[build help 2.1] 2H cyclone build

Hey all, I am once again posting for recommendations from the community as to how I should proceed with improving my build. I think I have learnt a great deal from the last post and with the recent passive tree reset I have been able to improve my build slightly.

My unbuffed stats are the following: health 4.4k, cyclone dps 34k, armour 8.3k, 88% fire resist capped at 76%, 69% fire resist, 64% lightning resist.

Buffed my cyclone dps varies between 54k dps and 84k depending on flasks used, charges, etc.

My passive skill tree is the following:

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQAAecEswUtB3UJlgthE0wUIBRNFewX4RiRGlUb-iFVIWAl3yb4JyAppSz7MHc1kjboOQ48BTwtQKBEnkZpRrdHfkrITjJQR1O7Vw1XVFn-XhNfP2EhYVJkUmVNZadnm2jybqp07XTxdqx673t0g1-DzITZhO-FUocph2qKIoqzkGyTqJd5mSuezZ_LogCkGacwqSeplK2Nrj6uUK9stfK2LLc-uR28n702vYG-p8BmwKbBo8auypDPftIh02_Yvdlh2sHcPeJh5FHqGOsJ7w7vTu988B_46_xL_go=

My gear is the following:



and my flasks:



As stated previously, the focus should be on removing resists nodes by the scion build and place them somewhere else. I plan on perhaps trying the rampart nodes as fortify is provided by my flicker strike ability. What would be the best way to achieve this? Which gear should I be aiming at obtaining next?

Thank you in advance for the assistance.
Since you have no accuracy, or crit nodes, you should probably grab RT. With that, stop using assassins mark, and start using another curse. I would also drop abyssus for either a rare helmet, or Devoto's Devotion. I would go with a tree like this

https://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQAmy25HRXsivDpRsqQhNlHfqmUvTaHamVNkGy-p6knhO_awWEhQzF07a5QGlVM_wUt_ms26NZYeu8TyQHn4J9AoGWnFE0b-qcwBWZvJ0a3IWBeE_xLJd-ezZ_LmmrTb3TxIVW8n7Ys0iEppdw9GJGkGfJBVw0HdYIH2WHAptl8hVKtjesJz345DnasCZbqGJd5-Ov3MuRRZFJyqXzZUEfBo04yrKrE9u8O4mEX4Vnzxq6vpxQgMHcm-Bo4C2Eczl8_Wf4TTJBVr2wrUCcvaPINzfAf_lSiAASzwGY=

You should also get a different belt. Grab a rare with as much life as you can.

Your first change should be to cap your elemental resistance.

I would also grab a seething Divine life flask in place of one of your current Flasks.

This tree should also let you drop blood magic, and sustain using mana. This is assuming you are using HoA and hatred. You could grab added fire in place of it.
Last edited by Nuclear_Joe#2898 on Dec 19, 2015, 2:02:30 AM
Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my build.

I've managed to acquire a devoto's devotion and switched my chaos resistance ring as follows:



I've also made the following modifications to the tree:

https://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAAAwQBAecEswUtB3UJlgthE0wUIBRNFewX4RiRGlUb-iFVIWAl3yb4JyAppSz7MHc1kjboOQ48BTwtQKBEnkZpRrdHfk4yUEdTu1cNV1RZ_l4TXz9hIWFSZFJlTWWnZ5to8nTtdPF2rHrve3R82YIHg1-DzITZhO-FUodqiiKKs5Bsk6iXeZkrns2fy6IApBmnMKknqZStja4-rlCvbLYstz65HbyfvTa9gb6nwGbApsGjxq7KkM9-0iHTb9i92WHZfNrB3D3iYeRR6hjrCe8O707vfPAf8kH3Mvjr_Ev-Cg==

By adding to my resistances with the ring I've been able to move away from the scion resist nodes, grabbed some more life and RT.

These changes have lowered my cyclone tooltip dps to 50k when buffed but I have gained some life, extra resist, and due to helmet change my taken physical damage went from 42% to -10% which definitely helps with survivability. I must say that even if tooltip dps seems lower, my clear speed seems to be better since I don't miss any hits but this might just be the placebo effect.

I haven't made the mana switches yet as that requrires me to obtain more orbs of regerts.

I have also changed assassin's mark curse to punishment and will try to run that for a bit. When I get the correct skills slot colours I also plan on changing flicker strike to leap slam.
Last edited by yvesfrancois#2378 on Dec 20, 2015, 9:27:33 AM

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