[2.2 TRI] Roth's Knives - 45k+ Clearing DPS | 60k+ Single Target (5k+ HP | 14k Ev | 45/51 Dodge)

0 frenzy charges vs. 5 frenzy charges vs. Phys to Lightning

Use EK linked to FC, Added Fire, Controlled Destruction, Spell Echo, and Fork in a Tabula Rasa.
Equip 2 Essence Worms to allow Hatred and Grace to be used. Clarity helps with mana regen. Use Herald of Ash gives you extra damage, or Arctic Armour for additional defense.
Fork doubles the number of projectiles when they hit an enemy. If those forked projectiles hit, it will then chain, auto-aiming the next target.

-Use Roth's Reach for its free chain
-Use Fork to double the number of knives
-Fork + Chain can shotgun
-Use 2 Essence Worm rings to make 2 50% auras reserve no mana

Fork http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Projectile#Fork
Chain http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Projectile#Chain
Evade http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Evasion
Dodge http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Dodge

1. the EK projectile will fork when it hits an enemy
2. if the forked projectile hits, it will chain and seek its next target

Because of this, enemies at the center of a pack can get multiple times in a single cast.
In some cases, you can kill a rare mob in a single cast, making this very effective in clearing.

Tabula Rasa:
PSC http://poe.trade/search/aritamowohogam - 15c+
PHC http://poe.trade/search/ometiwoiootata - 10c+


Essence Worm:
PSC http://poe.trade/search/ukikisinitiaum - 13c+
PHC http://poe.trade/search/ohaheisitaramk - 16c+


Roth's Reach
PSC http://poe.trade/search/iunonaniatarar 1 alch+
PHC http://poe.trade/search/tedenarokataho 1 alch+


Atziri's Step (nice to have but not required at start)
PSC http://poe.trade/search/hatadorihiyonu - 5c+
PHC http://poe.trade/search/torurahariwama - 30c+

Helmet: life, resists, [evasion]


Gloves: life, resists, [evasion]


Belt: life, resists, [reduced flask charges used], [increased flask charges gained]


Quiver: life, resists, [projectile speed]


Amulet: life, resists, mana regeneration


Jewel: life, projectile dmg, spell dmg, physical damage, [resists]

-relatively cheap (as of 3/10/16)
-30k+ DPS at 5 frenzy charges (lv. 19 EK)
-5k+ life
-high evasion with dodge and spell dodge
-able to run reduced/no mana map mods by replacing Fork with mana leech
-offensive and defensive end-game gear options
-beginner friendly
-may be Atziri viable (haven't tried)
-physical reflect maps viable, see below++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-not graphically extensive / didn't burn my potato computer
-a single EK projectile can potentially hit 5 enemies (1 from the initial projectile, 2 from the forked projectile, and another 2 from the forked projectile chaining if they both hit)
-single target makes you more defensive (see below)
-because of the sheer amount of projectile speed you can gain, you can offscreen packs, making this build safer (not that you need it at 50% chance to evade and ~50% chance to dodge spells and attacks)

-getting maximum elemental resistances may be tricky
-mana issues earlier (you can switch Fork out with Mana Leech)
-you may need Int on jewels to help out with gear or gem requirements
-end game gear is much more expensive (but not necessary)
-single target makes you weapon swap (slightly annoying)
-the forked projectiles have to hit another enemy before it can chain (no problem if you aim at the middle of a pack)

Main Skill
EK - faster casting - added fire - controlled destruction - spell echo - fork
(lv. 3 Empower might be worth replacing faster casting, if using Tabula Rasa)

Auras
Hatred, Clarity, Grace, Herald of Ash / Arctic Armour

Movement
Blink arrow - faster attack, or
Flame Dash - faster casting, or
Lightning Warp - less duration

Utility
Blood Rage - Stone Golem - [Minion Life] | [Minion Resistances]
Gives you plenty of frenzy charges while clearing. Stone Golem and your life regen should be enough to counteract BR's degen. Minion Life/Resistances is not required but makes your golem both a tank and a decoy.

