[ 2.0 ] Vaal Pact Dual Claw Build Level 92 ( Atziri Viable + BOTW S: 2 EP: 9 )

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IDeeCee wrote:

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

IDeeCee : Cheers man, going up date my levelling section with your findings :)

thanks :D

you should also mention that whirling blades arent optional, if you dont want to die its a must

about Diary of IDEECEE' - i dont mind but i dont know how accurate it would be for ppl who dont have items i have


ill reply here for ppl who read whole thread not only 1st post

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

A) Did you manage to dual wield from the very start and was it easy ? ( Level 3+ )

i did dual wield from start, normal is easy + i had

but it should be doable with normal claws

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

B) What claws would you recommend to level from 1 to 20 and then 20 to 40 ? ( unique or just random rare ones )

the uniques i had were nice, i used 2 of them til lvl 49, then i switched to 1 rare that i had in my stash, at 55 i got

if you can afford them go for uniques, but Mortem Morsu is like 5c+ i just had it drop few days before i started playing claw, its easier than bothering with crafting/buying rares

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

C) What difficulty are you finding from levelling from point 40 to 60 ?

for me it was easy, a complete faceroll(though i didnt bother much with vaal areas), but i do have some uniques like

+ i have 3x lvl 50 and 1 lvl 69 so i have some experience and items to use

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

D) What would you consider the build weakness so far since I assume you have yet to
take up vaal pact ?

builds weaknesses are lack of resist nodes, so you ppl need to get it from items/auras, but there arent many easy to reach resist nodes near anyway so thats smth ppl will need to deal with

2nd RNG based defense, if you are luky its God Mode, if not, well you are running naked, i have like 50 armor atm so when i do get hit i get hit hard, that is why you will get 1hit, instagibbed and the reason whirling blades are a must - you need to gtfo asap if you get few large hits in a row, it helps to steal some life and get out of danger so u can kite while you drink a pot, or attack some other monsters to leech back. not so much in normal/cruel but for merc its important. mobility is one of your defenses, you cant facetank everything(though you can most of the stuff if you kill them fast enough) hit and run tactics are good for hard encounters, large mob masses, aoes(like those eyes that blind u) gas clouds, dodge projectiles etc.

it also reduces time you are not attacking(and not leeching life) and it gets addictive for movement :D

in summary - easy and simple build but does require general gaming knowledge/skill

i dont have vaal pact (7 points away), i wouldnt suggest rushing it its end game skill, and even then i dont think its for all builds but claws is one of those builds that can use it cause of of leech from nodes/weapons

PS. you should get some video for this build, it helps understand how it looks while playing, but i cant help with that, old pc and no exp with videos

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CommodoX wrote:

Dualwielded from the beginning, Melee Splash + Multistrike (Quest Reward + Drop in Act 2 Normal) at Lvl 19.
Now Lvl 40 with 1,4k dps in 4l armor - 1 slot is for Item Rarity so it can even go higher.

Normal was a joke and cruel act 2 is a joke too ..... I destroy everything.
Resistance is a big problem, Purity aura is a must have but getting capped resists in merci will be very hard I guess.

Don't try to go Claw from the beginning - every weapon that increases your DPS is better, I switch my weapon every 1-3 levels if they get me more damage. I care for leech later, you can facetank everything in Norm + Cruel without it. Brutus / Kole / Piety / Dominus died in seconds.
Hatred is god mode btw.

Items:

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CommodoX wrote:

The belt + rings is from my Marauder (selffound), Whirling Blades is also from another character but also a quest reward from Shadow, second quest act 1 .... so I just skipped the quest reward with lvl 3-4 because I already had it. Hatred is from my Ranger, act 1 normal brutus quest reward.

The rest is shadow quest rewards / selffound - Melee Splash with Lvl 19 in act 2 from the spear quest + Multistrike drop (3rd since Ambush) and a 2 linked item for Dual Strike + Melee Splash I used it since then. Upgraded to 3 link when I found Multi and just facerolled everything.

Before I just took Whirling Blades to roll around killing mobs and Dual Strike for bosses.
Used claws / daggers / swords / axes I found on my way, whatever brought the most DPS when I changed it.
And - NO PARTY PLAY. I made every quest solo and ran everywhere on my own.

Without the Meginords Belt you can take a resistance belt so you can use other rings.
You may don't kill Piety in 10 seconds (the changed her form only once before she died) but in 15 or so but I would still call this build totally viable for act 2 cruel - but I have to test with the chaos damage + resistance when I face the Vaal boss and his mobs.

Big question: I miss the bandit rewards in your guide.
I took 40hp and I think I will take the 18% from Oak in Cruel too.
But for Merci I'm not so sure, Endurance Charge works not so good with CwDt (lvl 1 CwDt = Lvl 5 Endurance = you don't get more than 3-4 charges).
So I think power charge.

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ninedeadeyes wrote:

I actually still think using reave and fire traps to be the most effective method to begin this build