[1.0.6] CI Crit Dagger Shadow (30k DPS Flicker Ninja) [OB video up!]

Hey Invalesco,

I was wondering if you'd mind checking out my build and gear and tell me if you think I can make any improvements, or if you have any suggestions. I'm currently level 73 in SC. Thanks man.

EDIT: Going for Vaal Pact now. I'll see if it's worth it or not.

Build:

Gear:

Stats:

Play-style:

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ALSO, is Vaal Pact really worth getting? Another 7 skill points just to get it. Seems like an awful lot.

Yes, Vaal Pact is VERY worth it. If you've ever used a Seething Life Flask on an HP character you know how incredibly useful instant recovery is, and it is even more useful for leech as without it you will get your face torn off by Lightning Thorns and reflect. But the catch is you need decent DPS to notice a difference which is why you take it after IF.

You have more DPS than I do and Vaal Pact was a huge survivability boost to me, so I would definitely recommend you to get it as your next keystone and save those Dagger nodes by CI for after that.

Also Frenzy Charge duration isn't all that useful (compared to Power Charge duration which is good because they are not as consistent to build,) so I'd recommend you swap that one point into the accuracy node by Nightstalker. Accuracy is very underrated for this build, and it always gives me a way bigger DPS bump than other small nodes.

This is by far the most fun build I have ever played. More fun than summoner. More fun than facebreaker. Flickering from one end of the ledge to the other is AWESOME. It's also really hard to get used to - more than once, I've died because I failed to realize, "Oh wait, when my ES runs out, I don't have any life buffer, I'm just dead". In general I've died a lot. But yeah, still a blast to play. Multistrike+Flicker Strike is amazing.

That said, any advice?

http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/366553

Selling some of my old rings, for those interested.

Can you pleas help me calculating the ES?

This is the passive skill:
https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYABX0OSBEvEVARlha_Gdcc3B4aJ6koKi1HMFQ4GzvhRwZW6m0ZcFJwVnDVfll_xofbiEKIa4t6jAuMNpAbkc-ZV5mamhOdo6Kjpn-nK6c0rGaxs7VItve5fLvWwFHBxcHzwuzDbdvU4vfjhOn-62PsGOyw7UHz6vyr_5NQQiy_hq4V19eGVmNfarTFKwrBANsaEHv1S5MnN2YspqbrN4PqujY9vjo=

Those are my gears:


Can i respect to CI? will i have enough chance to survive? Gears are sufficient enough or should i get something better? Thanks everybody!

Which Gems should have lvl 20 quality?

Which should i upgrade first

LS for 60% Pierce
Flicker for 80% Crit
Double Strike 10 % speed
Increased Critical Damage 40 Crit multi
... and the list goes on, can't decide

Which brings me the most dps for the value?

thx

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Scr4tch wrote:

Which Gems should have lvl 20 quality?

Which should i upgrade first

LS for 60% Pierce
Flicker for 80% Crit
Double Strike 10 % speed
Increased Critical Damage 40 Crit multi
... and the list goes on, can't decide

Which brings me the most dps for the value?

thx

I would definitely go with LS first (the pierce makes a HUGE difference). After that, it really depends on your setup and play style.

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Can i respect to CI? will i have enough chance to survive? Gears are sufficient enough or should i get something better? Thanks everybody!

If you respect into CI your ES should be high enough. However, if you want to run maps (solo or without hanging back behind everyone) and survive, I would consider at least swapping out your shield for a much higher ES one. Shouldn't be too hard to find a 300+ ES shield. I'm not entirely sure why you're running armor and ES, since you don't have a single node to boost your armor. Consider going pure ES or some EV/ES (you've taken 8 of these nodes - 86% Increased Evasion Rating). Just use granite flasks in place of armor.

Thanks a lot for your advice DeathTouch! I didn't considered all the Eva nodes i've taken..
Btw what you think about having only a few armour (granites give only 4k which is below 40%), EVA is enough to take less damage?

Use Surgeon's Flask of Iron Skin. Mine is at 96% and it boosts my armor over 10K. I'm running maps at level 73 with about 5600 ES and 8000 Evasion. Granite Flasks work just fine.