If you don't have an Awakened Curse on Hit Level 5 you have one spare Socket on the Curse Setup (which you normally use for the second Curse).
Use the spare slot to Link your Vaal Molten Shell with an Cast when Damage taken.

Gear:
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The bold written option is the one I chose. You always want to cap you resistances, dont go the glasscannon way and spare out resistances to get more damage.
Body Armour Options:
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Belly of the Beast:
+40% Life possible;
+45% total elemental Resistance possible;
-only 1% DPS in combination with Crown of the Inward Eye.

Loreweave:
+>15% dps boost possible;
+higher max. Resistance (max. 12% less elemental damage taken);
+Attributes;
+some Item Rarity;
-only 60 Life;
-No Resistances.


Rare:
+high damage possible;
+explody chest for more clearspeed;
+good amount of life possible;
+good amount of resistances possible;
-expensive af.



Helmet Options:
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Enchant:
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1. Inc. Flicker Damage;
2. Inc. Flicker Damage per Frenzy Charge;
3. Blood Rage Attack Speed.


For the Helmet you have different options to consider:
Abyssus:
+around 40% DPS;
+Attributes;
-No Life & Resistances;
-Increased Physical Damage taken.

Crown of the Inward Eye:
+around 12% DPS;
+400 Life;
-No Life & Resistances.


Rare Helmet:
+ +1 Maximum Frenzy Charge;
+ Nearby Enemys take 9% increased Physical Damage;
+ Global Critmulti.
+good amount of resistances possible;
+good amount of life possible;
-gets expensive fast.
With the offensive stats at max Rolls you get like 15% DPS.
With all Liferolls on T1 max you get around +400 Life. (Like Crown of the Inward Eye)
Rare Helmet is not worth it in my opinion, maybe its an option for GGG-Gear.



Glove Options:
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Rare:
+ +1 Maximum Frenzy Charge;
+Strike Skills Target 1 additional Enemy (~double damage against 2 Enemys);
+good amount of resistances possible;
+good amount of life possible;
-gets expensive fast.


Worldcarver:
+80 Life;
+10% Action speed tempest;
+on a 5 mod map it gives 30% Attack damage & 15% Attack speed;
+cheap;
-no Resistances



Boot Options:
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Enchant:
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Attack and Cast Speed


Rare:
+ Chance to get Endurance Charge on kill;
+good amount of resistances possible;
+good amount of life possible.





Belt Options:
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Belt of the Deciever:
+Cheap;
+insane damage until you have Awakened Melee Physical Damage;
+a bit of resistance.

Rare Stygian Vise:
+good amount of resistances possible;
+good amount of life possible;
+Critmulti & Life on the Abyssal Jewel.


You can use Headhunter if you want to.


Amulet Options:
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Rare:
+Life;
+Critmulti;
+Physflat;
+Resistances.




Ring Options:
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Rare:
+Life;
+Physflat;
+Resistances.

The best Base would be Steel Ring if you can afford.

Circle of Guilt:
+insane damage;
+Attributes;
-no life;
-expensive af.





Weapon Options:
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Terminus Est with 4 links, later on try to get a close to perfect one and make it 5-Link,6-Sockets. Critical Strike Chance is more important than Damage.


Jewel Options:
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Cluster Jewels:
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Large (max. 8 Passives):
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Max. Damage (Two Handed Damage):
1. Deep Cuts;
2. Surefooted Striker;
3. Matrial Prowess;
4. 2 Medium Sockets.
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Max. Leech (Two Handed Damage / Axe & Sword Damage):
1. Deep Cuts;
2. Drive the Destruction;
3. Matrial Prowess;
4. 2 Medium Sockets.
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2x Medium (max. 5. Passives):
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1. Precise Commander;
2. Savage Response;
3. Jewel Socket;
4. Whatever you want/need.
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Small (2 Passives for efficiency / 3 Passives if you go for max. Life):
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1. Adrenaline;
2. +# Life;
3. & 4. Whatever you want/need.
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Watcher's Eye with Precision Stats
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1. Critmulti;
2. Attack Damage;
3. Attack Speed;
4. Flask Charge on Crit.
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Type in your budget and then sort after weight to see how much %DPS you can get for your budget.

Transcendent Flesh for the Jewel Slot left of the Marauder Area.
Rare Jewels for spare Slots:
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Stats for the rare Jewels sorted by priority:
Life, Critmulti, Attackspeed, Critchance, Attributes, Resistances.
Tradesearch for Jewels: Tradesearchlink


Flask Options:
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1. Instant Divine Life Flaks;
2. Diamond Flask;
3. Bottled Faith (Sulphure Flask);
4. Lion's Roar (Granite Flask);
5. Cinderswallor Urn (Silver Flask).

Stats for the magic Flasks sorted by priority:
1. Immunity & Remove Freeze;
2. Increased Attackspeed;
3. Immunity & Remove Shock.


Leveling:
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I always used frost blades as skill to level up, try to use unique swords and follow the leveling skilltrees in POB (not yet added).
There is also a guide on the forum how to level with Flickerstrike after LVL 28.
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2514061


Things checked and give no advantage:
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Thread of Hope.

Things to check:
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Life Small Cluster Jewel 25% vs 35% increased Effect of Small Passives? Is there any difference for the %Life?
How good is a Watchers Eye with Flaskcharge on Critical Strike?
Second Cluster Jewel Spot worth it?
Timeless Jewels?
Fit a second Circle of guilt into the build


If you got any questions, want to see some gameplay or found something to improve the guide/build catch me live at twitch.tv/furi0s

Have a good one! :)

Changelog:
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05042020: First version.
Last edited by FuRi0s on Apr 5, 2020, 6:14:31 PM
Last bumped on Sep 11, 2017, 7:58:30 AM
may i ask if i could use oro's sacrifice and replace melee physical with elemental?
Hey,

a transfer to Oro's wont be that easy, i would suggest you look after a Oro's flicker build instead.
Wow, a Terminus Est build viable against end game bosses? And using Flicker? Color me impressed.

Would you mind showing us your fully buffed and normal buffed (only charges) DPS in your character sheet?

Also, i would recommend the new Sin's Rebirth flask, i think 30% additional chaos dmg is better than lucky crits but i dont know how much crit chance you have.

Anyway, gratz for coming up with this build...
Hey,

if endgamebosses are only guardians and shaper i would say no.... takes to much time to kill the boss.
T15 is no problemm, even w/o atziri gloves.

Will add screenshots later.

I need the lucky crits to get my frenzy charge generation going... only got 51% critchance w/o powercharges.. sometimes its still to low.. but i will give it a try. ;)

Thanks. :)
Added DPS-Screenshots
Added Version B of endgame gear
hi,

i try your build! :) thank you!


perhaps you can do the gem section a little more in depth?

i am a beginner, so a little more understanding what everything is doing would be nice.
Hey,

as it doesn't matter in which gearslot you put the gems i don't know how to add more depth into the gems section.

If you got any questions feel free to ask me on livestream twitch.tv/furi0s, streaming on a daily basis.

Greets
Hi there, trying out the crit flicker build right now.

Is acrobatics worth it? It seems your gear has lots of armor and little evasion. Is the dodge better than the armor reduction? Also why not take phase acro? it's only few points away
another question:

why using lightning coil?
what are the defenses this build is using`?

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