[3.24] 🗡The Nightblade🗡 Unholy Might : 100% phys converted to chaos

Here is a PoB in SSF Harvest :
https://pastebin.com/TNGfDE3y

Level 17, just reached act 2 town.

- Cobra Lash, Viper Strike.
- Dash for movement.
- 15% speed boots.
- The new Wintertide Brand is useful for groups, in the Grove in particular (not recognized in PoB)

Since the nerf to dual-wielding I'm trying 1h + shield. It's working awesome (Imperial Claw with Hits Cannot be Evaded + The Unshattered Will). Did you give it a try?

Good setup !

Already played with Unshattered Will, I love this shield.
In Harvest, there is an upgraded version of the shield : The Immortal Will, whose Harbinger also grants unaffected by curses.

Never tried a claw.
Since you have Hits can't be evaded, you may want to use a Brutal Restraint/Nasima to get Second Sight : https://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Second_Sight

Gl & hf :)

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Since the nerf to dual-wielding I'm trying 1h + shield. It's working awesome (Imperial Claw with Hits Cannot be Evaded + The Unshattered Will). Did you give it a try?

Looked into your character and it looks like a lot of fun, might transition into it when I collect some currency. Do you think its ok to play with dagger and shield setup?

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Myliak wrote:

Looked into your character and it looks like a lot of fun, might transition into it when I collect some currency. Do you think its ok to play with dagger and shield setup?

Josiasss's character is actually very tanky.

I've played dagger/shield myself, when I wanted to level safe and it's totally worth it. Praise to Unshattered Will !

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Currently going into act 5 in SSF league.
PoB level 45: https://pastebin.com/k59cqzkR

This is a very beginner friendly setup. I've given full priority to defensive nodes on the tree :



Elusive cluster, Acro/Phase Acro, Wind Dancer and dual claws.
Max elem res, 1.5k life, 60/50 dodge.
Makes levelling very comfortable : you seldom get hit and when you do, you barely feel it.

DPS comes from phys modifiers on the stuff with simple Harvest crafting + multiple totems setup.

I've died only once so far (Piety reborn, I hate you)

And here is a video of the Malachai fight.
It is mostly aimed at beginners, who can see how to handle this tricky encounter.
Also, I've done it because I still find this fight amazing : the music is terrific, Malachai lines are great and the overall ambient is so dark and epic. For me, it's truly what PoE is about.

Planting and harvesting is nice and all but in Wraeclast, the best harvest is :

#2 : Red Harvest

Hope you like it :)

(Also a reference to Red Harvest novel by Dashiel Hammett. It's dirty, gritty and as hard-boiled as it gets. Check it out ! )

PoB level 61 in SSF Harvest : https://pastebin.com/aGZJQmqC

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There is a new Labyrinth available in league, which is an area level 83.
Three new kinds of Offerings to the Goddess give specific rewards during this lab.
The Tribute to the Goddess gives a font with 15 possible Enchantments for belts :
https://poedb.tw/us/mod.php?type=enchantment&an=belt

One stands out for us :

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20% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments while you have Elusive

With this enchant and nodes on the tree, it's quite possible to get full Ailment immunity.

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Currently testing some new features for the build.
Gl & hf :)

Just finished the acts in SSF league, beating my previous record of the fast slowest run, with an impressive 22 hours run :D

Quite proud of it, though :



As a friend told me : not good yet for HC !

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I had time to test some new options from 3.11.
What's good in this game is that, often, you can expect the unexpected. I think I've found a very neat feature :
The new General's Cry summons up to 5 Mirage Warriors from nearby corpses. They will attack once with a linked skill before dissipating. This warcry is supposed to improved 2H slow hitting builds by giving them more AoE and exerted (= more powerful) attacks...

... but why not link it to Blade Flurry ? (a totally random choice ofc)

Let's see :
The Mirage Warriors do only one attack, with 30% less dmg at level 20. So they will hit once with a very weak first-stage BF...
Right ?

Well guess what, they actually do the full channelling ! All 6 stages + release, yes !

Was this warcry designed with BF in mind ? Probably not.
Is it powerful, though ? Well, you can get 6 BF at the same time.
Is it fun to use ? You can get 6 BF at the same time !

This is what you can clearly see in this new video. Prepare to blow up your green bubbles, Exiles, it's time to test :

#3 : The Ancestral Blade Flurry

COME MY ANCESTORS !



PoB level 73 in SSF league : https://pastebin.com/8WRf3ZFX

(I was looking for a name for this new setup. Some kickass "Awakened Blade Flurry" maybe. Or Infused, Primordial, Exerted etc. But all these prefixes are official, so that could be misleading to use them.)

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Myliak wrote:

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Since the nerf to dual-wielding I'm trying 1h + shield. It's working awesome (Imperial Claw with Hits Cannot be Evaded + The Unshattered Will). Did you give it a try?

Looked into your character and it looks like a lot of fun, might transition into it when I collect some currency. Do you think its ok to play with dagger and shield setup?

Uhm, I've never played with daggers xD. The only problem I'm facing it's recasting ice golem in t14+ maps, even with fortify and elemental army support, it dies too often and it's bothering me a lot. I'm thinking of replacing that 3L setup with Ancestral Protector + Maim Support + Faster Attacks Support/Melee Phyisical Damage. And try again CWDT+IM+Enduring Cry+Increased Duration.

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I had time to test some new options from 3.11.
What's good in this game is that, often, you can expect the unexpected. I think I've found a very neat feature :
The new General's Cry summons up to 5 Mirage Warriors from nearby corpses. They will attack once with a linked skill before dissipating. This warcry is supposed to improved 2H slow hitting builds by giving them more AoE and exerted (= more powerful) attacks...

... but why not link it to Blade Flurry ? (a totally random choice ofc)

Let's see :
The Mirage Warriors do only one attack, with 30% less dmg at level 20. So they will hit once with a very weak first-stage BF...
Right ?

Well guess what, they actually do the full channelling ! All 6 stages + release, yes !

Was this warcry designed with BF in mind ? Probably not.
Is it powerful, though ? Well, you can get 6 BF at the same time.
Is it fun to use ? You can get 6 BF at the same time !

This is what you can clearly see in this new video. Prepare to blow up your green bubbles, Exiles, it's time to test :

#3 : The Ancestral Blade Flurry

COME MY ANCESTORS !

This is actually bonkers :D Not sure how much its good tho, because u lost a lot of dmg if you want to link it to main BF setup (lost DMG gem + less dmg from General's cry).

Btw what is the easiest way to gain Frenzy charges besides that crazy synthesised body armour?

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Myliak wrote:

This is actually bonkers :D Not sure how much its good tho, because u lost a lot of dmg if you want to link it to main BF setup (lost DMG gem + less dmg from General's cry).

No no, you use a secondary setup, not on the main 6L.
BF + General's Cry + Second Wind + any AoE/dmg support.
Gives an efficient boost of dmg to finish off large packs.
/!\ Can make the game very laggy though, especially in the Grove.

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Myliak wrote:

Btw what is the easiest way to gain Frenzy charges besides that crazy synthesised body armour?

For the Frenzy charges, that's a bit of a brain teaser. Because, IMO, you need it on hit. If it's on kill, like with Blood Rage, it won't work well on bosses, even if they have adds.

The best solution is a Redeemer's chest, but this is still very expensive : 1ex+ for a 5L, 12ex for a 6L (Harvest prices)
https://www.pathofexile.com/trade/search/Harvest/X34r4YdFP

Prices will probably drop, though, when there is more of those available.