[2.5] Hilarious Scolds-Zerphi-Flicker Strike Build - Fast Clears & Frenzy Charge Sustain vs Bosses!

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Xymordos wrote:

Heralds for Anger saves a slot for me to put Vaal Molten Shell in to increase damage.

I like the Avatar of the veil as the Elemental Damage is good for your spells. Also, the flask effect makes you save some slots on your flask which can let you use 2 Zerphi's if necessary.

If you go the onslaught side, you have to remember the CWDT internal CD is 250ms. This means with multistrike, you have to attack at 12 times per second to reach the cap. However, at 12, you'll actually hit the cap and it won't work. Your attack speed must be as close to 12 as possible, but not over it.

If you go onslaught side you might just break the cap.

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InSaNeOo wrote:

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Xymordos wrote:

Heralds for Anger saves a slot for me to put Vaal Molten Shell in to increase damage.

I like the Avatar of the veil as the Elemental Damage is good for your spells. Also, the flask effect makes you save some slots on your flask which can let you use 2 Zerphi's if necessary.

If you go the onslaught side, you have to remember the CWDT internal CD is 250ms. This means with multistrike, you have to attack at 12 times per second to reach the cap. However, at 12, you'll actually hit the cap and it won't work. Your attack speed must be as close to 12 as possible, but not over it.

If you go onslaught side you might just break the cap.

ok cool I didn't know the mechanic of CWDT limit

also Im dumb... we can just spam silver flask every 5sec with zerphis....

double edit: should I get MoM passive before starting using the build?

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Woolliam wrote:

Having spent most of my time with flicker attempting to scale up physical/poison as a shadow, I've always found the skill disappointing. Getting to maps, having great damage, but dealing with the clunky frenzy mechanics, uninspiring visuals, and guaranteed suicides on volatile, reflect, and stray hard hitters.

Building this way? It's the exact same, except fun and visually fantastic.

There's a certain type of joy from having a moment of 'wait, what killed me?', with the realization that I did, because I leveled. Celebratory suicide!


As far as the build itself, I've opted for shock nova over freezing pulse for the chance to shock, and a Dying Sun flask instead of a health potion. I'm pretty sure it's not doing much for clear speed, but more aoe and projectiles, more fun. This build has so much regen, if I run into a situation where my next flicker will kill me (which has been very rare), I just pop out blood rage, wait a few seconds, then return to the spell vomit. Not too worried about the loss of the potion.

Real talk though, how the balls do you deal with reflect? Like, one stray cascade obliterates me. Also, been curious about enchants, what synergizes with scolds breath style?


Thanks for bringing life back to one of my favourite skills, and pulling me out of the meta mire!