[2.4] Two and a Half Curse Bladefall Trapper CI Occultist [HC/SC Viable][UBER ATZIRI DOWN!]
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Hi, Florela here. I'm always late when it comes to meta builds and since GGG's nerf hammer struck the oldschool bladefall miner quite hard, I came here to make Bladefall great again! I am usually the guy mindlessly following guides and never coming up with my own ideas, but there wasn't much to follow when it comes to this build so i decided to share my experience.
Welcome to my Two and a Half Curse Bladefall CI Trapper Occultist guide!  All i did was that i took 2 build guides and put them into a single character with a little bit of my own ideas. So before we start, let me thank to Madzak and Justifi3d for their amazing builds! https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1633639 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1576332 Accomplishments: I successfully managed to kill Uber Atziri and 2 out of 4 guardians! Screenshots:
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You can't really beat Hydra or Chimera, because they are immune to poison and that's our main source of damage. This build might be Shaper viable, I just didn't try. I might try before the league ends but i have different plans at the moment. JUST DO IT and let me know! Stats: This build is a boss killer. Don't expect Vaal Spark level clear speed. Offense:
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Our main damage comes from the poison applied by our Bladefall traps and it's double dipping mechanics. My current single target tooltip is 23057 with potions up, but 3 traps (+ Lightning trap) are enough to kill a 500k HP boss in matter of seconds. Defense:
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We have high effective HP by going CI. We also use Temporal Chains and Enfeeble Curses with maximum possible curse effectiveness to reduce damage of everything that stands close enough. Gear: Mandatory gear: 4x My Current Gear:
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My gear isn't minmaxed by any means. But who cares if it still can kill Uber. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ For possible upgrades, please read the Upgrades section. Flasks:
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For more damages! And a little bit of utility. Honorable Mentions:
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http://pathofexile.gamepedia.com/Deerstalker This will be your main link until you can afford a 5l Atziri's Splendour. Please read the leveling section. I used Bino's until level 90. But i wanted more dmg for the end game content. Deffinitely a solid weapon. You can use something like that if you preffer survivability over damage. Same goes for your shield. Passive Tree: Ascendancies: Occultist: Wicked Ward-Profane Bloom-Malediction-Void Beacon Gem setup: Main Links:
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5l: Bladefall-Trap-Concentrated Effect-Trap and Mine Damage-Cluster Traps For bosses replace Cluster Traps with Void Manipulation Add Controlled Destruction as your 6th link. Auras:
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Enfeeble-Temporal Chains-Blasphemy-Discipline We get Vulnerability from the new Witchfire Brew Stibnite Flask Other stuff:
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Whirling Blades-Faster Attacks-Fortify CWDT-Immortal Call-Increased Duration 3x Vaal Discipline-Increased Duration Decoy totem-Vaal Lightning Trap Leveling and gear progression: For bandits take 3 skill points. I copypasta'd this section from Justifi3d's guide linked above so you can read it there TLDR:
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1)Level as whatever you want until act 4 merciless. I leveled as self cast Hybrid Bladefall.
2)Get 4 Coated Shrapnel jewels and Deerstalker Deerskin Boots 3)Buy low tier ES gear, usually around 5c a piece and switch to CI. 4)Save up and buy a Heretic's Veil. 5)Save up and buy an Atziri's Splendour and atleast 5link it. 6)Your main setup is ready. Keep upgrading if you feel the need to. Upgrades: Things that could push the build even further.
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1)The biggest upgrade would propably be getting a 6l 4 off-color Shav's and go low life. Atleast in a softcore league. 2)Lv. 21 Bladefall and Discipline gems. 3)20% quality gems. 4)Getting a good lab enchant on your Heretic's. 5)Replacing your Splendour with a 900 ES Vaal Regalia. 6)Jewellery with flat and % ES and/or increased Chaos damage(Essence of Envy). 7)Generally better ES gear (500ES shield, 300ES gloves,300ES boots) FAQ: Why are there no questions? I have no friends. Good luck in Wraeclast and have a wonderful day! Last bumped on Feb 10, 2017, 11:37:47 AM
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no trap cooldown gem...oh my. Yes its proberly a really good stationary boss killer build, but no trap cooldown make in none essentiel map build
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I tried this bladefall trapper and so far have mixed results. Playing in EHC (AgentClover) and I'd like to point out:
-Normal Atziri is of course trivial with a 5L, not really worth farming but you have to start somewhere and I wouldn't advice to take this character to maps. -I'd stay away from sacrificial garbage and use a carnal armour or sadist garb instead. Roll with essence of woe. -Use trap cooldown gem instead of trap & mine damage for trash, in conjunction with replacing Void manipulation with multi/cluster, it reduced my Atziri run time by about 25% -Double vaal are by far the most dangerous part of Uber for this build, don't underestimate them -Even though this build can be considered HC viable, the threat of death is constant. I would ultimately advise you to look for a different Uber farmer. |
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I'm going to RE trying this build in 2.6 if nothing will change on double dipping. Plying this in 2.3 and done uber many times. Is the change on % more dmg relevant on poison damage ? Is this good enough to clear uber and boss safe ?
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" I haven't really played this league so i can't really compare to today's meta builds. It was sure inferior to 2.4. BV builds, but everything was back then. About the damage part. I was able to oneshot Uber split phase with 3 traps + vaal lightning trap. But right now i wouldn't take it to the Shaper fight. |
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