[3.24] The Infused Trickster | Build update. High Block. EHP has doubled | Demo video up

Hi Exiles,

Blighted maps are often a training ground for my builds.
Hydrosphere is a good asset in these maps, because it can act as a personal moving tower.
With the Infused Trickster, it now replaces the Harbinger of Storms, because I don't need several sources of chill and shock.

In this new video, I'm showcasing the Hydrosphere in a T16 towerless blighted map !
So let's see what this...

#7 : Hydrotower

can REALLY DO !!

Hope you like it :)

Next time :
- Adding Berserk to the build.

Curious if you've considered swapping in CWC + Arc for mapping? I imagine even on a 4-Link (effectively) LT will pretty quickly down T16 map bosses still.

Its unfortunate that there isn't any buffs in 3.14. On the plus side, implusa is back lol.

Can't wait to see your take in 3.14

btw, why not EE?

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Curious if you've considered swapping in CWC + Arc for mapping? I imagine even on a 4-Link (effectively) LT will pretty quickly down T16 map bosses still.

I have actually tested several spells with CwC : Arc, Ball Lightning, Shock Nova, Spark.
My favorite is actually Spark, for the persistent effects, but Arc is good too. You can check this demo with these skills.

But you know, based on your suggestion, I've just tested CwC Arc again. Actually, if I use it with Hydrosphere, the arcs will bounce off the sphere and deal pretty good damage against the bosses !

I'll feature that in a future video !

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ryukenden wrote:

Its unfortunate that there isn't any buffs in 3.14. On the plus side, implusa is back lol.

Can't wait to see your take in 3.14

Hey, thx !

Yeah, no buffs and even two nerfs : to Vaal Righteous Fire (gives less dmg than before, consumes double more life and ES !) and also to Divergent Berserk, which I was fitting into the build when they announced the nerf : now it will give only 5% more spell dmg (from 20% before !)
So they won't be worth it. Vaal RF was already difficult to take when it consumed 30% of life/ES, as I've shown in this video. Now that it consumes 60%, it will be horrible !

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ryukenden wrote:

btw, why not EE?

It would be difficult, because I have a lot of flat added lightning dmg, 50% of which are converted to cold to proc Trinity support. So I can't get a spell with pure fire dmg to proc EE.
(EE would be 30% more dmg, but Trinity is currently 72% !)

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I have continued to improve the build. Its main weakness was the movements, which felt clunky because of Lightning Warp. Even with 3 supports, LW was not maneuverable.
Some may consider that Lightning Tendrils is very clunky itself, and that it's outdated since they've added Divine Ire.
So yeah, two clunky skills are probably one too many...

Other issue : when you go self-casting, you are basically a melee character without proper defences.
So I've solved both problems by removing LW and replacing it with Leap Slam + Fortify.
Now the build feels much better !

Here is my last video for 3.13, using this setup against the Constrictor and then the Shaper with Maven. A proof that this build is very much...

#8 : Alive and Kicking !



Hope you like it, and see you in 3.14 :)

PoB : https://pastebin.com/DNcwvVHx

The Infused Trickster v3.14

Hi Exiles,

I've been working to improve the build, by testing it in various difficult settings.
For instance, I was able to down the Cortex/Maven quite easily, but I was killed several in the process.

So I realized that the Infused part of the build (= dmg) was sufficient, but the Trickster part (= defenses) was really lacking.

Here is a recap all the current mechanisms of the build (Infusion) and then the new one I've gotten in 3.14 (Tricks) !

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Infusion



But how good can a Trickster be if he does not use tricks ?...

Tricks

1- Mind Over Matter + Eldritch Battery + Corrupted Soul combo allows to get some tankiness and never run out of mana.

2- It's possible to use Vaal Discipline and Vaal RF at the same time to get a huge buff against bosses without depleting all the ES.

Now the new tricks I've just added :

3- I couldn't stand to be slowed all the time, so I've removed my precious Elusive boots and instead equipped The Stampede (Replica or normal version, it does not matter) to avoid any Maim/Chill/Hinder effects, as well as Grasping Vines and Tight Tethers from the Maven.


4- Talking about Vines, the boots allow to use Natural Affinity (a feature I've briefly tested with my Nightblade build) : we are protected by the Vines, which gives up to 10% less dmg taken and 20% chance to deal double dmg (=20% more DPS).

5- For pure defense, I have added a quite expensive but powerful combo of : Viridi's Veil helmet + magic ring + Coward's Legacy belt.


You are always on low-life (=30% more spell dmg), enemies are unlucky with hits and you are hexproof !

(I have tested low-life with Petrified Blood, but it wasn't very good for this build).

Additional features :



PoB : https://pastebin.com/Pecfwfv5

Videos coming soon.

Good luck and have fun, Exiles !

Hi Exiles,

I haven't posted here in a while, but I'm still working a lot on the build, testing stuffs with a fellow player, TwardykorPL who has played the build in league.

If the orbs of regret have any value in standard, this is partially thx to me, because I've sunk a ton of them over the last days !

But all these researches will allow me to improve the build and make this meme-ish LT more playable and enjoyable, at least I hope. This will also allow me to show you a variant of the build with the Inquisitor, as was suggested by someone here some time ago.

Was the Trickster the disciple... or the Master ?... ;)

Hi Exiles,

it took me longer than expected but here is a demo with the new Viridi's setup :

* Viridi's Veil helmet + Coward's Legacy belt + magic ring in right slot = you are hexproof, enemies hit are unlucky and you are considered on low-life !

This demo features several tough encounters, including a Ritual in Vaal Temple boss room, a juicy Harvest and a run into a T16 Infused Beachhead (which is a lot more dangerous than the regular T15 !) :

#1 : Pain Attunement

Hope you like it !

PoB : https://pastebin.com/i0Uf3hgb

Hi Exiles,

here is a variant of the build with the Inquisitor and its Instruments of Zeal mechanics, as it was suggested to me by a follower of this guide, SirKalkanor.

After 4 attacks over 4sec, you gain the Fanaticism buff, which grants 75% inc Aoe, 75% reduced cost of spell and 75% more cast speed = 75% more DPS !

Where can you learn such power ? Not from a Jedi...

Here is a first demo video, against Pure Uul-Netol witnessed by Maven :

#1 : The Dark Seer - Fanaticism

Hope you like it :)



PoB : https://pastebin.com/J812PbTw

This variant uses the Viridi's Veil setup I've shown the other day. It also uses the Admiral body armour with Elemental Equilibrium : I hit with lightning and cold dmg, so the enemy gets -50% to fire res, and with the Admiral, hits are resisted by lowest resistance instead.

Hi Exiles,

I'm now using the hexproof setup with Viridi's Veil for the Inquisitor version I've shown last time (see previous msg). It also has the Admiral body armour to use Elemental Equilibrium and Trinity at the same time.

For the Trickster version, I have tested a self-chill setup, which comes from Berseker Lightning Strike builds : you inflict chill and shock to yourself with the Maligaro's Belt and the Cold Conduction cluster notable. Then you use the Winterweave ring to reverse the effect of chill and the Inpulsa to be unaffected by shocks.

A very nice DPS-booster !

PoB : https://pastebin.com/jWBx9th1

Here is a demo in a juicy T16 with Ritual, the Redeemer troops and the clone of Sirus in the mix !

#2 : Liquid Nitrogen

Hope you like it !

Hi,

Here is a video where I'm using two skills with Cast While Channeling :
* For farming, Crackling Lance, which makes LT feel even more Palpatine-esque
* Wave of Conviction for bossing

#3 : Force Lightning

Hope you like it :)