I Cast Magic Missile! - Cantrip's guide to Ethereal Knives 2.0

Well, it feels safer than ever, DPS is almost the same (just 1 point behind)... I LOVE IT :D

Gotta say, you made me reconsider the path a bit. New one below (will retrain next level, when I get the Regrets).
What I need now is a Rumi's Concoction.

Plans for 90:

Or I can do it now :D

Updated.

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asbo96 wrote:

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RXXQ wrote:

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CantripN wrote:

Gear updated. Other than a 6L (and Master crafting), I think I'm done with upgrades for the near future.

What about using Carnage for necklace for the leeching? just an idea :P would it work?

Also sitting at 10.8k dps at lvl 70 with equips bought for 1c-3c, sooo good haha, I've also found a bunch of stuff, already made like 3 ex worth of crap. Thanks for the awesome build :D

how are you at 10k lol im only at 7 :/ could you link your gear please

For sure:



I just got to lvl 79 and I got my skill tree upgraded by the buffs and so on, I'm actually at 13k dps and 15k dps with atziri's promise active.

And yeah my equips are so obsolete, I don't even have CwDT yet lmao.

In case anybody tries to follow me into Acrobatics (it's awesome, btw), you can probably forget about Atziri's Step. Much as I'd love to have it, I'd need 400 more ES or so on gear to make it work (replace gloves + boots).

AA level 20-21 is better than those 16%, in my mind :)

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CantripN wrote:

you can probably forget about Atziri's Step

But don't forget about Rainbowstride.

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Tempada wrote:

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CantripN wrote:

you can probably forget about Atziri's Step

But don't forget about Rainbowstride.

Rainbows are nice if you're using Rathpith, and want Spell Block. Or you can use the ammy. Seems like too much to give up, to me, as all those don't have Life (other than Rath).

Besides, with a few crafted mods for Mana on my gear, I'd be able to use Atziri's Step just fine, I'm just not sure I want to - I'd prefer to wait until I can craft Cast Speed on my ammy/rings :)

Wow. Just... wow. While I do need to do more testing, I've gotta say that so far, Acrobatics is AMAZING.

Get this:

You can run Clarity + Haste (no need for Grace anymore) + Hatred + Herald of Ash, all without heading to Sovereignty as long as you have Alpha's Howl and a sweet chest (ideally 500 energy shield or higher). You don't even need a Reduced Mana gem on Herald of Ash at that level. Throw in Rathpith Globe (with Rumi's Concoction) and you're golden. This is not a cheap setup, but it's something special.

I'm thinking about dropping skeleton totem and using the 4L completely for Herald of Ash:

Herald of Ash + Elemental Proliferation + Increased Burning Damage + Increased Area of Effect

Can't wait to check this out further.

My build so far:

I went ahead and re-arranged my passives to get Acrobatics and hory shet, SO good. I'm still using my crappy basic equipment and this is so good.

I got about 3-4 exalt worth of stuff but idk where to invest, any ideas? this is my current set up:

@Tempada - You seem to have forgotten HoA doesn't do the whole ignite thing when used with EK. No fair, but it is what it is. It only works on Attacks in that regard.
You have a point on the Alpha front, but I'm not sure I have enough ES on my gear to make it work - I'm thinking I'll switch to a 5-6L and get one to save some 16 points, EVENTUALLY (if the math works out).

@RXXQ - Glad you're also happy with Acro! Now, get Life on Gear. You have some really sweet pieces, but no Life on so much of it. You can probably double your Life pool with getting 70+ Life per piece on all your gear.

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CantripN wrote:

@Tempada - You seem to have forgotten HoA doesn't do the whole ignite thing when used with EK. No fair, but it is what it is. It only works on Attacks in that regard.

I got so excited that I forgot. Well, that's a bummer. Too bad Herald of Ice's AoE effect isn't anywhere near as impressive as Ash's, plus you'd need something like Freeze on the tree to make the AoE bit proc since we don't have a crit build. I also need to rethink my CwDT setup since it so rarely goes off when I need it to with Acrobatics.

I'd really like to find a way to use Cloak of Defiance + Rathpith Globe + Ming's Heart. On top of Phase Acrobatics and AA, that's a ridiculous amount of damage mitigation! Ming's Heart makes the setup tricky, though, since it decreases energy shield and doesn't have resists. Alpha's Howl is probably out of the question there since I need more mana regen. I'd buy The Vertex if I had more money.