[2.6] Void Battery / Dagger Blade Vortex CI Poison Assassin done right

Changelog
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2017.03.12: Added stats sreenshots, more vids, updated the guide a bit more.
2017.03.11: Guide updated for 2.6, switched to Poison version.
2016.10.12: Added lvling trees, updated gear section.
2016.10.12: Added Defence stats screenshots with Tempest Shield, Reckless Defence.
2016.10.12: Added Twinned Excavation boss kill vid with hard mods.
2016.10.11: Updated stats screenshots to go with new gear setup.
2016.10.11: Added new gear setup after some intensive in-game testing (thx zSavage).
2016.10.02: Added Vaal Clarity into the mix, added T15 Abyss video.
2016.10.02: Guide created.



Void Battery / Dagger Blade Vortex CI done right (now with Poison!)
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Introduction
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Poison and Blade Vortex are still very effective after nerfs recieved in 2.5.1 and 2.6. However this time, because we cannot abuse bug anymore, dmg must be scaled higher. This is why this version uses Void Battery as its scales phys dmg like crazy with Assassin's class. Than 45% to 95% of this large physical dmg is gained as chaos depending on gear setup.

Now I know that with Void Battery we cannot use Whirling Blades nor Shield Charge and this way we cannot proc Fortify. This is why this version uses high block / spell block to support its 10k ES pool and Flame Dash with faster casting to support its mobility.


HOWEVER: If you have gg Dagger you can use it without any changes to tree or rest of the gear. To give you an idea this kind of Dagger:



Does overall 10% less DPS than Void Battery.


Without Dagger setup this build doesnt proc bleed as well, so thats 20% of phys dmg as chaos is lost. But at the same time with Void Battery DPS goes higher than with dagger.


Dagger vs Void Battery detailed comparision:




2.6 Videos:
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NOTE: All done with PCoC gem, no Skyforth.


T14 Maze: (boss dmg, boss cast speed, double boss, reduced flask charges)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZvHZURRuhY


Rare T14 Palace clear (crit mods):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3pI-ji4k8Y


Uber Izaro last stage: (done without Toxic Delivery, with it kill time would be MUCH faster)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e4Dgu9cwvQ


Boss deeps check:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2-1MoMRVY




Old 2.4 vids (no poison):





Build highlights:
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+ 10k+ ES (with proper gear)
+ 550k+ real DPS
+ over 2 mil poison DPS (according to Path of Building calculations)
+ 72%+ spell crit chance
+ 60+/60+ block and spell block with pre 2.5 Rumis
+ 48+/46+ block and spell block with current Rumis
+ decent clear speed
+ quick flask refill for flask spam (Surgeon's)
+ HUGE leech/s even without VoV
+ chaos immunity
+ pretty much stun immunity (Valyrium or Skyforth)
+ 75/75/76 resistances unflasked
+ 82/82/83 flasked
+ no hyper expensive gear required
+ endurance charges while mapping
+ every boss mealtdown with poison


Passive skill tree:
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lvl 90 tree


lvl 82 tree


lvl 75 tree



NOTE: Build starts to be daedly from lvl 87 with 6 Ascendancy points speced.


NOTE: This build really needs all Ascendancy points speced to reach its full potential (Deadly Infusion + Toxic Delivery!)


Bandids:
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10% all ress, passive, Power Charge.

NOTE: With good gear 10% all ress can be dropped for another passive point.



Ascendancy class: Assassin
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Ascendancy tree progression: Deadly Infusion, Noxious Strike, Toxic Delivery



Required items:
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And 6l Vaal Regalia!. On 5l deeps to low for end-game (T14-T16, Ubers).


My current gear and gem links:
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NOTE: Ignore Orb of Storms with CD :P


Luxury upgrade: Skyforth. With Skyforth both Valyrium and Power Charge on Crit gem can be dropped. With Skyforth Controlled Destruction or Increased Duration can be used instead of PCoC gem. Also with Skyforth build will be able to run all 3 auras: Discipline + Blashpemy + Arctic Armor. Without Skyforth only the first 2 are to run.



Flask setup example:
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Also Sin's Rebirth as another luxury upgrade.


Play style:
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Cast 4-6 blades and start killing mobs. Thx to Unstable Infusion and low base spell crit chance you will start gaining Power Charges quickly. After gaining few rest will be gained and sustained via PCoC gem or Skyforth. With each gained Power Charge your dmg will raise dramaticaly because of Assasin's Deadly Infusion and Void Battery synergy.


Dont worry about mana issues. After you start hitting mobs mana will be no problem due to the Warlords Mark mana leech run on Blasphemy. As long as you will be hitting something you will be spamming your Blade Vortex without issues.