Curse Application
Frenzy - Curse on Hit - Greater Multiple Projectile - [Preferred Curse]
-this is your main way of gaining frenzy charges in boss fights. Since you have to refresh your frenzy charges,
you will also apply your curse

Oneshot Prevention
Cast when Damage Taken - immortal call - increased duration
-this will stop you from dying when you take a lot of physical damage in less than a second

Essentially, I started picking up x% increased maximum life whenever possible since EK already does plenty of damage.











At 95 points, you are pretty much build complete. 189% increased max life, plenty of damage nodes, and even more evasion. The rest of the points is up to you.
Here are some notable cluster to get you started:
-Golem's Blood and the Armour, Evasion, and Life cluster near the Duelist start will give you with a total of 221% increase max. life.
-Frenzy charges are all within reach if you want more damage and cast speed.
-2 jewel sockets are also within reach; one next to Golem's Blood and another next to the frenzy charge above Herbalism.

Physical reflect maps are usually a problem with EK builds.
With this build, you can replace your quiver with Blackgleam and replace Fork with Physical to Lightning.

Blackgleam converts 50% of EK's physical damage to fire, while Physical to Lightning converts the other 50% to lightning (and you also gain a portion of your physical damage as lightning).

Single target isn't really required, it just makes you kill a lone rare mob or map boss.
Weapon swapping can be annoying, but I think it works well in this build.

You can buy a decent spell damage weapon as well as a spell damage shield (Rathpith works well here).
If you know that the boss will be by itself or surrounded just by a few mob, you can switch out Fork for Physical to Lightning. Other than that, you can leave out gem swapping and just weapon swap.

I've tested it using a Heartbreaker and reached 39k DPS with no frenzy charges.


You can get 80%+ spell damage on weapons, and 60%+ spell damage on ES shield. You may be able to get 50k+ DPS for single target. The shield is pretty much a quiver without the proj. speed so look for a shield that will have similar resists as your quiver.

The only gear you need to change for endgame is the body armor. I feel that the body armor have to be 6L. Using 5L will make you lose clearing speed.
The fact that Tabula has all white sockets allow you to swap Fork (a green gem) with Physical to Lightning (a blue gem). By using one of the end-game body armors, you lose that ability, instead resorting to swapping gems of the same color.

You have 5 options:
Queen of the Forest
-gives you a lot of evasion
-lots of evasion == a lot of movement speed
-the defensive Jade Flask becomes both a defensive and a utility item
-more life
-good luck trying to get the correct colors on the sockets (I've spent at least 500 chromatics on mine)

Daresso's Defiance
-gives evasion
-adds a 6% chance to dodge attacks, bringing the total to 51%
-gain endurance charges on kill
-endurance charges gained can be consumed by Immortal Call, allowing you more time for physical damage invulnerability (I might be wrong here)
-onslaught gives you more DPS
-more life
-easier to get the correct socket colors

Lightning Coil
-gives physical damage mitigation
-doesn't give much evasion
-you need to get more lightning resistance to compensate for the -lightning res
-more life
-easiest to get the correct socket colors out of all the end-game body armors

Hyrri's Ire
-gives a lot of evasion
-gives 10% more dodge and spell dodge (55/61)
-no additional life
-the same as Queen of the Forest when it comes to socket colors

Tabula Rasa +1 to socketed gems
-decent boost to DPS
-cheaper than the other BiS chests by a long shot
-chromatics are not needed to get the right socket colors
-you can still swap different colored gems with each other
-no additional defence
-no additional health

Dry Peninsula with phys. damage reduction https://youtu.be/UH29BdGT4tw
Underground River with a lot of crit, and phys. damage reduction https://youtu.be/5uqLKMbrXO4
Dark Forest with Enfeeble https://youtu.be/v9Gd3IAagvM
End-game concept: Queen of the Forest's Rush (72% chance to evade, 170%+ movement speed) https://youtu.be/fW-JWxRs9xg

More videos soon
(My computer is 4yo, sorry)
(If anyone makes this build and make a video, post it below and I may add it here)

Single target weapon swap:

Bandits: Oak - Kill all - Kraitlyn

Weave the Arcane - to help with the mana issue a bit
Ghost Dance - for the dodge and spell dodge
Shade Form - extra evasion and chance to evade is good, as well as cast speed on recharge

Recruitie for helping me brainstorm