[2.5] Hardcore melee viperstrike Occultist

Path of exile is such a great game that allows you to make truly unique builds!

My favorite build is a viper strike melee witch!

This video illustrates how it works, and there is of course a Merciless RIP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLuvuhGUyWk&t

It is a build that you can play from the start, but you need to go past Brutus with duelist to get the skills.
It is also a cheep viable build because I cant be bothered to spend my gaming time to trade.


She is built with two factors in mind.

1. Style, your character needs personality...
This one is a witch dual wielding poisoned daggers, fighting on top of a bonfire.
And shes kind of like the witch in Left for dead, she is incredible fast and gets up close and personal.
Shes even crazier with blood rage activated.

2. Philosophy:
On hardcore you cannot go on maxing clear speed and DPS, you have to be able to tank the inevitable big hits that would kill a standard character.
Also, who cares about how fast you kill a bunch of random skeletons when you dont have the DPS for the big boss?



Eqipment:
Vendor receipe physical damage daggers.
Vendor receipe boots with movement speed
Whatever armor + evation/energy-shield equipment that have the right sockets.


Skills:
Viperstrike + melee phys damage + void manipulation
Frenzy + blind + multi-strike + life gain on hit
Firetrap + concentrated effect + trap damage
Spectral throw + life gain on hit
Whirling blades + life gain on hit
Chaos golem + life gain on hit
Decoy totem
Blasphemy + enfeeble
Grace aura
Clarity aura

Blood rage for style if you have the sockets and the balls... ;)
Auras and curses can easily be switched according to taste.
Temporal chains and vulnerability greatly increase dps.


Passive skills:
Key nodes are not obvious but they make the build insane!
Eldrich battery
Mind over matter
Ghost reaver

(something like this)
http://www.pathofexile.com/fullscreen-passive-skill-tree/AAAABAMBAQSzBx4I9A5IES0RLxGWFVAVfha_GF0YahpIHNwi9CaIJpUnqSsKLJwy0TY9Q8hFR0WdRwZJUUmxTwRR2VNSVK5VS1gHW6Bd8l9qYeJirGjyadhqQ2qMbAhsC2yMbRlwu3X9doJ4L3wOfIN85XzwfRh90n5ZfqF_xoIehG-FMohCjxqPRpEHkyeVLprgm6GdqqEvogCi2aZ_pwinNKdVrfGwkrDYtMW1SLcwu_y86r6KwFTAZsHFyAzIFNDQ1ELXz9rd2wvb59-K6FrrY-vu7Bjsiu1B74jwH_DV8Yr0KPVv9vz5N_-T



Acendancy:
Wicked ward
Vile bastion




When you geyt to end game, you can gradually rock it up with whatever equipment you like,
for example Binos kitchen knife.

Have fun!

My apologies, but this build will not be added to the build guide list in it's current form.

Please see the notice at the top of the guide listing for more information.

Cheers