2.3 Fakener (budget fake Mjölner) build - Trickster Version
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hmm does anyone think this build would still work with a malachai's loop
sub out the volls for it and a fairgraves hat and grab a high es body with res and life. that gets you 9 powercharges which could be insane damage. i also find that getting 3 off colors on volls destroys your chrom reserves so watch out when your at 5 links Last edited by Doyzord#3208 on Mar 10, 2016, 12:17:01 PM
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Interested as well, has anyone tested Malachai's Loop?
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" What do you get out of it Instruments of virtue? At best 20 INCREASED spell damage and 10 attack speed. The big bonus on the node is attack damage and cast speed. And meanwhile Augury of Penitence is 10% MORE damage on all mobs around you and make you and your team take less damage. also traded this for a windripper |
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I tried Malachai's Loop for a bit and got shocked extremely often. Once I got rid of all the additions to generate power charges (Blade Vortex and Voll's Protector), it seemed pretty consistent. I was testing with a Tabula and the shield by itself generates plenty of power charges. I tested with a Surgeon's/Grounding flask, but it didn't come up often with the above setup.
6L: Cyclone/CoC/Ice Nova/Discharge/Increased Crit Strikes/Life Leech Elemental Focus also worked extremely well (in place of Ice Nova). Note: I tested with Power Charge on Crit and consistently got shocked. Same with running Blade Vortex in the chest. Anything added to generate charges gets you shocked a lot. But just using Cyclone had me discharging often without shocking myself. My crit chance was ~60% on Cyclone. I tried Fairgraves' Tricorne but it seems overkill. Same with Maligaro's Restraint. Obviously this is not optimized; but if it works in a Tabula, any chest can work. You could use something like a Carcass Jack, Lightning Coil, or just a Vaal Regalia. Major upside compared to the non-stats of a Voll's Protector. What do you guys think? |
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Yo guys. Just picked up Path after taking a good 10 month break and I've always wanted to try this build, so now is the time. Based on what most people have already recommended I am going Shadow Trickster.
Since most of you guys are well into the league, you can probably easily answer this for me. So, how did you guys level and when did you eventually switch to fakener? |
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" Im currently lvl 51 using same build as yours, i tried to switch it now ( currently leveling using reaver ) and things did not get that great hahahaha, u need a certain amount of crit to proc discharge a lot, and at least 4l on your volls protector and vagans dagger, with a lot of crit u should be gtg, i think around 60+ would be the time to switch to it :) |
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" reposting my reply to the same question from the previous page You have to be realistic about these things. Logen Ninefingers Last edited by Bars#2689 on Mar 11, 2016, 7:59:05 AM
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" thanks for testing, that sounds pretty awesome tbh, rolling the right colors on volls can be annoying, i think fairgraves tricorne would be alright but you'd need a really good ES body but it gives cold damage so you can play around with your rings and neck a bit, did you try using stibnite as your surgeons/grounding flask? it only uses 10 out of 30 charges and lasts 5 seconds. Last edited by Doyzord#3208 on Mar 11, 2016, 1:24:45 PM
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As far as the flasks go, Stibnite is amazing. I had surgeon's/grounding on a health pot, but having flask charges was never an issue. You really don't shock yourself super often.
Tried a Malformation map. Did complete it, but had a couple deaths. I think the problem is that while the discharges go off fairly consistently, it usually only discharges with a few power charges. On the other hand, with Voll's Protector (no Devotion) I usually discharge with 6-7 power charges. Perhaps it would be possible to make a very defensive version with Malachai's Loop, but it doesn't seem very effective at the moment. It's hard to consistently discharge with with a lot of power charges. It's almost a lottery as to when you discharge your charges (as soon as you hit max, you are back to 0). I don't even think a higher crit chance would help the problem. |
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Just started lvling a scion for this build as I got a 5L voll's, should I keep going or switch to shadow? From what I read seems that the free leech is better.
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