Vs hard Bosses use your Rumis. Vs hard physical Bosses use Rumis and Basalt. Vs hard elemental use Rumis and Ruby/Topaz. You have 2 Rumis uses before refilling trough adds and this combined with your high DPS and large ES pool should be more than enough to take down all regular map bosses. Rest of the flasks will refill quickly due to the 72+% spell crit chance.


Vs every boss you should also use Atziri's flask to boost both leech and poison.


If you have Vinktars flask use it vs bosses as well! It will add another crazy layer of leech but most importantly - it will shock bosses for another 50% more dmg.


Now, you might also use Vaal Clarity. This will help you build your blade stack upon entering
Boss arena and improve "dmg pumping" effect, get you started faster also reducing risk of failure due to weak dmg and leech without power charges.


After having a decent stack of blades spinning (8+) you can have fun with Flame Dashin into middle of the packs. With HUGE leech, large ES pool and block nothing will kill you.


This way of play reminds me of Diablo 2 Hammerdin. You know, teleport into pack, start casting hammers... erm blades, everything dies, you're healed to full, rence and repeat.



Stats screenshots (lvl 93 character with gear listed above):
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NOTE: Right click open in new tab to enlarge.


Offence with PCoC gem and Atziri's Promise: (add 44% more with CD)



Defence unflasked:



Defence flasked:




Map mods to avoid:
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+ Physical reflect
+ No leech
+ Blood magic

Rest is no problem.

Hexproof is doable just switch off your Warlords Mark Blasphemy setup and switch on lvl 20 Clarity.


All right I hope you will enjoy this build as I do. Cheers!

Reserved.

Just curious Rico, why would you use Aegis when you have a very low amount of armor unflasked and only 3.6k flasked? You're only going to be recovering 74 or so ES per block, which isn't much.

Why not use Rathpith, or better yet, a good rare ES shield with a block chance roll? You'd have a better ES pool and more DPS and spell crit with a good rare. And using Rathpith could let you switch out Rainbowstrides for a better pair of rare boots, as you'd have 100%+ of block as spell block there.

Just the first thing I noticed.

-Savage

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zSavage wrote:

Just curious Rico, why would you use Aegis when you have a very low amount of armor unflasked and only 3.6k flasked? You're only going to be recovering 74 or so ES per block, which isn't much.

Why not use Rathpith, or better yet, a good rare ES shield with a block chance roll? You'd have a better ES pool and more DPS and spell crit with a good rare. And using Rathpith could let you switch out Rainbowstrides for a better pair of rare boots, as you'd have 100%+ of block as spell block there.

Just the first thing I noticed.

-Savage

Aegis is not used for its %2 armor as ES gained on block in the first place. Its rather icing on the cake. It is used because of highest block chance among the shields and +5 max cold to support ele mitigation with ruby and topaz, especially for cold dmg mods/bosses and refllected dmg from your BV + Hatred. You dont really need more dmg with this build. Neither you need more spell crit chance as maintaining 7 power charges with Unstable Infusion will be harder. But Yeah solid rare with block roll could be used here aswell.

However with decent ES gear Energised Armor unique jewel could be used to improve Aegis ES gained on block effect.

How do you have enough str for the jewels?Do you use low level on purpouse?

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PangGblast wrote:

How do you have enough str for the jewels?Do you use low level on purpouse?

Str is not a problem with this build. Belt provides +35 all you need is one jewel with +10 and you have 6 jewel sockets...

Im using gems at the levels I see them fit.

All right after some intensive in-game testing I've followed zSavage's advice and switched the Shield for Rathpith Globe. This way amulet slot is now open for some decent ES/DPS ones. My current build with crap 480 ES chest has now 9.6k ES and doing 150k / 240k real DPS depending on 6th gem (Inc AoE or Conc Eff). I still have enough block/spell block to support my defences and leeching. And thats without single Reckless Defence jool. However maybe in near future I will invest some more into this build to develop it further. But dont get me wrong - its very strong as it is now. I will just try to push it to its limit.

Just had a lv97 shadow and decied to try this build...is Awesome!!, high survival, very fun!, and high dps!!, only issues with "18% phys. reflect" so gonna swap "inc.crit.dmg" and put "phys.to light." for dealing in reflect maps.

All meta BV builds are using Skyforth Boots but those boots are too expensive...that´s why i try this build.

Thank you again for another great build Rico!

@redix27 Ty. Build is indeed fun to play and very daedly. I have hard times deciding to play between this one here and my low life Mjolner :)

Stats screenshots @lvl 97
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12.6K ES (up to 13K ES when i roll "%max ES"

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