[3.0] How to Flicker. Terminus Est Edition!

I've been playing this build as a shadow - assasin (Ambush and assassinate - Opportunistic - Toxic Delivery) with a few changes to the tree. Pro is you don't care for reflect 'cause of the ascendency, Con is you can't drop Meelee Splash and you don't have the superb life leech of a slayer though Blasphemy-Assassins mark and a bit of extra regeneration from leech or on Hit/Kill is doing the trick up till now. Can't say how far into the endgame you'll get with it, i'm a bloody casual and have been going on a rather tight budget of finding a terminus est myself and buying gear after act 10 Kitava for maybe 30 chaos. Lvl 78 at the moment and can't sustain maps for testing in higher tiers.
Great guide by the way.

My first character was FS (ES/Shadow and absolutely dead now due 2 nerf after nerf:) so i was looking for a new farming FS build and then i came across this guide and tried it with some (already forgotten) gear in my stash in Standard.

And OMG this build is crazy, it is my new currency farmer/baby ;-) and i am loving it! Even the new ascendancys are a buff for me. (Even more tanky, back in the days FS and sudden death went hand in hand)

Anyways, thanks for the guide! and people this is truly the way to Flicker Strike ;-)

So small update on the assassin version, i'm stuck at lvl 87 with being able to do up to T9 rare maps without caring for mods. Was hoping to be able to tackle all end game content but i guess i'm not patient enough to farm for the right gear so i'm stuck at just under 5k HP. Atziri is a bitch and Uber Lab is iffy, mostly because of potential one-shots in the final boss fights. Here is my skill tree at the moment:

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What's holding me back is mostly my mindless endeavor to have of-coloured a Bronn's Lithe for a five link Flicker setup. Don't use it. The damage upgrade is not worth it. Running Kaom's Roots for the HP and considering the abyssus and lightning coil next though i don't know how to fit resistances for that setup...

Great Build - thank you!

why is it that im level 85. have 75-75-75-35 resistances. all recommended gear. sockets level 19+ and 20 quality (except immortal call and CoH. even the enchants for bonus to crit strike and flicker strike on the helm that cost me 5 exalted. not to mention the gloves that cost me 7. and I cant even clear a tier 12 map. Literally my character is a level 85 spitting image of your full build. I don't understand.

can someone here please help

I am playing a Terminus Est Flicker Strike Slayer and used this Guide as a blueprint, but got some ideas viewing the Path of Exile builds video guide on youtube.

I am not a very experienced PoE Player, but I like to share my thoughts on this build with the community, perhaps someone comes up with better ideas or some players can profit from my remarks:

Ascendency Points:
Atm I am using Endless Hunger and Brutal Fervour for the nice Slayer leech, followed up with Overwhelm (stun immunity and stunning all monsters on first hit giving a nice potion of safety imho) and Impact (freeing a gem Slot on Flicker Strike). Cutting culling Strike and Onslaught is a high price, perhaps I need to check another setup in the future while going further.

Skilltree:
I copied most of the skilltree postet here but needed to adjust on some points.

Gear:
I am Lvl 88 now, using a 30 quality 5L Terminus Est (AW Totem Setup with culling strike), a rare 6L Chest (Flicker Strike setup), rare Spiked Gloves (Leap Slam + Ice Golem), Atziri's Steps (Herald of Ice, Hatred, Curse on Hit with Assasins's Mark) and a 40% Flicker Strike enchantet Starkonjas (CWDT + Immortal Call + Blood Rage + increased Duration).




Stats:
In my hideout (unbuffed/unflasked) I am coming up with 13900 Damage per use on Flicker Strike, around 5,6k HP, resists capped and 30% Eva / 40% dodge /46% spelldodge.

Experience playing the build:
The build is doing very fine, yet, clearing Lvl 10-13 maps easily, but sometimes I got stucked or I am getting a one-shot. The Slayer leech provides very nice survivability and the fun and the speed of using Flicker Strike is awesome. Sometimes it is nasty that you can't focus on a target, but that's the price you pay ;-)

Thank you for reading and your comments or your questions.

Greetz Flavi

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LovingFaces wrote:

can someone here please help

Can you post your Gear and give some more information? Ascendency Points, HP...

Making it much easier to help you.

Greetz
Flavi

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LovingFaces wrote:

can someone here please help

Show us your character and we can check it out for you ;-)

Welp, this build is now officially dead thanks to the BS nerf done to Flicker Strike. May that awesome skill RIP.