Ethereal Knives Low-HP High DPS build - Easy to Understand for New Players!(In-Depth)(VIDEO)(Fun SC)

Id also like to say, if you're rich/lucky enough to get your hands on a covenant unique spidersilk robe, chuck your auras+reduced mana cost onto it, cast them, then put your regular armour back on.

that way you don't have to deal with the blood magic support gem's big mana cost multiplier, and you 'll be able to use at least one more aura.

also the new shavronne's wrappings unique occultists vestments are a must if you can afford it, since it doesn't allowe chaos damage through your ES, meaning you don't have to cling to that little bit of 35% life you hold so dearly when facing chaos damage, you can instead burn that 35% away with another aura :)

shavronne's wrappings is also hella expensive, but now at least this build has somewhat of an endgame equip set to look forward to!

normal passed with freezeing pulse
reached lvl 32 swaped to low life build
lvl 75 skill tree
based on dmg


Wear


Defence
hp 1k(900 reserved)
es 2k
Resists
-Fire 60%
-Cold 60%
-Lightning 75%
-Chaos 57%

Block 48%
Spell block 58%
Evadate atacks 38%
Damage reduction 6%

With arrow dodging - projectiles aren't problem + block

Aruas
Harted, discipline, grace, templest shield (why not haste .. it takes much more mana))) )

DPS
Ek 3.8k
Bear trap 25k
Fire trap 3k - (against reflect monsters - deal aoe dmg to clean the way for beartrap!!! )

+ vs chaos dps
Spell totem + summon skeletons

vs hard tanks - temporary chains (dps u have enought, the thing is to survive)

for those of you concerned about physical reflect packs, a good solution is to have a second weapon set. The ideal is probably quill rain and firegleam quiver...

against refect :)
Enduring Cry + immortal call
u'll have 1-2 sec for casting ek
~ 4-5 casts, its enought 2 kill entire pack of mobs

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UGGMUG wrote:

The first question I have as a new player...

How would one go about leveling a character like this up?

What level does this become effective? etc etc

I agree. This information needs to be added to the guide.
Which way in the tree at which stages?
At what stage does he go low life?
Without this info. it makes it a bit of a guessing game for us new players.

Hope you can find out this stuff and add it to the guide.(thanks! for writing it up)


Edit:
Also, what is the lowest level you can use a level 11 Blood Magic gem?
I'm guessing its about level 40-45 so another guess would be you start using low life at about 40-45?

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Roexile wrote:

Also, what is the lowest level you can use a level 11 Blood Magic gem?

Lv 50

Stick to a level 10 blood magic gem, level 11 can on rare occasions leave you at exactly 35% life, which does not trigger the Low Life effect.

Anyone still running this build post 0.11?

I'm doing this build in Anarchy, because I had never tried out EK..

This is my intended passive tree:

http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/AAAAAgYBAuMFtQelDH0OrRB7EH8RLxR1FecWvxbzHNwjGCY8KPoppSq6KwosnC0fLUcvnTB8O-FBlkSrRnFHBkmyUEJRR1WuXfJe-l9qbRlwUnDVc7N0QXfXe9d_K3_GghCFbYfbiEKMNo0cjb-Ppo_6kyeVIJmaoi6io6crtAy0xbb3t9a4k746wFHBAMHFwfPC7MNtxp7VT9WB2xrb595337Di9-tj6-7sGPBr8h3z6vVL_Ks=