[2.2.x] "Vortex" 1.5kk+ dps, Insane clear speed | Uber/high end content viable

My name in PoE is Zma and i want to present build (scion version, best in my opinion).

Sure, you can say, many other people made it before me. But, after releasing patch 2.2 lot depends on your class choice, and i want show my opinion.

For a start I want to say thank you to the people, who gave me the idea for this build:
Blasting, Mathil thanks guys!

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Ok, we a ready for analysis of the build.


Why?
What we got, if a chose scion?

+ 40 strength from a marauder!
+ 20 dexterity and intelligence from a shadow!
(this 2 points give for us lots of needed stats (we need 159 dex for 21lvl BV and 114 str for 21lvl Inc. Duration).
+ 2 additional passive points
+ Assassin, which added 1% base crit chance for our Blade Vortex! Its means all crit chance rating * 7% base BV, this point give for us ~7-8% additional crit chance (depending on gear). Also, +40 additional crit multi agains enemies that are on full life.
+ Berserker, most powerful point in scion tree for this build! Why?
Cons:
5% damage taken.
Pros:
10% MORE damage!
1.5% Damage leeched as life! We can change Life Leech gem to another: Empower 4lvl / Added Fire / Increased Critical Damage. Empower is most expensive, but it give additional phys. damage and cold damage (from a Hatred), we can shatter enemies much easier!

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Core of the build, more spell damage at low life and additional auras, what we need more?



Second core item in this build:
-Stun immunity
-Power charge on crit
-Reduce aura reserve
-Flat mana
-Move speed



Dagger, ofc a dagger! Only daggers can combine spell caster mods and use whirling blades!
Stats we a looking for:
-Spell damage
-Spell crit
-Crit multi
-Elemental damage for spells (pref lightning damage, for a shock)
-Mana regen



Stats we a looking for:
-High ES (400+)
-Spell crit
-Spell damage
-Resistances
-Mana regen
-Cast speed (master craft)



Stats we a looking for:
-High ES (350+)
-Resistances
-Intelligence (or slot for Dexterity/Strenght craft)



Stats we a looking for:
-Spell damage
-Crit multi
-% Energy shield (or free prefix for master craft)
-Cast speed
-Crit chance
-Mana regen
-Implicit with needed stats (str/dex)



Diamond, we want a Diamond rings!
Stats we a looking for:
-Mana regen
-Resistances
-% Energy shield master craft
-Flat energy shield
-Flat mana
-Strenght/Dexterity, if we a need them



Facebreaker! These gloves give us huge amount of crit multi!
Another variant:

but after hidden nerf crit multi on Maligaro's i change them for Facebreaker
Cons:
-lose 50% critical rating (3.5% crit chance) and 20-30 dexterity
Pros:
-additional 54% to critical multi or 40% additional crit multi if u got legacy Maligaro's
-much cheeper get +1 soceted gems



After 2.2 patch we can easy equip Rustic Sash belt for additional 24% inc. phys damage!
Stats we a looking for:
-Resistances
-Flat energy shield
-Strenght
-Armour
Another belt, which i used before 2.2


Also, HeadHunter realy strong part of gear for mapping, but for a Atziri runs i chose rare one (pref Rustic Sash base)

Enchantments
In my opinion, best enchantment for helmet - 20-30% increased Blade Vortex Duration.
Still not sure about BiS enchant for Boots/Gloves

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Stats we a looking for:
-% Energy shield
-Spell damage
-Spell damage while holding a shield
-Area damage
-Damage
-Phys. damage
-Crit multi
-Crit multi with spells
-Cast speed while holding a shield
-Cast speed
-Mana regen
-Reduce mana cost of skills
-Crit chance
-% Mana
Also, i recommend use Energy From Within Jewel for additional % energy shield!



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Bandit Choices: POINT / POINT / POWER CHARGE

For lvling this build i made some skill tree exaples:
for this lvls we gain some %life points


when we reach 62-66lvl we can respec to LL version


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DPS Calculations: DPS calculated by using Official Blade Vortex Sustained DPS formula

For example: single/boss dps calculation
(201986 tooltip / 7.3 cast per sec.)*50 (hits per sec with 50 stacks up)=1.383.465 dps
BUT! in this calculation we not add 11% additionat crit chance from Assassin's Mark + Blasphemy (10% crit chance from mark and 1% additional from blasphemy (10% inc. curce effect). So, i can confirm
1.5kk+++ single target dps without legacy multi on amulet and without any mirrored item!

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is this hardcore viable?

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BlitZzRaZeR wrote:

is this hardcore viable?

sure, if u can sustain high es equipment
P.S.: I do not recommend run phys reflect maps

Hello. Really nice build! I'm thinking about playing blade vortex in the new softcore league. Do you think your build is viable on a budget with CI until i get shavs etc?

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Kronborg11 wrote:

Hello. Really nice build! I'm thinking about playing blade vortex in the new softcore league. Do you think your build is viable on a budget with CI until i get shavs etc?

hello
i think, for a league start until u get shavs/skyforth much better use life version (easier and cheaper get starter gear).

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Zma wrote:

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Kronborg11 wrote:

Hello. Really nice build! I'm thinking about playing blade vortex in the new softcore league. Do you think your build is viable on a budget with CI until i get shavs etc?

hello
i think, for a league start until u get shavs/skyforth much better use life version (easier and cheaper get starter gear).

I'm afraid a life version will be too squishy :/ maybe i should play another build until i get currency.

Can i make this work without skyforth? I have a 6l shavs, but the skyforth is just too expensive

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FelFelFel wrote:

Can i make this work without skyforth? I have a 6l shavs, but the skyforth is just too expensive

What we lose if drop Skyforth from equip:
1. PCoC - sure, we can use another BV linked with PCoC gem+ Inc.Duration and with Echo mb.
But its not very comfortable and It takes too much time/we lose part of our dps
2. 6% mana reser - we need to drop 1 aura, probably Haste (we lost lots of cast speed)
3. Stan immunity - we need to equp Lioneye's Paws or Eye of Chayula. In first variant we lose lots of move speed, in second a huge part of dps (spell damage/multi/cast speed/%ES atc)
4. Flat mana!

So, I not recommend use this build without Skyforth!

Another GG build from Zma. :)

Are you using any legacy gear? Any reason why I can't get as high of DPS/farming ability in SC perandus?