[1.3.x] "Maelstrom"- Ether's Dual Doryani Cyclone 150k DPS!!
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Introduction Hey guys! This here is my dual doryani cyclone build. I made this as a duelist, but shadow start is almost as good. I must say that this is a unique cyclone playstyle that I've seen in very rarely used. I've been optimizing, tweaking and testing this build for quite some time now, and I finally got of my arse to make a guide about it. A few months ago in 1.2 I got the idea to use Doryani's Catalyst in a melee build, particularly using cyclone. Believe it or not, at that time, Catalyst was used only by casters and sometimes by RT molten strike builds. The only crit doryani build around was Litesabr's molten striker. My build came together by the combination of a few very powerful mechanics: -Crit (lol) -Abyssus -Doryani's Catalyst - A 300+ pdps, 6.68 crit sceptre, with a huge, huge upto 110% increased ele damage. -Herald of Ash with Ele Prolif Unlike what you may expect from a melee build, we have really good clear speed, doing 76+ maps in 5min easily. This is due to the crazy proliferation damage from HoA combined with high movement speed and the general awesomeness of cyclone. I do not, however, recommend this for hardcore, as you will, in a moment of carelessness, die to reflect, if not anything else. That's how crazy the dps is. Finally, this is not a noob-friendly build, as it requires quite a few things to come together to fully function, and is rather dependent on gear choices. I believe that experienced players could pull it off in a fresh league, but I don't recommend it, due to the nature of gear required (catalyst). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Build
Skill Tree
My current skill tree:
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Ideal level 100 tree(lolol):
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Skill tree for hardcore, way more life and a lot less dps:
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This tree gets 238% increased life at level 93(89% more than my current tree). If I ever want to level higher(93+) safely, this is what I would use.
Bandits
Normal- Help Oak(recommended)/Kill All Cruel- Help Kraityn Merciless- Help Alira ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gearing
My current gear
Required items
There are only three required items for this build:
1. Two Doryani's Catalysts- We want ones with 300+ pdps. Anything else is not really important. This can make gearing cheaper, since you don't need a high ele or cast speed roll. 2. Abyssus- This thing accounts for a huge part of our dps. Try and get one with 140+ crit multi and under 45% increased damage taken.
Other gear slots
Chest
The BiS for this build is Belly of the Beast. Lightning Coil will make gearing super-expensive and even then is only a phys buffer. Daresso's Defiance is a good alternative, while a rare chest with life and resists will do the job. A 6l is in no way required, I hit 100k+ tooltip with power charges on a 5l.
Gloves
Here we have two options, either a Maligaro's/Shadows and Dust or (preferably) rare gloves with the following stats in order: -Life -Accuracy -Attack speed -Phys damage -Resists I'm currently using I can craft flat phys through multi-mod, just don't feel the need. Maligaro's gives me about 5k dps more, but I lose around 250 life and a good amount of accuracy.
Boots
Simple. We want:
-Life -Resists -Move speed For example,
Belt
Here a rare rustic sash/Leather belt with life and resists is preferred. Phys Doryani's is a secondary option. For example,
Rings
These are crucial to the build. Stats we want: -Life -Diamond ring base -Resists -Accuracy -Flat phys -Intelligence These will be defining to the build. Don't be afraid to spend a lot on them. My diamond ring cost me 4 exalts, and I believe I got a really good deal. Some examples:
Amulet
This is primarily a dps slot. In fact, this item is basically a mini abyssus. We want: -Life -Flat phys -Crit multi -Crit chance -Accuracy/WED -Maybe a resist roll or two Example: This one is pretty good, and cost me a shit-ton. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Stats
Offensive
Cyclone dps with auras - 120k With power charges - 150k
Defensive
HP - 5k with belly of the beast 40% chance to dodge attcks 30% chance to dodge spells Immunity to stun and knockback(cyclone) Honestly, I follow the philosophy that the best defense is an overwhelming offense. Bosses can't do much to you if they get oneshot :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skills and Gems
Links
Main Skill- Cyclone: Cyclone + BM + Melee Phys + Phys to Lightning + Increased AoE/Conc Effect + Weap. Ele Dmg(6th link) Catalyst 1: Herald of Ash + Increased AoE + Reduced Mana Catalyst 2: Leap Slam + BM + Faster Attacks 4l- Helm: Hatred + Reduced Mana + Portal + Vaal Haste 4l- Boots: Herald of Thunder + Curse on Hit + Assassin's Mark + Red. Mana 4l- Gloves: CwDT + EC + IC + Inc. Dur.
Auras/Heralds
We use Hatred for dps and freeze. Herald of Ash in Doryani's with ele prolif is bloody insane. It accounts for most of our clear speed. Herald of Thunder gives flat lightning damage for shocking and curse on hit assassin's mark for power charges. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits I'd like to thank my friend fiqst with his amazing builds for inspiration and help with finishing this build. Also, a shout-out to TheFox7, who helped me out with testing and mapped with me to 91. Hope you come back mate. For try, for see, and for know. This is a buff Last edited by Etherfire#6568 on Feb 14, 2015, 2:07:16 PM
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You should add life leech as 6th link and take vaal pact which is only 2 points away. Should be immortal after that.
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This build seems pretty interesting im looking forward to see some videos.
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When you say 120k dps, is that actual tooltip or is it tool tip times 2?
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I made a variation of this build in Torment. It clears stupid fast. I added life leech gem as the 6th link and grabbed vaal pact. I also added increase AOE gem to the herald of ash. It makes a huge difference. The extra aoe causes your whole screen to prolif. Usually dont get more then a hit or 2 in before everything melts. Almost doesn't feel like a melee build at all. Thank you OP for the inspiration.
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" Actual tooltip seems to be around 70k, but I thought GGG has changed the tooltip to account for the 2x spins per attack, so I'm probably missing something here. Old april 2012 account got stolen
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Updated with gearing and skill gems. The guide is now officially complete. Of course, there's a lot more information and alternative build choices to come :D
@Jukes: I did think of life leech with VP as a 6th link. Its a completely viable setup, but I never felt the need. My tooltip dps is 124.5k, I expect it to go a bit higher as my phys to lightning and herald of thunder are still leveling. This goes up to 155k with power charges. Sadly I can't provide videos, since my laptop can't handle the strain :( For try, for see, and for know. This is a buff Last edited by Etherfire#6568 on Feb 14, 2015, 1:59:58 PM
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I see you swapped to increased aoe gem. The prolif range is completely broken huh? I hit one mob and can prolif kill 76+ bosses. Amazing
Edit: In love with the build. Expecting a nerf soon. Last edited by CA_Jukes#3723 on Feb 14, 2015, 6:12:12 PM
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