[2.3] "Vulcan's Exemplar" Crit Dual Strike Slayer with Bino/Catalyst by fiqst

oh oke thanks man, is the tree on the crusader op updated or should i wait ?

i think ill go for it

Thanks!

Crusader is a 2h sword build.
Neptune' exemplar is the new dual wield build.

oooh that explains it... didnt see it in your build list tho.. was a bit confused

thanks!

got full respect but if there 2.0 version of this build i m loving it hate to waste all the gear i made for it pm back or give me a holla on update on build with new tree.

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windoutmyhole wrote:

got full respect but if there 2.0 version of this build i m loving it hate to waste all the gear i made for it pm back or give me a holla on update on build with new tree.

Sorry to break it to you. I've discontinued this build.

But check out:

Neptune's Exemplar

It uses the same equipment

Thread Resurrection!


Hi guys.

Currently theory crafting this build for the 2.1 Ascendancy expansion.

Please disregard all info in the original OP since it hasn't been updated since 1.3


The idea is to activate the Slayer ascendancy class for this build.

The Slayer is predominantly 2H based but we are willing to disregard the 2H bonuses to get the Impact notable:



This will allow the use of a 6L full-dps dual strike without the crutch of the melee splash gem.








This is a comparison between my current Bill the Butcher and current dual strike stats using the exact same equipment:






What it shows is that for single target damage, dual strike is clearly superior with around 74% more damage.

By adding the Impact notable for the splash, we can have strong AoE performance also.

The AoE radius won't be anywhere as good as Reave and perhaps clear speed won't be as fast, but the real danger of death lies with bosses, and dual strike would make a better choice for those situations.

Ascendancy is not until 2.2 which is another 4 months away unfortunately.

I've been thinking of trying Viper Strike. Depends on what the poison changes will be like. We'll have to wait for patch nodes to make any calls on that.

The OP is updated to be current (2.3).

I made this for fun and to showcase my favourite skill in the game, Dual Strike.

It won't beat Reave, Earthquake, Lacerate, and the other long ranged melee skills for clearspeed, but there is definitely some enjoyment in sheer damage output and the fun and challenge of in-your-face combat.

This is here if you're a fan of oldschool CQB and ridiculous numbers like i am. Enjoy!

Oh the good ol' 1.3 days when i wrecked this with my duelist, damn thank you fiqst for updating it! Love you!
Btw, thought about doing something to this build with snakebites in combination with the new voidheart ring? Dual strike poisoning vulcan?

//Axdie

Great build!
Any tips on what jewel scale the best?